19 August 2004 Thursday 02 Rajab 1425 KARACHI: Ibad wants rapid work on housing plans KARACHI, Aug 18: Sindh Governor, Dr. Ishratul-Ebad Khan has called for accelerated efforts for the launch of low cost housing schemes for low income people living in Sindh. ... KARACHI: 75 illegal water hydrants in city KARACHI, Aug 18: Adviser to Sindh chief minister on local government Wasim Akhtar was informed here on Wednesday by the KWSB officials that 75 illegal water hydrants are operating in the city. ... KARACHI: National park planned for Clifton KARACHI, Aug 18: The City Nazim, Naimatullah Khan, in a meeting on Wednesday decided that Bin Qasim Bagh in Clifton will be developed into a National Park provided with modern facilities. ... KARACHI: Rs553m water project for Karachi KARACHI, Aug 18: The City District Government Karachi has finalized a Rs552.98 million plan "Dry Land Management & Water Conservation in Karachi District" to conserve rainwater for meeting the water needs of its suburban areas. ... KARACHI: No plan to bifurcate districts - Imtiaz KARACHI, Aug 18: Sindh Revenue Minister Imtiaz Shaikh on Wednesday denied having any plans to bifurcate Dadu, Jacobabad and Larkana districts and categorically stated that these districts would not be divided on political grounds. ... KARACHI: Awareness of mental disorders stressed KARACHI, Aug 18: Speakers at a seminar stressed the need for improving mental health care facilities and increasing awareness about mental disorders. ... KARACHI: Education city project reviewed KARACHI, Aug 18: A high-level meeting on Wednesday reviewed progress on the Education City, being developed at Scheme No 33, and hurdles obstructing the work in this regard. ... KARACHI: ATC puts off hearing in consulate blast case KARACHI, Aug 18: An anti-terrorism court on Wednesday put off the hearing of the Macedonian Consulate bomb blast case against nine workers of the banned Harkatul Mujahideen Al-Aalmi after recording the statements of the accused. ... KARACHI: Arts Council body finalizes amendments' list today KARACHI, Aug 18: A special committee of the Arts Council will meet on Thursday to finalize a list of proposed amendments sent in by members over the past three months. ... KARACHI: Writ against arrest adjourned KARACHI, Aug 18: A division bench of the Sindh High Court, comprising Chief Justice Saiyed Saeed Ashhad and Justice Syed Zawar Hussain Jaffery, on Wednesday adjourned the hearing of a petition against detention of Abdul Karim Mehboob ... KARACHI: 15kg heroin, 120kg hashish seized KARACHI, Aug 18: The Anti-Narcotics Force (ANF), in a raid at Ghani Chowrangi, SITE Area, confiscated 15 kg heroin and 120 kg hashish concealed in a Suzuki pickup, and arrested an accused. ... KARACHI: Emergency OT at Qatar Hospital inaugurated KARACHI, Aug 18: An emergency operation theatre was inaugurated at the Sindh Government Qatar Hospital on Wednesday. ... KARACHI: Faulty signals creating traffic jams KARACHI, Aug 18: Faulty traffic signal lights are creating havoc for motorists and severe mental stress for all commuters almost round the clock most particularly at rush hours. ... KARACHI: First-ever women crisis centre opens KARACHI, Aug 18: The Sindh Women Development Department has established the Women Crisis Centre, first of its kind in the country, to provide assistance to the women exposed to domestic and other sorts of violence of serious nature. ... KARACHI: Pedestrian killed KARACHI, Aug 18: An unknown pedestrian died in a road accident in PIB Colony on Wednesday. Police said that victim was crossing a main road when a bus of route 52-A knocked him down. The injured was taken to the Civil Hospital where he was pronounced dead on arrival. ... LAHORE: Art institute offices to be set up at Bagh-i-Jinnah LAHORE, Aug 18: The Board of Governors of the Punjab Institute of Language, Art and Culture has decided to establish its offices at the Ladies Club in Bagh-i-Jinnah instead of the earlier proposed site near the Qadhafi Stadium. ... LAHORE: Lahore resembles Lucknow LAHORE, Aug 18: There is a great similarity between and Lahore, both the cities being centres of art and learning. This was the impression of a scholar and expert in public relations from Lucknow, Hasan Ali Khan, on a visit here to see friends and relatives. ... LAHORE: Shish Mahal's new roof structure LAHORE, Aug 18: A new roof structure to protect the original one of the historic Shish Mahal will be laid in October this year. A local construction company, which was awarded the contract by the federal archaeology department in March this year, will begin the work next week. ... QUETTA: Demo against operation in Balochistan QUETTA, Aug 18: The Baloch Students Organization, Aman, held a protest demonstration outside the press club here on Wednesday against what it called 'anti-Baloch' projects, the military operation ... PESHAWAR: Rape victim 'being forced to withdraw complaint' PESHAWAR, Aug 18: A 20-year-old married woman has been sexually assaulted at gunpoint by two persons in Danishabad locality, her husband told Dawn here on Wednesday. ... DADU: Protest against illegal disposal of equipment DADU, Aug 18: Employees of the Pakistan Telecommunication Limited staged a demonstration outside the press club on Wednesday to protest against alleged sale of valuable equipment by a high-ranking official. ... SWABI: Department facing problems in collecting tax SWABI, Aug 18: The Revenue Department has been facing problems in the collection of agriculture/property tax with people refusing to pay it. The lower staff were directed to meet the collection target during the specified period. ... GUJRANWALA: Five 'SSP activists' arrested GUJRANWALA, Aug 18: Police arrested on Wednesday five activists of the outlawed Sipah-i-Sahaba Pakistan on the charge of delivering provocative speeches against the government at seminar at Qila Deedar Singh. ... BAHAWALPUR: Committee wants 300,000 acres back - Nawab Sadiq's property BAHAWALPUR, Aug 18: The committee for the distribution of the property of late Nawab Sadiq Muhammad Khan Abbasi has directed the federal land commission to release over 300,000-acre Shahi Shikargarh land ... HYDERABAD: Sindh PA resolution criticized HYDERABAD, Aug 18: The Sindh National Council at a meeting here on Wednesday condemned a resolution of the Sindh Assembly allowing outsiders to obtain computerized national identity cards. ... FAISALABAD: Case against 100 in Faisalabad - Attack on market body office FAISALABAD, Aug 18: Scores of villagers attacked the offices of Jaranwala market committee chairman here on Wednesday and allegedly damaged furniture in protest against the 'indifferent' attitude of officials and corruption. ... SARGODHA: CT scan technician 'minting money' SARGODHA, Aug 18: A Radiology ward technician of the DHQ Hospital deputed to conduct the CT scan is allegedly earning over Rs200,000 per month by unfair means. ... MULTAN: Four of a family shot dead MULTAN, Aug 18: Four members of a family were gunned down in the Lodhran district over an old enmity on Wednesday. Reports reaching here revealed that two brothers - Nawaz and Allah Yar - had developed differences over property some five years ago. ... JHANG: Constable injured in encounter dies JHANG, Aug 18: Constable Zahoor Ahmad, who suffered grievous injuries in an encounter with robbers near Muradwala village in Mochiwala police station precinct on Sunday, died at the Allied Hospital, Faisalabad, on Tuesday. ... HYDERABAD: Lecturers seek letters of appointment HYDERABAD, Aug 18: The divisional action committee of the 'Commission Pass Lecturers' Hyderabad has appealed to the Sindh governor and chief minister and education minister to save the credibility of the Sindh Public Service Commission ... THATTA: Farmers take little interest in debt rescheduling package THATTA, Aug 18: Some 4,675 defaulters of the Zarai Taraqiati Bank, Thatta region, who are eligible to adjust their debt under the President's Kissan package are reluctant to avail themselves of the concession. ... LARKANA: New SZABIST campus opens in Larkana LARKANA, Aug 18: The new campus of Shaheed Zulfikar Ali Bhutto Institute of Science and Technology (SZABIST) in Larkana on Tuesday night ...

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