11 April 2004 Sunday 20 Safar 1425 KARACHI: Sakhi Hasan hydrant to be closed: Nazim KARACHI, April 10: The city government's Advisory Committee has decided to close Sakhi Hasan water hydrant in North Nazimabad and also agreed that all Bachat Bazaars will be held only on Sundays. ... KARACHI: SHC rejects claim on coastal land KARACHI, April 10: A division bench of the Sindh High Court dismissed on Friday an appeal for ownership of 76 acres of coastal land known as 'French Beach'. ... KARACHI: Electricity failures in F.B. Area, Korangi KARACHI, April 10: The Karachi Electric Supply Corporation on Saturday failed to provide uninterrupted electricity to many localities of the city. ... KARACHI: Traffic jam near major hospitals KARACHI, April 10: Despite firm assurance on the part of Governor Ishratul Ibad, hardship facing thousands of commuters and hundreds of patients visiting three major public hospitals along the Rafiqui Shaheed Road persists unabated. ... KARACHI: Road repairs begin after long delay KARACHI, April 10: Repair work on a link road in Baghdadi Union Council of Lyari Town has been initiated after delay of almost a decade. ... KARACHI: Sports termed necessary for students KARACHI, April 10: Sindh Sports and Youth Affairs Minister Qamar Mansoor has said that extra-curricular activities attract the students towards hardwork and prepare them to face the challenges. ... KARACHI: Policy on girls' transport problems soon KARACHI, April 10: City Nazim Naimatullah Khan has said that a policy was being soon finalized to solve the transport problems of all the city girls colleges. ... KARACHI: Policeman, robbers loot passenger KARACHI, April 10: Five robbers, one of them in police uniform, deprived a man, returning from Dubai, of his cash, mobile phone and other belongings early Saturday. ... KARACHI: Judgment in case against policewoman reserved KARACHI, April 10: An anti-terrorism court reserved on Saturday the judgment in a kidnapping for ransom case against a policewoman. ... KARACHI: Route for Chehlum procession KARACHI, April 10: To observe the chehlum of Imam Hussain (AS), the main procession in Karachi will be taken out from Nishter Park on Sunday. ... LAHORE: PSIC offers loans at low interest to businesses LAHORE, April 10: The Punjab Small Industries Corporation (PSIC) will provide loans of up to Rs3 million at a low interest rate of seven per cent to entrepreneurs who want to start new businesses in the province on a 40:60 equity ratio. ... LAHORE: Dist town planning offices abolished LAHORE, April 10: The provincial housing department has abolished the offices of housing and town planning at the district level after the establishment of Punjab Housing and Town Planning Agency (PHATA), according to reliable sources. ... LAHORE: Procurement of wheat in Punjab begins LAHORE, April 10: The Punjab Food Department and the Pakistan Agricultural Storage and Services Corporation (PASSCO) began on Saturday the procurement of wheat in the Punjab. ... LAHORE: Paintings by Karachi artists LAHORE, April 10: An exhibition of paintings by three artists from Karachi -- Ayesha Khan, Asim Butt and Fizza Saleem -- will open at Rohtas 2 (156-G Model Town) on Monday. ... LAHORE: The patron saint of Lahore LAHORE, April 10: The 960th annual Urs of Hazrat Data Ganj Bakhsh (bestower of spiritual treasure) has brought together a motley crew to the undisputed centre of spirituality. ... RAWALPINDI: Women's bar planned in Rawalpindi RAWALPINDI, April 10: The Punjab government has asked the District Bar Association (DBA) to prepare a feasibility report for establishing a women's bar and solving problems at the district courts building. ... RAWALPINDI: Police ordered to implement agreement: Transport franchise RAWALPINDI, April 10: The district government has issued orders to the local police to ensure implementation of the franchise agreement made with a private transport company, Dawn has learnt. ... ISLAMABAD: Environmental clubs set up at Bannu ISLAMABAD, April 10: As many as 10 environmental clubs have so far been established in Bannu district under Annual Development Programme (ADP) project titled 'raising of environmental awareness among the society through electronic and press media'. ... PESHAWAR: Govt servants warned over non-payment of power bills PESHAWAR, April 10: The provincial government has instructed officials concerned to identify public sector employees who are making the public exchequer bear electricity bills of their official residences ... PESHAWAR: Non-coordination hampers uplift work: officials PESHAWAR, April 10: A lack of coordination between the members of national and provincial assemblies and the local bodies' representatives is causing complications and wastage of public funds, according to official sources. ... PESHAWAR: Irregularities in appointments being probed PESHAWAR, April 10: The NWFP health department has initiated an inquiryinto alleged irregularities in the appointment of senior doctors at the Khyber Teaching Hospital, sources have revealed. ... PESHAWAR: Patients hit as 6 X-ray plants out of order PESHAWAR, April 10: Patients have been hit hard by out of order X-ray plants at the Hayatabad Medical Complex, doctors and technicians say. ... PESHAWAR: Eco-friendly transport services planned PESHAWAR, April 10: NWFP Chief Minister Akram Khan Durrani said on Saturday that the government was going to introduce environment-friendly transport services in the capital of the province. ... PESHAWAR: Relief promised to diabetic patients PESHAWAR, April 10: NWFP Health Minister Inayatullah promised on Saturday that a special package would be included in the next budget aimed at free supply of insulin to diabetic patients. ... QUETTA: HRCP claims rights abuse in Balochistan lock-ups QUETTA, April 10: The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan, Balochistan chapter, has claimed gross human rights violations in the judicial lock-ups and police stations of the province and expressed deep concerned over it. ... QUETTA: Police claim about arms seizure rebutted QUETTA, April 10: Qila Saifullah District Nazim Nawabzada Muhammad Hasan Khan Jogezai and tribal elders have rebutted a claim of the special branch police that a huge quantity of weapons was seized from Gazlona Badani of Kakar Khorasan on March 30 ... QUETTA: Engg varsities of Peshawar, Khuzdar to be linked QUETTA, April 10: Balochistan Governor Owais Ahmed Ghani has said that the Engineering University Khuzdar would soon have mining and mineral departments and this institution would also be associated with Peshawar Engineering University. ... GILGIT: Suggestions for NAs appellate court submitted GILGIT, April 10: Suggestions have been submitted for setting up an appellate court for the Northern Areas, says deputy chief executive of the Northern Areas Haji Fida Mohammad Nashad. ... GILGIT: Two Japanese die, two hurt in road accident GILGIT, April 10: Two Japanese tourists died and two received injuries on Saturday morning due to a landslide near Lalpari, some 40km south of here, police said. ... SWABI: SQM wants ban on poppy cultivation lifted SWABI, April 10: The Swabi Qaumi Mahaz has demanded that the government should allow poppy cultivation in the district and the produced opium should be purchased by the government. ... KOHAT: Girl students await 'free textbooks' KOHAT, April 10: The district education department of Kohat has distributed textbooks free of charge in 620 primary schools here under the directive of the provincial government. ... LARKANA: Job seekers may get age relaxation: minister LARKANA, April 10: Sindh Population Welfare Minister Imtiaz Shaikh has supported the proposal of giving 10 years age relaxation in recruitment and said the matter will be taken up at the next cabinet meeting. ... KHAIRPUR: 10 held for blocking highway KHAIRPUR, April 10: The Ranipur police on Saturday arrested some 10 people on charges of blocking the National Highway during a protest sit-in at the Hingorja bus stand some two days back. ... SUKKUR: 20 hideouts of bandits destroyed SUKKUR, April 10: Police launched an operation against bandits in Shah Belo and Alif kutcha areas in Sukkur and Shikarpur districts on Friday night. ... DADU: Three women kidnapped DADU, April 10: Three women were kidnapped in two separate incidents in the district over matrimonial disputes on Friday night. Five armed men barged into the house of Usman Deepar in Khan- jo-Goth ... MIRPURKHAS: Construction of watercourses opposed MIRPURKHAS, April 10: Two members of the Nara Canal Area Water Board, District Naib Nazim Younus Talpur and Zahid Bhurgari, have criticized the decision regarding the approval of about one hundred new watercourses. ... BADIN: Son kills father BADIN, April 10: An old man was shot dead by his son in Mitho Chandio village near Tando Ghulam Ali some 70 kilometres off here on Friday. ... HYDERABAD: Demolition of old buildings ordered HYDERABAD, April 10: Hyderabad Development Authority Director-General Ali Ahmed Lund has directed the building control department to immediately demolish dilapidated and dangerous buildings to avoid any unpleasant incident during the monsoon rains. ... HYDERABAD: Nazim demands release of governor's grant HYDERABAD, April 10: District Nazim Dr Makhdoom Rafiquzzaman has demanded the release of the Sindh governor's grant of Rs500 million for sewerage and water supply schemes of the city's three talukas. ... HYDERABAD: Assaulted girl to be examined tomorrow HYDERABAD, April 10: A teenaged girl, who was allegedly raped after being sold in Karachi, was taken to the Hyderabad Civil Hospital on Friday for medical examination on a court order. ... DADU: Formation of new districts opposed DADU, April 10: Sindh National Party chief Amir Bux Bhambhro has opposed the formation of new districts in Sindh, arguing that the move is aimed at pleasing some feudal lords and tribal chieftains. ... NAWABSHAH: Seminar on population planning held NAWABSHAH, April 10: The district government will provide every possible assistance to population welfare department for controlling population explosion. ... FAISALABAD: Candidates allege corruption: Recruitment of policemen FAISALABAD, April 10: The local police officials have received a huge amount from jobless boys to get them recruited as foot-constables against police patrol posts on main highways. ... SHEIKHUPURA: Sheikhupura Range DIG cancels recruitments SHEIKHUPURA, April 10: The Sheikhupura Range DIG, Abdul Majid, has ordered cancellation of recruitment process of constables after receiving complaints about corruption, it is learnt on Saturday. ... GUJRANWALA: SHO arrested in Sialkot jail case GUJRANWALA, April 10: The Anti-Terrorism Court No 1 on Saturday accepted the pre-arrest bails of former Gujranwala DIG, Gujrat DPO, former Sialkot DPO, an Elite Force SI and 11 constables in the Sialkot jail case. ... FAISALABAD: No clue to dryport lab scam suspect FAISALABAD, April 10: The mystery of escape of main character involved in a financial scam of the Faisalabad dryport's laboratory could not be resolved on the second day ... LAHORE: Lahore to have book street LAHORE, April 10: The Punjab government has decided to establish a book street in the city. This was announced at a meeting presided over by Chief Secretary Kamran Rasool here on Saturday. ... LAHORE: Arsenic in subsoil water LAHORE, April 10: Federal and Punjab government officials and many experts from water quality sector will sit across the table here on Monday (tomorrow) ...

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