04 June 2004 Friday 15 Rabi-us-Saani 1425 KARACHI: Mourners give 72 hours to govt for arrest of culprits - Soyem of Imambargah blast victims KARACHI, June 3: The family members of the persons, who had died in a blast inside Imambargah Ali Raza, on Thursday, served an ultimatum on the government to arrest the blast culprits within 72 hours, otherwise the authorities would be responsible for the consequences. ... KARACHI: Pir Pagara re-assures Mahar of support KARACHI, June 3: The spiritual head of Hur Jamaat and a PML leader, Pir Pagara, on Thursday re-assured his full support to Chief Minister Sardar Ali Mohammad Mahar when the latter called on him at the Kingri House here. ... KARACHI: Mujeeb Alam dies of heart failure KARACHI, June 3: Renowned playback singer Mujeeb Alam died of heart failure late Wednesday night. He was 56. He is survived by his wife and a daughter. ... KARACHI: Nazim orders restoration of frozen plots KARACHI, June 3: The City Nazim, Naimatullah Khan, has directed the land department of the City District Government Karachi to speed up the pace of restoration of frozen residential plots. ... KARACHI: Ulema ask people to maintain unity KARACHI, June 3: Allama Jilani Chandpuri has appealed to Muslims of all schools of thought to maintain unity in their ranks and not to indulge in violence, as Islam forbidsits followers of doing so. ... KARACHI: KU issues admission list of evening classes KARACHI, June 3: Karachi University on Thursday released the list of 1,703 candidates, who have been granted provisional admissions into different departments run in the evening. ... KARACHI: Move for doctors' transfers KARACHI, June 3: The Sindh health minister, Naeem Ishtiaq, has moved a summary to the chief minister, seeking an approval for transfer of 11 doctors of the School Health Services Karachi to the interior of Sindh. ... KARACHI: School girls to get cheques on 14th KARACHI, June 3: The girl students of class VI, VII and VIII of government schools in the city would be handed over scholarship cheques on June 14, said an official of the city government education department. ... KARACHI: Comprehensive policy on child abuse urged KARACHI, June 3: Speakers at a seminar on Thursday called for a comprehensive policy on part of parliament to involve different segments of society and contain fast growing trend of aggression and abuse against children. ... KARACHI: PPO starts refunding deposits at City Court centre KARACHI, June 3: The Pakistan Post Office has started to refund the deposits made by lawyers and other account holders with its City Courts savings centre, the Sindh High Court was informed on Thursday. ... ISLAMABAD: 16,101 cases pending with Islamabad courts ISLAMABAD, June 3: The interior minister, Faisal Saleh Hayat, has said 16,101 civil and criminal cases are pending with the sessions and civil courts of Islamabad district. ... KARACHI: Command crisis in police dept KARACHI, June 3: A command crisis cropped up in the police department on Thursday after the city police chief, Asad Ashraf Malick, refused to relinquish his post. ... ISLAMABAD: Quick answers to MNAs' questions assured ISLAMABAD, June 3: Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs Raza Hayat Hiraj assured the house prompt answers to questions raised by the members of the National Assembly. ... SUKKUR: Six bandits killed in encounter with police SUKKUR, June 3: Six bandits were killed in an encounter with police in Shah Belo forest near Pano Aqil on Thursday night. Several bandits and policemen also received bullet injuries. ... DADU: '3,000 families migrate from Kachho area' DADU, June 3: Drigh Bala Union Council Nazim Sikandar Khan Leghari has said that about 3,000 families have shifted from the Kachho belt to other areas in search of drinking water and food and fodder for their cattle. ... LAHORE: Law graduates face eligibility crisis LAHORE, June 3: Is a person, who has done his law graduation after passing A-level or other equivalent degree examinations, eligible to teach at a public sector university? ... LAHORE: Afridi's death sentence commuted to life term LAHORE, June 3: The Lahore High Court has converted the death penalty against Rehmat Shah Afridi into life-imprisonment in a narcotics-smuggling case. ... LAHORE: Rickshaw driver killed in cylinder explosion LAHORE, June 3: A rickshaw driver was killed in a gas cylinder blast and another two were reportedly murdered in various parts of the city on Thursday. Police said Amir Khan ran a gas business at Singhpura. ... LAHORE: Balochistan neglected since 1947, says Ghani LAHORE, June 3: Pakistan's future is at stake in Balochistan, which has remained neglected since independence. Balochistan Governor Muhammad Awais Ghani stated this at a meeting of the Quaid-i-Azam Forum ... PESHAWAR: Hisba law - Governor calls for removal of misconceptions PESHAWAR, June 3: The NWFP Governor, Syed Iftikhar Hussain Shah, on Thursday asked the provincial government's Nifaz-i-Shariah Council to address all the misconceptions attached with the proposed Hisba law before proceeding further in the matter. ... PESHAWAR: Health dept plans ethics committee PESHAWAR, June 3: The NWFP Health Department is planning to form an ethics committee to gear up research activities in all branches of medical sciences to improve the healthcare delivery network in the province ... PESHAWAR: Iftikhar wants education standards improved PESHAWAR, June 3: NWFP Governor Syed Iftikhar Hussain Shah has said that real development of a society is linked to the quality of human resources, therefore the standard of educational institutions shall have to be improved. ... MITHI: Nadra urged to issue CNICs MITHI, June 3: Residents of the Dunhai village, Diplo taluka, and the Talhi Memon village, Mithi taluka, have demanded that Nadra authorities should ensure the issuance of Computerized National Identity Cards to people ... PESHAWAR: Civilians' vehicles barred from cantt PESHAWAR, June 3: Military police have barricaded the cantonment area of the city and stopped civilians' vehicles to pass through its busy roads without a special sticker. ... PESHAWAR: The ordeal of patients' attendants PESHAWAR, June 3: Thousands of attendants of patients at the city's main hospitals have to pass hot days and nights of the season in the open because of lack of waiting rooms. ... PESHAWAR: Airport security to be improved - official PESHAWAR, June 3: Excessive workload and increased international flights have been affecting the performance of law-enforcement agencies posted at the Peshawar International Airport, a senior official claimed. ... PESHAWAR: University plans quake research centres PESHAWAR, June 3: The University of Engineering and Technology will establish earthquake research centres costing around Rs38 million in collaboration with the Higher Education Commission, says university's vice-chancellor Syed Imtiaz Hussain Gilani. ... HYDERABAD: 165 more diarrhoea patients admitted to govt hospitals HYDERABAD, June 3: At least 165 more patients suffering from diarrhoea have been admitted to various government-run hospitals during the past 24 hours and the number of deaths by water-borne diseases rose to 27 ... HYDERABAD: Action against Wasa, irrigation officials urged - Supply of polluted water HYDERABAD, June 3: The district sessions judge, Zaheeruddin S. Leghari, on Thursday took on record a statement of Ayaz Latif Palijo, seeking action against irrigation and Water and Sanitation Agency officials ... HYDERABAD: AIOU to set up study centre at MUET HYDERABAD, June 3: A memorandum of understanding between the Allama Iqbal Open University and the Mehran University of Engineering and Technology was signed on Monday to set up a AIOU study centre in the architecture department of the later. ... HYDERABAD: Probe into alleged corruption of nazim urged HYDERABAD, June 3: Naib nazim union council-11 Latifabad taluka Farooq Shah and nine councillors have demanded that an impartial inquiry committee should be appointed to probe into the alleged malpractice of the union council nazim. ... HYDERABAD: Need stressed for increasing farm production HYDERABAD, June 3: Agricultural experts have stressed the need for optimum use of fertilizers along with latest technology for increasing crop production in the country. ... THATTA: Concern over work on drainage projects THATTA, June 3: The district Nazim on Thursday expressed dissatisfaction over excavation, maintenance and renovation of four drainage projects being carried out at a cost of Rs197.24 million. ... DADU: Devotees to be provided basic amenities DADU, June 3: Federal industries and production minister Liaquat Ali Jatoi has said that 30 per cent of the Dargah Hazrat Lal Shahbaz Qalandar funds would be utilized to provide basic facilities to devotees as well as residents of Sehwan Sharif. ... RAWALPINDI: Punjab to raise health allocation by 172pc RAWALPINDI, June 3: The Punjab government will enhance the allocation for health sector in the budget for next fiscal year by around 172 per cent. ... QUETTA: No person above the law, says IGP Balochistan QUETTA, June 3: The newly appointed Inspector General of Police Chaudhry Yaqoob has said that upholding the supremacy of law would be his top priority in Balochistan as he believed that no person was above the law. ... SWABI: Construction of shops sparks row SWABI, June 3: The ongoing construction of five shops near the residences of the sessions judge and the DSP on Swabi-Topi Road has created differences between the Tehsil Municipal Administration (TMA) and the District Revenue Office (DRO). ... CHARSADDA: Doctors observe strike CHARSADDA, June 3: Doctors and other staff at Tehsil Headquarters Hospital in Tangi observed a symbolic strike against Tangi Police and the political administration of Mohmand Agency. ... TOBA TEK SINGH: One killed in attack on police TOBA TEK SINGH, June 3: A man was shot dead by alleged car thieves when they opened fire on an anti-car lifting squad of Gulberg police, Lahore, on Wednesday night. ... FAISALABAD: Eight injured as two book shops collapse FAISALABAD, June 3: Eight people, including four labourers, sustained serious injuries when two multi-storeyed book centres collapsed in Aminpur Bazaar here on Thursday. ... FAISALABAD: Case against five policemen - Death in custody FAISALABAD, June 3: Garah police claimed on Thursday to have registered a case against five policemen, including a post in-charge, who killed an elderly man in custody on Wednesday night. ... GUJRAT: Main accused of Gujrat massacre dies GUJRAT, June 3: Waqar Haider alias Bilay Shah, the principal accused of the Madina Syedan incident in which 14 people were murdered last month, died at a hospital in Lahore on Wednesday night. ... BAHAWALPUR: Two arrested for stealing antelopes BAHAWALPUR, June 3: Two costly antelopes were allegedly stolen from the mini zoo of the children park at Lal Sohanra National Park, about 35kms from here. ... SARGODHA: Accused in Utra killings held SARGODHA, June 3: All the accused nominated in the Utra massacre have been arrested and weapons used in the incident also recovered. ... LAHORE: LGH BoG chairman resigns LAHORE, June 3: Postgraduate Medical Institute/Lahore General Hospital board of governors chairman Pervaiz Masood has resigned from his office reportedly over differences with the institute principal at a board meeting on Thursday. ... SUKKUR: Power supply to upper Sindh not restored SUKKUR, June 3: A major power breakdown is affecting the upper Sindh as two units of the Guddu Thermal Power station remain inoperative compelling Hesco to announce that it is initiating a 10- to 12-hour-long load shedding. ...

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