24 August 2004 Tuesday 07 Rajab 1425 KARACHI: Rs30bn projects for varsities discussed KARACHI, Aug 23: Sindh Governor Ishratul Ibad presiding over a high-level meeting on Monday said that proposals of development projects for overall improvement in teaching system of public sector universities should be reviewed from all aspects ... KARACHI: Parents' help sought in campaign against polio KARACHI, Aug 23: In the 47th round of National Immunization Days (NIDs), which are going to be observed nation wide from Tuesday to Thursday, every parent should get his or her child under five vaccinated against polio. ... KARACHI: Ibad promises polio-free province KARACHI, Aug 23: Sindh governor Dr Ishratul Ibad said on Monday that so far 6.1 million children have been given polio drops all over Sindh while the government was endeavouring hard to get the status of a "polio-free province" for Sindh. ... KARACHI: 8,000 teams to vaccinate children in Sindh KARACHI, Aug 23: Kicking off the 47th round of National Immunization Days (NIDs), adviser on health to the chief minister declared that he did not believe much in paper work. ... KARACHI: Teachers' quota in education dept may be revived KARACHI, Aug 23: Sindh Education Minister Dr Hamida Khuhro has regretted that complaints are being sent to her from every nook and corner of the province that primary school teachers are not performing their duties honestly. ... KARACHI: FCS directors' appeal KARACHI, Aug 23: Seven elected directors of the Fishermen Cooperative Society have expressed concern over delay in the holding of a meeting of the board of directors. ... KARACHI: IJT protests over arrest of students KARACHI, Aug 23: Students belonging to the Islami Jamiat Talaba held a protest demonstration on Monday against alleged 'illegal' detention of students. The protesters, carrying banners and placards in front of Karachi Press Club, shouted slogans against 'state-sponsored terrorism' at educational institutes. ... KARACHI: City govt told not to take coercive measures - Payment issue KARACHI, Aug 23: The Sindh High Court restrained the city district government on Monday from taking any coercive action in pursuance of a notice issued to a petitioner for payment of price differential of a Gulistan-i-Jauhar plot till Sept 2. ... KARACHI: FSC summons TPO, SHO for recovery of girl KARACHI, Aug 23: The Federal Shariat Court, Karachi bench, on Monday ordered the TPO and additional SHO of Gulshan-i-Iqbal police station to appear in person before court on Aug 25, and explain their position regarding the recovery of a missing girl. ... KARACHI: Protest demo held against privatization of colleges KARACHI, Aug 23: Teachers and students of St Joseph's and St Patrick's colleges, protesting against denationalization of their colleges, demanded the provincial education department to take back its decision. ... KARACHI: Doctrine of pre-emptive attacks denounced KARACHI, Aug 23: Speakers at a seminar denounced the strategy of unilateral and pre-emptive use of force, which they said was seriously threatening world peace, besides causing misery to millions of people. ... KARACHI: Judgment reserved in pamphlets case KARACHI, Aug 23: Judge Arshad Noor Khan of the Anti-terrorism Court reserved on Monday judgment in the pamphlets case against a London-born doctor. ... KARACHI: Two victims say police burnt them in lock-up - 12 policemen suspended KARACHI, Aug 23: Two suspected robbers were in precarious condition on Monday after sustaining serious burns while in police custody at Gizri police station. ... KARACHI: No decision on parking fee KARACHI, Aug 23: Parking fee will continue to be collected by contractors as long as a final decision is taken by the city district government. ... KARACHI: Impounded vehicles in officials' use KARACHI, Aug 23: One may hardly find a senior police officer without a vehicle obtained from the car pool of Nazarat, where the vehicles declared 'case property' are kept in safe custody till the case it is involved in is finally disposed of. ... KARACHI: SI held, fake stamps, number plates seized KARACHI, Aug 23: The Soldier Bazaar police on late Sunday night arrested a sub-inspector and recovered two vehicles with tampered engine and chassis numbers from his possession. ... LAHORE: Southern part of Wazir Khan mosque to be renovated LAHORE, Aug 23: The Punjab archaeology department will renovate the southern part of the historic Wazir Khan mosque with the US aid of $30,000. The officials of US embassy in Islamabad visited the mosque last year and had expressed serious concern over its decay. ... LAHORE: CDG ignores law, Unesco's advice - Reception at Fort LAHORE, Aug 23: The City District Government hosted a lunch reception for a delegation of the Defence Staff College at the Diwan-i-Aam of the Lahore Fort on Monday ... LAHORE: DMG official to head archaeology department LAHORE, Aug 23: In complete disregard to the concerns expressed by the Unesco and federal archaeology department, the Punjab government has once again appointed a DMG officer as head of the provincial archaeology department. ... LAHORE: 4-hour power breakdown hits four districts LAHORE, Aug 23: Power supply to four districts of the Punjab was disrupted for over four hours following tripping of a 220kv line circuit breaker at the 500KV grid station in Gatti which triggered a chain reaction in the system. ... PESHAWAR: No irregularity committed in entry tests - ETEA chief PESHAWAR, Aug 23: Dr Abdul Waheed, executive director of the Education Testing and Evaluation Agency (ETEA) has criticized what he termed a campaign of mudslinging against the conduct of entry tests for admissions to professional colleges ... PESHAWAR: Doctors urged to consider cultural environment - Sexually-transmitted infections PESHAWAR, Aug 23: Doctors at a one-day workshop have been advised to take into account the cultural environment when treating patients suffering from sexually transmitted infections (STIs). ... KHAIRPUR: Minister urges talks on public issues KHAIRPUR, Aug 23: Provincial Minister for Sports and Youth Affairs, Qamar Mansoor, has said that holding talks to resolve problems is a much better option than resorting to protests as the latter is not the answer to everything. ... PESHAWAR: Rs1bn will be spent on watercourses - Durrani PESHAWAR, Aug 23: The provincial government has planned to spend Rs1 billion during the current fiscal on the construction of water courses in the province, and formed a steering committee for the purpose. ... DADU: Policemen accused of torturing man to death DADU, Aug 23: Two villagers have accused the official in-charge and other policemen of the Kotri SITE post of having tortured their brother to death after arresting him in a fake case. ... HYDERABAD: Deal against workers interests alleged HYDERABAD, Aug 23: The All Pakistan Oil and Gas Development Company Employees' Union has accused the company's CBA of being in league with the OGDC management in formulating anti-workers policies. ... HYDERABAD: LUMHS's Rs50m budget passed HYDERABAD, Aug 23: The syndicate of the Liaquat University of Medical and Health Sciences, Jamshoro, at a recent meeting, approved a Rs50 million deficit budget for the year 2004-05. ... HYDERABAD: Call to enforce PA resolution HYDERABAD, Aug 23: Educationists and writers have demanded that the Sindhi language be made compulsory in private schools as per a resolution of the Sindh Assembly. ... RAWALPINDI: Three acquitted in Hudood case RAWALPINDI, Aug 23: A court on Monday acquitted three persons in a Hudood case after the prosecution failed to prove them guilty. The additional district and sessions judge, Chaudhry Abdul Qayyum, acquitted Tayyab, Chanda Bibi and Tauqeer after recording their statements. ... RAWALPINDI: Shifting of industrial units outside Pindi ordered - November 30 deadline RAWALPINDI, Aug 23: The district government has directed the managements of industrial units located within the city to shift them outside the populated areas before November 30. ... LANDI KOTAL: Clashes in Bara leave one dead, four injured LANDI KOTAL, Aug 23: One person was killed and four others, two of them women, were injured during armed clashes between two religious groups in Bara tehsil on Monday. ... GILGIT: Assembly status for NALC demanded GILGIT, Aug 23: The Northern Areas Legislative Council (NALC) has demanded its re-designation as Northern Areas Legislative Assembly before the forthcoming general election scheduled for October in the region. ... MANSEHRA: Institutions must be strengthened: NRB MANSEHRA, Aug 23: National Reconstruction Bureau Chairman (NRB) Daniyal Aziz has said that the state institutions need to be strengthened. ... NOWSHERA: Councillor complains of being stripped NOWSHERA, Aug 23: A woman member of Pir Payaee union council has alleged that she and her friend were stripped by two men belonging to a notorious gang to punish them for lodging a complaint against them in a rape case. ... QUETTA: Qesco chief briefs parliamentarians on power project QUETTA, Aug 23: The Quetta Electric Supply Company (Qesco) Chief Executive Officer, Brig Tasadiq Hussain Shah, has said that the approved 300km-long Dadu-Khuzdar 220 kv electricity transmission line and grid station ... BANNU: Crushers operating in residential areas BANNU, Aug 23: The environment department of the district has failed to check about 25 stone crushing machines functioning in residential areas near Kurram bridge, on the outskirts of Bannu city. ... GILGIT: Silk Route festival from Sept 7 GILGIT, Aug 23: A grand festival will be held in Gilgit from September 7 to promote local culture and tourism. The Silk Route Festival is a regular feature of the area which is officially celebrated in Gilgit and Skardu. ... FIASALABAD: Students protest exam system changes FAISALABAD, Aug 23: Students of the Punjab Medical College (PMC) boycotted classes in protest against the indifferent policies of the University of Health Sciences here on Monday. ... SAHIWAL: 'Killing' of Qari Noor: JUI-F takes out rally SAHIWAL, Aug 23: On the appeal of the Punjab JUI-F amir, a rally was taken out here on Monday to condemn the murder of Qari Noor Muhammad. ... SIALKOT: Tussle between EDOs persists - Educational activities suffer SIALKOT, Aug 23: Prolonged tussle between two Sialkot district government officials is badly affecting educational activities for the last fortnight. ... FAISALABAD: SI, five constables booked for graft FAISALABAD, Aug 23: The Anti-Corruption Establishment on Monday registered a case against six policemen, including Madina Town police post incharge, for taking bribe from a shopkeeper. ... FAISALABAD: Tubewell sinking project finally approved FAISALABAD, Aug 23: The Central Development Working Party of the federal government has formally approved a mega water supply project involving a foreign aid of Rs2,111.82 million. Work on the project is likely to start soon. ... GUJRANWALA: Five-marla houses 'categorized' for tax GUJRANWALA, Aug 23: The excise and taxation department imposed property tax on five-marla houses in 26 residential colonies of the city and exempted 300 other colonies from the tax through a notification issued here on Monday. ... MULTAN: Govt urged to buy 2m bales of cotton MULTAN, Aug 23: The Kissan Board Pakistan has demanded that the government should direct the Trading Corporation of Pakistan to make arrangements for the procurement of two million bales of cotton from the current crop 2004-05. ... DERA GHAZI KHAN: Transfer of Dera DCO ends row DERA GHAZI KHAN, Aug 23: The ongoing tussle between the district Nazim and the DG Khan DCO has come to an end with the transfer of the latter. ... GUJRANWALA: Challans for razing 31 'dangerous' buildings GUJRANWALA, Aug 23: The city tehsil council here on Monday submitted challans to the court for demolishing 31 dilapidated buildings.... LARKANA: 174 posts vacant in technical education centres LARKANA, Aug 23: A ban on recruitment in government departments has cast a negative impact on technical education in the district, where temporary arrangements to run institutions have proved to be ineffective. ... THATTA: Desecration of holy sites in Iraq condemned THATTA, Aug 23: Attacks on the holy cities of Najaf and Karbala would isolate the so-called superpower, America, in the comity of nations, said speakers at a protest gathering outside the press club here on Monday. ... SUKKUR: Cancellation of leases ordered by Arbab - Park, hospital plots SUKKUR, Aug 23: Sindh Chief Minister Dr Arbab Ghulam Rahim has taken a serious notice of leasing out a public park and a plot housing a hospital and dispensary by the Sukkur Taluka Council. ... SUKKUR: Protest against doctors' report - Call to re-examine rape victim SUKKUR, Aug 23: Hundreds of people, including Jeay Sindh Qaumi Mahaz activists, held demonstrations at the bus terminal and outside the press club here on Monday. ... NAUSHAHRO FEROZE: Tapedars not paid salary for years NAUSHAHRO FEROZE, Aug 23: Officials of the Sindh revenue department posted in different Tapas of the district have not been paid their salary for several years. ... MIRPURKHAS: Rail track survey completed MIRPURKHAS, Aug 23: A survey for laying a new railway line as well as rehabilitation and maintenance of the old Mirpurkhas-Islamkot track has been completed by the Pakistan Railways ...

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