15 July 2004 Thursday 26 Jamadi-ul-Awwal 1425 KARACHI: Better law, order must for uplift, says Ibad KARACHI, July 14: Governor Dr Ishratul Ibad Khan has said that the objective of development can be attained only with an improved law and order. The heads of all departments will have to put in their abilities and efforts for the purpose. ... KARACHI: Corrupt officials to be rooted out - Nazim KARACHI, July 14: A delegation of trainee officers from Balochistan, the NWFP and Punjab, headed by the chief instructor, Civil Services Academy, Dr Hafiz Muhammad Ashraf, on a visit to Karachi, met the city nazim, Naimatullah on Wednesday. ... KARACHI: Development to bring about revolution in Thar: CM KARACHI, July 14: Chief Minister Dr Arbab Ghulam Rahim has said that a number of roads are being constructed in Thar to bring about a revolution in the life of local people. ... KARACHI: Targets set to conserve Indus delta ecoregion KARACHI, July 14: Environment experts at a workshop on Wednesday set targets for conservation and upgradation of Indus delta ecoregion by the year 2020. ... KARACHI: Court issues notices to govt on lawyer's disappearance KARACHI, July 14: The Sindh High Court on Wednesday issued notices to the federal and provincial attorneys in the alleged detention of another city lawyer for July 16. ... KARACHI: 5,624 schools closed in Sindh KARACHI, July 14: The Sindh Minister for Education and Literacy, Dr Hameeda Khuhro, was informed on Wednesday that there are 40,121 schools in the province of which 11,229 are without electricity, 8,684 without potable water ... KARACHI: Afaq Siddiqui honoured KARACHI, July 14: Prof Afaq Siddiqui, a known writer, poet and translator was the guest of the evening at Bazm-i-Kahkeshan on Tuesday. With Akhtar Hameed Khan in the chair, the function was well attended. ... KARACHI: Policemen warned against inefficiency KARACHI, July 14: Sindh Home Minister Rauf Siddiqui ordered change of entire staff of police stations if proved ineffective in combating crimes and action against the respective TPO and the SHO. ... KARACHI: Quashment of case ordered KARACHI, July 14: Justice Amir Hani Muslim of the Sindh High Court on Wednesday ordered quashment of a case against Dr Ghulam Mustafa Solangi, who married another doctor of his tribe in a free will marriage. ... KARACHI: Boys clinch top positions in SSC general group exam KARACHI, July 14: Male candidates broke the long held supremacy of female students this year by securing overall top three positions in the SSC Part-II General (Regular) group Annual Examinations 2004. ... ISLAMABAD: Mehran varsity library, IT project okayed ISLAMABAD, July 14: The Higher Education Commission (HEC) has approved a Rs35 million project submitted by Mehran University of Engineering & Technology, Jamshoro regarding the establishment of central library & online information centre at the campus. ... ISLAMABAD: Improvement in police, judiciary work stressed ISLAMABAD, July 14: A two-day workshop on Fiscal Management in District Government began under the aegis of the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) here on Wednesday. ... LAHORE: Registration of govt employees starts today - Rs10bn housing project LAHORE, July 14: The Punjab government is starting from Thursday registration of all its employees in BS-1 to 22 who are interested in getting houses upon retirement. ... LAHORE: More Wapda officials than complainants - Governor's open court LAHORE, July 14: Presence of a large number of Wapda employees instead of consumers at an open kutchery at Lesco's Saidpur grid station annoyed Governor Khalid Maqbool on Wednesday. ... LAHORE: Girls may face harsh punishment for 'petty offence' LAHORE, July 14: Two girls who tried to 'damage' the property of the Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education on Monday out of sheer frustration may face harsh punishment. ... LAHORE: Police can't enter house without magistrate's permission LAHORE, July 14: The Lahore High Court has ruled that police cannot enter a house without the permission of a magistrate even for taking cognizance of commission of an offence like gambling. ... HYDERABAD: Union seeks support of opposition: Strike against IRO 2002 HYDERABAD, July 14: The National Labour Federation, Sindh, has appealed to National Assembly and Senate members to support its countrywide strike call against the Industrial Relations Ordinance, 2002, and the Compulsory Retirement Ordinance, 2000. ... PESHAWAR: 600 marble units closed in protest:5,000 employees affected PESHAWAR, July 14: More than 600 marble factories in Mohmand Agency and its adjoining areas have been closed, as a strike against tax increase on minerals entered its fifth day on Wednesday. ... SWABI: District budget passed amid opposition's walkout SWABI, July 14: The opposition in the district council staged a walkout against what it called deviation from the agenda by the treasury benches and the budget was passed on Tuesday, a day earlier than scheduled, in its absence. ... ISLAMABAD: Rs981 million literacy project for 4 Punjab dists ISLAMABAD, July 14: The Central Development Working Party in a recent meeting has approved a Rs981.374 million project to achieve 100 per cent literacy in four model districts of Punjab, official documents showed. ... PESHAWAR: Hospitals' budget slashed PESHAWAR, July 14: A reduction announced by the provincial government in the current year's budgetary allocations for two mental hospitals will affect patients, sources said. ... PESHAWAR: Protest against arrest of labourer PESHAWAR, July 14: Traders and labourers of Rethi Bazaar on Wednesday staged a protest demonstration outside the Peshawar Press Club to demand release of a colleague of theirs. ... HYDERABAD: Councillors demand honorarium HYDERABAD, July 14: A large number of local government leaders and councillors of different union councils under the banner of Councillors' Unity Forum staged a demonstration outside the press club here on Wednesday. ... DADU: Dadu district budget approved DADU, July 14: The Dadu District Council approved its budget of Rs2241.949 million for 2004-2005 at a session held on Wednesday. Presenting the budget, District Nazim Malik Asad Sikandar said salaries of employees had been increased by 15 per cent. ... HYDERABAD: Shortage of drinking water deplored HYDERABAD, July 14: Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal MPA Abdul Rehman Rajput has expressed concern over shortage of drinking water in the district. In a statement issued here on Wednesday ... LARKANA: Protest against SNF activist's killing LARKANA, July 14: Activists of the Sindh National Front took out a procession here on Wednesday against the killing of SNF activists Khushnood Ahmed Chacha in Karachi. ... KHAIRPUR: Dispute over Sajjada Nashini of shrine KHAIRPUR, July 14: Two sons of Miran Sain, the late Sajjada Nasheen of the Ranipur shrine - Pir Bagan Shah and Pir Niaz Hussain Shah - have rejected the claim of Pir Abdul Qadir Shah Jilani regarding his installation as Sajjada Nasheen of the shrine. ... RAWALPINDI: Two killed in accidents RAWALPINDI, July 14: Two people, including a college student, died in traffic accidents while police found the bodies of two persons on Wednesday. ... RAWALPINDI: Seminaries told to verify particulars of students RAWALPINDI, July 14: The district government has advised the local seminaries against admitting students without verification to prevent their misuse by unscrupulous elements. ... HARIPUR: MMA seeks transfer of policemen HARIPUR, July 14: A meeting of district chapters of component parties of Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal (MMA), criticized the performance of Haripur police and demanded transfer of district police officer (DPO) and the ASP of headquarters. ... PESHAWAR: Load on grid stations blamed for loadshedding PESHAWAR, July 14: The Peshawar Electric Supply Company is observing loads hedding in the province due to excessive load on different grid stations. ... PESHAWAR: Plan approved for educational institutions PESHAWAR, July 14: NWFP Chief Minister Akram Khan Durrani on Wednesday approved in principle the establishment of a quality educational institution in Charsadda under the aegis of the Board of Trustees, Islamia College, Peshawar. ... QUETTA: Legislation to curb karo-kari demanded QUETTA, July 14: Honour killings must be treated intentional murders and culprits should be convicted and punished. This was recommended by a seminar held here on Tuesday under the auspices of Aurat Publication and Information Service Foundation. ... SWABI: Bar continues boycott of judge SWABI, July 14: The Swabi Bar Association continued its boycott of the court of a civil judge on the 22nd day here on Wednesday. The SBA has been demanding the transfer of Civil Judge Muhammad Arif Khan for his alleged misbehaviour with a lawyer ... SUKKUR: 20pc water shortage persists at Sukkur Barrage SUKKUR, July 14: About 15 to 20 per cent shortage of water is still prevailing at the Sukkur Barrage and likely to continue up to July 22. On Wednesday, the Guddu Barrage upstream flow was recorded at 145,000 cusecs of water and downstream at 111,000 cusecs of water. ... LARKANA: Trader's kidnapping sparks protest LARKANA, July 14: Under the banner of the City Action Committee, a procession was taken out here on Wednesday in protest against police failure to recover a kidnapped rice trader and deteriorating law and order situation in the district. ... NAWABSHAH: Water shortage - landlord to chop down mango orchard NAWABSHAH, July 14: A former provincial minister and landlord, Syed Bashir Ahmed Shah, has announced to chop down his mango orchard, spreading over 125 acres of land ... FAISALABAD: Powerloom workers protest against torture of leader FAISALABAD, July 14: Powerloom workers held on Wednesday protest demonstrations and staged a sit-in outside the office of district Nazim against what they called atrocities of powerloom owners and local police. ... SIALKOT: Work on Dek project in full swing SIALKOT, July 14: Punjab Power Minister Armaghan Subhani and MNA Zahid Hamid on Wednesday inaugurated the construction of a 13-kilometre bund on Dek drain near Hunjali village in Pasrur tehsil, about 26km from here. ... BAHAWALPUR: 50 farm field schools in cotton areas BAHAWALPUR, July 14: To train growers to repulse pest attacks on cotton crop and attain maximum cotton yield, the Punjab government will establish 50 "farm field schools" in various areas, particularly south Punjab districts. ... GUJRANWALA: Five human smugglers arrested GUJRANWALA, July 14: An FIA team raided various places in the city here on Wednesday and arrested five human smugglers. Reports said Amjad Butt, Dilawer Ali, Murtaza, and Rana Zulfiqar extorted heavy amount from people and got their passports ... GUJRANWALA: 20 'illegal' shops demolished GUJRANWALA, July 14: The city tehsil council razed 20 shops here on Wednesday on the Sialkot Road By-pass. Reports said the shops were constructed by land grabbers on the state land. ... MARDAN: Centre owes Rs345bn to NWFP: Minister MARDAN, July 14: NWFP Senior Minister Sirajul Haq has alleged that the centre has held up Rs345 billion of power royalty to the province, saying that if the amount was released ... KHAIRPUR: Unidentified disease hits cotton crop KHAIRPUR, July 14: The cotton crop in the district, particularly in Thari Mirwah and Kingri talukas, is under an attack of unidentified disease. ...

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