28 September 2004 Tuesday 12 Shaban 1425 KARACHI: No role for military in politics, say nationalists KARACHI, Sept 27: Leaders of various nationalist parties have accused the rulers of pursuing a policy of subjugation and victimization against smaller nationalities. ... KARACHI: Changes in textbooks to promote gender equality urged KARACHI, Sept 27: Speakers at a workshop stressed the need for removing the contents supporting gender inequalities from the primary and secondary school textbooks and addressing other deficiencies in the curricula. ... KARACHI: SBTA issues closure notices to 49 blood banks KARACHI, Sept 27: Out of the 450 blood banks in the province, 49 have been issued notices for closure due to various reasons, while some 150 have applied for registration to the Sindh Blood Transfusion Authority, of which only eight have been registered so far. ... KARACHI: Changes to laws against women stressed KARACHI, Sept 27: The government should offer equal opportunities for employment to women so that they could play decisive role in policy making. This was stated by Justice (retd) Majida Rizvi ... KARACHI: Quota for women in police dept proposed KARACHI, Sept 27: Sindh Women Development Minister Dr Saeeda Malik has suggested that quota should be fixed for women in police to help reduce unemployment among the women and to check violence against them. ... KARACHI: KMTP review meeting held KARACHI, Sept 27: Foreign companies intending to take part in the Karachi Mass Transit Corridor Projects will be invited to a meeting to be held at Civic Centre ... KARACHI: Police placed on red alert KARACHI, Sept 27: Police was placed on red alert in the city on Monday for a possible backlash in view of the killing of a most wanted terrorist in Nawabshah. ... KARACHI: 10,393 girls placed in pre-medical group KARACHI, Sept 27: The centralized admission committee for government colleges released the placement lists of first year pre-medical admissions on Monday. ... KARACHI: Man gunned down KARACHI, Sept 27: A young man was shot dead at Sea View on Monday morning. Police said that Waheed Salman, 30, was sitting on the sea front along with his wife at 7:30am ... KARACHI: Sewage floods road in Korangi KARACHI, Sept 27: A major street of Korangi Industrial Area has been submerged with filthy water owing to collapse of its drainage system, causing inconvenience to motorists and pedestrians, besides creating a stinking environment in the area. ... KARACHI: Killer of policeman awarded life term - Bail rejected in kidnapping case KARACHI, Sept 27: An anti-terrorism court sentenced on Monday a man to life for killing a constable in the compound of Saudabad police station in January last. ... KARACHI: Police made to relent at book bazaar KARACHI, Sept 27: The city police chief on Monday gave an assurance to the city nazim that the visitors to the weekly book bazaar would be allowed to park their vehicles at premises of Frere Hall garden. ... KARCHI: Scattered showers in city KARACHI, Sept 27: The people of North Karachi and Federal B Area welcomed scattered showers on Monday afternoon, especially when mercury had risen to 36.2 degrees Centigrade. ... KARACHI: KU students' week begins KARACHI, Sept 27: The vice-chancellor of Karachi University allowed students and heads of teaching departments to organize "extra-curricular activities" during students' week starting from Monday. ... ISLAMABAD: 682 cases of diarrhoea treated in hospitals ISLAMABAD, Sept 27: A total of 682 cases of acute watery diarrhoea have been treated in the out-patient departments (OPD) of major hospitals in Rawalpindi and Islamabad, a government announcement said on Monday. ... ISLAMABAD: Call to implement Police Order ISLAMABAD, Sept 27: Inspector General of Police (IGP) Fiaz Ahmed Khan Toru has asked the government to implement Police Order 2000 in the capital to provide more facilities, including raise in salary, to Islamabad police ... LAHORE: Rights body condemns Nankana incident LAHORE, Sept 27: The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan has described the recent attack on a gurdawara in Nankana Sahib as a sad reminder of the growing intolerance in the country. ... LAHORE: Decision on zoo issue to be based on people's views LAHORE, Sept 27: The public interest and wishes of the people visiting the Bagh-i-Jinnah and the Lahore Zoo frequently would be kept in view while taking the decision in respect of transferring a piece of land to the zoo. ... LAHORE: Cargo flights from Sialkot Airport LAHORE, Sept 27: Cargo flights will start from Sialkot International Airport in March-April next year and passenger flights by December. ... PESHAWAR: Schoolboy gets bail in drug case PESHAWAR, Sept 27: The Peshawar High Court on Monday granted bail to a juvenile in a case of drug pushing. ... PESHAWAR: Role of parents in education stressed PESHAWAR, Sept 27: Parents were asked at a function held at the University Model School on Monday to concentrate on the studies of their children. ... HYDERABAD: Trans-basin drainage, water plan opposed - Farmers, donor agencies hold workshop HYDERABAD, Sept 27: Farmers and water experts of Sindh have said they will not accept any 'trans-basin integrated drainage development and water management plan'. ... HYDERABAD: LPP blames plunder for poverty in Sindh HYDERABAD, Sept 27: "Due to loot and plunder of resources of Sindh, unemployment and hunger have increased in the province and its fertile farmland is being rendered barren." ... HYDERABAD: Call for repeal of IRO-2002 HYDERABAD, Sept 27: The Sindh committee of the Pakistan Workers' Confederation, at a meeting held here at the Wapda Labour Hall on Monday, demanded that the Industrial Relations Ordinance 2002, Compulsory Retirement Ordinance 2000 and section 27-B of the Banking Ordinance be repealed. ... QUETTA: 'All resources to be used to curb terror' QUETTA, Sept 27: Balochistan Chief Minister Jam Mohammad Yusuf said on Monday that all resources would be utilized for curbing terrorism and subversive activities in the province ... NANKANA SAHIB: Life back to normal in Nankana NANKANA SAHIB, Sept 27: Life is back to normal here after Saturday's anti-Sikh violence, described as the first in centuries, as police patrolled the town to check any untoward incident. ... MULTAN: BZU teachers denounce ad for VC's post MULTAN, Sept 27: The Bahauddin Zakariya University's academic staff association has criticized the provincial government for advertising the post of vice-chancellor. ... SHEIKHUPURA: Over 100 MSF, IJT students booked - Firing in college SHEIKHUPURA, Sept 27: the Over 100 activists of the MSF and IJT were booked on Monday when they traded fire on the premises of the local Government Degree College here on Monday. ... GUJRANWALA: Four policemen held for killing landlord GUJRANWALA, Sept 27: Four policemen, including an SHO, who killed a landlord at a picket in Wahando on Sunday, were arrested on the orders of the DPO here on Monday. ... SARGODHA: Woman, daughter raped SARGODHA, Sept 27: A woman and her daughter were allegedly gang-raped by four armed men, who also snatched Rs10,000 from the head of their family near Mitha Luk, about 21 kilometres from here. ... SANGHAR: Rangers beat up peasant SANGHAR, Sept 27: Rangers' personnel allegedly beat up a peasant in Ding Pattan in the Khahi area, 110 kilometres off here, on Sunday. Asio Kolhi, along with his wife, had come to Ding Pattan from the Esso Baloch village to purchase cloth. ... DADU: 358 schools remain closed in Dadu DADU, Sept 27: As many as 358 primary schools have remained closed for many years due to non-availability of staff and 200 posts of primary teachers are lying vacant in running schools of the district's seven talukas. ... LARKANA: Water purification plants planned LARKANA, Sept 27: Director-general, Environment Protection Agency, Sindh, Shafique Ahmed Khoso, has said that the government is considering to set up water purification plants in seven districts and filter plants in 16 districts of the province. ... KHAIRPUR: Tribal feud spreads to Gambat KHAIRPUR, Sept 27: The Solangi-Jagirani tribal feud, that started in the Kingri area, has now spread to the Gambat taluka. On Monday, a group of armed men opened fire in Majhad Solangi village ...

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