25 June 2004 Friday 06 Jamadi-ul-Awwal 1425 HYDERABAD: Demand to arrest Suhrawardy and Murad's killers HYDERABAD, June 24: Activists of the People's Party Parliamentarians and other parties in the Alliance for Restoration of Democracy held a protest demonstration and observed a hunger strike outside the press club here on Thursday. ... LAHORE: Opposition on the receiving end LAHORE, June 24: It was law and local bodies minister Raja Basharat's day in the house on Thursday as he demolished the very basis of the opposition's criticism of huge allocation for municipalities and autonomous bodies ... KARACHI: Jundullah men given in custody KARACHI, June 24: Police formally charged on Thursday the activists of a militant outfit, Jundullah, arrested in cases pertaining to attack on corps commander's motorcade ... KARACHI: More schemes may be added to MPAs' programme KARACHI, June 24: The Sindh government would ponder over adding more schemes to the list of those suggested by MPAs.... KARACHI: Water protesters attack Korangi XEN office KARACHI, June 24: Situation caused due to persisting water shortage in different sectors of Korangi on Thursday took an ugly turn when residents of the water-starved localities ransacked the office of the Karachi Water and Sewerage Board's executive engineer ... KARACHI: Institute for contagious diseases to be set up KARACHI, June 24: The city government has decided to set up an institute of infectious diseases to help control contagious diseases, besides to upgrade its leprosy hospital. ... KARACHI: Govt hospitals short of women MLOs KARACHI, June 24: Government hospitals in the entire city have a very small number of women MLOs (medico-legal officers) because of which women victims of crime, like torture, rape, etc., suffer a lot. ... KARACHI: NICVD doctors suspend OPD work KARACHI, June 24: In protest against the disappearance, since June 17, of Dr Akmal Waheed and Dr Arshad Waheed the doctors of the National Institute of Cardio-Vascular Diseases (NICVD) suspended the OPD work on Thursday. ... ISLAMABAD: 'Academia-govt link must for economic development' ISLAMABAD, June 24: Absence of any link between research conducted by academia and policy-making organs of the government is one of the main question marks on Pakistan's ability to cope with the impending challenges in trade and economic development. ... KARACHI: Rs1.01bn set aside for health in PSDP KARACHI, June 24: Under the Public Sector Development Programme (PSDP) for 2004-05, Rs1,012 million has been set aside for health. ... KARACHI: Governor told to appoint CEO for zakat council KARACHI, June 24: The Sindh High Court advised the provincial governor on Thursday to appoint a chief executive officer/secretary for the provincial zakat council as provided by the relevant ordinance. ... KARACHI: Orangi nazim granted bail, re arrested KARACHI, June 24: The district and sessions judge, West, Mohammed Javed Alam, granted bail to Orangi Town's nazim, who was reportedly re arrested immediately after his release from jail on Friday last. ... KARACHI: Six injured in Lyari - Gang war sequel KARACHI, June 24: At least six persons were injured in exchange of firing between rival gangs in different localities of Lyari, which remained gripped by tension on Thursday, following the Wednesday's killing of Babu dacoit. ... KARACHI: Constitutional protection for LG system urged KARACHI, June 24: Participants of a seminar have called for giving full constitutional protection to the local government system because it can be an effective and immediate way of addressing to peoples' grievances. ... ISLAMABAD: Bail plea of man in human smuggling case rejected ISLAMABAD, June 24: The Supreme Court on Thursday rejected a bail plea of a travel agent allegedly involved in human smuggling. ... ISLAMABAD: Rich tributes paid to Zamir Niazi ISLAMABAD, June 24: Prominent journalists paid rich tributes to Zamir Niazi, the renowned journalist and writer who dedicated a lifetime for highlighting the harsh sanctions imposed on Pakistani media. ... ISLAMABAD: Couple arrested in court ISLAMABAD, June 24: The New Town police on Thursday arrested a couple after the additional district and sessions judge, Rawalpindi, rejected their bail plea. ... SIALKOT: Rs3.19bn tax-free Sialkot budget SIALKOT, June 24: The Sialkot District Council on Thursday approved Rs3.19 billion tax-free budget for the year 2004-05 in its budget session presided by convener Arsal Waqar Ghuman. ... LAHORE: High Court order against Mall's commercial use LAHORE, June 24: The Lahore High Court ordered on Thursday that no commercial building would be built on The Mall downtown till the question of its cultural heritage was settled. ... LAHORE: LHC rejects Usman's petition on by-election LAHORE, June 24: The Lahore High Court on Thursday declined to restrain the Punjab Election Authority from holding a by-election to fill the vacancy of Data Ganj Bakhsh Town Naib Nazim created by the ouster of Mian Usman. ... LAHORE: PU to take entrance test LAHORE, June 24: The Punjab University has decided to take entrance test for admission to all of its academic programmes for the forthcoming academic session 2004-05. ... LAHORE: Stress on skill development LAHORE, June 24: Skill development was declared prerequisite for proper establishment and successful operation of enterprises by experts and entrepreneurs at a workshop here on Thursday. ... VEHARI: Inflated bills perturb consumers VEHARI, June 24: A group of consumers protested against the Mepco authority for issuing inflated power bills. Talking to Dawn here on Thursday, the consumers alleged that at least 200 to 500 units more than the meter reading had been added to their bills. ... PESHAWAR: Policemen get bail in boy's killing case PESHAWAR, June 24: Additional District and Sessions Judge Shehbar Khan on Thursday granted interim pre-arrest bail to four police officers, including an SHO, involved in the killing of a boy in a fake police encounter. ... PESHAWAR: Call to improve women healthcare PESHAWAR, June 24: NWFP Minister for Health and Population Welfare Inayatullah Khan has underlined the need for concerted efforts for providing quality reproductive health services to mothers and children. ... HYDERABAD: Nazim demands improvement in sewerage HYDERABAD, June 24: Latifabad Taluka Nazim Abdul Jabbar Khan has demanded utilization of a fund of Rs120 million, announced by the Sindh governor, on improvement of sewerage in the taluka. ... HYDERABAD: Call to prepare rain emergency plans HYDERABAD, June 24: Executive District Officer community development Ibrahim Qureshi has directed all Deputy District Officers of the social welfare department to make contingency plans to meet any eventuality during the rains. ... DADU: Tower blast act of terrorism, says official DADU, June 24: The Regional Police Officer, Hyderabad, has said Wednesday's bomb blast at Wapda towers of high transmission lines near the Taga village was a terrorist act. ... BADIN: Growers protest water shortage BADIN, June 24: Growers of the Aliabad Minor of the Khairpur Gumbho sub-division have threatened to resort to hunger strike if irrigation water for their lands is not released and immediate action against responsible officials is not taken. ... MIRPURKHAS: Many areas without water for three weeks MIRPURKHAS, June 24: Different areas of the city have not been supplied water for three weeks, causing hardships to people. ... KOHAT: Heated debate in council over water shortage KOHAT, June 24: A heated debate was witnessed at the monthly meeting of the district council on Thursday on the issue of water shortage in Shakardarra town. ... SUKKUR: Dispensary without doctor for a year SUKKUR, June 24: A PTCL dispensary established in the district is running without a doctor for one year. ... KHAAR: Taxes, permit fees in Bajaur increased KHAAR, June 24: The Bajaur political administration has increased taxes and fee of permits for the transportation of different items to and from the agency, officials said. ... FAISALABAD: 45 wagon-stands closed down in Faisalabad FAISALABAD, June 24: On the orders of the Lahore High Court, the local police and district administration closed down 45 wagon stands along the Rakh Branch Canal near Abdullahpur in a mid-night operation. ... MULTAN: Fakhar wants farm sector rejuvenated MULTAN, June 24: Former National Assembly speaker Syed Fakhar Imam has said the only way to cope with the rampant socio-economic evils of unemployment and poverty is to invigorate the agriculture sector by making grower-friendly policies. ... GUJRAT: Case against Gujrat bar president, two others - Embezzlement charges GUJRAT, June 24: Civil Lines police on Wednesday night lodged a case against three lawyers, including the DBA president and acting secretary-general, on the charge of embezzling bar funds in the name of strike against DPO Raja Munawar Husain. ...

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