23 July 2004 Friday 05 Jamadi-us-Saani 1425 KARACHI: Residents challenge installation of tower: Notice issued to cellular firm KARACHI, July 22: A division bench of the Sindh High Court, comprising Justice Mushir Alam and Gulzar Ahmed, on Thursday issued notice to Ufone mobile company and deputy attorney general for July 29 ... KARACHI: Dualization of PIDC bridge planned KARACHI, July 22: The city government is planning dualization of PIDC bridge, besides widening it, for a smooth flow of traffic on the bridge as well as M. T. Khan Road. ... KARACHI: Absence of woman MLO delays post-mortem KARACHI, July 22: The post-mortem examination of a lady who was killed by a stray bullet at her house in PECHS on Wednesday evening was delayed for five hours due to the unavailability of a lady medico-legal officer ... KARACHI: Decomposed body found in Gadap, hawker killed KARACHI, July 22: A newspaper hawker died in a road accident on main Korangi Road on Thursday. Hafiz Mohammad Ali, 40, was going on his motorcycle (KBA-3477) when a speeding bus (JA 1278) hit him. ... KARACHI: Education dept suspends IT fee collection KARACHI, July 22: The Sindh Education department has decided to suspend the collection of information technology fees from students of government colleges for the time being. ... KARACHI: Water committee's remarks deplored KARACHI, July 22: The Pakistan Peoples Party on Thursday took strong exception to the alleged insinuation made by the Nisar Memon Committee on Water that there was a ministerial agreement in 1994 to apportion water between the provinces ... KARACHI: Health facilities for freedom movement workers KARACHI, July 22: The health department has been advised by the chief secretary to provide free health facilities to workers of the freedom movement awarded gold medals for their services. ... KARACHI: Completion of Mubarak dam within 15 days ordered KARACHI, July 22: Adviser to the Chief Minister on Special Projects Mumtaz Hameed has directed city government's concerned officials and contractor to ensure completion of the Mubarak Dam within 15 days. ... KARACHI: Colleagues pay tribute to Dr K.B. Khambata KARACHI, July 22: Glowing tribute was paid to a surgeon, who was described as a "small man but a great person" by his junior colleagues, at a reference held on Thursday evening at the PMA House. ... KARACHI: Career counselling for youths stressed KARACHI, July 22: Educational experts, career counsellors and NGOs' representatives at a seminar on Thursday stressed for provision of guidance and counselling to students at school-level ... KARACHI: Prosecution closes side in killing case KARACHI, July 22: The prosecution on Thursday closed its side in a killing case against 10 activists of the banned Sipah-i-Sahaba Pakistan, which is being tried in Anti-Terrorism Court Karachi ... KARACHI: Quashment of case against couple KARACHI, July 22: Justice Amir Hani Muslim of Sindh High Court has ordered quashment of proceedings pending before trial court in pursuant to an FIR registered under 17(3) EHO and 11-16, Zina Ordinance-1979 against Dr Ghulam Mustafa Solangi ... KARACHI: Preedy Street plan in doldrums KARACHI, July 22: The New Preedy Street Extension Project, from Quaid's mausoleum to Impress Market, is laying in cold storage owing to scores of reasons, particularly because of lack of interest by the City District Government Karachi. ... LAHORE: Woman raped by bandits LAHORE, July 22: Dacoits on Thursday gang-raped a woman in Begumkot in Shahdara.Complainant Muhammad Arshad told police that seven armed men stormed into his house-cum-dera where he, along with his married daughter and a son, was asleep. ... QUETTA: Protest against rise in incidents of robbery in Quetta QUETTA, July 22: A heavy contingent of police surrounded the main office of the Pukhtunkhwa Milli Awami Party and refused to allow members party workers to take out a procession on Thursday against the rise in robbery incidents in the city ... SKARDU: 'Skardu DHQ hospital to be upgraded' SKARDU, July 22: A plan to upgrade and modernize the Skardu district headquarters hospital would be launched soon. The hospital's medical superintendent Lt-Col Sajid Farooq said at the 'meet the press" programme ... PESHAWAR: Transporters complain of harassment by police PESHAWAR, July 22: The Sarhad Transport Workers Confederation has expressed concern over harassment of passengers by the police on the Peshawar-Islamabad Highway in the name of checking and urged the authorities to take action in this regard. ... PESHAWAR: Need for educational reforms stressed PESHAWAR, July 22: NWFP Senior Minister Sirajul Haq, expressing dissatisfaction over educational standard in the province, has asked the teachers community to make bold efforts to implement the reformist policies of the MMA government a success. ... PESHAWAR: PHC summons medical board chief PESHAWAR, July 22: A Peshawar High Court bench on Thursday summoned the chairman of a medical board which examined a juvenile offender who had been awarded death sentenced by a trial court. ... PESHAWAR: Eradication of polio still a challenge, warn donors PESHAWAR, July 22: Pakistan's failure in its efforts to eradicate polio is a challenge for the government and donor agencies. This was stated at a meeting held here on Thursday with health minister Inayatullah in the chair. ... PESHAWAR: Cell on provident fund issue set up PESHAWAR, July 22: A complaint cell has been set up in the office of Accountant-General of the NWFP for redressing grievances of provincial employees relating to their GP Fund contribution. ... HYDERABAD: Media urged to highlight people's problems HYDERABAD, July 22: Sindh Social Welfare and Women's Development Minister Saeeda Malik has urged the print media to monitor performance of the government and highlight problems of the people, especially women. ... HYDERABAD: Regular monitoring of water quality urged HYDERABAD, July 22: Sindh health secretary Dr Ashiq Memon has called for regular meetings of the water monitoring committee headed by the district nazim. ... THATTA: Coastal areas people to get relief: adviser THATTA, July 22: The Sindh government will provide relief to people of coastal areas of the district. This was stated by adviser to the Sindh chief minister on public affairs Manzoor Hussain Shah during his visit to various coastal villages on Thursday. ... SUKKUR: FIRs lodged against 150 'water thieves' SUKKUR, July 22: Action has been taken against 150 persons, FIRs have been registered against a large number of farmers and dozens of others have been arrested on charges of water theft in six districts of upper Sindh. ... DADU: Nine hurt as police baton-charge power consumers DADU, July 22: A protest demonstration by villagers of Fateh Khan Zaur against issuance of detection and inflated power bills, held near Dadu town, turned ugly on Thursday when police resorted to baton charge in which nine persons were injured. ... KHAIRPUR: JUI-F demands ban on dish antenna KHAIRPUR, July 22: The general secretary of the Jamiat Ulema- i-Islam-F, Sindh, Dr Khalid Mehmood Soomro, has said that his party will not comply with the government's ban on using loudspeaker in mosques. ... MIRPURKHAS: Boy dies in hospital MIRPURKHAS, July 22: A 12-year-old boy died in the paediatrics ward of the civil hospital here due to non-availability of doctors on Wednesday. ... SANGHAR: Three minor girls face forced marriage SANGHAR, July 22: Three minor girls are facing forced marriage after their brother eloped with a girl in the Col Sherjang village, Jhol police station jurisdiction. ... LARKANA: Larkana SP suspended LARKANA, July 22: The Sindh IGP, Syed Kamal Shah, on Thursday suspended the SP, investigation, Larkana, Agha Tahir, for negligence in duty. ... NAUSHERO FEROZE: Drug shortage in hospital NAUSHERO FEROZE, July 22: The medical superintendent of the civil hospital, Naushero Feroze, Dr Ghulam Rasool Almani has said that the hospital is facing problems due to inadequate supply of drugs. ... MIANWALI: Trafficking goes on unchecked in Mianwali MIANWALI, July 22: Upper parts of the Mianwali district are infamous for smuggling and drug-trafficking. The drug peddlers from across the Punjab come here to deal in heroin, hashish and opium. ... RAHIM YAR KHAN: Nine robbers held after 'encounter' RAHIM YAR KHAN, July 22: Sadiqabad police claimed on Thursday to have arrested nine dacoits after an encounter and recovered three motorcycles from their possession. ... SHEIKHUPURA: Citizens protest against Nadra SHEIKHUPURA, July 22: Scores of citizens seeking computerized national identity cards from the local swift centre have protested against the behaviour of Nadra officials. ... SIALKOT: Historic fort in a shambles SIALKOT, July 22: The Tehsil Municipal Administration and archaeology department have failed to crack down on encroachers, who have illegally built small shops and kiosks around the centuries-old Sialkot Fort. ... SAHIWAL: Six killed, 40 hurt as bus hits trailer SAHIWAL, July 22: Six people were killed and over 40 others sustained injuries, 17 of them serious, on Thursday in an accident on the GT Road near Chak 3/10-L. ... GUJRANWALA: Fake cement factory unearthed GUJRANWALA, July 22: A joint raiding team of the district administration and the police unearthed a fictitious cement manufacturing factory here on Thursday at Ittefaq Colony. ... LAHORE: Over 150 captives being freed today LAHORE, July 22: More than 150 prisoners, who have completed their sentences but not paid their fines, are being released from the camp jail on Friday. ... BAHAWALPUR: Motorway police take over another section BAHAWALPUR July 22: National highways and motorway police DIG Dr Waseem Kausar has said that over 225-kilometre long section of the Lodhran-Bahawalpur-Rahim Yar Khan and Kotesabzal (near Sindh border) has been recently taken over by the motorway police ... SHEIKHUPURA: Waris Shah's Urs begins today SHEIKHUPURA, July 22: The 206th annual urs of sufi poet Pir Syed Waris Shah is beginning here on Friday at the Waris Shah Memorial Complex. ... OKARA: Man run over by train OKARA, July 22: A man was run over and killed by a train while a student suffered a severe electric shock here on Thursday. ... CHARSADDA: Charsadda Council approves Rs914.22m budget CHARSADDA, July 22: District Council Charsadda approved Rs 914.22 million budget for the fiscal year 2004-05 on Thursday. ... KOHAT: Speeding bus kills man on highway KOHAT, July 22: A man was crushed to death by an speeding bus on the old Indus Highway near Tappi early Wednesday morning. Saeed Khan, who was carrying breakfast from a hotel at 4:45am, was knocked down and killed by the speeding bus ... SWABI: Lawyers move application against judge SWABI, July 22: The Swabi Bar Association (SBA) has movedan application to the police for registering an FIR against Civil Judge Mohammad Arif Khan for his alleged use of threatening language against the bar's president. ...

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