17 August 2004 Tuesday 30 Jamadi-us-Saani 1425 KARACHI: Two police officials indicted for contempt KARACHI, Aug 16: The Sindh High Court indicted on Monday two police officials for whisking off a freed detainee after roughing up his counsel within its premises about two years ago. ... KARACHI: Federal govt move badly affects UTS KARACHI, Aug 16: Induction of more large-size buses under the Urban Transport Scheme (UTS) has hit snag due to the withdrawal of customs duty exemption by the federal government. ... KARACHI: Power breakdowns persist KARACHI, Aug 16: Many areas of the city remained in the grip of prolonged power breakdowns on Monday while the Karachi Electric Supply Corporation made no effort to ensure that its consumers receive uninterrupted power supply. ... KARACHI: Protest day observed all over Sindh - Denationalization of colleges KARACHI, Aug 16: The Sindh Professors and Lecturers Association observed a protest day on Monday at over 230 colleges all over the province against the denationalization policy of the provincial education department ... KARACHI: FCS be run by elected men, says director KARACHI, Aug 16: The leadership crisis faced by the Fishermen Cooperative Society (FCS) has taken a new turn as a senior-most director of the Society has called for handing over the control of the FCS to elected directors who are real representatives of the fishermen communities. ... KARACHI: 12,733 candidates pass HSC exam - Pre-engineering, Science & General groups results KARACHI, Aug 16: The Board of Intermediate Education, Karachi, has declared results of HSC Part-II, Pre-Engineering and Science General groups' annual examinations-2004 on Sunday. ... KARACHI: Community-oriented education stressed KARACHI, Aug 16: Speakers at an international conference called for promoting community-oriented medical education to reduce the sufferings of the poor and adopt new techniques in the health sector. ... KARACHI: 100 men and 30 women held in raid on cinema KARACHI, Aug 16: Strong contingents of police and Rangers on Monday conducted a raid on Prince Cinema, located on M. A. Jinnah Road, and arrested 30 women and 100 men. ... KARACHI: Rice trader shot dead; constable kills wife KARACHI, Aug 16: A rice trader was shot dead by unknown persons in Soldier Bazaar on Saturday night. Police said Abdul Sattar was going to his apartment when unknown persons on a motorcycle shot him and escaped from the spot. ... KARACHI: Blood banks operating illegally to be closed KARACHI, Aug 16: A drive would be launched by the Sindh government within the next 20 days to close down all the blood banks operating illegally in the province. ... KARACHI: 6 Harkat men indicted in explosives case KARACHI, Aug 16: Six workers of the banned Harkatul Mujahideen Al-Aalmi were indicted on Monday in a case pertaining to possession of explosive material by an additional district and sessions court. ... LAHORE: Metered parking in Lahore - FWO to develop LDA Avenue LAHORE, Aug 16: The Lahore Development Authority has decided to develop a 1,000-kanal business centre in Jauhar Town, raise the maximum height limit of public buildings to 65 feet and introduce metered parking in the city. ... LAHORE: Reckless driving toll rises to 16 LAHORE, Aug 16: The death toll in the reckless driving by joy riders on independence day rose to 16 on Monday. Police said at least 13 people, including the joy riders and three women ... LAHORE: Humidity poses serious threat to cotton LAHORE, Aug 16: Farmers from the Punjab feared on Monday that high percentage of humidity caused by the current spell of rain and high temperature in between might help pest grow faster and damage the crop. ... LAHORE: Heavy rain in Lahore LAHORE, Aug 16: A downpour broke the over five-day spell of hot and humid weather in the city on Monday. The rain started at around 11:45am in downtown after dark clouds covered the sky. There was a light rain around the airport. ... PESHAWAR: Arbitration delayed by differences - Hydro-power profit issue PESHAWAR, Aug 16: Arbitration between the NWFP government and Water and Power Development Authority (Wapda) over the net hydel profit issue is not likely to commence in the near future because of differences between the two sides, according to official sources. ... PESHAWAR: Notes with fake bank stamps in circulation PESHAWAR, Aug 16: The counterfeit currency mafia has adopted a new way of deceiving people as it has circulated forged notes of 500 and 1,000 denomination with bank's fake stamps on them. ... PESHAWAR: Five picnickers' bodies found PESHAWAR, Aug 16: Bodies of five more picnickers, who had drowned in river Kabul when a boat capsized on Saturday, have been found near Khairabad, police officials said on Monday. ... PESHAWAR: Boy challenges conviction PESHAWAR, Aug 16: A juvenile convict has filed a criminal appeal before the Peshawar High Court, challenging his conviction by a special court (control of narcotics). ... SUKKUR: Three of a family shot dead SUKKUR, Aug 16: A woman, her daughter and son were shot dead in the Jeevan Kobhar village in the area of Daharki police station on Sunday night. ... SANGHAR: Farmers seek compensation for land - Chotiari reservoir SANGHAR, Aug 16: Farmers of Deh Dubbi-II, whose lands were acquired by the provincial government for the Chhotiari Reservoir, blocked the Ranto escape bridge on Monday. ... NAWABSHAH: Three killed in road accident NAWABSHAH, Aug 16: Three persons were killed while three others seriously injured when a pick-up collided with a truck near Landhi on the Nawabshah-Sakrand road on Monday. ... HRIPUR: Farmer shot dead HARIPUR, Aug 16: A farmer was shot dead and his son seriously injured in Chahar Dingi village, some 12 kilometres from here, on Saturday night. ... DERA GHAZI KHAN: Shortcomings of anti-polio drive revealed in Dera DERA GHAZI KHAN, Aug 16: A team formed under a directive of the EDO for health has detected three cases of polio . ... VEHARI: Breach victims await relief package for over a month VEHARI, Aug 16: Scores of families affected by the Mailsi link canal breach, which occurred in the last week of June, have yet to be provided with any relief. ... SHEIKHUPURA: Dacoits target train, other vehicles - Several passengers injured SHEIKHUPURA, Aug 16: Dacoits injured several people in three strikes in which they targeted vehicles on road and a train in city and Muridke Saddar police stations' precincts late Sunday night. ... BAHAWALPUR: Slaughterhouse in bad shape BAHAWALPUR, Aug 16: The only slaughterhouse in the city is in a shambles and the meat available in the market is unhygienic and substandard. Around five months ago ... KASUR: Ex-Pattoki bar chief killed in accident KASUR, Aug 16: Former president of Pattoki bar association was killed while his sister-in-law and two relatives sustained injuries in a bus-car collision here on Monday at Kelo village. ... FAISALABAD: Religious outfits plan protest against arrests FAISALABAD, Aug 16: Local religious organizations announced on Monday that they would demonstrate and court-arrest from Thursday under the umbrella of the Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal ... PESHAWAR: Fata progress 'unprecedented' PESHAWAR, Aug 16: Development schemes completed over the past four years in Fata has no precedence in the entire history of the country, claimed Fata chief engineer. ...

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