20 August 2004 Friday 03 Rajab 1425 KARACHI: Vigorous efforts against criminals stressed - Traffic arrangements reviewed KARACHI, Aug 19: Sindh Governor Dr Ishratul Ibad has called for vigorous and coordinated efforts for the elimination of the culprits involved in dacoities and kidnappings for ransom in the interior of Sindh. ... KARACHI: Nazim visits kutchi abadis KARACHI, Aug 19: The City Nazim, Naimatullah Khan, on Thursday paid a three-hour long visit to Hawkesbay, Budhani Goth, Dil Falah Goth, Mauripur, Mohammedi and Machhar Colony in Lyari Town. ... KARACHI: Govt directors divided over FCS chairmanship KARACHI, Aug 19: Differences have cropped up between government directors over nomination of next chairman of the Fishermen Cooperative Society. ... KARACHI: Building for IT institute inaugurated at KU KARACHI, Aug 19: A new building constructed with the financial support of a US-based NGO for an information technology institute was inaugurated at the University of Karachi on Thursday. ... KARACHI: 65pc children in Sindh yet to get polio vaccination KARACHI, Aug 19: Only 35 per cent of the 1.3 million target population of children in Sindh, aged under one year, could be provided immunization cover in the first half of 2004 ... KARACHI: Psychiatric care unit inaugurated KARACHI, Aug 19: Increasing suicide rate in the country indicates that the prevalence of mental disorders in Pakistan is rising sharply. ... KARACHI: Planetarium to become part of KU institute - Shifting to campus planned KARACHI, Aug 19: The PIA planetarium will be shifted to the University of Karachi campus from its existing location, and will become a part of KU's Institute of Space and Planetary Astrophysics. ... KARACHI: Hearing of pamphlets case put off KARACHI, Aug 19: An anti-terrorism court on Thursday adjourned the hearing of a case pertaining to distribution of pamphlets by a London-born doctor after recording the statement of the investigation officer. ... KARACHI: Four shot dead in separate incidents KARACHI, Aug 19: A policeman committed suicide in Mochko police station on Thursday. Forty-two-year-old Maqsood Ahmed shot himself with his official sub-machine gun at 1.30pm, said a duty officer of the police station. ... KARACHI: SHC moved for disposal of cases pending for 17 years KARACHI, Aug 19: The father of an accused finally moved the Sindh High Court for disposal of cases against his son who is incarcerated and facing trial since more than 17 years. ... KARACHI: KBCA certificate must for owning a flat - SHC KARACHI, Aug 19: A purchaser cannot acquire ownership of a flat, office or shop from a builder or developer in the absence of an occupancy certificate issued by the Karachi Building Control Authority ... KARACHI: Resemblance to bomber KARACHI, Aug 19: The Sindh High Court was informed on Thursday that the suicide bomber, according to eyewitnesses, had resemblance with Mohammad Ali Khatri and blood samples of her mother and two brothers have been sent to Lahore for DNA test. ... LAHORE: KE hostels raided for 'illegal occupants' - 37 rooms sealed LAHORE, Aug 19: King Edward Medical College officials and police raided the college hostels in the early hours of Wednesday and sealed 37 rooms in a bid to flush out illegal occupants believed to have links with Jamaatu Da'wa. ... LAHORE: Lawyers stage rally LAHORE, Aug 19: Lawyers marched on city streets on Thursday protesting against the government move to amend the Legal Practitioners and Bar Councils Act-1973 ... LAHORE: Bid to smuggle antiques foiled LAHORE, Aug 19: Customs at the Lahore airport on Thursday foiled a bid to smuggle antiques. On a tip-off, Deputy Commissioner Fawad Hussain asked a team to check all consignments. ... PESHAWAR: Ex-MNA's plea for acquittal dismissed PESHAWAR, Aug 19: An accountability court here on Thursday dismissed an application of former MNA of Awami National Party, Haji Naseemur Rehman, seeking his acquittal in a reference about absconding from law. ... PESHAWAR: 20 held in operation against outlaws - Arms seized in Qilla Shah Baig village PESHAWAR, Aug 19: The city police and Frontier Constabulary personnel arrested 20 hardened criminals after a shootout and seized a large quantity of arms ... PESHAWAR: NWFP decides to scrap self-finance scheme - Medical colleges PESHAWAR, Aug 19: The government has decided in principle to do away with the self-finance scheme in all the medical colleges of the province. ... PESHAWAR: Judges asked not to succumb to pressure PESHAWAR, Aug 19: The Chief Justice of the Peshawar High Court, Justice Nasirul Mulk, on Thursday urged newly-appointed civil judges-cum-judicial magistrates to serve people without succumbing to any pressure. ... HYDERABAD: Fishermen demand release of water Sit-in at Kotri bridge HYDERABAD, Aug 19: Hundreds of fishermen, including women, staged a sit-in on the Kotri Bridge here on Thursday to protest against non-release of water downstream Kotri and destruction of the Indus delta. ... HYDERABAD: Minister wants Rangers posted at canal heads HYDERABAD, Aug 19: Sindh Population Welfare Minister Syed Ali Bux Shah has said Rangers should be deployed at water channels' heads from where water is being stolen. ... LARKANA: Notices issued to education officers - Closure of 20 govt schools LARKANA, Aug 19: Taking serious note of the closure of 20 primary schools and transfer of teachers, the Larkana district government served show-cause notices on seven education officials ... HYDERABAD: Protest against death of man in police lock-up HYDERABAD, Aug 19: Relatives of a man, who was electrocuted on Wednesday night while in police custody, on Thursday blocked the National Highway by placing the body on it to protest against police. ... HYDERABAD: Committee to record officials' statements - Water contamination issue HYDERABAD, Aug 19: A four-member committee, appointed by the Sindh chief minister to probe the water contamination crisis that hit Hyderabad in May, held its first meeting at the office of the chief engineer, highways, here on Wednesday. ... HYDERABAD: Inter results announced HYDERABAD, Aug 19: The Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education, Hyderabad, on Thursday announced the results of the higher secondary certificate part-II (class-XII) pre-medical group annual examination 2004. ... HARIPUR: Water scheme - Councillors threaten extreme action HARIPUR, Aug 19: Members of the tehsil council of Haripur have threatened self-immolation and suspension of Sui gas supply to the district of Abbottabad, if the proposed water supply (gravity flow) scheme on river Dour for Abbottabad was not scrapped forthwith. ... VEHARI: Another major power failure VEHARI, Aug 19: Another major power failure hit several towns of Vehari, Bahawalnagar and Bahawalpur districts on Wednesday night. ... MULTAN: 'LJ activist' held with grenade MULTAN, Aug 19: Police claimed on Thursday to have arrested an alleged activist of a banned sectarian outfit, who was wanted for his involvement in several cases. ... BAHAWALPUR: Power outage makes life miserable BAHAWALPUR, Aug 19: The unscheduled load shedding, tripping and frequent power failure here have made people's life miserable. After the recent two spells of heavy rains in the city, the Mepco could not so far regularize its power supply system. ... GUJRANWALA: Five SSP men remanded GUJRANWALA, Aug 19: Five activists of outlawed Sipah-i-Sahaba Pakistan, who were arrested by Qila Dedar Singh police on Wednesday for delivering provocative speeches, were sent to the district jail on judicial remand here on Thursday. ... PESHAWAR: 17 checkpoints to be set up in Fata PESHAWAR, Aug 19: The government will establish 17 checkpoints in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas along the border to improve security and curb smuggling. ... KHAIRPUR: Lecturers criticize education minister KHAIRPUR, Aug 19: Office-bearers of the action committee of the 'commission pass lecturers' staged a sit-in outside the press club here on Thursday. ...

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