22 July 2004 Thursday 04 Jamadi-us-Saani 1425 KARACHI: Plots allotted on political grounds being regularized KARACHI, July 21: The city government has started to regularize the 685 plots allotted by political governments between 1990 and 1996 to people at rates lower than the ones then prevailing in the market. ... KARACHI: 18 candidates to contest FCS elections KARACHI, July 21: A total of 18 candidates have filed their nomination papers for the election of six directors of the Fishermen Cooperative Society for a three-year term. ... KARACHI: Bait-ul-Maal asked to help needy women KARACHI, July 21: The Sindh minister for Population Welfare and Women Development, Dr Saeeda Malik, has directed the Bait-ul-Maal, Pakistan to provide financial assistance to needy and deserving women. ... KARACHI: KU seeks ejectment of tenant KARACHI, July 21: Notices have been issued by the Court of Rent Controller, Karachi East, on an application filed by the University of Karachi, seeking ejectment of operators of a petrol station ... KARACHI: Govt decides to revive Milk Plant KARACHI, July 21: A meeting chaired by the chief secretary, Muhammad Aslam Sanjrani, on Wednesday decided to revive the Karachi milk plant. ... KARACHI: 2,694 school buildings in dilapidated condition KARACHI, July 21: The number of government run schools run in precarious buildings has increased to 2,694 in the province, revealed a recently released official data. ... KARACHI: Four rain emergency centres established KARACHI, July 21: The city government has established four rain emergency centres to meet any eventuality during monsoon rains in the city. ... KARACHI: Mafia controls much of govt land in Lyari, Saddar KARACHI, July 21: Residents of the Old City areas have described encroachment as one of the major problems in Saddar and Lyari towns. ... KARACHI: JPMC CT scanner out of order KARACHI, July 21: The CT scanner of the Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre has been out of order for more than a month, as a consequence, even the patients in need of an emergency scan are referred to other hospitals. ... KARACHI: 22 trainee midwives awarded certificates KARACHI, July 21: The students of midwifery school of Civil Hospital were awarded certificates at a ceremony on Wednesday after completion of their training at the school. ... KARACHI: Over 300 houses getting contaminated water KARACHI, July 21: As many as 300 houses in the 'A' category of North Karachi's Sector 11-A have been getting contaminated water for the past one month. ... KARACHI: Sobhraj hospital seeks donation KARACHI, July 21: The Sobhraj Maternity Hospital is looking for financial support from philanthropists to strengthen and streamline its newly established Oncology In-patient Department. ... KARACHI: Plan ready to ensure clean water supply KARACHI , July 21: The adviser to chief minister on environment and alternate energy, Noman Saigol, will soon constitute a team in order to reduce the increasing poor hygienic conditions in water treatment plants ... KARACHI: Woman killed in exchange of fire KARACHI, July 21: An exchange of fire between two groups in the PECHS and adjoining areas claimed life of a woman on Wednesday. Two persons including a twelve-year-old boy were wounded in another firing incident. ... KARACHI: Police want diplomatic enclave in isolated area KARACHI, July 21: Police will approach the city government with a suggestion about the establishment of a diplomatic enclave in an isolated part of the city. ... KARACHI: High court sets aside ATC order: Donation case KARACHI, July 21: The Sindh High Court on Wednesday set aside the conviction awarded to six persons by a trial court in a Jehad donation case and ordered their release forthwith if not involved in other cases. ... KARACHI: Shaista, Balakh leave for UK KARACHI, July 21: Shaista Almani, who married Balakh Sher in the teeth of opposition from her tribesmen, left for London on Wednesday night, saying she and her husband were not safe in Pakistan. ... LAHORE: Twelve-hour electricity shutdown likely today LAHORE, July 21: Lahore and Gujranwala dwellers may have to do without electricity for 12 hours on Thursday as Wapda connects the newly constructed Barotha-Rawat transmission line with the national grid. ... LAHORE: Masood Chishti new VC of PBC LAHORE, July 21: Pir Syed Masood Ahmad Chishti was appointed the new vice-chairperson of the Punjab Bar Council on Wednesday. ... LAHORE: Call to avoid bias in research papers LAHORE, July 21: Punjab University's Sheikh Zayed Islamic Centre in collaboration with the Institute of Policy Studies, Islamabad, arranged a round-table discussion on religious journalism here on Wednesday. ... LAHORE: LHC wants complete Sialkot jail probe record LAHORE, July 21: The Lahore High Court on Wednesday directed an AAG to furnish it with the complete investigation record of the Sialkot jail incident that left four civil judges dead on July 25, 2003. ... LAHORE: 10 Customs officials remanded in police custody LAHORE, July 21: Ten Customs officials allegedly involved in a multi-million scam have been shifted to Karachi and remanded in four-day police custody. ... PESHAWAR: PHC issues notice to advocate general PESHAWAR, July 21: A two-member bench of the Peshawar High Court on Wednesday put on notice the NWFP advocate general and deputy attorney general in a habeas corpus petition filed against alleged illegal detention of a person by an intelligence agency. ... HYDERABAD: Mehran University approves Rs53.1m deficit budget HYDERABAD, July 21: The senate of Mehran University of Engineering and Technology, Jamshoro, on Wednesday approved the revised recurring budget estimates of Rs272.739 million for the year 2003-04 ... HYDERABAD: Hyderabad finalizes budget proposals HYDERABAD, July 21: The finance and planning section of the district government has finalised the district government budget which will be presented in the district council on July 26. ... HYDERABAD: Voices that go unheard HYDERABAD, July 21: The Hyderabad Press Club is the only press club in the country where some of the aggrieved parties have been on huger strike not for weeks or months but for over a year but their grievances have not been resolved. ... HYDERABAD: SPSC staff accused of nepotism HYDERABAD, July 21: A group of unsuccessful candidates of the Sindh Public Service Commission combined competitive examinations have levelled charges of nepotism against the commission. ... RAWALPINDI: Teenager gets 25-year jail in 17 theft cases RAWALPINDI, July 21: A court here on Wednesday awarded a total 25.5-year imprisonment to a teenage boy in 17 cases of theft. ... QUETTA: Bomb attack suspects remanded QUETTA, July 21: Quetta Anti-Terrorist Court Judge Shaukat Rakshani on Wednesday granted a one-week remand to police of Akhtar Khan and Karim Shah, accused of being involved in the Sunday bomb attack on MMA provincial chief ... HARIPUR: Rs952m Haripur budget approved HARIPUR, July 21: The Haripur district council approved on Wednesday a Rs952.067 million budget for the fiscal year 2004-05. District Nazim Dr Amer Zaman had presented the budget in which Rs124.11 million had been earmarked for development projects. ... DERA ISMAIL KHAN: Work on road to tourist resort stopped DERA ISMAIL KHAN, July 21: The construction of a road leading to the only summer resort in southern districts of the NWFP, Sheikh Buddin, has again been put into cold storage as no funds have been earmarked for the project. ... ABBOTTABAD: Rs76.5m budget for Abbottabad Town ABBOTTABAD, July 21: Abbottabad Town Council Nazim Jawed Tanoli presented Rs76.479 million budget for the fiscal 2004-05 with no additional tax. ... VEHARI: Grid station fire probe still not complete VEHARI, July 21: A new 132-KV transformer, which was installed late Tuesday night at the local grid station, started functioning on Wednesday. ... SAHIWAL: Case against ASI, three constables for torture SAHIWAL, July 21: On the orders of the district and sessions judge, Chichawatni Saddar police on Wednesday registered a case against Kunjah (Gujrat) police ASI and three constables, who allegedly had kidnapped three labourers ... KASUR: Wapda XEN, other officials in the dock KASUR, July 21: Saddar police on Wednesday registered a case against Wapda XEN, SDO and four other officials on the orders of civil judge Hina Muzaffar for allegedly abusing a consumer at his house. ... FAISALABAD: Cooperation stressed to boost agriculture FAISALABAD, July 21: An Indian agronomist has stressed the need for mutual cooperation and dissemination of knowledge for boosting the agriculture sector. ... LAHORE: Decentralization to improve social services LAHORE, July 21: Social services can best be delivered to the people by decentralization of power to the local levels. ... SARGODHA: Six booked for forgery SARGODHA, July 21: The cantonment police on Wednesday registered a case against six owners of photocopiers in and around district courts here for alleged sale of fake loan forms. ... BAHAWALPUR: 10 farm field schools BAHAWALPUR, July 21: At least 10 farm field schools have been established in the district in pursuance of the decision of the Punjab agriculture department. ... MULTAN: Over 100 booked for attacking MDA team MULTAN, July 21: More than 100 people have been booked by the New Multan police for attacking an anti-encroachment squad of the Multan Development Authority (MDA). ... BADIN: Farmers block road for eight hours BADIN, July 21: Hundreds of farmers held a demonstration at the Imam Wah bridge on Wednesday against an acute water shortage in the tail-end of the waterway. ... DADU: Breach in canal damages crops DADU, July 21: The Gul Mohammad Wah, originating from the Rice Canal, developed a 100-foot breach in the Bangli village, near the Mehar town, on Wednesday. ... SANGHAR: Fertilizer price goes up SANGHAR, July 21: The price of urea fertilizer has increased, a survey conducted by this correspondent revealed. According to fertilizer dealers, a 50kg urea bag was available at Rs430 in June before the budget. ... LARKANA: Traders warn of not paying tax LARKANA, July 21: The Larkana Chamber of Commerce and Industry has threatened that the local traders will stop paying taxes if the government continued to fail to safeguard their life, property and honour. ...

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