19 October 2004 Tuesday 04 Ramazan 1425 KARACHI: Haqiqi man among three shot dead in city KARACHI, Oct 18: A young man was shot dead in a Lyari locality on Monday. Police identified the victim as Rasool Buksh. According to the police, Rasool Buksh was sitting near his house in Gul Mohammad Lane when unknown persons shot him and fled. ... KARACHI: Two die in accident KARACHI, Oct 18: Two persons died in separate road accidents in the city on Monday. A pedestrian was knocked down by a speeding Army vehicle underneath the Baloch Colony flyover. Police said that 35-year-old Iqbal, an employee of the city government ... KARACHI: Prices remain high as drive lacks enthusiasm KARACHI, Oct 18: The city government's drive to control prices has been marred by half-hearted attempts by certain officials authorized to monitor rates, impose fines and arrest profiteers. ... KARACHI: Diarrhoea outbreak subsiding KARACHI, Oct 18: The outbreak of diarrhoea, which claimed two lives in a village in Surjani Town, showed signs of subsiding on Monday. Eight people, however, were reportedly very sick who were later referred either to the Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre or a private hospital situated nearby. ... KARACHI: Health sector: new problems confront city KARACHI: over the past five years, there has been an alarming rise in a number of health problems in Karachi and adequate medical facilities do not exist to cater to this increase. ... KARACHI: Water shortage in several city areas KARACHI, Oct 18: Various parts of the city on Monday either remained without water or received scant supply reportedly owing to unannounced changes made in their schedule of supply. ... KARACHI: Cleanliness campaign remained invisible KARACHI, Oct 18: The city government's much publicized cleanliness campaign, which concluded recently, has failed to yield desired results as most of the areas in the metropolis still remained littered with garbage. ... KARACHI: Deserving patients denied free drugs KARACHI, Oct 18: Hundreds of poor patients visiting Out Patient Department and more than 40 patients admitted to the Sindh Government Hospital, Saudabad (Malir) are facing immense hardship as they are not being provided free medicines from zakat funds for the last 10 days. ... KARACHI: ATC issues show-cause notice to jailer: Haideri mosque blast case KARACHI, Oct 18: An anti-terrorism court in Karachi issued on Monday show-cause notice to the jail superintendent for his failure to produce the accused in the Haideri Mosque bomb blast case. ... KARACHI: Hamida for judicious use of 39m euro grant KARACHI, Oct 18: Sindh Education and Literacy Minister Dr Hamida Khuhro, stressing the need for better and result-oriented utilization of Euro 39 million grant-in-aid offered by the European Commission under its Sector Support Programme ... KARACHI: Hospital ambulances out of order KARACHI, Oct 18: Two ambulances of the Sindh Government Hospital Ibrahim Hyderi are lying out of order for seven years and no attempt has been made by the concerned health department officials to get them repaired. ... KARACHI: Loadshedding issue discussed KARACHI, Oct 18: Federal Water and Power Minister Liaquat Ali Jatoi called on Sindh Chief Minister Dr Arbab Ghulam Rahim on Monday. ... KARACHI: SPLA seeks minister's resignation KARACHI, Oct 18: The committee of the Sindh Professors and Lecturers Association which met here with its Sindh President Prof Riaz Ahsan in the chair on Monday ... KARACHI: SHC puts off hearing of teachers' plea KARACHI, Oct 18: A division bench of High Court of Sindh, comprising Justice Wahid Bux Brohi and Justice Rehmat Hussain Jaffery, on Monday put off hearing of a constitutional petition filed by 300 teachers of the Nai Roshni Schools. ... KARACHI: Ibad seeks support for artists' welfare KARACHI, Oct 18: Sindh Governor Dr Ishratul Ibad said on Monday that he is personally contacting some multi-national companies to attach seasoned artists with them for promotion of art and welfare of artists. ... LAHORE: Four of a family buried alive: Roof collapse LAHORE, Oct 18: Four members of a family were buried alive and six others sustained injuries when the roof of a room of their Fatehgargh house collapsed in Harbanspura on Monday. ... LAHORE: Pay Rs10 and enter secretariat LAHORE, Oct 18: After paying Rs10 one can enter the heavily guarded Punjab Civil Secretariat even before the public hours. The visitors these days are allowed entry into the secretariat after 11am as a security measure. ... LAHORE: Corruption besets FIA, observes LHC LAHORE, Oct 18: The Lahore High Court has observed that the FIA is no longer a credible investigating institution as it has developed a culture of corruption like police and the anti-corruption establishment. ... LAHORE: TMOs told to explain price-hike LAHORE, Oct 18: DCO Khalid Sultan has sought explanations from Ravi Town and Aziz Bhatti town municipal officers for failure to exercise the magisterial powers conferred on them for controlling the prices of essential commodities. ... LAHORE: No funds for Fort, Shalamar upkeep LAHORE, Oct 18: The Punjab government has not spent even a penny on the upkeep of the Lahore Fort and Shalamar Garden since taking over their administrative control from the federal archaeology department on July 15. ... LAHORE: Inspection of varsities complete LAHORE, Oct 18: The Higher Education Commission has completed the inspection of infrastructure and educational facilities of the private sector chartered universities and institutes in the Punjab. ... ISLAMABAD: Torture case: DPO told to produce policemen ISLAMABAD, Oct 18: The Supreme Court (SC) on Monday summoned the District Police Officer Sheikhupura on a suo motu notice in a police access case and asked him to produce the police officials involved in torturing a citizen, on Thursday. ... ISLAMABAD: More land for GHQ: CDA suffers Rs504bn loss ISLAMABAD, Oct 18: The Capital Development Authority (CDA) has suffered a loss of approximately Rs504 billion by providing an additional 870 acres of land for the construction of General Headquarters (GHQ) in Sector E-10, a source in the CDA told Dawn on Monday. ... ISLAMABAD: Islamabad - where streets have no names ISLAMABAD, Oct 18: Cities all over the world are known for their landmarks. But Islamabad is perhaps one capital city without any such recognised feature. ... PESHAWAR: Sessions judge asked to probe police raid PESHAWAR, Oct 18: The Peshawar High Court on Monday ordered the district and sessions judge of Karak to conduct an inquiry into an alleged illegal raid on the residence of a petitioner by the local police. ... PESHAWAR: Three held for selling bogus pesticides PESHAWAR, Oct 18: The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) has arrested three persons from Nowshera Kalan on the charge of selling fake pesticide, said an official statement issued here on Monday. ... PESHAWAR: Fresh survey for airport project ordered PESHAWAR, Oct 18: The Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) and the NWFP Revenue Department have started finalising plan for acquiring land for the expansion of the Peshawar International Airport, officials said. ... PESHAWAR: CNG for rickshaw experiment successful PESHAWAR, Oct 18: An experimental installation of CNG (compressed natural gas) kits in two-stroke rickshaws by the environment protection agency (EPA), NWFP, has proved successful both environmentally and economically. ... PESHAWAR: Model reporting centre in Peshawar PESHAWAR, Oct 18: The Provincial Police Officer (IGP), Mohammad Raffat Pasha, inaugurated a Model Reporting Centre at the Saddar Police Station in Kohat on Monday. ... HYDERABAD: Profiteers, hoarders have a field day HYDERABAD, Oct 18: People here on Monday remained at the mercy of retailers in different markets as the district government's bid to stop profiteering through price lists during Ramazan failed. ... HYDERABAD: CM committee fails to submit inquiry report: Deaths by contaminated water HYDERABAD, Oct 18: The inquiry committee appointed by the Sindh chief minister to probe into the contamination of water and subsequent deaths in Hyderabad between May and June ... HYDERABAD: 'Sindh suffered loss of Rs26bn due to water shortage' HYDERABAD, Oct 18: The Sindh Water Committee, terming the acute shortage of water in the province genocide of the people of Sindh, has claimed that owing to the acute water shortage, the province has suffered a staggering loss of Rs26 billion. ... HYDERABAD: Minority UTP case disposed of HYDERABAD, Oct 18: The Sanghar district jail superintendent district on Monday assured the Hyderabad circuit bench of the Sindh High Court that a Hindu under-trial prisoner, Ghaman Bheel ... HYDERABAD: Delay in road repair work irks residents HYDERABAD, Oct 18: Residents and shopkeepers of Dadan Shah Colony on Monday burnt tyres and blocked the Mohammad Ali Jauhar Road to protest against the inordinate delay in the repair of road and sewerage lines. ... DADU: Many Dadu areas without power DADU, Oct 18: The supply of power remained suspended in different parts of Dadu town on Monday affecting supply of water also. ... SHIKARPUR: Case registered against 50 protesters SHIKARPUR, Oct 18: The SHO of Lahi Gate police station, Wasim Mira, on behalf of the state registered an FIR against 50 people belonging to various political and city organisations under section 124-A, 341, 147 and 149-34 PPC here on Sunday. ... GUJRAT: Performance of police intelligence raises questions GUJRAT, Oct 18: The fresh wave of terror at worship places in Sialkot, Multan and Lahore has brought into question the working of police intelligence wing comprising detective foot constables (DFCs). ... TOBA TEK SINGH: Multan blast probe: lawyer arrested TOBA TEK SINGH, Oct 18: Bhakkar police on Monday arrested a local lawyer of Gobindpura locality, who had helped the arrested alleged terrorist in the Multan car blast. ... FAISALABAD: Bails rejected in Qari Noor case FAISALABAD, Oct 18: After the rejection of bail applications in the murder case of Qari Noor Mohammad, police arrested all three accused here on Monday. ... GUJRANWALA: Protest against killing during robbery bid GUJRANWALA, Oct 18: Residents of Kamoki blocked the GT Road here on Monday to protest the killing of an orphan girl and injuring her sister by dacoits during a robbery attempt in Sharifpura. ... GILGIT: PPP supporters block KKH GILGIT, Oct 18: Supporters of the People's Party Parliamentarians candidate, Aftab Haider, from NA-III Gilgit blocked the Karakoram Highwayon Monday for three hours near Matumadas. ... HARIPUR: 50,000 flour bags for Haripur under Ramazan package HARIPUR, Oct 18: To ensure uninterrupted supply of flour at controlled rates during the holy month of Ramzan, the district food authorities have decided to distribute 50,000 bags of flour at subsidized rates at selected points in Haripur ... MINGORA: Two killed as gunmen attack vehicle MINGORA, Oct 18: Three people were killed in two different incidents here on Sunday night. A man, Mumtaz Ali, was reported to have some differences with his in-laws over his plan to marry another woman. And people of the area had tried to settle the dispute. ... MULTAN: BZU students end boycott MULTAN, Oct 18: Students of the MSc applied linguistics at the English Language and Literature Department of the Bahauddin Zakariya University ended their week-long strike on Monday on the assurance of a peaceful environment on the campus. ...

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