03 June 2004 Thursday 14 Rabi-us-Saani 1425 KARACHI: Death toll rises to 22, as another victim dies: Imambargah blast KARACHI, June 2: Another victim of the Imambargah Ali Raza blast died here at Liaquat National Hospital on Wednesday, increasing the death toll to 22. Father of four children, Syed Rizwan Hussain, 45, was a PIA employee. ... KARACHI: Fear, uncertainty haunt city KARACHI, June 2: Amid an atmosphere of fear and uncertainty, Karachi started limping back to normality on Wednesday after three consecutive days of violence. Rumours about bomb explosions and target killings circulated throughout the day which restricted the movement of people. ... KARACHI: Interference in teachers' appointment criticized KARACHI, June 2: City Nazim Naimatullah Khan has stated that there is continuous interference of provincial ministers in the affairs of city government's education department. ... KARACHI: Fresh probe ordered against Sazda director KARACHI, June 2: The Sindh Service Tribunal ordered a fresh inquiry into allegations against a regional director of the Sindh Arid Zone Development Authority (Sazda) and reinstated him in the meanwhile to clothe him with the status of 'civil servant' for the purpose of the proceedings. ... KARACHI: Court denies bail to policemen - PACC blast KARACHI, June 2: Five policemen, booked and arrested after the May 26 bomb blasts near PACC, for negligence of duty, were denied bail on Wednesday.... KARACHI: LEAs' firing victim laid to rest KARACHI, June 2: A blood donor, who had died in the firing by law-enforcement agencies on some suspicion outside the Hussaini Blood Bank on Monday night, was laid to rest in a local graveyard on Tuesday night. ... KARACHI: FIA can't take action on KESC meter tampering KARACHI, June 2: Matters pertaining to evasion of sales tax and tampering of electricity meters installed by the Karachi Electricity Supply Corporation (KESC) fall outside the purview of the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA), the Sindh High Court held on Wednesday. ... KARACHI: Nazim inspects uplift work in Lyari] KARACHI, June 2: City Nazim Naimatullah Khan visited Lyari on Wednesday and inspected the cleaning of drainage nullahs and construction work of roads in the area. ... KARACHI: Medical items being sold as cosmetics KARACHI, June 2: The practice of selling medical items as cosmetics has been going on unchecked causing serious health hazards to consumers. ... KARACHI: School girls still await stipends KARACHI, June 2: The students of class VI, VII and VIII of government schools could not get the scholarship amount before the two-month summer vacations ... ISLAMABAD: University to publish Brushaski literature ISLAMABAD, June 2: The Allama Iqbal Open University will publish literary masterpieces of obscure but living languages of Pakistan, including Brushaski ... ISLAMABAD: Harris's poetry nostalgia of virtual realities ISLAMABAD, June 2: The book launching of Between You and Your Love at Civil Junction - a cafi au food for thought - was a travelogue rooted in the nostalgia of virtual realities with Harris Khalique ... ISLAMABAD: Construction in Islamabad villages banned ISLAMABAD, June 2: Additional District Magistrate Malik Zafar Iqbal Awan has imposed ban on any kind of construction in 57 villages falling in Zone III and Zone IV of Islamabad district under Section 144, says a notification here on Wednesday. ... PESHAWAR: Victim under pressure to pardon rapists PESHAWAR, June 2: The brother and uncle ofa rape victim of the Pir Sabaaq area of Nowshera, have denied that their family had empowered any so-called jirga to decide about the shameful incident of May 2. ... PESHAWAR: Sacking of law officer - notice issued to AG PESHAWAR, June 2: A two-member bench of the Peshawar High Court on Wednesday put the NWFP advocate-general on notice in a petition challenging the removal of an additional advocate-general by the government allegedly without the consent of the governor. ... PESHAWAR: People urged to get children vaccinated PESHAWAR, June 2: NWFP Health Minister Inayatullah Khan on Wednesday appealed to people to get their children vaccinated against polio. During surprise visits to different localities on the outskirts of the city during the three-day polio immunization drive ... HYDERABAD: Water at downstream Kotri still polluted - Fresh samples tested by experts HYDERABAD, June 2: Water at downstream Kotri Barrage is still unfit for human consumption, another test conducted by two universities on 10 samples of the Indus river water on Tuesday night showed. ... PESHAWAR: Demand to remove governors of Sindh, NWFP PESHAWAR, June 2: Activists of Jamiat Tulba-i-Islam, the student wing of the Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam (F), staged a demonstration outside the Peshawar Press Club on Wednesday to denounce the assassination of prominent scholar Mufti Nizamuddin Shamzai in Karachi. ... QUETTA: Balochistan wheat crisis deepens QUETTA, June 2: Provincial Food Minister Maulana Noor Mohammad has supported the strike by flour mill owners and held Islamabad and Punjab responsible for the wheat crisis in Balochistan. ... HYDERABAD: Proposal for relocation of funds dropped HYDERABAD, June 2: The finance department of the district government here on Wednesday dropped a proposal of seeking re-appropriation of funds by the district council as it failed to satisfy members of the council's finance committee. ... HYDERABAD: Canal breaches caused by lack of water - SAB HYDERABAD, June 2: Sindh Abadgar Board president Majeed Nizamani has expressed concern over recurrence of breaches in various canals in Sindh. Talking to Dawn on telephone on Wednesday ... HYDERABAD: 378 cases pending against govt depts HYDERABAD, June 2: As many as 378 cases against different departments are pending disposal. It was informed at a meeting with DCO Mohammad Hussain Syed in chair on Tuesday that 158 cases were pending against the TMA of Latifabad. ... HYDERABAD: Gang of robbers busted HYDERABAD, June 2: Police busted an eight-member gang of highway robbers and recovered weapons from their possession following two brief encounters near Bhit Shah on Tuesday. ... RAWALPINDI: 3 die in separate incidents RAWALPINDI, June 2: A person, who was injured in a clash between two groups in Gulistan Colony, died in a hospital on Wednesday, police said. Aftab Ahmed was allegedly attacked and stabbed by a man, Yasir, and his mother in a brawl between the two parties. ... GILGIT: Army's help sought in Gilgit GILGIT, June 2: The Northern Areas' administration has sought the army's help in dealing with the situation that may arise on Thursday as a result of a deadline given by Shia leaders on the issue of syllabus ... SUKKUR: Upper Sindh plunges into darkness - Power house develops fault SUKKUR, June 2: The power supply to upper Sindh was suspended on Wednesday evening after a major fault developed in the Guddu thermal power station. ... LARKANA: Four illegal detainees recovered LARKANA, June 2: A raiding party of the district and sessions court recovered four illegal detainees from the Qubo Saeed Khan police station on Tuesday. ... KHAIRPUR: Man bitten by snake dies for lack of serum in hospital KHAIRPUR, June 2: A man, Ishaque Keerio, was bitten by a snake near Faqirabad on Tuesday. He was rushed to the Gambat Taluka Hospital from where doctors referred him to Khairpur due to unavailability of anti- snakebite venom (ASV). ... THATTA: Irrigation scheme - probe demanded THATTA, June 2: Two Pakistan Muslim League-Q MNAs and the district Naib Nazim have demanded an inquiry into an irrigation scheme, alleging that contracts for undertaking the scheme have been given to ineligible persons. ... LARKANA: Police dept phones rendered one way LARKANA, June 2: The National Telecommunication Company has rendered telephones of the Larkana police department one way due to non-payment of dues. The department is facing communication problem due to the action of the NTC ... NAWABSHAH: Flour millers hold demonstration NAWABSHAH, June 2: Owners of flour mills and chakkis held a protest demonstration here on Wednesday against transportation of wheat bags to Karachi by the food department. ... GILGIT: Tourism in Northern Areas hit by protests GILGIT, June 2: Protest demonstrations held on Monday by various organizations on the issue of syllabus affected tourism, which had started picking up in the Northern Areas after a slump of three years, according to tour operators. ... GUJRANWALA: 12 policemen suspended - Escape of MPA's brother GUJRANWALA, June 2: District Police Officer Saud Aziz on Wednesday suspended from service a dozen police officials, including an inspector and two SIs, and issued them show-cause notices following escape of an MPA's brother from the hospital. ... FAISALABAD: The blind criticize govt for 'nepotism' - Recruitment on special seats FAISALABAD, June 2: The Pakistan Association of Blinds has blamed the government functionaries for recruiting favourites on special seats in violation of rules and instructions issued by the chief minister. ... BAHAWALPUR: BVH to have three new wards BAHAWALPUR, June 2: The Punjab government has approved the establishment of three new wards at the Bahawal Victoria Hospital. These are paediatrics surgery, thalaessemia and burn units. ... SIALKOT: 11 exporters to be rewarded SIALKOT, June 2: Prime Minister Mir Zafarullah Khan Jamali will give the best FPCCI export trophy award to 11 exporters of Sialkot in a ceremony held in Karachi on June 26. ...

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