23 February 2004 Monday 02 Muharram 1425 KARACHI: Ibad vows to curb Karo-kari KARACHI, Feb 22: Sindh Governor Dr Ishratul Ibad has asserted that the government has been taking all possible steps to end the tradition of karo kari (honour killings). ... KARACHI: Depts told to redesign their policies KARACHI, Feb 22: Sindh government departments have been asked to reformulate their respective strategies for optimum use of available resources to bring prosperity to the people of the province. ... KARACHI: Footpaths being eliminated on different pretexts KARACHI, Feb 22: The Saddar Town administration is busy these days reducing the width of footpaths of some important and busy roads such as Shahrah-i-Liaquat and Dr Ziauddin Ahmed Road ... KARACHI: Foundation stone laid for trauma, cardiac units KARACHI, Feb 22: The foundation stone of a trauma centre and emergency cardiac unit was laid on Sunday by the adviser to the chief minister on health at the Sindh Government Hospital Korangi No 5. ... KARACHI: Epilepsy Day programmes chalked out in city KARACHI, Feb 22: The Epilepsy Association of Pakistan and the Comprehensive Epilepsy Control Programme of Pakistan have chalked out programmes to observe the Epilepsy Day on Feb 29 at Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre. ... KARACHI: DHA residents criticize police KARACHI, Feb 22: An open Kutchery organized by the Community Police Committee under the aegis of the Defence Associations Coordination Committee was held near Mubarik Masjid, Seaview ... KARACHI: Diabetes mellitus on the rise KARACHI, Feb 22: The diabetes mellitus incidence is rising in alarming numbers, particularly in the developing countries, stated Dr Fatema Jawad, Consultant Diabetologist and Senior Research Fellow ... KARACHI: Double standards in construction of Korangi Road KARACHI, Feb 22: Work on the expansion of Korangi Road's two different portions is proceeding at varying paces. On the 2.3-kilometre stretch between Hino Chowrangi and Korangi Crossing, work is crawling at a snail's pace. ... KARACHI: Retired professor attempts suicide KARACHI, Feb 22: A retired professor of the Civil Hospital was seriously injured when he attempted suicide in Clifton on Sunday. ... KARACHI: Korangi harbour to be made functional KARACHI, Feb 22: The provincial government has decided to wind up jetties in Ibrahim Haideri by the end of this year and make operational the Korangi Fish Harbour. ... QUETTA: Agriculture dept workers protest new recruitment QUETTA, Feb 22: Agriculture Workers Union members took out a procession to protest against new recruitment in the department, ignoring the deserved candidates, and non-implementation of demands presented by the union. ... ISLAMABAD: 'Steps being taken to promote tourism' ISLAMABAD, Feb 22: The government is taking steps to promote tourism in the far-flung areas of Punjab, said Pakistan Tourism Development Corporation (PTDC) managing director Malik Mohammad Habib Khan in a statement here on Sunday. ... FAISALABAD: Talks between NTU students, administration inconclusive FAISALABAD, Feb 22: The National Textile University students have threatened that they will start a fresh protest movement after the failure of talks with its administration. ... ISLAMABAD: Rs636m sought for highways repair ISLAMABAD, Feb 22: The Capital Development Authority (CDA) has demanded of the government to pay Rs636 million for reconstruction of Islamabad Highway and Kashmir Highway, sources in the authority told Dawn on Sunday. ... LAHORE: Mini-Basant leaves boy dead LAHORE, Feb 22: A boy was electrocuted here at Baghbanpura in a mini-Basant related incident on Sunday. Aslam told police that his son Umar, 11, was playing with children outside his house at Crown Park when he touched twine of a stray kite falling on livewire. ... LAHORE: Warning against provocative speechs LAHORE, Feb 22: Punjab Chief Minister Pervaiz Elahi said on Sunday that ulema found delivering provocative speeches would be taken to task to ensure peace during Muharram. ... PESHAWAR: Rules relaxed in low literacy districts - Appointment of women in primary schools PESHAWAR, Feb 22: The NWFP government has relaxed rules for the appointment of female teachers in three underdeveloped districts of the province ... PESHAWAR: Work begins on two dams PESHAWAR, Feb 22: Construction of two small water reservoirs has begun in Kurram Agency at an estimated cost of Rs168.863 million, officials said. ... PESHAWAR: Man held for handing out bogus TV licences PESHAWAR, Feb 22: The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) has seized two bogus receipt books of Pakistan Television Corporation licences and arrested a man during a raid in Pabbi town in Nowshera district on Sunday, official sources said. ... PESHAWAR: Lack of regulations leads to flawed court sentencing PESHAWAR, Feb 22: Trial courts here have not been determining the percentage and composition of banned ingredients found in seized narcotic substances, local lawyers claimed on Sunday ... QUETTA: JWP leader opposes demolition of houses QUETTA, Feb 22: Agha Shahid Hasan Bugti, Secretary-General of the Jamhoori Watan Party (JWP), has accused the Frontier Corps of demolishing 150 houses in Isralithal area of Sui town ... PESHAWAR: Governor opens tree plantation campaign PESHAWAR, Feb 22: NWFP Governor Syed Iftikhar Hussain Shah inaugurated the 'Balandara' (mass plantation campaign) by planting a sapling at the picturesque hilltop of Maikay near Parachinar during his one-day visit to Kurram Agency. ... HYDERABAD: Jobs on merit, says adviser HYDERABAD, Feb 22: Adviser to Sindh chief minister on health Noman Saigal has said that 35,000 applications have been received for 480 vacancies in the health department. ... HYDERABAD: Teachers vow to continue protest - Employment quota HYDERABAD, Feb 22: The All Sindh Primary Teachers Association has said its movement to pressure the authorities to acceptance of its demands will continue till April 15 when teachers will stage a sit-in outside Parliament House. ... HYDERABAD: Officials asked to prepare feasibility report - Bridge over Indus HYDERABAD, Feb 22: The Sindh minister for works and communication has directed the highways department officials to prepare a feasibility report for a bridge over the Indus between Mulla Katyar and Bulri Shah Karim. ... HYDERABAD: Bird flu scare threatens thousands of jobs - PPA HYDERABAD, Feb 22: Chicken dealers and poultry farm owners have expressed apprehension that about 100,000 people may lose jobs in Sindh if ongoing chicken crisis due to bird flu virus does not come to an end. ... HYDERABAD: Dispute over CPSP centre persists HYDERABAD, Feb 22: A controversy over the establishment of a regional centre of the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Pakistan on Civil Hospital Hyderabad premises has not been resolved. ... HYDERABAD: Govt urged to help poor students HYDERABAD, Feb 22: The Public School Hyderabad principal Mazhar Tufail Shah has said some students of the neglected areas were studying in the school and the federal government was paying their fees. ... HYDERABAD: Increase in road cutting charge opposed HYDERABAD, Feb 22: Sui Southern Gas Company managing director Munawar Baseer Ahmed said on Saturday the company was ready to lay a new 16-inch pipe for the city as the number of consumers was increasing. ... SWABI: Concern over decline in Pushto's status SWABI, Feb 22: The status of the Pushto language has been declining and the successive governments had failed to give due consideration to it or take steps even for its survival. ... SIALKOT: Cadet college SIALKOT, Feb 22: The Punjab government has provided 148 acres to the district government for the establishment of a cadet college in Pasrur at an estimated cost of Rs200 million. ... MIRPURKHAS: Licences of wheat traders cancelled MIRPURKHAS, Feb 22: Licences of wheat traders have been cancelled and the Sindh government will now buy wheat from growers, according to Sindh food secretary Mir Mohammad Parhiyar. ... LARKANA: A portion of Moenjodaro wall crumbles LARKANA, Feb 22: A portion of eastern wall of the first street of Moenjodaro had recently crumbled due to salt capillary action, a visit by this correspondent confirmed on Sunday. ... HARIPUR: 25 unregistered bus stands in Haripur HARIPUR, Feb 22: About 25 unregistered bus stands have been operating in the city limits in violation of traffic rules. Of these illegal terminuses, more than half had been set up by the Nazims and Naib Nazims ... MITHI: Birds perish in Thar MITHI, Feb 22: A good number of peacocks, cocks, chickens, pigeons, doves and other birds have recently died in different areas of Tharparkar district apparently due to spread of a disease. ... SWABI: Swabi roads in pitiable state SWABI, Feb 22: The road network throughout Swabi district is in a dilapidated condition, creating numerous difficulties for the public, it was learnt on Saturday. ... SUKKUR: 4 dists declared sensitive areas SUKKUR, Feb 22: Sindh police chief Syed Kamal Shah has said Sukkur, Larkana, Shikarpur and Khairpur districts have been declared sensitive in the wake of Muharram. ... SIALKOT: Call to exempt diesel engines from GST SIALKOT, Feb 22: Anjuman Kashtkaran president Iqbal Ahmad has urged the government to abolish sales tax imposed on diesel engines in the larger interest of the farming sector. ...

© The DAWN Group of Newspapers, 2004