08 October 2004 Friday 22 Shaban 1425 KARACHI: Indus delta degradation hits fishing community KARACHI, Oct 7: Speakers at an international conference held here on Thursday called for early steps to save the Indus Delta region, mainly inhabited by fishermen communities, from further degradation. ... KARACHI: 1,311 families in 'no-go' areas get compensation KARACHI, Oct 7: Sindh and federal governments are committed to elimination of all 'no-go' areas in the city and the province. ... KARACHI: Junior's promotion as DO stirs resentment KARACHI, Oct 7: Resentment prevails among senior officials of the social welfare department against the promotion of a junior most officer to the position of district officer who superseded 39 senior officials. ... KARACHI: Report on Sindh-city govts' tussle criticized KARACHI, Oct 7: Adviser to the Chief Minister on Local Government Wasim Akhtar has taken strong notice of a report published in a section of press on Thursday about the tussle between the Sindh and city district government Karachi. ... KARACHI: Nazim visits city areas KARACHI, Oct 7: City Nazim Naimatullah Khan visited Lyari, Keamari and Saddar Towns on Thursday morning and inspected cleanliness work in these areas in connection with 10-day long cleanliness campaign. ... KARACHI: Centres soon for women councillors KARACHI, Oct 7: Adviser to the prime minister on women development, Social Welfare and Special Education Nilofar Bakhtiar said on Thursday that women enclosures will be established in Ramazan Bachat Bazaars to facilitate the womenfolk. ... KARACHI: Mentally sick need special attention: Seminar told KARACHI, Oct 7: People suffering from mental ailments also face the problem of stress which often emerges from discrimination, according to some experts who spoke at a here on Thursday. ... KARACHI: Flyover probe yet to fix responsibility KARACHI, Oct 7: The city government has not yet succeeded in fixing responsibility with regard to the damage caused to a section of the Liaquatabad flyover last month. ... KARACHI: Teachers lament govt attitude, plan protest drive KARACHI, Oct 7: Expressing dissatisfaction over the attitude of the Sindh education department, the college teachers of the province have decided to relaunch their protest campaign to press their demands. ... KARACHI: Workers plan black day on 26th KARACHI, Oct 7: An all-Pakistan labour convention on Thursday decided to observe Oct 26 as a "black day". Various programmes will be organized on the day to protest against the anti-worker Industrial Relations Ordinance-2002 promulgated by the regime. ... KARACHI: NGOs facilitate girl's treatment abroad KARACHI, Oct 7: Baby Zakia, a small girl belonging to a family of Shikarpur that does not even afford treatment of their child at some good hospitals in the country ... KARACHI: Bandit killed as robbery bid foiled KARACHI, Oct 7: A bandit was killed and his accomplice was injured when security guards posed resistance during a bank dacoity bid in Gulshan-i-Iqbal on Thursday, forcing the suspects to flee. ... KARACHI: Sentence in Rangers killing case upheld KARACHI, Oct 7: An Anti-Terrorism Appellate (ATA) bench of the High Court of Sindh on Thursday dismissed an appeal filed by Nadir Shah, an activist of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement sentenced to life term ... KARACHI: ATC rejects plea for transfer of ransom case KARACHI, Oct 7: An anti-terrorism court on Thursday dismissed an application seeking transfer of a Rs6 million ransom case, involving sons of three senior government officials, to the sessions court. ... LAHORE: Imambargahs, mosques to have safety gates LAHORE, Oct 7: The City District Government will install safety gates at all important mosques and Imambargahs in the provincial metropolis for screening of the entrants. ... LAHORE: Wheat sowing policy announced LAHORE, Oct 7: The Punjab on Thursday finalized wheat sowing policy focusing on the timing, balanced use of fertilizer and water management. ... LAHORE: Multan govt criticized for allowing meeting - Rs10m reward LAHORE, Oct 7: Chief Minister Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi has expressed his grief over the bomb blast tragedy in Multan and announced Rs10 million reward for giving information about the culprits. ... LAHORE: Security beefed up in Lahore LAHORE, Oct 7: The Punjab police on Thursday heightened security in view of the Multan carnage in which around 39 people were reported to have been killed. ... LAHORE: Legal opinion sought on Nankana FIR LAHORE, Oct 7: The Lahore High Court on Thursday directed the Sheikhupura DPO to submit a legal opinion on the FIR which the Nankana Sahib police registered charging office-bearers of the tehsil bar with sedition. ... PESHAWAR: Court orders promotion of 12 inspectors PESHAWAR, Oct 7: A Peshawar High Court bench on Thursday directed the provincial police officer (PPO) to issue a notification for promoting 12 inspectors to the rank of deputy superintendent of police. ... PESHAWAR: VC pledges support for model school PESHAWAR, Oct 7: Peshawar University Vice Chancellor Mumtaz Gul on Thursday exhorted the students to focus on their studies, emphasizing that the future of the country hinged on their performance. ... ABBOTTABAD: Tussle over Galyat's control ABBOTTABAD, Oct 7: A tug-of-war between the Abbottabad district government and the NWFP provincial government over the control of the Galyat Development Authority has taken a serious turn ... SUKKUR: JUI-F for end to tribal dispute SUKKUR, Oct 7: Activists of the Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam-F took out a peace procession in Bagarji on Thursday, aimed at putting an end to the bloody conflict between the Ramejo and Kori tribes. ... PESHAWAR: 'Boy on death row is schizophrenic' PESHAWAR, Oct 7: Noted psychiatrist Dr Bashir Ahmad, on Thursday informed the Peshawar High Court that a juvenile offender on death row had been suffering from schizophrenia. ... PESHAWAR: Father of bombing victim appeals for help PESHAWAR, Oct 7: The father of a 10-year-old boy who lost his both legs in an aerial bombing in Wana nearly six months ago has appealed to the governor of the NWFP for financial help. ... PESHAWAR: Staff union complains of mismanagement PESHAWAR, Oct 7: PTV Central Employees' Union has expressed concern over mismanagement in the corporation and has asked the authorities concerned to save it from bankruptcy. ... HYDERABAD: Forced recovery of farm loans criticized HYDERABAD, Oct 7: The Sindhi Hari Tehrik has expressed concern over the forced recovery of dhal (crop tax) and abyano (water charges) from farmers of Badin and Thatta district despite an acute shortage of water ... HYDERABAD: Protesters block railway line HYDERABAD, Oct 7: Residents of the union council-15 of the Latifabad taluka blocked the railway line near the Hyderabad railway station on Wednesday night to protest against non-supply of drinking water to the area for 10 days. ... HYDERABAD: University sets up cell to increase enrolment HYDERABAD, Oct 7: The vice-chancellor of the Sindh Agriculture University Tandojam, Dr Bashir Shaikh, has said that a career counselling and placement cell has been set up at the university ... HYDERABAD: SHC bans purchase of animals for zoo HYDERABAD, Oct 7: A division bench of the Sindh High Court, Hyderabad circuit, here on Thursday banned purchase of new animals for Rani Bagh (municipal zoo) unless the existing cages for different species of animals were repaired. ... HYDERABAD: Union blames Wapda for worker's suicide HYDERABAD, Oct 7: The Pakistan Wapda Hydro-Electric Central Labour Union has expressed grief over the suicide of a Hesco worker, Abdul Ghafoor, and severely criticized Wapda for its failure to provide medical treatment to him. ... HYDERABAD: Call for restructuring education management HYDERABAD, Oct 7: A conference on "Poverty alleviation through education" has said education should be given priority by policy-makers because it will ensure social justice, peace and prosperity. ... SUKKUR: Security steps for religious moot SUKKUR, Oct 7: Strict security measures have been taken for "Difa-i-Sahaba Conference", scheduled to be held in Khairpur on Saturday under the auspices of the Millat-i-Islamia Pakistan at the Madressah of Allama Ali Sher Haideri. ... MITHI: Millers warned to meet cane crushing deadline MITHI, Oct 7: Sindh Chief Minister Dr Arbab Ghulam Rahim has again warned that sugar mill owners will face action if they do not start sugarcane crushing by Oct 15. ... THATTA: Phone subscribers facing problems THATTA, Oct 7: Hundreds of telephone subscribers, linked mainly through eight major telephone exchanges of the district, have been facing countless problems for a couple of months ... SHIKARPUR: Protests against robbery, assault SHIKARPUR, Oct 7: Local people observed a shutter-down strike and took out a procession, blocking the Khanpur-Shikarpur road for four hours, in protest against a robbery and to put pressure on police to arrest the culprits. ... ISLAMABAD: Capital schools to be made model colleges ISLAMABAD, Oct 7: Education Minister Javed Ashraf Qazi on Thursday said all federal government educational institutions in Islamabad will be made model colleges within two years. ... MIRPURKHAS: PTCL workers give Oct 14 deadline MIRPURKHAS, Oct 7: Office-bearers and workers of the Pakistan Telecom Employees Union, Mirpurkhas, took out a procession from the Satellite town digital telephone exchange here on Thursday to press for their demands. ... LARKANA: Dist council urges govt to procure rice stock LARKANA, Oct 7: The Larkana District Council in a resolution adopted at its session held on Thursday demanded that the government should procure the stock of Sugdasi rice to save farmers and millers from heavy financial losses. ... MULTAN: Who gave permission for anniversary rally? MULTAN, Oct 7: The question of who granted permission to observe the death anniversary of Maulana Azam Tariq has become the subject of a heated debate here, especially after Interior Minister Aftab Sherpao's criticism. ... TOBA TEK SINGH: Farooqi laid to rest amid tight security TOBA TEK SINGH, Oct 7: Amjad Farooqi was laid to rest on Thursday morning at 4am amid tight security. Faisalabad ASP Osama brought the body under his supervision late Wednesday night at about 12.15. ... RAHIM YAR KHAN: Two activists of banned outfit held RAHIM YAR KHAN, Oct 7: Two local activists of outlawed Hizbul Tehreer - Dr Sajid Naeem and Mian Abdul Rauf- were arrested early Thursday. ... FAISALABAD: Two stage actresses arrested FAISALABAD, Oct 7: Police raided a theatre and arrested two stage actresses, assaulted spectators and created panic when the show was in progress here on Wednesday night. ... BAHAWALPUR: Auditor, cashier booked for fraud BAHAWALPUR, Oct 7: The Anti-Corruption Establishment registered a corruption case against an auditor and a cashier of the Gowara section of the Agriculture Research Station here on Thursday. ... SIALKOT: Police yet to glean any solid evidence - Sialkot blast SIALKOT, Oct 7: Police have widened the scope of investigation being carried out into the mosque blast tragedy, but yet to come up with any solid evidence even after a week. The intelligence agencies also have not made any headway in the case so far. ... SHEIKHUPURA: Protest against lawlessness SHEIKHUPURA, Oct 7: Traders community observed complete strike against the deteriorating law and order situation here on Thursday. All business centres, bazaars and shopping plazas remained closed on the call of traders association. ... VEHARI: 15 TJP, SSP men held in Mailsi VEHARI, Oct 7: The local administration arrested at least 15 activists of the banned Tehrik-i-Jafria Pakistan (TJP) and the Sipah-i-Sahaba (SSP) from Mailsi after the Multan car bomb blast on Thursday morning. ... QUETTA: Pukhtuns urged to unite QUETTA, Oct 6: Tribal elders and political leaders have accused the authorities of ignoring the Pukhtuns and vowed to continue their struggle to unite the deprived people under one administrative set-up to protect their rights. ...

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