04 October 2004 Monday 18 Shaban 1425 KARACHI: Alternative energy to be encouraged, says Arbab KARACHI, Oct 3: Sindh Chief Minister Dr Arbab Ghulam Rahim has said that besides electricity and gas, alternative energy resources would be developed in the province to fulfil the local energy needs. ... KARACHI: Facilities for senior citizens promised KARACHI, Oct 3: Sindh Minister for Inter-provincial Coordination Dr Sohrab Khan Sarki has said that special counters for senior citizens would be set up at airports, railway stations, banks and such other places. ... KARACHI: Many given police guard without entitlement - Exchequer under pressure KARACHI, Oct 3: Thousands of policemen and a number of police vans are deployed to protect individuals at their residences at the cost of tax-payers' money. ... KARACHI: Nazim for holding meena bazaars KARACHI, Oct 3: City Nazim Naimatullah Khan has called for organizing handicraft fairs and meena bazaars to help provide employment opportunities to poor and destitute skilled women. ... KARACHI: Weather turns pleasant KARACHI, Oct 3: Scattered rains and slightly cold winds on Sunday kept the weather of the city pleasant enough for excursionists to make a beeline for the seaside, safe in the knowledge that their coast would not be hit by a severe tropical cyclone. ... KARACHI: 110 high rises violate Quaid's Mazar laws KARACHI, Oct 3: At least 110 new highrises, that violate the height-restricting law regarding the Mazar-i-Quaid, have been constructed illegally since 1991, it is learnt. ... KARACHI: Thai Orchid Pavilion needs proper care KARACHI, Oct 3: Efforts are on to save the Thai Orchid Pavilion, set up at the Race Course Gardens with the support of a member of the Thai Royal Family, and to restore its glory, as its plants have been damaged ... KARACHI: Recruitment in education department clarified KARACHI, Oct 3: Sindh Minister for Education and Literacy Dr Hamida Khuhro has dispelled the impression created by press reports that the called off recruitment of 752 lecturers was made through the Sindh Public Service Commission (SPSC). ... KARACHI: Art contest among students held KARACHI, Oct 3: Miss Lubna Kolhoro of the Happy Home High School, was adjudged the best artist, by Aqeel Bilgrami, Aftab Zafar and Arshad Abdulla at the Artfest-2004, organized by the Citizens Foundation and the Arts Council on Sunday. ... KARACHI: Drive against encroachers begins in Lyari Town KARACHI, Oct 3: Lyari Town administration on Saturday launched a drive against encroachers around Lea Market. During the drive, road side illegal structures creating hindrance in traffic flow were removed. ... KARACHI: Linkages must between urban, rural areas - World Habitat Day today KARACHI, Oct 3: The World Habitat Day will be observed on Monday to reflect on the state of human settlements, basic right to adequate shelter and to renew commitment for safe human habitat in the future. ... KARACHI: ASCE's immigration moot from tomorrow KARACHI, Oct 3: A two-day international seminar will commence here on Tuesday to deliberate on the factors that encouraged immigration to Europe from South Asia, particularly the Muslim world and the impact of 9/11 tragedy. ... KARACHI: LEW affectees to get 2,900 plots in Baldia KARACHI, Oct 3: The third phase of Lyari Expressway Project shiftees resettlement will start from Oct 15 at Baldia Town under the Lyari Expressway Resettlement Project. ... KARACHI: Boy dies in accident KARACHI, Oct 3: A 12-year-old boy died in a road accident in Lyari on Sunday. Police said that the boy was crushed by two minibuses of route (N-4), speeding on the Massan Road, when he came on the road. ... KARACHI: 3 more gunned down in Lyari - Gang war death toll rises to seven KARACHI, Oct 3: Three youths, including a councillor's son, were killed in two incidents as a result of the ongoing gang war between two groups in Lyari. Their bodies were recovered from different places on early Sunday morning, police said. ... KARACHI: Arrest of killers demanded KARACHI, Oct 3: The Jafferia Alliance has demanded immediate arrest and hanging of those involved in the Zainabia Mosque attack in Sialkot. It also demanded that the families of the deceased be compensated and given Rs 1 million each. ... ISLAMABAD: NAB chief likely to complete tenure ISLAMABAD, Oct 3: Chairman of the National Accountability Bureau Lt-Gen Munir Hafiez is likely to complete his tenure as the bureau's chief till 2005 despite his retirement on Oct 30 this year, NAB's spokesman Brig Nasir told Dawn on Sunday. ... ISLAMABAD: Baby girl gets jail under FCR ISLAMABAD, Oct 3: A two-year-old girl is among the many tribal people serving jail terms in NWFP under the Draconian Frontier Crimes Regulation (FCR), Interior Ministry records show. ... LAHORE: Clues to Sialkot blast 'found' LAHORE, Oct 3: Police and law enforcement agencies have found some important clues leading to the identity of the perpetrators of the gruesome incident of terrorism in Sialkot and a breakthrough is soon expected in tracing out the culprits ... HARIPUR: Project funds lying unused HARIPUR, Oct 3: Funds to the tune of Rs 31.5 million specifically set aside for CCB-oriented uplift schemes are lying unused for lack of mobilization and technical assistance. ... DERA ISMAIL KHAN: Two injured in grenade attack DERA ISMAIL KHAN, Oct 3: Two persons were injured in a grenade attack here on Sunday. According to police, Mehboob Elahi, son of Mohammad Usman, and his guest Ahmad Nawaz, were sleeping when some people hurled two hand-grenades ... LANDI KOTAL: Press club opens in Landi Kotal LANDI KOTAL, Oct 3: Khyber Agency MNA Allama Noorul Haq Qadri inaugurated the press club here on Sunday. The one-room club has been set up in a commercial building in the Landi Kotal bazaar. Local journalists would bear its expenses. ... PESHAWAR: Drive against polio in Peshawar PESHAWAR, Oct 3: The city district government, with the help of Unicef, has launched a mobilisation camapign for the three-day polio drive sheduled to commence from Oct 5. ... HYDERABAD: Wasa fails to drain out water as rain continues HYDERABAD, Oct 3: Non-availability of new generators at water disposal pumping stations and power shutdowns are affecting the process of draining out rainwater and supply of drinking water to Hyderabad's three taluk ... LARKANA: Kidnapped trader freed after three months LARKANA, Oct 3: A kidnapped rice trader, Santosh Kumar, was recovered by police from the Kutcha area of Bagarji in Sukkur district. He had been kidnapped from near the Pakho police post on the Indus Highway on July 4. ... HYDERABAD: 2.3m acres destroyed by water shortage: SAB HYDERABAD, Oct 3: The Sindh Abadgar Board has said that about two million acres of Kutchha land in the Indus flood plain has been rendered useless due to a shortage of water. ... HYDERABAD: 3,900 take MUET admission test HYDERABAD, Oct 3: About 3,900 candidates appeared in the test for admission to 16 technological courses at the Mehran University of Engineering and Technology, Jamshoro, on Sunday. ... KHAIRPUR: Tribal feud claims another life KHAIRPUR, Oct 3: A man was killed and another injured in the ongoing feud between Solangi and Jagirani groups in Kingri taluka on Sunday. About 20 armed men attacked the Bagh wah area and opened fire, killing Sadoro Solangi ... QUETTA: Rocket fired at stadium in Quetta QUETTA, Oct 3: A man was reported killed after an explosive device went off in a scrap dump near the border town of Taftan while two more explosions occurred in different areas of the provincial capital late Sunday night. ... SARGODHA: Rally against Sialkot tragedy SARGODHA, Oct 3: The Imamia Alliance Sargodha (IAS) has expressed its sorrow and anguish over the Zainibia Mosque incident terming it a bid to fan hatred amongst different sects. ... SIALKOT: Businesses remain closed in Sialkot SIALKOT, Oct 3: On the appeal of the Markazi Anjuman Tajran, all shopping centres and markets remained closed on Sunday in the city and its adjoining areas to mourn the mosque blast victims. ... GUJRANWALA: SHO, 4 others arrested for death in custody GUJRANWALA, Oct 3: An SHO and four other officials, including moharrar of Kamoki Sadar police, were arrested here on Sunday for 'torturing' to death an accused involved in a theft case. ... FAISALABAD: Cloth, yarn worth Rs1m robbed FAISALABAD, Oct 3: Nine gangsters took away cloth and yarn worth Rs1 million and other valuables from a weaving factory in People's Town here on Saturday night. ... SHEIKHUPURA: Nankana bar leader, two students held SHEIKHUPURA, Oct 3: Nankana city police arrested in the early hours of Sunday the bar association secretary-general and two students in the backdrop of the attack on Gurdwara Janam Asthan a few days ago. ... GUJRANWALA: Tehsil Nazim restores sub-committees GUJRANWALA, Oct 3: City tehsil council Nazim Babu Javed Ahmad on Sunday restored the sub-committees and executive powers of its heads (Naib Nazims) which were dissolved by the tehsil municipal officer two days ago following declaring them illegal. ... SHEIKHUPURA: Protest over youth's 'killing' by police SHEIKHUPURA, Oct 3: The traffic on Lahore-Sargodha Road was suspended for about an hour in protest against the killing of a youth allegedly due to severe torture of the Farooqabad police here on Sunday. ... RAWALPINDI: Govt not satisfied with nazims - Sectarian harmony RAWALPINDI, Oct 3: The government has expressed lack of confidence in district nazims for failing to control sectarian clashes and creating harmony between different sects, an official source said. ... TAXILA: Vocational institutes to be set up in districts TAXILA, Oct 3: Minister for Labour, Manpower and Overseas Pakistanis Ghulam Sarwar Khan on Friday said the government, was considering establishing at least one vocational institute in each district to meet the demand of skilled labour in international market. ...

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