26 May 2004 Wednesday 06 Rabi-us-Saani 1425 KARACHI: Ibad orders inquiry into contaminated water issue KARACHI, May 25: Sindh governor Dr Ishratul Ibad on Tuesday presided over a high-level meeting to review the situation arising out of the supply of contaminated water. The meeting was held at the Governor House ... KARACHI: CM vows to foil attempts to disturb peace KARACHI, May 25: Chief Minister Sardar Ali Mohammad Mahar on Tuesday directed heads of law-enforcement agencies to adopt an effective strategy to utilizing all available resources in maintaining peace in the province. ... KARACHI: City govt to develop parks, playgrounds KARACHI, May 25: City Nazim Naimatullah Khan has said that the city government will develop model parks in all 18 towns of the city, to provide the people with recreational facilities near their homes. ... KARACHI: KESC system breakdown makes people suffer KARACHI, May 25: The ill-maintained transmission and distribution system of the Karachi Electric Supply Corporation broke down in many areas on Tuesday. ... KARACHI: HRCP for action against Ghotki feudal lords KARACHI, May 25: The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has described upper Sindh areas, especially Ghotki district, as 'a state within a state' and called for strengthening the civil society organizations and democratic institutions there to combat feudal system. ... KARACHI: Alarming decrease in water level at Keenjhar KARACHI, May 25: The water level at the Keenjhar Lake, supplying 450 mgd water to the city from the Indus source, has dropped alarmingly and reached a critical stage. ... KARACHI: SBTA orders closure of 50 blood banks KARACHI, May 25: The Sindh Blood Transfusion Authority has issued notices to some 50 blood banks across the province for immediate closure of their operations, as their services had not been found up to the mark. ... KARACHI: Statements recorded in sectarian killing case KARACHI, May 25: An anti-terrorism court put off on Tuesday the hearing of two murders cases against workers of the banned Lashkar-i-Jhangvi after recording the depositions of three prosecution witnesses. ... KARACHI: Govt fails to provide free textbooks KARACHI, May 25: Scores of children from various schools in SITE Town Karachi and adjoining areas on Tuesday staged a protest demonstration at the Karachi Press Club (KPC) against unavailability of free textbooks. ... KARACHI: Woman kills husband in Korangi KARACHI, May 25: A woman allegedly killed her husband with the help of two accomplices in a Korangi locality on Tuesday morning. Two persons were about to shift a body from a house in Zia Colony, early in the morning to dispose it of ... KARACHI: Vocational schools planned at LEW project KARACHI, May 25: A chain of vocational schools, colleges is being planned to be set up at Hawkesbay under the Lyari Expressway Resettlement Project (LERP). ... KARACHI: Doctor couple seek quashment of kidnapping case KARACHI, May 25: A doctor couple has approached the Sindh High Court for quashment of a 'hadd' case against the husband for kidnapping his wife. ... ISLAMABAD: Water shortage grips Islamabad ISLAMABAD, May 25: The number of complaints about water shortage has swelled by 400 per cent in the federal capital as a total of 1,000 complaints per day are being received these days due to water shortage. ... QUETTA: NHA asked to speed up pace of work QUETTA, May 25: Balochistan Governor Owais Ahmed Ghani on Tuesday asked the National Highway Authority to accelerate the pace of work on highway and road projects in the province and ensure their completion in time. ... LAHORE: Doctors working out of Lahore to get better pay LAHORE, May 25: The Punjab government has decided to give lucrative salary packages to doctors to make them serve in cities other than the provincial metropolis. ... LAHORE: Policeman 'tries to kill under-trial blasphemer' LAHORE, May 25: A policeman allegedly attempted to kill an under-trial blasphemy accused in the Gulab Devi Hospital on late Monday night. ... LAHORE: Irsa's working in disarray LAHORE, May 25: Three of the five members of the Indus River System Authority (Irsa) have quit their jobs, leaving the members from Balochistan and the NWFP in charge of the authority. ... LAHORE: Punjab govt to hold workshop on textbooks LAHORE, May 25: The Punjab Education Department will hold a workshop in September to reach a consensus on a comprehensive textbooks policy. ... PESHAWAR: FCR clauses being changed: governor PESHAWAR, May 25: the NWFP Governor Syed Iftikhar Hussain Shah has said that the government has already initiated a process to amend certain clauses of the Frontier Crimes Regulation (FCR) which are being widely criticized and opposed by the tribesmen. ... HARIPUR: Opposition boycotts council session HARIPUR, May 25: Opposition members in tehsil council walked out of the council's session on Monday in protest against non-provision of development funds to them. ... TOBA TEK SINGH: Shortage of stamp papers TOBA TEK SINGH, May 25: Public circles have expressed concern over the unavailability of stamp papers used for affidavits. They complained that the district had run short of stamp papers of Rs10, Rs15, Rs20, Rs25 and Rs30 ... GUJRANWALA: Man killed over land dispute GUJRANWALA, May 25: The father of a lawyer was kidnapped and shot dead by his rivals over an agricultural land dispute in Tetley on Tuesday. ... FAISALABAD: PPP leader raps govt over lawlessness FAISALABAD, May 25: PPP (Parliamentarians) Punjab Secretary-General Rana Aftab Ahmad Khan has criticized the government for failing to control lawlessness in the province. ... SHEIKHUPURA: Nazim shot dead on court premises SHEIKHUPURA, May 25: A union council Nazim was killed and two others were seriously injured when their rivals opened fire on them on Ferozewala courts premises here on Tuesday. ... PESHAWAR: Efficacy of hepatitis-B vaccine under study PESHAWAR, May 25: The Pakistan Medical Research Council (PMRC) has planned to conduct a study aimed at ascertaining the efficacy of the anti-hepatitis-B vaccines. "We have approved the project and would undertake it in near future. ... PESHAWAR: PHC grants pre-arrest bail to ex-engineer PESHAWAR, May 25: The Peshawar High Court on Tuesday allowed interim pre-arrest bail to a former executive engineer of communication and works department, Abdul Qayyum, accused of accumulating illegal wealth. ... PESHAWAR: Labourer's wife, sister-in-law criminally assaulted PESHAWAR, May 25: A teenaged girl and her married sister were raped allegedly by a son of a landlord and his two accomplices at gunpoint in Chughalpura locality of Chamkani area, sources told Dawn here on Tuesday. ... PESHAWAR: PHC gives bail to man held under FCR - 5-year illegal detention PESHAWAR, May 25: A person kept in prison for five years without any trial by the assistant political agent (APA) of Frontier Region Kohat was granted bail by the Peshawar High Court on Tuesday. ... KOHAT: Kohat lawyers demand doctors back at LMH KOHAT, May 25: The Kohat Bar Association has urged the government to order the reopening of surgical and medical wards of the Liaquat Memorial Hospital (LMH) which have been closed owing to shortage of doctors in the KDA medical complex. ... HYDERABAD: Chinese team visits Sindh university HYDERABAD, May 25: A two-member team of the Chinese Academy of Agriculture and Sciences, which is here on a one-week visit to different universities ... HYDERABAD: Quality of water was not checked, CM told HYDERABAD, May 25: The Sindh chief secretary informed the province's chief minister that irrigation officials did not check the quality of water supplied to people, a high- level meeting of provincial government officials was told on Tuesday. ... HYDERABAD: Registration of case against govt demanded HYDERABAD, May 25: The Sindh National Party has demanded registration of a murder case against the Sindh government, Wasa managing director ... THATTA: Court summons officials on water crisis petition THATTA, May 25: The District and Sessions Judge of Thatta, on Tuesday issued individual notices to summon the government's district officials over their alleged involvement in creating an artificial water shortage ... HYDERABAD: EDO urged to furnish details of property HYDERABAD, May 25: The Hyderabad District Council on Tuesday expressed concern over the failure of the EDO, revenue, to provide details of movable and immovable properties of the defunct district council. ... HYDERABAD: 'WTO regime to destroy industries' HYDERABAD, May 25: The Labour Party of Pakistan has said that if the WTO regime is implemented, countries like Pakistan will become dumping grounds of foreign goods and local industries will be destroyed. ... SUKKUR: 20,000 cusecs of water released SUKKUR May 25: The water level at Sukkur Barrage was gradually increasing, and on Tuesday more than 20,000 cusecs was released for Kotri Barrage. ... HYDERABAD: Irrigation dept had not informed Wasa, court told - Release of Manchhar Lake's water into Indus HYDERABAD, May 25: The irrigation department had not informed Wasa and the HDA before discharging the Manchar Lake's contaminated water into the River Indus ... LARKANA: Uninterrupted power supply urged LARKANA, May 25: The Medical Superintendent of Chandka Medical College Hospital has urged the Hesco authorities to supply uninterrupted power to the hospital, it was learnt on Tuesday. ... NAWABSHAH: Protest against attack on doctors, clerks NAWABSHAH, May 25: Doctors, nurses and paramedical staff of the People's Medical College Hospital, held a demonstration outside the administrative block on Tuesday ... MANSHERA: Call to promote female education MANSEHRA, May 25: The Batgram district nazim Attaullah Khan Tarand has directed teachers of girls schools in the area to ensure their presence in the schools or face disciplinary action. ... MULTAN: Unapproved cotton varieties being sold MULTAN, May 25: Premature and unregistered cottonseed varieties are sneaking into the market. Sources say that some 'responsible officials' at cotton research centres in league with private entrepreneurs ... BAHAWALPUR: PPP turns to the old guard - By-election BAHAWALPUR, May 25: The PPP high command is reportedly contemplating to field its three founding members for by-polls on as many Punjab Assembly seats in Yazman and Bahawalpur tehsils. ...

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