20 July 2004 Tuesday 02 Jamadi-us-Saani 1425 KARACHI: CM's approval for doctors' appointment to be sought KARACHI, July 19: Special permission will be sought from the chief minister for fresh appointments against the posts of doctors and relevant health care staffers lying vacant at government hospitals and health care units in remote parts of the province. ... KARACHI: Ibad orders removal of encroachments KARACHI, July 19: Sindh Governor Dr Ishratul Ibad has ordered removal of all encroachments from cottage industry zones in Landhi, Orangi and Baldia towns, and directed the officers concerned to hand over the plots to the genuine allottees. ... KARACHI: LG system termed helpful to economy KARACHI, July 19: Chairman of the National Reconstruction Bureau (NRB) Daniyal Aziz has said that for economic salvation, we would have to enhance our revenue. He was talking to newsmen after speaking as chief guest at a convention of the All Sindh Taluka/Town Nazims Alliance here on Monday. ... KARACHI: Hearing put off in appeal against conviction - Saleem Qadri murder case KARACHI, July 19: A division bench of Sindh High Court, comprising Justice Mohammad Mujeebullah Siddiqui and Justice Mohammad Afzal Soomro, on Monday adjourned the hearing of an appeal filed by Mohammad Faisal ... KARACHI: 25,000 villages to be regularized KARACHI, July 19: Sindh Minister for Revenue and Political Affairs, Imtiaz Ahmad Shaikh, announced that the regularization of 25,000 villages would begin in September. ... KARACHI: Details of progress on housing plan sought KARACHI, July 19: Chief Secretary Muhammad Aslam Sanjrani has sought details on the steps taken so far on a housing scheme, "House for All", and set principles for suggestions and recommendations for effective implementation in this regard. ... KARACHI: Committees for peace proposed KARACHI, July 19: Sindh home minister Rauf Siddiqui on Monday directed that committees consisting of representatives of political parties and SHOs in the jurisdiction of each police station be established to maintain peace in their respective areas. ... KARACHI: Recovery of Hindu leader demanded KARACHI, July 19: Karachi Hindu Panchayat on Monday urged the government to recover President Hindu Panchayat, Larkana, Santosh Kumar. Santosh was kidnapped on July 4 in village Pakha, near Larkana. ... KARACHI: KESC to earn Rs3m per month on TV licence fee KARACHI, July 19: The Karachi Electric Supply Corporation will starting earning over Rs3 million on a monthly basis from August as service charges from Pakistan Television in return for collection of TV licence fees from power consumers. ... KARACHI: English to be made compulsory from Class-I KARACHI, July 19: Sindh Education and Literacy Minister Dr Hamida Khuhro on Monday directed the officials concerned to make arrangements for basic English teaching, along with both national and regional languages ... KARACHI: TB case detection goes up by 10 per cent KARACHI, July 19: A 40 per cent increase in case detection rate of smear positive patients in April-June period this year, as compared to 30 per cent in the corresponding period last year ... KARACHI: Boy hit by train at park fighting for survival KARACHI, July 19: An 11-year-old boy who was injured after being hit by a train at an amusement park on Rashid Minhas Road late on Sunday was struggling for his life on Monday. ... KARACHI: Rs320 million Urdu varsity annual budget approved KARACHI, July 19: The senate of the Federal Urdu University of Arts, Sciences and Technology, approved a varsity budget of Rs320 millions for 2004-2005 the other day. ... KARACHI: Trends, modalities in genetic research discussed: Moot on Biochemistry KARACHI, July 19: Karachi University vice-chancellor Dr Pirzada Qasim Raza Siddiqui, while speaking at the inauguration of a symposium on 'Biochemistry in the Post-genomic Era,' commended the joint efforts of the organizers ... KARACHI: New OPD at LNH KARACHI, July 19: The new OPD wing, which will be having a number of general and specialized clinics, was inaugurated here at the Liaquat National Hospital on Monday. ... KARACHI: 100 lifeguards posted on beaches KARACHI, July 19: More than 100 trained lifeguards of the Pakistan Aquatic Life Saving started operation along the Sandspit to Hawkesbay coastline area on Sunday to help the public on the beaches. ... KARACHI: Two shot dead, jobless man commits suicide KARACHI, July 19: Two men were shot dead by robbers in separate incidents in different parts of the city on Monday. A security guard was shot dead by robbers outside a bank branch at Guru Mandir. ... ISLAMABAD: Agri varsity approves Rs187m budget ISLAMABAD, July 19: The syndicate of the University of Arid Agriculture (UAA) has unanimously approved its surplus annual budget of Rs187 million, Dawn has learnt. ... LAHORE: SC rejects PO's bail plea LAHORE, July 19: A full bench of the Supreme Court on Monday rejected the bail application of a proclaimed offender, holding that a court fugitive lost certain legal concessions like bail. ... LAHORE: LHC sets aside proceedings of recall motion LAHORE, July 19: The Lahore High Court on Monday set aside the proceedings of a recall motion against Sardar Adil Umar as Nazim of Iqbal Town holding that the motion suffered from legal infirmity. ... LAHORE: Traders allowed to cover stretch of Central Drain LAHORE, July 19: Traders have been allowed to cover the recently-uncovered Central Drain stretch between the Hall Road and Beadon Road by pre-stressed concrete slabs. ... HYDERABAD: Strengthening of Indus river embankment demanded HYDERABAD, July 19: People's Party Parliamentarians MPA Makhdoom Jameel-uz-Zaman has demanded that the government should acquire the services of the Army Engineering Corps to strengthen the Bhanote protective embankment of the River Indus. ... LAHORE: Four human smugglers held LAHORE, July 19: The Federal Investigation Agency claimed on Monday to have busted a four-member gang allegedly involved in human smuggling and preparation of fake passports and visas. ... SUKKUR: Water shortage in Sindh to continue SUKKUR, July 19: Sindh is likely to face water shortage during next three days as the flow of water from the Tarbella Dam to the province has been reduced. ... PESHAWAR: Town-III budget unveiled PESHAWAR, July 19: Nazim of Town-III, Yasin Khan Khalil, on Monday unveiled a Rs316.671 million budget for the fiscal 2004-05. The budget showed an expenditure of Rs312.707 million, leaving a surplus amount of Rs3.963 million. ... PESHAWAR: Paramedics threaten to go on strike PESHAWAR, July 19: The NWFP Paramedical Association has announced strike schedule throughout the province against what they called the government's delaying tactics regarding approval of their long-awaited service structure. ... HYDERABAD: Sachal FM 105 starts test transmission from Hyderabad HYDERABAD, July 19: A new private radio channel - Sachal FM 105 - has started 24-hour test transmission from Hyderabad. The general manager of FM-105, Inayat Baloch, told journalists at a ceremony ... HYDERABAD: Court issues notice to SHO HYDERABAD, July 19: The second additional district judge here on Monday issued a notice to the SHO of the Hussainabad police station on an application, seeking registration of a case against four excise police officials. ... HYDERABAD: Resumption of flights hailed HYDERABAD, July 19: The Hyderabad Chamber of Commerce and Industry has hailed the PIA decision to resume its flights from the Hyderabad airport, saying that the demand of the traders of the region has been accepted. ... MITHI: Villager's body recovered MITHI, July 19: The Chhachhro police has recovered the body of a villager, Ladu Meghwar, near the Neenbaro village in Nagarparkar taluka. Police said on Monday that the body, wrapped in a sack, had been buried near the village. ... QUETTA: Two held for attempt on JUI leader's life QUETTA, July 19: Two persons have been arrested in connection with the attempt on the life of Maulana Mohammad Khan Sherani, Amir of the Balochistan chapter of the Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam, an official said. ... NAWABSHAH: Officials fail to attend session NAWABSHAH, July 19: A session of the district council was held here on Monday at the Pir Qurban Ali Hall, under the chairmanship of convener Khalid Hussain Channa, to discuss law and order, education and other affairs of the district. ... LARKANA: Council deplores police inaction - Trader's kidnapping LARKANA, July 19: Members of the district council on Monday criticized the police for not recovering the kidnapped trader, Santosh Kumar. ... SUKKUR: Landlord, peasants kidnapped SUKKUR, July 19: A landlord and two peasants were kidnapped by armed bandits in the Ahmad Khan Dahar village, some 40 kilometres off Daharki, on Sunday night. ... KHAIRPUR: Kidnap victims freed KHAIRPUR, July 19: A group of 20 armed men kidnapped a women and her two daughters from the Tando Maitlo village in the jurisdiction of the Pir-jo-Goth police station on late Sunday night. ... HARIPUR: Haripur to implement directives on prayers HARIPUR, July 19: The district administration has decided to enforce the government's directives about observance of prayers in offices and bazaars from Tuesday asking the pesh imams of all religious sects to observe uniform timings of Azan and prayers. ... PESHAWAR: Teachers' conference from 24th PESHAWAR, July 19: Tanzeem-i-Asaatiza Pakistan is holding a three-day 'national education conference' from July 24 in Mingora, Swat, to raise awareness level of teachers regarding their duties. ... HARIPUR: Haripur UC by-poll held HARIPUR, July 19: Ishtiaq Ahmad and Jamilur Rehman were declared elected naib nazims in the by-elections held on Monday of the union council City 1 Shumali Haripur and Kalinjar. ... FAISALABAD: Protest in Samundri for case against MPA FAISALABAD, July 19: Residents of Samundri protested against the registration of attempted murder case against MPA Khalid Nabi on Monday. The protesters marched on roads and forced the shopkeepers to pull down shutters. ... NAROWAL: Potable water shortage for two months NAROWAL, July 19: Residents of a village have been facing an acute shortage of potable water for the last two months due to which they have to consume contaminated water from hand and electric pumps. ... FAISALABAD: Increase in gas tariff condemned FAISALABAD, July 19: The local industrialists, trade leaders, politicians and hotel owners have criticized the 10 per cent increase in gas tariff. ... LAHORE: Usman not allowed to chair council session LAHORE, July 19: Data Ganj Bakhsh Town Naib Nazim Mian Usman was on Monday prevented from presiding over the Town Council session convened by him. ...

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