30 August 2004 Monday 13 Rajab 1425 KARACHI: Govt paying attention to small industries: Ibad KARACHI, Aug 29: The Sindh Governor, Dr Ishratul Ibad Khan, has stressed on raising the scale for number of employees for the Employees Overage Benefit Organisation (EOBI) in any organization from the existing 10 to 20. ... KARACHI: Inaction by police delaying road project KARACHI, Aug 29: Inaction on the part of police authorities in removing encroachments across the site of the Preedy Street Extension project has been causing an inordinate delay in the completion of the road project. ... KARACHI: Severe water shortage persists in city KARACHI, Aug 29: Water shortage persisted in various parts of the city on Sunday, leaving no choice for the residents of affected localities but to either purchase private tankers at exorbitant rates or consume sub-soil unhygienic water. ... KARACHI: SHC admits appeal in narcotics case KARACHI, Aug 29: An appellate bench of Sindh High Court, comprising Justice Wahid Bukhsh Brohi and Justice Rehmat Hussain Jaffery, admitted an appeal filed by a convict in 495kg charas smuggling case. ... KARACHI: 2,872 protest activities recorded this year KARACHI, Aug 29: A total of 2,872 agitation activities, including hunger strike, protest demonstration and rally and sit-in, were recorded till Aug 24 this year in Sindh. ... KARACHI: 35 new PMTs planned for Defence KARACHI, Aug 29: The Karachi Electric Supply Corporation has finalized a scheme to strengthen the distribution network of residential and commercial consumers of the Defence Housing Authority (DHA). ... KARACHI: Tributes paid to Sarwar Zubairi KARACHI, Aug 29: A special issue of the Journal of Pakistan Medical Association (JPMA) was launched at a ceremony that was held at the PMA House on Saturday. ... KARACHI: Medical colleges' admissions begin KARACHI, Aug 29: The process of admission to first year MBBS classes at government-run medical colleges and institutions in the city as well as the province for 2004-05 session began on Saturday with the sale of application forms and prospectus. ... KARACHI: 30 plots allotted by political govts regularized KARACHI, Aug 29: The city government has regularized over 30 of the 685 plots allotted by political governments between 1990 and 1996 to people at rates lower than the ones then prevailing in the market. ... KARACHI: Shrine's caretaker shot dead KARACHI, Aug 29: The caretaker of a Mazar was killed and his associate was injured when unknown persons opened fire at them in Dalmia graveyard on Sunday morning. ... KARACHI: Handicapped to be given shops near bus shelters KARACHI, Aug 29: The city government will construct 471 bus shelters on 26 major roads and the tuck shops built there would be given to handicapped people. ... KARACHI: Two more held during hunt for robbers KARACHI, Aug 29: Following the submission of the inquiry report pertaining to the Gizri lock-up tragedy, in which two robbery suspects in custody had sustained fatal burns ... ISLAMABAD: Illegal seminary demolished ISLAMABAD, Aug 29: The Capital Development Authority (CDA) on Sunday demolished an unauthorized seminary established on Murree Road in Margalla Town, an official of the authority said. ... LAHORE: Armymen to guard high-security prisons LAHORE, Aug 29: The Punjab government has decided to post armymen at the high-security prisons being set up in the four major cities of the province. ... LAHORE: Shops, plazas sealed over commercial fee issue - Traders clash with LDA, police LAHORE, Aug 29: A Lahore Development Authority (LDA) team aided by police clashed with Model Town Link Road shopkeepers on Sunday over the issue of commercial fee, resulting in critical injuries to a construction labourer. ... LAHORE: Pervaiz opens Sunder Estate today LAHORE, Aug 29: Chief Minister Pervaiz Elahi will inaugurate the development work of the Sundar Industrial Estate here on Monday. The estate is proposed to be developed on 1,500 acres of barren land acquired by the Punjab Industrial Estate Development and Management Company. ... PESHAWAR: Need stressed for improving healthcare in remote areas PESHAWAR, Aug 29: NWFP minister for health Inayatullah Khan has stressed the need for improving healthcare facilities in remote areas and called for equipping tehsil-level hospitals with adequate equipment. ... PESHAWAR: Eucalyptus affects soil fertility, says report PESHAWAR, Aug 29: The research and development directorate of the NWFP forest department has recommended that eucalyptus should not be encouraged as an agro-forestry species. ... LAHORE: Demand for complete ban on kite-flying LAHORE, Aug 29: Kite flying has resulted in the killing of 460 people and injuring thousands of others since 1995 after it was declared as a seasonal festival in the province. ... PESHAWAR: Woman escapes forced marriage PESHAWAR, Aug 29: A young Afghan woman is on the run to avoid forced marriage by her in-laws. Her husband went missing about six years ago and it is now presumed that he was killed by the Taliban regime in Afghanistan. ... PESHAWAR: Azakhel Dam near Peshawar completed PESHAWAR, Aug 29: The Small Dams Organization (SDO), established with the objective of combating drought in the water-deficient areas of the NWFP, has completed construction of Azakhel small dam in Peshawar. ... HARIPUR: Festival highlights villagers' rights HARIPUR, Aug 29: A cultural festival was held in Qutba village in the Bareela union council on Sunday to create awareness in the rural communities about their social, political, economic and legal rights. ... SWABI: Encroachment creates congestion in Swabi SWABI, Aug 29: The problem of encroachment has become critical in this district headquarters town and has led to abnormal congestion in its commercial areas. ... ABBOTTABAD: Merit scholarship scheme suspended ABBOTTABAD, Aug 29: The Ministry of Science and Technology has stopped awarding merit scholarships for brilliant students in COMSATS for the new academic year. ... HYDERABAD: Nazim demands withdrawal of allocations for HDA HYDERABAD, Aug 29: The Hyderabad district government has sought withdrawal of Rs111 million, allocated in its 2004-05 budget for the Hyderabad Development Authority, on the grounds that control of the HDA has not been given to the district government. ... HYDERABAD: SNC rejects claims about cantonments HYDERABAD, Aug 29: The Sindh National Council has rejected government's claims that construction of cantonments in Balochistan will increase opportunities for education, health and employment in the province. ... HYDERABAD: School monitoring teams formed HYDERABAD, Aug 29: The EDO education, with the approval of the Sindh education minister, has formed two teams for monitoring colleges, schools and technical institutions. ... HYDERABAD: SU to accept exam forms till Sept 9 HYDERABAD, Aug 29: The last date for submitting forms for annual examinations of 2004 of bachelor's and master's degree programmes in affiliated colleges of the University of Sindh is Sept 9. ... QUETTA: Transporters warn of wheel-jam strike QUETTA, Aug 29: A strike by buses and coaches continued for the third day on Sunday. The protesters warned that if the authorities did not initiate negotiations they would observe a wheel-jam strike from Monday. ... QUETTA: Free plots for marble processing factories - Jam QUETTA, Aug 29: Chief Minister Jam Muhammad Yousuf has said that Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz has empowered him to take steps for the development of Balochistan ... LARKANA: Teachers blamed for negative unionism LARKANA, Aug 29: Sindh Education Minister Dr Hameeda Khuhro at a meeting here on Sunday directed officials to visit schools regularly and ensure attendance of staff and students. ... DADU: Polluted water kills 10 DADU, Aug 29: Ten people, most of them children, have died after consuming contaminated water of the Manchhar Lake during the past seven days. This was revealed in a survey conducted by this correspondent. ... BAHAWALPUR: Flour smuggling to Sindh BAHAWALPUR Aug 29: Flour is reportedly being smuggled into the interior Sindh with the connivance of corrupt officials of food and police departments despite on inter-provincial ban on its movement imposed by the Punjab government. ... SHEIKHUPURA: 190 industrial units get notices - Environment rules violation SHEIKHUPURA, Aug 29: The Environment Protection Agency (EPA) has served explanation notices on 190 violators for not fulfilling the National Environmental Quality Standard (NEQS) in the district. ...

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