08 July 2004 Thursday 19 Jamadi-ul-Awwal 1425 KARACHI: 20 illegal shops put on auction in Sabzi Mandi - Govt orders flouted KARACHI, July 7: The Market Committee of the New Sabzi Mandi on the Super Highway, instead of carrying out the instructions of Sindh ombudsman and the city nazim, regarding getting its plan approved from the competent authority ... KARACHI: Bail petitions in Rs69m fraud case rejected KARACHI, July 7: The Sindh High Court dismissed on Wednesday bail applications of two accused involved in an accountability reference alleging embezzlement of funds in the construction of Shah Abdul Latif University new campus at Khairpur. ... KARACHI: SC rejects NAB plea against bail KARACHI, July 7: The Supreme Court refused the National Accountability Bureau leave to appeal against grant of bail by the Sindh High Court to former PPP provincial minister and a builder in a corruption case. ... KARACHI: Availability of iodized salt at cheap rates urged KARACHI, July 7: Legislation for across the board availability of iodized salt in Sindh as the only food salt at affordable rates coupled with concerted efforts to engender public demand ... KARACHI: Security beefed up at Saudi Consulate KARACHI, July 7: Security was beefed up on Wednesday at the Saudi Consulate in Karachi following the bomb threats received at the Saudi embassy in Islamabad. ... KARACHI: Ibad for early uplift work in Scheme-33 KARACHI, July 7: Sindh Governor Dr Ishratul Ibad has directed the chief secretary to take steps for removal of obstacles in development work at Scheme-33 so that people could start constructing their houses in the scheme. ... KARACHI: Sunni Tehreek worker shot dead in Baldia KARACHI, July 7: Commercial activities were forced to stop in some parts of the city on Wednesday morning by youths after the killing of a Sunni Tehreek activist in Baldia Town on late Tuesday night. ... KARACHI: Precautions to avoid diabetes stressed KARACHI, July 7: Diabetes prevalence ranging from 10 per cent to 12 per cent in the country enhances urgency on part of patients as well as physicians to adopt necessary precautions ... KARACHI: Dr Hanafi at Anjuman Taraqqi-i-Urdu KARACHI, July 7: Eminent literary critic and poet Dr Muzaffar Hanafi was invited by the Anjuman Taraqqi-i-Urdu at its office to meet city writers on Wednesday. ... KARACHI: 50 people get treatment at KU institute daily KARACHI, July 7: The Institute of Clinical Psychology, the University of Karachi, is daily visited by around 50 people belonging to middle class for treatment of psychological problems. ... LAHORE: Poverty main reason behind poor law, order LAHORE, July 7: Speakers at a seminar have expressed their grave concern over the deteriorating law and order situation in the country and called upon the government to take urgent measures to this effect. ... LAHORE: Promotion may be linked to capability, not seniority LAHORE, July 7: The provincial government is considering to making capability and not seniority or fitness as a basis for promotion of provincial management service officers. ... LAHORE: 'Labour inspection law not repealed' LAHORE, July 7: The labour inspections law is not repealed but has been suspended by an executive order of the provincial government. ... LAHORE: No confidence against Iqbal Town Nazim LAHORE, July 7: Of 37 Allama Iqbal Town Council members, 20 expressed no confidence against Town Nazim Sardar Adil Omar in his absence on Wednesday through a secret ballot, on corruption charges. ... LAHORE: Licence 'a must' for industrial units LAHORE, July 7: The Lahore High Court has held that any industrial unit engaged in the sale and purchase of agricultural produce, even in the shape of raw material ... LAHORE: BISE declares class IX results LAHORE, July 7: The Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education on Wednesday declared the results of secondary school annual examination Part-I (Class-IX) for 2004. ... PESHAWAR: Narrow-gauge track being removed PESHAWAR, July 7: Railways authorities have started removing the colonial era narrow-gauge railway track between Kohat and Thal town, official said. ... PESHAWAR: Search for Pashto film market PESHAWAR, July 7: A delegation of Pashto film-makers plans to visit Afghanistan to explore the market of Pashto films in that country. ... HYDERABAD: Rs898m budget for HDA approved HYDERABAD, July 7: District Nazim Dr Makhdoom Rafiquzzaman on Wednesday approved a Rs898.091 million budget of the Hyderabad Development Authority for 2004-05. The budget includes non-development expenditure of Rs98.877 million. ... HYDERABAD: University announces admission schedule HYDERABAD, July 7: The Isra University has invited applications for admissions to autumn semester programmes. The programmes in which admissions have been offered include MBBS, BCS (hons), BIT, MBA, MITM, MSC and MIT. ... HYDERABAD: Court asks officials to appear on 26th - Polluted water supply case HYDERABAD, July 7: A judge of the Sindh High Court, Hyderabad circuit, on Wednesday issued notices to Sindh secretaries for health, local government and irrigation, directing them to appear in person before the court on July 26. ... MUZAFFARABAD: Job-seekers complain against lower age-limit MUZAFFARABAD, July 7: Five candidates below 35, who applied for the posts of deputy director (finance) and deputy registrar in BPS-18 in the AJK University in response to an advertisement suffered a setback. ... JACOBABAD/SUKKUR: District govt system to be protected JACOBABAD/SUKKUR, July 7: The Chairman of the National Reconstruction Bureau, Mr Danial Aziz, said here on Wednesday that any attempt to destabilise the district government ... MITHI: Arbab announces package for Thar MITHI, July 7: Sindh Chief Minister Dr Arbab Ghulam Rahim, speaking at a public meeting here on Wednesday, announced a development package for the Tharparkar district. ... DADU: Heavy rain in parts of Dadu DADU, July 7: The western part of Dadu district along the Khirthar range received heavy rain on Tuesday night. Water level at Nai Gaj rose to 8-feet on Wednesday. ... MIRPURKHAS: Special funds for nazims MIRPURKHAS, July 7: The zila nazim of Mirpurkhas, Pir Shafqat Hussain Shah Jilani has reportedly accepted the demand of his Naib Nazim Younus Talpur to pay Rs20 million to him from the Rs50 million allocation at his disposal ... SKARDU: 585 new jobs for N. Areas' education department SKARDU, July 7: The government has approved 585 fresh posts in the Northern Areas Education Department, out of which 225 had been allocated for Skardu district. ... SKARDU: Plan to restore Skardu-Kargil road SKARDU, July 7: The federal government is considering to restore the Skardu-Kargil road. A decision to this effect is expected soon, an official of Northern Areas said. ... LARKANA: Proper planning for development urged LARKANA, July 7: District Coordination Officer, Larkana, Dr Badaruddin Ujjan has said that proper planning played a vital role in shaping development activities. He was speaking at a training workshop for district officers held here on Tuesday. ... SWABI: Payment to bus stand owner stopped SWABI, July 7: The Tehsil Municipal Administration (TMA) has stopped payment to the owner of the Topi Adda (bus stand) after his failure to build washrooms and sheds at the Adda under an agreement reached between the two parties. ... FAISALABAD: TMA fails to recover Rs146.9m - Fees, taxes' contracts FAISALABAD, July 7: The Tehsil Municipal Administration (City) has failed to start several development projects during the last decade, as a huge amount of Rs146.9 million is outstanding against private contractors and firms. ... RAHIM YAR KHAN: A neglected railway station RAHIM YAR KHAN, July 7: The district railway station is devoid of all basic facilities despite earning handsome profit for the authority. ... GUJRAT: Nadra fails to deliver GUJRAT, July 7: Around 10,000 computerized national identity card seekers have become rolling stones between the offices of National Database and Registration Authority and old registration offices, Dawn learnt here on Wednesday. ... BAHAWALPUR: Rs20m given to Nawab's heirs BAHAWALPUR, July 7: The States and Frontier Region (SAFRON) of Kashmir Affairs has distributed over Rs20 million among 21 legal heirs as their share in the properties of the late Amir of Bahawalpur Sir Sadiq Muhammad Khan Abbasi here on Wednesday. ... MULTAN: ANF prosecutor summoned - Drug trafficking MULTAN, July 7: A local court has summoned the Anti-Narcotics Force prosecutor for July 16 on the application of alleged international trafficker Mushtaq Malik alias Black Prince. ... SIALKOT: Tax exemption offered by Bosnia SIALKOT, July 7: The ambassador of Bosnia and Herzegovina has announced five-year tax exemption to Sialkot exporters, motivating them to invest in his country. ... SIALKOT: Electricity crisis persists in Daska SIALKOT, July 7: Electricity supply to Daska and its surrounding areas remained suspended for several hours on Wednesday. ... BAHAWALPUR: Gas supply restored to Punjab BAHAWALPUR, July 7: The gas supply was restored to the Punjab cities after repair of the pipeline on Wednesday. Reports said one of the three pipelines was repaired by the SNGPL engineers after 24-hour long work. ... GUNRANWALA: Results GUJRANWALA, July 7: The Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education across the Punjab on Wednesday announced the results of the secondary school Part-I (Class-9th) annual examinations 2004. ... BADIN: Strike against water shortage BADIN, July 7: A strike was observed in Malkani Sharif, Tando Bago taluka, on Tuesday to protest against water shortage in eight water-courses of Matli revenue sub-division and potable water shortage in some 300 villages of the area. ... KARACHI: CDGK sets up rain emergency centres KARACHI, July 7: The City District Government Karachi has established rain emergency centres across the city to deal with any emergency during expected heavy downpour. ... LAHORE: 39 rickshaws with LPG kits impounded LAHORE, July 7: Around 39 rickshaws fitted with liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) kits have been impounded in the city during the last one week under a campaign launched on the directive of Punjab Transport Minister Rana Shamshad Ahmed Khan. ...

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