20 March 2004 Saturday 28 Muharram 1425 GUJRANWALA: Foreign trade bodies visit exhibition GUJRANWALA, March 19: A three-member trade delegation of India besides the delegations of Iran, Afghanistan, Kuwait and Bangladesh visited the industrial exhibition at the Gulshan-i-Iqbal Park here on Friday. ... KARACHI: Governor wants security measures implemented KARACHI, March 19: Sindh Governor Dr Ishratul Ibad has directed the administration to strictly implement security measures in the province. ... KARACHI: Sindh, city govts row over KBCA persists KARACHI, March 19: The dispute between the Sindh government and the city government over the Karachi Building Control Authority deepened on Friday when the two sides gave contradictory versions of the outcome of a high-level meeting held ... BAHAWALPUR: Six policemen held BAHAWALPUR, March 19: Ahmedpur police arrested six policemen, including Sumundri SHO and an ASI, for raiding the house of a PCO owner in Ahmedpur East on Friday morning. ... KARACHI: SHC orders release of Udeshi in land case KARACHI, March 19: The Sindh High Court allowed an appeal by former land utilization secretary Ramesh M. Udeshi and ordered his release forthwith in a criminal reference, if not required in any other case. ... KARACHI: New chief of KWSB named KARACHI, March 19: City Nazim Niamatullah Khan has directed Karachi Water and Sewerage Board (KWSB) deputy managing director (Planning) Shahid Salim on Friday to assume the charge of the board's acting managing director. ... KARACHI: Campaign to check atta prices feared to fail - Inspection teams visit various towns KARACHI, March 19: The city government's efforts to stabilize prices of flour are feared to fail due to uncooperative attitude of police, as the shopkeepers charged with over-charging were not arrested ... KARACHI: High achievers in Cambridge, Ed excel exams awarded KARACHI, March 19: As many as 53 candidates from different educational institutions of Sindh-Balochistan region were awarded certificates, shields and medals on Friday for achieving good scores in Cambridge ... KARACHI: Irri-6 rates fixed by Centre, PA told KARACHI, March 19: Agriculture Minister Arif Mustafa Jatoi informed the Sindh Assembly session on Friday that the prices of pesticides have decreased during the last five years ... KARACHI: 3 policemen posted at US consulate suspended KARACHI, March 19: Three police officials were suspended and booked in a case of dereliction from duty who were deployed at the US consulate. ... KARACHI: Paramedics are made to do irrelevant duties - Sindh Govt Services Hospital KARACHI, March 19: More than 40 out of about 160 paramedics of the Sindh Government Services Hospital, Karachi, have been performing irrelevant duties for years. ... KARACHI: Mother of 3 commits suicide KARACHI, March 19: A mother of three committed suicide in Baghdadi on Friday. Police said that Haroon had left his wife Salma and three children at the home of Salma's parents on Tuesday. ... KARACHI: Roads in Lyari need immediate attention KARACHI, March 19: Road infrastructure in Lyari has reached at the verge of collapse, as the town administration is still awaiting development funds from city and provincial governments. ... ISLAMABAD: LG performance not satisfactory - Study ISLAMABAD, March 19: A large number of women councillors have expressed their dissatisfaction over the performance of the local government institutions and held their male counterparts and Nazims responsible for non-functioning of the system. ... LAHORE: Political transfers, postings pose major problem LAHORE, March 19: Political interference in the posting and transfer of officials is being cited as one of the major problems faced by the provincial government. ... LAHORE: IDB offers $2m for industrial units LAHORE, March 19: The Islamic Development Bank has offered a minimum two million dollar loan for the establishment of new industrial units and expansion of the existing ones in Pakistan. ... MULTAN: HCBA polls: seven elected unopposed MULTAN, March 19: Seven office-bearers of the High Court Bar Association, Multan Bench, have been elected unopposed. They include five executive body members, a vice-president and the finance secretary. ... HYDERABAD: Import of Indian rice opposed HYDERABAD, March 19: Sindh Abadgar Board president Majeed Nizamani has taken exception to statement made by the chief of the Rice Export Association of Pakistan chief in Mumbai that Pakistan would be without rice ... HYDERABAD: Call for balanced use of fertilizers - World congress of soil scientists HYDERABAD, March 19: Tenth international congress of soil scientists at its concluding session held at the Sindh Agriculture University, Tando Jam, on Thursday called for long-term research in the field of agriculture. ... HYDERABAD: Teachers threaten protest movement HYDERABAD, March 19: The Sindh Professors and Lecturers Association has threatened to launch a movement against the Sindh education minister if he failed to issue a notification about the accepted demands of the teachers by March 24. ... DADU: Laws to protect women demanded DADU, March 19: The government is not interested in repealing the Hudood Ordinance and enacting laws against Karo-kari and jirga system. ... KAHIRPUR: Two women candidates missing KHAIRPUR, March 19: District Nazim Nafisa Shah has said that two women candidates, Ms Shahil and Ms Hidayat, for councillor seats in by-election are missing in Sobhodero taluka. ... HYDERABAD: Fate of two CHH schemes uncertain HYDERABAD, March 19: Two schemes of the civil hospital, Hyderabad, announced in 1987 and 1992, had not been completed to date due to lethargy of the Sindh construction and works department. ... LARKANA: Shortage of anti-rabies vaccine LARKANA, March 19: Health facilities in the district have run short of anti-rabies vaccine these days when the cases of dog bite are on the rise. ... SHEIKHUPURA: Accused shot dead in 'encounter' SHEIKHUPURA, March 19: A proclaimed offender was shot dead in an encounter with Saddar police team on Friday evening. Reports said PO Amir had come to Sahoki Malian village where he had abducted a boy of his rival. ... VEHARI: Campaign in full swing in Vehari VEHARI, March 19: The local government representatives and ruling party legislators have been mobilizing all resources to win support for their favourite candidates in byelections for union council Nazims, Naib Nazims and councillors. ... DERA GHAZI KHAN: 'Police torture victim' succumbs to injuries DERA GHAZI KHAN, March 19: A victim of allege police torture succumbed to his injuries in the Nishtar Hospital, Multan, on Friday. ... SAHIWAL: Commission agent robbed of car SAHIWAL, March 19: Six armed bandits deprived the commission agent of his car in the Grain Market here on Friday. ... PESHAWAR: NGOs' first convention today PESHAWAR, March 19: The maiden provincial convention of non-governmental organizations will be held on Saturday (today) under the aegis of Sarhad NGOs Ittehad (SNI). ... GUJRANWALA: Four stage artistes arrested GUJRANWALA, March 19: A raiding team, led by special judicial magistrate, arrested on Friday four stage artistes on the charge of promoting obscenity. ...

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