05 August 2004 Thursday 18 Jamadi-us-Saani 1425 KARACHI: Huge cache of arms, ammunition recovered KARACHI, Aug 4: Pakistan Rangers Sindh, on Wednesday said that it had recovered a huge cache of arms and ammunition from two locations in Landhi following the arrest of three activists of the Mohajir Qaumi Movement. ... KARACHI: CM, adviser inspect CHK, suspend doctors & staff KARACHI, Aug 4: Sindh Chief Minister Dr Arbab Ghulam Rahim paid a surprise visit to Civil Hospital Karachi and inspected various sections and wards on Tuesday night. ... KARACHI: Governor sacks BIE controller KARACHI, Aug 4: The Sindh governor, who is also the controlling authority of educational boards in the province, has ordered removal of the sitting controller of examinations, Board of Intermediate Education, Karachi with immediate effect. ... KARACHI: NGO planning to set up orphanage in Karachi KARACHI, Aug 4: The possibility of establishing an orphanage in Karachi in cooperation with the provincial government was considered at a meeting held under the chairmanship of Sindh chief minister Dr Arbab Ghulam Rahim. ... KARACHI: Water shortage persists in many areas KARACHI, Aug 4: An acute water shortage continues to persist in various parts of the city and the residents of the affected localities are forced to either buy water from private tankers or consume sub-soil unhygienic water. ... KARACHI: Elections to KU syndicate held KARACHI, Aug 4: The elections to four seats of the University of Karachi syndicate from teachers constituencies were held on Wednesday. ... KARACHI: Goldsmith shot dead by robbers KARACHI, Aug 4: A young man was shot dead by unidentified persons while resisting a dacoity attempt in Shah Faisal Colony late Tuesday night. ... KARACHI: Blood cancer among children on the rise KARACHI, Aug 4: The unchecked exposure of people to wide range of toxic chemicals, particularly agro-chemicals and pesticides, coupled with massive and irrational administration of antibiotics ... KARACHI: Govt to dispose of 75 acres KARACHI, Aug 4: A committee of the Sindh Cabinet here on Wednesday recommended auction of a 75-acre piece of land in Gadap through the Sindh Privatization Commission. ... KARACHI: Many mosques, imambargahs built illegally KARACHI, Aug 4: Over half the mosques and imambargahs in the city have been constructed on encroached land. Capital City Police Officer Tariq Jamil told Dawn on Saturday that police could take no action against mosques ... KARACHI: Unicef to help increase enrolment in schools KARACHI, Aug 4: The Unicef has selected four districts to support local governments in raising the enrolment of girls primary schools, says a source in the education department. ... KARACHI: City Council urges govt to reverse decision - Denationalization of colleges KARACHI, Aug 4: City Council here on Wednesday unanimously adopted a resolution against the denationalization of St Patrick's and St Joseph's colleges and termed the move part of the government's anti-education policy. ... KARACHI: College admission policy reviewed KARACHI, Aug 4: Sindh Minister for Education and Literacy, Dr Hamida Khuhro has stressed upon all concerned to improve the standard of government-run colleges by bringing changes in their administration ... KARACHI: 206 computer labs to be set up in Sindh KARACHI, Aug 4: As many as 206 computer labs would be set up in various districts of the province during the current fiscal year. The project has been taken up jointly by the Ministry of Information Technology ... KARACHI: Sessi staff told to facilitate workers KARACHI, Aug 4: Commissioner Sindh Employees' Social Security Institution (SESSI) Gul Mohammad Rind has called for uninterrupted availability of medicines to patients. ... KARACHI: SHC allows plea for quashment of case KARACHI, Aug 4: An accountability appellate bench of the High Court of Sindh, comprising Justice Mohammed Mujeebullah Siddiqui and Justice Mohammad Afzal Soomro, on Wednesday quashed proceedings of an accountability reference ... KARACHI: Hearing of MQM-H MPA's case put off KARACHI, Aug 4: A division bench of the Sindh High Court, comprising Justice Anwar Zaheer Jamali and Justice Gulzar Ahmed, on Wednesday adjourned the hearing of a petition by Shabana Khan ... LAHORE: KEMU can't affiliate institutes - Pervaiz LAHORE, Aug 4: Punjab Chief Minister Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi has said the King Edward Medical College has been upgraded as university, but the powers to affiliate public and private sector medical and dental colleges will remain ... LAHORE: PBC calls for a black day on 10th: Bar Councils Act LAHORE, Aug 4: The Punjab Bar Council has issued a call to bar associations across the province to observe Aug 10 as a black day to protest the government-sponsored move of curbing the independence of bar councils ... LAHORE: Objectives of Pakistan not realized - Lodhi LAHORE, Aug 4: Punjab Agriculture Minister Arshad Lodhi said on Wednesday the objectives for which Pakistan was created could not be achieved. ... LAHORE: Car jackers arrested, 27 cars seized LAHORE, Aug 4: The police investigation wing claimed on Wednesday to have busted a 12-man gang of car jackers and seized 27 vehicles from them. ... LAHORE: LSE building evacuated following bomb hoax LAHORE, Aug 4: The Lahore Stock Exchange building was evacuated on Wednesday morning after the management received a call about a bomb on the premises. ... PESHAWAR: Abbottabad to host entry test for medical colleges, UET PESHAWAR, Aug 4: Abbottabad will host the first-ever entry test for the medical colleges and University of Engineering and Technology (UET) scheduled to be held on Aug 10 for engineering ... PESHAWAR: Crackdown ordered on kidnappers in Tank PESHAWAR, Aug 4: Governor Syed Iftikhar Hussain Shah has ordered a fresh operation in Tank district to flush out kidnappers' groups. Presiding over a high-level meeting at the Governor's House in Nathiagali on Wednesday ... MINGORA: Govt colleges perform badly MINGORA, Aug 4: Students of government colleges did not perform well in the intermediate examination for the year 2004, and only two of the 30 institutions produced 100 per cent results ... PESHAWAR: Plan to restore glory of Peshawar PESHAWAR, Aug 4: The Directorate of Archaeology & Museums of NWFP is working on a project to revive and revitalize the glory of Peshawar by conserving and renovating its historic bazaars, monuments and the wall. ... BANNU: Kurram bridge in a shambles BANNU, Aug 4: A bridge over the Kurram river connecting Bannu city with Kohat is in a shambles and being without streetlights and safety grills it poses a serious threat to local people and commuters. ... HYDERABAD: Farmers' role in water distribution backed HYDERABAD, Aug 4: Sindh Irrigation Minister Sardar Nadir Akmal Leghari has called upon officials to prepare a plan to ensure water supply to tail-end growers ... MIRPURKHAS: Rain victims yet to get compensation MIRPURKHAS, Aug 4: Sindh Growers' Development Association president Rais Ahmed Khan and general secretary Shamsuddin Shaikh have said that people whose houses were damaged in last year's rain are still waiting for payment of compensation. ... HYDERABAD: Mill accused of violating laws HYDERABAD, Aug 4: The All Pakistan Trade Unions' Organization has accused the management of the Indus Jute Mills, Dhabeji, of violating labour laws. ... HYDERABAD: LUMHS students boycott classes HYDERABAD, Aug 4: Under the banner of the Sindh People's Students Federation-SB, students of BDS of the Liaquat University of Medical and Health Sciences, Jamshoro, on Wednesday boycotted classes ... FAISALABAD: Coordination urged between researchers, field staff FAISALABAD, Aug 4: Punjab Governor Khalid Maqbool has stressed the need for bridging the gap between the government departments, agricultural research institutions, farmers and industrialists to enhance the pace of promotion of agriculture ... SHEIKHUPURA: Protester shot dead by mill's staff - Flow of effluent into Rajbah SHEIKHUPURA, Aug 4: A protester was killed here on Wednesday by the alleged firing of a papers mills management over the dispute of discharging effluent into the Rajbah. ... GUJRANWALA: Factory workers' protest camp GUJRANWALA, Aug 4: Factory workers set up a protest camp here on Wednesday against the privatization of the social security system by the government. ... GUJRANWALA: Feasibility of power project sought GUJRANWALA, Aug 4: The water and power development authority has sought the feasibility report about the upgradation of Nandipur power station following expanding the upper Chenab canal. ... LARKANA: Suspects being interrogated LARKANA, Aug 4: Rangers and police have begun interrogating the people who were picked up in three villages in a crackdown on outlaws. Briefing journalists at the Rangers' headquarters here on Wednesday, the DPO said following initial inquiry ... HYDERABAD: Maidservant of Darul Aman arrested HYDERABAD, Aug 4: Maidservant (Aaya) Zarina Kausar of Darul Aman, Hyderabad, was arrested by the Qasimabad police on Wednesday after registration of a case against her and two officials on the complaint of a woman writer, Salma Baloch alias Amar Sindhu. ... KHAIRPUR: Protesters demand arrest of killers KHAIRPUR, Aug 4: The Solangi tribesmen took out a procession here on Wednesday to protest against the police failure to arrest killers of seven members of a family, belonging to their community. ... NAWABSHAH: Police asked to improve law, order NAWABSHAH, Aug 4: District Nazim Faryal Talpur has directed police officials to improve law and order situation so that people can live without any fear. ... DADU: Dist council decries inflated utility bills DADU, Aug 4: The district council has appealed to the federal ministers for water and power and petroleum and natural resources to take action against officials of the Sui Southern Gas Company and Hesco for issuing inflated and detection bills. ... DERA GHAZI KHAN: Two kidnapped, one killed on Indus Highway DERA GHAZI KHAN, Aug 4: Travelling on the Indus Highway has become more perilous than ever, as two passengers had been kidnapped and another shot dead by highwaymen in different strikes on it in the last two days. ... BAHAWALPUR: UC Nazim at odds with councillor: Fake death certificate BAHAWALPUR, Aug 4: The 'fake' death certificate of an under-trial dacoity accused, who reportedly got job in the National Highway and Motorway Police, has caused rift between a union council Nazim and his councillor. ... FAISALABAD: Row between tehsil Nazim, Naib deepens FAISALABAD, Aug 4: A tug of war has been going on between the Nazim and the Naib Nazim of Saddar tehsil municipal administration due to differences over the allocation of development projects and award of contracts. ... SIALKOT: Strategy for horticulture export SIALKOT, Aug 4: The government has evolved a comprehensive strategy to encourage the private sector to increase export of value-added horticulture products under the supervision of Export Promotion Bureau (EPB). ... KASUR: Conductor killed, 18 hurt in accident KASUR, Aug 4: A wagon conductor was killed while 18 passengers, including five women and three children, sustained injuries as the vehicle overturned here on Wednesday at Gaga Sarai Chheena village, Sarai Mughal. ... SUKKUR: Minister says Shah Belo operation to continue SUKKUR Aug 4: Sindh minister for home and coordination Rauf Siddiqui has said the operation against bandits in Shah Belo will continue till the elimination of remaining outlaws. ...

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