14 May 2004 Friday 23 Rabi-ul-Awwal 1425 KARACHI: Miscreants to be dealt with strictly - governor KARACHI, May 13: Sindh Governor Dr Ishratul Ibad Khan said on Thursday that a probe into the incidents of violence on by-polls in the city has been initiated and those involved in terrorist activities will be taken to task. ... KARACHI: Balloting held for industrial plots KARACHI, May 13: Sindh governor Dr Ishratul Ibad here on Thursday urged the Sindh Industrial Trading Estate to provide quality infrastructure and services to the industrial estates. ... KARACHI: Police officers of Baldia and Liaquatabad suspended - CM, IG order inquiries KARACHI, May 13: The law and order situation obtaining in Sindh came under review at a high level meeting held at the CM's House here on Thursday under the chairmanship of Chief Minister Sardar Ali Mohammad Mahar. ... KARACHI: Reinspection of consulate building ordered KARACHI, May 13: The Sindh High Court ordered on Thursday reinspection of the Japanese consulate building as the allegedly violative structure 'has come above ground'. ... KARACHI: Mosque blast toll rises to 19 as three more die KARACHI, May 13: With three more victims of the Hyderi mosque blast succumbing to their injuries at two private hospitals on Thursday, the death toll in the May 7 tragedy has risen to 19. ... KARACHI: Muttahida activist shot dead KARACHI, May 13: An activist of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement was shot dead by unknown persons, and his body was found in Gadap early Thursday morning. ... KARACHI: Shift in HIV transmission mode may spur disease KARACHI, May 13: A shift is taking place in the mode of transmission of Human Immunodeficiency Virus, which may soon cause an explosion in the total number of HIV cases in the country. ... KARACHI: Admit cards of HSC candidates issued KARACHI, May 13: The Board of Intermediate Education has dispatched the admit cards to the candidates of HSC Humanities (Private) annual examination, at their respective addresses, a board official said on Thursday. ... KARACHI: HSC exam to be held as planned KARACHI, May 13: The HSC annual examinations would be held in two shifts for Science and Commerce group candidates, as scheduled on Friday, senior officials of the Board of Intermediate Education said late on Thursday night. ... KARACHI: Textbook paper supplier to present 'facts' KARACHI, May 13: The supplier party, which had entered into an agreement with the Sindh Textbook Board for the import and supply of paper for printing of textbooks ... KARACHI: Quota for disabled in parliament demanded KARACHI, May 13: A special quota be fixed in the parliament for the handicapped people, so that they could highlight their issues and influence the formulation of policies to their benefit, an association working for the disabled demanded. ... KARACHI: Overhauling of drainage system urged KARACHI, May 13: The existing drainage system in the Old City areas, particularly in Lyari and Saddar Towns, built during the British rule, has almost collapsed and residents have called for overhauling the entire system. ... KARACHI: Cricket contest among blind students held KARACHI, May 13: Ida Rieu Whites beat the Shaheen Cricket Club by two wickets in the final match of the Annual All Karachi Cricket Tournament of the Blind on Thursday. ... KARACHI: All About Lifestyles opens today KARACHI, May 13: The Dawn Group of Newspapers is organizing its annual All About Lifestyles exhibition for Karachi on May 14, 15 and 16. ... ISLAMABAD: Working of Planning Commission criticized ISLAMABAD, May 13: The Senate Standing Committee on Planning and Development on Thursday expressed dismay over the disclosure that the Planning Commission, since its inception, met only once in 19 years. ... ISLAMABAD: 'Allotment mafia' in Estate Office busted ISLAMABAD, May 13: The Nationally Accountability Bureau (NAB) has busted a gang in the Estate Office (EO) and arrested an official and a money changer involved in fake allotment of government houses, a source told Dawn on Thursday. ... LAHORE: Hottest day of season in Lahore LAHORE, May 13: Thursday was the hottest day of the current summer in the city with the mercury touching 43.7 degrees Celsius. It was half a degree higher than Tuesday's 43.2 degrees Celsius. ... LAHORE: Lawyers to boycott courts today LAHORE, May 13: Tension mounted in the sessions courts after a clash between police and lawyers who surrounded the chamber of District and Sessions Judge Chaudhry Khalil Ahmad and only let him go at the behest of Lahore High Court Bar Association president Ahmad Awais. ... LAHORE: Interior secy told to pay for phone misuse LAHORE, May 13: The Public Accounts Committee-I of the Punjab Assembly on Thursday asked Federal Interior Secretary Tasnim Noorani to pay for the phone calls he had made over and above his prescribed limit as Punjab education secretary in 1998-99. ... LAHORE: Govt may recover expenses on wheat LAHORE, May 13: In a summary to the chief minister, the Punjab food department has recommended a freeze on the wheat release price for flour mills at Rs350 per 40kg for the year 2004 and Rs355 for first four months of 2005. ... LAHORE: 'Bureaucrats and feudals deny people rights' LAHORE, May 13: The alliance among the feudals, civil and military bureaucracy has gradually transformed the rule of law into the rule of the rulers in Pakistan. ... PESHAWAR: Genuine issues will be solved: Sherpao PESHAWAR, May 13: Federal Minister for Water and Power Aftab Ahmad Khan Sherpao has assured that all efforts would be made to get the share from hydel net profit and its due share from NFC Award. ... PESHAWAR: High Court sets aside conviction of juvenile PESHAWAR, May 13: A two-member bench of the Peshawar High Court on Thursday set aside the conviction of a juvenile offender and remanded his case back to a trial court in a narcotics' smuggling case. ... PESHAWAR: Industry department opposes govt move PESHAWAR, May 13: The NWFP industry, commerce and labour department has opposed the provincial government move to hand over registration of various societies, including Deeni Madaris, to the social welfare department, official sources said. ... PESHAWAR: FIR filed against union council Nazim PESHAWAR, May 13: The city police have registered two separate FIRs against a union council nazim and councillor on the charges of attesting three forms of National Database Registration Authority (Nadra) for Afghan nationals, sources said here on Thursday. ... PESHAWAR: ANP wants alliance of small provinces, parties PESHAWAR, May 13: The ANP has said it is working on an alliance to bring together parties from smaller provinces to wage a joint struggle for provincial autonomy and federal democratic system in the country. ... PESHAWAR: Students advised to pay attention to study PESHAWAR, May 13: The Vice Chancellor of Peshawar University, Lt-Gen (rtd) Mumtaz Gul has stressed upon the students to devote their energies on education to meet the 21st century challenges and put the country on the path of progress. ... PESHAWAR: Cable operators' concern over wire cutting PESHAWAR, May 13: Cable operators in the city have been facing many problems, but the government is reluctant to resolve their issues, despite getting huge taxes from them. ... GILGIT: Shia leader demands separate syllabus GILGIT, May 13: Aga Syed Ziauddin Rizvi, a top leader of Shia community of Northern Areas, has urged the government to resolve long-standing issue of Islamiat curriculum which he said was a major source of sectarian unrest in the region. ... PESHAWAR: Journalist's detention challenged in PHC PESHAWAR, May 13: The continuous detention of an Afghan Journalist Sami Yousufzai and his driver Muhammad Saleem by intelligence agencies was challenged in the Peshawar High Court on Thursday. ... HYDERABAD: Judge to hold inquiry into man's detention HYDERABAD, May 13: A bench of the Sindh High Court, Hyderabad circuit, on Thursday directed the district and sessions judge of Nawabshah to conduct an inquiry into the detention of a man and submit a report before the court on May 20. ... HYDERABAD: 'Poisonous water released into River Indus' HYDERABAD, May 13: The Faran Club International Hyderabad has expressed grave concern over the release of poisonous water into River Indus and said villagers of Dadu district were suffering from stomach diseases owing to the consumption of contaminated water. ... HYDERABAD: Shifting of revenue offices soon HYDERABAD, May 13: The shifting of offices of revenue, city survey, cane commissioner and other departments from the collector's office building will cause inconvenience to people, specially those hailing from rural areas. ... HYDERABAD: Farmers accuse MNA of water theft HYDERABAD, May 13: Small growers of Allahdino Khan Buber Goth, Tnado Allahyar taluka, have accused an MNA of breaking their watercourse and diverting water to his lands. ... HYDERABAD: 'No crisis in SAB' HYDERABAD, May 13: The Secretary of Sindhi Adabi Board Mr Inam Shaikh has refuted reports that there was a crisis at the board, and added that the performance of the board had considerably improved after the merger of 36 board employees in the education department. ... HARIPUR: Vaccination for cattle disease begins HARIPUR, May 13: The department of livestock and dairy development has started vaccination of livestock in the district to prevent the spread of animal diseases, officials said here on Thursday. ... SWABI: Power breakdown continues in many areas of Swabi SWABI, May 13: The Peshawar Electric Supply Company has so far been unable to restore power supply to many areas of Swabi district where two transformers broke down on Tuesday. ... SUKKUR: Sponsors of jirga, police officials summoned SUKKUR, May 13: A single bench of the Sindh High Court, Sukkur circuit, comprising Justice Zia Pervaiz, has issued notices to 13 people, including DPO Sukkur, to appear in the court on May 17. ... SANGHAR: Strike in Sanghar SANGHAR, May 13: A strike was observed against the kidnapping of three persons here on Thursday. Irrigation SDO Mumtaz Narai and landlords Abdul Rehman Nizamani and Abdul Rehman Qureshi had been kidnapped in the Kanahar Mari village ... HYDERABAD: Killings in Karachi condemned HYDERABAD, May 13: The district Amir of the Muttahida Majlis- i-Amal Maulana Waheed Qureshi has said that nobody will feel safe in the country, including those sitting in high places, if justice is not dispensed to the people. ... DADU: Plan ready for Gorakh hill station road DADU, May 13: The Gorakh hill station on the Khirthar mountains will be linked with adjoining areas through a road network to provide facilities to domestic and foreign tourists. ... NAUSHAHRO FEROZE: Union councils call for release of funds NAUSHAHRO FEROZE, May 13: District council members at a meeting held here on Wednesday criticized the government for not providing development funds directly to union council nazims. ... FAISALABAD: Millers hold sway in wheat purchase FAISALABAD, May 13: The local food department is facing problems in achieving the wheat procurement target as it has met only 59.84 percent of the target in Faisalabad, Jhang and Toba Tek Singh districts. ... GUJRAT: Gujrat lawyers observe strike GUJRAT, May 13: Lawyers observed a strike after they heard on Thursday noon that the Sadar police had instituted a case against 356 PML-N activists, including bar secretary-general Raja Rasheed Jaral and arrested him. ... SHEIKHUPURA: Boy falls from bus, dies SHEIKHUPURA, May 13: A boy died here on Thursday after he fell from a bus on the Jandiala-Jhabran Road. However, his family alleged that he had died due to negligence of the doctor at the District Headquarters Hospital. ... RAHIMYAR KHAN: Pensioners call for early payment RAHIMYAR KHAN, May 13: Retired employees of the district council are facing problems due to the late payment of pension. They are given pension on the 12th of each month which is a matter of great inconvenience. ...

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