06 June 2004 Sunday 17 Rabi-us-Saani 1425 KARACHI: Army called in to ensure peace: Local bodies by-elections tomorrow KARACHI, June 5: City Nazim Naimatullah Khan on Saturday said the army has been called in to ensure peace during the June 7 local bodies by-polls, while politicians, federal and provincial ministers and senators will not be allowed to enter ... KARACHI: Watan Parast, Awam Dost panels boycott by-polls KARACHI, June 5: The joint candidate for the election of nazim of Union Council No-2 Manzoor Colony, Jamshed Town, Malik Shahnawaz Awan has announced a boycott of the by-election scheduled for June 7. ... KARACHI: Yakjehti rally today KARACHI, June 5: While the Sindh government completed all arrangements for the 'Yakjehti Rally', Governor Ishratul Ibad has appealed to the people from all walks of life to participate in the event to be held at the Mazar-i-Quaid at 5pm on Sunday. ... KARACHI: Complainant in sectarian murder case sent to jail KARACHI, June 5: An anti-terrorism court sent a complainant in a sectarian murder case to jail for four days for making a false statement in the court. ... KARACHI: Experts lament lack of planning: Seminar on urbanization KARACHI, June 5: Speakers at a seminar stressed the need for research-based planning, supported by indigenous models, for development of cities and urban areas. ... KARACHI: Four killed in Karachi KARACHI, June 5: A headless body, with torture marks, was found in a gunny bag in DHA. Police said the gunny bag was lying near Karimi Mosque in Phase-II. The body bore torture marks, with its head chopped off. ... KARACHI: Govt asked to pay stipend to FCPS trainees KARACHI, June 5: The College of Physicians and Surgeons Pakistan has stated that FCPS-II trainees in Sindh were being deprived of their mandatory stipend equivalent to BPS-17. ... KARACHI: Water spreading infections: expert KARACHI, June 5: The most common health hazard is the persistent problem of infections due to the poor quality of water being supplied to cities and rural areas. ... KARACHI: MBBS exam results announced KARACHI, June 5: The University of Karachi on Saturday announced the results of Third Professional MBBS Annual Examinations 2004. ... KARACHI: ATC records statement of witnesses KARACHI, June 5: An Anti-Terrorism Court in Karachi, headed by Judge Arshad Noor Khan, on Saturday adjourned the hearing in a kidnapping for ransom case against two accused after deposition by two witnesses. ... KARACHI: Notice to customs in duty evasion case KARACHI, June 5: Justice Mushir Alam of the Sindh High Court issued notice to deputy attorney general, directorate general of intelligence and investigation (custom and excise) and others in a law-suit filed by the Pakistan State Oil ... KARACHI: Cable operators told to improve service KARACHI, June 5: The Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority has expressed its concern over increasing number of complaints against the poor service provided by cable operators. ... LAHORE: Encroachments on central drain being razed LAHORE, June 5: The City District Government and the Data Ganj Bakhsh Town Municipal Administration on Saturday started demolishing 36 encroachments choking the central drain from the Lakshmi Chowk area. ... LAHORE: Mills to get wheat at Rs360 per 40kg LAHORE, June 5: The Punjab government will release wheat to flour mills at the fixed rate of Rs360 per 40kg during the next financial year to prevent increase in flour prices. ... LAHORE: Dist govts asked to ensure supply of clean water LAHORE, June 5: The Punjab has asked district governments to take immediate steps for the supply of clean water to people in the province. ... RAWALPINDI: Punjab govt allocates Rs43bn for education RAWALPINDI, June 5: The provincial minister for education, Mian Imran Masood, said the Punjab government had allocated Rs43 billion for the promotion of education. ... PESHAWAR: Women Qazis for Pata appointed PESHAWAR, June 5: Two women judges have been appointed as alaqa qazi by the Peshawar High Court for the first time in the Provincially Administered Tribal Area (Pata) since the introduction of Shariah system about a decade ago. ... PESHAWAR: Call for reforming madressah courses PESHAWAR, June 5: Speakers at a seminar demanded that the Higher Education Commission (HEC) should formulate a centralized curriculum for the religious seminaries to cope with the challenges of current regional situation. ... PESHAWAR: Probe ordered into corruption case PESHAWAR, June 5: The Central Board of Revenue has asked the Peshawar customs authorities to hold an inquiry into the alleged corruption of officials deputed at the Torkham checkpoint, it is learnt on Friday. ... PESHAWAR: Environmental rules' implementation urged PESHAWAR, June 5: Doctors have urged the government to implement environmental laws in letter and spirit to protect industrial workers from different forms of cancer. ... HYDERABAD: Task force to survey Sindh coast HYDERABAD, June 5: The vice-chancellor of the Sindh Agriculture University, Bashir Ahmed Shaikh, on Thursday announced the appointment of a task force to conduct a survey of the coastal areas of Sindh. ... HARIPUR: Policemen involved in custodial death booked HARIPUR, June 5: A case was registered against three policemen of Khanpur police station for causing grievous injury to an under-interrogation accused. The man had later died in the police lock-up in March this year. ... MANSEHRA: Five arrested after clashes between two groups MANSEHRA, June 5: Five persons were arrested and five others were at large in a case registered after a clash between two groups on the possession of a mosque here on Friday. ... HYDERABAD: Dist council seeks release of funds: Water supply, drainage schemes HYDERABAD, June 5: The district council here on Saturday demanded immediate release of Rs500 million Sindh governor's grant for water supply and sewerage schemes in the city. ... FAISALABAD: Four excise officials 'picked up': Fake registration FAISALABAD, June 5: Police claimed on Saturday to have taken four Excise and Taxation Department officials into custody for their alleged involvement in corruption, and sealed the motor branch. ... BAHAWALPUR: Yazman tehsil Nazim resigns BAHAWALPUR, June 5: Yazman Tehsil Nazim Haji Abbas Shahid has resigned from his office, citing health problems as a major reason for such a move. ... GUJRANWALA: Tehsil council official beaten up GUJRANWALA, June 5: A senior official of the city tehsil council was beaten up by a UC Naib Nazim here on Saturday over an issue of the recruitment of daily wagers. ... HYDERABAD: WHO recommends home-based water purification HYDERABAD, June 5: The country representative of the World Health Organization, Khalif Bile Mohamud has strongly recommended home-based water purification system in the city. ... SHIKARPUR: Outlaw commits suicide to avoid arrest SHIKARPUR, June 5: A notorious outlaw, Ghulam Nabi Brohi, allegedly involved in the murder of journalist Amir Bux Brohi, committed suicide by shooting himself during a police encounter near Jara Wah on Saturday. ... KHAIRPUR: Development hindered by feudalism: Nazim KHAIRPUR, June 5: District Nazim Nafisa Shah has said that the feudal class was the main obstacle in the social development of the country. ... HYDERABAD: Body formed to monitor water supply HYDERABAD, June 5: Sindh health secretary Ashiq Memon has said that a monitoring committee headed by the district nazim has been constituted to improve the supply of water to the city. ... JACOBABAD: Girl shot dead over karo-kari JACOBABAD, June 5: A young girl was shot dead by her cousin on the pretext of karo-kari in Sardar Adam Khan Panhwar village near here on Saturday. ...

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