07 June 2004 Monday 18 Rabi-us-Saani 1425 KARACHI: Yakjehti rally pledges unity against terrorism - Ibad, Mahar stress harmony KARACHI, June 6: The city witnessed an impressive peace rally on Sunday, demonstrating citizens' commitment to Quaid's principle of unity and their pledge to maintain the image of Karachi as a city of love ... KARACHI: Stage set for by-polls today KARACHI, June 6: The stage is set for Monday's by-elections for the five vacant seats of nazims and naib nazims of three union councils of Karachi and one of Dadu. The polling will be held from 8am to 5pm without any break. ... KARACHI: 49pc budget allocation proposed for development KARACHI, June 6: The city government has proposed to allocate Rs15.59 billion for development sector out of its Rs31.97 billion budget estimates for the year 2004-05. ... KARACHI: Transporters set to grab precious state land KARACHI, June 6: The land-grabbers who have already been using a piece of government land in Lea Market illegally, seem to be making clandestine efforts to make their illegal occupation permanent. ... KARACHI: Rivers, lakes have polluted water KARACHI, June 6: Almost all the rivers, streams, canals and lakes in Sindh are tainted by faecal and chemical contamination, a report issued by the Sindh Environmental Protection Agency (Sepa) has revealed. ... KARACHI: Muslims urged to adopt Islamic education system KARACHI, June 6: The spiritual leader of Bohra community, His Holiness Dr Syedna Mohammad Burhanuddin, was awarded the Doctorate of Letters (Honoris Causa) degree by the University of Karachi. ... KARACHI: Environment awards for firms KARACHI, June 6: The National Forum for Environment and Health (NFEH) has announced to give, on an annual basis, environment excellence awards to such organisations whose performance in pollution control and environment up-grading has been significant. ... KARACHI: Stringent security steps planned for city KARACHI, June 6: The Capital City Police, under a security plan for important government offices and officials, has decided to divide the city in different 'security zones' with a view to ensure an effective check on suicide bombings and subversive activities in the city. ... KARACHI: Three die in accidents; two shot dead KARACHI, June 6: Three persons, including a minor boy, died in separate road accidents in different parts of the city on Sunday. ... KARACHI: Washing hands with soap halves risk of diarrhoea KARACHI, June 6: Washing hands regularly with soap reduces the chances of death among children, who are at a risk of contracting diarrhoea ... QUETTA: Sea land to be reclaimed for roads in Gwadar QUETTA, June 6: The government would reclaim land from sea in Gwadar for construction of roads and other facilities and avoid large-scale dislodging of the local population. ... QUETTA: Measures to protect marine life sought QUETTA, June 6: Government should take steps for protecting marine life and seawater from being polluted in view of development along the coastline and construction of the Gwadar port, speakers at a seminar on Saturday demanded. ... LAHORE: Recalling a class act LAHORE, June 6: Mr Ijaz Hussain Batalvi was the best teacher at the University Law College, session 1967-69. There was never any doubt on that score. His 45-minute lecture seemed to be over in five minutes. ... LAHORE: Budget to include mega projects - Pervaiz opens new underpasses LAHORE, June 6: Chief Minister Pervaiz Elahi announced here on Sunday that mega development projects would be launched in the province during the next financial year. ... LAHORE: Nazim says he is being pressed to shift loyalty - Fresh no-trust move LAHORE, June 6: Data Town Nazim Khwaja Ahmad Hassaan has described the fresh no-trust motion against him within a week of the acceptance of his appeal against the first by the Supreme Court as sheer political victimization. ... LAHORE: Countering opposition to the Punjabi institute LAHORE, June 6: Tactfully handling opposition within the official circles and the cabinet has been the major task for the government for realizing its dream of creating an institute for the promotion of Punjabi language and culture. ... LAHORE: Project not completed LAHORE, June 6: The Jinnah Hospital and Doctors Hospital underpasses have been opened to traffic without completing the allied work and remodelling the canal road accordingly. ... LAHORE: Omar Cheema PTI nominee for PP-156 by election LAHORE, June 6: The Pakistan Tehrik-i-Insaaf has nominated provincial information secretary Omar Cheema as its candidate for by-polls in PP-156. ... LAHORE: Windstorm, rain lash Lahore LAHORE, June 6: A strong windstorm was followed by heavy rain here on Sunday night and scores of trees and billboards were uprooted as a result. ... PESHAWAR: Child suffers from polio despite immunization PESHAWAR, June 6: Polio continues to haunt children in the NWFP and Fata as two more polio cases were reported in the province in the last two months. ... PESHAWAR: Detention of women, children criticized PESHAWAR, June 6: Human rights organizations and activists have termed detention of 24 women and children under the colonial-era Frontier Crimes Regulation, 1901, 'inhuman' and 'barbaric'. ... PESHAWAR: Need stressed to curb quackery PESHAWAR, June 6: Quacks, especially those claiming to practice Chinese medicine, are messing up with the people's health besides fleecing them by claiming to treat all sorts of ailments, doctors and health officials said. ... HYDERABAD: 80pc schemes of Kotri Barrage inoperative - SAB HYDERABAD, June 6: The Sindh Abadgar Board has demanded that Wapda should be disbanded and provincial authorities be constituted to deal with water and power affairs of the country. ... DADU: Measures urged to rehabilitate Manchhar Lake DADU, June 6: District Nazim Malik Asad Sikandar has called for the immediate rehabilitation of Asia's biggest sweet-water lake - the Manchhar. Talking to a group of newsmen here on Sunday ... HYDERABAD: Expert calls for use of chlorine to purify water HYDERABAD, June 6: The dean, faculty of community medicines and public health, Liaquat University of Medical and Health Sciences, Prof Rafiq Ahmad Soomro, has advised people to use chlorine powder or tablets for killing contaminants in water. ... LARAKANA: Dispute over official's posting LARKANA, June 6: A dispute has cropped up between the district government and the Sindh education department over the appointment of executive district officer (education). ... HYDERABAD: Probe into supply of polluted water urged HYDERABAD, June 6: District Nazim Dr Makhdoom Rafiquzzaman has demanded a judicial probe into the supply of contaminated water to ascertain facts leading to several deaths in the city. ... PESHAWAR: Need stressed for early case disposal PESHAWAR, June 6: Federal Minister for Water and Power Aftab Ahmed Khan Sherpao on Saturday said that Access to Justice Programme (AJP) would lead to reduction in number of cases pending before the courts. ... PESHAWAR: Govt trying to improve writers' lot, says minister PESHAWAR, June 6: The NWFP government is trying to improve the lot of writers, intellectuals and poets and it will ask the federal government to increase their endowments and other facilities ... RAWALPINDI: 3 killed in separate incidents RAWALPINDI, June 6: Three persons were killed in separate incidents in Rawalpindi and Islamabad on Sunday, police said. In the first incident, Gulber Khan was shot dead by his rivals in his house. ... LARKANA: Govt hospitals run short of drugs LARKANA, June 6: Seven taluka hospitals and several rural health centres and basic health units in the district are facing an acute shortage of medicines due to reluctance on part of contractors to supply drugs. ... THATTA: Water for rice crop to be released from 12th THATTA, June 6: The Sindh secretary for irrigation has said that water will be released for rice crop from June 12. Talking to journalists at a marriage ceremony here on Saturday night ... HYDERABAD: Implementation of ban on jirga urged HYDERABAD, June 6: A seminar on "Tribalism and Survival of Sindhi National Unity" has demanded implementation of the ban on holding jirga and suo motu action by the higher judiciary against chieftains violating the law. ... QUETTA: Case against BNM leader criticized QUETTA, June 6: The Balochistan High Court Bar Association and the Balochistan Bar Council on Saturday demanded that a case registered against a political activist should be withdrawn. ... MULTAN: Pesticides import list to be expanded MULTAN, June 6: The federal agriculture ministry is likely to announce soon the expansion of the list (form-16) meant to import pesticides under generic names ... GUJRANWALA: 30 medical stores sealed GUNJRANWALA, June 6: A raiding team of the health department, the district administration and the police on Sunday sealed about 30 medical stores on charges of selling veterinary and expired medicines. ... FAISALABAD: Senior officials involved in the racket - Registration of smuggled, lifted vehicles FAISALABAD, June 6: The motor branch scandal took a new turn on Sunday when the investigators gleaned information about the involvement of some senior officials and politicians in the network ... DERA GHAZI KHAN: Question papers 'scam' shelved DERA GHAZI KHAN, June 6: The BISE administration has reportedly shelved the matter of a 'scratched' envelope containing objective question papers of Urdu for the SSC examinations. ...

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