23 June 2004 Wednesday 04 Jamadi-ul-Awwal 1425 KARACHI: Nazim for monitoring of water supply system KARACHI, June 22: City Nazim Naimatullah Khan has stressed the need for regular and effective monitoring of the entire water supply system from Indus and Hub sources ... KARACHI: Witnesses identify key suspect in bomb blasts KARACHI, June 22: Two eye-witnesses identified the suspected mastermind of the bomb blasts at Hyderi and Ali Raza mosques before a judicial magistrate on Tuesday. ... KARACHI: Power cuts persist in city KARACHI, June 22: The Karachi Electric Supply Corporation on Tuesday failed to provide uninterrupted power supply to its consumers in the city. A resident of Buffer Zone, Block 15-A-4, said that his locality had electricity only for a couple of hours the previous night. ... KARACHI: Muttahida activist shot dead KARACHI, June 22: An activist of Muttahida Qaumi Movement was shot dead in Sohrab Goth police limits on Monday night. Police said that Rashid Qureshi, 30, was sitting near the MQM Unit Office in Illyas Goth when two armed men on a motorcycle came and opened fire at him. ... KARACHI: Dhow wreckage, cargo washed ashore - Sea View beach closed KARACHI, June 22: The wreckage and cargo of a dhow, left unattended in the sea after its crew members were rescued by the Maritime Security Agency, was washed ashore at the Sea View beach on Tuesday morning. ... KARACHI: Govt to initiate 128 educational schemes worth Rs377m KARACHI, June 22: The Sindh government has allocated Rs377 million for 128 new educational schemes under the head of public sector development projects (PSDP) during the fiscal year 2004-05 out of a total PSDP allocation of Rs2,231.448 million for education sector. ... KARACHI: Education stressed to help check abuse of women KARACHI, June 22: Speakers at a workshop on 'Social Audit of Abuse Against Women' on Tuesday suggested that violence against women in the country could only be reduced by providing them with education, economic security ... KARACHI: Furniture for women technical institute KARACHI, June 22: A women technical institute set up in Lyari would be provided with equipment and furniture by August this year. This information was provided to the House on Tuesday in response to a written question of Muhammad Rafique. ... KAARACHI: Donation boxes, graffiti be removed - IG KARACHI, June 22: Sindh Inspector General of Police Syed Kamal Shah on Monday directed the police to immediately remove all donation boxes fixed outside hotels, general stores, bakeries and shops. ... KARACHI: Police Order-2002 reviewed KARACHI, June 22: A high-level meeting, chaired by Chief Secretary Dr Mutawakkal Kazi, on Tuesday reviewed the Police Order-2002 and considered related matters to bring them in conformity with rules and regulations. ... KARACHI: Progress on development schemes reviewed KARACHI, June 22: The redesigning work at Nazimabad Petrol Pump roundabout, being carried out to reduce traffic pressure at that spot, was inspected by the District Coordination Officer, Mir Hussain Ali, on Tuesday. ... KARACHI: Over Rs2.3bn in PSDP for roads and bridges KARACHI, June 22: A whopping Rs2,361.834 million has been earmarked for transport and communication projects under the Public Sector Development Programme (PSDP) for 2004-05. These projects will get another Rs565 million as assistance from foreign agencies. ... KARACHI: 11 policemen killed in past six months KARACHI, June 22: Eleven policemen lost their lives in separate incidents of terrorism and targeted killing during the first half of this year. Five policemen were killed in the early morning attack at Gulistan-i-Jauhar police station in April. ... ISLAMABAD: Govt asked to submit records of human smuggling case ISLAMABAD, June 22: The Supreme Court on Tuesday asked the government to submit complete records within two days in a human smuggling case against a travel agent. ... PESHAWAR: Sentence upheld PESHAWAR, June 22: A two-member bench of the Peshawar High Court on Tuesday upheld the capital punishment awarded by a trial court to a man for killing a policeman and injuring another. ... LAHORE: Rs6bn for industrial estate, garment city LAHORE, June 22: The Punjab Industrial Estate Development and Management Company will spend over Rs6 billion on the development of the Sundar Industrial Estate (SIE) in the city and a garment city near Faisalabad. ... LAHORE: Police pickets a permanent feature on Lahore roads LAHORE, June 22: Violations of privacy at the hands of police on picket duty constitute a matter of considerable public concern, as many roads have permanently been picketed here since last week. ... PESHAWAR: Bail granted to juvenile accused in drug case PESHAWAR, June 22: A juvenile court on Tuesday granted bail to a juvenile offender accused of drug pushing. The court, directed that the petitioner, Sheraz Ali, should be released after furnishing two sureties of Rs200,000 each. ... PESHAWAR: Smuggling bid foiled PESHAWAR, June 22: The Crimes Investigation Department (CID) has foiled an attempt of smuggling small arms to Quetta and arrested a smuggler on Monday night. ... HYDERABAD: Hyderabad faces water shortage HYDERABAD, June 22: People took to the streets in different parts of City and Latifabad talukas on Tuesday to protest against non-availability of water. ... HYDERABAD: Uniformity urged in bank loan documentation HYDERABAD, June 22: The State Bank should direct all banks to observe uniformity and simple procedure in respect of loan documentation as each bank has formulated different rules in this regard. ... HYDERABAD: SHC sets aside district court orders HYDERABAD, June 22: Mr Justice Azizullah Memon of the Sindh High Court, Hyderabad circuit bench, on Tuesday set aside the order of District and Sessions Judge, Tharparkar, who is also the Director Human Rights Board, relating to service of three lady health workers. ... LARKANA: No new tax in Larkana district council budget LARKANA, June 22: Presenting the budget for the year 2004-2005 here on Tuesday, the district nazim said that no new tax had been imposed in it. ... DADU: Corruption probe against officials completed DADU, June 22: The anti-corruption establishment, Dadu, on Monday completed its inquiry against 26 officials of the DPO office who were booked under corruption charges. ... SUKKUR: Muttahida activists booked SUKKUR, June 22: A case was registered against three office- bearers and some workers of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement on Monday for allegedly attacking the house of a People's Party Parliamentarian leader. ... HYDERABAD: Unnecessary expenses may be cut to meet budget estimates HYDERABAD, June 22: The district government finance and planning section is set to cut unnecessary expenses to keep its budget estimates within Rs3.16 billion allocated by the Sindh government, it was learnt through official sources on Tuesday. ... THATTA: Demand to arrest killers of Suhrawardy THATTA, June 22: PPP activists took out a big procession here on Tuesday to protest against the killing of Munawwar Suhrawardy and delay in apprehending the culprits involved in the incident. ... LANDI KOTAL: Three outlaws held after encounter LANDI KOTAL, June 22: Authorities in Bara tehsil of Khyber Agency arrested three outlaws after an armed encounter with Khasadar force on Tuesday. ... GILGIT: Scouts accused of expanding encroachments GILGIT, June 22: Shepherds and the Chitral Scouts have been accused of expanding their encroachments into the limits of 13,000-ft high Shandur valley ignoring the fact the valley is owned by Ghizer district of the Northern Areas. ... HARIPUR: Attack on NGO workers condemned HARIPUR, June 22: The district-based Ittehad of Non-Governmental Organizations has condemned the attack on the two workers of Khowendo Kor, a Peshawar-based NGO ... MUZAFFARABAD: Mangla Dam fishing rights auctioned MUZAFFARABAD, June 22: The AJK fisheries and wildlife department (FWD) awarded on Tuesday a three-year fishing rights contract from Mangla Dam for Rs25.1 million in an open auction, participated by three parties. ... SUKKUR: Water shortage hits cotton, rice crops SUKKUR, June 22: Water shortage has caused 20 to 25 per cent damage to the Kharif crops including, cotton and rice in Sindh. According to an agriculture expert, rice fields have gone dry because of water shortage, while cotton crop also sustained extensive damages. ... KHAIRPUR: Protest against water shortage KHAIRPUR, June 22: Growers of the Dinal Minor, fed from the Abdul Wah west feeder, Kingri taluka, continued their protest for the second consecutive day on Tuesday by staging a sit-in outside the local press club. ... SUKKUR: Sukkur nazim visits jail SUKKUR, June 22: Taking a serious notice of media reports regarding alleged molestation of juvenile prisoners in Central Prison-II Sukkur, district Nazim Syed Nasir Hussain Shah visited the jail on Tuesday to ascertain the facts. ... OKARA: Five women of a family 'slaughtered' OKARA, June 22: A former serviceman, along with his four accomplices, allegedly slaughtered his wife, mother-in-law, two sisters-in-law and wife's niece over some dispute early on Tuesday. ... GUJRAT: Crime rate shoots up in Gujranwala range GUJRAT, June 22: The Gujranwala Range has witnessed manifold increase in crime during the first five months of the current year compared to that in the corresponding period last year. ... SIALKOT: New water courses planned SIALKOT, June 22: The Sialkot district government has launched a project to build new channels to ensure smooth provision of irrigation water, especially at the tail ends, to enable farmers to enhance yield. ... FAISALABAD: Wasa fails to clear off rain water FAISALABAD, June 22: The recent downpour has left several parts of the district under knee-deep water, exposing the claims of the local administration and other civic agencies. ... MIANWALI: Work on Kalabagh dam to start this year: Wardag MIANWALI, June 22: The allocation of Rs21 billion for reservoirs indicates that the government will start construction of Kalabagh Dam this year, hopes Tehrik-i-Istiqlal (TI) president Rehmat Khan Wardag. ... MULTAN: Afsheen case - another accused gets bail MULTAN, June 22: The Multan bench of the Lahore High Court granted bail to another accused in the Afsheen Mussart murder case as the deceased's mother and husband turned up to on Tuesday to pardon him. ...

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