18 March 2004 Thursday 26 Muharram 1425 KARACHI: Govt fails to contain rising atta price KARACHI, March 17: Rates of the wheat flour continued the upward flight in the city despite price checking campaign launched by the city government under the directives of the governor and city nazim. ... KARACHI: Governor orders action against encroachers KARACHI, March 17: Sindh Governor Dr Ishratul Ibad has taken serious notice of the unabated encroachment in Surjani Township and fleecing of people by unscrupulous elements through offering illegal plots in river bed. ... KARACHI: Post office to refund misappropriated deposits KARACHI, March 17: The Pakistan Post Office has agreed to refund the deposits misappropriated by its retired employee at the city courts postal savings centre within 15 days of "the admission of the individual claims by the Sindh High Court". ... KARACHI: Town planning law for city demanded KARACHI, March 17: The chairman of the anomaly committee formed by the Sindh government for Karachi Buildings & Town Planning Regulations-2002, Aftab Mohammad Khan, asked the government to enact a town planning law without delay. ... KARACHI: Departments asked to prepare strategy KARACHI, March 17: The departments of the Sindh government have been asked to prepare strategy for restructuring the anti- corruption establishment to eradicate the menace effectively. ... KARACHI: KESC men rewarded KARACHI, March 17: The KESC has rewarded its team of engineers and workers for saving country's valuable foreign exchange to the tune of over Rs3 million and working beyond the call of duty in repairing underground 132,000kv extra-high tension cable in a record time of three days. ... KARACHI: Ex-Nazim's mother moves court KARACHI, March 17: Justice Zawwar Hussain Jaffery of the Sindh High Court on Wednesday issued notices to the Advocate General Sindh, Home Secretary and IGP Sindh for March 26, 2004 while hearing a constitutional petition filed by Ms Arshia Bano, mother of Shahid Alam alias Guddu Bihari ... KARACHI: Principal of technical college killed KARACHI, March 17: A principal of a private technical college was killed by a young man who later surrendered himself to the Orangi Town police on Wednesday. Police said that Mohammad Aslam, 40, was present in his office of Sir Syed Technical college Orangi Town Sector 11-1/2, when a visitor Zahid Husain came to visit him stabbed Mr Aslam critically. ... KARACHI: Policeman killed in encounter KARACHI, March 17: A policeman died in an encounter with armed suspects in Soldier Bazaar area on Wednesday night. Police said that two of its officials Shafeeq ul Hasan and Shahzad Hafeez were on routine patrol on motorcycle at Nishtar Road when they signalled two young men on a motorcycle to stop. ... KARACHI: Prof Sarwar J. Zuberi passes away KARACHI, March 17: Prof Sarwar Jehan Zuberi, a well-known specialist and editor of the Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association (JPMA) for more than 30 years, died here on Wednesday morning. ... KARACHI: Expert calls for steps to control rabies KARACHI, March 17: A strong political will on part of the government is prerequisite to eliminate rabid dogs and contain considerably high incidence of rabies in the country. ... KARACHI: Oriental languages exam results KARACHI, March 17: The Board of Secondary Education, Karachi, on Wednesday announced the results of the Oriental Languages Examinations-2003. ... KARACHI: Ghalib Library without power for two months KARACHI, March 17: Ghalib Library has been without electricity for the past two months, thanks to the Habib Bank which left behind a hefty unpaid power bill when it vacated the premises last year. ... KARACHI: Hearing of environment report postponed KARACHI, March 17: The last-minute decision to postpone a public hearing on the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) report, pertaining to exploration activities in the Latif Concession block in Khairpur district, has raised concerns among the stakeholders ... KARACHI: PIMA biennial convention to begin on 21st KARACHI, March 17: The 18th Biennial Convention of Pakistan Islamic Medical Association (PIMA), first time in Karachi, will be held from March 21 to 22. This was announced in a joint statement made by PIMA's 18th Biennial Convention Secretary Dr Sohail Akhtar ... MANSEHRA: Price hike condemned MANSEHRA, March 17: A local leader of the Pakistan Muslim League, Sheraz Mahmood Quraishi, criticized the PML (Q) government at the centre and the MMA government in the NWFP for the sharp increase in the prices of edibles and other items of daily use. ... ISLAMABAD: Sri Saral people to get additional plots in I-14 ISLAMABAD, March 17: The Capital Development Authority (CDA) board has decided to provide additional plots to the villagers of Sri Saral and Pind Sangrial in an underdeveloped sector I-14 ... HYDERABAD: Measures to check soil degradation proposed HYDERABAD, March 17: Agriculture experts have pointed out that productivity loss due to soil degradation over three decades had reached 12 per cent. ... LAHORE: Franchisee's notice to transport department LAHORE, March 17: Accusing the District Regional Transport Authority of pushing it towards an engineered default, the single franchised transport operator in Rawalpindi has served a notice on the Punjab Transport Department for discontinuation of service. ... QUETTA: Two ton drugs seized QUETTA, March 17: The Anti-Narcotics Force and Pakistan Customs the other day seized about two tons of drugs from Chaghai and Panjgur and arrested two alleged smugglers. The drugs seized included morphine and hashish, smuggled into Pakistan from across the border, official sources said. ... LAHORE: LHC to take up Afridi's plea today LAHORE, March 17: A special division bench of the Lahore High Court is scheduled to take up on Thursday (today) the appeal of daily The Frontier Post proprietor Rehmat Shah Afridi against his death sentence. ... LAHORE: Temperature rising in plains LAHORE, March 17: Persistent dry weather in plains of the Punjab since the start of this month has increased the temperature, bringing summer almost without the intermediary spring. ... NAWABSHAH: Three JSQM leaders held NAWABSHAH, March 17: Police arrested three Jeay Sindh Qaumi Mahaz leaders here on Wednesday for blocking road during a protest sit-in against the Kalabagh dam and Thal canal projects in Sakrand on Feb 28. ... LAHORE: Market fee 'a federal subject' LAHORE, March 17: The Lahore High Court on Wednesday observed that under Article 189 of the constitution, it could not transgress judgments of the Supreme Court and other superior courts in cases challenging the levy of market fee by market committees. ... PESHAWAR: Two mega NWFP projects await Ecnec approval PESHAWAR, March 17: NWFP's two foreign-funded mega projects, pertaining to development of infrastructure and improvement of rural water supply and sanitation facilities ... PESHAWAR: Security plan for Peshawar match unveiled PESHAWAR, March 17: The NWFP Police Chief Riffat Pasha unveiled the city's security plan for the much-awaited one day international match between India and Pakistan ... BAHAWALPUR: 10 file papers for NA-190 bypolls BAHAWALPUR, March 17: As many as 10 candidates filed their nomination papers to contest the bypolls to NA-190 (Chishtian) Bahawalnagar-111, a seat which was vacant after the death of Abdul Sattar Laleka. ... HYDERABAD: President urged to intervene - Hyderabad Development Package HYDERABAD, March 17: District council members have called upon President Gen Pervez Musharraf to remove confusion about the Rs10.5 billion Hyderabad Development Package. ... HYDERABAD: Action against defaulters of HDA soon HYDERABAD, March 17: The Hyderabad Development Authority will launch an operation in a few days against developers, builders and sponsors who have defaulted on the payment of external development charges of housing schemes. ... HYDERABAD: Call to establish education zone in Hyderabad HYDERABAD, March 17: The district council on Tuesday demanded that central and Sindh governments should declare Hyderabad an education city. ... HYDERABAD: Official denies flour shortage HYDERABAD, March 17: A food department official, in a statement issued here on Wednesday, said that press reports about flour shortage in Hyderabad region were incorrect. Hyderabad region food department deputy director Allah Bachayo Chandio claimed in the statement that wheat flour was available in huge quantity at every street of the city at shops, chakkis, flour stalls and mills. ... RAWALPINDI: Uplift works in Pindi come to a standstill RAWALPINDI, March 17: Development works in the district have come to a standstill following refusal by contractors to take up new projects. Tenders for different projects worth billions of rupees have been floated repeatedly but the contractors are keeping themselves away. ... RAWALPINDI: 21 women councillors elected unopposed RAWALPINDI, March 17: The symbols for the by-polls in Rawalpindi Tehsil were allotted to the candidates here on Wednesday. There are 84 vacant slots of Nazims, Naib Nazims and councillors, including 28 seats of minority councillors. ... QUETTA: Armed protesters block highway QUETTA, March 17: Hundreds of vehicles travelling between Karachi and Quetta were stuck on Wednesday as armed Mengal tribesmen blocked the ECO Highway near Wadh in protest against the postponement of by-election of the local union council. ... NOWSHERA: Risalpur Cantt Board workers without wages for 4 months NOWSHERA, March 17: Low-grade employees of the Cantonment Board, Risalpur, took out a protest procession against non-payment of salaries to them for the last four months. ... MIRPURKHAS: Wheat supply MIRPURKHAS, March 17: The Chakki Owners Association of Mirpurkhas taluka has welcomed the government's initiative for reducing the price of flour in the market, by ensuring a wheat quota to the chakkis owners, at a meeting held here on Wednesday. ... NAWABSHAH: Four killed, 19 injured in accident NAWABSHAH, March 17: Four persons were killed and 19 others were injured when a speedy trailer collided with a bus at Sakrand bypass here on Wednesday. ... SUKKUR: 26 houses gutted SUKKUR, March 17: Twenty-six houses were gutted and a large number of cattlehead were killed when a fire broke out in the Abdul Majeed Khoso village near Thul, Jacobabad, on Wednesday. ... SUKKUR: Journalists observe hunger strike SUKKUR, March 17: Local journalists observed a token hunger strike at the press club here on Wednesday in protest against police failure to recover newsman Shahbaz Pathan and his companion Naveed Mangi who were kidnapped 15 days ago. ... SIALKOT: No govt godown in Sialkot, says Nazim - Wheat storage SIALKOT, March 17: There is no government godown in the district for wheat storage. This was stated by District Nazim Mian Naeem Javaid here on Wednesday. ... GUJRANWALA: Ex-SHO gets bail in jail incident GUJRANWALA, March 17: The local Anti-Terrorism Court No 1 accepted the interim bail of former Sialkot SHO Zulfikar Ali Virk involved in the Sialkot jail incident when he appeared before court here on Wednesday. ... SHEIKHUPURA: Call for early repair of road SHEIKHUPURA, March 17: Transporters of Sheikhupura, Farooqabad and adjacent areas have expressed their anguish over delay in ongoing repair work on Lahore-Sargodha Road near Machike, some 8kms from here. ... MIANWALI: BISE chief denies paper was leaked MIANWALI, March 17: The Sargodha Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education chairman, Prof Muhammad Afzal Rabbani, has denied that English Paper A & B for Class 10 (evening session) was sent out of the examination centre. ... GUJRANWALA: Naib Nazim kidnapped GUJRANWALA, March 17: A Union Council Naib Nazim was kidnapped on Wednesday by a proclaimed offender for the release of his condemned brother from jail in Kamoki. ...

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