21 October 2004 Thursday 06 Ramazan 1425 KARACHI: Meat merchants still reluctant to cut prices KARACHI, Oct 20: Although the city government is still insisting on a drastic cut in the prices of meat, from Rs 220 per kg to Rs 170, the meat-sellers are reluctant to sell the commodity on reduced rates. ... KARACHI: KESC blames power failures on Wapda KARACHI, Oct 20: Power cuts continued to occur on Wednesday as the Karachi Electric Supply Corporation blamed the erratic national grid for electricity breakdowns especially during the peak hours. ... KARACHI: Power failures disrupt water supply KARACHI, Oct 20: Acute water shortage continued to persist in several parts of the city on Wednesday owing to frequent power failures. ... KARACHI: Policeman wounded, bandits held in encounter KARACHI, Oct 20: A policeman lost his right hand in an encounter with bandits leading to the arrest of four outlaws in the Rohail Khand Society in Ferozabad police limits on Wednesday. ... KARACHI: Guards get away with Rs20m cash KARACHI, Oct 20: Two guards of a private security company took away US dollars equivalent to over Rs20 millions from a senior official of an exchange company in Saddar on Wednesday evening. ... KARACHI: Husband held for Afreen's murder KARACHI, Oct 20: Police on Wednesday formally arrested Farooq Mengal, husband of the slain Afreen Baig, for plotting her murder. ... KARACHI: Lease camp opened at Nasir Colony KARACHI, Oct 20: City Nazim Naimatullah Khan on Wednesday inaugurated a lease office at Nasir Colony in UC-2, Qayyumabad. ... KARACHI: Edhi launches 20 boats for rescue operations KARACHI, Oct 19: The Edhi Foundation has commissioned its recently acquired fleet of 20 boats for rescue and emergency operations. ... KARACHI: Donors help sought in education sector KARACHI, Oct 20: The Sindh Minister for Education and Literacy, Dr Hamida Khuhro, on Wednesday called upon donor agencies to support the provincial education department to overpower the drop-out ratio at the primary level. ... KARACHI: Students protest against privatization KARACHI, Oct 20: The students of St Patrick's and St Joseph's colleges on Wednesday held a protest demonstration at the Karachi Press Club against a notification issued with regard to privatization of the two colleges. ... KARACHI: PWs examined in Haideri mosque bomb blast case KARACHI, Oct 20: An anti-terrorism court recorded on Wednesday the deposition of first three prosecution witnesses in the Haideri Mosque blast case against a worker of the banned Lashkar-i-Jhangvi. ... KARACHI: KU objects as Dow varsity asks students to re-enrol KARACHI, Oct 20: The Dow University of Health Sciences (DUHS) has invited fresh enrolment from students of the Dow Medical College (DMC) and the Sindh Medical College (SMC) ... KARACHI: Three die in road accidents KARACHI, Oct 20: Three persons, including a six-year-old boy and a woman, died in road accidents in different parts of the city on Wednesday. ... KARACHI: Pact with foreign firm on safety at Aladin likely KARACHI, Oct 20: An agreement is expected to be signed in a few weeks between the city government and a foreign firm on safety measures at Aladin Amusement Park. ... KARACHI: Rickshaw, taxi drivers fleecing passengers KARACHI, Oct 20: Drivers of rickshaws and taxis continue to fleece commuters on one pretext or the other, openly flouting the officially fixed fares, and yet manage to go unpunished. ... KARACHI: Modern city be planned in Hawkesbay, says Ibad KARACHI, Oct 20: Sindh Governor Dr Ishratul Ibad Khan has called for planning a modern city in the Hawkesbay Scheme-42 of the city. ... ISLAMABAD: Humiliation of girl: LHC CJ told to take action ISLAMABAD, Oct 20: Chief Justice of Pakistan Justice Nazim Hussain Siddiqui on Wednesday asked the Lahore High Court chief justice to take cognizance of an application seeking action against police officials involved in stripping and then parading a girl in public in Bahawalnagar. ... QUETTA: Levies end occupation of police stations QUETTA, Oct 20: Former levies officials in the district of Nasirabad, who have been merged into police force, vacated on Wednesday all the three police stations they had occupied two days ago ... PESHAWAR: PHC summons medical college principal PESHAWAR, Oct 20: A two-judge bench of the Peshawar High Court on Wednesday summoned the principal of the Saidu Medical College in a contempt of court case. ... PESHAWAR: New version of history stressed PESHAWAR, Oct 20: Noted historian Dr Mubarak Ali has stressed the need for writing a new socio-cultural history of the country, covering the contributions of the masses, who are the makers of history. ... PESHAWAR: Drug firms' donations for hospital maintenance PESHAWAR, Oct 20: In a bid to promote their products, several pharmaceutical companies are making donations to teaching hospitals in the city to maintain their wards. ... PESHAWAR: Duty rate hike puts pressure on Peshawar importers PESHAWAR, Oct 20: The Central Board of Revenue's decision to charge customs duty on imported goods cleared at the Peshawar dry port at the same rate as those charged at the Karachi customs dry port has left local importers high and dry ... PESHAWAR: NWFP nazims threaten to quit en masse PESHAWAR, Oct 20: District and tehsil nazims of the NWFP here on Wednesday threatened to resign en-bloc, if the National Reconstruction Bureau (NRB) did not restore their administrative and financial powers by Nov 25. ... PESHAWAR: Petition against removal withdrawn PESHAWAR, Oct 20: A two-judge bench of the Peshawar High Court on Tuesday dismissed two writ petitions challenging the removal of an additional and a deputy advocate-general by the provincial government after the petitioners withdrew their petitions. ... HYDERABAD: Petition disposed of as detainees freed HYDERABAD, Oct 20: A division bench of the Sindh High Court, Hyderabad circuit, on Wednesday disposed of a petition seeking recovery of three peasants detained by police. ... HYDERABAD: Court quashes notices issued by FIA HYDERABAD, Oct 20: A division bench of the Sindh High Court, Hyderabad, has quashed notices issued by the FIA to the Hyderabad Railway Employees Cooperative Housing Society ... HYDERABAD: Shopkeepers, vendors fined for overcharging HYDERABAD, Oct 20: Deputy district officers who have been delegated powers of special magistrate imposed fine amounting to Rs30,150 fine on account vendors and shopkeepers during a drive against profiteers here on Tuesday. ... HYDERABAD: Date for submitting admission forms extended HYDERABAD, Oct 20: Authorities of the Sindh University have extended date for receipt of admission forms for bachelors and postgraduate programmes to October 21. ... HYDERABAD: No consensus on Kalabagh dam, says Palijo HYDERABAD, Oct 20: Awami Tehrik chief Rasool Bux Palijo has condemned what he called government propaganda claiming that there is no difference of opinion among the provinces on construction of the Kalabagh dam. ... DADU: Sharp increase in prices witnessed DADU, Oct 20: Shopkeepers have increased the prices of vegetables, fruit and meat here with the advent of the holy month of Ramazan, according to a survey conducted by this correspondent. ... SUKKUR: Appointment of teachers urged SUKKUR, Oct 20: A group of students held a protest demonstration outside the press club here on Tuesday against shortage of teaching staff in the Sardar Ghulam Mohammad Khan Mahar Medical College. ... OKARA: Two killed in Okara OKARA, Oct 20: Two persons were killed in different incidents here during the last two days. Reports said Abdullah was going to see funfair at Sheikh Sharif village when his rivals Mazhar and Zafar (residents of Thatta Akbar at Mauza Murdani) ... RAHIM YAR KHAN: UN team examines subsoil water RAHIM YAR KHAN, Oct 20: A United Nations team on Wednesday visited Taranda Gorgage, Janpur, Chak 42 Abbasia, Muhammad Daha and Ahmed Yar Tanveri of Liaqatpur tehsil and examined under-ground water. ... FAISALABAD: Agri varsity to follow PU's academic format FAISALABAD, Oct 20: The University of Agriculture Faisalabad has decided that its course outline, weekly scheme of work and assignments will be prepared in accordance with the format of the Punjab University. ... GUJRANWALA: Two policemen suspended: Death in custody GUJRANWALA, Oct 20: The DIG on Wednesday suspended an SHO and investigation officer from service on the charge of killing a youth in custody. ... GUJRAT: Accident victim dies in hospital GUJRAT, Oct 20: Lady inspector Munaza Rabbani, who was injured in a road accident some days ago, succumbed to her wounds at a hospital in Lahore on Wednesday. ... SIALKOT: Abduction, rape case against SI, constables SIALKOT, Oct 20: On the orders of the Lahore High Court, a case was registered against an SI, an ASI and other policemen for kidnapping a local landlord and his aunt and raping her. ... MULTAN: Subsidy for farm tubewells MULTAN, Oct 20: A subsidy will be provided for the use of farm tubewells in the areas with sweet subsoil water in order to sow wheat on as much area as possible this year. ... SUKKUR: FWO to repair barrage SUKKUR, Oct 20: Work to fill ditches developed in the Sukkur Barrage and the Dadu Canal will be assigned to the Frontier Works Organization. ... KHAIRPUR: Plan to disarm warring tribes KHAIRPUR, Oct 20: The administration has decided to launch a police operation in the Kingri area to recover arms and arrest wanted persons in a bid to settle the Solangi-Jagirani feud. ... MITHI: Malaria cases on the rise in Thar MITHI, Oct 20: Malaria cases are on the rise for the last couple of weeks and the people of Tharparkar are passing sleepless nights due to the menace of mosquitoes. ... SWABI: Shifting of machinery from industrial area criticized SWABI, Oct 20: Opposition members in the district council have accused the local government of allowing the shifting of machinery from the Gadoon Amazai Industrial Estate, which, they say, will lead to the collapse of the estate. ... BADIN: Mills fail to start cane crushing BADIN, Oct 20: None of the seven sugar mills in the district started sugarcane crushing on Thursday, the deadline given by the Sindh government, which has intensified disappointment among sugarcane growers. ... FAISALABAD: 16 shopkeepers detained for overcharging FAISALABAD, Oct 20: Special raiding teams of the district government on Wednesday challaned 63 shopkeepers and vendors and sent 16 others behind bars for selling consumer goods at higher rates. ... LAHORE: Three robbers among five shot dead in 'encounters' LAHORE, Oct 20: Five people, including three alleged carjackers and a smuggler, were killed in two encounters with police here on Wednesday. ... LAHORE: Governor owns govt negligence in bomb blasts LAHORE, Oct 20: Conceding the fact that the number of thefts and robberies is increasing, Punjab Governor Khalid Maqbool has said the government is taking strict measures to control crime and terrorist activities in the province. ... LAHORE: Dr Muzaffar Shah laid to rest LAHORE, Oct 20: Kashmir Action Committee president and leading physician of the city Dr Maj Muzaffar Shah (retired) was laid to rest in Gulberg graveyard here on Wednesday. ... LAHORE: Shopkeepers jailed, fined for overcharging LAHORE, Oct 20: City District Government revenue officers and town municipal officers on Wednesday sentenced 16 shopkeepers to three to 15 days imprisonment and imposed a fine of Rs200,000 on 168 others for selling the essential commodities at exorbitant prices. ... LAHORE: PSMA to start crushing from Nov 1 LAHORE, Oct 20: The Pakistan Sugar Mills Association has decided to start the crushing season around Nov 1 despite an expected loss of Rs5 billion in the form of lesser sugar recovery and Rs750 million loss to the federal government in the form of sales tax. ... LAHORE: Tributes paid to Ghulam Haider Wyne LAHORE, Oct 20: Speakers paid rich tributes to former Punjab chief minister Ghulam Haider Wyne at a meeting held to observe his 11th death anniversary here on Wednesday. ... LAHORE: New hydel power stations 'a must': Loadshedding LAHORE, Oct 20: The Electric Power Forum has urged President Pervez Musharraf and Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz to make adequate resources available to Wapda for the proposed combined cycle thermal power house and new hydel power stations to avoid heavy power loadshedding next summer. ... LAHORE: Directive to education officers LAHORE, Oct 20: Special Secretary Schools Imtiaz Tajwar has directed all executive district officers (education) and district education officers to response swiftly and take necessary measures to tackle the situation in case of any eventuality in the education department. ...

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