06 September 2004 Monday 20 Rajab 1425 MULTAN: Toll in tainted liquor case rises to 29 MULTAN, Sept 5: Death toll in the tainted liquor case in Multan and Muzaffargarh districts reportedly rose to 29 on Sunday. Murtaza and Waheed Vicky were reported dead in Multan allegedly due to the intake of fatal liquor ... KARACHI: Over 9,000 affected families resettled KARACHI, Sept 5: The city government has handed over 17 kms of right of way to the National Highway Authority (NHA) for the construction of Lyari Expressway ... KARACHI: Hamida calls for early printing of textbooks KARACHI, Sept 5: The Sindh for Education and Literacy, Dr Hamida Khuhro, has emphasized timely publishing and printing of textbooks for the students of public and private schools. ... KARACHI: Preference to Gorakh Hill project promised KARACHI, Sept 5: The Provincial Minister for Tourism and Culture, Shabbir Ahmed Qaimkhani, has directed officers of the department to accelerate the pace of work on 32 under-process schemes ... KARACHI: Encroachments on major roads turn alarming KARACHI, Sept 5: The menace of encroachments on major roads of the city and pavements of busy commercial centres has assumed an alarming proportion, creating hindrance in the smooth flow of traffic and hardships to pedestrians and customers. ... KARACHI: Frere Hall book bazaar resumes KARACHI, Sept 5: Thanks largely to the perseverance of Karachi Nazim Naimatullah Khan, a book bazaar was held on the lawns of the Frere Hall on Sunday after a gap of over three months. ... KARACHI: 9 policemen booked for irregularities KARACHI, Sept 5: A case was registered against nine policemen on Saturday on the charge of showing some of their colleagues on duty while they bunked off work. ... KARACHI: 109 vehicles taken away last week KARACHI, Sept 5: Bandits took away 109 vehicles - 43 cars and 66 motorcycles - in different localities during the last one week. Twenty cars were taken away at gunpoint and 23 others were stolen in Gulshan-i-Iqbal ... KARACHI: Preservation of heritage stressed - Road beautification plan KARACHI, Sept 5: Speakers at a ceremony on Sunday stressed that a nation could not progress in the true sense unless it took great care and preserved its heritage. ... KARACHI: Pre-emptive steps needed to deal with HIV - Moot KARACHI, Sept 5: Pre-emptive measures are needed to effectively tackle the HIV/AIDS situation in the country. This was stated at a seminar on "Role of Psychologists in HIV/AIDS prevention, cure and support" ... KARACHI: Two jobless men commit suicide - Boy run over by tanker KARACHI, Sept 5: Two men committed suicide in separate incidents on Saturday after remaining jobless for the past several months.... KARACHI: MQM's mass contact drive continues KARACHI, Sept 5: A number of gatherings were held by the Muttahida Qaumi Movement on Sunday under its mass contact drive launched in Karachi as well as other cities. ... KARACHI: Equal rights for all citizens demanded KARACHI, Sept 5: Speakers at the 27th annual convention of the Pakistani Bengali Charitable Association (PBCA) have said that Bengali speaking Pakistanis shared equal rights to live here as did the other Pakistanis. ... ISLAMABAD: PC-I to be submitted soon - Official - Online National Library ISLAMABAD, Sept 5: National Library Director-General Chaudhry Mohammad Nazir has said a Rs30 million PC-I of proposed Online National Library will be submitted next month. ... HYDERABAD: Shah seeks CCI session on dam issue HYDERABAD, Sept 5: People's Party Parliamentarians MPA Qaim Ali Shah has urged the government to convene a session of the Council of Common Interests to discuss the disputed water projects. ... PESHAWAR: Rice exporters' grievances PESHAWAR, Sept 5: The NWFP rice exporters have said that being deprived of many facilities they are facing serious hurdle in the promotion of export of rice to a neighbouring countries. ... HARIPUR: Provision of basic facilities assured HARIPUR, Sept 5: The MMA government was committed to ensuring provision of basic facilities, especially health care and education, to the people of Frontier, said provincial minister for sports and culture Raja Faisal Zaman here on Saturday. ... PESHAWAR: WPF to collect data on reproductive health - Executive director speaks of his visit PESHAWAR, Sept 5: World Population Foundation Executive Director Frans A.J. Banete has said that the purpose of his visit to Pakistan is to collect information about problems of adolescents and the reproductive health situation ... PESHAWAR: 'Reuse of syringes cause of hepatitis' PESHAWAR, Sept 5: Doctors say that the reuse of syringes and transfusion of unscreened blood could cause a rise in cases of hepatitis. "Our rough estimate suggests that about 25 million people of the country are hepatitis carriers. ... PESHAWAR: 16 held on smuggling charges PESHAWAR, Sept 5: The city police have arrested 16 persons under the Customs Act and seized thousands of yards of cloth and impounded their vehicles in recent weeks, official sources told Dawn here on Sunday. ... PESHAWAR: Officials told to complete uplift plans on time PESHAWAR, Sept 5: Chief Minister Akram Khan Durrani has directed officials to accelerate work on development projects initiated under Drought Effected Rehabilitation Area (DERA) programme in 14 districts of the province. ... FAISALABAD: Canal breach affects hundreds of acres FAISALABAD, Sept 5: The standing crop was destroyed over hundreds of acres as Gogera Branch Canal developed a 20-foot breach near Maduana in Jaranwala tehsil on Saturday night. ... HYDERABAD: Call for release of uplift funds HYDERABAD, Sept 5: Some hidden hands appear to be behind an inordinate delay in the release of funds for the Hyderabad Development Package. ... SWABI: Workers allege exploitation in Gadoon SWABI, Sept 5: Labourers have been working in what has been described as tense and exploitative environment in Gadoon Amazai Industrial Estate (GAIE), and there is no-one to check the entrepreneurs. ... MINGORA: Fund shortage delays projects in Malakand MINGORA, Sept 5: Local government bodies in the Malakand division have failed to meet the objectives set in the local government ordinance (LGO) regarding development of backward areas. ... SWABI: Heroin addicts turn to tribal region SWABI, Sept 5: Heroin addicts in the district have started visiting the tribal region, 200km from here, for buying the drug. Some addicts here on Saturday told Dawn that the diminishing poppy cultivation had doubled the price of heroin in the district. ... FAISALABAD: UC Nazim booked in robbery case FAISALABAD, Sept 5: The Sargodha Road police registered a dacoity case against a Union Council Nazim and his two accomplices here on Sunday. ... RAHIM YAR KHAN: Medical college needs land for expansion RAHIM YAR KHAN, Sept 5: Work on many development projects is going on in Rahim Yar Khan, including Sheikh Zayed International Airport, Sheikh Zayed Medical Complex and Sheikh Zayed Public School and College. ... SIALKOT: Exporters for rice training institute SIALKOT, Sept 5: Exporters have expressed their concern over the inordinate delay in the establishment of a rice training institute. ... MANDI BAHAUDDIN: Two more Afghans arrested MANDI BAHAUDDIN, Sept 5: With the arrest of two more Afghans on Saturday, the number of those held for violating immigration rules rose to 14. ... GUJRAT: Two kidnap accused killed in 'encounter' GUJRAT, Sept 5: Two nominated accused of the Haqiqa abduction for ransom case were allegedly killed in an encounter with the Kharian Circle police in Rakh Pabbi Sarkar Hills near Dhau on Sunday. ... SHEIKHUPURA: 1,812 'criminals' held in Sheikhupura SHEIKHUPURA, Sept 5: District police arrested 1,812 anti-social elements, including 393 proclaimed offenders, and recovered a large quantity of weapons, contraband and valuables worth hundreds of thousands of rupees during August. ... LAHORE: Musharraf opens Shaahdin Manzil LAHORE, Sept 5: President Pervez Musharraf inaugurated the renovated Shaahdin Manzil on The Mall on Sunday. The president, who arrived here to inaugurate the building in the afternoon, was accompanied by Abu Dhabi Consortium Chairman Shaikh Nahayan Mabarak Al-Nahayan. ... ISLAMABAD: Construction of new GHQ starts today - President to lay foundation stone ISLAMABAD, Sept 5: The construction work of new General Headquarters (GHQ) is starting here at sector E-10 from Monday, a well-placed source told Dawn. President Gen Pervez Musharraf would be the chief guest at the foundation stone laying ceremony. ... SUKKUR: Shortage of water affecting rice crop SUKKUR, Sept 5: Shortage of water in Sukkur and Guddu barrages is affecting rice crop in the province. The government has decided to release two and a half feet water from the Tarbela Dam a day for Sindh ... DADU: Liaquat calls for fair distribution DADU, Sept 5: Federal Water and Power Minister Liaquat Ali Jatoi has said three million acre feet water has been provided to Sindh and now it is responsibility of the provincial government to distribute it judiciously. ... QUETTA: Services of ICRC, WHO lauded QUETTA, Sept 5: Balochistan Governor Owais Ahmed Ghani on Saturday expressed appreciation for the humanitarian services being provided by the International Committee of the Red Cross and the World Health Organization ... ISLAMABAD: Judicial year begins today ISLAMABAD, Sept 5: The first Monday of September is traditionally the first working day of Supreme Court of Pakistan after its annual three-month vacations. ...

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