08 September 2004 Wednesday 22 Rajab 1425 KARACHI: Vacancies in govt depts be filled, says Ibad KARACHI, Sept 7: The Sindh governor, Dr Ishratul Ibad Khan, on Tuesday directed that a strategy be devised for filling all vacancies in government departments, providing job opportunities to eligible persons. ... KARACHI: Sindh govt to regulate private schools KARACHI, Sept 7: The Sindh education department has decided to directly regulate the working of private educational institutions, instead of relying on government field officers at the district level, said sources in the department. ... KARACHI: City govt pledges to eradicate rabies KARACHI, Sept 7: In view of the increasing cases of rabies, caused by dog bites, the City District Government Karachi (CDGK) has decided to launch a stray dogs elimination campaign. ... KARACHI: Nadra's distribution centres fail to deliver KARACHI, Sept 7: The army-managed National Database Registration Authority, despite reversing its decision to centralize its distribution functions. ... KARACHI: Hospitals to get staff, equipment KARACHI, Sept 7: Adviser to Chief Minister for Health Faisal Malik has said the government is trying to make the existing hospitals and health units practically functional by overcoming staff and equipment shortage. ... KARACHI: Green buses violating traffic rules KARACHI, Sept 7: Most of the drivers of the green buses introduced under the city district government's Urban Transport Scheme (UTS) have started lifting and dropping passengers at non-designated bus stops, creating traffic blockade ... KARACHI: High Court dismisses appeals by shop owners - Trade Tower KARACHI, Sept 7: The Sindh High Court on Tuesday dismissed five appeals moved by the purchasers of shops in Trade Tower ... KARACHI: Liaquat flyover to reopen in a week KARACHI, Sept 7: Work on the damaged portion of the Liaquat Flyover is progressing satisfactorily and it will be re-opened for vehicular traffic within a week. The vehicular traffic on one side of the flyover was closed on Saturday when a portion of the bridge caved in. ... KARACHI: 'Robber' killed in encounter KARACHI, Sept 7: An alleged bandit was shot dead and his associate injured by police in an encounter in the Gulberg area on Tuesday. Police said the two suspects were trying to snatch a car near Tahir Villa Chowrangi when two policemen on a motorcycle and a mobile van reached the spot. ... KARACHI: Policeman held for robbery KARACHI, Sept 7: The involvement of police officials in robberies is on the rise as another policeman was arrested on Tuesday, in Gulshan-i-Iqbal's Mobina Town police limits, who confessed to being involved in more than 20 robberies. ... KARACHI: Firing creates scare in Lyari KARACHI, Sept 7: Armed gangsters once again targeted Ali Mohammad Mohallah in Lyari Town on Tuesday morning by resorting to indiscriminate firing, creating panic among residents. ... LAHORE: Governor, CM condole Ashfaque's death LAHORE, Sept 7: Governor Khalid Maqbool has expressed his deep sense of grief and sorrow over the death of writer and broadcaster Ashfaque Ahmed. ... PESHAWAR: 6 wanted men among nine arrested after encounter PESHAWAR, Sept 7: Nine persons, including six wanted outlaws, have been arrested in the Regi area on Monday after a four-hour encounter, says a police officer. No one was hurt in crossfire, he added. ... PESHAWAR: Funds for sapling project in Malakand not released - Over 1,100 trees to be cut for road project PESHAWAR, Sep 7: Plantation of saplings in the area where more than 1,150 trees are being cut for a road widening project in the Malakand region is likely to hit snags. ... PESHAWAR: Magistrates' functions divided PESHAWAR, Sept 7: District and Sessions Judge Hayat Ali Shah has divided the functions of eight judicial magistrates in Peshawar to improve the criminal justice system and facilitate litigants in getting speedy justice. ... PESHAWAR: Self-finance scheme must end - Governor PESHAWAR, Sept 7: The NWFP Governor, Syed Iftikhar Hussain Shah, has expressed grave concern over the continuing self-finance scheme in public sector universities in the province. ... PESHAWAR: Film-makers want taxes, excise duty withdrawn PESHAWAR, Sept 7: Pushto film-makers have expressed concern over lack of incentives from the government, and asked it to exempt cinema-houses from taxes and excise duty. ... LAHORE: Bar protests against elevation of judges LAHORE, Sept 7: The Lahore High Court Bar Association on Tuesday protested against the elevation of two Lahore High Court judges to the Supreme Court in violation of the SC decision in the judges case. ... HYDERABAD: Hesco ordered to solve consumers' problems - Load shedding and inflated bills HYDERABAD, Sept 7: Federal Minister for Water and Power Liaquat Jatoi has directed the Hyderabad Electric Supply Company to redress grievances of the consumers regarding inflated and detection bills and load shedding. ... HYDERABAD: 'Married couple facing Hudood case' HYDERABAD, Sept 7: A division bench of the Sindh High Court, Hyderabad circuit, here on Tuesday directed the Mithi police to produce a woman and her husband, facing charges in a Zina Hudood Ordinance case, before the court. ... HYDERABAD: Three engineers cited as absconders HYDERABAD, Sept 7: The chief engineers of Jamshoro Thermal power plant and Kotri Barrage and the executive engineer of the Water and Sanitation Agency were shown as absconders in the water contamination case here on Tuesday. ... HARIPUR: Charge-sheets submitted against 22 industries HARIPUR, Sept 7: The Labour Department of Haripur has submitted challans against 22 industrial concerns of Hattar Industrial Estate for not maintaining hygiene of workers, official sources told Dawn here on Monday. ... HARIRPUR: Khanpur forest being denuded HARIRPUR, Sept 7: Influential timber traders and lumbermen continue to denude the Khanpur forest range in Haripur district with impunity while officials concerned tend to ignore the loss being inflicted on the natural habitat, sources say. ... MANSEHRA: National Savings Centre robbed MANSEHRA, Sept 7: At least six armed men robbed over Rs1.1 million from the National Savings Centre on the Shinkiari Road on Tuesday morning by holding the staff and dozens of account holders hostage for over 15 minutes. ... SUKKUR: Repair work on Sukkur Barrage stopped SUKKUR, Sept 7: Repair work on Sukkur Barrage stopped on Monday after the staff of a private company, hired by the irrigation authorities to fill ditches and cavities, left for Karachi, leaving the work incomplete. ... NAWABSHAH: Nazim seeks powers to buy medicines NAWABSHAH, Sept 7: District Nazim Faryal Talpur has urged the Sindh chief minister to transfer powers of purchase and distribution of medicines for government hospitals to district governments. ... LARKANA: PPL urged to provide amenities to locals LARKANA, Sept 7: District officials and management of the Mazarani gas field of the Pakistan Petroleum Limited held a meeting in Kamber here on Tuesday on matters relating to provision of amenities to local people. ... MULTAN: Chief suspect's right-hand man arrested - Tainted liquor case MULTAN, Sept 7: The district police have reportedly rounded up a close aide of an alleged bootlegger, who has been figured out as the main culprit for illegally manufacturing tainted liquor that has so far claimed lives of about 36 people in the Multan and Muzaffargarh districts. ... TOBA TEK SINGH: Toba farmers' proposal TOBA TEK SINGH, Sept 7: The Pakistan Kissan Committee proposed on Tuesday that the Punjab government should offer equal water allowance to all the districts across the province if 43 per cent reduction in irrigation water supply was unavoidable during the Rabi season. ... KASUR: Case against eight officials of Fisheries KASUR, Sept 7: Ganda Singh police on Tuesday registered a case against eight officials of Kasur Fisheries department, including its director, for trespassing and thrashing a woman, children and her other family members. ... MULTAN: Constable's solo hunt for bandits MULTAN, Sept 7: A police constable's crusade to track down the culprits allegedly responsible for the death of his mother led his department to smash a gang of bandits, which also committed gang-rapes in the area. ... HYDERABAD: MPA alleges harassment HYDERABAD, Sept 7: PPP MPA Sassui Palijo told the Sindh High Court, Hyderabad circuit bench, here on Tuesday that under instructions of the provincial chief minister ... KARACHI: Hamida urges steps against illiteracy KARACHI, Sept 7: The Sindh Minister for Education and Literacy, Dr Hamida Khuhro, has stressed that Muslim countries should start a struggle for the promotion of education with special emphasis upon adult literacy and non-formal education. ... KARACHI: Action for change urged through plays, music: 2nd day of cultural festival KARACHI, Sept 7: The messages of love and peace in the poetry of Sufi saints and those of struggle for rights were conveyed in three presentations on the second day of a cultural festival being held at a local hotel late on Monday night. ... PESHAWAR: Retirement age: hearing adjourned PESHAWAR, Sept 7: A two-member bench of the Peshawar High Court on Tuesday adjourned hearing in a writ petition challenging the reduction in the retirement age of judges of the superior courts through the 17th Amendment Act. ... ISLAMABAD: SC urged to take suo motu notice ISLAMABAD, Sept 7: Insaaf Welfare Trust (IWT) on Tuesday filed a petition before the Supreme Court, pleading to take suo motu notice of alleged torture and humiliation of women by the Karachi Police by raiding a cinema house. ...

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