05 June 2004 Saturday 16 Rabi-us-Saani 1425 KARACHI: Ulema slam govt over Shamzai's killing KARACHI, June 4: The Ulema Council, comprising scholars of Deoband school of thought, on Friday demanded of the government to fulfil its responsibilities pertaining to law and order situation through out the country. ... KARACHI: SHC dismisses Passco plea for arbitration KARACHI, June 4: The Sindh High Court dismissed on Friday an application by the Pakistan Agricultural Storage and Services Corporation (Passco) for arbitration over the rejection of Australian wheat earlier this year. ... KARACHI: Environment Day today KARACHI, June 4: The day of June 5 would dawn on citizens of Pakistan in general and Karachiites in particular as a plethora of activities, including celebrations of the World Environment Day. ... ISLAMABAD: MMA rally condemns Karachi violence ISLAMABAD, June 4: Hundreds of Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal (MMA) workers took to the streets, condemning incidents of violence in Karachi, specially the murder of religious scholar Mufti Nizamuddin Shamzai on Friday. ... KARACHI: Ambulances attacked KARACHI, June 4: Over two dozen ambulances on their way to pick up patients from different localities were attacked by mobs in different parts of the city on Friday. ... KARACHI: Work in hospitals, courts affected KARACHI, June 4: Activities at the courts and state-owned educational centres and hospitals in Karachi were badly affected by the nationwide strike that was observed on Friday. ... ISLAMABAD: 'Establishment div recruited 27 women in four years' ISLAMABAD, June 4: As many as 27 women were recruited in the establishment division, its attached departments, subordinate offices and autonomous bodies during the last four years, the National Assembly was told on Friday. ... LAHORE: Wapda claims saving Rs1.2bn LAHORE, June 4: Wapda has posted a saving of Rs1.2 billion on account of reduction in line losses from 27 per cent to 25.5 per cent during the current fiscal year, as a result of concerted efforts. ... LAHORE: Cheema 'beats about the bush' LAHORE, June 4: Punjab Irrigation Minister Amir Sultan Cheema faced a tough time in the Punjab Assembly on Friday when he was asked to explain what action his department had taken against the management of the Sadiqabad Military Farms for its alleged illegal actions. ... LAHORE: Minister wants LGH board chief to stay LAHORE, June 4: Punjab Health Minister Dr Tahir Ali Javed has said the resignation submitted by Postgraduate Medical Institute/Lahore General Hospital Board of Governors chairman Pervaiz Masood will be considered for acceptance by the chief minister. ... LAHORE: Punjab PA starts discussing education LAHORE, June 4: The education policy of the Punjab government is based on increasing schools' enrolment, reducing dropouts, ensuring quality, training teachers and creating private-public partnerships. ... LAHORE: An hour of frivolities LAHORE, June 4: Members of the Punjab Assembly spent at least an hour on frivolities and mud-slinging on Friday, canalizing less energy on serious issues like that of irrigation and education in the remaining two hours. ... PESHAWAR: Nazim vows to foil 'conspiracies' PESHAWAR, June 4: Town-III nazim Yasin Khan Khalil announced on Friday that a convention of nazims would be organized to thwart 'conspiracies' being hatched to destabilize the district and tehsil governments. ... LAHORE: Second thoughts on changes in police order LAHORE, June 4: Changes approved by the president in the Police Order 2002 to maintain its basic spirit of making police independent of political interference are being reviewed. ... PESHAWAR: Religious parties hold rallies PESHAWAR, June 4: The Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal observed protest on Friday against the killing of Mufti Nizammuddin Shamzai in Karachi and subsequent incidents of violence in the city. ... PESHAWAR: Ex-minister's bail petition in drug case dismissed PESHAWAR, June 4: The Peshawar High Court on Friday dismissed a bail petition of former provincial minister Amanullah Kundi, who was convicted in a drug trafficking case. ... PESHAWAR: Dengue virus found in Haripur water PESHAWAR, June 4: A World Health Organization report has confirmed presence of virus in water supplied in some villages of Haripur district where an outbreak of dengue haemorrhage fever claimed lives of eight people last year. ... PESHAWAR: Hospital staff transferred PESHAWAR, June 4: Reacting to public complaints, NWFP Zakat and Ushr Minister Hafiz Hashmat Khan on Friday ordered transfer of the entire staff of the office of the senior social medical officer of the Lady Reading Hospital. ... DADU: SHO accused of registering false case DADU, June 4: Residents of Wahi Pandhi, Johi taluka, took out a procession here on Friday to protest against the SHO, Wahi Pandhi police station, for registering what they called a false case against a boy. ... HYDERABAD: Strike, protest rallies in Sindh cities - Karachi killings HYDERABAD, June 4: On the call of the MMA and PPP, strike was observed in some cities of Sindh and processions were taken out throughout the province on Friday to condemn the Karachi killings and government's failure to arrest terrorists. ... HYDERABAD: Shortage of water leads to protest HYDERABAD, June 4: Residents of union councils 5 and 6 held a demonstration outside the local press club on Friday in the lead of UC councillors Ghaffar Anjum and Iqbal Rajput to protest against water shortage in their areas. ... BADIN: Infant dies of injuries 'suffered in police raid' BADIN, June 4: About a dozen women from the Bolo Mallah village in the Badin taluka on Thursday demonstrated here at the Shah Latif Road to protest against police action in their village. ... RAWALPINDI: Private practice in govt hospitals not to start by July RAWALPINDI, June 4: Institution-based private practice (IPP) would not be started in government hospitals by July 1 as had been announced earlier by the Punjab government. ... RAWALPINDI: Robbery, murder cases on rise RAWALPINDI, June 4: There has been an increase in robbery, murder, rape and kidnapping cases in the Punjab and Islamabad Capital Territory from February 1 to April 30, 2004. ... HARIPUR: Demand for road network HARIPUR, June 4: The Hattar Industrialist Association has demanded that all the inner roads of the estate be carpeted and the key Hattar-Taxila road be completed. ... FAISALABAD: TMAs 'illegally' issuing NOCs to developers - Housing colonies FAISALABAD, June 4: The six tehsil municipal administrations in the district and the revenue department officials are at a variance with each other about the issuance of NOCs to the some developers ... GUJRAT: Arms' trafficking goes on in Gujrat GUJRAT, June 4: Arms trafficking continues in the district despite an official drive to recover illegal weapons. The campaign was launched by DPO Raja Munawar Hussain a couple of weeks ago ... SARGODHA: Food officials accused of corruption SARGODHA, June 4: The district food department has become a hub of corruption, as the officials allegedly try to make personal gains without any check. ... SARGODHA: Naib Nazim among 16 booked in Sargodha SARGODHA, June 4: Shahpur Saddar police on Friday registered a case against a union council Naib Nazim and his 15 companions and sent them behind bars when the official 'rebuked' an SHO while reviewing investigation in a murder case. ... FAISALABAD: Farmers in dire straits FAISALABAD, June 4: The farmers of Samundri, Tandlianwala and Mamukanjan have threatened to stage a demonstration and observe hunger strike in front of the Chief Minister House if the canal water is not released ...

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