29 April 2004 Thursday 08 Rabi-ul-Awwal 1425 KARACHI: Flour millers call off strike on minister's assurance - Demands to be considered KARACHI, April 28: Flour mill owners called off their strike on Wednesday after getting an assurance by Sindh Food Minister Arif Jatoi that he would insist on removal of restriction on wheat movement in Sindh and Punjab ... KARACHI: 2,200 teachers detailed in violation of ban KARACHI, April 28: In violation of Sindh chief minister's orders and government notifications, the City District Government Karachi since its inception issued "detailed to work" orders to 2,200 teachers to work at other than the place of their posting in the city. ... KARACHI: 'Chup Tazia' procession today KARACHI, April 28: An Alam Procession known as "Chup Tazia" will be taken out from Nishtar Park on Thursday at 0630 hours and after passing through the traditional route terminate at Noor Bagh Musafir-Khana Moosa Lane, Karachi. ... KARACHI: Low standard of Urdu teaching lamented KARACHI: Eminent writer Dr Shamsur Rehman Farooqui lamented the scarcity of Urdu language teachers from school to University level of language teaching. ... KARACHI: Workers' safety, health stressed KARACHI, April 28: Speakers at a seminar on "Safety and Health Culture at the Workplace" have urged employers and workers to ensure provision of safety measures at workplaces ... KARACHI: Supreme Court moved in Shaista case KARACHI, April 28: The Supreme Court was moved on Wednesday for leave to appeal the Sindh High Court order in the Shaista Almani case. ... KARACHI: Muttahida accused of unfair tactics KARACHI, April 28: Nazims of three towns have accused the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) of resorting to all sorts of tactics to prevent elected representatives from carrying out welfare programmes. ... KARACHI: Committees on women welfare, rights set up KARACHI, April 28: The Sindh government has constituted various committees on women's rights and their welfare, including the much sought-after body to check violence against women. ... KARACHI: Senior lawyer to help SHC in bank fraud case KARACHI, April 28: A division bench of the Sindh High Court on Wednesday named a senior lawyer as amicus curiae to address arguments on the liability of the head of an organization for an offence allegedly committed by its employees. ... KARACHI: HSC exams begin amid complaints of threats KARACHI, April 28: The HSC annual examinations commenced peacefully on Wednesday and no untoward incident was reported, officials in the Board of Intermediate Education claimed. ... KARACHI: Gadap accused declared proclaimed offender KARACHI, April 28: An absconding accused in the Gadap tragedy was declared proclaimed offender by the district and sessions court Malir. ... KARACHI: Housewife among 5 killed; two commit suicide KARACHI, April 28: Five persons were killed in separate incidents in various parts of the city on Wednesday and late Tuesday night. A young woman was killed by unknown persons. ... KARACHI: PWA facilities being renovated KARACHI, April 28: The second phase of the renovation work of the facilities managed by the Patients' Welfare Association (PWA) on the Civil Hospital premises started earlier this week. ... ISLAMABAD: Some CDA officials escape reshuffle ISLAMABAD, April 28: The Capital Development Authority (CDA) has given immunity to the officials, working with personnel directorate, as they have not been transffered in a recent reshuffle ... ISLAMABAD: Pims lab results termed unreliable ISLAMABAD, April 28: The laboratory reports of the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (Pims) have become unreliable, sources in the hospital told Dawn. ... LAHORE: Bank scam proceedings stayed by high court LAHORE, April 28: The Lahore High Court on Wednesday restrained an accountability court from holding further proceedings on the so-called Emirates Bank scam reference against Farukh Karamat and others. ... LAHORE: Billboard falls on rickshaw, kills driver LAHORE, April 28: A rickshaw driver was killed when a billboard fell on him at the Ganga Ram Chowk in the Civil Lines area here on Wednesday. Police said the billboard had been installed by an advertizing agency on behalf of the Parks and Horticulture Authority. ... LAHORE: 71 election petitions pending in court LAHORE, April 28: As many as 71 petitions are pending with election tribunals of the Lahore High Court in Lahore, Rawalpindi, Multan and Bahawalpur. According to the official record, 114 petitions were filed with the principal seat and the three benches and 43 disposed of. ... LAHORE: Imam, 2 brothers found murdered LAHORE, April 28: A prayer leader and two of his brothers were found murdered on Wednesday in a seminary at Mahmood Booti in Baghbanpura. Built by businessman Sheikh Mateen, the seminary has been offering Islamic education for many years to students from all over the country ... PESHAWAR: Doctors raise fee illegally PESHAWAR, April 28: Several doctors have increased their consultation fee in clear violation of the government's directives, a survey revealed. More than a dozen consultants have increased their fee on their own, said a doctor. ... PESHAWAR: CDC demands ban on housing schemes violating rules PESHAWAR, April 28: The City District Council (CDC) here on Wednesday demanded a ban on housing schemes in the jurisdiction of the provincial metropolis which were being built without the approval of respective town councils. ... PESHAWAR: Appointments made in violation of merit PESHAWAR, April 28: The NWFP Directorate of Technical Education and Manpower Training has made appointments in subordinate colleges and institutes in violation of the rule of merit and the policy on zonal allocation of seats ... PESHAWAR: NWFP seeks private investment in education PESHAWAR, April 28: The NWFP government wants to encourage the private sector to invest in the education sector to increase the literacy rate in the province, according to Chief Minister Akram Khan Durrani. ... PESHAWAR: Teachers want fee hike reversed PESHAWAR, April 28: The Peshawar University Teachers' Association (Puta) has demanded that the university administration rescind its decision to increase fees in all its affiliated schools. ... PESHAWAR: Assembly's standing committees criticized PESHAWAR, April 28: Woman members of the NWFP assembly standing committees have expressed dissatisfaction over the performance of these bodies, saying that they were wasting time and public money. ... HYDERABAD: Slow pace of work on projects criticized - District council session HYDERABAD, April 28: Members of the Hyderabad district council complained on Wednesday that work on development schemes initiated in their union councils last year had not been completed so far. ... HYDERABAD: Water standing on farmland hit by canal breach HYDERABAD, April 28: Water is standing on the farmland in Deh Abri where a 50-foot breach had occurred in the Rohri Canal on Sunday night, as the irrigation authorities have apparently failed to cope up with the situation. ... HYDERABAD: Council summons Wasa officials - Non-supply of water HYDERABAD, April 28: The City Taluka Council convener on Wednesday called upon the Water and Sanitation Agency managing director and executive engineer to attend the council session on Thursday to answer its members' questions on non-supply of water to different areas. ... HYDERABAD: Stolen government machinery seized HYDERABAD, April 28: The A-section police here on Wednesday seized stolen machinery/material of government and sugar mills under section 550, CrPC. ... HYDERABAD: Education for girls in rural areas stressed HYDERABAD, April 28: Girl students and teachers of the Sindh University have urged the girl students from rural background to create educational awakening among girls of their areas. ... LARAKANA: Protest against Nadra LARKANA, April 28: A demonstration was held in Kambar town on Monday in protest against Nadra's delay in the issuance of computerized national identity cards. ... PESHAWAR: Plea for regional cooperation PESHAWAR, April 28: The Peshawar University Teachers Association (Puta) has underlined the need for setting up teachers bodies and students unions at the regional level to promote understanding and cooperation ... RAWALPINDI: ASI gets one year RI RAWALPINDI, April 28: The special anti-corruption court on Wednesday awarded one-year rigorous imprisonment to an assistant sub-inspector (ASI) of Choa Syedan Shah police station for not handing over the recovered stolen goods to their real owner. ... RAWALPINDI: 3 killed in separate incidents RAWALPINDI, April 28: Three people were killed in separate incidents in Rawalpindi on Wednesday, police said. In the first incident, a 20-year-old man was shot dead by his rivals in Westridge. ... KHAIRPUR: SHO, five policemen suspended KHAIRPUR, April 28: The entire staff of the Rasoolabad police outpost and the SHO of Ranipur were placed under suspension following the looting of passengers of a coach (PLM-393) on the National Highway, near Thehri, on Tuesday night. ... QUETTA: Balochistan's $103m plan for oil, gas sector - Tapping huge potential QUETTA, April 28: The government has prepared a comprehensive plan to tap the huge oil and gas potential in Balochistan and it will invest over $103 million in this sector over the next three years, officials said. ... QUETTA: Warrants for Zehri issued by 'mistake' QUETTA, April 28: Non-bailable arrest warrants against former home minister Sardar Sanaullah Zehri in a treason case were issued mistakenly, the Balochistan police chief said on Wednesday. ... QUEETA: Teachers end hunger strike QUETTA, April 28: The nine teachers, who observed hunger-strike for 20 days, ended their protest when Chief Minister Jam Mohammad Yousuf offered juice glasses to them in the jail ward of the Civil Hospital and accepted their demands. ... HYDERABAD: Better health facilities pledged HYDERABAD, April 28: Provincial Health Minister Naeem Ishtiaque has said that conditions at all state-run health units in the backward areas of Hyderabad and Latifabad will be improved so that better medical facilities could be provided to people. ... SUKKUR: Plea to lift ban on wheat movement SUKKUR, April 28: Growers of the interior of Sindh have condemned the ban on the movement of wheat in the Sukkur region and demanded the lifting of the ban. ... DADU: Protest against water shortage DADU, April 28: A large number of growers of taluka Dadu staged a demonstration in front of the office of executive engineer irrigation here on Wednesday to protest against shortage of water. ... LARKANA: Two women killed by relative LARKANA, April 28: A woman and her daughter were killed allegedly by their relative on the outskirts of the city on Wednesday. Mohammed Chuttal Channo, carrying Husna, 50, her daughter Hasina, 28 ... LARKANA: Cut in rice price criticized LARKANA, April 28: The Sindh Balochistan Rice Millers and Traders Association has expressed concern over a sudden drop in the purchase rate of IRRI-6 rice and demanded a committee to keep watch on the price fluctuation. ... SANGHAR: Rs500m sanctioned for schools SANGHAR, April 28: The provincial government has sanctioned Rs500 million for the upgradation of 1,200 primary schools to middle level in the province. ... GILGIT: Duty on smuggled vehicles sought GILGIT, April 28: The Northern Areas police have asked the Central Board of Revenue (CBR) to open a customs checkpoint in the Northern Areas for levying customs duty on smuggled vehicles, official sources said. ... FAISALABAD: Citrus management system suggested FAISALABAD, April 28: University of Agriculture vice-chancellor Dr Bashir Ahmad has stressed the need for introducing a post-harvest management system for citrus throughout the fruit-handling chain. ... SAHIWAL: Eve-teasers injure 11 girls, teacher SAHIWAL, April 28: Eleven girl students and one of their teachers sustained injuries when some students of the adjoining Boys Community School threw stone on them in Chak 110/12-L on Wednesday. ... TOBA TEK SINGH: Bail plea of rape accused dismissed TOBA TEK SINGH, April 28: Additional District and Sessions Judge Amjad Pervez dismissed on Wednesday bail plea of a rape accused. Saleem alias Chaman was accused of raping a seven-year-old girl of Gobindpura locality. ...

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