13 June 2004 Sunday 24 Rabi-us-Saani 1425 KARACHI: Ministers get power to help job seekers KARACHI, June 12: Sindh Chief Minister Dr Arbab Ghulam Rahim has ordered that his powers for permitting age relaxation up to 10 years to candidates seeking government job be assigned to all provincial ministers. ... KARACHI: Power breakdowns in many areas KARACHI, June 12: The Karachi Electric Supply Corporation failed to provide uninterrupted power supply to its consumers despite the fact that temperature went down by at least four degrees centigrade on Saturday. ... KARACHI: Traders threaten strike over lawlessness KARACHI, June 12: The All Pakistan Organisation of Small Traders and Cottage Industries (APOSTCI) Sindh on Saturday strongly protested against the looting of Rs1.6 million from its president ... KARACHI: Rs23.4m to be spent on 3 hospitals KARACHI, June 12: The City Nazim, Naimatullah Khan has inaugurated repair and renovation works at three hospitals at a total cost of Rs23.40 million on Friday. ... KARACHI: Violence at SMC: classes suspended KARACHI, June 12: After an incident of hooliganism by a group of students and damages to a department, teaching at Sindh Medical College was suspended for rest of the day on Saturday, said a college source. ... KARACHI: Depression in children on the rise: experts KARACHI, June 12: The prevalence of depressive disorders is increasing among the children of Karachi, according to some doctors and psychiatrists who spoke at a seminar on Saturday. ... KARACHI: KBCA to raze 60 dangerous buildings KARACHI, June 12: The Karachi Building Control Authority, under the first phase of a major demolition plan, will raze 60 buildings, identified as dangerous in the city and the task will be completed within three months period. ... LAHORE: Traffic police 'lining their purses' LAHORE, June 12: The traffic police in the provincial metropolis are making money for the government and unscrupulous among them for themselves without any fear these days. ... LAHORE: Statement recorded against ex-DG FIA LAHORE, June 12: An accountability court on Saturday recorded the statement of one more prosecution witness in a reference against former FIA director-general Maj Mushtaq Ahmad (retired) and put off the proceedings till June 15. ... LAHORE: Factory employee shot dead LAHORE, June 12: A 25-year-old factory employee was shot dead in Baghbanpura on Saturday. Police said that Ibrahim was shot at and injured by three men, unidentified so far, after an argument. ... PESHAWAR: Demand to lift ban on music programmes PESHAWAR, June 12: Awaz, an association of musicians and other artistes, has demanded that the Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal (MMA) government should lift the ban on musical programmes in Nishtar Hall and allow musical activities in Balakhanas of Dabgari Bazaar. ... PESHAWAR: Bogus petrol shipment case registered: Investigation completed against firms PESHAWAR, June 12: The customs intelligence has completed its investigation into fake shipments of petrol to Afghanistan and registered a case against different companies including Attock Petroleum ... PESHAWAR: 7 held for targeting army vehicle PESHAWAR, June 12: The political administration in the Khyber Agency on Saturday arrested seven persons of Abdulkhel sub-tribe in connection with a remote control bomb explosion targeting an army vehicle, official sources told Dawn. ... PESHAWAR: Call for promoting health management PESHAWAR, June 12: Speakers at a seminar have stressed the importance of managerial and administrative techniques in health sector to achieve desired results. ... PESHAWAR: Car thieves arrested PESHAWAR, June 12: The city police claimed to have arrested a car-lifter who was wearing army uniform, along with his four accomplices, and seized three stolen vehicles from them. ... PESHAWAR: Curriculum changes to be reviewed PESHAWAR, June 12: The NWFP government has constituted two separate committees under the supervision of the Education Commissionto review the changes made in the curriculum from 1999 to 2004 and submit a report to the federal government. ... QUETTA: Building handed over to university QUETTA, June 12: Balochistan Governor Owais Ahmed Ghani and Chief Minister Jam Mir Mohammad Yousuf on Friday urged students to prepare themselves for combating the challenges of modern age by obtaining higher education. ... GILGIT: Banks, offices reopen in Gilgit GILGIT, June 12: After remaining closed for nine days, since June 3 when curfew was imposed, banks, offices and other private organizations herereopened on Saturday only to close on Sunday. ... BAHAWALPUR: CM announces Rs350m for Bahawalpur uplift BAHAWALPUR, June 12: Punjab chief minister Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi has announced an uplift package of about Rs350 million for the district. ... VEHARI: Spurious cold drinks' factories in Vehari VEHARI, June 12: The health department and the district administration have failed to check the mushroom growth of factories that use substandard and harmful material to prepare cold drinks and ice cream. ... GUJRAT: Police drive against 'lawyers' in Gujrat GUJRAT, June 12: The district police, with the help of some lawyers, have started gathering information about those practising lawyers who are allegedly in possession of fake degrees, it is learnt. ... SIALKOT: Concern over law, order in Sialkot SIALKOT, June 12: The District Peace Committee and the District Advisory Committee on Saturday expressed concern over law and order in the district. ... SIALKOT: Child recovered SIALKOT, June 12: Police have recovered a six-year-old nursery class student kidnapped for ransom from Gojra on June 10, DPO Nasir Ahmad Sorroya told newsmen here on Saturday. ... SHEIKHUPURA: Another child found murdered in Muridke SHEIKHUPURA, June 12: Tension and anger gripped Muridke town on GT Road on Saturday after a minor, believed to be the fourth victim of yet unknown serial killer(s), was found murdered. ... GUJRANWALA: AG orders payment to 120 pensioners GUJRANWALA, June 12: Punjab Accountant General Wazir Ahmad Qureshi held an open kutchery at the district accounts office and solved the complaints of several retired government employees regarding nonpayment of dues and pension here on Saturday. ... HYDERABAD: Monitoring of water supply advocated: WHO-Unicef team visits Hyderabad HYDERABAD, June 12: A visiting joint team of the WHO and Unicef expressed dissatisfaction over water supply system of the city from Wasa water lagoons to filter plant ... HYDERABAD: Measures urged to stop terrorism HYDERABAD, June 12: Religious leaders belonging to various schools of thought have expressed concern over the resurgence of terrorism in Karachi. ... MIRPURKHAS: Four police officials suspended MIRPURKHAS, June 12: DPO Amin Yousufzai suspended four officers of the Jhuddo police on Thursday. The action was taken under the directives of the Sindh chief minister, requiring the DPO to set up a camp in Jhuddo to check increasing cases of theft in the town. ... HYDERABAD: Proposal to increase LLB term to 7 years HYDERABAD, June 12: The Academic Council of the University of Sindh, at its Saturday's meeting, discussed a proposals to increase the period of LLB programme from five to seven years. ... HYDERABAD: Decision on by-polls welcomed HYDERABAD, June 12: The local leaders of the Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal has hailed the decision of chief election commissioner to declare the unofficial results of polling for two National Assembly and one Sindh Assembly seats in Karachi as null and void. ... SANGHAR: No-confidence motion against nazim passed SANGHAR, June 12: A no-confidence motion was passed by the district council against Nazim Roshan Din Junejo on Saturday. Out of 83 members, 68 attended the meeting. ... DADU: Official blamed for water tragedy DADU, June 12: An irrigation expert, Sikandar Ali Khonharo, has alleged that SDO Habibullah Kabooro of the irrigation department was mainly responsible for releasing highly contaminated water of the Manchhar Lake into the Indus ... SUKKUR: 42pc water shortage at Sukkur Barrage SUKKUR, June 12: Water shortage at the Sukkur Barrage was recorded at 42 per cent on Saturday, irrigation sources told this correspondent. The sources said that inflow of water in Guddu and Sukkur barrages was very low. ... DADU: 58 arrested in crackdown on criminals DADU, June 12: The district police on Friday launched an operation against criminals in the Kutcho belt along the Indus river and Kachho along the Sindh-Balochistan border. ... KHAIRPUR: Books burnt as shrine's inn set ablaze KHAIRPUR, June 12: Some unidentified persons set a portion of the inn of the Dargah of Sufi Salamullah Shah Thar Dhani on fire on Friday night. ... LARKANA: Textbooks not supplied to Larkana district LARKANA, June 12: The district government has not received books for the new academic year from the Sindh Textbook Board. This was stated by the district council's education committee chairman Amir Bakhsh Gaad on Friday. ... SWABI: Another 20 units about to close SWABI, June 12: The Gadoon Chamber of Commerce and Industry president has said that over 20 units in the Gadoon Amazai Industrial Estate may be closed in the current month if the federal and provincial governments fail to take remedial measures for the estate. ... MUZAFFARABAD: Forest officer suspended MUZAFFARABAD, June 12: The Chief Conservator of Forests (CCF), Sardar Farooq, was suspended on Thursday with effect from the date of his arrest by the Ehtesab Bureau in the Kuth scandal. ...

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