07 October 2004 Thursday 21 Shaban 1425 KARACHI: Sindh-city govts' tussle hampering uplift work KARACHI, Oct 6: The ongoing tussle between the provincial and city governments took a new turn on Tuesday when governor decided to intervene in the affairs of the New Sabzi Mandi ... KARACHI: City govt officials get powers to check prices in Ramazan KARACHI, Oct 6: All deputy district officers of the city government's revenue department have been vested with magisterial powers for price control during the holy month of Ramazan. ... KARACHI: Work in city govt offices remains suspended KARACHI, Oct 6: All the work in various city government offices came to halt on Wednesday due to cricket match between Pakistan and Sri Lanka in Karachi ... KARACHI: Attributions of 9/11 to Muslims questioned KARACHI, Oct 6: The West's policies in the Middle East and attributions of 9/11 tragedy to Muslims without providing credible evidence to that effect was questioned in a seminar which deliberated on the issue of immigration to Europe. ... KARACHI: 10,819 apply for medical admissions KARACHI, Oct 6: As many as 10,819 students have applied for admission to first year MBBS and BDS classes of the government medical colleges and universities of the province. ... ISLAMABAD: SC appellate bench adjourns hearing in court fee case ISLAMABAD, Oct 6: A five-member appellate bench of the Supreme Court on Wednesday adjourned hearing in Court Fee case and asked the representative of Pakistan Lawyers Forum to submit an application for the constitution of a bench for this specific case. ... KARACHI: Museum inaugurated at Karachi Zoo KARACHI, Oct 6: The City Nazim, Naimatullah Khan, on Wednesday inaugurated a newly constructed museum at the Karachi Zoo. Models of species of parrots, leopard, snakes and other animals and birds of South America ... KARACHI: Sanitation campaign enters second day KARACHI, Oct 6: The city government's cleanliness campaign remained in full swing on its second day in various towns and UCs of the city on Wednesday. ... KARACHI: KU increases remuneration against exam related works KARACHI, Oct 6: The University of Karachi has enhanced remuneration against examination related works at the affiliated colleges by 20 to 70 per cent. ... KARACHI: Theatre for Arts Council KARACHI, Oct 6: The first ever theatre project of the Arts Council of Pakistan is nearing completion and will be handed over to the council in November. ... KARACHI: Two policemen, worker shot dead by robbers KARACHI, Oct 6: Three persons, including two policemen and a bakery worker, were killed in a dacoity in Kharadar on Wednesday evening. ... KARACHI: SHC puts KPT, land secretary on notice: Acquisition case KARACHI, Oct 6: A division bench of Sindh High Court comprising Justice Anwar Zaheer Jamali and Justice Zawwar Hussain Jaffery issued pre-admission notice to Sindh Secretary Land Utilization ... KARACHI: Betelnut traders seek protective bail KARACHI, Oct 6: The owners of the Shahi Supari obtained on Wednesday protective bail in a case pertaining to smuggling of 27 tonnes of betelnut. ... KARACHI: Complainant pressured to withdraw FIR KARACHI, Oct 6: A victim of police torture has been facing immense police pressure to withdraw an FIR he managed to get registered against two policemen through court orders. ... KARACHI: Doctrine of necessity basis of coups' legality - Ajmal KARACHI, Oct 6: Former chief justice of Pakistan Ajmal Mian has said the Supreme Court had accorded recognition to the military take overs on the basis of 'doctrine of necessity' for limited periods on certain conditions ... LAHORE: One-year posting tenure for govt employees fixed LAHORE, Oct 6: The Punjab cabinet fixed on Wednesday a minimum posting tenure of one year for all categories of government employees to, what sources claimed, discourage MNAs and MPAs from seeking their premature transfers. ... LAHORE: Notices served on 20 hospitals - Improper dumping of waste LAHORE, Oct 6: The City District Government has issued notices to 20 public and private hospitals and a clinic for not properly disposing of waste. ... LAHORE: Ex-MNA released after plea bargain LAHORE, Oct 6: Former PPP MNA Sheikh Mansoor Ahmad was released from jail after three city accountability courts accepted his plea bargain in three references charging him with embezzlement in the Pasban Cooperative Finance Corporation ... LAHORE: Consumers bear brunt of power shortage LAHORE, Oct 6: Unannounced load shedding by the Water and Power Development Authority continues to hit consumers hard, especially in the rural areas of the country. ... LAHORE: Nankana bar members challenge detention LAHORE, Oct 6: Two office-bearers and a lawyer of the Nankana Sahib Tehsil Bar Association on Wednesday challenged their detention by submitting a writ petition with the Lahore High Court. ... PESHAWAR: Token strike by PTCL employees continues PESHAWAR, Oct 6: Employees of the Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited (PTCL) observed a two-hour token strike on the fourth consecutive day on Wednesday across the Frontier province. ... PESHAWAR: Absconding official surrenders to NAB PESHAWAR, Oct 6: A former DSP of Crimes Investigation Agency, Haji Shah Wali Khan, surrendered to the National Accountability Bureau on Tuesday after absconding for more than three years. ... LAHORE: Followers vow to continue Azam Tariq's mission LAHORE, Oct 6: Speakers at a seminar pledged to continue the mission of deceased Maulana Azam Tariq for protecting honour of companions of the Holy Prophet (SAW) and his family within peaceful and legal limits. ... PESHAWAR: Tribesmen warned of economic blockade - Attacks on security forces PESHAWAR, Oct 6: NWFP Governor Syed Iftikhar Hussain Shah has said that if security forces are not ensured safe passage through the Tank-Jandola Road, the government may open the Tank-Gomal Road and impose an economic blockade on the concerned tribes. ... PESHAWAR: Religious scholars urged to help combat Aids PESHAWAR, Oct 6: Speakers at a one-day workshop here urged religious scholars to help the government in its campaign against HIV/Aids. ... PESHAWAR: Kidnapping for ransom case sent to ATC PESHAWAR, Oct 6: A two-member bench of the Peshawar High Court on Wednesday ordered transfer of a case about kidnapping of a child for ransom from ordinary court to the anti-terrorism court. ... ISLAMABAD:Gen Yousaf attends his last function as VCOAS ISLAMABAD, Oct 6: The outgoing Vice Chief of Army Staff, General Muhammad Yousaf Khan, on Wednesday said that Pakistan welcomed the process of dialogue for peace. ... HYDERABAD: Protesters call for sacked employees' reinstatement HYDERABAD, Oct 6: A large number of residents of Khesana Mori held a protest demonstration outside the press club here on Wednesday against retrenchment of 64 local employees of the Kunar OGDC plant. ... HYDERABAD: Millers asked to start sugarcane crushing by 15th HYDERABAD, Oct 6: The Sindh cane commissioner has issued a final notice to sugar mill owners asking them to start crushing season by Oct 15. ... HYDERABAD: Exhumation of woman's body ordered HYDERABAD, Oct 6: The Sindh High Court, Hyderabad circuit bench, directed the DPO of Dadu on Wednesday to exhume the body of a woman to determine whether she was the daughter of a petitioner. ... HYDERABAD: Education for all linked to poverty alleviation HYDERABAD, Oct 6: The government should encourage functional education system, especially in remote areas, increase budgetary allocation for education, decentralize curriculum and pay more attention to school education. ... RAWALPINDI: 2 die in separate incidents; two bodies found RAWALPINDI, October 6: Two persons were killed in separate incidents while two bodies were found on Wednesday, police said. In the first incident, a body of a 25-year-old man was found hanging from a tree in Sihala. ... RAWALPINDI: Defunct RMC official released RAWALPINDI, Oct 6: An accountability court here on Wednesday released an engineer of the defunct Rawalpindi Municipal Corporation (RMC) in a corruption reference ... NAWABSHAH: Drug bottles containing water seized NAWABSHAH, Oct 6: An anti-corruption team in a raid on a drug store of the People's Medical College Hospital on Wednesday recovered 145 anaesthesia medicine bottles filled with water. The seized bottles were sent for a laboratory test. ... DADU: Sindh facing 60pc water shortage, says CM DADU, Oct 6: Sindh Chief Minister Dr Arbab Ghulam Rahim has said that the province faces 60 per cent water shortage and, therefore, farmers should grow crops according to availability of water. ... JACOBABAD: Four illegal detainees freed after raid JACOBABAD, Oct 6: The judicial magistrate, Mr Hifzul Rehman Memon, conducted a raid on the Saddar police station lock-up on Wednesday and recovered four illegal detainees. ... MINGORA: Work on Lowari tunnel to begin soon MINGORA, Oct 6: National Highway Authority (NHA) Chairman Lt-Gen Farukh Javed has said that work on the Lowari tunnel and approach road will be initiated soon. ... MANSEHRA: Elders vow to curb poppy cultivation in Kala Dhaka MANSEHRA, Oct 6: The administrator of Kala Dhaka, Mr Latifur Rehman, has said that the government is spending millions on the uplift of the area and no-one would be allowed to grow poppy there or indulge in any other illegal business. ... LAHORE: No-trust against Nazim carried LAHORE, Oct 6: A no-confidence motion against Union Council No 78 Naib Nazim Malik Faisal Maqsud was on Wednesday carried by a majority vote. ... KASUR: Rs574m for 812 water channels KASUR, Oct 6: The district government will construct 812 concrete water channels with an expenditure of Rs574 million across the district. The project will be completed in phases ... KASUR: Man, two dacoits killed in 'shootout' KASUR, Oct 6: Seven dacoits shot dead a man and injured his two family members, while their two accomplices were also killed by the firing of a family member here on Wednesday at Bhonekey Morr village, Saddar Pattoki. ... SHEIKHUPURA: Baloch for release of Nankana lawyers SHEIKHUPURA, Oct 6: MMA deputy secretary general Liaquat Baloch has lamented the arrest of four senior lawyers of Nankana in a false case. Mr Baloch was addressing the District Bar Association, Sheikhupura, on Wednesday. ... BAHAWALPUR: AG unearths Rs2.7m 'fraud' in agri dept BAHAWALPUR, Oct 6: The Punjab accountant general detected an alleged fraud of over Rs2.7 million in the agriculture department here during the scrutiny and verification process of accounts. ... GUJRANWALA: Councillor escapes after bail rejection GUJRANWALA, Oct 6: A union council councillor involved in a criminal case escaped from a local court when the judge on Wednesday cast away his bail application. ... HAFIZABAD: Cop hurt, two robbers held after encounter HAFIZABAD, Oct 6: Two alleged robbers were arrested after an hour-long encounter in Muradian village on Wednesday in which a police constable sustained injuries. ... GUJRANWALA: 'TSG wagons be allowed to run' GUJRANWALA, Oct 6: The Transport Society Gujranwala (TSG) has suggested that the TSG wagons should be allowed on the GT Road till the arrival of more franchized buses to resolve the public problems. ... MULTAN: Cases against six gas firms urged - Causing pollution MULTAN, Oct 6: The environment protection department in the district has recommended institution of cases against six gas companies causing pollution. ... SIALKOT: No fresh milk in Sialkot city for five days SIALKOT, Oct 6: Milkmen from the rural areas of the district have stopped the supply of fresh milk to the Sialkot city and started demanding an increase in the milk prices. ... PESHAWAR: Stolen cars taken to Afghanistan PESHAWAR, Oct 6: A large number of stolen cars have been smuggled to Afghanistan by international gangs of car-lifters, sources in the tribal regions told Dawn here on Wednesday. ... HYDERABAD: Sewage overflow swamps market HYDERABAD, Oct 6: Shopkeepers of the old spare parts market continued to suffer with sewage effluent inundating the Qadamgah-i-Maula Ali area on Wednesday. ...

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