24 June 2004 Thursday 05 Jamadi-ul-Awwal 1425 KARACHI: Four shot dead, five wounded in gang war - Tension grips Lyari areas KARACHI, June 23: Four people were shot dead and five others were wounded in Lyari when armed men of a gang attacked their rivals on Wednesday. ... KARACHI: Rs4.4bn for 15 dists under ADP KARACHI, June 23: Out of the total allocation of Rs5.658 billion, an amount of Rs4.496 billion has been allocated to 15 districts (excluding Karachi) of Sindh, in addition to Karachi's share of Rs1.162 billion ... KARACHI: Road improvement begins KARACHI, June 23: Improvement and rehabilitation of the 1.325-km-long Jehangir Road (Gurumandir-Teen Hatti) began on Wednesday. City Nazim Niamatullah Khan unveiled the plaque at the site of the project, costing Rs35.265 million, scheduled to be completed in 28 months. ... KARACHI: Lyari in grip of major social crisis KARACHI, June 23: Karachi's oldest settlement, Lyari, is in the grip of a social crisis and there seems to be no solution to the multifarious problems being faced by the common man, in the immediate future. ... KARACHI: Probe ordered into forced withdrawal of petition KARACHI, June 23: An SHC bench comprising Chief Justice Saiyed Saeed Ashhad and Justice Zia Perwez asked the advocate-general to have an inquiry conducted into the allegation that certain police officers compelled a petitioner to withdraw his petition. ... KARACHI: 2 claimants approach DHA for wreckage KARACHI, June 23: Two different parties have approached the Defence Housing Authority as claimants for the wreckage and other belongings of dhow, which washed ashore on Tuesday at the Sea View beach. ... KARACHI: 2 brothers sentenced to death for kidnapping KARACHI, June 23: Judge Arshad Noor Khan of anti-terrorism court, on Wednesday, sentenced two brothers to death for kidnapping a man for ransom. ... KARACHI: Surjani Town receiving contaminated water KARACHI, June 23: At least 400 houses of Surjani Town's Sector 5-D are being supplied contaminated water for the last two weeks. ... KARACHI: Bone diseases among local women KARACHI, June 23: An early onset of varied bone diseases is being noticed among local women at a comparatively young age due to a sedentary lifestyle and detrimental diet pattern - high in caloric content but low in calcium and folic acid. ... LAHORE: UHS ordered to give good students extra marks LAHORE, June 23: A division bench of the Lahore High Court on Wednesday directed the vice-chancellor of University of Health Sciences (UHS) to grant 10 per cent additional marks to the Lahore Medical and Dental Collage students if they met the criteria set for such a facility. ... LAHORE: Most complaints against police LAHORE, June 23: Complaints against police and departments dealing in public utilities and development projects constitute the bulk of grievances, which the Punjab office of the human rights' directorate is receiving. ... PESHAWAR: Law not extended to Pata, court told - Kidnapping for ransom PESHAWAR, June 23: The law dealing with kidnapping for ransom has not been extended to the Provincially Administered Tribal Areas (Pata), a counsel stated before the Peshawar High Court on Tuesday. ... PESHAWAR: Deportation of woman stayed PESHAWAR, June 23: The Peshawar High Court on Wednesday stayed the deportation of an Indian lady doctor who had converted to Islam and married a Pakistani man. ... PESHAWAR: Armed clash over land claims two lives PESHAWAR, June 23: Two persons were killed in a cross-fire between two rival parties at Faqir Killay in Mathra area here on Tuesday night, said a senior police official. ... PESHAWAR: Woman's conviction set aside PESHAWAR, June 23: A two-member bench of the Peshawar High Court on Wednesday set aside conviction of awoman facingdrug-related charges and transfered her case back to a trial court. ... MARDAN: Rs12.25m for uplift work in Mardan MARDAN, June 23: District Development Committee (DDC) Mardan on Wednesday approved Rs 12.25 million for developmental works, including power to different provincial constituencies and maintenance of roads in Sheikh Maltoon Town under the Tameer Sarhad Programme. ... KOHAT: Kidnapped man recovered KOHAT, June 23: The Kohat police recovered a kidnapped man and claimed to have busted an inter-provincial gang of drug smugglers in two separate operations on Wednesday. ... PESHAWAR: Govt urged to create employment PESHAWAR, June 23: Khwaja Mohammad Khan Hoti, former provincial president of the PPP, has termed unemployment the root cause of social problems and urged the government to eradicate it. ... MINGORA: 19 lose jobs as OPF closes down school MINGORA, June 23: The Overseas Pakistanis' Foundation (OPF) has closed down its schools in Chakdara, Dir lower, rendering 19 staffer members jobless. ... HYDERABAD: Industrialists asked to set up waste treatment plant HYDERABAD, June 23: The Environmental Protection Agency has asked industrialists of Kotri to set up a plant for treating effluent before disposing it of into the Kalri Baghar Feeder. ... HYDERABAD: Protest against shortage of drinking water HYDERABAD, June 23: Protest demonstrations were held in many localities of the city and Qasimabad talukas against non- supply of drinking water. The enraged protestors raised slogans against the authorities and burnt tyres to vent their anger. ... HYDERABAD: Court seeks police report on polluted water supply HYDERABAD, June 23: The sixth additional district judge on Wednesday ordered the Market police investigation officer to furnish the inquiry report on the basis of which police booked officials in contaminated water case. ... HYDERABAD: Shopkeepers criticize tax on edibles decried HYDERABAD, June 23: The Qasimabad Shopkeepers Welfare Association has criticized the levy of professional tax on the sale of meat, fish, poultry, vegetables and fruits by the Qasimabad taluka administration. ... KARACHI: KU announces BA-I results KARACHI, June 23: The University of Karachi on Wednesday announced the results of BA Part I (Regular/External) Annual Examinations 2003. A total of 15,360 candidates appeared in the exams, and 8,233 were declared successful with an overall pass percentage of 53.60. ... FAISALABAD: Workers lash out at labour policy FAISALABAD, June 23: Five major workers organizations have decided to launch a protest drive against what they called anti-labour policies and force the government to amend the Industrial Relations Ordinance, 2002. ... MULTAN: Govt urged not to extend VC's term MULTAN, June 23: The district council unanimously approved a resolution on Wednesday urging the provincial authorities not to grant extension to the Bahauddin Zakariya University vice-chancellor on the expiry of his four-year term in office in July this year. ... SAHIWAL: Three killed in road accidents SAHIWAL, June 23: Three people were killed and five others sustained injuries in different road accidents here on Wednesday. A pick-up (NLC-281) hit a motorcyclist on Chichawatni-Burewala Road near Chak 164/9-L. ... TOBA TEK SINGH: Truck crushes donkey cart owner in Toba TOBA TEK SINGH, June 23: A speeding truck crushed on Wednesday a donkey cart owner on Gojra bypass road near Chak 370 JB. Police said Boota was on his way home when the truck (FDA-4110) ran over his cart, killing him on the spot. ... KASUR: Power outage irks traders, citizens KASUR, June 23: Unscheduled loadshedding has reportedly caused a great deal of inconvenience to domestic consumers and the business community. Electric appliances of scores of residents broke down due to repeated fluctuation in power supply. ... HYDERABAD: Favouritism alleged in grade award HYDERABAD, June 23: Senior professors of the Sindh university have taken exception to the award of BPS-21 grade to favourites of the administration, saying the grade has been awarded in gross violation of rules of the Higher Education Commission. ... HYDERABAD: Top priority for education urged HYDERABAD, June 23: Sindh University Vice-Chancellor Mazharul Haq Siddiqui has said that education must be given top priority and added that only through collective efforts the cause of education can be promoted. ... SUKKUR: Wapda's new policy for payment of detection bills SUKKUR, June 23: Wapda has announced a policy for payment of detection bills by domestic and commercial consumers of electricity up to four kilowatts. ... CHIRTAL: 3 women commit suicide CHITRAL, June 23: Three women of a family committed suicide by jumping into the River Chitral at a remote village of Gohkir on Tuesday night. ... KOHAT: Journalist demands security KOHAT, June 23: A journalist who recently escaped an attempt on his life allegedly by drug smugglers in Orakzai Agency has urged the government to provide him security. ... SWABI: Schools in Swabi to get sports facilities SWABI, June 23: District Nazim Jehanzeb Khan said on Wednesday the district government would provide sport facilities to all schools and educational institutions ... KHAIRPUR: Probe into police excesses ordered KHAIRPUR, June 23: The District Public Safety Commission has directed the SP, investigation, to hold an inquiry into alleged highhandedness of police against a family. ... LARKANA: SSC-II results announced LARKANA, June 23: The Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education, Larkana, on Wednesday announced the results of Secondary School Certificate-II examinations. ... LARKANA: Protest strike against water shortage LARKANA, June 23: A shutter-down strike was observed in Shahdadkot on Wednesday in protest against shortage of water in Saifullah Magsi and SKT branches. ... SUKKUR: Woman, two children killed in attack SUKKUR, June 23: A woman and two children were killed when armed men attacked the Soomar Chachar village in Pano Akil taluka on Wednesday. The assailants fired rockets and used automatic weapons when the villagers were asleep. ... THATTA: Protest against fishing auction THATTA, June 23: Hundreds of fishermen on Wednesday held a sit-in outside the Chilya fish hatchery against the auction of fishing rights in the Keenjhar lake. They carried banners and placards inscribed with slogans against the auction. ... DADU: Medicines being not provided to patients - Dadu Civil Hospital DADU, June 23: The district council here on Wednesday passed a unanimous resolution against the administration of the Dadu Civil Hospital for not providing medicines to patients during surgery. ... MULTAN: UC Nazim shot dead over political rivalry MULTAN, June 23: A union council Nazim was shot dead here on Wednesday evening by five assailants over electoral rivalry. Rana Shamshad, the Nazim of union council No 47, was sitting at his office when the assailants opened fire at him. ... BAHAWALPUR: Cases against PML-N leader condemned BAHAWALPUR, June 23: The PML-N has strongly condemned the registration of two criminal cases against former MNA and party's district president Chaudhry Mumtaz Ahmed Jajja at the behest of the District Nazim. ... GUJRANWALA: Eyewitness shot at, injured - PPP leader's murder GUJRANWALA, June 23: An eyewitness of the murder of PPP city president Chaudhry Khalid Humayun was shot at and injured by assailants here on Wednesday. ...

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