22 February 2004 Sunday 01 Muharram 1425 KARACHI: Headless body recovered from KWSB water main KARACHI, Feb 21: A headless and decomposed body of a woman was recovered from a storage tank of the Karachi Water and Sewerage Board in Gulistan-i-Jauhar late on Friday. ... KARACHI: Order on rescheduling of exams creates confusion KARACHI, Feb 21: The Sindh Governor's order on the postponment of the examinations, which were scheduled to be held from Muharram 1 to 10, is practically effective only in the case of examinations of class I to VIII. ... KARACHI: Two die in accidents KARACHI, Feb 21: A boy and a man died in two road accidents in Liaquatabad and New Town on Sunday. Police said that a dumper hit a motorcyclist, Syed Sabir Hussain, 35, near the Jail chowrangi in New Town police limits. ... KARACHI: Genetic abnormality high in Pakistan: Seminar told KARACHI, Feb 21: At least six per cent children carry some kind of genetic abnormality all over the world. No official statistics are available for Pakistan ... KARACHI: Minister inaugurates JPMC's chest ward KARACHI, Feb 21: A portion of the Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre's new chest ward was inaugurated by Federal Health Minister M. Naseer Khan on Saturday. ... KARACHI: CM's aide visits dumping site, confirms hazards KARACHI, Feb 21: Environmental pollution is on the increase and diseases are spreading due to the dumping of 8,000 tonnes of garbage and waste at the landfill site in Jam Chakro, Surjani Town, without any precaution. ... KARACHI: Increase in milk price discussed KARACHI, Feb 21: The legal notice served by the Dairy Farmers Association for increase in milk prices from the existing Rs22 to Rs26 per litre was considered at a meeting held at the City District Government Secretariat on Saturday. ... KARACHI: Dawat-i-Islami Ijtema KARACHI, Feb 21: Thousands of faithful from every nook and corner of Sindh on Friday evening assembled at the Sehra-i-Madina, Toll Plaza (near Baqai Medical College) on Super Highway to attend the three-day mass congregation under the aegis of the Dawat-i-Islami. ... LAHORE: Wapda staff thwart arrears recovery drive LAHORE, Feb 21: Defaulters in connivance with the Wapda staff are neutralizing the arrears recovery campaign through disconnection of supply by getting new connections. ... LAHORE: Remanded in NAB custody for fraud LAHORE, Feb 21: An accountability court has remanded Ibrarul Haq, involved in Rs208 million Emirates Bank fraud, in NAB custody till March 3. ... LAHORE: Tehsildar, patwari convicted LAHORE, Feb 21: An accountability court on Saturday convicted Tehsildar Najamuddin Dar to 10 years rigorous imprisonment with a fine of Rs1 million on the charges of corruption. ... LAHORE: IT park planned in Lahore LAHORE, Feb 21: Nazim Mian Amer Mahmood has said that the City District Government will set up an information technology park in the city in collaboration with the private sector. ... ISLAMABAD: Syed Abid Ali remembered ISLAMABAD, Feb 21: Prominent writers and poets and elite from the social and cultural life of Rawalpindi and Islamabad as well as Lahore paid tributes ... ISLAMABAD: Changez's works on display ISLAMABAD, Feb 21: Raja Changez Sultan on Saturday put up some of his latest works at the Mezzo/Gallerie Changez for public viewing. ... ISLAMABAD: Capital hospitals asked to furnish waste disposal report ISLAMABAD, Feb 21: Pakistan Environment Protection Agency (Pepa) has asked seven capital-based hospitals in both public and private sectors to furnish a report on their waste management mechanisms ... RAWALPINDI: 'Policy to regulate NGOs soon' RAWALPINDI, Feb 21: The government is formulating a policy to spell out rules and regulations about registration and working of non-governmental organizations NGOs ... PESHAWAR: Official status to Pashto language demanded PESHAWAR, Feb 21: Speakers at a seminar have demanded of the government to declare Pushto as medium of instruction and as official language in judiciary and government institutions. ... PESHAWAR: Encroachments on Ring Road hamper traffic PESHAWAR, Feb 21: Encro-achments on the Hazarkhwani-Phando Chowk on the Ring Road not only hamper traffic flow, but also cause a threat to the life of those driving on this busy road. ... PESHAWAR: TB control programme to be expanded PESHAWAR, Feb 20: The government has planned to extend the Dots strategy to the entire province by 2005 to treat tuberculosis patients, doctors informed the participants of three-day workshop. ... HARIPUR: Pillion-riding banned HARIPUR, Feb 21: The district government on Friday banned pillion riding, wall chalking, publication and distributionof provocative material to ensure smooth law and order during Muharram. The ban would remain imposed for 60 days. ... ABBOTTABAD: Accident leaves four policemen dead ABBOTTABAD, Feb 21: Four constables died while 14 others were injured when a truck of Mansehra police crashed against a roadside tree near Muslimabad here on Saturday. ... KHAAR: Measles breaks out in Khaar KHAAR (Bajaur Agency), Feb 21: At least four children died of measles and more than a dozen were affected as epidemic broke out in three villages in far-flung parts of the tribal agency during the last 24 hours ... ASTORE: People of NAs assured of amenities ASTORE, Feb 21: Deputy Chief Executive of Northern Areas Haji Fida Mohammad Nashad has said that the government is committed to providing basic amenities of life to the people and resolving their problems at their doorsteps. ... PESHAWAR: Uplift of Takht Bhai under way PESHAWAR, Feb 21: The Archaeology & Museums Department is working on a project to make Takht Bhai, a beautiful Buddhist monastery of Gandhara, as the world's best archaeological site of Gandhara civilization. ... MANSEHRA: Section 144 imposed in Mansehra MANSEHRA, Feb 21: District Mansehra Nazim Sayed Ahmad Hussain Shah has imposed section 144 in the district area limits to maintain peace and tranquillity during Muharram. ... QUETTA: 'Gwadar project to usher in prosperity' QUETTA, Feb 21: Balochistan Chief Minister Jam Mohammad Yousuf has said that some people are trying to mislead the people on the Gwadar seaport project by saying that the project will imbalance the demographic ratio. ... DADU: Registration of murder case ordered DADU, Feb 21: The district and sessions judge here on Saturday directed the Dadu SHO to register a murder case against four police officials allegedly involved in the death of a tractor driver, Ghulam Hyder Babbur. ... LARKANA: Dist council warns of protest: Poor law and order situation LARKANA, Feb 21: The district council, at a meeting held on Saturday, resolved to resort to protest if law and order situation was not improved in the district. ... HYDERABAD: Drug shortage in hospitals decried HYDERABAD, Feb 21: Shortage of medicines in government healthcare facilities in Sindh due to piecemeal release of drug budget has resulted in sufferings of poor patients. ... HYDERABAD: SPSF disowns accused of criminal assault HYDERABAD, Feb 21: The Sindh People's Students' Federation has said its workers are not involved in a criminal assault attempt on a girl student at the Liaquat University of Medical and Health Sciences. ... HYDERABAD: Better conditions at LUMHS urged HYDERABAD, Feb 21: Members of the Liaquat University of Medical and Health Sciences Senate at its first meeting held on Saturday deplored prevailing conditions at the university hospital. ... HYDERABAD: 25 Sindhi Adabi Board employees transferred HYDERABAD, Feb 21: The Sindhi Adabi Board secretary has relieved 25 employees of the board of their duties, sources said on Saturday. ... HYDERABAD: TMA staff observes pen-down strike HYDERABAD, Feb 21: Latifabad Taluka Municipal Administration staff observed a pen-down strike here on Saturday to protest against a firing incident in the office of Taluka Nazim Abdul Jabbar Khan. ... MIRPURKHAS: Protest over girl's kidnapping MIRPURKHAS, Feb 21: Members of the Bheel community took out a procession here on Saturday to protest against kidnapping of a minor girl from Padri village, Sanghar taluka ... SIALKOT: Pledge to maintain peace in Muharram SIALKOT, Feb 21: An Ittehad Bainul Muslimeen Conference pledged here on Saturday to maintain peace in Muharram. The meeting was attended by Gujranwala Range DIG Altaf Qamar, Sialkot DPO Nisar Ahmad Saroya ... GUJRANWALA: Trader's kidnapped son returns GUJRANWALA, Feb 21: An industrialist's son, who was kidnapped five months ago, was recovered from the Khyber Agency by a political agent of Bara and was handed over to the family on Saturday. ... FAISALABAD: Daewoo passengers robbed FAISALABAD, Feb 21: Four robbers, who boarded a Daewoo company bus making for Lahore on Saturday evening, plundered cash and valuables worth thousands of rupees from passengers near Sahianwala inter-change on the motorway. ... SIALKOT: POs kill two, injure four SIALKOT, Feb 21: Two people were shot dead and four were injured by three proclaimed offenders in the main market of city's congested Pakka Garah area late on Friday night. ... BAHAWALPUR: Inventory of Sir Sadiq's property being made BAHAWALPUR, Feb 21: The inventory of the articles, broken furniture, sofa sets and picture frames lying in the Sadiqgarh palace is being prepared. ... MULTAN: Foundation of Multan dryport laid MULTAN, Feb 21: Foundation stone of Multan dryport was laid at a ceremony near Sher Shah bypass on Saturday. Mahmood Group of Industries chairman Khwaja Masood laid the foundation stone. ...

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