14 February 2004 Saturday 22 Zilhaj 1424 KARACHI: Rights of Sindh being protected: governor KARACHI, Feb 13: Sindh Governor Dr Ishratul Ibad has said the provincial government has been fully protecting the interests of Sindh and keenly working with all its capabilities in this regard. ... ISLAMABAD: Senate condoles Laleka's death ISLAMABAD, Feb 13: The Senate adopted a resolution on Friday condoling the death of Labour and Manpower Minister Abdul Sattar Laleka. ... LAHORE: Pakistan's Dr Hafi 'Man of the Year' - Inter-disciplinary sciences LAHORE, Feb 13: Prof Dr Aurangzeb Hafi, 32, has been declared as "Man of the Year 2003 in Interdisciplinary Sciences" by the International Scientific Council on the basis of the factual rationality and the widest strong impacts of his contribution. ... KARACHI: District govts should have control over police - City Nazim, IG discuss Police Order-2002 KARACHI, Feb 13: City Nazim Naimatullah Khan has said that Police Order-2002 has weakened Nazims' position as it allows a Town Police Officer (TPO) 45 days to answer a query while Nazims would have to wait for his response. ... KARACHI: Power cables over private properties illegal - SHC KARACHI, Feb 13: An electricity supply company cannot hang or install high tension wire or pole across or on private property, a Sindh High Court division bench held on Friday. ... KARACHI: Closure of roads for 2nd day irks people KARACHI, Feb 13: Citizens had to face inconvenience on Friday, the second consecutive day, due to surprising closure of some arteries for providing a foolproof security to President Musharraf. ... KARACHI: Experts urged to evolve low-cost health care KARACHI, Feb 13: Speakers at the inauguration of annual symposium of the Dow Medical College on Friday stressed the need for a progressive medical-teaching and research at undergraduate and post-graduate levels ... KARACHI: Rapist sent to jail for life KARACHI, Feb 13: The Additional District and Sessions Judge, East, Nadeem Akhund, on Friday sentenced a rapist to suffer life in jail. Jahangir Khan was found guilty of having abducted and raped a 13-year old girl on May 16, 2001 in Gulshan-i-Iqbal. ... KARACHI: Three die in road accidents KARACHI, Feb 13: Three persons, including a 10-year-old boy, died in road accidents in the city. Police said that Adnan, 10, was going to buy milk when he was hit by a passenger coach in Sharafi goth, Malir. ... KARACHI: Protest demo held against women and child abuse KARACHI, Feb 13: Participants of a big demonstration, organized by the Joint Action Committee for People's Rights, condemned growing incidents of violence against women and children and urged the government to take stern action against the culprits. ... KARACHI: Tribute paid to Abdullah J. Memon KARACHI, Feb 13: Speakers at a meeting on Friday urged bureaucrats to follow the traditions of their former colleague, the late Abdullah J. Memon, who obeyed only lawful orders and always resisted the illegal ones from his superiors ... KARACHI: MBBS exams schedule KARACHI, Feb 13: The examinations department of the Karachi University has announced the schedule of the First and Second Professional, MBBS, annual examinations-2004. ... ISLAMABAD: No death sentence for juveniles: LHC ISLAMABAD, Feb 13: The Lahore High Court Rawalpindi bench on Friday held that a juvenile convict undergoing capital punishment was entitled to the relief granted under the Juvenile Justice System Ordinance 2000 ... KARACHI: Four-year honours plan criticized KARACHI, Feb 13: The Higher Education Commission's request to the University of Karachi for introducing a four-year (Honours) bachelor's degree programme has been criticized by academicians as well as students ... SAHIWAL: President orders action against five officials SAHIWAL, Feb 13: President Gen Pervez Musharraf has ordered strict action against five officials who allegedly tried to protect some dacoits. ... LAHORE: Govt to offer bone marrow transplant LAHORE, Feb 13: The Punjab government will establish a bone marrow transplant centre in Lahore to provide latest cancer treatment at subsidized rates. ... LAHORE: Department store gutted in Gulberg LAHORE, Feb 13: A six-storey shopping plaza near the Liberty Market was gutted on Friday. The Al-Fateh Department Store had caught fire at around 5am, but thick smoke was still billowing from it when this report was filed... LAHORE: Carpet export increases LAHORE, Feb 13: Carpets' export registered an increase of 7.23 per cent during the first seven months of the current year. Figures obtained from the State Bank of Pakistan show that from July 2003 to Jan 2004, the carpet exports rose to $131.783 million ... LAHORE: Wapda extends incentive package for industries LAHORE, Feb 13: The Water and Power Development Authority extended on Friday the industrial incentive package up to June 30. ... LAHORE: PU's centre develops crime probe technique LAHORE, Feb 13: The Punjab University's Centre of Excellence in Molecular Biology has developed a 13 loci DNA analysis technique for crime investigation. The new technique will also be applied in paternity identification cases. ... LAHORE: Police van kills boy LAHORE, Feb 13: A police vehicle hit and killed a boy in the city on Friday. Labourer Ramzan Ahmad told the police that his three-year-old son Aneesur Rehman was playing in the street when a police van hit him. He died instantly. ... LAHORE: Police gear up for Basant frenzy LAHORE, Feb 13: Police have chalked out a comprehensive plan to maintain law and order and protect human lives on Basant. "Nobody in any case is allowed to use harmful material for kite-flying. ... PESHAWAR: Peshawar-Jalalabad bus service likely PESHAWAR, Feb 13: The NWFP government is considering a proposal to start a bus service between Peshawar and Jalalabad to cater to the needs of Afghan refugees as well as local traders, officials told Dawn on Friday. ... PESHAWAR: 53pc of DPs want to stay: survey PESHAWAR, Feb 13: A majority of Afghan refugees living in Shalman camp in Khyber Agency have preferred to continue living in Pakistan instead of going back to their homeland, according to a UN survey. ... PESHAWAR: Notice issued on petition against show cancellation PESHAWAR, Feb 13: The Peshawar High Court on Friday put on notice the NWFP advocate-general on a petition challenging cancellation of an industrial exhibition. ... PESHAWAR: FIA to post more women ASIs at airport PESHAWAR, Feb 13: The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) will shortly induct more female assistant sub-inspectors at the immigration cell at Peshawar International Airport, officials said here on Friday. ... PESHAWAR: Bail plea dismissed PESHAWAR, Feb 13: The Peshawar High Court on Friday dismissed bail petition of two men charged with murder of six people. A bench comprising Justice Malik Hamid Saeed observed that the accused, Hamdullah and Shujaat Khan, were directly charged ... PESHAWAR: Proposals on Police Order finalized PESHAWAR, Feb 13: The provincial government discussed different aspects of the Police Order 2000 and finalized its suggestions to be submitted to the federal government here on Friday. ... KARACHI: PTCL holds kutcheries KARACHI, Feb 13: The Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited will hold an open kutchery for issuance of demand notes at Shah Street Gali here on Saturday. ... PESHAWAR: Transporters threaten protest PESHAWAR, Feb 13: The Sarhad Transport Workers Confederation will stage a long-march to protest against what they called the customs officials' highhandedness. ... PESHAWAR: Government restrained from filling vacancies PESHAWAR, Feb 13: A two-member bench of the Peshawar High Court on Thursday restrained the provincial government from filling about 13 posts in the Zakat and Ushr department. ... HYDERABAD: Hospital short of doctors HYDERABAD, Feb 13: The Civil Hospital of Hyderabad continued to face a shortage of doctors as 42 postgraduate students are expected to join the hospital for their studies. ... SUKKUR: Team from GHQ inspects repair work - Cracks in Sukkur Barrage SUKKUR, Feb 13: A team of Engineering Corps, General Headquarters, Rawalpindi, arrived here to assess the damage caused to the Sukkur Barrage and to review the progress of repair work. The team is led by Brig Saqib Jawed. ... MIRPURKHAS: Rehabilitation of rain victims urged MIRPURKHAS, Feb 13: The Scheduled Castes Federation of Pakistan has expressed concern over the plight of people whose homes were either damaged or washed away in the last year's rains. ... RAWALPINDI: SP, guards beat up Murree Tehsil Nazim RAWALPINDI, Feb 13: The Superintendent of Police Headquarters and his guards beat up a Tehsil Naib Nazim black and blue on Friday when he entered his office without permission, eye- witnesses and police sources told Dawn. ... SWABI: Free distribution of saplings urged SWABI, Feb 13: NWFP Food, Excise and Taxation Minister Fazal Rabani on Friday asked the Pakistan Tobacco Company to distribute over four million saplings free of cost among tobacco growers. ... WANA: 15 arrested, 600 shops sealed in Wana WANA, Feb 13: At least 15 persons were arrested and 600 shops, including 150 in the Wana area, were sealed after the local administration took punitive action against the Yargul Khel and Ahmadzai tribes ... BAHAWALPUR: Prince Abbasi's widow terms auction unlawful: Sadiqgarh Palace BAHAWALPUR, Feb 13: The widow of late Prince Haroonur Rashid Abbasi, Pakistan's former ambassador in Tunis, has described the proposed auction of the valuables at the Sadiqgarh Palace by the government's implementation committee on Feb 16 as illegal. ... VEHARI: Growers angry with decision over pesticides VEHARI, Feb 13: Growers organizations, including the Kissan Board Pakistan, the Muttahida Kissan Mahaz and the Pakistan Kissan Council have expressed concern over the government decision to allow only importers to market pesticides. ... SIALKOT: Tehsildar, SHO summoned SIALKOT, Feb 13: An additional district and sessions judge, Muhammad Yar Willana, has summoned Motra police station SHO and Daska tehsildar for Feb 20 to furnish court with the authentic lists of heirs of Baqarpur villages's three slain women. ... HYDERABAD: Sugar mill weights' verification urged HYDERABAD, Feb 13: A bench of the Sindh High Court, Hyderabad, on Friday expressed shock over the fact that weighing equipment of sugar mills of Sindh had not been verified and checked by officials concerned since 2000. ... MITHI: Karachi-Thar highway soon MITHI, Feb 13: Sindh Works and Services Minister Arbab Ghulam Rahim has said a 322-kilometre highway from Karachi to Thar will soon be built in collaboration with federal and Sindh governments. ...

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