19 May 2004 Wednesday 28 Rabi-ul-Awwal 1425 KARACHI: Land encroached upon to build DSP office - IG's orders defied KARACHI, May 18: The Gulshan Town police totally ignored the standing orders of Sindh police inspector general, issued to the force, to not to encroach upon any civic or private land for constructing police stations ... KARACHI: SMC students' petitions dismissed KARACHI, May 18: The Sindh High Court directed the provincial government on Tuesday to abolish all reserved seats in medical colleges except those allocated to the handicapped. ... KARACHI: Councillor's son among four killed KARACHI, May 18: Four men, including son of a UC councillor, were killed by unknown persons in different areas of the city on Tuesday. ... KARACHI: PMA concerned over fee increase by CPSP KARACHI, May 18: The Pakistan Medical Association (PMA) has expressed deep concern over the ever-increasing examination fee of the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Pakistan (CPSP) ... KARACHI: STB fails to provide subsidy on paper KARACHI, May 18: Due to the exceeding cost of printing paper, the Sindh Textbook Board (STB) has not been able to supply paper to publishers on subsidized rates, said market sources. ... KARACHI: 'STB chief responsible for textbook crisis' KARACHI, May 18: Provincial Minister for Literacy and Education, Irfanullah Marwat has held chairman, Sindh Textbook Board responsible for the delay in publication and non- availability of textbooks in the province. ... KARACHI: Community response to immunization termed poor KARACHI, May 18: The routine immunization is considerably poor though 20,000 outreach teams are working in the province. This was stated by the director-general of provincial health department, Hussein Bukhsh Memon ... KARACHI: Harkat man acquitted in grenade attack case KARACHI, May 18: An anti-terrorism court acquitted on Tuesday a worker of the banned Harkatul Mujahideen Al-Aalmi in a case pertaining to a hand-grenade attack on a police van. ... KARACHI: CDGK to extend date for submission of papers - Waste to energy project KARACHI, May 18: The City District Government Karachi has agreed to enhance the period from 60 days to 90 days for submission of bid documents by pre-qualified firms for 100 million dollars "Waste to Energy" project. ... KARACHI: 'EC orders flouted during by-polls' KARACHI, May 18: Deputy secretary general of the Pakistan Peoples' Party and its parliamentary leader in the Senate, Mian Raza Rabbani, on Tuesday said that appropriate steps on the part of Election Commission could have saved the lives of those, who died during the recent by-polls in the city. ... KARACHI: Man involved in child smuggling arrested KARACHI, May 18: A man, allegedly involved in smuggling of children for forced labour, has been arrested. Rajab Ali was arrested by the police, with the help of CPLC when a boy, Sajjad, escaped from his custody and approached a lady councillor, Samina. ... KARACHI: SHC inquires about wheat samples KARACHI, May 18: Justice Mushir Alam of the Sindh High Court asked a federal attorney on Thursday to inform him on June 4 whether the samples of Australian wheat found unfit for human consumption were intact and available with the government ... LAHORE: Payment to sugarcane growers may be delayed LAHORE, May 18: The delay in the lifting of 200,000 tons of surplus sugar from the mills as promised by the government may result in delayed payments to growers, industry sources told Dawn on Tuesday. ... LAHORE: Two bombs defused LAHORE, May 18: Police on Tuesday defused two bombs in a shop at Bank Stop in Kot Lakhpat. Had the bombs exploded, many lives would have been lost in the crowded locality, Model Town SP Farhan Mirza told Dawn. ... LAHORE: Data Town authorities raids Gymkhana LAHORE, May 18: Accompanied by police, officials of the Data Ganj Bakh Town administration raided the Lahore Gymkhana on Tuesday to demolish an "unapproved" structure but left the place sometime later without taking any action. ... LAHORE: Norwegian children LAHORE, May 18: Lahore High Court Chief Justice Iftikhar Husain Chaudhry is taking 'personal interest' in the recovery of two Norwegian children for their repatriation. ... LAHORE: Fresh inquiry into Rs26m bungling LAHORE, May 18: The interior ministry has ordered a fresh inquiry into Rs26 million embezzlement in the Pakistan Mint, rejecting the probe completed by the FIA. ... PESHAWAR: Can corps commander be made a respondent? PESHAWAR, May 18: The Peshawar High Court on Tuesday directed the lawyer of a detained Afghan journalist to assist the court in determining if a corps commander could be made a party in a constitutional petition. ... PESHAWAR: Court seeks comments from NRB - Nazims' writ against govt PESHAWAR, May 18: A two-member bench of the Peshawar High Court on Tuesday sought comments from the National Reconstruction Bureau, the NWFP chief secretary and secretary local government on a writ petition filed by 20 district nazims against the provincial government. ... PESHAWAR: Minister vows to work for labour welfare PESHAWAR, May 18: Senior NWFP Minister Sirajul Haq said on Tuesday that the Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal government is making endeavours for the welfareof the labourers and low-income segments of the society. ... PESHAWAR: Red Crescent plans to expand work PESHAWAR, May 18: Bob J. Mckerrow, head of the regional delegation of International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies for South Asia, called on NWFP Governor Syed Iftikhar Hussain Shah ... PESHAWAR: Need for drug-free society stressed PESHAWAR, May 18: Speakers at a seminar on Tuesday stressed the need to establish a narcotics-free society. The seminar was organized by the science society of the University of Peshawar after an anti-narcotics walk and posters competition. ... PESHAWAR: 4,000kg hashish seized PESHAWAR, May 18: Customs officials have foiled attempts to smugglemore than 4,000kg of hashish to Saudi Arabia and Canada and arrested an importer and a clearing agent. ... PESAHWAR: PHC urged to cancel book as poll symbol PESHAWAR, May 18: The Peshawar High Court on Tuesday sought comments from the Election Commission and the federal government in a writ petition filed by the Pakistan Awami Party (PAP) challenging the presence of 'book' on the list of election symbols. ... HYDERABAD: Release of water from Sukkur Barrage urged HYDERABAD, May 18: The Sindh government is yet to respond to a request of Wapda authorities, seeking release of water from the Sukkur Barrage as Jamshoro Thermal and Lakhra power houses are lying closed for a week. ... HYDERABAD: Water-borne diseases spread in Hyderabad HYDERABAD, May 18: There is a marked increase in cases of gastroenteritis here, especially in Latifabad, due to consumption of highly contaminated water, according to information collected by this correspondent on Tuesday. ... DADU: Residents, traders oppose auction - Evacuee property DADU, May 18: A large number of shopkeepers and residents of Mehar, Radhan and Khairpur Nathan Shah took to the streets in Mehar on Monday to protest against the Evacuee Property Trust plan of auctioning hundreds of properties. ... HYDERABAD: Protest rally against supply of polluted water HYDERABAD, May 18: Activists of the Peace and Development Forum, including women, held a protest demonstration outside the press club here on Tuesday against supply of contaminated water to people. ... MITHI: Inquiry into inferior road work urged MITHI, May 18: The Tharparkar district and sessions judge has urged the Sindh chief secretary to hold an inquiry against contractors and officials responsible for using substandard material in road schemes of Mithi town and initiate action against them. ... HYDERABAD: Lapsed funds restored, says Nazim HYDERABAD, May 18: District Nazim Dr Makhdoom Rafiquzzaman has said that the lapsed Rs140 million of last year's annual development programme have been restored and will soon be released to the district government. ... QUETTA: Judgement against convicts upheld QUETTA, May 18: A division bench of the Balochistan High Court has dismissed the appeal of five accused sentenced to life imprisonment and fine in drug cases and upheld the verdict of the trial courts. ... CHITRAL: Slain Spaniard's family in Chitral CHITRAL, May 18: Two younger brothers and a sister of a Spanish national, who was slain in the Bumburate Valley two years back, have arrived in Chitral to take the body to Spain. ... MANSEHRA: Tehsil council seeks official's transfer MANSEHRA, May 18: The Mansehra tehsil council on Tuesday adopted a unanimous resolution asking the provincial government to transfer the tehsil municipal administrator. ... HYDERABAD: Committee set up for preparing plan to help bonded labour HYDERABAD, May 18: The District Vigilance Committee on bonded labour, in its first meeting held here on Monday, constituted a committee to prepare plans for rescue and rehabilitation of bonded labourers. ... MIRPURKHAS: Protest against water shortage MIRPURKHAS, May 18: Growers of Kunri, Samaro and other talukas held demonstrations and blocked main roads in different areas of the district on Monday to protest against acute water shortage. ... NAWABSHAH: Hottest day of season in Sindh NAWABSHAH, May 18: Dozens of people fell unconscious as the temperature rose to 49 degree Centigrade here on Tuesday. The people who fainted were taken to different hospitals in the district. ... LARKANA: 'Corruption probe not victimization' - 300 graft cases detected LARKANA, May 18: Anti-Corruption Establishment and Inquiries chairman Mukhtar Ahmad Shaikh has said that investigations are under way against officials of food, education, irrigation and health departments ... JHANG: Faisal backs demand for Chiniot district JHANG, May 18: Federal interior minister Makhdoom Faisal Saleh Hayat has supported the status of district for Chiniot tehsil. ... MULTAN: Arrested 'culprits' give contradictory versions - Police not involved in gang-rape - DPO MULTAN, May 18: The local police have declared that no official of the law enforcement agency is involved in the gang-rape of two street singers while the victims still insist that some of the perpetrators were in police uniform ... GUJRANWALA: Dacoits injure woman, her children GUJRANWALA, May 18: A woman and her two children were shot at and injured by bandits during a dacoity bid in Ferozewala village on Tuesday. Reports said four dacoits burst into the house of Abdul Hameed. ... BAHAWALPUR: 3,350 wheat bags seized in Bahawalpur - Illegal hoarding BAHAWALPUR, May 18: A special team, headed by District Food Controller Chaudhry Abdul Ghafoor, recovered on Tuesday 3,350 illegally hoarded wheat bags worth over Rs3 million. ... VEHARI: PML-N protests arrest of MPA VEHARI, May 18: The PML-N strongly protested on Tuesday against the arrest of MPA Dr Nazir Dogar in Burewala. A protest meeting was held here at the district PML-N office which was largely attended. ... SHEIKHUPURA: Sizeable seizure in Sheikhupura SHEIKHUPURA, May 18: A food department team on Tuesday recovered a largenumber of bags of wheat hoarded at two rice mills on Sharaqpur road. ... SIALKOT: Nazims of two UCs voted out SIALKOT, May 18: Nazims of two union councils were removed when no-confidence motions against them were adopted. ... MIANWALI: Statements of vani victims recorded MIANWALI, May 18: Civil judge Malik Muhammad Ayaz in the presence of senior civil judge Tamer Hayat Gondal has recorded the statements of two vani victims here on Tuesday. ... SARGODHA: 25 assailants still not arrested - Murder of five SARGODHA, May 18: Gunjial police on Tuesday failed to arrest the remaining 25 assailants whose names were not mentioned in the FIR. ... SAHIWAL: PML-N MPA shifted to Sahiwal jail SAHIWAL, May 18: A provincial assembly member of the PML-N was reportedly shifted to the central jail here on Tuesday. Ishtiaq Ahmed was arrested by the Lahore police on May 8 ... ISLAMABAD: Kidnapped preacher escapes ISLAMABAD, May 18: Missing Christian preacher Wilson Fazal on Tuesday escaped from the custody of kidnappers and sought refuge in Parliament Lodges in Islamabad, an official of interior ministry told Dawn. ...

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