12 October 2004 Tuesday 26 Shaban 1425 KARACHI: Law and order in Sindh reviewed KARACHI, Oct 11: The law and order in Sindh came under discussion at a high-level meeting held at the Governor's House on Monday. ... KARACHI: Sindh govt to set up orphanage KARACHI, Oct 11: An orphanage, Siratul Jannat, would be established in the city during the holy month of Ramazan, it was decided at a meeting held on Monday at the Chief Minister's House, chaired by Dr Arbab Ghulam Rahim. ... KARACHI: Nazim for fresh delimitation of towns, UCs KARACHI, Oct 11: City Nazim Naimatullah Khan has called for undertaking afresh delimitation works to increase the number of towns and union councils in the city prior to the next local bodies elections. ... KARACHI: KPT to build Rs20bn tower complex KARACHI, Oct 11: Besides seven other infrastructure development projects, the Karachi Port Trust will undertake the construction of Rs20 billion 'Port Tower Complex', in collaboration with a Qatar-based company, the City Trading. ... KARACHI: District health centres get 18 ambulances KARACHI, Oct 11: The keys of 18 ambulances were handed over to the representatives of state-owned district-level healthcare centres of Sindh on Monday by the chief minister's adviser on health, Faisal Malik. ... KARACHI: SHC reserves order on constitutional petition KARACHI, Oct 11: A division bench of the High Court of Sindh (SHC) comprising Justice Wahid Bux Brohi and Justice Rehmat Hussain Jaffery on Monday reserved order on a constitutional petition ... KARACHI: SC suspends SHC order about levy on banks KARACHI, Oct 11: The Supreme Court has suspended a Sindh High Court division bench order declaring that the provincial excise and taxation department could not charge more than Rs50 per year as professional tax from commercial banks ... KARACHI: Irrational drug therapy exposes patients to liver diseases KARACHI, Oct 11: Health experts at a seminar on Monday stressed that doctors should ensure careful procurement of disease and drug history of their respective patients coupled with regular follow up ... KARACHI: EDOs told to answer for poor performance KARACHI, Oct 11: Following the directives of the chief minister, the Executive District Officers (EDOs) of Jacobabad, Ghotki, Hyderabad, Karachi and Badin districts have been ordered to explain why their performance was below par ... KARACHI: Institute demanded for industrial psychology KARACHI, Oct 11: Psychologists, industrialists and representatives of banking and corporate sector organizations at a seminar on Monday called for establishment of an institute of applied psychology ... KARACHI: UC naib nazim, associate shot dead KARACHI, Oct 11: Naib nazim of a union council in Korangi and his associate were shot dead and a councillor was wounded when unidentified gunmen opened fire at them in Korangi. ... KARACHI: Fresh blasts linked to killing of Farooqi KARACHI, Oct 11: Federal Interior Minister Aftab Ahmed Khan Sherpao said here on Monday that recent bomb explosions at places of worship in the country could be the reaction to the last month's killing of Amjad Farooqi in Nawabshah. ... KARACHI: Ulema doubt govt's pledge, refuse to lodge FIR KARACHI, Oct 11: The Aalmi Majlis Tahaffuz Khatm-i-Nabuwwat has decided not to lodge an FIR with regard to the killing of Mufti Mohammad Jameel Khan and Maulana Nazeer Taunsvi in a terrorist attack in the city on Saturday. ... KARACHI: Two suspected kidnappers remanded in police custody KARACHI, Oct 11: Two accused in a Rs6 million kidnapping for ransom case, involving sons of three government officials, were remanded on Monday in police custody for interrogation by an anti-terrorism court. ... KARACHI: 15,429 girls placed in humanities group KARACHI, Oct 11: The centralized admission committee for colleges on Monday released the placement list of 15,429 girl students for admission in first year humanities. ... KARACHI: Edhi's concern for animals KARACHI, Oct 11: Noted social worker Maulana Abdul Sattar Edhi, besides providing various social welfare services for the ailing humanity is also working for shelter less and sick animals. ... ISLAMABAD: Balochistan's share in federal jobs discussed ISLAMABAD, Oct 11: A meeting of the cabinet committee on representation of Balochistan in federal services was held under the chairmanship of Federal Minister for States and Frontier Regions Sardar Yar Mohammad Rind ... ISLAMABAD: Calligraphy exhibition opens ISLAMABAD, Oct 11: A unique exhibition of calligraphy in ceramics and pottery by well known artist, Dabir Ahmed, was inaugurated at 'The Art Gallery' on Monday evening. ... LAHORE: Co-op victims given Rs148.8m LAHORE, Oct 11: The National Accountability Bureau Cooperatives Wing has arranged pay back of nearly Rs3 billion to 24,294 victims of defunct cooperative societies and the banks ... LAHORE: Punjab PA body finds SI guilty of misconduct LAHORE, Oct 11: The Privilege Committee of the Punjab Assembly on Monday found sub-inspector Farooq Abbasi guilty of misconduct with a woman MPA of the PPP-Parliamentarians. ... LAHORE: Bombing victims laid to rest amid tension LAHORE, Oct 11: The two victims of Sunday's suicide attack on a Shiite mosque were laid to rest here on Monday amid tension and fear of violence. ... LAHORE: Ban on public functions LAHORE, Oct 11: Acting District Nazim Farooq Amjad Mir on Monday imposed an immediate ban on all kinds of public functions in the city district in public interest. ... PESHAWAR: Minister to take up fee issue with governor PESHAWAR, Oct 11: Provincial Education Minister Maulana Fazle Ali on Monday assured the NWFP Assembly that he would take up the issue of increase in admission fees of public sector universities ... PESHAWAR: Women workers face health hazards PESHAWAR, Oct 11: Women workers in the cosmetic factories in Swat face serious health hazards because they handle chemicals without any protective measures. ... PESHAWAR: CM suspends two health officials PESHAWAR, Oct 11: NWFP Chief Minister Akram Khan Durrani suspended two health officials of the district headquarters hospital in Lakky Marwat on Sunday. ... PESHAWAR: Schemes launched to increase farm output PESHAWAR, Oct 11: The Agriculture Department of Fata has initiated a number of schemes to increase the farm output and improve the economic condition of tribal farmers. ... PESHAWAR: Rehabilitation centreset up for beggars PESHAWAR, Oct 11: NWFP Chief Minister Akram Durrani will inaugurate a rehabilitation centre for women beggars here on Wednesday. It has been set up by the provincial government. ... HYDERABAD: Women resource centres planned HYDERABAD, Oct 11: Sindh Minister for Women Development Dr Saeeda Malik has said that women resource centres will be established in district headquarters of the province ... HYDERABAD: Tribute paid to Ustad Bukhari HYDERABAD, Oct 11: Rich tributes were paid to noted poet Ustad Bukhari for his services to the Sindhi literature at a function held to mark his 12th death anniversary at the Hyderabad Press Club on Monday. ... GILGIT: NALC polls today GILGIT, Oct 11: Over 500,000 registered voters of Northern Areas will go to polls on Tuesday to elect 24 members of Northern Areas Legislative Council (NALC). ... KHAIRPUR: Fixed price for cotton not being paid KHAIRPUR, Oct 11: Cotton growers of the district held a meeting here on Monday at the residence of president of the Abadgar Ittehad Shakir Shah to discuss a strategy in the wake of the low price being offered for the produce. ... SUKKUR: High alert in upper Sindh SUKKUR, Oct 11: Police have been placed on the high alert in Sukkur, Shikarpur, Khairpur and Ghotki districts following the bomb blasts in Sialkot, Multan and Lahore and the assassination of religious scholar Mufti Jameel Ahmed Khan and Maulana Nazeer Taunsvi in Karachi. ... LARKANA: Three SHOs summoned by court LARKANA, Oct 11: The sessions court has ordered the SHOs of Shahdadkot, Sujawal and Sanjar Bhatti to appear in the court on Tuesday in connection with a petition alleging police harassment. ... SANGHAR: Man killed, another kidnapped SANGHAR, Oct 11: A person was killed and another kidnapped from the K2 farmland, near Tando Adam, early on Monday. ... MANSEHRA: Stress on population education MANSEHRA, Oct 11: Speakers at a seminar on 'Population and Development Education for Youth' held here on Monday stressed the need for better access to justice, rapid growth in literacy, better environment ... CHITRAL: Six die as rain hits Chitral, Bajaur CHITRAL, Oct 11: At least six people were killed and many others injured when roofs of their houses collapsed during heavy rain and snowfall here and in the Bajaur Agency over the past two days. ... ATTOCK: Artillery officers' reunion - 4 schools to remain closed ATTOCK, Oct 11: The main educational institutions in the city have been closed for four days as part of security arrangements for the annual reunion ceremony at the Artillery Centre ... RAWALPINDI: Amendments to be made to police order: Daniyal RAWALPINDI, Oct 11: National Reconstruction Bureau (NRB) Chairman Daniyal Aziz has said some amendments to the Police Order 2002 have been suggested to improve coordination between local and provincial governments. ... OKARA: Four robbers killed in 'encounter' OKARA, Oct 11: Four robbers were shot dead on Monday in an encounter on Kutcha Pucca Road near Lalpur village, Deepalpur. ... MULTAN: BZU students boycott classes - 'High-handedness' of MSF MULTAN, Oct 11: English department students of the Bahauddin Zakariya University boycotted classes on Monday in protest against the alleged highhandedness of the activists of the students wing of the ruling PML. ... KASUR: Teacher succumbs to burn injuries KASUR, Oct 11: A school teacher of Mandi Usmanwala, who was allegedly burnt after rape by four people, succumbed to her injuries at the Mayo Hospital, Lahore, on Sunday night. ... FAISALABAD: Dist govts fail to check price hike FAISALABAD, Oct 11: Union, tehsil and district governments have failed to arrest the trend of overcharging, black marketing and hoarding in the wake of forthcoming Ramazan. ...

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