11 July 2004 Sunday 22 Jamadi-ul-Awwal 1425 KARACHI: People suffer for 'extra' security measures KARACHI, July 10: People in the city are suffering a lot due to the extra-ordinary security measures being taken by the law-enforcement agencies. ... KARACHI: SHC dismisses plea against army trial KARACHI, July 10: The Sindh High Court rejected review application filed by Shakila Firdous against trial and conviction of her husband conducted by the Field General Court Martial. ... KARACHI: Bandits kill man, injure his wife KARACHI, July 10: A man was shot dead at his house when he put up strong resistance to armed bandits in Saeedabad police limits on Saturday. ... KARACHI: Policeman shot at, wounded KARACHI, July 10: A policeman was shot at and wounded in Defence Housing Society. According to police, two men on a motorcycle shot at head constable Raja Hameed, 29, and fled. ... KARACHI: NA body inspects power meters KARACHI, July 10: The National Assembly's Standing Committee on water and power on Saturday expressed its satisfaction about the newly installed electricity meters ... KARACHI: CM defends ban on loudspeaker use KARACHI, July 10: Sindh Chief Minister Dr Arbab Ghulam Rahim said on Saturday that the ban imposed on the use of loudspeakers was not only applicable to mosques but also to variety programmes. ... KARACHI: Imambargah case KARACHI, July 10: Judge Aley Maqbool Rizvi of Anti-terrorism Court (ATC) Karachi on Saturday extended the date for submitting final charge-sheet against Gul Hasan alias Ali Haider ... KARACHI: Doctors asked to avoid unethical practices KARACHI, July 10: Retired Orthopaedic Professor Sulaiman A Khan on Saturday urged the government to take immediate action for improving medical education and training in Pakistan. ... KARACHI: Pakistan, Japan share cultural traditions KARACHI, July 10: Speakers at a function on Saturday said that traditional cultural values of the East, besides love for peace, nature and flowers ... LAHORE: PBC body suspends ex-MNA's licence LAHORE, July 10: The Punjab Bar Council's discipline committee on Saturday suspended the professional licence of former MNA from Gujrat Chaudhry Manzoor Ahmad Dhudra and sent the case of 'misconduct' to the Lahore High Court tribunal. ... LAHORE: No facility for bus passengers LAHORE, July 10: Franchised transport companies operating their buses in the city have not provided any facility to the passengers during the past seven years and are making profit only on their inconvenience. ... LAHORE: Probe ordered into conduct of DSP LAHORE, July 10: The Privilege Committee of the Punjab Assembly on Saturday directed capital city police officer (CCPO) Tariq Salim Dogar to look into the conduct of Gujranwala Model Town circle DSP Younas Bhatti and report in the next meeting of the body. ... RAWALPINDI: Rs21 billion package for educational institutions: Provision of facilities RAWALPINDI, July 10: Senior Punjab Minister Mohammad Basharat Raja has said a package amounting to Rs21 billion has been prepared to provide 'missing' facilities in educational institutions in the province. ... RAWALPINDI: SHO, guard killed in 'terrorist' attack RAWALPINDI, July 10: A police inspector and his guard were shot dead in, what appeared to be, a terrorist attack by two unidentified persons riding a motorbike in Afshan Colony here on Saturday. ... PESHAWAR: Rs4.1 billion budget for Peshawar unveiled PESHAWAR, July 10: City Nazim Azam Afridi here on Saturday unveiled a Rs4.11 billion surplus budget for Peshawar district for year 2004-05. ... PESHAWAR: Harmful soda water factories in Peshawar PESHAWAR, July 10: The number of small soda water factories making spurious soft drinks in unhygienic conditions is on the rise in various parts of the city which pose a threat to public health. ... PESHAWAR: Human trade: travel agency employee held PESHAWAR, July 10: The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) arrested an employee of a travel agency on Naz Cinema Road here on Saturday on the charges of human trafficking. ... SWABI: Swabi budget presented SWABI, July 10: District Nazim Jehanzeb Khan presented Rs959.8 million budget of the Swabi district council for 2004-05 here on Saturday. ... MARDAN: Woman, 3 daughters shot dead MARDAN, July 10: A woman and her three daughters were shot dead while a relative was injured on Saturday when armed men intruded into their house and attacked on the inmates at Akhoon Baba here. ... QUETTA: 'Minister's favourite TMO unacceptable' QUETTA, July 10: The provincial minister for S&GAD's insistence to appoint a town municipal officer is unacceptable for nazims and naib nazims as it is affecting the administrative and development work ... SUKKUR: Power breakdown hits upper Sindh SUKKUR, July 10: Seven districts of the upper Sindh plunged into darkness due to a power breakdown caused by a fault in the Guddu Thermal power house on Friday night. ... HYDERABAD: Rise in polio cases in Sindh lamented HYDERABAD, July 10: Dr Mohammad Azmoudha of the World Health Organization has said that out of 19 polio cases reported from Pakistan nine pertain to the Sindh province. ... HYDERABAD: Water rotation plan decried HYDERABAD, July 10: The Sindh Abadgar Board has expressed concern over 46 per cent shortage of water in Sindh and the scheduled rotation programme at the Kotri Barrage from July 15. ... KASUR: Man, son killed KASUR, July 10: Seven people shot dead a man and his son and injured five other family members over a petty issue here on Saturday at Raja Jang village. ... GUJRAT: Lawyer wants DPO, 44 others booked GUJRAT, July 10: A lawyer of the District Bar Association has requested the Saddar police station to register a case against the Gujrat DPO, two DSPs and 41 other policemen, who had allegedly kept him and other colleagues into illegal custody the other day. ... KASUR: Four women abducted KASUR, July 10: Four women were abducted while another was gang-raped in separate incidents here on Saturday. Police said Mansha along with his three accomplices entered the house of Rafique at Chunian and abducted his two daughters 'S' and 'Z' at gunpoint. ... SHEIKHUPURA: Gas pipeline explodes SHEIKHUPURA, July 10: The main gas pipeline exploded here on Saturday in Kharianwala on the Faisalabad Road. However, no causality of life and property was reported. ... SHEIKHUPURA: Irrigation XEN, SDO come to blows SHEIKHUPURA, July 10: The irrigation department officials came to blows during a meeting called by the executive engineer on Friday to settle the issue of water theft. ...

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