14 March 2004 Sunday 22 Muharram 1425 KARACHI: All 5 mega projects may miss deadlines: Centre delays funding KARACHI, March 13: None of the five ongoing mega projects of the federal government in Sindh is likely to be completed as per schedule unless the remaining funds, allocated for the year 2003-04, are released immediately, informed sources said. ... KARACHI: Moot to review education reforms KARACHI, March 13: A round-table consultation in connection with the Sindh Education Programme will be held at a local hotel on March 15 and 16. The moot, which will also review the overall developments and progress made in the education sector of the country ... KARACHI: KU science centre's foundation stone laid KARACHI, March 13: Science and Technology Minister Prof Dr Attaur Rahman laid the foundation stone of a national science centre at the HEJ Research Institute of Chemistry, Karachi University, on Friday. ... KARACHI: 36 health units in dire need of funds, staff KARACHI, March 13: About 36 health units in the city have been experiencing a shortage of staff, essential medical equipment and medicines owing to the non-approval of SNE (schedule for new expenditure) as required by the Sindh government. ... KARACHI: Health units, dispensaries to be activated KARACHI, March 13: Concrete steps are being taken for the provision of basic facilities at the health centres and for their upgrade. This was stated by the Sindh chief minister's advisor on Health, Noman Saigol. ... KARACHI: Occupational hazards KARACHI, March 13: Not enough importance has been attached to occupational medicine in the country, said a former health minister on Friday night. As a result, many people involved in dangerous occupations may be dying early deaths. ... LAHORE: Steps to set up degree college for deaf, dumb LAHORE, March 13: The City District Government is taking steps for setting up a degree college for the deaf and dumb, providing them hearing aids, paying them stipends and arranging transport facilities for them. ... LAHORE: Opinion on private lending ban sought LAHORE, March 13: The Punjab Assembly's standing committee on revenue, relief and consolidation on Saturday sought opinion of the revenue department on banning private money lending. ... ISLAMABAD: Child abuser still at large ISLAMABAD, March 13: The Islamabad police have failed to trace Capt (retd) Sharjeel allegedly involved in child molestation cases. ... PESHAWAR: Govt, military fail to reach consensus: Land allocation for access road PESHAWAR, March 13: The military and the NWFP government are yet to reach at a consensus over the allocation of land for constructing an access road to the Regi Model Town Scheme near Peshawar, sources said. ... PESHAWAR: Women's involvement in poll process urged PESHAWAR, March 13: Speakers at a workshop stressed on the need of engaging womenfolk in the electoral process and urged the government to take action against those political parties who stopped women from contesting election and casting votes. ... PESHAWAR: Rs155 million collected as water tax PESHAWAR, March 13: The NWFP government has collected over Rs155 million in abiana (water tax) during the first seven months of the current financial year, which is about 43pc of the annual target under this head. ... HYDERABAD: Chakki owners warned of licence cancellation HYDERABAD, March 13: Sindh Food Secretary Mir Mohammad Parhiyar has warned the chakki owners if they did not grind wheat supplied by the government, they will lose their licences. ... HYDERABAD: Govt failure to overcome flour crisis condemned HYDERABAD, March 13: The Sunni Tehrik held protest demonstrations outside the circuit house where secretary food was holding a press conference and outside the press club. ... HYDERABAD: Officials accused of backing union: PTCL referendum HYDERABAD, March 13: The Pakistan Telecommunication Employees Union, Southern Telecommunication Region-I (STR-I) has accused the officials of supporting to their rival union to sabotage the referendum to be held on March 16 ... QUETTA: ANF man dies in encounter QUETTA, March 13: Drug smugglers have killed an official of the Anti-Narcotics Force and injured four others in the Bramcha area of Chagai district. Sources said that an ANF party, acting on a tip-off about drug smuggling ... MULTAN: Flaw detected in fiscal statement MULTAN, March 13: A serious flaw has been detected in the fiscal statement of the district government for 2003-2004, as against the existing 14,249 posts of teachers, funds are allocated for 12,736. ... GUJRANWALA: 16 activists, chief chargesheeted GUJRANWALA, March 13: The local Anti-Terrorism Court No 1 issued charge sheet against 16 accused of Shabab-i-Milli activists, including their city president and secretary-general, and summoned the witnesses here on Saturday. ... FAISALABAD: Self-sufficiency in food stressed FAISALABAD, March 13: University of Agriculture Vice-Chancellor Dr Bashir Ahmed has urged to evolve target-oriented policies to meet food requirements of the country and face challenges posed to the agrarian economy after the implementation of the WTO regime. ... SAHIWAL: Lawyers to boycott state functions SAHIWAL, March 13: The District Bar Association has formed a 16-member committee to pursue the murder case of two of their colleagues. ... GUJRAT: Judicial probe into Phalia clash ordered GUJRAT, March 13: The provincial government has directed a judicial probe into the Phalia sectarian clash, which left two persons dead and several others injured. ... HYDERABAD: 40 booked as exam boycott continues HYDERABAD, March 13: Forty teachers were booked by police on Saturday in Khairpur and Jacobabad districts as teachers' boycott of annual examinations of class IX and X entered sixth day. ... SANGHAR: Supply of wheat to chakkis stopped SANGHAR, March 13: The food department has stopped supply of wheat to all of the some 365 chakkis in the district, according to sources. ... SUKKUR: CM lays foundation of cadet college SUKKUR March 13: Sindh Chief Minister Ali Mohammad Mahar laid the foundation of the Ghotki Cadet College near Sarhad village on the National Highway on Friday. ... LARKANA: Perseveration of relics urged LARKANA, March 13: Spea-kers at a seminar on "Save Moenjodaro" have called for urgent measures to surmount the situation created at the Moen-jodaro site by fast capillary action. ... KOHAT: 55 file papers for 83 vacant women's seats KOHAT, March 13: For 83 vacant seats of women, 55 candidates have filed nomination papers to contest local bodies by-elections scheduled to be held on March 28. ... PESHAWAR: NWFP to protest nomination of arbitrators PESHAWAR, March 13: The NWFP government has decided to lodge a protest against the federal government's what it termed unilateral move to nominate three arbitrators on its own to resolve the row ... PESHAWAR: Durrani calls for proper utilization of funds PESHAWAR, March 13: Chief Minister Akram Khan Durrani has called for improving the utilization of funds allocated for various provincial development programmes. ...

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