02 September 2004 Thursday 16 Rajab 1425 KARACHI: Low standards in govt schools deplored KARACHI, Sept 1: Sindh Chief Minister Arbab Ghulam Rahim has deplored that owing to deteriorating standard of education at public sector educational institutions ... KARACHI: Land-grabbing in city rampant - Nazim KARACHI, Sept 1: City Nazim Naimatullah Khan has observed that land grabbing in the metropolis had become a thriving business with those involved minting millions by selling the state land. ... KARACHI: Pollution will be checked, says Saigol KARACHI, Sept 1: The Adviser to Chief Minister Sindh on Environment, Noman Saigol, on Wednesday said seawater will be regularly checked to information on water pollution, adding laws will be strictly implemented to decrease pollution. ... KARACHI: SHC disposes of plea against detention KARACHI, Sept 1: A division bench of Sindh High Court, comprising Chief Justice Saiyed Saeed Ashhad and Justice Zawar Hussain Jaffery, on Wednesday disposed of a petition against illegal confinement of Mansoor Ali Babar ... KARACHI: FCS still without a chairman KARACHI, Sept 1: The Fishermen Cooperative Society (FCS) is still without a chairman and its affairs are being looked after by the acting chairman for the time being. The process of election for the FCS Board of Directors was completed on March 4 but the new directors are yet to convene a meeting to elect a chairman and vice-chairman, mandatory under the Society's bylaws. ... KARACHI: Adviser pays surprise visit to health dept KARACHI, Sept 1: Adviser Health Faisal Malik paid a surprise visit to the health department in Sindh Secretariat and found that senior officials, including two additional secretaries, had not arrived for their respective duties till 10am on Wednesday. ... KARACHI: Varsity status for Quaid's alma mater demanded - SMI's 120th birthday KARACHI, Sept 1: The former governor of Sindh, Lt-Gen Moinuddin Haider, on the 120th foundation day ceremony of the Sindh Madressatul Islam on Wednesday said the Madressah is a national institution of Pakistan ... KARACHI: Charged parking system suspended KARACHI, Sept 1: The charged-parking system in the limits of the city district government has temporarily been done away with in the wake of a city council resolution which sought an end to the system recently. ... KARACHI: Over 200 gold workshops in Saddar sealed off KARACHI, Sept 1: More than 200 workshops set up by goldsmiths in the residential areas of Saddar were sealed off by the Saddar Town administration through the demolition squad of the Karachi Building Control Authority (KBCA) on Wednesday. ... KARACHI: SHC summons DCO to answer KBCA allegations KARACHI, Sept 1: The Sindh High Court has summoned the district coordination officer on Sept 8 to answer an allegation by the Karachi Building Control Authority ... KARACHI: Suspected bandit killed in encounter KARACHI, Sept 1: The police on Wednesday morning killed a bandit in an encounter and arrested his two accomplices in Gadap. Police said three armed suspects barged into a house in Deh Mohammad goth in Gadap. ... KARACHI: HIV in drug addicts termed alarming KARACHI, Sept 1: Contrary to the HIV trends in the country where till June 2003 Pakistanis deported from Gulf countries constituted the single largest group inflicted with the deadly virus ... KARACHI: DHA performance praised KARACHI, Sept 1: Defence Secretary Lt-Gen (r) Hamid Nawaz Khan has appreciated the DHA (Defence Housing Authority) for attaining the benchmark residential standards on a versatile and progressive housing enterprise of the country. ... KARACHI: Watchman sentenced to death for boy's killing KARACHI, Sept 1: An anti-terrorism court in Karachi on Wednesday awarded death sentence to the watchman of a building for his involvement in a kidnapping and murder case. ... ISLAMABAD: SHO arrested in fake house transfer case, SC informed ISLAMABAD, Sept 1: The Supreme Court was informed on Wednesday that the station house officer (SHO) of Golra police station, involved in fake transfer of a house, had been arrested by capital police. ... HYDERABAD: Resolution of conflicts to ensure human security urged HYDERABAD, Sept 1: The two-day international conference on "Human Security: Global and Regional Perspectives", organized by the International Relations Department, University of Sindh, in collaboration with the Hanns Seidle Foundation ... PESHAWAR: Rs7bn allocated for Fata uplift PESHAWAR, Sept 1: NWFP Governor Iftikhar Hussain Shah has said that a huge development package, costing almost Rs7 billion, is being implemented in Federally Administered Tribal Area (Fata). ... LAHORE: University of Gujrat to focus on technical education LAHORE, Sept 1: Chief Minister Pervaiz Elahi said on Wednesday that the additional role of universities in the human resource development was being ensured. ... LAHORE: Inter-city routes to be franchized LAHORE, Sept 1: The Punjab government has decided to franchize inter-city routes between Lahore, Kasur, Sheikhupura and Gujranwala, and allow a 10 per cent subsidy on CNG buses. ... LAHORE: PU approves four-year honours courses LAHORE, Sept 1: The Punjab University's board of faculty of arts on Wednesday approved different four-year honours courses as well as revised curricula in connection with the initiative taken by the governor. ... LAHORE: 17 senior officials transferred LAHORE, Sept 1: The Punjab government on Wednesday transferred and posted 17 senior officials, including three administrative secretaries. ... LAHORE: Data Town by-poll on 18th LAHORE, Sept 1: The Election Commission of Pakistan on Wednesday notified the schedule for a by-election on the vacant seats of Data Ganj Bakhsh Town Nazim and Naib Nazim on Sept 18. ... LAHORE: Wapda plans to upgrade network LAHORE, Sept 1: Wapda will spend Rs3.5 billion on upgrading its network in all distribution companies during the current fiscal year under the system augmentation programme. ... LAHORE: Five gangs of robbers busted LAHORE, Sept 1: Police claimed on Wednesday that they had arrested 21 members of five gangs of robbers. According to reports submitted to the city police chief office by SDPOs of various police circles ... PESHAWAR: CID gets custody of terrorism suspect PESHAWAR, Sept 1: A suspect trained in making remote-control explosive devices was remanded in the custody of the Crimes Investigation Department (CID) for five days by an anti-terrorism court here on Wednesday. ... PESHAWAR: High Court admits ex-MNA's plea PESHAWAR, Sept 1: A two-member bench of the Peshawar High Court on Wednesday admitted for full hearing the writ petition filed by a former MNA of the Awami National Party, Haji Naseemur Rehman, seeking acquittal in a reference alleging that he was an absconder. ... PESHAWAR: Miramshah radio station begins transmission PESHAWAR, Sept 1: A radio station in Miramshah, the headquarters of the North Waziristan Agency, has started six-hour regular transmission in the local dialect of Pashto. ... PESHAWAR: Road widening at cost of 1,150 trees PESHAWAR, Sept 1: More than 1150 trees of various varieties will be cut down to pave way for widening a provincial highway in the Malakand region of the NWFP attracting mixed reaction from the stakeholders about the environmental impact of the road project. ... PESHAWAR: Release of seized drugs ordered PESHAWAR, Sept 1: The Peshawar High Court on Wednesday directed the provincial drug inspector to release a huge stock of life saving drugs seized from a multinational pharmaceutical company a few days ago. ... PESHAWAR: Concern voiced over HR violations PESHAWAR, Sept 1: The Society for Human Rights and Prisoners Aid (Sharp) has alleged that the MMA government has failed to provide security to the people, especially women in the NWFP. ... HYDERABAD: Court orders DPO to hold inquiry - Disappearance of 117 peasants HYDERABAD, Sept 1: The Sindh High Court, Hyderabad circuit bench, here on Wednesday directed the DPO of Sanghar to hold an inquiry into disappearance of 117 peasants ... HYDERABAD: Call to end occupation of Bhitai Colony ground HYDERABAD, Sept 1: The Site Area Action Committee, Kotri, has warned of protests if illegal occupation of a ground in Bhitai Colony is not ended. ... KARACHI: College forms submission date extended KARACHI, Sept 1: The city government has announced that admission forms for first year classes in city colleges and higher secondary schools can be submitted for another two days. ... GUJRANWALA: Social security dept sell-off opposed GUJRANWALA, Sept 1: Leaders and workers of industrial units and labour organizations have said that they will not accept the privatization of the social security department at any cost. ... QUETTA: CM condemns Kalat blast QUETTA, Sept 1: Balochistan Chief Minister Jam Mohammad Yusuf on Wednesday condemned Tuesday's bomb blast in Kalat. He visited the Kalat Civil Hospital and inquired about the condition of the injured and directed the health authorities to provide them the best possible treatment. ... MIRPURKHAS: Anti-dam protests in Punjab planned MIRPURKHAS, Sept 1: The Labour Party of Pakistan would soon launch a protest campaign against the Kalabagh dam and greater Thal canal projects in Punjab, said its chairman Nisar Shah. ... SUKKUR: Assault victim to be re-examined SUKKUR, Sept 1: Sindh Home Minister M. A. Rauf Siddiqui has directed a police investigating team to constitute a medical board, comprising doctors from Hyderabad and Karachi, to re-examine criminal assault victim Saima Abro. ... KHAIRPUR: Water rotation KHAIRPUR, Sept 1: Irrigation authorities on Wednesday announced a revised rotation programme in ten minors of the irrigation east division on Wednesday. ... MIANWALI: Dist, tehsil Nazims' differences deepen - TMO's appointment MIANWALI, Sept 1: The rift between the district and tehsil Nazims over the issue of Tehsil Municipal Officer (TMO) has become severe when the manager of the local branch of the National Bank ... OKARA: PO killed as two dacoits' gangs trade fire OKARA, Sept 1: A proclaimed offender was shot dead on Wednesday in an exchange of fire between the two gangs of dacoits near Zamirabad village, Renala Khurd. ... HAFIZABAD/GUJRANWALA: MNA, five others granted bail - Dubbar village case HAFIZABAD/GUJRANWALA, Sept 1: The Pindi Bhattian civil judge on Wednesday granted bail to six people, including MNA Mehdi Bhatti, in Dubbar village case. ... BAHAWALPUR: UC Nazim admits issuing death certificate BAHAWALPUR, Sept 1: Union council V (Bahawalpur city) Nazim Sheikh Azizur Rahman has admitted that the death certificate of an alleged dacoit was issued by his office. ... RAWALPINDI: Teenage girl, brother abducted RAWALPINDI, Sept 1: A teenage girl and her brother were abducted by unidentified persons while going to school in Saddar Barooni area, police said on Wednesday. ... THATTA: Water level drops in Keenjhar Lake THATTA, Sept 1: The water level in the Keenjhar Lake, one of the main sources of water supply for Karachi, has decreased to 43.2 feet against its capacity of 54 feet. ...

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