03 October 2004 Sunday 17 Shaban 1425 SIALKOT: Public help sought to maintain peace SIALKOT, Oct 2: Punjab Minister for Law and Local Government Raja Muhammad Basharat visited the Markazi Imam Bargah and the site of Friday's blast, Zainabia mosque. ... HYDERABAD: Rains lash interior of Sindh HYDERABAD, Oct 2: Rains lashed interior of Sindh on Saturday, disrupting normal civic life and exposing the fragile sewerage in cities and towns. ... HYDERABAD: Rain exposes Hesco, Wasa systems HYDERABAD, Oct 2: A heavy rain (37.55 mm) lashed the city and its surrounding areas on Saturday, exposing the fragile power distribution system of Hesco and sewerage and drinking water supply network of Wasa. ... HYDERABAD: PM told about TCP's failure to procure cotton in Sindh HYDERABAD, Oct 2: People's Party Parliamentarians MNA Nawab Abdul Ghani Talpur has sent telegrams to Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz, expressing concern over the sale of cotton at the rate of Rs775 per maund ... PESHAWAR: Juvenile Justice System PHC wants redefinition of word 'child' PESHAWAR, Oct 2: The Peshawar High Court has recommended to the federal government to redefine the word child in the Juvenile Justice System Ordinance (JJSO), 2000, so as to bring different sections of the law in conformity with each other. ... PESHAWAR: 'Smoking cause of cardiac disorders' PESHAWAR, Oct 2: Cardiologists at a symposium attributed smoking, lack of exercise, obesity, hypertension and diabetes as contributory agents adding to the number of patients afflicted with heart disorders. ... SANGHAR: Nara Canal system to flow water till 15th SANGHAR, Oct 2: Director of the Nara Canal Area Water Board Ghulam Hussain Leghari here on Saturday issued directives for implementation of the Rabi Water Management Plan formulated by the Sindh government to save the standing crops ... LAHORE: Lawyers to observe black day on 12th LAHORE, Oct 2: The Pakistan Bar Council on Saturday decided to observe Oct 12 as a black day to commemorate the fifth anniversary of the military take-over, and sponsor an All-Pakistan Lawyers Convention here on Nov 20. ... MULTAN: DPSCs chairmen can't contact govt MULTAN, Oct 2: The Punjab home department has forbidden the chairmen and members of the district public safety commissions to do direct correspondence with departments of federal and provincial governments ... SHEIKHUPURA: Nankana turmoil Lawyers protest arrest of colleagues SHEIKHUPURA, Oct 2: The bar associations of Sheikhupura and Nankana Sahib on Saturday observed an impartial strike by boycotting court proceedings to protest detention of the Nankana bar president and senior lawyers among others. ... GUJRANWALA: Wagon crew, owners block GT Road GUJRANWALA, Oct 2: Scores of crews and owners of wagons on Saturday threw traffic out of gear on the GT Road in protest against the district administration and the RTA secretary for withdrawing about 500 wagons to the benefit of franchized buses. ... GUJRANWALA: BISE puts off intermediate papers in Sialkot city GUJRANWALA, Oct 2: The Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education on Saturday postponed Intermediate Part-I supplementary examinations, 2004, in Sialkot due to critical situation after bomb blast in a mosque on Friday. ... KARACHI: Four killed as rain hits fragile KESC network KARACHI, Oct 2: The transmission and distribution system of the Karachi Electric Supply Corporation not only collapsed on Saturday following rains but also killed at least four people, including a child. ... KARACHI: Medical students in a fix KARACHI, Oct 2: Vice-chancellors of the University of Karachi and the Dow University of Health Sciences (DUHS) appeared to be in serious discord over the issue of the transfer of hundreds of medical students enrolled with the KU. ... KARACHI: Gang war claims one more life in Lyari KARACHI, Oct 2: The gang war claimed another life in Lyari on Saturday. ... KARACHI: Water shortage KARACHI, Oct 2: Water supply and sewerage systems were badly affected on Saturday following the suspension of power supply to sewerage and water pumping stations. ... KARACHI: SSC exam postponed KARACHI, Oct 2: The Board of Secondary Education has postponed the mathematics paper of private and regular candidates (Science and general groups) on account of local holiday on Oct 6, as announced by the city government. ... KARACHI: Depression on rise among physically handicapped KARACHI, Oct 2: Patients suffering from serious physical ailments commonly face mental disorders like depression as well. Conversely speaking, people suffering from mental problems are more susceptible to physical disorders ... KARACHI: Awareness must for early diagnosis of mental illness KARACHI, Oct 2: Speakers at a seminar held on Saturday underlined the need to create awareness among parents, teachers and the public about mental illness and its causes, in order to help diagnose the disease at an early stage. ... KARACHI: Booklet on HIV KARACHI, Oct 2: A booklet describing the role of religious leaders in the prevention of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) and Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) was launched here on Sunday. ... KARACHI: HEC okays Rs35m for Urdu varsity KARACHI, Oct 2: The Higher Education Commission has approved Rs35 million scheme to extend the existing facilities at Federal Urdu University of Arts, Science and Technology. ... KARACHI: Shifting of Rs6m ransom case from ATC sought KARACHI, Oct 2: The defence counsel in a Rs6 million ransom case, involving sons of three senior government officials, moved an application in an anti-terrorism court for the shifting of the case to the sessions court. ... KARACHI: Measures to face cyclone reviewed KARACHI, Oct 2: The situation arising from a possible cyclone heading towards coastal areas of Sindh was discussed in detail at a meeting held under the chairmanship of Sindh Chief Minister Dr. Arbab Ghulam Rahim here on Saturday. ... KARACHI: Notice issued to AG on KBCA plea KARACHI, Oct 2: The Sindh High Court issued on Saturday a notice to the advocate-general in a Karachi Building Control Authority application against withdrawal of a provincial government notification ... KARACHI: APAC plans anti-govt campaign from 10th KARACHI, Oct 2: The All Parties Action Committee (APAC) of the opposition on Saturday announced launching of a campaign against the government and Gen Musharraf on October 10. ... KARACHI: Timely use of uplift funds urged KARACHI, Oct 2: The implementation of the MPA's priority development programme was reviewed at a meeting held under the chairmanship of Sindh Planning and Development Minister Shoaib Bukhari on Saturday. ... KARACHI: Facilities urged for women prisoners KARACHI, Oct 2: Sindh Minister for Women Development Saeeda Malik has called for provision of health and other facilities to women prisoners. ... LB system a base for women uplift HARIPUR, Oct 2: Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal Senator Ms Mumtaz Shah has said that the district government system has provided a base for women development in the country ... PESHAWAR: Life term awarded for drug trafficking PESHAWAR, Oct 2: The additional district and sessions judge, Tariq Yousafzai, on Saturday convicted an accused for drug trafficking and sentenced him to life imprisonment with a fine of Rs 100,000. ... ISLAMABAD: Govt told to improve TIP programme procedures ISLAMABAD, Oct 2: The Senate Functional Committee on Government Assurances on Saturday asked the government to improve the procedures of Tameer-i-Pakistan (TIP) programme to ensure timely implementation of the scheme. ... ISLAMABAD: Bar council act changes' withdrawal: Minister criticized for claiming credit ISLAMABAD, Oct 2: Leader of the People's Party Parliamentarians (PPP) in the Senate Mian Raza Rabbani has criticized Federal Minister for Law and Justice Wasi Zafar for claiming credit ... LAHORE: Uniform issue APC to discuss course of action on 10th LAHORE, Oct 2: An all-party conference will be held in the city on Oct 10 to discuss a course of action the opposition parties should pursue to force Gen Musharraf to quit as army chief. ... LAHORE: Fibre technique useful for communication LAHORE, Oct 2: Physicist Dr Henderson has said that fibre optic sensor technique is not only useful for communication purpose but it can also be used to determine the strength of a building structure. ... PESHAWAR: Seminar planned PESHAWAR, Oct 2: The Women Health Project, Ministry of Health, Islamabad is holding a seminar on women health issues, a press release said. ... QUETTA: Minorities' rights to be protected, says Fazl QUETTA, Oct 2: Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal secretary-general Maulana Fazlur Rehman has said that the MMA will make all out efforts to protect the rights of minorities. ... LAHORE: Directive to retrieve PR land from grabbers LAHORE, Oct 2: Railway Minister Shamim Haider has directed the officers concerned to take measures to retrieve its land from mafia and encroachers. ... HYDERABAD: Implementation of laws on karo-kari demanded HYDERABAD, Oct 2: Speakers at a workshop on karo-kari have called for implementation of existing laws to try cases of karo-kari and creating awareness among people so that the tribal custom could be eliminated from the society. ... LAHORE: Paintings competition LAHORE, Oct 2: Hundreds of class one to intermediate students of government schools will participate in a calligraphy and paintings competition at the Burney Garden of the Alhamra Art Centre here on Sunday (today). ...

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