16 February 2004 Monday 24 Zilhaj 1424 KARACHI: City govt to back plans for maternal health KARACHI, Feb 15: The Nazim of Karachi, Naimatullah Khan, has said that maternal health is the responsibility of the city government. Any initiative that is launched in this area will, therefore ... KARACHI: Ibad hails donors' cooperation KARACHI, Feb 15: Sindh Governor Dr Ishratul Ibad Khan has welcomed the philanthropists' cooperation in the health sector and assured them regarding the government's positive approach, inculcating confidence amongst donors. ... KARACHI: Expert warns of crisis in job sector KARACHI, Feb 15: The number of workers in formal sector is decreasing while that in informal sector is gradually increasing. This phenomenon may have serious repercussions on society. ... KARACHI: Law soon to end use of banned fishing nets KARACHI, Feb 15: The government, following widespread complaints, has taken a serious note of the use of fine nets in fishing which are regarded as detrimental to juvenile fish species. ... KARACHI: Mahar seeks details of recruitment in all depts KARACHI, Feb 15: Sindh Chief Minister Sardar Ali Mohammad Mahar has asked for a detailed statement of records from all provincial departments about recruitment made by them during the year 2003. ... KARACHI: CS orders probe into Sindh wheat shortage KARACHI, Feb 15: The Sindh government has ordered an inquiry into the wheat shortages in the province, including the ongoing one, following the reports of alleged irregularities in the Sindh Food department. ... KARACHI: Pakistan has 8th largest diabetic population - DMC symposium KARACHI, Feb 15: Doctors on Sunday delivered nine keynote lectures while 44 papers were read out by researchers in various disciplines during the third day of the Dow Medical College Symposium 2004. ... KARACHI: Unit for children at SIUT set up KARACHI, Feb 15: A dedicated unit for the children suffering from urological and nephrological problems was opened earlier this week in the new building of the Sindh Institute of Urology and Transplantation (SIUT). ... KARACHI: Libraries not given funds for eight years KARACHI, Feb 15: The government has not released funds to college libraries in the city for the last eight years. The Sindh Council of College Librarians Association's Secretary, Najma S. Syed, told Dawn on Monday ... KARACHI: 65 couples tie the knot at mass wedding KARACHI, Feb 15: At least 65 couples tied the knot at a mass wedding at Nishtar Park on Sunday night as thousands of their family members turned up, some from the interior of Sindh, to witness the rare and happy event. ... KARACHI: Nature Carnival draws big crowd KARACHI, Feb 15: A large number of children, accompanied by their parents, visited 'Nature Carnival' organized by the WWF-Pakistan on the lawns of PAF Museum on Sunday. ... KARACHI: Ex-CCOB's petition dismissed KARACHI, Feb 15: The Sindh High Court dismissed on Friday a writ petition moved by a former chief controller of buildings of the Karachi Building Control Authority for a fresh posting in the authority commensurate with his grade (BPS-20). ... KARACHI: Luminous clocks add beauty to roads KARACHI, Feb 15: The city government has given green signal for the installation of luminous clocks at 67 vantage points in the metropolis as part of a beautification plan. ... KARACHI: Music conference - an event to remember KARACHI, Feb 15: A three-day All Pakistan Music Conference concluded at the Hindu Gymkhana on Sunday evening. At least 20 classical musicians, including Sitar maestro Ustad Rais Khan, performed during the conference. ... KARACHI: Man shot dead after brawl; suspect held KARACHI, Feb 15: A man was shot dead in Mauripur area Sunday evening. The suspected killer was arrested. Police said that the man, Shahid Ali, 22, exchanged hot words with another man, Mohammad Taj ... SAHIWAL: MMA to protest price-hike, unemployment SAHIWAL, Feb 15: The Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal will take out processions and hold rallies at district and provincial headquarters level to protest against price-hike and unemployment in country. ... LAHORE: Basant festivities conclude LAHORE, Feb 15: Lahorites and their guests from other parts of the country and abroad bade farewell to the annual day-and-night Basant festival on Sunday evening with feverish last-minute kite-flying, fireworks and occasional firing in the air. ... PESHAWAR: 5,500 teachers to be recruited soon PESHAWAR, Feb 15: At least 5,500 teachers will be accomodated in public sector primary schools near their residences at the union council level, officials said here on Sunday. ... HARIPUR: 150 teachers' jobs at stake HARIPUR, Feb 15: The career of more than 150 surplus primary teachers is in jeopardy because of the district education department's failure to adjust them as the mandatory period of drawing salaries from the surplus pool comes to an end soon, sources said. ... PESHAWAR: Pollution threatening Peshawar's historic sites PESHAWAR, Feb 15: The urban environmental pollution is threatening the tangible heritage of the provincial metropolis. A recent survey report jointly published by the ministry of culture and tourism ... PESHAWAR: Ministers visit quake-hit areas PESHAWAR, Feb 15: Provincial Minister for Local Government and Rural Development Sardar Muhammad Idrees and Minister for Information Asif Iqbal Daudzai visited Battagram and Manshera districts ... PESHAWAR: Juvenile case to be heard on 18th PESHAWAR, Feb 15: A full bench of the Federal Shariat Court will take up for hearing on Feb 18 the criminal appeal of a juvenile offender who is on death row for the last five years. ... PESHAWAR: JI men named for arbitration with Wapda - Net hydel profit PESHAWAR, Feb 15: The NWFP government has named Senator Prof Khurshid Ahmed and a retired chief secretary of the province ... HYDERABAD: Sindh govt fails to pay Hesco dues HYDERABAD, Feb 15: The Sindh government continues to default on Hesco dues of Rs1.736 billion though its consultant claims that the provincial finance department has released funds to departments for payment of the dues. ... HYDERABAD: Dist govts urged to focus on education HYDERABAD, Feb 15: People's Party Parliamentarian MNA Nawab Abdul Ghani Talpur has deplored the deteriorating standard of education in the country and said it needed to be improved. ... HYDERABAD: By-polls on March 28 HYDERABAD, Feb 15: The Election Commission on Saturday announced that the by-election for vacant posts of Nazims, Naib Nazims and councillors of union councils in Sindh will be held on March 28. ... HYDERABAD: Clerks warn of protest movement HYDERABAD, Feb 15: All Pakistan Clerks Association, Sindh chapter, here on Sunday warned that if their problems were not resolved, they would launch a protest movement. ... DADU: Load shedding affects hospital DADU, Feb 15: Doctors of the Civil Hospital of Dadu on Saturday said they faced difficulties in performing operations due to the power loadshedding. They feared that if the loadshedding was not stopped ... RAWALPINDI: Health dept wants end to unrest in medical colleges - Directive to college principals RAWALPINDI, Feb 15: The Punjab health department has warned the principals of medical colleges in the province against causing unrest and misunderstandings among students by raising controversial issues ... LANDI KOTAL: 2,000 patients treated at medical camps LANDI KOTAL (Khyber Agency), Feb 15: More than 2,000 patients have been treated during the last one week at the free medical camps in Tirah valley. Officials said that four free medical camps were established at Shin Kamar, Ghebi Teega, Benai and Storikhel areas of Tirah valley. ... NAWABSHAH: Couple kept in illegal detention, says relative NAWABSHAH, Feb 15: A resident of Sath Meel, Allah Dad Mari, has accused the police of keeping a newly married couple in illegal detention. ... BADIN: Badin's plea for relief funds BADIN, Feb 15: District relief committee at its meeting here on Saturday demanded that the Sindh government should release Rs434.7 million compensation for rain victims. ... SIALKOT: Two killed in Sialkot road accident SIALKOT, Feb 15: A speeding wagon killed a youth and a girl and injured a boy near Jessarwala on Daska-Sialkot Road on Sunday. ... FAISALABAD: Two robbers shot dead by villagers FAISALABAD, Feb 15: Villagers killed two dacoits in the area of Garh police, some 45km from here, on Saturday night. Some armed men tried to loot a house when the villagers reached there and exchanged fire with them. ... SAHIWAL: Market body in Sahiwal gets its land back SAHIWAL, Feb 15: Structures built on 6 kanals of the Sahiwal Grain Market Commission Agents Association were removed on Sunday on the orders of the Multan bench of the Lahore High Court. ... BAHAWALPUR: Sadiqgarh Palace to be opened today BAHAWALPUR, Feb 15: The Sadiqgarh Palace of late Nawab Sadiq Muhammad Khan Abbasi is being desealed today (Monday) after 20 years to auction the antiques among his legal heirs and descendants. ... QUETTA: 36 tribesmen arrested QUETTA, Feb 15: The law enforcement agencies have arrested 36 tribesmen for threatening the staff of Sheikh Nahyan bin Zayed of Abu Dhabi in Qila Saifullah district. ... HYDERABAD: Four killed, 14 injured in accidents HYDERABAD, Feb 15: Four people were killed and 14 others injured in two separate accidents in the district on Sunday. Three people were killed as a Hyderabad-bound truck (LOT- 6655) collided head-on with a Mirpurkhas-bound truck (AD-1087) near Usman Shah-ji-Huri. ...

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