26 August 2004 Thursday 09 Rajab 1425 KARACHI: Rs29bn city package to benefit many: Ibad KARACHI, Aug 25: The Sindh cabinet ministers and advisors were briefed in detail about the latest progress with regard to the Rs29 billion "Tameer-e-Karachi" package at a high-level meeting ... KARACHI: LGs told to finalize schemes by Sept 30 KARACHI, Aug 25: Sindh minister for planning and development Syed Shoaib Bokhari has asked the districts nazims to prepare and approve new and unapproved schemes by Sept 30 to complete the work in a stipulated time. ... KARACHI: Infectious disease may hit city after interior KARACHI, Aug 25: Leishmaniasis, a skin disease, is creeping towards Karachi after infecting hundreds of people in Dadu, Larkana and Ghotki in the interior of Sindh. ... KARACHI: SPLA urges govt to review decision on privatization KARACHI, Aug 25: Students, their parents and office-bearers of the Sindh Professors and Lecturers Association at a joint meeting demanded the education department to immediately take back its decision of denationalizing St Patrick's and St Joseph's colleges. ... KARACHI: 17 Edhi volunteers complete pre-hospital handlers course KARACHI, Aug 25: Seventeen volunteers of the Edhi Foundation were awarded certificates on completion of a two-week "Pre-hospital handlers course" on Wednesday at a ceremony ... KARACHI: Formation of new body criticized - Charged parking KARACHI, Aug 25: The Al-Khadim Group in city council took strong exception to the refusal of City Nazim Naimatullah Khan to abolish charged parking system, which was demanded by the city council through a resolution passed a few days back. ... KARACHI: Prospective lecturers' fate hangs in balance KARACHI, Aug 25: A group of candidates offered jobs by the government has criticized suspension of their recruitment as ad hoc college lecturers, under the directive of the provincial education minister. ... KARACHI: Lack of facilities at Korangi hospital KARACHI, Aug 25: The advisor to chief minister on health has taken strong notice of the out-of-order X-ray unit at the Sindh Government Hospital, Korangi for the last one month ... KARACHI: Workshop on cardiography KARACHI, Aug 25: A workshop on "Echo-cardiography" was conducted at the Dow University of Health Sciences with major emphasis on trans-esophageal and stress echo-cardiography. ... KARACHI: Lyari road in shambles KARACHI, 25: Heavy traffic on a vital link road in Lyari Town has perturbed residents in Baghdadi union council area. The road, housing a telephone exchange and a number of government and private schools ... KARACHI: Prof Afaq's literary services lauded KARACHI, Aug 25: Prof Afaq Siddiqui launched his book 'Kaun Akhtar Hamid Khan' at the Arts Council on Tuesday. With Dr Manzoor Ahmad in the chair, and a couple of special guests - M. Zakir Ali Khan and Masood Ahmad Barkati - it was addressed by a long array of speakers ... KARACHI: SHC seeks disposal of pending case KARACHI, Aug 25: The Sindh High Court directed the sales tax collectorate on Wednesday to dispose of any proceedings pending against one of its deputy superintendents suspended in January 2000 within 90 days. ... KARACHI: Water crisis persists in many localities KARACHI, Aug 25: At least eight apartment buildings, situated on Baghdadi's D D Chaudhry Road and those residing in and around Lyari's Bismillah Colony and Telephone Exchange are without water for the last 25 days. ... KARACHI: One of two burn victims dies KARACHI, Aug 25: One of the two suspects, immolated in the lock-up of the Gizri police station on Monday, succumbed to his burns during treatment at the civil hospital here on Wednesday night. ... KARACHI: ATC acquits doctor in pamphlets case KARACHI, Aug 25: Judge Arshad Noor Khan of ATC-3 acquitted on Wednesday an activist of the Hizbul Tehreer in the pamphlets case. ... KARACHI: Police told to recover kidnapped girl KARACHI, Aug 25: The Federal Shariat Court directed the Bahawalpur senior superintendent of police to conduct raids to recover a girl kidnapped from Karachi three years ago ... KARACHI: Armed men abduct trader's son KARACHI, Aug 25: The son of a Larkana-based rice trader was kidnapped by unknown armed suspects in Clifton on Wednesday morning. ... LAHORE: Tariq becomes Aptma chief as Mian Adil withdraws LAHORE, Aug 25: Mian Adil Mahmood withdrew his candidature for the office of chairman of provincial organization of Aptma on Wednesday. ... LAHORE: Local councils asked to display statements - Financial position LAHORE, Aug 25: The Punjab government has asked all local councils to immediately display statements of their monthly and annual accounts for public inspection. ... LAHORE: Robbers kill servant on resistance LAHORE, Aug 25: Robbers killed a man in the city on Wednesday. Zafar Iqbal of Nawankot told police that his 40-year-old servant Muhammad Riaz left his house to fetch breakfast with Rs1,000 in his possession. ... LAHORE: Govt to fund refresher courses for doctors LAHORE, Aug 25: Punjab Health Minister Dr Tahir Ali Javed has said the government is paying special attention to providing world standard training facilities to doctors so that they can remain in touch with the latest developments and advancement in the sector. ... PESHAWAR: Abuse of students: inquiry finds six staffers guilty PESHAWAR, Aug 25: Additional district and sessions judge Muhammad Jamal Khan has held the former principal, two teachers and three other former employees of a local school responsible for sexual abuse of students and recommended legal action against them. ... PESHAWAR: Suspension of Kundi's jail term challenged PESHAWAR, Aug 25: The Peshawar High Court on Wednesday admitted for full hearing a writ petition filed by the federal government through the Anti-Narcotics Force ... PESHAWAR: Separate juvenile courts urged PESHAWAR, Aug 25: Speakers at a workshop here urged the government to establish separate juvenile courts and borstal institutions in order to fully implement the Juvenile Justice System Ordinance 2000. ... HYDERABAD: Teaching of English at primary level backed HYDERABAD, Aug 25: A majority of educationists and intellectuals participating in a seminar on "English education for primary students" supported a government decision to introduce English as a subject at the primary level. ... HYDERABAD: Education department to launch monitoring system HYDERABAD, Aug 25: Officers of the education department up to the taluka level will be given more powers to adopt an effective monitoring mechanism to ensure attendance of teaching staff and improve the standard of education. ... HYDERABAD: Demand for changing inquiry officer HYDERABAD, Aug 25: A division bench of the Sindh High Court, Hyderabad circuit, on Wednesday issued notices to the Sindh home secretary, the provincial police officer ... QUETTA: Balochistan to face acute water shortage: governor QUETTA, Aug 25: Balochistan Governor Owais Ahmed Ghani has said that all concerned institutions should make concrete planning and concerted efforts were necessary to overcome the water shortage problem ... QUETTA: Balochs demand jobs QUETTA, Aug 25: Labour unions of the Sui gas fields have demanded that the management should honour the agreements made with them and regularize the services of casual employees. ... SWABI: No water in Dara for two weeks SWABI, Aug 25: Public Health Department has failed to restore water supply to Dara and its suburbs, and people there had been facing immense hardships for two weeks. ... NAWABSHAH: Protest against shifting of bus terminal NAWABSHAH, Aug 25: The terminal of inter-city buses, which had been located under the overhead bridge near the railway track inside the city, was shifted to a place on the Sanghar Road, two kilometres off here, on Tuesday. ... DADU: District council demands Sindh's water share DADU, Aug 25: The Dadu District Council in a resolution unanimously adopted on Wednesday expressed concern over acute shortage of water in Sindh and demanded release of full share of water to the province. ... HARIPUR: Drive launched against dengue fever, malaria HARIPUR, Aug 25: To prevent a recurrence of dengue fever and malaria epidemic, the local health authorities have launched in secticidal spray in the vulnerable parts of the district, an official said. ... SWABI: Women to be nominated on Zakat committees SWABI, Aug 25: The Zakat department will nominate 112 women members for the Swabi district on Wednesday, official sources said on Tuesday. ... MINGORA: Delay in release of funds deplored MINGORA, Aug 25: Leaders of citizen community boards have threatened to observe hunger strike against nazims of the district council Swat for creating hurdles in release of developmental funds to the CCBs. ... GILGIT: Firecrackers pose threat to markets GILGIT, Aug 25: Huge piles of seized firecrackers stored in an under-construction hotel and its godowns by the customs officials have potential to cause a mishap as the makeshift stores are close to the markets. ... BAHAWALPUR: JAH demands withdrawal of blasphemy case BAHAWALPUR, Aug 25: The Jamaat Ahle Hadith has called upon the Baghdadul Jadid police to withdraw a blasphemy case registered against its activist about a month back. ... RAJANPUR: First-ever medical camp at Chatri RAJANPUR, Aug 25: The first-ever free medical camp was set up a few days ago here at Chatri in Rajanpur district where around 500 people were provided with medical treatment. ... MIANWALI: Youth urged to hone skills MIANWALI, Aug 25: District Nazim Humair Hayat Khan Rokhri has called upon the young generation to learn different skills and professions to earn their livelihood. ... SIALKOT: Two EDOs issue show-cause notices to each other - Conflict aggravates SIALKOT, Aug 25: The row between the education department's two executive district officers over holding of charge aggravated on Wednesday when both the officials issued show-cause notices to each other. ... SIALKOT: Rs90m for Sialkot tannery zone SIALKOT, Aug 25: The Punjab government has finally sanctioned a Rs90 million grant for the construction of Sialkot tannery zone near Sambrial. This was disclosed by Sialkot Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SCCI) president Tahir Majeed Kapur while talking to newsmen here on Wednesday. ... PESHAWAR: Kazi formula ignored in hydel profit projection PESHAWAR, Aug 25: The NWFP government's budgetary claim of Rs18 billion under the head of net hydel profit for 2004-05 represents a departure from past practice when the province used to base its annual projection under this head in accordance with the AGN Kazi formula. ... MULTAN: Cotton growers advised strict crop care - Crucial period MULTAN, Aug 25: Cotton cultivators must avoid over-irrigation of the crop that is satisfactorily bearing fruit these days, advises Central Cotton Research Institute Director Muhammad Islam Gill. ... MULTAN: TDCP gets back land after seven years MULTAN, Aug 25: The Tourism Development Corporation of Punjab has got back the possession of 16-kanal tract around its motel seven years after it was occupied by some tribal area people at Fort Munro, officials said on Wednesday. ... FAISALABAD: Minister pledges promotion of health staff FAISALABAD, Aug 25: Punjab Health Minister Dr Tahir Ali Javed has claimed that taking notice of the shortage of staff in the hospitals, a new policy regarding the promotion of the staff will be introduced very shortly. ... HYDERABAD: Wasa warns against release of lake water into Indus HYDERABAD, Aug 25: Water and Sanitation Agency managing director Shaukat Hayat Bhutto has called upon irrigation authorities to post pon the expected release of water from the Manchar Lake into the River Indus. ...

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