26 June 2004 Saturday 07 Jamadi-ul-Awwal 1425 KARACHI: PW identifies mastermind of Hyderi mosque blast KARACHI, June 25: An eyewitness identified on Friday the suspected mastermind of the bomb blast at Hyderi mosque before a judicial magistrate. ... KARACHI: Interior ministry, FIA approached for doctors' recovery KARACHI, June 25: Federal Health Ministry has asked the Interior Ministry, as well as the Federal Investigation Agency's Director, to trace the whereabouts of Dr Akmal Waheed ... KARACHI: Nazim urges Sindh govt to lift ban on jobs KARACHI, June 25: The city nazim, Naimatullah Khan, has urged the Sindh government to lift the ban on fresh recruitment in government institutions, so as to help resolve the issue of unemployment ... KARACHI: Nazim vows to get cottage industry plots vacated: Occupation by 'mafia' KARACHI, June 25: City Nazim Niamatullah Khan has announced that the city government would undo the illegal occupation of plots of cottage industries by land mafia so that this sector could progress ... KARACHI: Governor's order awaits implementation: Replacement of valvemen KARACHI, June 25: The Karachi Water and Sewerage Board is yet to implement in letter and spirit the order of Sindh governor regarding immediate replacement of the valve-operation staff in the city. ... KARACHI: Fun turns into tragedy as boy is crushed to death KARACHI, June 25: A 13-year-old boy was crushed to death after falling on Sunday from a ferris wheel run by the management of an amusement park, according to the victim's family. ... KARACHI: Three die in road accidents KARACHI, June 25: Three persons, including a woman, died in road accidents in different parts of the city on Friday. Syed Nisar Husain was hit and injured by a private car at Numaish traffic section. ... KARACHI: Sea View beach reopened KARACHI, June 25: The Sea View beach was reopened for public on Friday evening after a three-day closure during which the dhow wreckage and oil were removed from the beach, said a spokesman for Defence Housing Authority. ... KARACHI: New building for genetics dept at KU inaugurated KARACHI, June 25: A newly-constructed building was handed over to the University of Karachi at a ceremony on Friday by the spiritual leader of Bohra community, Syedna Mohammed Burhanuddin, for housing the department of genetics in it. ... KARACHI: City govt-EPA staff to check hospital waste KARACHI, June 25: The officials of city government's health department and Environment Protection Agency will join hands to monitor and ensure the safe disposal of infected hospital waste. ... KARACHI: Centralized admission policy approved KARACHI, June 25: The city nazim, Naimatullah Khan, has given his approval to the Central Admission Committee (CAC) for conducting admissions to first year classes in the city's colleges for academic year 2004-05 through the Central Admission Policy (CAP). ... KARACHI: Early diagnosis helps cure cancer KARACHI, June 25: Medical experts on Friday observed that vaginal cancer is most common among older women, and it was important to diagnose it at an early stage as management of the disease was associated with good prognosis. ... KARACHI: SHC admits appeals in PSO blast case KARACHI, June 25: A division bench of Sindh High Court, comprising Justice Sarmad Jalal Osmany and Justice Muhammad Sadiq Leghari, on Friday admitted the appeal of two convicts in PSO blast case and issued notice to State. ... KARACHI: PA assured of jobs in health dept KARACHI, June 25: Finance Minister Syed Sardar Ahmed, replying to a question raised by opposition leader Nisar Ahmed Khuhro during the question hour in the Sindh Assembly on Friday, said that the provincial government was processing the cases of promotion of doctors. ... KARACHI: Hijab becomes issue in councillor's oath KARACHI, June 25: A newly-elected councillor from Gulshan-i-Iqbal Town, Sajila Mahar, who is also an advocate, on Friday refused to take an oath, when asked to prove her identity by unveiling her face before the sessions judge. ... KARACHI: Wage award implementation demanded KARACHI, June 25: The Dawn unit of the Karachi Union of Journalists held a meeting on Friday at which the implementation of the Seventh Wage Award was discussed. ... LAHORE: Is southern Punjab really being denied funds? LAHORE, June 25: Is southern Punjab being ignored by authorities responsible for preparing development projects for the province or some elements are giving a wrong impression that the region is being given step-motherly treatment? ... LAHORE: Exam fee up in PU's deficit budget LAHORE, June 25: The Punjab University syndicate has approved university's Rs35.279 million deficit budget for the financial year 2004-05. The PU estimates an income of Rs1.341 billion against proposed expenditure of Rs1.377 billion. ... LAHORE: 24 'students' stopped from travelling to Cyprus LAHORE, June 25: In an 'unprecedented' move, the immigration authorities on Friday stopped 24 passengers from travelling to Cyprus by a Gulf Air flight despite having valid documents. ... LAHORE: PHA suspends installation of hoardings LAHORE, June 25: The Parks and Horticulture Authority has suspended the sanction of installation of new hoardings in the provincial metropolis, pending the checking of the structural safety of 1,200 existing ones by Aug 14. ... LAHORE: Lawyers threaten to observe strike LAHORE, June 25: Leaders of the Lahore High Court Bar Association and the Punjab Bar Council have threatened the Punjab government with a province-wide strike if Gujrat DPO is not transferred. ... RAWALPINDI: Four die in separate incidents RAWALPINDI, June 25: Four persons died in separate incidents on Friday, police said. In the first incident, a labourer was electrocuted while his colleague suffered burn injuries in Sadiqabad. ... PESHAWAR: Torkham complex to boost trade, says governor PESHAWAR, June 25: NWFP Governor Syed Iftikhar Hussain Shah said on Friday that the Torkham complex project would benefit tribesmen socially and economically. ... PESHAWAR: Portion of mosque's courtyard sinks PESHAWAR, June 25: A portion of the courtyard of the Mahabat Khan Mosque here suddenly sank on Friday apparently because of dampness and swamp which have been eating into the base of the structure. ... PESHAWAR: JI schedules jirga against FCR law PESHAWAR, June 25: The Jamaat-i-Islami will hold a peace jirga in the North Waziristan agency on Sunday against the Frontier Crimes Regulations (FCR) with a view to develop a consensus to amend the law. ... PESHAWAR: Steps to enhance literacy being taken: minister PESHAWAR, June 25: NWFP Minister for Information Technology Hussain Ahmad Kanju has said that admission ratio at public sector schools has showed an improvement this year because of provision of free textbooks at primary level by the government. ... PESHAWAR: MMA leader, two policemen set free in drug case PESHAWAR, June 25: Additional District and Sessions judge Shehbar Khan on Friday acquitted a Muttahida Majlis-i- Amal MPA Akhter Nawaz and two former police officers in a case of drug trafficking. ... PESHAWAR: Hayatabad councillors, nazim plan hunger strike: Separate town council status PESHAWAR, June 25: Nazim and councillors of union council Hayatabad-II will start a hunger strike from Monday to press the provincial government to give the Hayatabad Township the status of a separate town council. ... GILGIT: Probe into damage to public property GILGIT, June 24: The Northern Areas Administration has formed a committee to investigate into incidents of the torching of public property by a mob on June 3, including a police recruit training centre in Gilgit, sources told Dawn on Friday. ... HYDERABAD: Water shortage: road blocked in protest HYDERABAD, June 25: Residents of Latifabad-12 staged a protest demonstration and blocked the main road against the non-supply of drinking water. ... HYDERABAD: Hyderabad's ADP funds may lapse again HYDERABAD, June 25: The utilization of Rs141 million for development schemes of Rs1.3 million in each union council is in jeopardy after refusal of the Sindh finance department to allow transfer of the funds ... HYDERABAD: Support for dairy farming urged HYDERABAD, June 25: Sindh animal husbandry director Dr Sarwar Shaikh has said that the development of dairy farming in Sindh needed more attention. ... HYDERABAD: Sacked officials granted bail HYDERABAD, June 25: The sixth additional district judge Hyderabad on Friday confirmed pre-arrest bail of the former chief engineer Sukkur Barrage, former director-general HDA and former EDO health in a sum of Rs100,000. ... MIRPURKHAS: Protesters block railway crossing in Mirpurkhas MIRPURKHAS, June 25: Residents of different localities took out a procession here on Friday besides blocking the Sindhri railway crossing for half an hour and burning tyres to protest against two-month-long suspension of water supply to their areas. ... SUKKUR: Jirga fails to settle dispute: two killed SUKKUR, June 25: A man and his son were killed by armed men near the Kobhar railway station on Friday after a jirga at the residence of Sardar Ahmed Yar Khan Shar failed to settle a dispute. ... KHAIRPUR: Protest against shortage of drinking water KHAIRPUR, June 25: Jeay Sindh Qaumi Movement chairman Bashir Khan Qureshi has criticized the government for not ensuring the availability of drinking water in some parts of Sindh. ... SANGHAR: Protesting farmers block road SANGHAR, June 25: A large number of farmers blocked the road leading to Tando Adam in Shahdadpur on Friday to protest against the water shortage at the tail-end of the Lundo Minor. ... LARKANA: Budget debate delayed LARKANA, June 25: The district council could not begin budget debate in its Friday's meeting as the finance department had not finalized budgetary allocations after receiving a one-line budget from the Sindh government. ... HARIPUR: Police force performing duty with devotion: SP HARIPUR, June 25: Superintendent of Police, Haripur, Abdullah Khan, has said that the police are performing their duties with diligence and devotion. ... LARKANA: 3 killed, 2 hurt in armed clash LARKANA, June 25: Three persons were killed and two sustained bullet injuries in an armed clash between two groups of villagers in Jumo Shaikh Goth, five kilometres off here, on Friday. ... MIRPURKHAS: Teachers resent non-payment of differences MIRPURKHAS, June 25: All Sindh Primary Teachers Association secretary-general and affected teachers have expressed resentment over stoppage of difference payment by the district accounts officer on directive of the Sindh additional finance secretary. ... FAISALABAD: Commuters face untold hardships: Wagon stands' closure FAISALABAD, June 25: The closure of the Abdullahpur wagon stands on the orders of the LHC caused a great hardship for the commuters and transporters on the second day here on Friday. ... SARGODHA: Inspector locks horns with civil judge: Residential quarter SARGODHA, June 25: The Lahore High Court has summoned DCO Hassan Iqbal to explain the status of a residential quarter, which has become a bone of contention between a traffic police inspector and a civil judge. ... SARGODHA: Chaotic budget meeting in Sargodha SARGODHA, June 25: The budget meeting of the district council ended inconclusive here on Friday, as the house was divided into two groups. ... GUJRANWALA: Brig's family issue: ASI, two others booked again GUJRANWALA, June 25: An ASI and two constables whose case was discharged by a local court for their involvement in misbehaving an army officer's family, were again booked by the police under another section here on Friday. ... FAISALABAD: Industrial estate being developed FAISALABAD, June 25: Punjab industries secretary Fayyaz Bashir has claimed that an industrial estate over 3,000 acres is being developed along motorway to speed up industrial development of the region. ...

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