17 June 2004 Thursday 28 Rabi-us-Saani 1425 KARACHI: Rs1.162bn allocated for Karachi under ADP - 2004-2005 budget KARACHI, June 16: An amount of Rs1.162 billion has been allocated for Karachi under the Annual Development Plan for 2004-2005 out of a total allocation of Rs5.65 billion for 16 districts of Sindh. ... KARACHI: Black sheep in police to be removed, says CM KARACHI, June 16: The Chief Minister, Dr Arbab Ghulam Rahim has announced that black sheep, and inefficient and irresponsible officials in the police department will be removed, while hardworking, capable and honest officials will be encouraged. ... KARACHI: Govt urged to pay pledged compensation KARACHI, June 16: The Pasban-i-Aza on Wednesday warned that it would hold a protest demonstration in front of the Chief Minister's House on June 20 if the agreed upon compensation was not paid to the families of blasts at Hyderi mosque and Imambargah Ali Raza. ... KARACHI: Policeman linked to '92 operation shot dead KARACHI, June 16: A police official, Haider Beg, who was an active member of the 1992 operation clean-up launched by the then interior minister Naseerullah Babar, was shot dead near his apartment in Gulshan-i-Iqbal on Wednesday evening. ... KARACHI: KESC men uneasy at forecast of rain KARACHI, June 16: Engineers of the Karachi Electric Supply Corporation on Wednesday shuddered with apprehension as the Met Office issued a forecast saying that the city would receive rains in a day or two. ... KARACHI: Lea Market bus terminus antagonizes area people KARACHI, June 16: Lea Market is not merely a shopping area, it has become a huge bus terminus causing noise and air pollution. ... KARACHI: KBCA body to monitor high-rise buildings KARACHI, June 16: The Karachi Building Control Authority has formed two different committees aimed at bringing a qualitative improvement in buildings, besides ensuring durability and beautification of under-construction buildings. ... KARACHI: PWA to expand blood bank facility KARACHI, June 16: The Patients Welfare Association (PWA) Civil Hospital Karachi (CHK), a voluntary organisation of Dowites, has planned to expand its existing PWA blood bank facility to facilitate more poor people by reconstructing the building. ... KARACHI: Rs410m Orangi budget unveiled KARACHI, June 16: A Rs410 million balanced budged for the fiscal 2004-05 of Orangi Town Municipal Administration was announced here on Wednesday. ... KARACHI: Revamping of services hospital under way KARACHI, June 16: The Sindh Government Services Hospital (SGSH) Karachi has initiated work on an eye operation theatre (EOT). ... KARACHI: Hearing of case against FIA official put off KARACHI, June 16: An accountability court put off on Tuesday the hearing of a corruption reference against a former deputy director of the Federal Investigation Agency and two others due to absence of the defence counsel. ... KARACHI: Speakers pay tribute to Zamir Niazi KARACHI, June 16: The life and works of the well-known journalist and author Zamir Niazi were highlighted at a condolence reference held at the Karachi Press Club on Wednesday. ... LAHORE: Treasury critical of law minister LAHORE, June 16: Punjab Law Minister Raja Basharat came under fire from his colleagues on treasury benches when he opposed a privilege motion moved by Iftikhar Chhachhar against Okara DSP investigation Malik Hamid Mahmood. ... LAHORE: Maintain quorum during budget session: Pervaiz LAHORE, June 16: Chief Minister Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi directed on Wednesday all members of the parliamentary party to maintain quorum during the current budget session of the assembly and fully defend the budget. ... LAHORE: Universities linkage with industry urged LAHORE, June 16: Punjab Governor Khalid Maqbool has underscored the need to create 'vibrant' linkages between professional education institutions and industry to bring about a quality change at both levels. ... LAHORE: Man's arrest ordered for 'kidnapping' own children LAHORE, June 16: Lahore High Court Chief Justice Iftikhar Husain Chaudhry on Wednesday ordered the arrest of a Pakistani father of two Norwegian minors and some of his other family members who were allegedly resisting repatriation of the children to Norway. ... PESHAWAR: Plea against removal of govt counsel admitted PESHAWAR, June 16: The Peshawar High Court on Wednesday admitted for hearing a writ petition challenging the removal of an additional advocate general by the provincial government without the consent of the governor. ... PESHAWAR: WHO to examine cost of pollution PESHAWAR, June 16: The World Health Organization has decided to prepare a report on the cost of treatment of diseases caused by pollution in the province and compare it with the cost of making the environment pollution-free. ... PESHAWAR: Conviction of two brothers set aside PESHAWAR, June 16: The Peshawar High Court on Wednesday ruled that a juvenile offender could only be tried under the Juvenile Justice System Ordinance (JJSO). ... PESHAWAR: Accounting workshop for nazims begins PESHAWAR, June 16: A two-day workshop for the capacity building of local nazims, naib nazims and secretaries of union councils on accounting and performance auditing was started here on Wednesday. ... PESHAWAR: NWFP okays journalists' welfare foundation PESHAWAR, June 16: The NWFP government has finally approved the establishment of Sarhad Journalists Welfare Foundation and provided Rs6 million as seed money to generate more funds for the welfare of the journalist community. ... HYDERABAD: Dist govt prepares development plan - Funds yet to be released HYDERABAD, June 16: The district government has prepared an uplift plan under the Rs10.5 billion Hyderabad Development Project for eight talukas of the district ... LAHORE: Gujrat varsity gets land on lease LAHORE, June 16: The newly established University of Gujrat (UoG) has acquired 1,000 kanals of land on lease from the Punjab Auqaf Department and is in the process of finalizing its design and PC-I. ... LARKANA: Officials confirm water shortage LARKANA, June 16: Engineers of Rice and Warah canals at a meeting held here on Tuesday took note of ashortage of water in the canals. DPO Dr Badaruddain Ujjan, who presided over the meeting, was apprised about the water situation in the canals by the officials. ... HYDERABAD: Another child dies of water-borne diseas - Wasa receives Rs70m from provincial govt HYDERABAD, June 16: A child fell victim to gastroenteritis here on Wednesday, raising the death toll from water-borne diseases to 41 in the district. ... MIANWALI: People deprived of phone connections MIANWALI, June 16: Many parts of this district are being linked with telephone but the people here opine that this area is being ignored by the Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited. This district having a population of more than one million had only 17,600 phone connections ... MULTAN: Complainant fears life threat MULTAN, June 16: Complainant in a terrorist attack on the local Iranian cultural centre, Khana-i-Farhang, has feared life threat to him and his family. Constable Ijaz Hussain had expressed the concern in a letter sent to the Multan Range DIG and district police officer. ... SHEIKHUPURA: Few policemen to check crime in Sheikhupura SHEIKHUPURA, June 16: Where there is one policeman to protect the lives and properties of 1,468 people, the crime situation in that area can be anybody's guess. ... MULTAN: New property tax slab 'approved' MULTAN, June 16: The district government announced changes in the existing property tax categories on Wednesday in order to lessen burden of taxation from the low-income strata of the town. ... HYDERABAD: Health emergency declared in Thatta, Badin HYDERABAD, June 16: The director-general of Sindh health services has declared emergency in Thatta and Badin districts and suspended the leave of employees in the wake of monsoon. ... HYDERABAD: Teachers plan protest against accounts officer HYDERABAD, June 16: The district chapter of the Government Secondary Teachers Association, at a meeting on Wednesday, decided to besiege offices of district accounts officer and additional accounts officer on June 21 to protest against their refusal to adjust differences in pay bills. ... HYDERABAD; Sindh govt top Hesco defaulter, says official HYDERABAD, June 16: The chief executive of the Hyderabad Electric Supply Company, Adeebul Hassan Rizvi, has said that an amount of Rs408 million is outstanding against the federal government ... QUETTA: Bolan college may get university status QUETTA June 16: The Vice-Chancellors' Council has suggested to the government to upgrade the Bolan Medical Collage Quetta to a medical university and expand its programme of courses. ... CHITRAL: PIA plane escapes disaster CHITRAL, June 16: A PIA Fokker with 42 passengers and four crew members on board escaped a major disaster as it developed technical problems after landing at Chitral airport on Wednesday, officials said. ... PESHAWAR: NWFP gets Rs1.5bn hydel-power profit PESHAWAR, June 16: Wapda paid the last instalment of the net profit on hydel-power generation to the NWFP government, said a handout here on Tuesday. ... GUJRANWALA: Three murder accused escape - Inspector arrested GUJRANWALA, June 16: Three dangerous prisoners, involved in murder and dacoity cases, escaped from a police van after breaking its window with the alleged connivance of an inspector in the district courts here on Wednesday. ... FAISALABAD: CM accused of obliging favourites FAISALABAD, June 16: The Alliance for Restoration of Democracy has denounced the government for failing to control alarming increase in crime incidence.... HANGU: Jirga fails to settle tribal dispute HANGU, June 16: A jirga comprising ulema on Wednesday failed to settle a dispute between Mushti and Sheikhan tribes in the lower Orakzai Agency. The Mushti and Sheikhan tribes were engaged in a fight over the ownership of a coal mine in the area. ...

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