20 October 2004 Wednesday 05 Ramazan 1425 KARACHI: Power breakdowns in many areas KARACHI, Oct 19: A large number of Karachi Electric Supply Corporation consumers had to do without electricity on Tuesday as the power utility's claim of providing uninterrupted power supply during Ramazan turned out to be hollow. ... KARACHI: Two get life term for kidnap, murder KARACHI, Oct 19: An anti-terrorism court sentenced on Tuesday two young men to suffer life imprisonment for kidnapping and murder of a 20-year-old student. Victim Raghib Hussain was kidnapped and killed by a gang of five ... KARACHI: Police told to register case KARACHI, Oct 19: A division bench of High Court of Sindh on Tuesday ordered the Gulshan-i-Iqbal police to register an FIR in respect of disappearance of a man, Ali Mohammad. ... KARACHI: Lease work initiated in Orangi's kutchi abadis KARACHI, Oct 19: City Nazim Naimatullah Khan has said that promise made with the residents of kutchi abadis has been fulfilled by initiation of lease granting process for 278 kutchi abadis in the city. ... KARACHI: Govt apathy to women's health issues deplored KARACHI, Oct 19: Commitment on part of the local government authorities, including nazimeen and councillors, towards welfare of the masses has been termed a positive development with particular reference to mother and child health. ... KARACHI: Sindh needs more non-formal schools KARACHI, Oct 19: The directorate of Literacy and Non-Formal Education, Sindh has proposed the federal government to expand the non-formal schools' project ... KARACHI: Nutrition plan for schoolgirls reviewed KARACHI, Oct 19: The performance and problems with regard to the 'Tawana Pakistan School Nutrition Programme/ Package' came up at a review meeting held at the Sindh secretariat on Tuesday. ... KARACHI: City govt plans IT varsity KARACHI, Oct 19: The city government intends to set up an IT university in the metropolis, Nazim Naimatullah Khan said on Tuesday. He said this during a visit to a local software development house in Defence. ... KARACHI: Traffic chaos in Ramazan adds to miseries KARACHI, Oct 19: With the advent of Ramazan, the miseries of people living in old city areas have increased manifolds due to traffic chaos, particularly towards the sunset (Iftar). ... KARACHI: 72 shopkeepers, vendors fined, seven sent to jail KARACHI, Oct 19: A total of 72 shopkeepers and vendors were booked on Tuesday for overcharging in various parts of the city while two vegetable dealers and five fruit vendors were sent behind the bars for two to three days in the Saddar Town. ... KARACHI: Lifting of ban on Aladdin Park discussed KARACHI, Oct 18: Sindh Chief Secretary Aslam Sanjrani presided over a high-level meeting here on Monday to consider the lifting of a ban on Aladdin Park imposed under Section-144 some three months back. ... KARACHI: Wait for governor's order stalls decision: Script tampering case KARACHI, Oct 19: The Board of Intermediate Education, Karachi, has been failing to take action on an inquiry report pertaining to the tampering of an answer script of HSC Part I (Pre-engineering) annual examinations 2004. ... KARACHI: Three die in road accidents KARACHI, Oct 19: Three persons died in road accidents in different parts of the city. Two persons were killed in a road accident in SITE on Tuesday evening before Iftar. ... KARACHI: Arbab orders facilities in new housing schemes KARACHI, Oct 19: Sindh Chief Minister Dr Arbab Ghulam Rahim on Tuesday directed the DCO and other officials to provide essential facilities in the new residential schemes launched by the city district government Karachi. ... LAHORE: Movement of flour may be banned LAHORE, Oct 19: Chief Minister Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi has decided to impose a ban on inter-district transportation of atta in the province in case the flour mills owners fail to ensure its availability at the prescribed rates within a week. ... LAHORE: Man injured in Rs1m robbery LAHORE, Oct 19: Dacoits shot at a man in a Rs1 million robbery and made off with cash, gold, valuables and vehicles in other strikes here on Tuesday. ... LAHORE: Wheat to be sown timely LAHORE, Oct 19: Representatives of farmers' associations from all over the province have agreed to ensure timely sowing of wheat on maximum area. ... ISLAMABAD: Judgment reserved in Khairi case ISLAMABAD, Oct 19: Chief Justice of Pakistan Justice Nazim Hussain Siddiqui on Tuesday reserved his verdict in a suo motu case concerning detention of senior advocate Habib Wahabul Khairi. ... RAWALPINDI: Minister for reviewing sewage disposal plan RAWALPINDI, Oct 19: Punjab Minister for Law and Parliamentary Affairs Mohammad Basharat Raja has suggested various amendments to the proposed Rawalpindi Environmental Improvement Project estimated to cost $85.71 million. ... PESHAWAR: IJT launches campaign against fee increase PESHAWAR, Oct 19: Thousands of university students signed banners as part of a campaign for their demands. The banners were hung by Islami Jamiat-i-Talaba at various places in the premises of the university. ... PESHAWAR: Punjab's promise to provide wheat unfulfilled PESHAWAR, Oct 19: Punjab Chief Minister Chaudhry Pervez Elahi's promise of providing 100,000 tons of wheat to flour mills in the NWFP remains unfulfilled even one month after the announcement was made. ... PESHAWAR: ANF allowed to make Sindh respondent PESHAWAR, Oct 19: The Peshawar High Court on Tuesday allowed the Anti-Narcotics Force to include the Sindh government as respondent in a writ petition challenging the NWFP government's notification of suspending prison term of a convicted drug trafficker, Amanullah Kundi. ... PESHAWAR: WHO team due in Abbottabad today PESHAWAR, Oct 19: A World Health Organization Country Cooperation Strategies mission is visiting the four provinces from Wednesday to discuss the planning ... PESHAWAR: Coaching centre raided, man arrested PESHAWAR, Oct 19: The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) on Tuesday raided a coaching centre in Abdara and arrested one person on charges of illegally offering education and employment opportunities abroad. ... PESHAWAR: College alumni body polls in December PESHAWAR, Oct 19: The election of the Senior Alumni Association of Islamia College Peshawar's executive council will be held at the Khyber Union Hall on Dec 2. ... HYDERABAD: Sugarcane crushing may start today HYDERABAD, Oct 19: Sindh Cane Commissioner Nazar Mohammad Baloch has expressed the hope that mills will start sugarcane crushing on Oct 20 as committed by the Pakistan Sugar Mills Owners Association at a meeting with Chief Minister Dr Arbab Ghulam Rahim on Oct 16. ... HYDERABAD: Farmers want fixed cotton price HYDERABAD, Oct 19: President of the Sindh Agriculture Forum Noor Ahmed Nizamani has said that cotton farmers in the province have been hit hard by low prices of their produce and urged the government to ensure that they receive fixed price of raw cotton. ... HYDERABAD: Traders warn of protest against insanitation HYDERABAD, Oct 19: The Anjuman Tajiran-i-Sindh at a meeting held here on Monday warned the DCO of a protest movement if garbage dumps lying everywhere in the city are not removed ... MIRPURKHAS: Cable fault disrupts power supply MIRPURKHAS, Oct 19: Power supply was suspended for four hours in a major part of lower Sindh after a fault developed in a high-tension line near Tando Jam on Tuesday. ... MINGORA: Authorities fail to check price-hike MINGORA, Oct 19: Prices of items of daily use have gone up with the advent of Ramazan and people belonging to low-income groups are finding it difficult even to buy basic food items. ... QUETTA: Balochistan decides to build two more jetties QUETTA, Oct 19: The provincial government has decided to construct two more jetties in Makran in an attempt to reduce the workload on the Gwadar Fish Harbour. ... OKARA: Maqbool opens gas supply to Renala, Okara Cantt OKARA, Oct 19: Punjab Governor Khalid Maqbool inaugurated on Tuesday the supply of gas to Renala Khurd and Okara Cantonment. ... DERA GHAZI KHAN: PC-1 of Dera e-govt project ordered DERA GHAZI KHAN, Oct 19: The first e-government will soon be established in the district as part of the programme of the National E-government Commission, according to Federal Information Technology Minister Awais Khan Leghari. ... GUJRANWALA: 15 arrested for protest against police GUJRANWALA, Oct 19: As many as 41 people were booked and 15 of them arrested here on Tuesday on charges of blocking the GT road and chanting slogans against police. ... FAISALABAD: Govt fails to control prices of daily items FAISALABAD, Oct 19: Efforts made by the government and the agencies concerned proved futile when shopkeepers flouted instructions for the sale of consumer goods and meat at fixed rates. ... NAROWAL: 50 students held for damaging vehicles NAROWAL, Oct 19: Police arrested more than 50 students here on Tuesday for blocking the road and damaging vehicles. ... FAISALABAD: Accused in Qari Noor's case freed FAISALABAD, Oct 19: Police freed all three accused wanted in the murder case of Qari Noor Mohammad on Monday night. ... TOBA TEK SINGH: Livestock export banned TOBA TEK SINGH, Oct 19: The purchase of meat by butchers from Lahore and Gujranwala from the rural areas of the district has caused mutton and beef price hike here. ... MULTAN: BZU, UNDP to work in unison for development MULTAN, Oct 19: The Bahauddin Zakariya University and the United Nations Development Programme have agreed to collaborate in various areas, including the National Urban Poverty Alleviation Programme. ... MANDI BAHAUDDIN: Teachers get appointment letters MANDI BAHAUDDIN, Oct 19: Punjab Tourism Minister Mian Aslam Iqbal distributed appointment letters among teachers here on Tuesday at the community centre. ... SHEIKHUPURA: Trader, former serviceman shot dead SHEIKHUPURA, Oct 19: Dacoits killed a former armyman and a rice dealer in separate incidents here on Tuesday. Former armyman Riaz and his friend were coming to city on a motorcycle when three armed men intercepted them near Daowoki Mallian. ... SAHIWAL: Nine booked for fake land transfer SAHIWAL, Oct 19: Police on Tuesday registered a case against nine people, including a Naib Tehsildar, Qanungo and Patwari, for fraudulently transferring agricultural land in Chak 67/4-R. ...

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