09 March 2004 Tuesday 17 Muharram 1425 KARACHI: Nazim claims law and order improving KARACHI, March 8: City Nazim Naimatullah Khan has said that foreign investors are taking interest in Karachi for investment, as the law and order situation has been improved. He was talking to the participants of National Management Course, Staff College Lahore, who are here in the city on a study tour. ... KARACHI: Most of city areas hit by water crisis - Power failure, line-burst KARACHI, March 8: Almost all areas of the city would experience water shortage on Tuesday owing to a major power breakdown at Dhabeji pumping station and the resultant pipeline burst on Monday. ... KARACHI: Shopkeeper shot dead in Saddar KARACHI, March 8: A young shopkeeper was shot dead by armed bandits on Raja Ghazanfar Ali Khan Road in Saddar on Monday. Following the incident, shopkeepers lodged their protest by closing their shops and staging a sit-in on road. ... KARACHI: KFHA, FCS sign lease agreement KARACHI, March 8: A 25-year lease agreement on management of land and harbour operation was formally signed between the two key organizations responsible for the maintenance of Karachi fish harbour, it is learnt here on Monday. ... KARACHI: Activists seek end to discriminatory laws - International Women's Day KARACHI, March 8: Various functions were organized by different organizations to observe the International Women's Day in the city on Monday. Speakers at these functions stressed that women would have to wage a long struggle to get their due rights which were not being given to them by society. ... KARACHI: Death sentence in Zuhair murder case set aside KARACHI, March 8: The Sindh High Court on Monday allowed an appeal filed by three activists of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement against their conviction in Zuhair Akram Nadeem assassination case and set aside the death sentence awarded to them by the trial court. ... KARACHI: PMA plans protest against health dept KARACHI, March 8: Well-known professionals representing the doctors threatened on Monday to launch a protest campaign against "dubious" appointments in the health department. ... KARACHI: Doulat Khanum laid to rest KARACHI, March 8: Begum Doulat Khanum, who died here on Sunday, was laid to rest at Ali Bagh in Lyari on Monday. Soyem will be held at her residence, 2-Sunny Side Road, Civil Lines, on Tuesday between Asr and Maghrib. ... KARACHI: Power supply to many localities suspended KARACHI, March 8: Over 87,000 consumers of the Karachi Electric Supply Corporation lost their power supply, when a ground excavator of the Frontier Works Organization ... KARACHI: Another anti-polio campaign launched KARACHI, March 8: Showing that he was ready to lead from the front the latest initiative against polio, the governor of Sindh visited the Sobhraj Maternity Home ... KARACHI: SSC exam disrupted in Gadap, Malir KARACHI, March 8: The Secondary School Certificate (SSC) annual examinations could not be held on Monday at some centres set up at schools in Malir and Gadap towns due to forced closure of these centre. ... KARACHI: SMC students may get certificates KARACHI, March 8: The expelled Sindh Medical College students might be issued certificates to enable them to seek admission to private medical institutions, the high court was informed on Monday. ... KARACHI: Policewoman charged with kidnapping for ransom KARACHI, March 8: An anti-terrorism court indicted on Monday a female constable for kidnapping her grand-daughter for ransom. The 50-year-old woman, who was arrested on the complaint of her daughter ... BAHAWALPUR: Rare books - descendants differ on disposal BAHAWALPUR, March 8: The legal heirs and descendants of Nawab Sir Sadiq Muhammad Khan Abbasi (the fifth) are divided over the disposal of rare books, historic manuscripts and other documents that were found from the Sadigarh palace. ... ISLAMABAD: Abro highlights plight of women ISLAMABAD, March 8: The 31 paintings done by Hyderabad-born artist Khudadad Bux Abro in acrylic, oil on canvas and mixed media spoke of his deep-rooted concern for the cause of women. ... LAHORE: 100 special buses for cricket fans LAHORE, March 8: As many as 100 special franchised buses will ply between the Qadhafi Stadium and different parts of the city during the India-Pakistan cricket series. ... LAHORE: Private bank to sell tickets for Lahore One-dayers LAHORE, March 8: The practice match between Indian and Pakistani 'A' cricket teams to be held at the Qadhafi Stadium on March 11 will be treated as the full-dress rehearsal of the entire Indian senior team's tour of Pakistan. ... LAHORE: Pervaiz opens FC College underpass LAHORE, March 8: The Punjab government has instructed all its departments to finalize development scheme proposals by April every year, get money in June and open tenders by July. This was stated by Chief Minister Pervaiz Elahi after inaugurating the FC College underpass here on Monday. ... LAHORE: Ijaz Batalvi's funeral today LAHORE, March 8: Ijaz Batalvi, a jurist par excellence and litterateur, will be laid to rest at the graveyard at G-Block, Model Town, on Tuesday. ... LAHORE: Pleas against new property tax system dismissed LAHORE, March 8: The Lahore High Court on Monday dismissed 500 writ petitions against the new formula for property tax assessment ... PESHAWAR: Women must be given due status - speakers PESHAWAR, March 8: Speakers at a one-day conference here on Monday urged the government to empower the womenfolk politically by giving them their due share in the decision-making process. ... LAHORE: Relief for medical students LAHORE, March 8: The Punjab government has withdrawn the condition of depositing full fee in advance in bank by local and overseas students seeking admission to medical colleges in the province on self-finance basis. ... LAHORE: Fresh jobs in mines department LAHORE, March 8: The ban on recruitment is being lifted in the Punjab Mineral Development Corporation. This was stated by Mines Minister Sibtain Khan while presiding over a meeting of the board of directors of PUNJMIN here on Monday. ... LAHORE: Spanish film festival ends today LAHORE, March 8: The five-day Spanish film festival will close at the NCA on Tuesday (today) with the screening of Flores De Otro Mundo (Flowers from Another World) - the bitter-sweet tale of relationships ... LAHORE: Police stop women from taking out processions LAHORE, March 8: Women were prevented from taking out processions on the International Women's Day here on Monday. A number of women organizations had announced taking out of processions from the Lahore Press Club and march to The Mall. ... HYDERABAD: Protest over MPA's killing continues HYDERABAD, March 8: People's Party Parliamentarians activists continued their protests on Monday against the killing of party MPA Abdullah Murad Baloch. A large number of PPP activists held a demonstration outside the press club to protest against the murder. ... HYDERABAD: Water committee termed govt's B-team HYDERABAD, March 8: The central committee of the Sindh Taraqqi Pasand Party at a meeting held here on Sunday rejected the parliamentary committee on water as the "B" team of the government. ... SHIKARPUR: Hunger strike against killing of PPP leader SHIKARPUR, March 8: People's Party Parliamentarians activists observed a token hunger strike at the Lakhi Gate Chowk here on Monday to protest against the killing of party MPA Abdullah Murad Baloch. ... PESHAWAR: 60 senior doctors still await regularization PESHAWAR, March 8: More than 60 senior doctors appointed through departmental selection committees at the three teaching hospitals are awaiting their regularization, officials said. ... PESHAWAR: Experts advise use of mosquito nets PESHAWAR, March 8: Experts have asked the people to use bed nets and spray stagnant water pools in their neighbourhoods before the beginning of the breeding season of mosquitoes to avoid malaria. ... HYDERABAD: International Women's Day observed HYDERABAD, March 8: A group of NGO activists staged a march from the gymkhana to the press club here on Monday to mark International Women's Day. ... HYDERABAD: Sit-in against water shortage staged HYDERABAD, March 8: A large number of farmers of Tando Mohammad Khan staged a sit-in on Hyderabad-Shaikh Bhirkio road on Monday against water shortage in Khokhar Shakh. ... RAWALPINDI: Trader killed RAWALPINDI, March 8: The station house officer (SHO) of New Town police was suspended after robbers shot dead a trader on Seventh Road on Monday. ... LANDI KOTAL: Family refuses to bury bodies, demands arrests - Tension in Jamrud LANDI KOTAL, March 8: Jamrud remained tense on Monday as relatives of the five victims of the Sunday firing again blocked the Jamrud-Torkham road for almost the whole day demanding arrest of the killers. ... HARIPUR: 'Past govts fanned sectarianism' HARIPUR, March 8: Student speakers at a bilingual declamation contest held the past rulers responsible for destabilizing the country through fanning provincial and sectarian disharmony. ... MARDAN: Anti-polio drive begins in Mardan MARDAN, March 8: More than 382,800 children under five years of age will be vaccinated against polio in Mardan district during the three-day campaign to be launched on Tuesday. ... KHAIRPUR: District Nazim demands end to jirga system KHAIRPUR, March 8: District Nazim Nafisa Shah has said that despite her directives, the Khairpur police are not ready to register FIRs of women who have been tortured, kidnapped or exploited. ... SUKKUR: Two women shot dead SUKKUR, March 8: Two women were killed in an exchange of firing between two groups of the Bugti clan on the Sindh-Balochistan border in the jurisdiction of Jafarabad police station on Monday. ... LARKANA: Five SPSF activists arrested LARKANA, March 8: The Larkana police on Monday arrested five activists of the Sindh People's Students Federation after they were booked in an FIR registered at the Market police station. ... DADU: Legislation against Karo-kari sought DADU, March 8: Human Rights Commission of Pakistan Director Tanveer Jehan has said the government should repeal the Hudood Ordinance and enact a law to curb Karo-kari. ... THATTA: 26 lady health workers resign in protest THATTA, March 8: Twenty-six lady health workers tendered their resignations here on Monday on the International Women's Day to protest against the publication of defamatory reports in some newspapers. ... BADIN: 16,000 school buildings without roof - Official BADIN, March 8: Sindh education secretary Ghulam Ali Pasha has said that at least 16,000 school buildings in Sindh are without roof, 6,000 have one room while 50,000 have no toilet facilities. ... FAISALABAD: Patrol posts' fate hangs in balance FAISALABAD, March 8: The project of setting up 229 police patrol posts for arresting the incidents of highway robbery and to ensure smooth traffic flow hangs in balance mainly due to lack of interest by the officials concerned. ... SHEIKHUPURA: Protest over poor condition of road SHEIKHUPURA, March 8: Transporters and commuters travelling on the Sheikhupura-Lahore Road have protested against the deteriorated condition of a portion of the road between Lahore and Sheikhupura. ...

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