30 September 2004 Thursday 14 Shaban 1425 KARACHI: Sindh govt sets aside order on LDA, MDA KARACHI, Sept 29: The Sindh government on Wednesday 'set aside' the City Nazim's recent notification whereby two defunct development authorities - MDA and LDA - were devolved to the city district government Karachi, it was reliably learnt. ... KARACHI: SHC seeks end to rift between city govt and KBCA KARACHI, Sept 29: The Sindh High Court gave the advocate- general two weeks to bring about a settlement between the city district government and the Karachi Building Control Authority over the latter's legal status. ... KARACHI: Regularization policy for kutchi abadis KARACHI, Sept 29: City Nazim Naimatullah Khan has approved the regularization policy for all kutchi abadis that exist on the land under the control of the city government the defunct KMC, KDA, MDA, LDA, Orangi Township and the Lines Area Rehabilitation Project (LARP).... MARDAN: Uniform an 'irrelevant' issue, says MLF leader MARDAN, Sept 29: President of the NWFP chapter of the Muslim Lawyers Forum (MLF), Sher Mohammad Khan, on Wednesday criticized the MMA for unnecessarily making an issue of president's uniform at a time when the country was serious problems ... KARACHI: Unsafe water seen as cause of many problems KARACHI, Sept 29: Speakers at a seminar on Wednesday expressed concern over the inadequate quantity and poor quality of drinking water being made available to the people of rural coastal areas of Sindh and Balochistan. ... KARACHI: 300 houses getting contaminated water KARACHI, Sept 29: Over 300 housing units in several apartment buildings, around half a dozen schools and a kachchi abadi in Soldier Bazar No 1, are getting contaminated water for the last fortnight. ... KARACHI: Foundation of oral health sciences institute laid KARACHI, Sept 29: Sindh Governor Ishratul Ibad announced 10 annual scholarships for postgraduate studies in dental sciences abroad. ... KARACHI: Officials told to work in cooperation with MPAs KARACHI, Sept 29: Sindh Governor Dr Ishratul Ibad has directed the authorities concerned to work in cooperation with the MPAs and other elected representatives for the provision of right of way for the construction of Lyari Expressway. ... KARACHI: Urdu varsity's finance director removed KARACHI, Sept 29: The newly appointed vice-chancellor of the Federal Urdu University of Arts, Sciences and Technology, Dr Iqbal Mohsin, removed finance director Abdul Sattar Chaudhry on Wednesday. ... KARACHI: Shoaib inspects work at Qatar hospital KARACHI, Sept 29: Sindh Minister for Planning and Development, Shoaib Ahmed Bokhari, inspected the construction work of extension of 100 beds and other medical facilities at Government Qatar Hospital, Orangi Town, on Wednesday. ... KARACHI: Tabish Dehlavi's death condoled KARACHI, Sept 29: A condolence meeting for Tabish Dehlavi and Ashfaq Ahmed was held at the Arts Committee on Monday. The speakers included Dr Aslam Farrukhi, Naem Meerathi, Sarshar Siddiqui and a large number of their admirers. ... KARACHI: Hamida calls for allocating high priority to education KARACHI, Sept 29: Sindh Education and Literacy Minister Dr Hamida Khuhro has called for allocating education a high priority agenda, as progress of any nation depended on sound educational base. ... KARACHI: Historical monument victim of govt apathy KARACHI, Sept 29: Frere Hall, one of the few historical monuments in the city, has been losing its grandeur and decaying fast, thanks to the apathy of the city and provincial governments. ... KARACHI: Three boys shot dead in Lyari gang war KARACHI, Sept 29: The on-going gang war between two groups in Lyari took yet another turn when three youngsters were gunned down in two separate incidents on Tuesday night. ... KARACHI: Drive against smoke-emitting vehicles from Oct 2 KARACHI, Sept 29: The adviser to chief minister on environment and alternate energy, Noman Saigol, has announced that a 12-day drive against smoke emitting vehicles will be launched from Oct 2 in Karachi, Hyderabad and Sukkur. ... KARACHI; Judgment reserved in cracker blasts case KARACHI, Sept 29: An anti-terrorism court reserved judgment on Wednesday in a case pertaining to a series of firecracker explosions in and around the compound of Preedy Police Station in 1998. ... KARACHI: FST reinstates customs inspector KARACHI, Sept 29: The Federal Service Tribunal reinstated on Wednesday a customs inspector with retrospective effect from July 30, 2002, the date of his dismissal from service ... ISLAMABAD: Magistrate told to reply in Khairi case by Oct 4 ISLAMABAD, Sept 29: The Supreme Court on Wednesday granted time to a judicial magistrate of Rawalpindi till October 4 to explain as to why he had remanded senior advocate Habib Wahabul Khairi in violation of law. ... LAHORE: Dogar's conviction suspended LAHORE, Sept 29: An Ehtesab Appellate Bench of the Lahore High Court on Wednesday suspended the conviction of Salahuddin Dogar, a former Multan mayor and MNA, and allowed his release on bail. ... LAHORE: Traffic problems reviewed LAHORE, Sept 29: The City District Government is trying to evolve a balanced parking plan for solving traffic problems on account of haphazard parking in commercial centres. ... LAHORE: 90 institutes for special children at all THQs LAHORE, Sept 29: The Punjab government has decided to set up 90 institutions for special children at all tehsil headquarters to provide educational and vocational training to them. ... LAHORE: Two commit suicide LAHORE, Sept 29: Two people committed suicide in different parts of the city on Wednesday. Quoting family, police said Roshan Khan, 38, a resident of a slum on the Ravi Road, took poison. He was taken to the Mayo Hospital where he died. ... KASUR: Farmers threaten to stop abiana payment - Water shortage KASUR, Sept 29: Farmer organizations in tail-end villages and UC Nazims and Naib Nazims have threatened to stop abiana payment if water supply is not restored. ... KARACHI: Action against tax defaulters ordered KARACHI, Sept 29: Adviser to the Chief Minister on Excise and Taxation Mr M. A. Jalil on Wednesday impressed upon officials of the department to expedite the process of recovery of government revenues. ... PESHAWAR: Reaction mixed to forest law move: Differences over royalty issue PESHAWAR, Sept 29: The extension of the NWFP Forest Ordinance, 2002, to provincially administered tribal areas (Pata) has evoked a mixed reaction from the people concerned. ... HYDERABAD: Need stressed for using wind, solar energy HYDERABAD, Sept 29: University of Sindh Vice Chancellor Mazharul Haq Siddiqui has stressed the need for using wind and solar energy. He was speaking at a two-day national workshop on "Wire line logging" ... HYDERABAD: Three university projects completed HYDERABAD, Sept 29: The University of Sindh has completed three major projects at a cost of Rs9.07 million from its own resources and launched two other projects at a cost of Rs44 million at its Jamshoro campus. ... HYDERABAD: Man accused of making false marriage claim HYDERABAD, Sept 29: A young woman of Mir Colony, Tando Jam, has categorically refuted a claim of a resident of Nawabshah that she is his wife. ... HYDERABAD: Kutchi abadi dwellers get demand notices HYDERABAD, Sept 29: City Taluka Nazim Moinuddin Shaikh here on Monday handed over demand notices to 30 residents of Dadan Shah kutchi abadi. ... HYDERABAD: Girl commits suicide HYDERABAD, Sept 29: A girl committed suicide under mysterious circumstances in the A-section police station area on Wednesday. ... HYDERABAD: Woman seeks protection HYDERABAD, Sept 29: A woman who says she had been living an immoral life for eight years and now married a man of her choice, seeks police protection because she is being threatened by her family. ... RAWALPINDI: Woman burnt; boy dies in accident RAWALPINDI, Sept 29: A woman was burnt critically by her brother-in-law and his wife in Sihala on Tuesday night, the father of the victim alleged. However, police said the case was yet to be investigated. ... RAWALPINDI: Ministers briefed on shifting of GHQ RAWALPINDI, Sept 29: Minister for Defence Rao Sikandar Iqbal and Minister of State for Defence Zahid Hamid was given a briefing on the shifting of General Headquarters (GHQ) and Ministry of Defence from Rawalpindi to Islamabad ... NAWABSHAH: Syed Imdad Shah passes away NAWABSHAH, Sept 29: Senior politician Imdad Mohammad Shah passed away in the Majeed Keerio village in Sakrand taluka on Wednesday. He was 69. Mr Shah, son of the late G.M. Syed, suffered a heart attack early on Wednesday ... KHAIRPUR: One killed in tribal feud KHAIRPUR, Sept 29: Another person was killed in the ongoing clash between two groups of Solangi and Jagirani tribes in the Kigri taluka on Wednesday. Dargahi Khan Jagirani was grazing cattle near the Abul Wah when some persons shot him dead. ... LARKANA: Govt slammed for failing to check price hike LARKANA, Sept 29: The local chapter of the People's Party Parliamentarians on Wednesday condemned the government for its failure to check price spiral and growing lawlessness. ... MIRPURKHAS: Man dies of snake bite MIRPURKHAS, Sept 29: A man, who had been bitten by a snake, died at the Mirpurkhas Civil Hospital due to non-availability of anti-snake venom on Wednesday. The victim was identified as Sodho, 28, resident of the Seapoto village. ... SANGHAR: Payment of fixed cotton price urged SANGHAR, Sept 29: The Sanghar District Council has demanded that the government should ensure payment of the fixed minimum support price of Rs925 per 40 kilograms of cotton. ... MINGORA: Three held on suspicion of links with Al Qaeda MINGORA, Sept 29: Three suspects were arrested from different villages of Swat on Tuesday night by security agencies and taken away for interrogation. The local police declined to give details about the arrests. ... SUKKUR: Load shedding torments Sukkur, other areas SUKKUR, Sept 29: Six to eight hours load-shedding has again been started in Sukkur and other parts of the interior of Sindh since Tuesday night. ... MINGORA: Vital link road in bad shape MINGORA, Sept 29: The Jambil-Gokand road, despite millions of rupees spent on its construction, is still in a bad shape and not suitable for vehicular traffic. ... ABBOTTABAD: Demand for release of doctor and nurse ABBOTTABAD, Sept 29: A joint action committee of the DHQ hospital has demanded release of a doctor and a nurse, who were arrested after the death of a patient in the hospital. ... GILGIT: LBs' powers slashed in N. Areas GILGIT, Sept 29: The Northern Areas administration has asked the union and district councils not to use their offices and facilities in election campaigns and ordered recovery of vehicles being used by LB chairmen in all the five districts of the region. ... KOTLI: AJK revises procedure for PSC exams KOTLI, Sept 29: The AJK Public Service Commission has modified examination procedure for competitive posts and increased interview marks to 80, says a press release issued here on Wednesday. ... VEHARI: Rally against erratic power supply VEHARI, Sept 29: The people, including women and children, of various towns staged a rally here against the Mepco, Vehari Circle, to protest the unscheduled load shedding for the last one week. ... TOBA TEK SINGH: Amjad's body - No response from govt yet TOBA TEK SINGH, Sept 29: Javed Farooqi, the elder brother of deceased Amjad Farooqi, failed even on the third consecutive day on Wednesday to contact senior government officials to request for the custody of his brother's body. ... SARGODHA: Addicts buying opium on black market - 800 permits cancelled SARGODHA, Sept 29: After the cancellation of permits of about 800 opium addicts in the district, users under 60 are facing a great deal of inconvenience as they have to purchase the required quantity at higher prices. ... SARGODHA: 14 policemen suspended - Dacoity charge SARGODHA, Sept 29: Bhalwal police claimed on Wednesday to have registered a case against 14 police officials, including its former SHO Inspector Sher Ahmad Tiwana, who had allegedly committed dacoity in a house in uniform. ... BAHAWALPUR: Bahawalpur industrial estate approved BAHAWALPUR, Sept 29: The Punjab government has approved a new industrial estate for the district, according to Bahawalpur Chamber of Commerce and Industry outgoing president Sheikh Abbas Raza. ... MANDI BAHAUDDIN: Ceremony at Rangers' academy MANDI BAHAUDDIN, Sept 29: The Rangers are fully trained to defend the country's frontiers, according to the Pakistan Rangers (Punjab) director-general, Maj-Gen Husain Mehdi. ...

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