17 March 2004 Wednesday 25 Muharram 1425 KARACHI: City govt yet to take steps for renewal of old leases KARACHI, March 16: The city government has made no attempt to get the owners and occupants of properties in old city areas to take out new leases. ... KARACHI: Many localities go without water KARACHI, March 16: Various localities of the formerly West and Central districts went without water for the second consecutive day on Tuesday, adding miseries to the residents in the current hot and dry weather. ... KARACHI: Suspects in booby trap van probe interrogated KARACHI, March 16: Police on Tuesday picked up some suspects and questioned them to find a clue to the culprits who had left an explosive-laden vehicle close to the US consulate here on Monday. ... KARACHI: Two get five-year term for collecting donations KARACHI, March 16: An anti-terrorism court sentenced two workers of the banned Khuddamul Islam to five years' imprisonment for collecting chanda (donation) for jihad. ... KARACHI: Nominations of women in by-election termed low KARACHI, March 16: The NGO working for women rights, Aurat Foundation, has expressed concern over the low number of nomination papers filed by women candidates in the forthcoming by-elections in certain districts of the province. ... KARACHI: Core group to monitor education sector plans KARACHI, March 16: After a two-day round-table consultation, Sindh Education department and foreign donors agreed to form a core group aiming at coordinating inputs from various working groups in the education sector. ... KARACHI: Man killed in robbery KARACHI, March 16: Armed men shot dead a young man and injured his brother during a robbery in Korangi on Tuesday morning. Police said that bandits entered in a house in Sector 33-C, and held the inmates hostage at gunpoint. ... KARACHI: Denial of rightful relief to fishing industry deplored KARACHI, March 16: The representatives of various fishermen associations have regretted that fishing industry had not been granted relief in agricultural loans by banks despite the quashment policy announced by the government. ... KARACHI: Schemes for fish harbour being revived KARACHI, March 16: The Karachi Fish Harbour Authority (KFHA) is preparing to take effective measures to implement some of its major development schemes set aside due to financial constraints, it is learnt. ... KARACHI: Schools to be set up for LEW shiftees KARACHI, March 16: The city government has entered into an agreement with the Citizens' Foundation, an NGO, which will set up schools at three locations, Hawksbay, Taisar Town and Baldia Town, of the Lyari Expressway Resettlement Project. ... KARACHI: Students stage demo against exclusion of Quranic verses KARACHI, March 16: A large number of students from various educational institutions of the city staged a protest march on Tuesday against the exclusion of Quranic verses from syllabus and government's bid to 'secularise' curricula. ... KARACHI: CS asks for audit of district govts KARACHI, March 16: Chief Secretary Dr Mutawakkil Kazi has asked the additional chief secretary of local government and secretary of finance for two-year audit of all district governments in Sindh. ... KARACHI: PMA's spring festival KARACHI, March 16: The Pakistan Medical Association, in collaboration with at least five publishing houses, has organized a three-day literary spring festival, beginning on March 19. ... KARACHI: More liver transplants at SIUT KARACHI, March 16: Liver transplant has progressed at the Sindh Institute of Urology and Transplantation (SIUT) as two more children have added to the series, said a press release of the SIUT here on Tuesday. ... LAHORE: Punjab govt to buy entire wheat crop LAHORE, March 16: The Punjab government has made arrangements for procuring 3.5 million tons of wheat, and it would keep buying the crop till the last grain available, Food Minister Chaudhry Muhammad Iqbal told Dawn. ... GUJRANWALA: Minister urges quick recovery of loans GUJRANWALA, March 16: The provincial cooperative minister, Col Malik Muhammad Anwar (retired), on Tuesday expressed his dissatisfaction over the pace of recovery of dues from defaulters ... OKARA: Growers for EPZ OKARA, March 16: Potato growers have urged the Punjab government to establish an exports' processing zone in the district on the pattern of the one for citrus in Bhalwal. ... DERA GHAZI KHAN: Patwari tampers with record DERA GHAZI KHAN, March 16: A junior patwari posted at the Naib Tehsildar Office (NTO) branch here has allegedly tampered with the land and personal records of the officials of the revenue department. ... SARGODHA: Murder case against ex-MNA, associates SARGODHA, March 16: Additional District and Sessions Judge Tanveer Akbar ordered Bhera police on Tuesday to lodge an FIR of double murder against a former MNA and his associates ... LAHORE: Conviction of ex-MNA set aside LAHORE, March 16: An ehtesab appellate bench of the Lahore High Court on Tuesday set aside the conviction of former MNA Mian Muhammad Farooq. ... PESHAWAR: Govt employees not paying power bills PESHAWAR, March 16: Several NWFP government employees residing in official residences have not been paying their monthly electricity bills, which has resulted in considerable financial loss, sources told Dawn on Tuesday. ... PESHAWAR: Peshawar's plan for match day traffic PESHAWAR, March 16: Capital City Police has chalked out a plan to ensure smooth flow of traffic during the One Day International match between Pakistan and India, a police official said on Tuesday. ... PESHAWAR: 'Illiteracy major cause of child labour' PESHAWAR, March 16: About 30 working children here on Tuesday cited non-availability of free education and corporal punishment by teachers as some of the major causes of child labour, and urged the government to try to do away with the causes. ... PESHAWAR: Afghan DPs barred PESHAWAR, March 16: Pakistani authorities have barred Afghan refugees from the Arbab Niaz Stadium in the border town of Peshawar as part of security measures for India's third one-day match against Pakistan, officials said on Tuesday. ... DADU: Gas pipeline being repaired DADU, March 16: Three teams of the Sui Southern Gas Company have arrived at Johi Canal and Sim Nala to repair a pipeline damaged by three explosions on Monday night. ... LARKANA: Bandits kidnap man LARKANA, March 16: A gang of outlaws kidnapped a man from the vicinity of Abad village near Naudero late on Monday night. The bandits signalled a Naudero-bound car in which two men were travelling to stop but the driver sped away. ... MIRPURKHAS: Cane-growers demand dues MIRPURKHAS, March 16: Nearly 200 sugarcane growers laid a siege to the Mirpurkhas Sugar Mills here on Tuesday in protest against non-payment ofdues by the mill management. ... SUKKUR: Protests against load shedding SUKKUR, March 16: The people of Thul town held a protest demonstration on Tuesday against the extended load shedding over the past three days. The protesters raised slogans against the Hesco officials and burnt tyres in front of power company's office. ... RAWALPINDI: Dist govt told to implement adult literacy scheme RAWALPINDI, March 16: The Rawalpindi District Council has been asked to implement an adult literacy and vocational training programme by the year 2017, officials privy to the decision told Dawn here on Monday. ... MULTAN: Atrocities against tenants condemned MULTAN, March 16: Various political and labour organizations have condemned the alleged atrocities against tenants on state-managed agricultural and livestock farms. ...

© The DAWN Group of Newspapers, 2004