01 April 2004 Thursday 10 Safar 1425 KARACHI: Teachers hold demo, stage sit-in at CM's House KARACHI, March 31: Hundreds of college teachers from all over Sindh staged a sit-in at the CM's House here on Wednesday to force the government to meet their demands. The protesters, a large number of them women, first gathered at the D. J. Science College to hold a protest rally. ... KARACHI: Policeman appeals against ATC order KARACHI, March 31: An Anti-Terrorism Appellate bench of the Sindh High Court, comprising Justice Wahid Bux Brohi and Justice Rehmat Hussain Jaffery, on Wednesday issued notice to the state on a criminal miscellaneous application filed by Head Constable Supurd Hussain ... KARACHI: Latest techniques needed to detect blood disorders KARACHI, March 31: Experts have underscored the need for developing latest diagnostic techniques for proper and early detection of common blood disorders. ... KARACHI: Poets enthral audience at Haiku mushaira KARACHI, Mar 31: The 21st Haiku mushaira was held by the Japan Cultural Centre of the Consulate General of Japan in collaboration with the Pakistan-Japan Cultural Association and Danishgah (Association for Retarded Children). ... KARACHI: 90pc TB patients get free treatment in BD KARACHI, March 31: More than 80 per cent of TB patients consulting private health sector for diagnosis and management of tuberculosis. "Without involving this sector ... KARACHI: Deviation from SLGO ruining industrial homes KARACHI, March 31: Non-devolution of industrial homes to a relevant department of the city district government has been affecting such institutes' working seriously, resulting also in mismanagement. ... KARACHI: Lady doctor found dead; two commit suicide KARACHI, March 31: A lady doctor was killed by unknown persons in Gulshan-i-Iqbal, and her body was found in her home on Wednesday, police said. ... KARACHI: Bihar Colony getting filthy water supply KARACHI, March 31: Various houses in Behar Colony in Union Council No 7 are being supplied contaminated water for the last one week and residents of the affected areas apprehend that serious abdominal ailments might breakout in their locality. ... KARACHI: Sub-human conditions in Keamari Town KARACHI, March 31: Residents of Mohammadi Colony in Keamari Town have urged the concerned authorities to pay special attention to the multifarious civic problems in their locality. ... VEHARI: Rs300 million allocated for gas in Vehari VEHARI, March 31: Punjab Chief Minister Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi has announced Rs300 million for the provision of gas facility to the Vehari district. ... BAHAWALPUR: Campaign gains momentum in NA-190 BAHAWALPUR, March 31: Electioneering for NA-190 (Bahawalnagar 111) seat has gained momentum. After the finalization of aspirants' lists and allotment of election symbols, all the six candidates have geared up canvassing in their respective areas. ... ISLAMABAD: Allotment of PHA apartments soon ISLAMABAD, March 31: The Pakistan Housing Authority (PHA) will start allotment of apartments in sectors G and I of the capital by April. This was stated by housing minister Syed Sufwanullah in the National Assembly on Wednesday. ... RAHIM YAR KHAN: Shortage of free textbooks RAHIM YAR KHAN, March 31: A large number of primary students in the district could not get textbooks free of cost under the Punjab chief minister's 'Education for All' plan as the new academic year starts on Thursday (today). ... FAISALABAD: Wagon crew stage sit-in FAISALABAD, March 31: Hundreds of wagon drivers and conductors staged a sit-in outside the district government complex here on Wednesday to mark their protest against the closure of various routes. ... GUJRAT: Lawyers vow to continue protest GUJRAT, March 31: Participants in a lawyers' convention on Wednesday vowed to continue protest till the suspension of Gujrat DPO Raja Munawar Hussain expressed from service. ... LAHORE: Uniform question papers proposed - Matric, inter exams LAHORE, March 31: The Standardization Committee of the Inter-Boards Committee of Chairmen (IBCC) has recommended the IBCC chairman to convene a meeting of the federal and provincial education secretaries ... LAHORE: Explanation sought on Badr's plea LAHORE, March 31: The Lahore High Court on Wednesday sought an explanation from the interior ministry for denying PPP secretary-general Jahangir Badr a visit abroad. ... LAHORE: LHC seeks report on detention despite bail LAHORE, March 31: The Lahore High Court has asked the Punjab government to explain by April 5 why a person was kept in jail after being released on bail. ... LAHORE: Curriculum bodies brief governor LAHORE, March 31: The conveners of the seven Inter-University Course Curriculum Committees (IUCCC) on Wednesday briefed the Punjab governor on the research methodologies, inclusion of the latest knowledge in textbooks and changes in the examination system. ... PESHAWAR: Boy acquitted of drug offence PESHAWAR, March 31: Additional District and Sessions Judge Mahmoodul Hassan has acquitted a boy of drug pushing. The court ruled that the prosecution could not prove its case against the accused and the evidence on record could not connect the accused with the commission of the offence. ... PESHAWAR: NWFP appoints new law officers PESHAWAR, March 31: The NWFP government on Wednesday appointed Imtiaz Ali and Akhter Naveed as additional and deputy advocates general. The newly-appointed law officers were earlier functioning on the same posts ... PESHAWAR: City council demands proper demarcation PESHAWAR, March 31: The city district council's members have urged the NWFP governor to properly delineate Peshawar district's boundaries from the adjacent Mohmand Agency to check the movement of outlaws in the area. ... PESHAWAR: New directive for Frontier hospitals - Treatment of federal employees PESHAWAR, March 31: The NWFP health department has told its health-care institutions to stop entertaining federal government employees entitled to free medical facilities, an official told Dawn. ... HYDERABAD: Dog-bite cases on the rise in Hyderabad HYDERABAD, March 31: Around cases of 5,379 dog-bite were reported at Civil Hospital here in the nine-month period from July 2003 to March 2004, inquiries by Dawn on Wednesday showed. The increasing number of dog-bite cases has become a cause of concern for people of Hyderabad ... HYDERABAD: Books on education, linguistics launched HYDERABAD, March 31: Senate Chairman Mohammedmian Soomro has said Dr Nabi Bux Khan Baloch is a pioneer in the field of education in Pakistan. ... HYDERABAD: Victims of farm fire seek compensation HYDERABAD, March 31: Members of a scheduled caste community blocked the Auto Bhan Road here on Tuesday after a massive fire gutted their huts, set up on army farmland. ... HYDERABAD: Committee for Shah Latif's Urs formed HYDERABAD, March 31: The DCO has constituted a committee to make arrangements to celebrate the 260th Urs of Shah Abdul Latif Bhitai from April 5 to 7 in a befitting manner. ... RAWALPINDI: Three get death sentence in Murree school attack case RAWALPINDI, March 31: The special anti-terrorism court number-II on Wednesday awarded death sentence to three persons and exonerated one in the Murree Missionary School terrorist attack case. ... LANDI KOTAL: Free books for girls in Khyber schools LANDI KOTAL, March 31: Education officials of the Khyber Agency will distribute around 84,350 books free of cost to more than 14,000 girl students in the agency. ... LARKANA: Three illegal detainees recovered LARKANA, March 31: A raid commissioner appointed by the district and sessions judge on Wednesday recovered three villagers who were illegally detained at the Drigh police station. ...

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