21 February 2004 Saturday 29 Zilhaj 1424 KARACHI: No exams till Ashura, orders governor KARACHI, Feb 20: Governor Dr Ishratul Ibad has directed education department to immediately postpone all examinations scheduled to be held during the first 10 days of Muharram. ... KARACHI: Making women-friendly laws stressed KARACHI, Feb 20: Speakers at a function, on Friday, stressed that unless the women-friendly laws were formulated and implemented strictly women could not get their due rights. ... KARACHI: 3m suffering from glaucoma - experts KARACHI, Feb 20: Over three million people in Pakistan are suffering from Glaucoma -an eye infection with increase pressure in the eyeball that causes gradual loss of sight ... KARACHI: Councillors hold demo against KWSB KARACHI, Feb 20: Members of the Gulshan-i-Iqbal Town Council on Friday staged a demonstration to register their protest against poor performance of the Karachi Water and Sewerage Board. ... KARACHI: Ex-Nazim remanded to ACE KARACHI, Feb 20: The former Orangi Town Nazim, who was arrested on Thursday for misappropration of official funds, was remanded on Friday to Anti-Corruption Establishment for interrogation. ... KARACHI: Body to decide fate of 4-year honours plan KARACHI, Feb 20: The Academic Council of Karachi University on Thursday decided to constitute a committee, which would formulate recommendations in regard to introduction of four-year Honours programme at the varsity ... KARACHI: Students portray cultural heritage KARACHI, Feb 20: Schoolchildren staged plays titled "Chapters from Mughal history" on Friday in Clifton as part of the PSO Karavan Mera Pakistan festival. ... KARACHI: Four die, 10 injured in road accidents KARACHI, Feb 20: Four persons died and six children among 10 others were injured in road accidents on Friday. Two women passengers died and 10 others were injured in an accident on National Highway. ... ISLAMABAD: QAU teachers want policemen punished ISLAMABAD, Feb 20: Teachers bodies and students have criticized the capital police for not taking any action against two constables who manhandled an assistant professor of Quaid-i- Azam University last Tuesday. ... ISLAMABAD: Bidders to pay CDA entire cost of land within 45 days ISLAMABAD, Feb 20: The Capital Development Authority (CDA) board has revised the procedure of auction and allotment of plots under which the successful bidders will have to pay the entire cost of the land within 45 days ... ISLAMABAD: Input sought for child policy ISLAMABAD, Feb 20: Adviser to the prime minister on women development and social welfare Nilofar Bakhtiar has asked the public and private sector stakeholders to give their input for formulation of a comprehensive National Child Policy and Plan of Action. ... KARACHI: Durrani played role in getting minister freed KARACHI, Feb 20: NWFP Chief Minister Akram Durrani has said the Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal has taken measures to maintain peace in the province and refused to give in to the pressure of outlaws. ... LAHORE: Spring festival, cattle show end LAHORE, Feb 20: The 15-day Jashn-i-Baharan concluded here on Friday with a prize distribution ceremony at the Race Course Park. ... LAHORE: LHC asks Wapda to redress grievance LAHORE, Feb 20: The Lahore High Court on Friday disposed of a plea against a detection bill, and directed Wapda to redress the petitioner's grievance within 30 days. ... LAHORE: Water for wheat crop released in canals LAHORE, Feb 20: The provincial government released on Friday water in the non-perennial canals, especially in the southern Punjab, for the wheat crop. This was announced by Chief Minister Pervaiz Elahi while presiding over a meeting here. ... LAHORE: Tribute to Mariam Jinnah LAHORE, Feb 20: Speakers paid rich tributes to Quaid-i-Azam's wife Mariam Jinnah at a meeting held to observe her birth anniversary here on Friday. ... LAHORE: Perks for technical body head resented LAHORE, Feb 20: The Punjab Water Council has resented the additional terms of reference and extra perks for head of the technical committee on water resources. ... LAHORE: Capacity building workshop for women LAHORE, Feb 20: The Justice and Peace Commission started a three-day Human Rights Capacity Building Workshop for Women here on Friday. ... PESHAWAR: Warsak canal closed after breach PESHAWAR, Feb 20: Author-ities closed the Warsak Canal as its underground portion passing through the Peshawar city breached near Namak Mandi bazaar, inundating roads and godowns in the locality on Thursday night. ... CHITRAL: Chitral hospital treats 112,124 patients CHITRAL, Feb 20: The DHQ hospital extended coverage to 112,124 outpatients, while 1724 major operations were carried out during the year 2003. ... PESHAWAR: Security steps for Muharram reviewed PESHAWAR, Feb 20: NWFP Chief Minister Akram Khan Durrani on Friday categorically stated that there were no two opinions about his government commitment to establish the writ of the government ... PESHAWAR: Women's groups trying to fill council seats PESHAWAR, Feb 20: The women's rights groups are facing a challenging task of filling about 2,000 vacant seats of women councillors during by-elections in NWFP. ... PESHAWAR: Pashto TV channel soon, says Jamal PESHAWAR, Feb 20: A Pashto language TV channel is likely to be launched here on March 23, said TV artist Firdous Jamal. Talking to Dawn, he said that the need for launching a Pashto language TV channel had long being felt ... PESHAWAR: Tribute paid to Hamza Shinwari PESHAWAR, Feb 20: A musical concert to observe the 10th death anniversary of legendary poet Amir Hamza Khan Shinwari brought together a galaxy of literary people, who all paid tributes to the poet ... RAWALPINDI: 'Cultural values diminishing under Western influence' RAWALPINDI, Feb 20: Pakistani people are always eager to blindly adopt Western culture at the cost of the glorious values of their own society. This was the gist of speeches delivered by students ... PESHAWAR: Contract doctors continue strike PESHAWAR, Feb 20: The NWFP Contract Doctors Association has vowed to continue its struggle and hunger strike till Sunday. As the hunger strike started by the contract doctors entered its second day on Friday ... HYDERABAD: Area board will collect water tax HYDERABAD, Feb 20: The Sindh Board of Revenue has authorized the Left Bank Canal Area Water Board to collect water tax from growers whose lands fall in the limits of LBCAWB. ... KARACHI: Team finds 13 health units in Jacobabad non-functional KARACHI, Feb 20: As many as 13 healthcare facilities in the Jacobabad district are non-functional. A majority of the non-operational facilities are basic health units. ... HYDERABAD: Tension at LUMHS over bid to assault girl HYDERABAD, Feb 20: After an attempt of criminal assault on a girl student of the Liaquat University of Medical and Health Sciences, Jamshoro, by a student on Thursday, the situation at the campus remained tense on Friday. ... RAWALPINDI: Five die in separate incidents RAWALPINDI, Feb 20: Five persons, including a girl and her grandmother, died in separate incidents in Rawalpindi and Islamabad on Friday. ... KOHAT: Rs5m promised for Kohat hospital KOHAT, Feb 20: NWFP Chief Secretary Ijaz Ahmed Qureshi has said that an amount of Rs5 million would be earmarked for the maintenance of the Liaquat Memorial Hospital. ... QUETTA: Hearing of housing scheme case adjourned QUETTA, Feb 20: A Balochistan High Court bench, comprising Justice Nadir Khan Durrani, adjourned the hearing of petitions challenging the cancellation of plots in Gwadar Singhar Housing Scheme ... KOHAT: Governor says police hiding facts - Punjab minister's kidnapping case KOHAT, Feb 20: Governor Iftikhar Hussain Shah has accused the Bannu police of putting the investigations of Punjab minister's kidnapping case. ... HARIPUR: Bodies of 2 drowned children found HARIPUR, Feb 20: Bodies of two boys who had drowned in September last year were recovered from the Tarbela Lake here on Thursday evening, officials said. ... HARIPUR: New ID cards sold to junk dealer HARIPUR, Feb 20: Authorities of a local registration office have allegedly junked and sold thousands of application forms of national identity cards ... MARDAN: Teachers criticize recruitment policy MARDAN, Feb 20: About 200 teachers of the district took out a procession in protest against the newly introduced recruitment policy, saying the provincial government ignored them in the process. ... GUJRANWALA: Two killed, many hurt in Basant accidents GUJRANWALA, Feb 20: Two people were killed and dozens injured in Basant-related incidents here on Friday. Sources said that Mobin, a young journalist attached to an Urdu newspaper ... DERA GHAZI KHAN: Special children being neglected DERA GHAZI KHAN, Feb 20: A special education centre for the handicapped children at Sakhi Sarwar is being neglected by the department higher-ups, as it is functioning without required human and material resources. ... BAHAWALPUR: Nawab Sadiq's properties to be distributed soon BAHAWALPUR, Feb 20: The urban and rural properties of late Sir Sadiq Muhammad Khan Abbasi (the fifth) will be distributed among his 23 legal heirs and their 70 descendants soon. ... SHEIKHUPURA: Baitul Maal to be purged of corrupt employees SHEIKHUPURA, Feb 20: The government has sacked 169 employees of Baitul Maal department on corruption charges. This was stated by Baitul Maal chief executive Brig Mohammad Sarfraz in the DCO's office. ... FAISALABAD: Construction of roads at a snail's pace FAISALABAD, Feb 20: Many of the city roads have been under construction for many months, creating multiple problems for motorists. The Tehsil Municipal Administration seems to have launched these projects without a proper plan. ... DADU: 15 booked for protesting against police DADU, Feb 20: Fifteen political activists were booked here on Friday for blocking Indus Highway in protest against police on Thursday, accusing them of beating a tractor driver to death. ... LARKANA: Body formed to review financial affairs LARKANA, Feb 20: The district council in its Friday's session constituted a committee to review funds received and spent by the district government during eight months of the current fiscal year. ... MITHI: Extension urged in date for submitting job applications MITHI, Feb 20: Jobless youth of Thar who have not been able to obtain application forms from the Habib Bank branches have demanded that the date for submission of forms should be extended. ...

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