07 May 2004 Friday 16 Rabi-ul-Awwal 1425 KARACHI: Nazim seeks help to improve city conditions KARACHI, May 6: City Nazim Niamatullah Khan on Thursday urged private sector and philanthropists to join hands with the city government in improving environmental, health, educational and other conditions in the metropolis. ... KARACHI: Teaching being severely affected - Delay in provision of textbooks KARACHI, May 6: Due to considerable delay in provision of free textbooks to students, any purposeful teaching at government run primary schools in the city has yet to commence. ... KARACHI: Young man found dead, three die in accidents - Kidnapped trader freed KARACHI, May 6: A young man was shot dead by unknown persons in Liaquatabad on Thursday. Police said the body of an unidentified young man was found on the main road in Qasimabad area of Liaquatabad. ... KARACHI: Increase in allocation for health demanded KARACHI, May 6: Speakers at a seminar here on Thursday urged the federal government to increase health budget by at least two per cent. They also called for the implementation of the Smoking Prohibition Ordinance-2002 in letter and spirit ... KARACHI: Power failures persist as city braves hot day KARACHI, May 6: As mercury shot up to 43.5 Celsius with 22 per cent humidity, there was no respite for millions of power-stricken Karachiites on Thursday despite KESC's claim of terminating the unannounced loadshedding ... ISLAMABAD: AEDB to meet power shortfall ISLAMABAD, May 6: The Alternate Energy Development Board (AEDB) has decided to move swiftly with its alternate power production plans in Karachi to ease to some extent the city's crisis-like situation. ... KARACHI: Muttahida activist, son wounded in attack KARACHI, May 6: An activist of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement and his son were shot and wounded in Sharifabad on Thursday morning. According to the Sharifabad police, two armed men opened fire at the car of ex-ASI Mohammad Naushad outside his house. ... KARACHI: CDGK ban on Bachat Bazaars criticized KARACHI, May 6: Bachat Bazaars, Stalls and Hawkers Association has served a legal notice to the city government against its decision to ban the holding of bachat bazaars on the days other than Sunday. ... KARACHI: HRCP seeks protection for couple KARACHI, May 6: The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan has urged the government to provide safety to a couple who have married of their free will, but are being chased by their tribesmen and the police. ... KARACHI: Transparency a must for organ transplantation: WHO KARACHI, May 6: A WHO Mission on Cell Tissue, Organ Transplantation and Safe Blood Transfusion, which comprised the regional adviser, essential health technologies (EHT) ... KARACHI: Parties assured of fair by-polls KARACHI, May 6: The Election Commission is committed to act with neutrality, objectivity, impartiality and independence at every stage of the electoral process, said the provincial Election Commissioner, Ahmad Ali Halepota, here on Thursday. ... KARACHI: Scholarship cheques issued KARACHI, May 6: Sindh Education department has dispatched cheques worth Rs2.9 million to various educational institution for awarding scholarships to deserving students for enabling them to acquire further education. ... KARACHI: Accused in charas case acquitted KARACHI, May 6: An appellate bench of the Sindh High Court, comprising Justice Wahid Bux Brohi and Justice Rehmat Hussain Jaffery, acquitted an accused Abdul Hayee after serious lacunas were found in the documents prepared by the excise inspector ... KARACHI: Women feel insecure at workplace KARACHI, May 6: Rubina Shaheen's black veil hides her black-belt and her prowess in javelin throw. But neither saved the 28-year-old policewoman from the unwanted advances of her male colleagues. ... KARACHI: Steps to prevent asthma urged KARACHI, May 6: Speakers at a seminar here on Thursday emphasized the need for measures to prevent asthma, which has spread fast in the country, like other parts of the world, over the past decade. ... ISLAMABAD: Generator for presidency, parliament building ISLAMABAD, May 6: The Capital Development Authority (CDA) is installing a 4-MW power generator at the President House at the cost of Rs90 million to ensure uninterrupted power supply, a source told Dawn on Thursday. ... LAHORE: Strike called off LAHORE, May 6: Film exhibitors called off a proposed strike of cinema houses after a meeting with Tariq Aziz, the principal secretary to President Gen Musharraf. ... LAHORE: Millers again increase flour price LAHORE, May 6: The Pakistan Flour Mills Association again increased the flour price by Rs8 per 20kg on Thursday. The new retail price of a 20kg bag is Rs230 while the ex-mill rate is Rs224. ... LAHORE: Crackdown on hoarders LAHORE, May 6: The food department is getting ready for a crackdown on unlicensed wheat hoarders in the province, which may start in the next one or two days. According to sources in the department ... DERA GHAZI KHAN: Land-grabbing - HRCP team visits Jampur tehsil DERA GHAZI KHAN, May 6: A team of the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan on Wednesday visited the Jampur tehsil, Rajanpur district, where hundreds of acres of agriculture land has allegedly been acquired by the Legharis by intimidating farmers. ... MULTAN: Rape cases - eight booked in Kabirwala MULTAN, May 6: Police registered two separate cases under the Hudood Ordinance on Thursday after the surfacing of an alleged panchayat-enforced rape in Kabirwala area of Khanewal district. ... LAHORE: Five companies to run 280 buses LAHORE, May 6: Five more transport companies will run 280 buses on various routes in the provincial metropolis from next month. Under an agreement with the transport department, the Albraq transport company will run 80 buses ... LAHORE: Robbers kill driver, take away Rs1.2m LAHORE, May 6: Robbers shot dead a driver and took away Rs1.2 million in cash and prize bonds on the Sarwar Road in Cantonment on Thursday. Mian Mohammad told police that he along with his wife drew Rs700,000 in cash and Rs500,000 worth prize bonds from the State Bank on The Mall. ... LAHORE: Dulla Bhatti - hero or villain? LAHORE, May 6: Whether Dulla Bhatti, who was executed by Emperor Akbar, was a hero or a villain? This is the question that haunts the officials who have been directed by the information minister to build his mausoleum and an academy after him. ... PESHAWAR: Direct funding to towns proposed PESHAWAR, May 6: The Provincial Finance Commission (PFC) has recommended that the NWFP government should directly finance town councils in the province from the next financial year, officials said. ... PESHAWAR: PHC Bar polls on 22nd PESHAWAR, May 6: The annual elections of Peshawar High Court Bar Association will be held on May 22, an official of the Bar said here on Thursday. ... PESHAWAR: Doctors trained to handle post-quake situation PESHAWAR, May 6: Doctors in Mansehra and Battagram districts have been imparted training on how to tackle diseases surfacing after an earthquake. The World Health Organisation, which sponsored these workshops ... PESHAWAR: Police accused of detaining innocent people PESHAWAR, May 6: The city police on Wednesday night arrested over a dozen 'anti-social elements' and allegedly subjected some of them to torture before setting them free. ... PESHAWAR: New archaeological sites discovered PESHAWAR, May 6: The archaeology and museums department has discovered 140 archaeological sites and Buddhist monuments in Swabi district, an official said. ... PESHAWAR: 'High costs of farm input affect yield' PESHAWAR, May 6: Small farmers on Thursday complained about spiralling prices of agricultural inputs, including insecticides, saying it was hurting yields of many crops grown in the NWFP ... BAHAWALPUR: Wheat permits suspended BAHAWALPUR, May 6: Wheat purchase permits and licences of individuals and private parties in all districts of the former Bahawalpur division had been suspended, Minister for Food Chaudhry Iqbal said on Thursday. ... HYDERABAD: Restriction on heavy vehicles plying urged HYDERABAD, May 6: The Taluka city council on Wednesday demanded that a ban should be imposed on entry of heavy vehicles in the city limits during morning hours. ... HYDERABAD: Clerks demand salary hike HYDERABAD, May 6: A large number of clerks marched from the Shahbaz Building to the press club here on Thursday to protest against non-acceptance of their demands. ... HYDERABAD: Market body barred from overcharging HYDERABAD, May 6: The Sindh High Court Hyderabad circuit has restrained the Agriculture Marketing director and the Dadu market committee assistant director from charging in excess of the sanctioned market fee and setting up illegal check posts. ... DADU: Karo-kari - Couple shot dead DADU, May 6: A man and a woman were killed on the pretext of Karo-kari near Bhan Saeedabad town on Wednesday night. Deedar Rodhnani, 30, was shot dead by three armed men on the Bhan-Chhinni link road. ... RAWALPINDI: 33pc rise in tax collection, minister told RAWALPINDI, May 6: There has been 33 per cent raise in the tax collected by the Excise and Taxation Office (ETO), Rawalpindi. This was stated by a taxation official who briefed the Punjab minister for excise and taxation ... RAWALPINDI: 250,000 tons of medical waste produced annually - Report RAWALPINDI, May 6: Around 250,000 tons of medical waste which effects the environment is produced by all sorts of health care facilities in the country. ... RAWALPINDI: Passenger held for attempting to enter cockpit RAWALPINDI, May 6: The Airport Security Force (ASF) on Thursday arrested a passenger for attempting to enter the cockpit on a flight from Dubai to Islamabad. ... QUETTA: Balochistan PA demands land settlement QUETTA, May 6: The Balochistan Assembly adopted on Thursday six resolutions, one of which demanded of the federal government to restore PIA flight between Turbat and Sharjah to facilitate the people of Makran to have a better communication link with the Gulf states. ... KOHAT: Action against principal's kidnappers demanded KOHAT, May 6: A meeting of local elders organized by the National Awami Party on Wednesday called for stern action against the kidnapping, torture and humiliation of the principal of the Cadet College Razmak by members of a criminal gang from the North Waziristan Agency. ... KHAIRPUR: Desilting of water channels urged KHAIRPUR, May 6: Hundreds of farmers on Thursday took out a procession against the failure of the irrigation department to desilt Faiz Nahar, Setharja Minor and Mehrab Wah. ... NAWABSHAH: Oxygen shortage in hospital persists NAWABSHAH, May 6: Patients at the People's Medical College Hospital are suffering owing to shortage of oxygen as seven to eight oxygen cylinders are being supplied to the hospital against the daily requirement of 15-16 cylinders. ...

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