20 February 2004 Friday 28 Zilhaj 1424 KARACHI: Experts call for gender equality in education KARACHI, Feb 19: The two-day workshop on "Addressing the gender disparity in primary and secondary education," concluded at a local hotel on Thursday. ... KARACHI: Govt's failure to fulfil pledge dismays IT students KARACHI, Feb 19: A number of students are dismayed that the authorities have failed to keep their promises made in regard to the promotion of information technology in the province. ... KARACHI: City govt for new medicine procurement system KARACHI, Feb 19: The city government has moved a summary to the provincial government for reversal of "Rate Contract System" to procure medicines ... KARACHI: Two persons shot dead KARACHI, Feb 19: Two persons were shot dead in different parts of the city on Thursday. An accountant of a private hospital was shot dead near M.A. Jinnah Road on Thursday. ... KARACHI: Appointments in health dept irk doctors KARACHI, Feb 19: Lately several appointments made by the health department have caused resentment among the medical community. Under the controversial appointment orders many junior personnel ... KARACHI: 'Successors of Khomeini making Iran stronger' KARACHI, Feb 19: Speakers at a seminar on "Iranian revolution and leadership" said that the people of Iran would not have been able to overthrow a well-entrenched monarchy if they had not been led by Imam Khomeini. ... KARACHI: Donation collection case KARACHI, Feb 19: An anti-terrorism court put off the hearing of a donation (Chanda) collection case against three workers of a banned outfit, Khuddamul Islam, after recording the deposition of a prosecution witness on Thursday. ... KARACHI: Two die in accidents KARACHI, Feb 19: Two persons, including a 15-year-old boy, were killed in accidents in the city on Thursday. Police said Saeed Khan, 15, was crushed to death beneath a locomotive near Drigh Road Railway Station ... KARACHI: Ex-Nazim arrested on graft charges KARACHI, Feb 19: The Enquiries and Anti-Corruption Establishment (E&ACE) arrested on Thursday the former Nazim of Orangi Town, Shahid Alam who is better known as Guddu Bihari ... KARACHI: Customs barred from auction of machinery KARACHI, Feb 19: The Sindh High Court restrained the customs authorities from proceeding with the auction of the machinery and equipment imported for the National Highway Authority for its motorway project by a sacked contractor. ... KARACHI: Body to check corruption in anti-corruption dept KARACHI, Feb 19: In an effort to combat corruption in the anti-corruption cell, the chief secretary of Sindh has formed a committee which will be suggesting reform measures in the existing system of checks and balances. ... KARACHI: Firing, loud speakers at marriages banned KARACHI, Feb 19: The City Council unanimously approved on Thursday a resolution, banning aerial firing, use of firecrackers and loudspeakers during marriage ceremonies. ... KARACHI: Atta sale points notified KARACHI, Feb 19: In line with the decisions taken at a high-level meeting at Civic Centre on Wednesday, arrangements have been finalized to ensure availability of wheat flour in adequate quantity at all the 187 Bachat Bazaars as well as in all the areas of the metropolis. ... LAHORE: WHO vehicle attacked LAHORE, Feb 19: A World Health Organization (WHO) vehicle was allegedly attacked at Barkat Town in Shahdara on Thursday. Police said the vehicle was carrying Dr Abdul Razzak of Somalia with driver Azhar Mahmood to Islamabad. ... KARACHI: Offal dumping irks people KARACHI, Feb 19: Improper disposal of sacrificial animals' waste, filth and rotten garbage by the concerned department of the city government at Jam Chakro landfill site near Surjani ... KARACHI: Wildlife dept sacks district game warden KARACHI, Feb 19: The provincial forest and wildlife department sacked a district game warden while a few others might also be ousted from the department, it is learnt here on Thursday. ... KARACHI: Chickenpox on the rise KARACHI, Feb 19: Children in Karachi are witnessed to be increasingly suffering from chicken pox these days, for which local doctors stress upon proper care on part of parents. ... GUJRANWALA: Wasa workers protest manhandling of aides GUJRANWALA, Feb 19: The Water and Sanitation Agency workers on Thursday protested manhandling of four of their colleagues by a union council Naib Nazim and his men for not cleaning their street. ... SIALKOT: Woman thrashed, humiliated by husband SIALKOT, Feb 19: A woman was beaten up and humiliated by her husband and his two companions after they failed to take her away from Daska courts here on Thursday. ... ISLAMABAD: Security plan for Muharram finalized ISLAMABAD, Feb 19: Chief Commissioner of Islamabad Junaid Iqbal Chaudhry finalized the security plan for the month of Muharram during a meeting in his office on Thursday. ... LAHORE: FIA seeks report on illegal agencies LAHORE, Feb 19: The Federal Investigation Agency has asked the Director Protector of Immigrants to provide details about the recruitment agencies working in the Lahore division to launch an operation against the illegal ones. ... BAHAWALPUR: 600 PML-Q men 'tender resignation': Case registration BAHAWALPUR, Feb 19: Around 600 office-bearers and activists of the PML-Q at Ahmedpur East have tendered resignations as a protest against the registration of a case against some of them on Wednesday by Uch Sharif police. ... LAHORE: Substandard cement used in Barotha LAHORE, Feb 19: After reports about use of substandard steel in the Ghazi Barotha Hydropower Project, it has now surfaced that Wapda was also unable to check the use of substandard cement in the project. ... FAISALABAD: Schedule of by-election FAISALABAD, Feb 19: The Election Commission of Pakistan has announced the schedule of by-election for 511 seats of Nazims, Naib Nazims and councillors lying vacant in the three districts of the defunct Faisalabad division. ... LAHORE: Army officers witness cattle show LAHORE, Feb 19: Four top army officers witnessed the Horse and Cattle Show and called on Chief Minister Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi here on Thursday. ... LAHORE: Punjab creating dept 'for New Murree' LAHORE, Feb 19: The Punjab government is creating a new department - Department of New Townships - primarily to look after the multi-billion-rupee New Murree project. ... LAHORE: Security for Muharram LAHORE, Feb 19: A meeting held on Thursday to review law and order for Muharram, spotted 154 'sensitive' places in the city. The meeting, presided over by city police chief Tariq Salim Dogar ... PESHAWAR: Demand to raise education budget PESHAWAR, Feb 19: Speakers at a seminar on 'Education for All' have demanded that the government should allocate at least four per cent of the gross domestic product (GDP) to the education sector and cut down on defence allocations. ... PESHAWAR: Contract doctors go on hunger strike PESHAWAR, Feb 19: The Frontier province contract doctors association has begin a hunger strike against what it terms an unjust and uncalled for attitude of the government towards the doctors problems. ... PESHAWAR: Special trains planned for export goods PESHAWAR, Feb 19: The Pakistan Railways has announced that it would operate special train once a week from Peshawar to transport export goods to Karachi in addition to undertaking measures to bring about improvements at the Peshawar dry port. ... PESHAWAR: Change in decision to affect govt plan - Teachers' appointment PESHAWAR, Feb 19: The NWFP government decision to recruit 5,500 primary school teachers instead of its earlier announced plan of inducting about 8,000 during the current financial year ... HYDERABAD: Murder case accused get bail HYDERABAD, Feb 19: Justice Mohammad Afzal Soomro of the Sindh High Court, Hyderabad circuit bench, on Wednesday granted bail before arrest to three accused in the murder case of a couple. ... HYDERABAD: Court calls for settling row over cattle market HYDERABAD, Feb 19: The Sindh High Court, Hyderabad circuit bench, here on Tuesday directed the Sindh Local Government Commission to resolve a controversy pertaining to a cattle market in two months. ... HYDERABAD: Demand for recovery of Hari family HYDERABAD, Feb 19: Anti-Slavery International director Mary Cunnen here on Thursday met a peasant, Mannu Bheel, who has been protesting for over a year against kidnapping of his nine family members by an influential landlord of Sanghar district. ... QUETTA: CM calls for peace in Muharram QUETTA, Feb 19: Balochistan Chief Minister Jam Muhammad Yousuf has directed that strict measures be taken to maintain law and order and religious harmony in the province during Muharram ... LANDI KOTAL: Once known for purity Bara water gets polluted LANDI KOTAL (Khyber Agency), Feb 19: Domestic and industrial waste has over the years polluted the once famous and mineral- rich Bara water. ... HARIPUR: Haripur bans entry of 33 religious leaders HARIPUR, Feb 19: District Nazim Haripur Dr Raja Amir Zaman has banned the entry of 41 Ulema and Zakireen within the limits of the district during the month of Muharram. ... GILGIT: 16 suspects in school attack case held GILGIT, Feb 19: The Northern Areas police have arrested 16 people for allegedly burning and exploding seven primary schools in Darel tehsil of Diamer district. ... BADIN: Protest over shortage of job forms BADIN, Feb 19: Non-availability of prescribed application forms for jobs in the education department will debar hundreds of prospective candidates from appearing in interviews. ... THATTA: Teachers stage sit-in THATTA, Feb 19: Traffic on the Badin-Karachi Highway remained suspended for over four hours as hundreds of schoolteachers staged a sit-in on the Doolaha Darya Khan Bridge on the River Indus on Thursday to protest against blockades imposed on their passage by the police. ... SUKKUR: Dist Nazim inaugurates two roads SUKKUR, Feb 19: District Nazim Syed Nasir Hussain Shah on Thursday inaugurated Saleh Pat-Lalan Chigan and Roshanabad-Maari Januallah Shah roads in Taluka Salehpat. ... MULTAN: Body to monitor effluent discharge - Fertilizer factory MULTAN, Feb 19: The district government has formed a vigilance committee to monitor emission of effluent from the gigantic Pak-Arab Fertilizers' factory situated within the city limits. ... VEHARI: Two jewellers robbed of Rs3.5m in cash, gold VEHARI, Feb 19: Two jewellers were robbed of gold, cash and other valuables worth more than Rs3.5 million in separate incidents here on Thursday. ... FAISALABAD: Pillion ban in Faisalabad from Muharram 1 FAISALABAD, Feb 19: The district government has decided to impose a ban on pillion-riding from Muharram 1 as a precautionary measure to keep the law and order situation under control during the holy month. ...

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