27 July 2004 Tuesday 09 Jamadi-us-Saani 1425 KARACHI: PA apprised of wheat stocks position KARACHI, July 26: The Sindh Assembly was on Monday informed that wheat stocks in the province as on Dec 1, 2003 stood at 234,852.408 million tonnes which included 71,539.912 tonnes in Karachi district. ... KARACHI: Hilal-i-Ahmar to launch ambulance service KARACHI, July 26: The Pakistan Hilal Ahmar Society proposes to launch free ambulance services in all the major cities of the country. This was stated by the chairman of the society at a press conference at Hilal-i-Ahmar House on Monday. ... KARACHI: Villagers facing water shortage, health problems KARACHI, July 26: Persisting water shortage at Budhni village in Keamari Town has made the life of dwellers miserable. A majority of people buy water through private water tankers. ... KARACHI: People urged to use boiled water KARACHI, July 26: Advisor to Sindh chief minister on environment, Noman Sehgal, has appealed to masses to adopt precautionary measures while consuming water to avoid water- borne diseases. ... KARACHI: Adviser vows to solve fishermen's problems KARACHI, July 26: Adviser to Sindh chief minister on livestock and fisheries Faqir Mohammad Jadarn Mangrio has called upon all stockholders of fisheries sector to make efforts for the well-being of fishermen. ... KARACHI: Water crisis in Saddar Town localities KARACHI, July 26: Various parts of the city, including some VIP areas in Saddar Town, are without water for the last couple of days, leaving no choice for the residents of the affected localities to either buy private tankers or to consume sub-soil unhygienic water. ... KARACHI: Boy hit by park train dies KARACHI, July 26: Eleven-year-old boy, Huzaifa, who was injured in the Aladdin Park on July 18, died on Sunday. Huzaifa became the third victim who died after suffering injuries in the same amusement park within a span of two months, police said. ... KARACHI: Power failures in Defence KARACHI, July 26: Power breakdowns, coupled with sharp fluctuations in voltage supply, occurred in various phases of Defence Housing Society on Monday. ... KARACHI: People urged to help special children KARACHI, July 26: Social worker and artist Jimmy Engineer has urged the philanthropists, artists and sportsmen to come forward for extending a helping hand to special children and urged them to contribute their time and money for the welfare of these children. ... KARACHI: City Council seeks action against park managers KARACHI, July 26: The City Council was informed on Monday that the administration of the Aladdin Park had constantly been breaching the agreement signed in 1994 between the defunct KMC and the administration of the park. ... KARACHI: Guddu Bihari's detention order withdrawn KARACHI, July 26: The Sindh Home Department has withdrawn the order of detention issued under Maintenance of Public Order, 1960, against Orangi Town Nazim Shahid Alam alias Guddu Bihari. ... KARACHI: Woman's body found in water filter plant KARACHI, July 26: The body of a woman, who had fallen into a water line while washing clothes on July 19, was recovered from a water filter plant after a week-long search near Malir Cantonment on Monday. ... LAHORE: UET scraps self-finance scheme - All seats on open merit LAHORE, July 26: The University of Engineering and Technology has scrapped the self-finance scheme from the current academic session and converted all 260 seats into open merit seats. ... LAHORE: LDC session put off for lack of quorum LAHORE, July 26: Lahorites were on Monday saved from 66.6 to 100 per cent increase in parking charges for the time being due to the adjournment of the Lahore District Council session convened for the purpose due to lack of quorum. ... LAHORE: Forex fraud accused granted bail LAHORE, July 26: The Lahore High Court on Monday granted bail to Mehreen Haroon, the wife of Haroon Ahmad, the chief executive of the Rauf International, which is alleged to be involved in a foreign exchange scam. ... LAHORE: Transfer of three DPOs cancelled LAHORE, July 26: Additional IG Dr Azhar Hassan Nadeem on Monday took charge as acting Punjab IGP after provincial police chief Saadatullah Khan left on ex-Pakistan leave for 17 days. ... PESHAWAR: Doubts over govt claim of Rs8bn hydel profit PESHAWAR, July 26: The provincial government's claim that it has secured an increase of Rs2 billion in the NWFP's annual capped share amount of the net hydel profit for the 2004-05 financial year lacks credibility as it has no document to prove its position, official sources said. ... PESHAWAR: 3 prisoners faint in judicial lock-up PESHAWAR, July 26: Three under-trial prisoners fainted in the lock-up of the judicial complex on Monday after the place was filled with more prisoners than its capacity amid hot and sultry weather, sources said. ... PESHAWAR: Paramedics go on four-day strike PESHAWAR, July 26: The NWFP Paramedical Association on Monday started a four-day token strike throughout the province against government's failure to announce a proper service structure for them. ... PESHAWAR: Plea to check West's 'culture onslaught' PESHAWAR, July 26: NWFP Information Minister Asif Iqbal Daudzai has said that Muslims have a rich cultural heritage. He said it was a matter of concern that the Muslim culture had been invaded by the Western media. ... PESHAWAR: Court grants bail to murder accused PESHAWAR, July 26: The Peshawar High Court on Monday granted bail to an alleged robber who was charged with killing a driver and stealing his truck. ... PESHAWAR: Measures to boost exports urged PESHAWAR, July 26: Chairman of the Standing Committee for the Dry Port of the Sarhad Chamber of Commerce Zia-ul-Haq Sarhadi has stressed that the government should take effective measures to strengthen the trade infrastructure and enhance the country's exports. ... HYDERABAD: Class X exam results - Three girls of same school share 1st position HYDERABAD, July 26: It is for the first time in the history of the Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education, Hyderabad, that three girl students of the same school are sharing the first position ... HYDERABAD: Court asks SP to submit evidence - Supply of contaminated water HYDERABAD, July 26: A judge of the Sindh High Court, Hyderabad circuit bench, here on Monday directed the SP, investigation, Fareed Jan Sarhandi ... HYDERABAD: Ex-officer accused of depriving man of land HYDERABAD, July 26: A resident of Goth Pir Bux Solangi, Gulistan-i-Jauhar, Block-10, Karachi, has accused a former revenue officer of depriving him of 23 acres of land in Karachi through fraud. ... HYDERABAD: Delay in presentation of budget criticized HYDERABAD, July 26: The convener of the district council, Nawab Rashid Ali Khan, has expressed disappointment over non-presentation of the budget in the council. ... DERA ISMAIL KHAN: Court orders release of Kundi DERA ISMAIL KHAN, July 26: Amanullah Khan Kundi, a former provincial minister, who was imprisoned for life on drug smuggling charges by a speedy trial court in Karachi in 1992, was released here on Monday after the provincial government withdrew cases pending against him. ... SUKKUR: Family assured of safe release of trader SUKKUR, July 26: Sindh ministers Imtiaz Shaikh and Sohrab Sarki and Sultan Khawar, adviser to Sindh chief minister, met the family members of Santosh Kumar on Monday and assured them of his early release. ... QUETTA: Detainee not released despite court order QUETTA, July 26: Central executive committee member of the National Party and MPA Rehmat Ali Baloch has alleged that the provincial government is reluctant to free Khuda Bakhsh Bizenjo detained on July 4 under MPO-3 ... MULTAN: Probe into gas leak launched MULTAN, July 26: The Environment Protection Department initiated on Monday a probe into the Friday last leakage of ammonia gas from the Pak-Arab Fertilizers that left two dozen workers unconscious. ... GUJRANWALA: Hepatitis common ailment in prison GUJRANWALA, July 26: Every fifth prisoner has been suffering from hepatitis B and C for drinking dirty water and eating substandard food. This was the finding of a health department team which checked up prisoners. ... RAHIM YAR KHAN: Lawyers protest canal water shortage RAHIM YAR KHAN, July 26: Scores of lawyers allegedly attacked the offices of the canal department here on Monday as a protest against the non-availability of water in Nul Wah Minor Canal. ... KASUR: Two brothers die in accident KASUR, July 26: Two brothers died while their three relatives sustained injuries in a collision between two cars here on Monday at Hallah Chowk by-pass, Pattoki. ... SHEIKHUPURA: Two of family shot dead over minor issue SHEIKHUPURA, July 26: Two family members were shot dead while their servant sustained bullet injuries on Monday over some domestic issue in Eserkay village, some 26kms from here. ... DERA GHAZI KHAN: Khosa tribesmen protest against allotment of land DERA GHAZI KHAN, July 26: Residents of mauzas Patti Bhochari and Patti Toumi held a protest demonstration on Monday against the allotment of land ... SIALKOT: Constable killed in encounter SIALKOT, July 26: A police constable was killed while an ASI and another constable sustained injuries in an 'encounter' here on late Sunday night at Pannu Attari village, Begowala (Daska tehsil). ... FAISALABAD: Dist govt rapped for ban on wagons FAISALABAD, July 26: A tug of war going on between the district government and Tehsil Municipal Administration (City) took a new turn when the latter passed a resolution condemning the ban imposed on plying of wagons on routes of metro buses. ... OKARA: Tension on Okara farms 'defused' OKARA, July 26: Tension between tenants and the military farm administration was defused when a group of tenants, destroyed crop grown over disputed land on the basis of an accord. ... KHAIRPUR: Tribal clash in Khairpur - Death toll rises to nine KHAIRPUR, July 26: One more person was killed and another was injured in ongoing clash between Jagirani and Solangi tribesmen the second consecutive day in the kutchcha area of the Kingri taluka on Monday. ... NAWABSHAH: Tuberculosis cases on rise in Nawabshah district NAWABSHAH, July 26: Tuberculosis cases are rising rapidly in the district owing to non-compliance of treatment despite the government programme of DOTS (Direct Observation Treatment Short) course ... LARKANA: Rs50m for channel remodelling LARKANA, July 26: The Sindh government has sanctioned Rs50 million for remodelling of the Saifullah Magsi Branch to ensure supply of water to growers in Shahdadkot and its adjacent areas. ... SANGHAR: Protest against water shortage SANGHAR, July 26: Tail-end farmers of the Sarhari Shakh staged a demonstration and blocked the Nawabshah-Shahdadpur road on Monday in protest against a shortage of water in their area. ... SUKKUR: Killing of two men sparks protest SUKKUR, July 26: Residents of the Jan Mohammad Society blocked the National Highway and the railway track near Ghotki on Monday to protest against the killing of two persons on Sunday night. ... SARGODHA: Four arrested with 3kgs of heroin SARGODHA, July 26: Four members of a gang of heroin smugglers headed by a woman were arrested by the Sahiwal police and recovered three kilograms of heroin from the secret pouches of a car on Sunday. ... PESHAWAR: Police occupy health units PESHAWAR, July 26: Police occupation of buildings constructed for delivering health facilities have been affecting the healthcare of the patients, source told Dawn. ... HYDERABAD: Protest against SPSC HYDERABAD, July 26: Unsuccessful candidates of the combined competitive Sindh Public Service Commission examination 2003-04 staged a demonstration and observed a hunger strike outside the press club on Sunday against alleged malpractice of the commission. ...

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