02 July 2004 Friday 13 Jamadi-ul-Awwal 1425 KARACHI: Sindh IG told to ensure safety of doctor couple KARACHI, July 1: The Sindh High Court asked the provincial police officer on Thursday to ensure the safety of the doctor couple being threatened with murder as 'karo-kari' for marrying of their free will. ... KARACHI: KWSB wants electricity charges reduced KARACHI, July 1: KWSB chief Brig Iftikhar Haider on Thursday protested over KESC's move to disconnect power supply even to the head office of the Karachi Water and Sewerage Board, the Ninth-Mile Karsaz offices and the two staff colonies. ... KARACHI: Suspect in Shamzai killing case identified KARACHI, July 1: The man allegedly involved in the killing of Mufti Nizamuddin Shamzai has been identified as chief of the militant wing of the banned Sipah-i-Mohammad Pakistan, Dawn learnt here on Thursday. ... KARACHI: Power breakdowns haunt citizens KARACHI, July 1: People throughout the city remained disturbed, passing a sleepless night due to power failures in their respective localities. ... KARACHI: Financial help sought for uplift projects - Lyari presents Rs511.499m budget KARACHI, June 30: Lyari Town municipal administration reiterated on Wednesday its demand for financial support of the government to meet its development needs. ... KARACHI: Labour Party to contest next LG polls KARACHI, July 1: The Labour Party Pakistan has decided to reorganize itself at the grassroots level in all 18 towns of the city district, so that the party could participate in the next local bodies elections. ... KARACHI: IUCN's help sought to train teachers KARACHI, July 1: The Sindh Education Department has sought technical assistance and coordination from the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN-Pakistan) for teachers' training and development of curricula ... KARACHI: KU syndicate to meet on budget this month KARACHI, July 1: The syndicate of the University of Karachi will consider budgetary proposals of the varsity for the financial year 2004-05 in its next meeting likely to be held in the mid of July, said a senior official on the campus. ... KARACHI: FCS to elect seven directors by ballot KARACHI, June 30: All the seven directors of the Board of Fishermen Cooperative Society, who will represent their respective fishermen communities, will now be elected by secret ballot. ... KARACHI: Positive habits may help lead successful life KARACHI, July 1: Positive habits make an overall impact on the personality of a man, and these lead him to an effective and successful life. This was stated by an expert at a workshop, organized by the Pakistan Press Foundation. ... KARACHI: Fishermen made to give boats for raids KARACHI, July 1: The Pakistan Fisher-folk Forum on Thursday expressed reservations over the working of the raiding teams constituted by the provincial fisheries department to check the use of prohibited nets. ... ISLAMABAD: AIOU faculty up in arms over VC's junkets ISLAMABAD, July 1: The faculty of Allama Iqbal Open University (AIOU), including some heads of departments, have criticised their Vice-Chancellor Dr Syed Altaf Hussain for depriving them of opportunities to proceed abroad for higher studies, Dawn has learnt. ... LAHORE: Entertainment tax withdrawal from cinemas notified LAHORE, July 1: The Punjab government has withdrawn the entertainment tax from cinema houses for two years by amending the Entertainment Duty Act. ... LAHORE: Man kills sister on suspicion LAHORE, July 1: A man allegedly shot dead his married sister while another man was murdered in separate incidents here on Thursday. Police said Anwar Ali of Raiwind allegedly shot dead his sister ... LAHORE: LCWU asked to improve fine arts curriculum LAHORE, July 1: The Lahore College for Women University has been directed to further improve the revised curricula of fine arts in consultation with other universities and colleges offering the subject. ... LAHORE: UET barred from expelling Palestinian LAHORE, July 1: The Lahore High Court on Thursday barred the University of Engineering and Technology from expelling a Palestinian student. ... PESHAWAR: Fata road project to cost Rs4.79bn PESHAWAR, July 1: The Works and Services Department, Fata, has started consultations on mega road project, with a total length of 644 kilometres ... PESHAWAR: Car sale in Peshawar hit by new tax rule PESHAWAR, July 1: The sale of locally-made cars has dropped drastically as most of the buyers, who come here from the federal and provincial tribal territories, do not come within the purview of the national tax laws. ... PESHAWAR: Habeas corpus pleas dismissed PESHAWAR, July 1: The Peshawar High Court on Thursday dismissed two petitions challenging the alleged detention of two cousins by the army for more than three months. ... PESHAWAR: 'Medicine misappropriated' PESHAWAR, July 1: Expensive life-saving drugs set aside for poor patients are being misappropriated in the casualty departments of the city's public sector hospitals, doctors and health workers said. ... PESHAWAR: PTCL cables seized from shops PESHAWAR, July 1: The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) seized government cables from various shops in Chowk Yadgaar here and arrested six persons on Thursday. ... HYDERABAD: Nazim urges Sindh govt to meet deficit - Hyderabad District Council budget HYDERABAD, July 1: District Nazim Dr Makhdoom Rafiquzzaman has made it clear that the district government budget will be presented only after the Sindh government meets the expected deficit of over Rs1 billion. ... MUZAFFARABAD: Rs60m sanctioned for AJK cadet college MUZAFFARABAD, July 1: The AJK government has sanctioned Rs60 million for the acquisition of land for the Scout Cadet College to be constructed on the outskirts of the state capital by the federal education ministry, an official said here on Thursday. ... HYDERABAD: Dist govt seeks record of expenditure HYDERABAD, July 1: The district government has sought details of its savings and expenditures from the accounts office following closure of fiscal year 2003-04 to prepare the budget as soon as possible. ... KHAIRPUR: Hesco workers continue protest KHAIRPUR, July 1: Hesco employees continued their protest for the second consequent day here on Thursday against suspension of Hesco Central Labour Union chairman Wali Mohammad Leghari. ... SUKKUR: Probe against IT officials begins - Rs30m embezzlement SUKKUR, July 1: The Federal Investigation Agency has initiated a high-level inquiry into the embezzlement of Rs30 million by the Income Tax officials. ... HYDERABAD: Departments clear Rs278m Hesco dues HYDERABAD, July 1: The Hyderabad Electric Supply Company announced here on Wednesday that various departments of the Sindh government had cleared an amount of Rs278 million outstanding towards electricity bills. ... RAWALPINDI: NIH lacks water testing & fish post-mortem facilities RAWALPINDI, July 1: The National Institute of Health (NIH) lacks the facilities to undertake certain water safety tests and post-mortem of aquatic animals, including fish, Dawn has learnt. ... RAWALPINDI: Kallar Syedan starts functioning as tehsil RAWALPINDI, July 1: Kallar Syedan formally started functioning on Thursday as the seventh tehsil of Rawalpindi district with the beginning of the new fiscal year. ... QUETTA: Rs500m PSDP package for Quetta QUETTA, July 1: A development package of Rs 500 million has been included in the next financial year's Public Sector Development Programme (PSDP) for the development and beautification of Quetta. ... HYDERABAD: Detention of JSQM leaders criticized HYDERABAD, July 1: Jeay Sindh Qaumi Mahaz chairman Bashir Qureshi as well as Abdul Wahid Areesar, Dr Niaz Kalani and Sarmad Mirani have criticized the arrest of party leaders, Saghar Hanif Burdi, Chacha Qasim Soomro and Shafi Jogi. ... KARACHI: Steps to prevent hypertension in children urged KARACHI, July 1: A recent study conducted among the local children for evaluation and comparison of their blood pressure profiles ... THATTA: Thatta district council budget approved THATTA, July 1: The Thatta District Council at its meeting held here on Tuesday passed the 2004-05 budget of Rs1.52 billion presented by District Nazim Syed Shafqat Hussain Shah Shirazi. ... DADU: Members demand development funds Dadu district council DADU, July 1: Dadu District Council members have threatened that they will not pass the district budget for 2004-05 if each member is not given funds for development works. ... SUKKUR: Murder convicts jailed for life SUKKUR, July 1: Judge anti-terrorism court-II, Sukkur and Larkana, on Wednesday sentenced four convicts to undergo twice life imprisonment and fined them Rs100,000 each for murder and robbery. ... SUKKUR: Canal breach floods 25 villages in Ghotki SUKKUR, July 1: At least 25 villages in the Ghotki district were inundated when the Mahar Wah developed an 80-foot-wide breach near Mubarak Pur on Thursday afternoon. ... SKARDU: Tourists arrive for K-2 festival SKARDU, July 1: Hundreds of mountaineers, trekkers and tourists have reached Baltistan in connection with the golden jubilee celebrations of the K-2 ascent. ... QUETTA: Rs12bn earmarked for Balochistan uplift plans QUETTA, July 1: The senior minister of Balochistan, Maulana Abdul Wasay, on Thursday said that the provincial government had allocated Rs12.87 billion for 1,349 development schemes to be carried out during the year 2004-05. ... TOBA TEK SINGH: Doctors rap tax on private practice TOBA TEK SINGH, July 1: The Pakistan Medical Association (PMA) has protested against the levy of health tax on private practice of the doctors in the district. ... FAISALABAD: Six injured in clash between mob, police - Toll collection row FAISALABAD, July 1: Six people sustained injuries on Thursday in a clash between a mob of villagers and the police on the Narwala Road near Marzipura. ... MIANWALI: Girl killed by husband, mother-in-law MIANWALI, July 1: A young woman was shot dead by her husband and mother-in-law over a trivial issue after she had spent a life of trials and tribulations. ... KASUR: Encounter leaves constable dead KASUR, July 1: A constable died while three officials, including a sub-inspector, suffered injuries on Thursday in an 'encounter' at Kot Chunian village. ... BAHAWALPUR: Councillor, children hurt in acid attack BAHAWALPUR, July 1: A lady councillor along with her four children sustained serious burn wounds when her husband allegedly threw acid on them at Qasim Town here on Thursday. ... FAISALABAD: Development schemes in cold storage for six years FAISALABAD, July 1: Scores of uplift schemes have been in the cold storage for the last six years because the Tehsil Municipal Administration (City) could not execute its plan of auctioning various properties in different parts of the city. ... DERA GHAZI KHAN: Potable water shortage at Fort Munro DERA GHAZI KHAN, July 1: The water supply scheme of the Fort Munro-Khar has not been functioning for long due to which acute shortage of water has become a constant headache for the locals as well as tourists. ... KARACHI: SSC I, II results KARACHI, July 1: The Board of Secondary Education Karachi (BSEK) on Thursday announced the results of SSC parts I & II examinations 2004 taken by deaf candidates. ...

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