25 September 2004 Saturday 09 Shaban 1425 KARACHI: Sindh govt set to hire 7,000 school teachers - Assembly told KARACHI, Sept 24: The Sindh assembly was informed on Friday that 7,000 teachers would soon be appointed in the province to overcome their shortage in government schools. ... KARACHI: 20 new colleges to get 150 teachers KARACHI, Sept 24: About 150 cooperative teachers are likely to be appointed at 20 newly-established colleges in the city. ... KARACHI: Ibad, Arbab discuss revival of KCR KARACHI, Sept 24: Sindh Governor Dr Ishratul Ibad stressing on revival of Karachi Circular Railway has said that the KCR will not only give an additional commuting facility to citizens, but also help protecting the track and its surroundings from encroachments. ... KARACHI: 96 job seekers off-loaded KARACHI, Sept 24: As many as 96 job seekers were offloaded from a Kyrgyzstan-bound flight late on Thursday night and detained at Karachi airport after they were found possessing forged documents. ... KARACHI: Govt moves to check flour prices KARACHI, Sept 24: The Sindh Government has again warned flour millers of stern action if they do not sell wheat flour at an ex-mill price of Rs12.50 per kg. ... KARACHI: DCET students meet VC of Mehran varsity KARACHI, Sept 24: Some students of the Dawood College of Engineering and Technology on Friday called on the Vice Chancellor, Mehran University of Engineering and Technology, Jamshoro, Dr Abdul Qadeer Rajput, at his office and apprised him of the boycott of classes at their college. ... KARACHI: Chronic illnesses lead to psychological disorders KARACHI, Sept 24: Chronic illnesses, like cancer, diabetes, heart disease and HIV/AIDS, often lead to serious psychological disorders, particularly depression. ... KARACHI: Nazim opens girls college at Metroville KARACHI, Sept 24: The City Nazim, Naimatullah Khan, on Friday inaugurated the Government Degree Girls College at Metroville, SITE, constructed at a cost of Rs37.10 million. ... KARACHI: Three die in road accidents KARACHI, Sept 24: A policeman among three persons died in separate road accidents in different areas on Friday. In North Nazimabad, a policeman died in an accident early on Friday morning. ... KARACHI: Amenity plot in Gulistan occupied by land grabbers KARACHI, Sept 24: Land grabbers have started encroaching upon a two-acre piece of land, meant for amenity plots, in Block No. 1 of Gulistan-i-Jauhar. ... KARACHI: SHC seeks whereabouts of two boys within week KARACHI, Sept 24: A division bench of Sindh High Court, comprising Chief Justice Saiyed Saeed Ashhad and Justice Syed Zawwar Hussain Jaffery, directed the federal interior secretary and provincial home secretary to make concerted efforts to find out the whereabouts of two boys ... KARACHI: Charges against SSP men to be framed on 30th KARACHI, Sept 24: Judge Aley Maqbool Rizvi of ATC-I fixed Sept 30 for indictment against two activists of banned Sipah-i- Sahaba Pakistan in prisoners' van attack case. ... KARACHI: FIA unearths 'biggest' re-insurance scam KARACHI, Sept 24: The corporate crime circle of the FIA has unearthed, what they claimed as, the country's biggest re-insurance scam involving more than Rs950 million. ... KARACHI: Women councillors demand representation in welfare bodies KARACHI, Sept 24: A provincial conference on issues and problems being faced by elected women representatives of local government bodies on Friday.... KARACHI: 4,493 boys placed in pre-medical group KARACHI, Sept 24: The placement list of male candidates selected for admission to first year pre-medical classes in 50 colleges . ... KARACHI: Water crisis in Orangi, North Karachi, Lyari KARACHI, Sept 24: Various parts of the city on Friday experienced an acute water shortage on Friday. ... HYDERABAD: Changes suggested in curriculum of Pakistan Studies HYDERABAD, Sept 24: A two-day national seminar on Curriculum for Pakistan Studies, organized by the Pakistan Study Centre, University of Sindh, concluded here on Friday. ... Changes suggested in curriculum of Pakistan Studies HYDERABAD, Sept 24: A two-day national seminar on Curriculum for Pakistan Studies, organized by the Pakistan Study Centre, University of Sindh, concluded here on Friday. ... ISLAMABAD: SC reserves judgment on wedding meal petition ISLAMABAD, Sept 24: The Supreme Court on Friday reserved its judgment on a constitutional petition against the government ban on serving meals and wasteful expenses in marriage festivities. ... HARIPUR: JUI-F accused of protecting attackers HARIPUR, Sept 24: Haripur Tehsil Nazim Iftikhar Ahmad Khan has accused the JUI-F leadership of protecting people alleged to have made attempt on his life. ... LAHORE: Govt takes note of housing society ad LAHORE, Sept 24: The Punjab government has taken a notice of the recent advertisement in newspapers by a housing society offering plots to bureaucrats, generals, judges and assembly members. ... PESHAWAR: Woman gets bail in murder case PESHAWAR, Sept 24: The Peshawar High Court on Friday granted bail to a woman charged with killing her husband. ... PESHAWAR: Effective steps for eradication of polio urged PESHAWAR, Sept 24: There is a need to include religious scholars in the next anti-polio campaign to persuade parents to get their children immunized against the crippling disease, says the NWFP chief secretary. ... PESHAWAR: 'TB patients should get treatment for 8 months' PESHAWAR, Sept 24: Speakers on the concluding day of a workshop on 'direct observed treatment short (Dots) course' for tuberculosis on Saturday urged the participants to ensure that patients took their medicines for eight months. ... PESHAWAR: 17 judicial officers transferred PESHAWAR, Sept 24: The Peshawar High Court has transferred 17 judicial officers. An order issued here on Friday stated that the district and sessions judge Attaullah Khan Bangash, who was an OSD in the high court, has been transferred to Lakki Marwat. ... PESHAWAR: Ban on use of tyres for baking bricks being ignored PESHAWAR, Sept 24: There has been no progress on the NWFP government's directives about discontinuing the use of rubber and tyres for baking bricks, negating its efforts to control environmental pollution, officials say. ... HYDERABAD: Man threatens to commit self-immolation HYDERABAD, Sept 24: A resident of the Wali Mohammad Dahri village near Bandhi in Nawabshah district has threatened to commit self-immolation outside the Governor's House on Oct 10 if he was not provided protection against excesses of police and a feudal lord. ... HYDERABAD: Action against Rangers' excesses urged HYDERABAD, Sept 24: The district council on Thursday demanded that the director-general of the Pakistan Rangers and Sindh irrigation authorities should take action against the Rangers personnel who had illegally detained a member of the council ... HYDERABAD: Arrangements for Ramazan reviewed HYDERABAD, Sept 24: The director-general of the Hyderabad Development Authority, Tahir Ahmed, has directed the managing- director of the Water and Sanitation Agency to ensure that no sewerage water accumulates on roads ... HYDERABAD: Importance of engineering highlighted HYDERABAD, Sept 24: The Mehran University of Engineering and Technology, Jamshoro, in collaboration with the Institute of Engineers, the Federation of Engineering Institution of South and Central Asia and Aptech Computer Education organized an international conference ... SUKKUR: Breaches develop in canals SUKKUR, Sept 24: Breaches occurred in the Unnar Wah and the Hazaro Shakh near Kandhkot on Thursday night. ... BANNU: College lacks staff, equipment BANNU, Sept 24: The only postgraduate college in the city is facing shortage of staff and equipment and its building is in need of repair. ... MULTAN: BZU's move a baffling mystery MULTAN, Sept 24: Advertisement for the post of the Bahauddin Zakariya University vice-chancellor has taken the academic and social circles by surprise, as it is for the first time in its 29-year history that the institution has adopted this mode for filling vacancy. ... BAHAWALPUR: British High Commission team in Bahawalpur BAHAWALPUR, Sept 24: In order to take measures for poverty alleviation in Bahawalpur and other areas of southern Punjab and prepare a feasibility report ... GUJRANWALA: Rs2m robbery at landlord's house GUJRANWALA, Sept 24: Cash, jewellery and other valuables worth around Rs2 million were taken away from the house of a landlord in Sheikh Rajana village on Friday. ... FAISALABAD: Two brothers to be hanged on 6th FAISALABAD, Sept 24: Two brothers will be hanged in the local District Jail on Oct 6 after the rejection of their mercy petition by the president. ...

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