27 April 2004 Tuesday 06 Rabi-ul-Awwal 1425 KARACHI: Police safety body for Karachi delayed KARACHI, April 26: The present government has issued 5,063 arms licences in the province, out of which 2,110 were issued in Karachi alone. This has been stated by the Sindh Chief Minister Ali Mohammad Mahar in a written reply ... KARACHI: Flour crisis looms large amid strike by millers - 70 units stop grinding KARACHI, April 26: Leaders of the Pakistan Flour Mills Association claimed that wheat grinding operation was suspended by 70 mills in the city on Monday in response to its strike call. ... KARACHI: Nazim orders removal of encroachments KARACHI, April 26: City Nazim Naimatullah Khan has directed the officials concerned to take measures for removal of encroachments from the pieces of land specified for construction of inter-city bus terminals and any other hurdles obstructing the plan. ... KARACHI: DCET students turn violent - PEC accreditation demanded KARACHI, April 26: The vehicular traffic remained disturbed at Jail Chowrangi on Monday when students of the Dawood College of Engineering and Technology staged a demonstration to press for their demands. ... KARACHI: Courts urged to exercise suo motu powers freely KARACHI, April 26: Constitutional courts should exercise their suo motu jurisdiction more freely to ensure the rule of law, Sindh Bar Council executive committee chairman said in his speech at a reference for Justice Ghulam Nabi Soomro ... KARACHI: Power failures persist in city KARACHI, April 26: The Karachi Electric Supply Corporation on Monday again failed to provide uninterrupted power supply to Federal B Area, where enraged residents had taken to the streets on Sunday. ... KARACHI: Aftab tells City Nazim to solve problems or quit KARACHI, April 26: The Chief Minister's advisor on Home affairs, Aftab Shaikh, on Monday asked the Nazim of the Karachi to either solve basic problems of the metropolis or step down from the office. ... KARACHI: 3 bandits arrested KARACHI, April 26: Police on Monday claimed to have arrested three armed bandits, who were allegedly fleeing after looting a super store at Rashid Minhas Road. ... KARACHI: Dow varsity to have computer library KARACHI, April 26: The Dow University of Health Sciences (DUHS) will soon have a digital library having 120 computers, said its vice-chancellor on Monday. ... KARACHI: Special children entertained KARACHI, April 26: Over 100 handicapped children had fun in a three-hour entertainment programme at an elite club here on Monday. The function was organized by a social worker, Jimmy Engineer, under his monthly 'fun & food' programme for special children. ... KARACHI: Judgment reserved in SMC case KARACHI, April 26: A full bench of the Sindh High Court reserved on Monday its judgment on writ petitions moved by 61 expelled students of the Sindh Medical College against cancellation of their admissions. ... KARACHI: Two killed in Gulshan KARACHI, April 26: Two persons were killed by unidentified men in Gulshan-i-Iqbal on Monday morning, police said. A labourer, Javed Fida Hussain, 30, was killed, who had come to the city from Rahimyar Khan recently. ... LARKANA: Children from India arrive in Larkana LARKANA, April 26: A 40-member team of Indian street-children arrived here on a two-day visit on Monday. Various Larkana-based NGOs arranged a reception in honour of the team ... KHAIRPUR: By-election under army supervision demanded KHAIRPUR, April 26: The People's Party Parliamentarians has demanded that the by-election in PS-31 should be held under the supervision of army. ... ISLAMABAD: Soomro urges students to abide by social mores ISLAMABAD, April 26: The Senate chairman, Muhammadmian Soomro, has urged the students to manifest socio-cultural mores in their practical lives besides exploring new avenues. ... PESHAWAR: Qissakhwani martyrs remembered PESHAWAR, April 26: Tributes were paid to sons of the soil who had laid down their lives at the Qissakhwani Bazaar, Peshawar, on April 23, 1930, during the freedom struggle. ... ISLAMABAD: Apex court wants SSGC employees reinstated ISLAMABAD, April 26: The Supreme Court on Monday warned the Sui Southern Gas Company to implement its judgment in letter and spirit by reinstating all the sacked employees or face a contempt proceeding. ... LAHORE: 20kg flour bag price up by Rs8 LAHORE, April 26: The Pakistan Flour Mills Association on Monday decided to increase ex-mill rate of 20kg flour bag by Rs8 and retail price to Rs224. ... LAHORE: Bar resolves to oppose bench in Faisalabad LAHORE, April 26: The Lahore High Court Bar Association has resolved to oppose the establishment of a high court bench at Faisalabad on the ground that it will harm the independence of the judiciary. ... LAHORE: Health dept fails to provide infrastructure - Private practice at hospitals LAHORE, April 26: The Punjab Health Department will not be able to re-introduce institutional private practice in autonomous teaching hospitals from July 1 as it has failed to provide necessary infrastructure to the clinicians. ... LAHORE: PU slips in research rating LAHORE, April 26: The Punjab University slips down to number five from its traditional number one slot in the list of national educational institutions conducting research work. ... HYDERABAD: District council members block road in protest: Supply of polluted water HYDERABAD, April 26: The issue of supply of polluted water to residents of Latifabad taluka dominated the first day of the monthly session of the district council on Monday. ... LAHORE: Three killed in mall dispute LAHORE, April 26: Three people were killed and another injured over a dispute at Al-Amin Centre in Rang Mehal police station precinct on Monday. ... LAHORE: Presidential order set aside LAHORE April 26: The Lahore High Court has set aside a presidential order of upholding a State Bank plea against a job-seeker. Advocate Liaqat Ali Butt, counsel of the petitioner ... PESHAWAR: Disconnection of gas supply criticized PESHAWAR, April 26: The Grand Alliance of Hotels Associations has criticized the Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited for disconnecting the supply to commercial consumers in Charsadda. ... PESHAWAR: Payment of Wapda dues to be ensured PESHAWAR, April 26: Provincial authorities would oversee the monthly payment of electricity charges by the four towns of the Peshawar city district, it is learnt. ... PESHAWAR: Need stressed for giving priority to IT PESHAWAR, April 26: NWFP Assembly Speaker Bakht Jehan Khan has underlined the need for attaching priority to information technology at the national level to meet modern challenges. ... PESHAWAR: CM reiterates stand on NFC award PESHAWAR, April 26: NWFP Chief Minister Akram Khan Durrani has linked signing of the NFC award with an increase in the net hydel profit and the province's share in the divisible pool. ... PESHAWAR: Corporal punishment decried PESHAWAR, April 26: Corporal punishment is one of the major reasons behind children's running away from their homes, activists dealing with such cases say. ... PESHAWAR: Nine police officers transferred PESHAWAR, April 26: The provincial police officer, Riffat Pasha, has issued transfer and posting order of six grade 18 and three grade 17 officials. ... PESHAWAR: CM to discuss uplift schemes with Nazims PESHAWAR, April 26: NWFP Chief Minister Akram Khan Durrani has agreed to hold a detailed meeting with district Nazims and ascertain information about development schemes executed by elected representatives in their districts. ... PESHAWAR: Govt calls convention of NGOs PESHAWAR, April 26: The NWFP government has convened an NGOs' convention on April 29 to establish a working relationship with them besides reviewing their performance. ... PESHAWAR: Drug quality board faces staff shortage PESHAWAR, April 26: Lack of infrastructure and shortage of staff has affected the performance of the drug quality control board, health officials said on Monday. ... PESHAWAR: Retiring schoolteachers face problems PESHAWAR, April 26: Retiring school teachers frequently face problems because of slackness of education department officials, who often leave their (school teachers') service books incomplete. ... HYDERABAD: Council asks nazim to seek approval for raising allocation - Taluka development schemes HYDERABAD, April 26: The City Taluka Council here on Monday approved several development works but demanded that the taluka nazim must obtain approval from the council ... RAWALPINDI: Highwaymen rob people; two die in accidents RAWALPINDI, April 26: Highwaymen looted several people and hijacked vehicles by blocking a road near Jatli while three vehicles were taken away in different parts of Rawalpindi, police said on Monday. ... RAWALPINDI: TMA fails to install water plants RAWALPINDI, April 26: The tehsil municipal administration (TMA) has failed to install 32 filtration plants, approved about four years ago, to supply clean drinking water to the residents in the city, it is learnt. ... JHNAG: Policeman suspended for flouting court order JHANG, April 26: The Chiniot City SHO was suspended from service for keeping in the dark a Chiniot additional sessions judge about the Lahore High Court orders in the same case. ... BAHAWALPUR: Traders' protest against doctors' apathy BAHAWALPUR, April 26: Traders of the Circular Road took out a protest rally against alleged negligence of the Bahawal Victoria Hospital doctors here on Monday. ... RAHIM YAR KHAN: Living on contaminated water RAHIM YAR KHAN, April 26: Around 80 per cent of the residents of this southern Punjab town, which is also the district headquarters, are forced to drink contaminated water. ... GUJRANWALA: Delay in supply of books resented GUJRANWALA, April 26: Students of primary, elementary and secondary schools on Monday expressed their resentment against the Punjab Textbook Board (PTB) for not supplying books in the market. ... GUJRANWALA: 42 housing schemes declared illegal GUJRANWALA, April 26: As many as 42 housing schemes have been declared illegal by the Gujranwala Development Authority. According to details, some private parties acquired agricultural land in and around the city ... MULTAN: Multan bar for separate province MULTAN, April 26: The Lahore high court bar association (LHCBA), Multan bench, has demanded a separate province comprising areas geographically known as southern Punjab ... HYDERABAD: Officials accused of selling water HYDERABAD, April 26: The tail-end farmers of the Khokhar Minor held a protest demonstration outside the press club here on Monday against the acute shortage of water in the channel. ... HYDERABAD: Canal breach floods mango orchards and villages HYDERABAD, April 26: Several villages, mango orchards spread over 700 acres of land and wheat crop were inundated when a 50-foot wide breach occurred in the Rohri Canal, near the Khesana Mori, near here on Sunday night. ... MIRPURKHAS: Shortage of doctors in Mirpurkhas hospitals MIRPURKHAS, April 26: EDO health Dr Fazal Illahi Yousfani has said that some 165 posts of doctors are lying vacant in different hospitals of the district. He stated this while speaking at a meeting of the district council on Monday. ...

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