07 August 2004 Saturday 20 Jamadi-us-Saani 1425 KARACHI: Rs5.7bn promised for local govt dept KARACHI, Aug 6: The chief minister, Dr Arbab Ghulam Rahim, has said Pakistan is like a bouquet, colourful flowers in which are fascinating the whole society with their rich ascent. ... KARACHI: NA committee questions water supply under Rangers KARACHI, Aug 6: The National Assembly's Standing Committee on Local Government & Rural Development has expressed its concern over the aggravating civic problems in Karachi ... KARACHI: Move to privatize KESC opposed KARACHI, Aug 6: Speakers at a demonstration on Friday condemning the proposed privatization of the Karachi Electricity Supply Corporation demanded that the exercise be stopped. ... KARACHI: Pakistan facing many challenges, says Jabbar KARACHI, Aug 6: Former senator and federal information minister Javed Jabbar has called for accepting opportunities of globalization that have been present throughout human history ... KARACHI: High Court sets aside conviction for retrial - Car-snatching case KARACHI, Aug 6: The Sindh High Court set aside on Friday its own judgments in appeals filed by two convicts in a car snatching case and remanded the case for retrial by a district and sessions judge within three months. ... KARACHI: Power consumers suffer as rain beats heat KARACHI, Aug 6: The summer monsoon belatedly began on Friday night as heavy rain lashed the city, sending the transmission and distribution system of the Karachi Electric Supply Corporation reeling and causing traffic jams on major highways. ... KARACHI: PR plans new freight facility KARACHI, Aug 6: The proposed freight village at Wazir Mansion was reviewed by the chairman of Pakistan Railways, Asif Hayat Malik, during a visit to the site on Thursday. ... KARACHI: Kidney institute project launched KARACHI, Aug 6: The Kidney Foundation in collaboration with the University of Karachi has launched a research institute project aimed at identifying and managing kidney diseases in a cost-effective way. ... KARACHI: SSC forms - Authorized bank branches notified KARACHI, Aug 6: The Board of Secondary Education, Karachi has authorized 20 branches of the Habib Bank Limited and 14 of the National Bank of Pakistan for sale and acceptance of forms and fees of SSC supplementary examinations 2004 ... KARACHI: Hamida defends denationalization of colleges KARACHI, Aug 6: Sindh Education Minister Dr Hamida Khuhro has defended the denationalization policy of the government, saying that placing nationalizied educational institutions under their previous owners will improve standard of education. ... KARACHI: CPSP signs MoU with UK college KARACHI, Aug 6: The College of Physicians and Surgeons Pakistan and the Royal College of England have signed a Memorandum of Understanding, under which the two institutions will cooperate with each other in the development of surgical education. ... KARACHI: 5 more ombudsman offices to be set up in Sindh KARACHI, Aug 6: Sindh Governor Dr Ishratul Ibad Khan on Friday gave an approval to the establishment of more field offices of the provincial Ombudsman under its reorganization and expansion plan. ... KARACHI: Judgment on FIA man's plea reserved KARACHI, Aug 6: An accountability court reserved on Friday order on the acquittal plea of a former deputy director of the Federal Investigation Agency, in a case of amassing wealth and assets through illegal and corrupt means. ... KARACHI: Lyari Expressway project reviewed KARACHI, Aug 6: The additional secretary, Ministry of Communication, K.B. Rind on Friday chaired a high-level meeting to review development schemes under implementation in connection with the rehabilitation ... KARACHI: Kidnapping bid foiled KARACHI, Aug 6: An attempt of kidnapping for ransom was foiled by prompt police action resulting in the safe recovery of two girls in Saddar on Friday. ... KARACHI: Two boys die in accidents KARACHI, Aug 6: Two boys died and two others were injured in separate road accidents in different parts of the city on Friday. ... KARACHI: Eyewitness turns hostile in consulate blast case KARACHI, Aug 6: An eyewitness turned hostile during deposition before an anti-terrorism court in Karachi on Friday, saying the police compelled him to identify activists of the banned Harkatul Mujahideen Al-Alami and to give statement against them. ... KARACHI: Rain lashes parts of Sindh KARACHI, Aug 6: Monsoon rains lashed Karachi and a couple of cities in the interior of Sindh on Friday. The summer monsoon has finally set in and rains will continue intermittently in Sindh over the next 48 hours ... LAHORE: Rs1000 in budget for house building advance LAHORE, Aug 6: The Punjab government allocated only Rs1,000 for house building advance in the budget for the current fiscal year, Accountant-General Wazir Ahmad Qureshi said on Friday. ... LAHORE: Universities told to switch to semester system LAHORE, Aug 6: Punjab Governor Khalid Maqbool has directed all universities in the province to introduce three- or four-year semester-based programmes without considering the objections raised by affiliated and mofussil colleges. ... LAHORE: History of Punjab deliberately 'distorted' LAHORE, Aug 6: Speakers at a meeting have said that the Punjab had been putting up tough resistance against all foreign invasions made since the days of the Arians onslaught from the north. ... LAHORE: CDG 'to face difficulty' in attracting transporters LAHORE, Aug 6: The City District Government will have to face a tough competition in the presence of the private sector while attracting transporters to its new bus stand opening on the Bund Road on Oct 1. ... LAHORE: Data shrine income crosses Rs100m mark LAHORE, Aug 6: The income of the Hazrat Data Ganj Bakhsh shrine crossed Rs100 million mark following Rs8.7 million increase during 2003-4. The income from the offerings of devotees and rent of 300 shops attached to the shrine ... LAHORE: Bahawalpur gets control of barrages LAHORE, Aug 6: The Punjab Irrigation Department on Friday transferred control of Sulemanki and Islam head works to Bahawalpur zone and Sidhnai-Mailsi Link Canal to Multan zone. ... LAHORE: APCA strike called off LAHORE, Aug 6: The All Pakistan Clerks Association on Friday called off its strike in the Punjab Textbook Board after a notification of five clerks' promotions and assurance by the board chairperson about promotion of remaining clerks at the earliest. ... LAHORE: SC refuses to intervene in tribunal decision LAHORE, Aug 6: The Supreme Court on Friday declined to intervene in a matter related to the Punjab Services Tribunal, which had penalized the deputy district education officer, Naheed Nusrat Hashmi, on charges of misappropriation of public funds. ... LAHORE: Ex-mayor of Multan convicted LAHORE, Aug 6: A National Accountability Bureau court here on Friday sentenced a former mayor of Multan and PML-N MNA Salahuddin Dogar to five years rigorous imprisonment and Rs7 million fine. ... LAHORE: Chashma to lose its reservoir in 30 years LAHORE, Aug 6: The Chashma Barrage will have lost its reservoir 30 years from now because of sedimentation. Briefing a group of journalists from Lahore, project director Shahdin said that Chashma would not be used as a reservoir after 30 years. ... PESHAWAR: Majority of mosques ignore new system PESHAWAR, Aug 6: Despite an announcement by the government to enforce the Nizamul Salat, which requires all moques to hold prayers at the same time, prayer leaders in most of the mosques in the city held Friday prayers at old timings. ... PESHAWAR: JI media workshop concludes PESHAWAR, Aug 6: A two-day media workshop arranged by Jamaat-i-Islami, NWFP to enhance mass communication skills of its press and information secretaries in the province concluded here on Friday. ... PESHAWAR: Crimes up in NWFP PESHAWAR, Aug 6: Fifteen people, including two women committed suicide in July because of unemployment, family disputes, depression and financial problems, claimed the Society for Human Rights and Prisoners Aid (SHARP). ... PESHAWAR: Misuse of hospital facilities alleged PESHAWAR, Aug 6: Some gynaecologists working in city hospitals are alleged to be involved in helping women to deliver babies conceived out of wedlock. ... PESHAWAR: Police officers transferred PESHAWAR, Aug 6: IG police Riffat Pasha has issued transfer orders of AIG CID Sajid Khan and four other police officers, official sources told Dawn on Friday. ... HYDERABAD: Hyderabad Civil Hospital short of women MLOs HYDERABAD, Aug 6: The Civil Hospital, Hyderabad, is facing a shortage of women medico-legal officers as only one woman MLO is working against the strength of six and that too on deputation. ... HYDERABAD: Rain emergency plan discussed HYDERABAD, Aug 6: A meeting here on Friday discussed possible contingencies during rain and finalized measures to meet any emergency. Speaking at the meeting, District Coordination Officer Mohammad Hussain Syed said the Met department had forecast heavy rain ... HYDERABAD: Factory pollution sparks protest HYDERABAD, Aug 6: The SITE Area Action Committee took out a big procession from Hyder Chowk to the press club here on Friday to protest against emission of poisonous smoke from chimneys of the Zeal Pak Cement Factory. ... HYDERABAD: Police accused of protecting killers HYDERABAD, Aug 6: Poet Parwano Bhatti, whose son Gul Mohammad Bhatti was recently killed, has accused police of protecting the murder accused. He was speaking at a news conference at the Hyderabad Press Club here on Friday. ... HYDERABAD: Report says Darul Aman women not pregnant HYDERABAD, Aug 6: Ultra- sound and urine tests of seven women, who had recently escaped from the local Darul Aman, showed that none of them was pregnant, medico-legal officer Dr Sabira Sultana said on Friday. ... RAWALPINDI: District govt seeks more uplift funds from Punjab RAWALPINDI, Aug 6: The district government on Friday sought more development funds from the provincial government saying scarcity of money was hindering uplift projects particularly in the backward tehsils of the district. ... QUETTA: Local people to get most jobs in Gwadar, says governor QUETTA, Aug 6: The Governor of Balochistan, Mr Owais Ahmed Ghani, has said that the rights of the people of Gwadar will be fully protected, and nobody can deprive them of their just rights. ... BADIN: Pre-marriage test to curb blood disease stressed BADIN, Aug 6: Badin District Nazim Kamal Chang has said that the district government will impose a ban on the registration of Nikah unless a couple undergoes genetic tests before getting married. ... SUKKUR: Derailments disrupt rail traffic SUKKUR, Aug 6: Two bogies and a heavy railway crane of a goods train were derailed near the Sukkur railway station on Thursday night. The accident damaged half-a-kilometre portion of the track. ... SAHIWAL: Nazim booked for injuring councillor's two sons SAHIWAL, Aug 6: Yousafwala police on Friday registered two cases against a union council Nazim and his eight accomplices for attempting to kidnap a councillor and injuring his two sons at Chak 67/5-L. ... FAISALABAD: Foreign donors' help sought for water projects FAISALABAD, Aug 6: City Tehsil Nazim Mumtaz Ali Cheema said on Friday water supply and drainage issue was a major problem of the city, stressing that there was a need to overhaul the system with the financial assistance of foreign agencies. ... NAROWAL: Encounter leaves Narowal DPO, two 'gangsters' dead: Campaign against proclaimed offenders NAROWAL, Aug 6: The Narowal district police officer and two alleged gangsters were shot dead and two other policemen and a girl injured in an encounter on Friday. ... SIALKOT: Sambrial tehsil status notified SIALKOT, Aug 6: The Punjab government has finally given the tehsil status to Sambrial while the Revenue department has issued a formal notification in this regard. ... BAHAWALPUR: Body to probe 'fake' death certificate issue - Under-trial bandit BAHAWALPUR, Aug 6: Union Council No 5 (Bahawalpur city) Acting Nazim Sheikh Azizur Rahman on Friday constituted a three-member committee to probe the matter of attestation of 'fake' death certificate of an under-trial dacoity accused by a councillor. ... SIALKOT: Two Tos fail to deliver SIALKOT, Aug 6: The Sialkot tehsil Nazim has expressed grave concern over the poor performance of tehsil officer (planning) and buildings inspector. At a TMA meeting here on Friday, Nazim Akmal Cheema said due to their negligence and malpractice, illegal construction of houses, shops and trade centres was going on in the city and its adjoining areas.... GUJRANWALA: Farmers decry rise in fertilizer prices GUJRANWALA, Aug 6: Farmers resented increase in the prices of fertilizer, oil, pesticides and agricultural equipment and asked the government to provide them a relief package. ... OKARA: Tenant robs landlord in Okara OKARA, Aug 6: The tenant of a widow robbed her of valuables after serving her and her family members drugged food on Thursday night. Widow Hanifan Begum told police that one Asif rented the upper floor of her house in Samanabad about five months ago. ... LAHORE: Rs5 million for DPO's family LAHORE, Aug 6: Chief Minister Pervaiz Elahi on Friday resolved to continue efforts to end terrorism and maintain peace in the province. "Efforts are underway to curb terrorism," the CM said at the Police Lines ... KARACHI: Labour Party condemns mly operations KARACHI, Aug 6: Speakers at a demonstration held here on Friday condemned the ongoing military operation in Balochistan and demanded an immediate halt to it ...

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