21 April 2004 Wednesday 30 Safar 1425 KARACHI: Govt to lease out 150,000 acres for tree plantation KARACHI, April 20: The Sindh government has decided to lease out 150,000 acres of land, out of 800,000 acres available with the government in the province, for a period of five years that would be renewable for another five years. ... KARACHI: Sindh govt stops funds for free book plan KARACHI, April 20: The Sindh government has stopped funds meant for free of cost textbooks, to be distributed among the female students of classes VI to VIII, studying in elementary schools of the province, this year ... KARACHI: Traffic jams witnessed as students hold rally KARACHI, April 20: Different city roads including the main artery of M.A. Jinnah Road on Tuesday witnessed traffic jams caused by a protest rally organized by the Islami Jamiat-i-Talaba near Jama Cloth Market against the controversial contents in the revised textbooks. ... KARACHI: Contaminated water supply to PECHS KARACHI, April 20: A number of children and elderly people residing in Lane No 245 of PECHS, Block 6, have contracted a severe type of stomach ailment owing to consumption of contaminated water being supplied to their houses. ... KARACHI: Restraint ordered in Roti plant case KARACHI, April 20: The Sindh High Court on Tuesday restrained a plaintiff allegedly running a banquet hall on the defunct Roti Corporation plant ... KARACHI: City govt to set up 8 garbage stations KARACHI, April 20: The city government has planned to construct eight "Garbage Transfer Stations" and Rs30 million has been earmarked for carrying out initial work in the next budget of city government. ... KARACHI: Norwegian team visits Lyari KARACHI, April 20: A three-member delegation from the University of Oslo, Norway, visited Lyari Town to explore possibilities of collaboration with the Lyari Community Development Project in public health sector. ... KARACHI: 6m children to be vaccinated against polio KARACHI, April 20: Sindh Health Minister Naeem Ishtiaq, on Tuesday, said that six million children would be administered drops during the current anti-polio drive that would continue till April 22. ... KARACHI: Dow varsity to set up infection-control dept KARACHI, April 20: An infection control committee will be constituted at the Dow University of Health Sciences to check incidence of hospital-induced infections at the Civil Hospital and other affiliated institutions. ... KARACHI: Work on Rs500m road project to begin soon KARACHI, April 20: The city government will start construction work at Sharah-i-Orangi and get it completed in a record period. This was stated by City Nazim Niamatullah Khan while talking to residents of Orangi where he administered polio drops to some children. ... KARACHI: Anza missile firing demo held KARACHI, April 20: The Commander Army Air Defence Corps, Lt-Gen Khateer Hasan Khan, has asked the troops to train hard during peacetime to maintain high standards of combat efficiency. ... KARACHI: Couple seeks govt help KARACHI, April 20: A couple marrying of their free will and being chased by girl's brothers, has urged the government to provide them safety and take action against the people threatening them. ... KARACHI: LJ activists told to hire defence consul KARACHI, April 20: Two workers of the banned Lashkar-i-Jhangvi, being prosecuted in five separate murder cases, were given a final chance on Tuesday for appointing a defence counsel. ... KARACHI: Shopkeeper shot dead KARACHI, April 20: A young shopkeeper was shot dead by bandits in Buffer Zone on Tuesday night. Police said that Irshadullah Siddiqui, 28, was sitting at his flour shop in 15-A2 sector of North Karachi when two armed men on a motorcycle came and demanded cash from him. ... KARACHI: Man crushed to death KARACHI, April 20: An unidentified man, 25, was crushed to death beneath a locomotive near Railway Cantt on Tuesday. Police said that he was crossing railway tracks when got hit by a train. ... KARACHI: Inter-sectoral collaboration stressed for TB control - Seminar on tuberculosis KARACHI, April 20: To mark the World Tuberculosis Day, the Kulsoombai Valika Social Security Hospital, Site, held a seminar on tuberculosis on Tuesday. ... LAHORE: Govt to bear wheat transport charges - Incentive to growers LAHORE, April 20: The Punjab government on Tuesday announced Rs7 per 40kg as transport charges for farmers and restricted the purchase of the commodity only to the licence-holding private parties. ... LAHORE: Pervaiz Elahi to be briefed on entrance test LAHORE, April 20: Punjab Chief Minister Pervaiz Elahi has asked the health minister to brief him on the issue of medical entrance test to determine whether the test should be retained or not. ... LAHORE: Anti-polio campaign begins LAHORE, April 20: Chief Minister Pervaiz Elahi on Tuesday administered anti-polio drops to children at the Children's Hospital to inaugurate the three-day vaccination campaign. ... LAHORE: LCCI for cut in duty on cars' import LAHORE, April 20: The Lahore Chamber of Commerce and Industry has demanded a cut in duty on import of cars to check the ongoing black marketeering in the country. ... LAHORE: Youth can seek guidance from Iqbal's khudi - Death anniversary today LAHORE, April 20: Speakers at a meeting held on Tuesday paid rich tributes to Allama Iqbal for awakening the Muslims of the subcontinent who marched together to independence. ... LAHORE: Four new grid stations to check tripping LAHORE, April 20: The Lahore Electric Supply Company (Lesco) has decided to construct four new 132-KV grid stations to overcome the problem of tripping in the provincial capital. ... LAHORE: Farmers' bodies condemn ban LAHORE, April 20: Farmers' bodies on Tuesday condemned imposition of Section 144 in the Punjab to check movement of wheat, terming it "anti-farmers policy" of the government. ... LAHORE: Top position withheld after controversy - AlOU convocation LAHORE, April 20: A controversy about the change of top position in the postgraduate diploma (PGD) in computer science surfaced when the top position holder ... PESHAWAR: Hospitals likely to restore staff share - Income from user charges PESHAWAR, April 20: The provincial health department is likely to restore the share of staff in income from user charges in public hospitals, officials said here on Tuesday. ... PESHAWAR: Proposals for Haj policy discussed PESHAWAR, April 20: Participants of a conference have called for a new Haj policy for this year, a press release said here on Tuesday. The NWFP Haj conference, held at the Haj Complex in Hayatabad ... PESHAWAR: An evening of humour and satire at campus PESHAWAR, April 20: Poets at a Pushto Mushaira focussing on humour and satire enthralled students at the Convocation Hall of the University of Peshawar late Monday night. ... HYDERABAD: Importance of education highlighted HYDERABAD, April 20: Former speaker of the Sindh Assembly Abdullah Hussain S. Haroon has stressed the need for collective efforts for improving socio-economic conditions of the country. ... HYDERABAD: Inclusion of MNA, MPAs opposed - District Public Safety Commission HYDERABAD, April 20: The chairman of Sindh Coordination Council public safety commissions of nine districts, Masood Pervez, has opposed the federal government's decision to include parliamentarians in the commissions. ... HYDERABAD: Election of taluka Nazim upheld HYDERABAD, April 20: A division bench of the Sindh High Court, Hyderabad circuit, here on Tuesday upheld the notification of the election commission regarding the election of Ghulam Ali Gopang as Hyderabad (rural) taluka Nazim. ... HYDERABAD: Hyderabad board exams begin HYDERABAD, April 20: The annual examinations of class-XI and XII began on Tuesday in eight districts in the jurisdiction of the Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education, Hyderabad. ... RAWALPINDI: Plan to implement juvenile justice system ordinance RAWALPINDI, April 20: Adviser to the prime minister on women development Nelofar Bakhtiar on Tuesday said the government had prepared a plan to implement Juvenile Justice System Ordinance in letter and spirit this year. ... RAWALPINDI: Tax exemption challenged RAWALPINDI, April 20: A former member of the Rawalpindi Cantonment Board (RCB) has moved the Lahore High Court (LHC) against property tax exemption given to serving and retired army officers on their rented-out properties located in the cantonment limits. ... KAHIRPUR: Two illegal detainees recovered KHAIRPUR, April 20: On the directives of District and Sessions Judge Nisar Mohammad Shaikh, a commissioner raided the Kot Diji police station on Tuesday and freed two illegally detained persons. ... DADU: 250 villages without power for two days DADU, April 20: Power supply to Mehar town and about 250 villages was not restored till Tuesday evening. The power supply was disrupted after a fire broke out at the Mehar grid station on Sunday night. ... SUKKUR: More policemen summoned - Operation against bandits SUKKUR, April 20: A fresh police contingent was summoned on Monday to intensify the ongoing clean-up operation against bandits and outlaws in the Shah Belo forest near Sukkur. ... SWABI: Candidates of three groups in the run SWABI, April 20: Candidates belonging to three groups are in the run for the post of nazim and naib nazim election to be held next month. ... SHEIKHUPURA: ASI held for letting psychopath off - Children's killing SHEIKHUPURA, April 20: ASI Ilyas Bhatti was taken into custody by the Muridke City police for releasing the alleged killer of the two children. The police also booked seven other people ... SARGODHA: LHC bench in Sargodha demanded SARGODHA, April 20: The district Bar associations of Sargodha, Khushab, Mianwali and Bhakkar have demanded that a bench of the Lahore High Court should be set up at Sargodha. ... FAISALABAD: Four held for swindling Rs20m FAISALABAD, April 20: Kotwali police on Tuesday claimed to have arrested four swindlers who allegedly have deprived people of millions of rupees. ... GUJRANWALA: Hamid Nasir Chattha's wheat fields burnt GUJRANWALA, April 20: A fire in the fields of the PML-J chief, Chaudhry Hamid Nasir Chattha, at Ahmadnagar village burnt wheat spreading over 400 acres on Tuesday. ... LAHORE: Dust-raising winds hit Lahore LAHORE, April 20: Partly cloudy weather and strong dust-raising winds dropped Lahore's maximum temperature from Monday's 41 degrees Celsius to 39.4 degrees Celsius on Tuesday. ...

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