25 April 2004 Sunday 04 Rabi-ul-Awwal 1425 KARACHI: Efforts on to avert wheat crisis KARACHI, April 24: The Sindh government is taking measures to ensure transportation of at least 4,500 to 5,000 tonnes of wheat everyday to Karachi from farmers in the interior of Sindh. Officials informed Dawn on Saturday that provincial food officials held a series of meetings with millers ... KARACHI: Ibad orders ban on new blood banks: Seminar on transfusion KARACHI, April 24: The governor of Sindh imposed a ban on opening of new blood banks in Karachi on Saturday. The ban will be in force until the provincial government comes up with a practical plan ... KARACHI: FIR of inspector's killing registered KARACHI, April 24: The FIR of inspector Taufiq Zahid's murder was registered at the Gulberg police station against unknown assailants late on Friday night. ... KARACHI: Labourer commits suicide KARACHI, April 24: A labourer apparently hanged himself in an under-construction building in Korangi on Saturday. Police reached the spot and shifted the body to the Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre. ... KARACHI: HSC exam schedule KARACHI, April 24: The Board of Intermediate Education, Karachi, has rescheduled a number of papers of the HSC annual examinations. According to the revised schedule, papers of May 3 would now be held on May 21. ... KARACHI: Setting up of maternity home ordered KARACHI, April 24: Sindh Governor Ishratul Ibad Khan on Saturday directed the health department to set up a "fully-equipped" maternity home in district Dadu. He also directed that provision of facilities be ensured at Civil Hospital, Dadu. ... KARACHI: 230 awarded degrees at DA College convocation KARACHI, April 24: About 230 students belonging to faculties of arts, science and commerce were awarded bachelors and masters degrees in 7th convocation of Defence Authority Degree College for Women here on Saturday. Senate chairman Mohammedmian Soomro was the chief guest. ... KARACHI: WHO to collaborate in major health care plan: Fight against diseases KARACHI, April 24: The city government, a private medical university and the World Health Organization (WHO) agreed on Saturday to initial a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) under which a joint programme will be launched to combat various diseases ... KARACHI: Doctors urged to follow professional ethics KARACHI, April 24: The vice-chancellor of the Dow University of Health Sciences, Prof Masood Hameed, on Saturday urged the medical practitioners and institutions to follow medical ethics for the uplift of their profession ... KARACHI: Child welfare plan discussed KARACHI, April 24: The proposed policy to be chalked out with regard to children came under discussion at the fourth meeting of the Provincial Commission on Child Welfare in Sindh held under the chairmanship of Begum Khadija Soomro here on Saturday. ... KARACHI: NICH seeks financial support KARACHI, April 24: Director, National Institute of Child Health, Prof Zeenat Isani, on Saturday urged philanthropists to come forward not only for provision of new buildings and equipment for hospitals ... KARACHI: Pemra advice to cable operators KARACHI, April 24: The 16th meeting of the council of complaints, PEMRA, Sindh region, here on Saturday highlighted issues regarding complaints and rectification of complaints against Cable TV Operators. ... KARACHI: Achievement of literacy target pledged KARACHI, April 24: Sindh education minister on Saturday claimed that by year 2010, all children of school-going age would be enrolled at primary institutions in Sindh. ... LAHORE: CDG fails to check meat price LAHORE, April 24: The City District Government has miserably failed to ensure availability of mutton and beef at fixed price despite arrests of butchers and registration of cases against them. ... LAHORE: Over one million cases pending with courts LAHORE, April 24: More than one million cases are pending in the Lahore High Court and its subordinate courts at present due to increase in litigation and shortage of judicial officers. ... PESHAWAR: Discretionary fund of CM may be abolished PESHAWAR, April 24: NWFP Chief Minister Akram Khan Durrani is likely to get scrapped the Rs96 million discretionary fund he is entitled to under the provincial finance commission (PFC) award for carrying out development works on his directives in districts ... PESHAWAR: NWFP to launch drive against quacks: official PESHAWAR, April 24: The NWFP health department has decided to initiate a drive against quacks, unregistered medical practitioners as well as illegal and misleading healthcare advertisements in the province ... PESHAWAR: 'Teachers violate varsity regulation' PESHAWAR, April 24: Most of the science teachers at the University of Peshawar are serving at private colleges and institutes in violation of varsity rules, sources told Dawn. ... PESHAWAR: Four nomination papers flout rules: City council's by-election PESHAWAR, April 24: The nomination papers of four women candidates filed against vacant women's reserved seats in the Peshawar City District Council were accepted ... PESHAWAR: 'Couples may undergo genetic test before marriage' PESHAWAR, April 24: NWFP Chief Minister Akram Khan Durrani has directed health department to prepare a feasibility report for conducting genetic test of couples before marriage in all the districts headquarters hospitals. ... PESHAWAR: Girl in jail for want of guarantors PESHAWAR, April 24: A female juvenile offender, granted bail by a local court last week, has to remain in prison as she could not produce guarantors on her behalf. ... PESHAWAR: Mega projects planned to boost farm sector PESHAWAR, April 24: Federal Minister for Agriculture Yar Mohammad Rind has said that the government has planned mega projects to boost agriculture sector in the Frontier province. ... PESHAWAR: Police warned against misuse of power PESHAWAR, April 24: Police officials must perform their duties with a missionary zeal and ensure protection to the life, honour and property of the people at all cost, says NWFP police chief Muhammad Raffat Pasha. ... ISLAMABAD: SC extends deadline to get girl back ISLAMABAD April 24: The Supreme Court on Thursday extended its earlier deadline to police to produce an abductee before the court and directed senior police officials to produce the culprit positively on May 10 without harassing the family members of the abductee. ... HYDERABAD: 50pc provincial share urged in divisible pool HYDERABAD, April 24: Sindh Minister for Population Welfare Imtiaz Ahmed Sheikh has said that Sindh government has not budged on its demand of 50 per cent share for provinces in divisible pool under the seventh National Finance Commission award. ... HYDERABAD: Appointments on merit demanded HYDERABAD, April 24: The Primary Education Alliance has appealed to the Sindh governor and chief minister to appoint gazetted officers as ADOs in the education department of Dadu district and order an inquiry through some honest officials in the incident of attack on teachers in Kotri. ... HYDERABAD: Mother fears handing over of son to America HYDERABAD, April 24: The mother of Hafiz Rafi Mustafa Shaikh, who declined to disclose her name, has expressed fear that her son might either be handed over to the US ... QUETTA: Councillors protest Wasa separation from dist govt QUETTA, April 24: Nazims and councillors of the city on Saturday staged a protest demonstration in front of the Balochistan assembly against the separation of Wasa from the city government. ... WANA: Several hurt as madressah collapses WANA, April 24: Several people were injured as a building collapsed in a religious seminary in a tribal area, where Pakistan Army and tribesmen accused of sheltering Taliban and Al Qaeda near the Afghan border were to sign a peace deal on Saturday. ... CHITRAL: Exploitation of Kalash people alleged CHITRAL, April 24: The Save Kalash Culture Society has criticized the sending of local girls to Islamabad and Peshawar for dancing and appealed to the NWFP chief minister to ensure that the honour of the minorities is upheld. ... SUKKUR: Haris to get 170,000 acres of land: CM SUKKUR, April 24: Sindh Chief Minister Mohammad Ali Mahar has announced that 170,000 acres of land will be distributed among peasants. ... KHAIRPUR: Call to preserve historical monuments KHAIRPUR, April 24: Speakers at a seminar on renovation and preservation of historical buildings held here on Saturday called upon the government to save the historical monuments of the former Khairpur state. ... LARKANA: Karo-kari claims two more lives LARKANA, April 24: A teenaged girl and a man were shot dead under the pretext of Karo-kari in the Bakrani area near here on Saturday. ... NAUSHAHRO FEROZE: Two boys die as hospital runs out of oxygen NAUSHAHRO FEROZE, April 24: Two children died in the Civil Hospital here on Saturday owing to non-availability of oxygen. An injured boy, Mohammad Aleem Arain, 10, of Faqir Mohammad village ... HYDERABAD: Officials directed to ensure regular water supply HYDERABAD, April 24: Taking serious notice of shortage of drinking water and supply of contaminated water in many parts of the city, Hyderabad Development Authority director-general Ali Ahmed Lund visited the River Indus on Saturday. ... GUJRANWALA: Body to probe causes of high death rate at DHQ Hospital GUJRANWALA, April 24: The DHQ Hospital administration constituted on Saturday a committee to probe into the causes of high mortality rate at the infirmary. ... BAHAWALPUR: 300 educators denied salary BAHAWALPUR, April 24: At least 300 educators have not been paid their salaries for the last six months by the district government. ... FAISALABAD: Dist govt asked to check disposal of polluted water FAISALABAD, April 24: The Mamukanjan union council officials have given a month's deadline to the district administration to ensure stoppage of disposal of polluted water in the open drain. ... FAISALABAD: Hurdles in water project removed FAISALABAD, April 24: The misunderstanding among some people about the mega water supply project involving a huge foreign aid of Rs4.5 billion has been removed and the formal work on it will start soon. ... MULTAN: Chargesheet against Wasa official sent to NAB MULTAN, April 24: The Multan Development Authority high-ups have sent a chargesheet to the National Accountability Bureau against a Wasa official for his alleged involvement in massive corruption and malpractices. ... GUJRANWALA: Ex-DIG barred from going abroad GUJRANWALA, April 24: The anti-terrorism court (ATC) No 1 on Saturday restrained former DIG Malik Iqbal, an accused in Sialkot jail case, from going abroad. ... OKARA: Addicts protest denial of opium quota OKARA, April 24: A number of addicts have protested against denial of the approved quota of opium pills to them by the district excise and taxation office. ...

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