14 August 2004 Saturday 27 Jamadi-us-Saani 1425 KARACHI: Karachiites celebrate Independence Day today KARACHI, Aug 13: Arrangements have been finalized and public zeal and spirits reached its peak to celebrate 57th Independence Day with a commitment to work for the glory and progress of the motherland. ... MIRPURKHAS: Death in custody: policemen booked MIRPURKHAS, Aug 13: A youth was allegedly tortured to death in police custody, although police claimed that he had committed suicide in lockup and registered a suicide case. ... KARACHI: Probe ordered into faulty transaction by KWSB KARACHI, Aug 13: The City District Government Karachi has initiated an inquiry into the purchase of two costly generators by the Karachi Water and Sewerage Board. ... KARACHI: Teachers vow to resist denationalization KARACHI, Aug 13: Teachers of government colleges on Friday vowed to launch a vigorous campaign against the provincial government's plan of denationalizing educational institutions. ... KARACHI: Merit to be followed in recruitment - Hamida KARACHI, Aug 13: Sindh education minister Dr Hamida Khuhro has said that the culture of posting juniors at senior level in the department will not be allowed. ... KARACHI: Economic disparity termed serious threat KARACHI, Aug 13: Speakers at the meeting of Shura Hamdard, Karachi chapter, on Friday underlined the need for maintaining law and order in the country without which they said no political change can produce any good results ... KARACHI: Pak Colony getting polluted water KARACHI, Aug 13: Around 800 houses in Pak Colony, Old Golimar and other areas have been getting contaminated water for the last one month. ... KARACHI: Urdu poetry assessed KARACHI, Aug 13: The Ombudsman of Sindh, Mr Yusuf Jamal, gave an assessment of Urdu poetry "After Faiz, Josh and Firaq." It was the speaker's favourite topic, so he enlivened the evening with his oration, quoting fluently couplets and verses, he found landmarks in literature. ... KARACHI: SSC-I general group results announced KARACHI, Aug 13: The Board of Secondary Education Karachi (BSEK) on Friday announced the results of annual examinations 2004 of SSC part-I (Class-IX), General group (regular and private) 2004. ... KARACHI: Interpol helps bust gang of kidnappers - Sons of top officials involved KARACHI, Aug 13: A gang of kidnappers comprising sons of senior government officials was busted in Manchester (UK) and Karachi soon after the release of a hostage in Defence Housing Authority ... KARACHI: Man killed in accident KARACHI, Aug 13: An official of the Merchant Navy died in a road accident at Sharea Faisal on Friday. Police said that Rashid, 27, was on his motorcycle when a speeding bus knocked him down near Drig Station. ... KARACHI: Computer labs in 56 schools to be set up KARACHI, Aug 13: The city nazim, Naimatullah Khan, has said the city government is taking preferential steps for setting up computer labs to 56 schools of 18 towns, and Rs12 million have been allocated for this purpose. ... KARACHI: Prosecution ends arguments in blast case KARACHI, Aug 13: The prosecution in the Macedonian Consulate bomb blast case against nine workers of the banned Harkatul Mujahideen Al-Aalmi concluded on Friday its arguments after recording statements of the last two prosecution witnesses. ... KARACHI: Conviction set aside, case sent for retrial KARACHI, Aug 13: Justice Azizullah Memon of the Sindh High Court set aside the conviction of Sabir Hussain in a dacoity case and sent back his case for retrial. ... KARACHI: Judgment in case against Dalia on 21st KARACHI, Aug 13: Judge Qaiser Iqbal of the Accountability Court No 1 reserved on Friday order on an acquittal application of a former chief of Habib Bank, charged with corruption and misappropriation of funds in the Yellow Cab Scheme. ... KARACHI: Jundullah activist remanded KARACHI, Aug 13: An Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) headed by Judge Feroz Mehmood Bhatti on Friday remanded Rao Khalid alias Haris, an activist of the Jundullah group arrested for his alleged involvement in the Karachi corps commander motorcade attack case ... LAHORE: Payments being made for Sundar land LAHORE, Aug 13: The Punjab Industrial Estates Development and Management Company (PIEDMC) has started making payments to the people from which it is acquiring land for the proposed Sundar Industrial Estate on Raiwind Road. ... SUKKUR: 15 illegal detainees released SUKKUR, Aug 13: Fifteen of the 17 detainees, who were recovered from three police stations by a raid commissioner on Tuesday were released by the district and session judge on Thursday. ... HARIPUR: Haripur nazim opposes water supply scheme HARIPUR, Aug 13: District Nazim Dr Raja Amir Zaman said on Thursday that he would oppose the construction of a gravity-flow water supply scheme on river Dour in Abbottabad at every forum. ... QUETTA: Lawyers observe black day QUETTA, Aug 13: The Balochistan Bar Association observed Friday as black day on a call of the Joint Action Committee to denounce 'illegal' steps of the government and military operation in Balochistan. ... QUETTA: Security beefed up in Quetta QUETTA, Aug 13: Security has been beefed up in and around the provincial metropolis with the additional deployment of law- enforcement forces at all important places in the city. ... GUJRANWALA: Three outlaws escape after injuring two police guards GUJRANWALA, Aug 13: Three dangerous outlaws involved in heinous crimes escaped from the Sabzi Mandi police lock-up after injuring seriously two guards with gunshot fire here on Friday. ... SIALKOT: EDO's transfer cancelled in six days - Row in Sialkot SIALKOT, Aug 13: Cancellation of transfer orders of the EDO (education) by the provincial government after six days of the decision has sparked row between him and the new official appointed to the post, it is learnt on Friday. ... VEHARI: Robbers' gang targets three houses in a village VEHARI, Aug 13: Robbers took away cash, ornaments, electronics and other valuables worth hundreds of thousands of rupees in many strikes, three of then in one village, on Thursday night. ... TOBA TEK SINGH: Over 30,000 acres affected by salinity TOBA TEK SINGH, Aug 13: More than 30,000 acres of farmland in the district has come under salinity and water-logging. ... GUJRAT: Housewife freed on payment of Rs1.5m GUJRAT, Aug 13: A housewife kidnapped from a Kharian village on Wednesday night by 10 gunmen won freedom after 24 hours (on Thursday night) after her influential family paid Rs 1.5million in ransom. ... KARACHI: Petroman strike continues KARACHI, Aug 13: Teaching at the Petroman educational institutions remained suspended for the fourth consecutive day, Friday, as employees continued their protest against non-payment of salaries. ... LARKANA: Govt urged to hold talks with Baloch leaders LARKANA, Aug 13: Lawyers in various cities of Sindh have called upon the government to settle the disturbing situation in Balochistan according to the will of the Baloch people. ...

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