06 October 2004 Wednesday 19 Shaban 1425 KARACHI: Progress reviewed on city's uplift package - Cleanliness drive KARACHI, Oct 5: Reviewing progress on various development schemes under the Taameer-i-Karachi Programme at a meeting held at the Civic Centre on Tuesday ... KARACHI: Nazim challenges Sindh govt action KARACHI, Oct 5: The City Nazim, Niamatullah Khan, on Tuesday challenged a notification of the Sindh government which superseded his order for final devolution of KDA, MDA and LDA into city government. ... KARACHI: EU states failing to tackle hostility - Seminar told KARACHI, Oct 5: Islamophobia was on the rise in most European countries and politicians of these countries were on Tuesday accused of failing to tackle the problems of discrimination, hostility and isolation facing almost all of the continent's 15 million Muslims. ... KARACHI: KU signs accord for telephone exchange KARACHI, Oct 5: The University of Karachi has signed an agreement with the National Telecommunication Corporation (NTC) for establishing a phone exchange on the campus for provision of telecommunication facilities ... KARACHI: Traffic plan for cricket match KARACHI, Oct 5: The Traffic police will close certain roads for traffic as part of its plan to beef up security on Wednesday around the National Stadium during the cricket match between Pakistan and Sri Lanka. ... KARACHI: Technical institute inaugurated KARACHI, Oct 5: The Sindh Minister for Planning and Development, Syed Shoaib Ahmed Bukhari, inaugurated the Mono-Technic Institute of Information Technology in Orangi Town on Tuesday. ... KARACHI: Placement list for 15,000 boys issued - First year admissions KARACHI, Oct 5: The centralized admission committee for first year classes of government colleges and higher secondary schools on Tuesday released the placement lists of 15,064 male students. ... KARACHI: Teachers Day celebrated in educational institutions KARACHI, Oct 5: Various programmes were organized at educational institutions in city on Tuesday to mark the Teachers' Day. ... QUETTA: MSF to hold nation wide rallies for Musharraf QUETTA, Oct 5: The Muslim Students Federation (MSF) has announced that it will hold nation wide rallies to ask President Musharraf to remain president as well as army chief to ensure the stability of democratic institutions in the country. ... HYDERABAD: PPP leader to get inquiry reports: Missing girl case HYDERABAD, Oct 5: A bench of the Sindh High Court, Hyderabad, on Tuesday directed the DSP of the CID unit Hyder Bux Khoso to provide copies of his two inquiry reports to local People's Party Parliamentarians leader Makhdoom Fazal Hussain. ... KARACHI: Banned outfits be also probed for Sialkot blast: TNFJ KARACHI, Oct 5: Tehreek Nifaz Fiqha Jafaria, terming the Sialkot mosque blast tragedy a conspiracy against Pakistan and Islam, demanded that the scope of investigation be extended to banned organizations and their outfits to lay hand on real culprits. ... KARACHI: CID official shot dead KARACHI, Oct 5: A crime investigation department (CID) official was shot dead in Nazimabad on Tuesday. Police said Assistant Sub-Inspector Mehmoodul Hasan, 35, was getting his car serviced at a petrol station near the Board of Secondary Education office when two youth on a motorcycle pulled up, fired a volley of bullets at him and fled. ... ISLAMABAD: Former CBR official gets 9-year RI ISLAMABAD, Oct 5: An accountability court in Rawalpindi on Tuesday sentenced former director (inspection and audit), Central Board of Revenue (CBR), Mazhar Anwar Nurani, to nine years of rigorous imprisonment ... KARACHI: Retention of army post by president opposed KARACHI, Oct 5: Speakers at a seminar on Tuesday declared that one person could not hold the posts of president and the chief of the army staff and claimed that those who were advocating that were inciting a revolt against constitutional rule. ... PESHAWAR: Teachers urged to remember obligations PESHAWAR, Oct 5: Speakers on Tuesday reminded teachers of their obligations and responsibilities and urged them to perform their duties with honesty and dedication. ... MANSEHRA: PTCL employees observe strike MANSEHRA, Oct 5: Pakistan Telecommunication Company employees observed a strike from 10am till noon in the district on Tuesday to press their demands. The employees wore black armbands as a mark of protest. ... PESHAWAR: Nazims' help sought against power theft PESHAWAR, Oct 5: The Water and Power Development Authority has sought local body representatives' help to end power pilferage and illegal connections. ... PESHAWAR: MPA gets SSP suspended PESHAWAR, Oct 5: A senior police official has been suspended for having refused to appoint some people on the recommendation of a Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal lawmaker, sources told Dawn here on Tuesday. ... PESHAWAR: ice pays surprise visit to courts PESHAWAR, Oct 5: Peshawar High Court Chief Justice Nasirul Mulk has expressed concern over non-observance of court timings by judicial officers and asked them to be punctual. ... HYDERABAD: Cane growers urge action against crushing delays HYDERABAD, Oct 5: The Sindh Sugarcane Growers' Association has thanked the provincial chief minister for his commitment about the start of the sugarcane crushing season latest by October 15. ... HYDERABAD: Market remains inundated with dirty water HYDERABAD, Oct 5: Unhygienic conditions continued to prevail in and around the city's Sabzi Mandi on Tuesday, causing traffic jams on the Gharib Nawaz Bridge and the market roundabout. ... HYDERABAD: Seminar, rally held to mark Teachers' Day HYDERABAD, Oct 5: To mark the World Teachers' Day, the Health and Nutrition Development Society (HANDS) held a seminar on "The role of a teacher in the society" at the Dr Nabi Bux Baloch Hall of the Sindhi Language Authority here on Tuesday. ... HYDERABAD: Anti-polio campaign begins HYDERABAD, Oct 5: The director-general of the Sindh health services, Dr Hussain Bux Memon, has urged parents to get their children up to five years of age vaccinated against polio. ... QUETTA: Workers of PTCL threaten strike QUETTA, Oct 5: The employees of Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd (PTCL), who are on a pen-down strike at present, have threatened to go on complete strike from Thursday if the daily wage-earners are not regularized by October 7. ... QUETTA: Body to investigate tribesman's death QUETTA, Oct 5: The chief minister has ordered the formation of a five-member committee to investigate a man's death after the Shahwani tribesmen staged a demonstration in front of the provincial assembly accusing the police of an extra-judicial killing. ... DADU: Devotees face problems for lack of amenities DADU, Oct 5: Lack of basic facilities caused problems for devotees of Qalandar Lal Shahbaz on the second day of the saint's Urs on Tuesday. ... KHAIRPUR: Kidnapping of trader sparks protest KHAIRPUR, Oct 5: Four armed men kidnapped a trader and landlord, Sikandar Selro, 26, near here on Tuesday morning, sparking protests by residents of his village. Mr Selro was coming here from his village Waris Ghambhir on a motorcycle. ... LARKANA: Micro-credit bank on the cards, says CM LARKANA, Oct 5: Chief Minister of Sindh Dr Arbab Ghulam Rahim has said the provincial government is going to establish a micro-credit bank to provide interest-free loans to farmers and small traders. ... NAWABSHAH: Minister admits officials' role in water theft NAWABSHAH, Oct 5: Sindh Minister for Irrigation Nadir Akmal Laghari has admitted that staff of the irrigation department is involved in water theft and responsible for breaches in different water channels. ... SANGHAR: EPA fails to force ginners to set up filter plants SANGHAR, Oct 5: The Environment Protection Agency has failed to have its law that requires cotton ginners to set up filter plants, implemented as none, except one, has set up filter plant to prevent discharge of cotton dust in the atmosphere. ... MINGORA: 'Education policy to be reviewed' MINGORA, Oct 5: Education Minister Javed Ashraf Qazi said on Monday that the government intended to undertake a mid-term review of the 1998 education policy with to update it in accordance with the contemporary trends in all branches of knowledge. ... KOHAT: Work on 12 small dams to begin early next year KOHAT, Oct 5: Work on 12 more dams would start by early next year in Kohat, Karak, Bannu and Hangu under the Drought Emergency Relief Programme. The construction of the dams was recommended by the small dams department ... LAKKI MARWAT: Anti-polio campaign launched LAKKI MARWAT, Oct 5: A three-day anti-polio campaign was launched here on Tuesday after the district health department convinced ulema to participate in the drive against the crippling disease. ... DERA GHAZI KHAN: The dying cemetery of DG Khan DERA GHAZI KHAN, Oct 5: The local cemetery, which is one of the earliest establishments of the city, is fast fading into oblivion due to alleged negligence of the authorities concerned. ... GUJRANWALA: RTA secretary admits lack of transport facilities GUJRANWALA, Oct 5: Regional Transport Authority Secretary Sikander Zulqarnain admitted that people were facing inconvenience after the withdrawal of 480 wagons for launching the franchized bus service in the city under the government policy. ... DERA GHAZI KHAN: Anti-polio drive with all 'shortcomings' DERA GHAZI KHAN, Oct 5: The 34th three-day anti-polio drive was launched on Tuesday with all shortcomings which have already been reported by the national press, teams of health department, WHO and different segments of public. ... OKARA: Case against 30 PSF activists OKARA, Oct 5: Hundreds of students of several city schools on Tuesday took out a rally against the activists of the People's Students Federation, who injured three students of the Islamia High School and humiliated teachers the other day. ... MULTAN: Senior BZU teachers apply for VC slot Multan, Oct 5: Six senior teachers at the Bahauddin Zakariya University have applied for the office of vice-chancellor in response to an advertisement issued by the provincial education department. ... SIALKOT: Sherpao urges ulema to promote harmony SIALKOT, Oct 5: Federal Interior Minister Aftab Ahmad Khan Sherpao has sought cooperation of religious scholars of all sects, traders and the public to maintain peace and weed out terrorism. ... ISLAMABAD: Zahoor's cartoons on display ISLAMABAD, Oct 5: An exhibition of political cartoons by Mohammad Zahoor opened at the French Cultural Centre here on Tuesday. The exhibition was organized by Alliance Francaise in collaboration with Daily Times ... KARACHI: Resolution of Sabzi Mandi issue urged KARACHI, Oct 5: The Sindh Governor, Dr Ishratul Ibad Khan, has made it clear that only specified trade will be allowed at the New Sabzi Mandi, directing the concerned authorities to ensure the elimination of all sorts of mafia from there. ... KARACHI: Lawyer deposes in post office fraud case KARACHI, Oct 5: An accountability court put off on Tuesday the hearing of a Rs298 million fraud case against four officials of the Pakistan Post Office after recording the statement of an account holder ...

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