31 July 2004 Saturday 13 Jamadi-us-Saani 1425 KARACHI: Threats must not affect investment environment - Ibad opens Karachi fair KARACHI, July 30: Governor Dr Ishratul Ibad has said that the city may continue to receive threats of (terrorist) attacks, but such things should not adversely affect the investment climate. ... KARACHI: Friday prayers held under tight security - Terrorism threat KARACHI, July 30: The law-enforcement agencies in the city remained on a high-alert in view of terrorism threat on Friday, while extra security was witnessed at mosques and Imambargahs. ... KARACHI: Long spells of power failures irk citizens KARACHI, July 30: The Karachi Electric Supply Corporation failed to provide uninterrupted electricity to its consumers as power breakdowns occurred in various localities on Friday. ... KARACHI: City suffers 70mgd shortfall KARACHI, July 30: The overall water supply position in the city was badly affected on Friday in the wake of a shortfall of 70 million gallons on Thursday, caused by bursting of the main waterline supplying water from Dhabeji. ... KARACHI: Suit filed against demolition dismissed KARACHI, July 30: The Sindh High Court dismissed on Friday a suit instituted by a builder and developer against partial demolition of a shopping and housing complex constructed by him at Saddar. ... KARACHI: E&T dept to widen scope of property tax: adviser KARACHI, July 30: Sindh Excise and Taxation Department has decided to widen the scope of property tax and bring all major organizations, including government corporations, major buildings, hotels, hospitals, schools and industrial concerns, into the net. ... KARACHI: Education projects reviewed KARACHI, July 30: Sindh Planning and Development Minister Syed Shoaib Ahmed Bukhari presided over a meeting to review foreign-funded projects of provincial education department on Friday. ... KARACHI: Measures to check cancer discussed KARACHI, July 30: Experts in their group meeting held at PMA House here on Friday underscored the need for early detection of ovarian cancers to ensure adequate treatment and better outcome. ... KARACHI: Pace of work on traffic projects reviewed KARACHI, July 30: A meeting of CDGK departments on Friday reviewed progress of work on traffic management projects being undertaken by the transport and communication department of the city government. ... KARACHI: Tree plantation on large scale stressed KARACHI, July 30: The Shahida Welfare Trust (SWT) has undertaken an environment curriculum study as part of its ongoing efforts against fast environmental degradation in the country, according to Shahida Farooq, chairperson of the Trust. ... KARACHI: EU-donated lab becomes obsolete KARACHI, July 30: Advisor to chief minister for environment and alternate energy, Noman Saigol, met the Acting US Consul-General at Karachi, Ms Kay Anskey, at her residence here on Friday. ... KARACHI: Moot urges end to laws against women KARACHI, July 30: Speakers at a seminar on Friday demanded that all the laws which are discriminatory towards women, minorities and other weaker sections of society be abolished. ... KARACHI: Foreign-aided projects to be audited, says adviser KARACHI, July 30: Even after 26 rounds of vaccination, polio remained to be eradicated because Pakistan lacked an effective monitoring and feedback system, adviser to Sindh's chief minister on health said on Friday. ... KARACHI: Soyem of Sahab Qazalbash held KARACHI, July 30: Soyem of noted broadcaster Sahab Qazalbash was held at Masjid Babul Ilm in North Nazimabad on Friday afternoon. Ms Qazalbash, whose voice ruled the airwaves of the world for over 50 years, died in London ... KARACHI: Councillor gunned down in North Nazimabad KARACHI, July 30: Unknown persons shot dead a councillor in North Nazimabad late on Thursday night. Police said that Zoma Rehman, 28, UC-5 councillor, had come to a marriage hall to book the premises for the vilema reception of his brother. ... KARACHI: Women prisoners may get free legal cover KARACHI, July 30: Some efforts were made by the government, NGOs and judiciary to alleviate miseries of inmates of prisons, especially women, but desired results could not be achieved ... LAHORE: Heavy rain inundates Lahore LAHORE, July 30: Heavy rain on Friday morning broke over two weeks long spell of hot and humid conditions in the provincial metropolis and several other parts of the province. ... LAHORE: Rs16bn for water projects - Wapda LAHORE, July 30: Wapda Chairman Tariq Hamid has said the authority has allocated Rs16 billion for water sector projects during the current financial year. ... LAHORE: Science subjects' curricula revised LAHORE, July 30: Punjab Governor Khalid Maqbool approved here on Friday the curricula of microbiology and molecular genetics, mycology and plant pathology, botany and zoology. ... LAHORE: PU reverts to old criteria for admissions LAHORE, July 30: Reviewing the decision of conducting entrance tests for admission to all academic programmes for 2004-05, the Punjab University has decided to process admissions on an open merit according to the last year's policy. ... LAHORE: Clues found to killers of Binyamin LAHORE, July 30: SSP (Investigation) Chaudhry Shafqaat Ahmed said on Friday that police had found certain clues to the murderers of PML-N leader Pir Binyamin Rizvi. ... PESHAWAR: NWFP plans to repay expensive loan - Centre's response awaited PESHAWAR, July 30: The NWFP government will prematurely retire part of the cash development loan (CDL) in fiscal 2004-05 . ... PESHAWAR: Revision petition admitted PESHAWAR, July 30: The Peshawar High Court on Friday admitted to full hearing a revision petition filed against awarding nominal sentence to a convict in a triple murder case by a Qazi Court. ... MINGORA: Extension of GST to Pata termed illegal MINGORA, July 30: NWFP Governor Syed Iftikhar Hussein Shah has termed the extension of general sales tax to the Provincially-Administered Tribal Areas illegal. ... PESHAWAR: Girls excel in HSC exams PESHAWAR, July 30: Girls got the top two positions in the intermediate part-II annual examination according to the results declared on Friday by the Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education. ... MANSHERA: Man held on murder charges MANSEHRA, July 30: Police have arrested the main accused in a murder-cum-robbery case in Darband area in which a minority councillor was injured and his wife killed. ... PESHAWAR: Gang-rape accused arrested PESHAWAR, July 30: Police have arrested another accused in a gang-rape case from a village in the Charsadda district, while effort are being made to apprehend the third accused from the Bara area in the Khyber Agency. ... HYDERABAD: Taluka council passes budget - Commercial projects to be launched HYDERABAD, July 30: The City Taluka Council here on Friday approved a deficit budget of Rs317.2 million for the year 2004-5 and revised budget estimates of Rs215 million for the closing fiscal year. ... DADU: Health centres denied funds DADU, July 30: Summary for new establishment for 23 health centres in the district has not been approved by the Sindh government over the past eight years, according to a survey conducted by this correspondent. ... KAHIRPUR: Dispute over Sajjada Nashini persists KHAIRPUR, July 30: The dispute over succession of Sajjada Nashin of Dargah Ghausia, Ranipur, could not be resolved as there are two claimants for the seat. ... QUETTA: Uplift plans not to be derailed: Jam QUETTA, July 30: Chief Minister Jam Mohammad Yousuf has said that the provincial government will not tolerate any movement against the interest of the people and development projects. ... LANDI KOTAL: Tension grips Bara as two groups clash LANDI KOTAL, July 30: Tension gripped Bara tehsil after a religious group occupied a local FM radio station and a private jail of the rival group on Friday. ... GUJRANWALA: Slain woman buried amid tight security GUJRANWALA, July 30: Slain woman Farzana alias Sherni was laid to rest at her native graveyard in Sherpur village, Ahmad Nagar, amid tight security on Friday. ... MULTAN: Murder case against two policemen MULTAN, July 30: On the orders of the Lahore High Court, the Jalalpur Pirwala Saddar police registered a murder case on Friday against four people, including two police officials, for killing a man in an alleged fake encounter. ... FAISALABAD: Action sought against jury members FAISALABAD, July 30: Prayer leaders of Jaranwala have urged the government to punish members of a 'Panchayat' who had decided the fate of a teenaged girl (who married two men) by tossing a coin and then declaring her two husbands as liable to be killed. ... BAHAWALPUR: Three 'Jaish men' held in Bahawalpur BAHAWALPUR, July 30: The local police on Friday reportedly arrested three activists of Jaish-i-Muhammad, the outlawed jihadi outfit. It was learnt that their arrests were made during a raid on a house in Javed Colony near the General Bus Stand. ... RAWALPINDI: Two get death sentence in separate cases RAWALPINDI, July 30: Two persons were handed down capital punishment while another was sentenced to life imprisonment in two separate murder cases. ... RAWALPINDI: 'UAA focusing on quality education' RAWALPINDI, July 30: The University of Arid Agriculture (UAA) vice-chancellor, Prof (Dr) Khalid Mahmood Khan, has said the varsity is focussing on quality education. ...

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