11 September 2004 Saturday 25 Rajab 1425 KARACHI: City govt to back low-cost housing projects KARACHI, Sept 10: City Nazim Naimatullah Khan has said that the city government is considering allotting land free of cost for low-cost housing projects for poor people in Karachi. ... KARACHI: City suffers massive electricity breakdown KARACHI, Sept 10: At least half of the city lost its electricity supply on Friday evening as the main extra high tension line of the Karachi Electric Supply Corporation from the Bin Qasim power station broke down. ... KARACHI: 548 cases pending for eight years - Disputed power bills KARACHI, Sept 10: Sindh Minister for Power and Irrigation Nadir Akmal Leghari has assured that the office of Electricity Inspectorate of Karachi (EIK) deciding power-bill disputes of consumers ... KARACHI: Training and research for progress stressed KARACHI, Sept 10: Speakers at a function on Friday stressed that a nation cannot progress in the true sense unless it gives importance to education, professional training and research. ... KARACHI: Police ordered to restore writ of law KARACHI, Sept 10: Sindh Chief Secretary Aslam Sanjrani has expressed concern over increasing road accidents, vehicle-snatching and dacoities in Karachi and growing incidents of kidnapping in the interior of Sindh, especially Kashmor area. ... KARACHI: Law on free education for 10pc students KARACHI, Sept 10: The Sindh Minister for Education and Literacy, Dr Hamida Khuhro, has said the government is making all-out efforts to ensure quality education with a vision to promote the policy of public-private partnership. ... KARACHI: Religious scholar calls for acquisition of knowledge KARACHI, Sept 10: Former provincial minister for religious affairs, Maulana Wali Razi, stressed on acquisition of knowledge in accordance with the teachings of Holy Quraan. ... KARACHI: 10m people suffer from high blood pressure KARACHI, Sept 10: An estimated 5.3 million women and 5.5 million men in Pakistan suffer from high blood pressure while prevalence of hypertension over the age of 15 years comes to 17.9 per cent ... KARACHI: Task force to ensure maximum coverage - Another anti-polio plan under way KARACHI, Sept 10: The World Health Organization, in coordination with Sindh Health department, is in process of constituting a task force to address the issue of restricted accessibility of polio vaccinators to the remotest parts of the province. ... KARACHI: Hearing in Japanese consulate case put off KARACHI, Sept 10: The Sindh High Court adjourned on Friday hearing of a suit against the allegedly violative construction of the Japanese consulate building in Frere Town for final arguments on Oct 6. ... KARACHI: Two die in accident KARACHI, Sept 10: Two men died, while another was injured, when a speeding pickup truck, laden with chicken, rammed into an electric pole at Baloch Colony. ... KARACHI: Extraordinary security steps bring miseries - Ideas 2004 & 9/11 anniversary KARACHI, Sept 10: With law-enforcement agencies placed on a high alert for an indefinite period on the occasion of the anniversary of 9/11 tragedy, and preparations under way for the defence exhibition starting September 14 ... KARACHI: Young man shot dead KARACHI, Sept 10: A young man, who was shot at by his cousin in Bhorapir on late Thursday night, died on early Friday morning. Police said that Hamid, 26, was shot at by his cousin Saqib over some domestic dispute ... KARACHI: High Court defers detention case till 24th KARACHI, Sept 10: The Sindh High Court adjourned further hearing of a petition alleging illegal arrest and detention of two sons of a deceased member of the Sindh Assembly, Anwar Afzal, till Sept 24 ... KARACHI: Statements of PWs in killing case recorded KARACHI, Sept 10: An anti-terrorism court put off on Friday hearing of a case pertaining to murder of a constable after recording the deposition of two prosecution witnesses. ... ISLAMABAD: SC dismisses Chakwal MC's plea - Shops at garden ISLAMABAD, Sept 10: A three-member bench of the Supreme Court on Friday dismissed the appeal of Chakwal Municipal Committee and said "it has no right to construct shops at the land of public garden". ... ISLAMABAD: Man admits exonerating police under pressure ISLAMABAD, Sept 10: A complainant and a detenue on Friday burst into tears before a Supreme Court bench during a contempt of court appeal conceding that they had exonerated the police in the affidavit due to pressure and torture. ... LAHORE: NCA teachers, students jump on the bandwagon - LHC's building LAHORE, Sept 10: The Lahore High Court building issue took a new turn on Friday when the National College of Arts' students and rights' activists staged a demonstration against the demolition work which was suspended for three days. ... LAHORE: Rs25m heist at bank owner's house LAHORE, Sept 10: Sixteen robbers plundered cash, gold ornaments, diamonds, prize bonds, saving certificates and valuables worth Rs25 million from a bank owner's house at Zaman Park on Friday. ... PESHAWAR: PHC to study Diyat policy of other provinces PESHAWAR, Sept 10: The Peshawar High Court on Thursday sought details about the policy adopted by the governments of Punjab, Sindh and Balochistan regarding convicts undergoing imprisonment due to non-payment of Diyat money. ... PESHAWAR: 10 farm tenants jailed by anti-terrorism court PESHAWAR, Sept 10: An anti-terrorism court on Friday sentenced 10 tenants of Charsadda district to five years' rigorous imprisonment and a fine of Rs6,000 each. ... PESHAWAR: Rehabilitation of women beggars planned PESHAWAR, Sept 10: The Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal government plans to open a rehabilitation centre by the end of this month for childless and young female beggars. ... SUKKUR: Villager and son kidnapped by armed men SUKKUR, Sept 10: A man, his son and another villager were kidnapped by armed men in Ehsan Khoso village in the kutcha area near Kashmore on Wednesday night. ... HYDERABAD: Demand for change in design of canals HYDERABAD, Sept 10: The president of the Sindh Agriculture Forum, Mr Noor Ahmed Nizamani, has called for a fair share of irrigation water, reduction in agriculture taxes and facility of low-interest loans for water-starved province of Sindh. ... HYDERABAD: Contempt notices issued to officials HYDERABAD, Sept 10: The Sindh High Court, Hyderabad circuit bench, here on Friday issued contempt notices to the taluka municipal officer and taluka officers (infrastructure and regulations) of Kotri for wilfully violating court orders passed in October 2003. ... NAGARPARKAR: Literacy Day observed in Nagarparkar NAGARPARKAR, Sept 10: The Baanhn Beli, an NGO, organized a conference in Nagarparkar town to mark the International Literacy Day. The conference was attended by girls and boys studying in non-formal village schools ... LARKANA: 111 doctors' posts in Chandka vacant LARKANA, Sept 10: Senator Mohammad Ali Brohi, the chairman of the Senate's standing committee on environment, held an open kutchehri here on Thursday. ... RAWALPINDI: $85m PC-I referred to Ecnec - Pindi environment project RAWALPINDI, Sept 10: The Provincial Development Working Party (PDWP), Government of Punjab, has cleared the $85 million PC-1 of Rawalpindi Environment Improvement Project, official sources told Dawn on Friday. ... RAWALPINDI: Arrest of prayer leader: LHC seeks govt's comments RAWALPINDI, Sept 10: Lahore High Court, Rawalpindi bench, on Friday directed the ISI director-general and interior secretary to submit para-wise comments in a case related to the arrest of a prayer leader ... FAISLABAD: Police 'deny' minister's claim - Qari Noor's killing case FAISALABAD, Sept 10: Contrary to the claim of provincial Law Minister Raja Muhammad Basharat about registration of case against murderers of Qari Noor Muhammad, the district police have said they have yet to institute any case in this regard. ... MULTAN: PML labour wing leader shot dead MULTAN, Sept 10: A PML labour wing leader was gunned down here on Friday morning over alleged business rivalry. ... MULTAN: Police fail to arrest bootlegger MULTAN, Sept 10: The death toll in the liquor case further increased to 42 with another two deaths on Friday. ... BAHAWALPUR: Most of Bahawalpur canals closed - Water availability for crops BAHAWALPUR, Sept 10: The water supply in several parts of the Bahawalpur zone and Punjab province came to a halt on Friday when the Irrigation department closed a number of canals in a bid to augment canal water supply to kharif crops ... FAISALABAD: Camp for talented science students FAISALABAD, Sept 10: The first national training camp on the National Biology Talent Contest (NBTC) was held at the National Institute for Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering (NIBGE). ... SHEIKHUPURA: Women councillors for transfer of DCO SHEIKHUPURA, Sept 10: Women councillors set up a hunger strike camp on Friday in front of the DCO Office and vowed to continue it till the transfer of DCO Tariq Najeeb Najmi. ... SWABI: Body's arrival from S. Arabia delayed SWABI, Sept 10: Families of two persons who died in an accident in Saudi Arabia 22 days ago, have appealed to the Saudi authorities and the government to simplify procedure for sending bodies home. ...

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