26 September 2004 Sunday 10 Shaban 1425 PESHAWAR: Four parties seek law to curb honour killings PESHAWAR, Sept 25: Four major political parties on Saturday termed the killing of women in honour-related incidents against Islam as well as the Pukhtun traditions. ... SWABI: Maize crop faces water shortage SWABI, Sept 25: The district irrigation department has failed to repair broken canals, with the result that maize and other crops in district Swabi are not receiving adequate water. ... MALAKAND: JUI names candidate MALAKAND, Sept 25: The Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam has nominated Maulana Hamidullah Roghani as its candidate for the by-elections for NA 35 (Malakand) which fell vacant after the death of MNA Maulana Attaur Rehman of the Jamaat-i-Islami a few days ago. ... PESHAWAR: Students in Waziristan call for army pullout PESHAWAR, Sept 25: The Waziristan Students Federation (WSF) on Saturday set immediate withdrawal of army from South Waziristan Agency as a precondition for the success of ongoing negotiation process on the question of Wana. ... KARACHI: BDS exam leakage case gets settled KARACHI, Sept 25: The examination department of University of Karachi has, on the recommendations of a high-powered committee, awarded marks in two theory examinations to 126 candidates on the basis of their performance in the viva-voce exams ... GILGIT: 121 polling stations declared sensitive GILGIT, Sept 25: The Northern Areas administration has declared 121 polling stations as sensitive ahead of the forthcoming elections for the Northern Areas Legislative Council and local bodies, excluding Gilgit district. ... PESHAWAR: Construction of Kalabagh dam opposed PESHAWAR, Sept 25: A former provincial chief of Pakistan People's Party, Khwaja Mohammad Khan Hoti, has described the proposed construction of Kalabagh dam as 'destructive' for the province. ... HANGU: Hangu JUI dissociates from govt HANGU, Sept 25: The Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam (F), Hangu chapter, has announced that it has decided to disassociate with the provincial government and the party leadership. ... PESHAWAR: 'Lack of awareness hinders polio eradication' PESHAWAR, Sept 25: Donor agencies, including World Health Organization, have expressed concern about Pakistan's failure to wipe out polio. ... QUETTA: PMAP plans to seek help for farmers QUETTA, Sept 25: The Pakhtunkhwa Milli Awami Party (PMAP) will hold a seminar to highlight the plight of farmers in the aftermath of the drought. ... QUETTA: Blast at Gwadar hotel QUETTA, Sept 25: An explosion occurred at the rooftop of a hotel in coastal town Gwadar late on Saturday evening. However, no body was killed or injured in the blast, police sources said while confirming the explosion by phone. ... LAHORE: PBC reiterates demand for withdrawal of amendment LAHORE, Sept 25: The Punjab Bar Council has reiterated its demand that the government should withdraw its move to amend the Legal Practitioners and Bar Council Act and allow lawyers to perform their professional duty without fear. ... JHANG: Maqbool visits federal govt depts JHANG, Sept 25: Punjab Governor Khalid Maqbool on Saturday took strong exception to alleged discrimination of the Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited in facilitating its consumers. ... MULTAN: Van-trailer collision leaves five dead MULTAN, Sept 25: Five people were killed and several others injured when a passenger wagon collided head-on with an NLC trailer here on Saturday. ... BAHAWALPUR: Students protest police's apathy BAHAWALPUR, Sept 25: Scores of students of the Sadiq Egerton College on Saturday took out a rally to protest against police who, they said, were sheltering the killers of two youths. ... NAROWAL: Struggling to save family's honour NAROWAL, Sept 25: The family of a girl, who was abducted and disgraced by three youngsters belonging to influential families of Takia plot village in Saddar police station precinct ... GUJRANWALA: Manufacturers demand better facilities GUJRANWALA, Sept 25: Speakers at a seminar have stressed upon the government to provide better facilities to manufacturers and industrialists enabling them to compete internationally for enhancing the foreign exchange. ... FAISALABAD: Canal closure plan FAISALABAD, Sept 25: The irrigation department has chalked out a canal closure plan due to acute shortage of water. ... SIALKOT: PO, aides booked for harassing traders SIALKOT, Sept 25: City Daska police have registered two cases against a proclaimed offender and his accomplices for demanding 'jagga tax' worth hundreds of thousands of rupees from two traders ... GUJRANWALA: Traders threaten strike against professional tax GUJRANWALA, Sept 25: Traders are threatening to go on a shutterdown strike to protest the levy of professional tax by the excise and taxation department. ... HYDERABAD: Sites for dams identified in Kohistan HYDERABAD, Sept 25: A survey team appointed by the Sindh government has recently carried out a survey of the drought- affected area of Kohistan to identify sites for the construction of small dams. ... HYDERABAD: Cane crushing from Oct 1 demanded HYDERABAD, Sept 25: The president of the Sindh Agriculture Forum, Noor Ahmed Nizamani, has demanded that the Sindh government's orders to sugar mills to start the crushing from Oct 1 be implemented. ... HYDERABAD: Missing girl's case: Court summons PPP leader HYDERABAD, Sept 25: A bench of the Sindh High Court, Hyderabad, on Saturday summoned a People's Party Parliamentarians leader for Sept 27 after the DSP, CID, submitted that he had held a jirga in the matter of a missing girl. ... HYDERABAD: Meeting of sugarcane growers, millers called HYDERABAD, Sept 25: Owners of sugar mills were informed by the Sindh cane commissioner on Saturday about a meeting to be held in Karachi on Sept 28 to decide the issues of sugarcane crushing ... HYDERABAD: Dr Jatoi laid to rest HYDERABAD, Sept 25: Noted urologist Professor (Dr) Ali Bux Jatoi was laid to rest at the graveyard of the University Colony in Jamshoro on Friday. ... KHAIRPUR: One killed, 11 hurt as bus overturns KHAIRPUR, Sept 25: A Karachi-bound passenger bus, coming from Lahore in Punjab, overturned near Khairpur on Saturday, because of which, a person was killed while 11 others were seriously injured. ... KARACHI: City govt to launch anti-stray dog campaign on Oct 1 KARACHI, Sept 25: The city government has announced to start a month long campaign for the elimination of stray dogs in all 18 towns of Karachi from October 1. ... KARACHI: Suspect shot dead, three arrested KARACHI, Sept 25: The police on Saturday foiled an attempt of a bank robbery, and shot dead a robber, arrested three of his accomplices and recovered weapons from them. Three policemen were also injured in the encounter. ... KARACHI: Ibad calls for action against criminals KARACHI, Sept 25: Sindh Governor Dr Ishratul Ibad has issued directive for launching exemplary action against the elements involved in street crimes without any discrimination and pressure. ... KARACHI: CM asks police to stop humiliating citizens KARACHI, Sept 25: Sindh Chief Minister Dr Arbab Ghulam Rahim has said that the government accords top priority to the maintenance of law and order and, therefore, a strict vigil is being maintained in this regard. ... KARACHI: Power cuts cause water shortage KARACHI, Sept 25: Power failures at Dhabeji, Hub and Pipri pumping stations on Saturday caused a shortfall of 52.92mg water, causing shortage in many areas of the city. Spokesman of the Karachi Water and Sewerage Board said that due to four-hour-long electricity interruption at the Hub pumping station, which started at 5.05am to 9.05am, about 14.0mg water could not be supplied to the city. ... KARACHI: Minister rejects bias in development funds KARACHI, Sept 25: The Federal Minister for Local Government and Rural Development, Justice E Abdul Razzak Thahim, on Saturday said a final decision on shifting the National Accountability Bureau and the Anti-Narcotics Courts from the premises of the Municipal Training and Research Institute (MTIR) Clifton to another place is expected soon. ... KARACHI: Children may be resistant to anti-polio vaccine: EPI KARACHI, Sept 25: Many Pakistani children could be resistant to the vaccine currently being administered to them under the ongoing anti-polio campaign, said the project director ... KARACHI: Rs30m grant okayed for upgrading DCET KARACHI, Sept 25: A delegation comprising students of the Dawood College of Engineering and Technology, Karachi on Saturday called on the Federal Education Minister, Javed Ashraf Qazi ... KARACHI: New transport culture to be introduced KARACHI, Sept 25: Sindh Labour, Transport, Industries and Commerce Minister Muhammad Adil Siddiqui has urged the department to work on a comprehensive programme for introducing new transport culture in the province. ... KARACHI: Mujtaba Hussain remembered KARACHI, Sept 25: Noted literary critic Prof Mujtaba Hussain (1922-1989) also a known poet, story-writer and above all a popular teacher was remembered at the Pakistan Arts Council on Friday, 15 years after his demise in an accident in April 1989. ... KARACHI: Police kiosk designing contest organized KARACHI, Sept 25: As many as 48 architecture students from different university and institutes participated in a day-long design solutions workshop on the topic of "police kiosk". ... ISLAMABAD: SC grants bail to Khairi ISLAMABAD, Sept 25: Chief Justice of Pakistan Justice Nazim Hussain Siddiqui on Saturday granted bail to senior Supreme Court lawyer Habib Wahabul Khairi and summoned a Rawalpindi magistrate ... LAHORE: Local Zakat bodies' election directed LAHORE, Sept 25: Zakat distribution has been suspended in the province since July on account of election of new district and local Zakat committees following completion of the three-year tenure of the old ones. ... LAHORE: Businessmen urged to help reduce poverty LAHORE, Sept 25: Lahore Chamber of Commerce and Industry's newly elected President Mian Misbahur Rehman has called upon the industrialists and businessman running profitable enterprises to contribute to the efforts to reduce poverty ... LAHORE: Photographic exhibition on Afghanistan opens LAHORE, Sept 25: An exhibition of photographs on Afghanistan by Edward Grazda - Steps to Independence: Afghanistan, 1992-2004 - opened at Rohtas 2 (156-G, Model Town) on Saturday. ... LAHORE: Three-day TDCP fair begins tomorrow LAHORE, Sept 25: The Tourism Development Corporation Punjab (TDCP) is organizing a three-day fair to mark the World Tourism Day on Monday (tomorrow). ...

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