15 September 2004 Wednesday 29 Rajab 1425 KARACHI: Govt eager for early start of power plant KARACHI, Sept 14: The government has decided to expedite the process of setting up a coal-fired power plant in Thar by negotiating tariff with the Chinese group, Shenhua. ... KARACHI: Nazim seeks financial aid for further development - Shahrah-i-Landhi inaugurated KARACHI, Sept 14: City Nazim Naimatullah Khan said that the city government had initiated a spate of development activities and people were witnessing the same with an open eye. ... KARACHI: Regularization of buildings KARACHI, Sept 14: City Nazim Naimatullah Khan has issued a notification under the Sindh Building Control Ordinance for regularization of all the buildings, constructed in violation of building plans. ... KARACHI: Probe into KBCA affairs ordered KARACHI, Sept 14: The Sindh High Court has asked the provincial ombudsman to look into 'extensive mal-administration' prevailing in the Karachi Building Control Authority. ... KARACHI: Traffic jams on many roads KARACHI, Sept 14: Another day of traffic jams on many city roads inconvenienced motorists on Tuesday, as the law enforcers closed various roads for security reasons in connection with the international defence exhibition, IDEAS-2004. ... KARACHI: SHC paves way for shifting of bus termini KARACHI, Sept 14: The Sindh High Court on Tuesday paved the way for shifting of all bus and coach stands in various parts of the city to Malir by dismissing a writ petition moved by a number of people ... KARACHI: Govt planning low-cost housing schemes KARACHI, Sept 14: Federal Minister for Housing and Works Syed Safwanullah said that all the provincial governments had been asked to identify 100-acre land for low-cost housing projects to accommodate majority of shelterless population. ... KARACHI: Community participation in education stressed KARACHI, Sept 14: The Sindh Education Minister, Dr Hamida Khuhro, on Tuesday urged the people of Sindh, besides education department officials and planners, to work with dedication and national spirit for the enhancement of literacy. ... KARACHI: KBCA demolishes illegal structures KARACHI, Sept 14: The demolition squad of the Karachi Building Control Authority on Tuesday razed many illegal structures in the city. ... KARACHI: Doctors told to be careful in prescribing TB medicines KARACHI, Sept 14: Speakers at a seminar urged physicians and general practitioners to suggest correct prescription for Tuberculosis patients. ... KARACHI: DCET students continue to protest KARACHI, Sept 14: The Students of the Dawood College of Engineering and Technology on Tuesday held another protest demonstration at the Karachi Press Club for restoration of their college's registration with the Pakistan Engineering Council. ... KARACHI: Environment dept short of staff, funds: adviser KARACHI, Sept 14: The Adviser to chief minister on Environment, Noman Saigol, on Tuesday said the provincial environmental protection agency is unable to give desired results owing to shortage of funds and staff. ... KARACHI: Hearing of plea against IBA put off KARACHI, Sept 14: A division bench of High Court of Sindh, comprising Chief Justice Saiyed Saeed Ashhad and Justice Syed Zawwar Hussain Jaffery ... KARACHI: High Court dismisses importers' appeals KARACHI, Sept 14: A division bench of High Court of Sindh, comprising Justice Shabbir Ahmed and Justice Muhammad Mujeebullah Siddiqui, on Tuesday dismissed six identical appeals ... KARACHI: Statement of witness recorded in case against doctor brothers KARACHI, Sept 14: An anti-terrorism court in Karachi on Tuesday recorded the statement of first prosecution witness in a case against Waheed brothers. ... KARACHI: Haqiqi man among two shot dead in Liaquatabad KARACHI, Sept 14: Two men, including an activist of Mohajir Qaumi Movement, were shot dead in separate incidents in Liaquatabad.... LAHORE: Lawyer tries to commit suicide in CJ's presence LAHORE, Sept 14: A Lahore High Court lawyer on Tuesday tried to burn himself to death in the court of Chief Justice Iftikhar Husain Chaudhry, having lost his life savings when the highways department demolished his house as an encroachment a few days ago. ... LAHORE: Candidates resent application form fee - Teachers' recruitment LAHORE, Sept 14: With the Punjab education department recruiting educators against around 35,000 posts in the province, the candidates are complaining that the department is selling application forms at the rate of Rs50 apiece. ... LAHORE: Motorcyclists kill traffic constable LAHORE, Sept 14: Two motorcyclists shot dead a traffic policeman at Kalma Chowk here on Tuesday. Quoting eyewitnesses, police said the constable on duty at the crossing, Mumtaz Ahmad, had intercepted the motorcyclists on a traffic violation. ... PESHAWAR: 127 surgeries performed at eye camps in Mardan PESHAWAR, Sept 14: The Al Basarat Eye Foundation, in collaboration with the Islamic Relief, UK, organized surgical and medical eye camps in Katlang and adjoining villages in the Mardan district to provide free treatment to needy patients. ... PESHAWAR: New law urged to preserve heritage PESHAWAR, Sept 14: Speakers at a seminar called for a new legislation for preservation and promotion of culture. ... PESHAWAR: Rock mining institute to be set up in Buner PESHAWAR, Sept 14: A model quarry and a rock mining institute will be set up in Buner to help the private mining sector to improve quarrying by adopting mechanical mining practices. ... PESHAWAR: Varsity revises fee structure PESHAWAR, Sept 14: The University of Peshawar has revised its fee structure for post-graduates and under-graduates programmes after abolition of the self-finance scheme in the varsity. ... PESHAWAR: Nazims challenge provincial govt's steps PESHAWAR, Sept 14: The Peshawar High Court on Tuesday clubbed together nine writ petitions filed by district nazims from across the province, challenging various steps taken by the provincial government. ... PEHAWAR: German doctors to offer free reconstructive surgery PESHAWAR, Sept 14: A team of plastic surgeons is arriving here from Germany to provide free treatment to people needing reconstructive surgery. ... PESHAWAR: Bar body demands troop pullout PESHAWAR, Sept 14: The Peshawar High Court Bar Association on Tuesday condemned the military operation in tribal areas and killing of a large number of people and demanded immediate pullout of the army from the South Waziristan tribal region. ... KHAIRPUR: Three killed in accident KHAIRPUR, Sept 14: Three riders of a motorcycle were killed and another was injured when a bus hit their motorcycle at Jalal Chodagi on Khairpur- Nawabshah road on Monday night. ... PESHAWAR: Plight of women highlighted PESHAWAR, Sept 14: A video based on a song was screened by the Aurat Foundation to depict the plight of women in the male-dominated society, at the Peshawar Press Club on Tuesday. ... HYDERABAD: 59 'ghost' health workers in Larkana HYDERABAD, Sept 14: The provincial director-general of health services has sacked two field programme officers of the National Programme for Family Planning and Healthcare for concealing ... HYDERABAD: Nazim resents delay in fund release - Sugar cess HYDERABAD, Sept 14: The district nazim has expressed concern over a delay in release of the Sugar Cess Development Fund by the district accounts office and called a meeting of the nazims of affected union councils and the accounts officials on Wednesday to discuss the problem. ... HYDERABAD: Project to expand library launched HYDERABAD, Sept 14: A project to expand the Shamsul Ulema Daudpota Public Library was launched by Sindh Culture and Tourism Minister Shabir Ahmad Qaimkhani here on Monday. ... HYDERABAD: Victims' mother threatens to immolate herself - Tando Bahawal case HYDERABAD, Sept 14: Mai Jindo of Tando Bahawal, whose two sons and a son-in-law were killed by security forces along with seven other villagers in 1992 and whose two daughters committed self-immolation in protest against delay in dispensation of justice in the case ... HYDERABAD: Farmers to get relief in taxes: minister HYDERABAD, Sept 14: Sindh Irrigation Minister Nadir Akmal Leghari said here on Tuesday that the government was identifying areas where water is not reaching so that farmers of these areas could be given relief in taxes. ... HARIPUR: Media workshop in Haripur HARIPUR, Sept 14: A two-day workshop on capacity building of district correspondents of Hazara Division concluded here on Monday evening at the Bara Gali summer campus of Peshawar University. ... MINGORA: Demand for supply of natural gas MINGORA, Sept 14: The inhabitants of Saidu Sharif have complained against the staff of Sui Northern Gas, Swat, for ignoring the officers colony in the supply of Sui gas and urged the federal minister for petroleum, natural resources, oil and gas to take notice of the situation. ... SWABI: Science Marathon at GIK Institute SWABI, Sept 14: A 'Science Marathon', was held at the Ghulam Ishaq Khan Institute of Engineering Sciences and Technology on Tuesday. The event was organized by the Science Society of the institute in which 30 teams from various disciplines of engineering sciences participated. ... NOWSHERA: Nazims plan long march NOWSHERA, Sept 14: All nazims and naib nazims of town and union councils will participate in a long march to Islamabad on Sept 16 to protest against the Mutahidda Majlis-i-Amal government's interference in local government's affairs. ... SIALKOT: Papers for SCCI polls okayed SIALKOT, Sept 14: Electioneering for the Sialkot Chamber of Commerce and Industry annual elections is in full swing by the Democratic Founders Group, as the nomination papers of all the candidates from the two rival groups have been okayed by the chamber's election commission. ... MIANWALI: 450 TMA workers denied pay for 2 years MIANWALI, Sept 14: As many as 450 people employed by the TMAs of Mianwali and Isakhel for 130 water supply schemes on a work-charged basis have not been paid their dues for the last two years. ... BAHAWALPUR: Zoo canteen contractor, vendor arrested - 35 victims of stale food BAHAWALPUR, Sept 14: Kotwali police on Tuesday took into custody zoo canteen contractor Ghulam Husain and vendor Sajjad Husain for serving stale food to the visitors on Monday causing food poisoning to some 35 people. ... GUJRANWALA: UC Nazim, others called in graft case GUJRANWALA, Sept 14: The district and sessions judge has summoned a Nazim, Naib Nazim, two councillors and secretary of union council No 43/7 on Oct 10 in an embezzlement case filed by a lady councillor. ... MIANWALI: Girls' school only on paper MIANWALI, Sept 14: Female education in several rural areas of the Mianwali district is still a distant dream, as there are hardly any institutions for them to get higher education. ... SIALKOT: Accounts of depts to be put up at Sialkot offices SIALKOT, Sep 14: The district government has announced display of all government departments' accounts at the offices of the district Nazim, DCO, EDO (finance) and accounts for public. ... KASUR: Boy crushed by speedy truck KASUR, Sept 14: A boy was crushed under the wheels of a speedy truck in Lundianwala village, Khudian, on Tuesday. Police said Tahir Gulzar, 6, was crossing the road when the accident took place. Khudian police have registered a case against the absconding truck driver. ... SHEIKHUPURA: SI arrested for taking bribe SHEIKHUPURA, Sept 14: The Anti-Corruption Establishment held on Tuesday Malik Saleem, sub-inspector of Saddar police station, on the charge of receiving Rs5,000 bribe from a widow. ... SHEIKHUPURA: Strike against DCO enters sixth day SHEIKHUPURA, Sept 14: The strike by women members of the district council entered its sixth day in front of the DCO office here on Tuesday. ...

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