07 April 2004 Wednesday 16 Safar 1425 KARACHI: Mahar calls for steps to improve law, order KARACHI, April 6: Sindh Chief Minister Ali Mohammed Mahar has called upon the administration, police and law enforcing agencies to take all essential measures for maintenance of law and order in the province, particularly in Karachi. ... KARACHI: Four Muttahida men shot dead KARACHI, April 6: Four activists of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement were killed in Gulshan-i-Iqbal and Surjani Town on Tuesday. Aziz Bhatti police said three Muttahida activists were killed and one wounded in a clash between two groups ... KARACHI: 'Sports in towns under city govt control' KARACHI, April 6: All sports activities of towns in Karachi come under the control of City District Government of Karachi. This was stated by Minister for Sports Qamar Mansoor during the provincial assembly session ... KARACHI: 8 acquitted in sectarian carnage cases of '95 KARACHI, April 6: Eight of the accused condemned to death by an anti-terrorism court in 1995 were acquitted while death sentences awarded to their six co-accused were confirmed by a division bench of the Sindh High Court on Tuesday. ... KARACHI: Five districts fail to furnish school data KARACHI, April 6: The education officers of five districts have failed to furnish consolidated data pertaining to schools concerned with the termination of the deadline set for the annual census of schools in the province ... KARACHI: Tension hits SMC exams, classes KARACHI, April 6: Academic activities could not be restored at the Sindh Medical College on Tuesday as tension gripped the campus, said college sources. ... KARACHI: Facilities at resettlement project reviewed KARACHI, April 6: Rehabilitation project for shiftees of Lyari Expressway is the only project of its kind in the history of Pakistan whereby the people settled at the banks of Lyari river are shifted ... KARACHI: Road widening scheme in Korangi launched KARACHI, April 6: Federal Minister for Communications Babar Khan Ghauri on Tuesday launched work on the improvement and widening of the carriageway of Shahrah-i-Darul Uloom (old Korangi 8,000 road). ... ISLAMABAD: Community centres to be set up in Fata ISLAMABAD, April 6: The women development ministry is planning to open community development centres in the Federally Administrated Tribal Areas (Fata), adviser to the prime minister on women development Nilofar Bakhtiar said on Tuesday. ... LAHORE: Kalabagh dam Punjab's top priority - Minister LAHORE, April 6: Irrigation Minister Amer Sultan Cheema has said the Kalabagh dam project tops Punjab's list of priorities and is ready for implementation after two decades of rigorous scrutiny at national and international levels. ... LAHORE: LHC suspends PU's directive LAHORE, April 6: The Lahore High Court on Tuesday suspended a Punjab University directive to the Hamdard University to shut down its campus established in the federal capital. ... LAHORE: Eradication of polio unlikely this year LAHORE, April 6: The Punjab Health Department may not be able to eradicate polio from the province this year, as three cases have been reported during the first three months. ... PESHAWAR: NWFP unlikely to meet funds utilization target PESHAWAR, April 6: The NWFP government's strategy to utilize an all-time high ADP allocation of Rs14.69 billion is likely to end up in vain because of a slow execution of projects, official sources said. ... PESHAWAR: Senior surgeon faces malpractice probe PESHAWAR, April 6: Patients are being denied medicines in operation theatres at several of the city's hospitals because of unethical practices of some surgeons and their subordinate staff, patients' relatives and doctors have alleged. ... PESHAWAR: Stripping case sent to ATC PESHAWAR, April 6: Police have referred to an anti-terrorism court the case of stripping a woman of her clothes in public. The incident had occurred in Urmer Payan ... PESHAWAR: Rs15m looted from bank in Wana PESHAWAR, April 6: Bandits robbed at gunpoint a bank in Wana, South Waziristan agency, on Tuesday and took away Rs15 million, eyewitnesses said. ... HYDERABAD: Action against four police officers urged HYDERABAD, April 6: The District Public Safety Commission on Tuesday sought action against four police officials. It is learnt that chairperson of the District Public Safety Commission Masood Pervez has sent a letter to the DPO (operations) Hyderabad ... HYDERABAD: Farmers need help to meet WTO challenges HYDERABAD, April 6: Speakers at a seminar on the WTO regime have stressed the need for enhancing the capacity of growers, millers and exporters to compete in the world market. ... HYDERABAD: Housing schemes without amenities HYDERABAD, April 6: The Hyderabad Development Authority director general has expressed concern over non-availability of water, power and sewerage facilities in different residential schemes. ... HYDERABAD: Teachers' training course begins HYDERABAD, April 6: The third one-week training course for in-service physics teachers of colleges of the province started in Jamshoro on Tuesday. ... DADU: Cases will be registered against wheat traders - Illegal purchase DADU, April 6: Traders purchasing wheat without a license and flour mill owners storing above 250 maunds of wheat will be arrested and cases will be lodged against them ... SARGODHA: Ahle Hadith conference in Sargodha SARGODHA, April 6: The 22nd All-Pakistan Ahle Hadith conference is scheduled to be held at Jinnah Bagh (Company Garden) here on April 8 and 9 with delegates from the country and the Middle East ... GUJRANWALA: Gujranwala EPZ hailed GUJRANWALA, April 6: The Gujranwala Chamber of Commerce and Industry expressed happiness over the decision of Economic Coordination Committee of the cabinet regarding the setting up of an export processing zone (EPZ) here. ... SADIQABAD: Fake TV licences detected SADIQABAD, April 6: A local inspection team has detected fake TV licences in several parts of the district. The members of the team stated in a press release that a large number of licenses had been found during the checking. ... FAISALABAD: 'Save-Madaris' drive from 15th FAISALABAD, April 6: The Jamiat Talaba Arabia, an organization working for the protection of seminaries, has announced the launch of a 'Save Madaris Campaign' from April 15. ... GUJRANWALA: FA, FSc students for level playing-field GUJRANWALA, April 6: The intermediate students have demanded the Punjab Boards of Education Committee to offer 100 per cent choice to the candidates as is the practice of the federal board. ... RAWALPINDI: Floating of tender by CDA worries Wasa - Boating, fishing in Rawal Lake RAWALPINDI, April 6: The Water and Sanitation Agency (Wasa) is in a fix over the publication of a new tender by the Capital Development Authority (CDA) inviting fresh contractors for boating and fishing in the Rawal Lake ... QUETTA: Balochistan ideal for investment, says Jam QUETTA, April 6: The British Deputy High Commissioner based in Karachi, Mr Hamish St Clair-Daniel called on the Governor of Balochistan, Owais Ahmed Ghani, and Chief Minister Jam Mohammad Yousaf separately, here on Tuesday. ... QUETTA: Lawyers defer boycott QUETTA, April 6: The Balochistan Bar Association decided on Tuesday to defer the token boycott of the courts for two days, following an assurance given by the government that their demands would be fulfilled. ... MIRPURKHAS: Need for better bar-bench ties stressed MIRPURKHAS, April 6: Better relations between Bar and bench are vital for the smooth functioning of the judicial system, says Chief Justice of the Sindh High Court Justice Saiyed Saeed Ashhad. ... NAWABSHAH: Efforts being made to end corruption in judiciary: CJ NAWABSHAH, April 6: Sindh High Court Chief Justice Saiyed Saeed Ashhad has said that efforts are being made to eradicate corruption in judiciary. ... LARKANA: No-trust move against Nazim passed LARKANA, April 6: The convener of the Dokri taluka council Dokri on Tuesday declared that a no-confidence motion tabled against taluka nazim Aijaz Junejo had been approved by a majority vote on Tuesday. ... DADU: Judge orders inquiry into sale of seven-year-old girl DADU, April 6: A judge here on Tuesday directed the SHO of the Dadu town police station to conduct an inquiry into the sale of a seven-year-old girl to a 35-year-old man for marriage. ... KOHAT: Banned group's member arrested KOHAT, April 6: A member of a banned organization was arrested on Monday during a raid in the Kohat Development Authority township by personnel of a covert agency, officials said. ... ABBOTTABAD: Four women shot dead in Havelian ABBOTTABAD, April 6: Four women were killed and four others injured after two assailants opened fire at them in the Kharaki village in Havelian on Tuesday. ... BAHAWALPUR: Optimism in Bahawalpur about wheat harvest BAHAWALPUR, April 6: Despite the impact of inclement weather, the local cultivators are confident to procure 20 to 35 maunds of wheat per acre. ... SIALKOT: Traffic blocked in anti-student protests SIALKOT, April 6: The drivers and conductors of various public transport vehicles on Tuesday blocked Sialkot-Sambrial-Wazirabad Road for about one hour by parking their buses and wagons near the Government Boys Islamic College, Sambrial, in Daska tehsil. ... SAHIWAL: Three of a family killed in accident SAHIWAL, April 6: Three members of a family were killed and two injured in a car accident on Sahiwal-Faisalabad road near Chak 45/GD (Retri) on Tuesday. Police said the family was going to Kot Samba to attend a marriage ceremony. ... MULTAN: Injured prisoner sent to hospital MULTAN, April 6: A local court on Tuesday sent an injured prisoner to hospital after he alleged he was attacked by some prisoners armed with cutters at the Sahiwal jail at the behest of jail officials. ... LAHORE: Facilities at bus-stands soon LAHORE, April 6: The Punjab Transport Department will soon provide facilities like waiting rooms, shelters and drinking water at bus stands and bus stops in collaboration with the local governments. ...

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