28 March 2004 Sunday 06 Safar 1425 KARACHI: 1,122 vying for 451 LB seats KARACHI, March 27: A total of 541 candidates returned unopposed while 1,122 remained in the field contesting for 451 seats of local government byelections in Sindh. ... KARACHI: CDGK starts major uplift projects, says Nazim KARACHI, March 27: The city government has undertaken major development projects with the aim to help provide the basic facilities to the citizens. ... KARACHI: City Council discusses Lyari issues KARACHI, March 27: The City Council on Saturday echoed with slogans against the city district government Karachi and the Sindh government for ignoring Lyari in development projects. ... KARACHI: Three men die in road accidents KARACHI, March 27: Three persons were killed in different road accidents on Saturday. Fifty-year-old Ameer was on Saturday crushed to death by a speeding truck (OKB-2890) near the Tipu Sultan traffic signal, police said. ... KARACHI: Complex to be built for mole-holders at harbour KARACHI, March 27: A separate complex for mole-holders (authorized commission agents) will be constructed at Karachi Fish Harbour to facilitate their business. ... KARACHI: Endocrine diseases are treatable, say experts KARACHI, March 27: Endocrine diseases, a group of diseases consequent to hormonal imbalance in the body, are not uncommon in our country and cause significant impact on the quality of life. ... KARACHI: No action taken against illegal educational institutions KARACHI, March 27: Sindh Education Department's Task Force on Higher Education has not initiated any action against 42 private higher educational institutions despite serving them final notices ... KARACHI: Rehabilitation of sewerage in Korangi begins KARACHI, March 27: Sindh Minister for Planing and Development Syed Shoaib Ahmed Bokhari laid the foundation stone of development schemes in Korangi on Saturday. ... KARACHI: Day-care centre, handicraft unit for women planned KARACHI, March 27: A day-care centre and a handicraft display unit is being established by the Sindh Women Development Department, and it will be inaugurated in a couple of weeks. ... KARACHI: Several roads declared charged parking zones KARACHI, March 27: The Cantonment Board Faisal has declared several roads in its controlled area as "charged parking zones". Residents of Block-19 of Gulistan-i-Jauhar said although the CBF did nothing in the last 10 years for maintenance of roads and removal of encroachments ... KARACHI: Karachi will soon get desalination plant: minister KARACHI, March 27: Karachi would be getting a desalination plant with a capacity of 25 million gallons shortly as the concerned officials have been asked to submit its feasibility in a month ... LAHORE: Teaching of environment as a subject proposed LAHORE, March 27: Speakers at the International Conference on 'Environmentally Sustain-able Development' have recommended that environment should be made a compulsory subject at primary and secondary levels. ... LAHORE: 'Labour laws being violated' LAHORE, March 27: The Punjab president of the All Pakistan Federation of Trade Unions, Gulzar Chaudhry, has said that workers are suffering because of the indifferent attitude of the government and the industrialists. ... LAHORE: Data Town's session not held LAHORE, March 27: The Data Ganj Bakhsh Town Council's monthly session could not be held on Saturday due to lack of quorum on account of local holiday. ... RAWALPINDI: 448 literacy centres to be set up in Pindi: Nazim RAWALPINDI, March 27: District Nazim Raja Tariq Kiani has said about 448 literacy centres would be established in the district by April 30 to educate and impart training to grownups. ... RAWALPINDI: 4 of a family killed RAWALPINDI, March 27: Four members of a family were killed and two injured after a United Nations jeep crashed into their cab here on The Mall in the early hours of Saturday, police said. ... PESHAWAR: By-elections in 107 UCs today PESHAWAR, March 27: The stage is set for by-elections on different seats in 107 union councils in the NWFP on Sunday. The Provincial Election Commission has finalized arrangements for the polling which will start at 8am and will continue till 5pm. ... PESHAWAR: 6,500 KPP schemes completed PESHAWAR, March 27: More than 6,500 small-scale schemes of infrastructure development were completed in the NWFP province with a total investment of about Rs4 billion under the federally-funded Khushal Pakistan Programme (KPP) ... PESHAWAR: Development of Fata top priority, says governor PESHAWAR, March 27: NWFP Governor Syed Iftikhar Hussain Shah has said that rapid development of FATA and provision of civic amenities to the tribal people is a priority of the government. ... PESHAWAR: Hospital waste poses health hazard: doctors PESHAWAR, March 27: Ineffective hospital waste disposal mechanism, including non-utilization of incinerators at the city's three teaching hospitals ... PESHAWAR: NGO training women in electioneering techniques PESHAWAR, March 27: The Aurat Foundation, Peshawar, has started training women candidates and their campaign staff for the local government by-elections, scheduled for March 28. ... PESHAWAR: Misuse of power facility criticized PESHAWAR, March 27: Officials of the Peshawar Electric Supply Company said that the reduced tariff facility was being misused in different parts of the province ... GILGIT: Glacier grafting 'to counter drought threat' GILGIT, March 27: The conventional method of glacier grafting and breeding is noticed getting successful in the Northern Areas since 2001, particularly in the Diamer district, a local NGO claimed at a press conference here the other day. ... QUETTA: By-polls in union councils today QUETTA, March 27: All is set for holding by-elections on 244 vacant seats of 73 union councils in the 22 out 26 districts of Balochistan on Sunday. Around 500 candidates have filed their nomination papers on these vacant seats. ... HYDERABAD: Miscreants fire at VC house HYDERABAD, March 27: Some unidentified miscreants resorted to firing at the residence of Mehran University of Engineering and Technology Vice-Chancellor Dr A. Q. Rajput in Latifabad-6 here on Friday. ... HYDERABAD: Restoration of uplift package demanded HYDERABAD, March 27: The Qasimabad Coordination Committee activists continued observing a token hunger strike outside the press club here on Saturday. ... HYDERABAD: Teachers decide to continue protest HYDERABAD, March 27: The Government Secondary Teachers Association has decided to continue protest movement against the Sindh government until its demands are met. ... HYDERABAD: Demo against Wana operation held HYDERABAD, March 27: The local chapter of the Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal held a protest demonstration at the Haider Chowk here on Friday against the Wana operation and Israeli terrorism against Palestinians. ... HYDERABAD: Registration of FIR ordered HYDERABAD, March 27: The district and sessions judge here on Saturday ordered registration of a case against the Anti-Car Lifting Cell officials for the death of a estate agency owner. ... HYDERABAD: MQM taking part in LG by-polls HYDERABAD, March 27: The Mutahidda Qaumi Movement, which earlier boycotted the local government polls, has fielded its candidates on almost all categories for the by-elections scheduled for March 28 in Sindh. ... BADIN: Mill agrees to pay dues BADIN, March 27: Sacked workers of the Bawani Sugar Mills, Talhar, ended their protest on Friday after successful negotiations with the mill management on the issue of dues. ... SUKKUR: Six hostages freed on intervention of police SUKKUR, March 27: Six people were kidnapped and one was injured in a row between two groups in Jamia Qubbo Pull, Shikarpur district, on Saturday. ... DADU: Budget not released: Nazim DADU, March 27: District Nazim Malik Asad Sikandar has complained that the Sindh finance department has not released the budget approved by the district government for 2003-4. ... LARKANA: Action urged against illegal labs LARKANA, March 27: The Safe Blood Transfusion Authority has appealed to the district Nazim and health EDO to take action against unregistered laboratories in the district. ... SWABI: Jirga bars women from voting SWABI, March 27: The jirga members of various union councils have declared that the womenfolk would not be allowed to exercise their right of vote in the by-election on Sunday. ... HARIPUR: Threat to ecosystem blamed on rickshaws HARIPUR, Mar 27: The city's ecosystem is threatened by an influx of rickshaws besides exposing the people to different maladies. ... BAHAWALPUR: Sindh traders to purchase wheat in big quantity: Punjab may face crisis BAHAWALPUR, March 27: Taking advantage of the government's open wheat policy, the influential commission agents and waderas of Sindh have made advance payments of hundreds of thousands of rupees to the Punjab businessmen to purchase heavy stocks of wheat. ... GUJRANWALA: Pervaiz pledges gas for four villages GUJRANWALA, March 27: Chief Minister Pervaiz Elahi announced on Saturday that Sui gas would be provided to Miraliwala, Nowshera Virkan, Khiali Shahpur and Qila Mian Singh villages. Speaking at a public meeting at Miraliwala village near here ... SIALKOT: Public transport impounded SIALKOT, March 27: The district administration on Saturday impounded hundreds of public transport vehicles for transporting the polling staff and material to polling stations for the March 28 by-elections. ... JHANG: Tough contest likely in Jhang JHANG, March 27: Nine union councils in the district are set to elect their Nazims in the bypolls on Saturday. Of the 128 union councils in Jhang, nine are going to elect their Nazims - four in Jhang tehsil ... SHEIKHUPURA: JI rally against Wana operation SHEIKHUPURA, March 27: The Jamaat-i-Islami on Saturday took out a protest rally against Wana operation. The participants, carrying banners and placards, raised anti-government slogans. ... BAHAWALPUR: PPP deserter gets ruling party ticket BAHAWALPUR, March 27: Mr Tahir Cheema, former Chishtian tehsil Nazim and a PPP deserter, has been owned by the ruling coalition as its nominee for the NA-190 (Bahawalnagar-III). ...

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