22 October 2004 Friday 07 Ramazan 1425 KARACHI: KESC denies connection to heart institute KARACHI, Oct 21: The city government, which wants to open the Karachi Institute of Heart Diseases by December, may not be able to meet the deadline because the Karachi Electric Supply Corporation has refused to grant it a connection, Dawn has learnt. ... KARACHI: Kutchi abadis to get due facilities: nazim KARACHI, Oct 21: City Nazim Naimatullah Khan has said that the city government is taking all steps to provide equal facilities of education, health, electricity, water and sewerage and other amenities to the residents of kutchi abadis. ... KARACHI: Robbers may have links with militants KARACHI, Oct 21: The two security guards who had robbed a money changer of foreign currency equivalent to Rs40 million on Wednesday are suspected of having links with some Jihadi outfits ... KARACHI: Aalmi man acquitted in blast case KARACHI, Oct 21: An anti-terrorism court acquitted Atif alias Kamran, the local chief of the Harkatul Mujahideen Al-Aalmi, in a petrol station blast case. ... KARACHI: Notices issued in illegal confinement case KARACHI, Oct 21: The Sindh High Court issued notices to the advocate-general and the Bin Qasim Town police officer in a petition against the alleged arrest of a schoolboy by a law enforcement agency personnel. ... KARACHI: Civil hospital facing shortage of staff KARACHI, Oct 21: The Civil Hospital Karachi, which caters to the needs of patients from all over the country, is facing a shortage of doctors and if due attention is not paid ... KARACHI: Checkups, exercise may help reduce old-age ailments KARACHI, Oct 21: Health experts on Thursday emphasized on early detection of old-age diseases for better treatment and stressed on such people to get their medical examination regularly once a year ... KARACHI: Probe ordered into fake appointments KARACHI, Oct 21: The Sindh Minister for Education, Dr Hamida Khuhro, has ordered constitution of district-level committees to probe fake appointments of teaching as well as non-teaching staff in the education department. ... KARACHI: WHO seeks medium-term health plan for Sindh KARACHI, Oct 21: The World Health Organization's representative to Pakistan, Dr Khalif Bille Mohammad, has proposed to the Sindh Health department to draw up a medium-term strategic plan of action for health intervention in the province ... KARACHI: Two Lyari gangsters tagged Rs2.5m each KARACHI, Oct 21: Sindh Governor Dr Ishratul Ibad on Thursday issued directive to authorities to announce a cash reward of Rs2.5 million each for identifying the accused, Rehman Dacoit and Arshad Pappoo, allegedly involved in heinous crimes. ... KARACHI: Suspect deposes in Afreen case KARACHI, Oct 21: The suspect in the murder case of artist Afreen Baig stated on Thursday that his master Farooq Mengal, the husband of the artist, induced him for committing the murder. ... KARACHI: KU, DUHS bodies' meeting KARACHI, Oct 21: The syndicate of the Dow University will take up the issue of transfer of enrolments and responsibility of conducting examinations of various MBBS batches, already enrolled with the University of Karachi, on October 23 ... KARACHI: Gadap Town wants Damloti wells KARACHI, Oct 21: The Gadap Town administration has asked the Karachi Water and Sewerage Board to handover the century-old Damloti wells to the town for its future management and for supplying water to the neighbouring localities as well as making them feasible for irrigating land. ... LAHORE: 35,000 residential plots to be developed in five years LAHORE, Oct 21: The Punjab Housing and Physical Planning Department director-general has said the government will develop 35,000 residential plots in the province during the next five years at a cost of Rs5 billion. ... LAHORE: Food dept demands grinding record: 'Go-slow' by flour mills LAHORE, Oct 21: As flour supplies squeeze in the city and popular anger rises, the Punjab Food Department on Thursday sought help from Wapda to check actual grinding of every mill. ... LAHORE: AMP alleges underhand land deals LAHORE, Oct 21: The Anjuman Mazareen Punjab (AMP) has alleged that the army is trying to get transferred stud farm lands in its name through underhand deals. ... QUETTA: Tribe warns against house demolition QUETTA, Oct 21: Elders of the Shahwani tribe have warned the provincial government against demolishing houses on what they termed private land in the Sariab area and said it would create a law and order problem and the administration will be responsible for consequences. ... QUETTA: Govt urged to resolve Chaman issue QUETTA, Oct 21: The Awami National Party of Balochistan has demanded that the government should accept the decisions of the committee formed to resolve the issue of Chaman. ... QUETTA: 'Flour to be supplied at fixed rates' QUETTA, Oct 21: The Balochistan Food Minister Maulana Noor Mohammad has asked the authorities to take strict action against people buying flour. ... PESHAWAR: Relief package for Chitral sought PESHAWAR, Oct 21: The NWFP government has urged the centre to announce a relief package for the rain-affected people of Chitral, who have been facing shortage of food and medicines for three weeks. ... PESHAWAR: Juvenile justice law extended to Pata PESHAWAR, Oct 21: NWFP Governor Syed Iftikhar Hussain Shah has ordered the extension of the Juvenile Justice System Ordinance, 2000, to the Provincially Administered Tribal Areas (Pata). ... PESHAWAR: Durrani urges early launch of varsity PESHAWAR, Oct 21: NWFP Chief Minister Akram Khan Durrani has directed officials to complete all prerequisites for the smooth launching of the Khyber Medical University, a project for which the provincial government has already allocated resources and land. ... PESHAWAR: Govt urged to get hostages freed PESHAWAR, Oct 21: People of a remote forest area in Upper Dir have urged the government to secure the release of 32 people held hostage by leader of the defunct Tehrik Nifaz-i-Shariat Muhammadi, Haji Mohammad. ... PESHAWAR: Changing weather pattern spells harsh winter PESHAWAR, Oct 21: The northern areas of the country and upper parts of the Frontier province are expected to experience a comparatively harsh winter this year because of an unusual change in the weather ... PESHAWAR: Doctors term teaching post appointments illegal PESHAWAR, Oct 21: Doctors have expressed resentment over what they term illegal appointments on teaching posts in local hospitals. ... HYDERABAD: Court asks AAG to submit report in water case HYDERABAD, Oct 21: A division bench of the Sindh High Court, Hyderabad, on Thursday directed Sindh Additional Advocate General Masood A. Noorani to ascertain facts about an inquiry into the water contamination case ... HYDERABAD: HDA violated rules, says probe panel: Allotment of land HYDERABAD, Oct 21: A committee of the district council inquiring into allotment of government land by the Hyderabad Development Authority has expressed its dissatisfaction over documents presented by the HDA director-general. ... HYDERABAD: MMA to start mass contact movement HYDERABAD, Oct 21: District and city chapters of the Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal at a meeting held at the Ruknul Islam Jamia Mosque here on Wednesday evening decided to launch a mass contact movement for the next local bodies elections. ... HYDERABAD: CM criticized for failing to act against mill owners HYDERABAD, Oct 21: The chairman of the Sindh National Party, Mr Amir Bhambhro, has asked the Sindh chief minister to resign as sugar mill owners have refused to act on his directive to start the cane crushing season from Oct 20. ... HYDERABAD: Use of substandard material in roads construction alleged HYDERABAD, Oct 21: The leader of the Al-Khidmat group in the district council, Mr Rana Mehmood Ali, has said that roads constructed at a cost of tens of millions of rupees in the district have been destroyed just in one rainfall. ... HYDERABAD: Traders call for action against wholesalers HYDERABAD, Oct 21: The Anjuman Tajiran-i-Sindh has condemned inordinate increases in prices of consumer goods during the month of Ramazan. ... DERA GHAZI KHAN: Two Nazims, 20 others booked: 'Attack on NGO men' DERA GHAZI KHAN, Oct 21: Two union council Nazims of the Khosa dominated area and 20 armed men were booked on Wednesday night for attacking a Houbara Foundation team in Mauza Dallana, D.G Khan tehsil. ... KASUR: Woman, two daughters abducted KASUR, Oct 21: Four people abducted a housewife along with her two daughters, took away cash, gold and later raped one of the girls here at Bhagokey Araian village, Kanganpur. ... FAISALABAD: Weapons stored in deserted shop seized FAISALABAD, Oct 21: City police seized a huge quantity of weapons stored in a deserted shop of main Weapons Market of Kutchery Bazaar here on Thursday. ... LAHORE: Old and young artists' rendezvous next month LAHORE, Oct 21: Eight old masters and as many young artists from five South Asian nations - India, Bangladesh, Nepal, Sri Lanka and Pakistan - will display their selected works at an exhibition entitled "Old Masters ... KASUR: Two killed as milk van overturns KASUR, Oct 21: Two people were killed while three others sustained injuries as a speeding milk van overturned here on Thursday on the Illahabad-Kasur Road. ... SIALKOT: More officials in fake degrees scam held SIALKOT, Oct 21: Police on Thursday arrested more officials of the education department allegedly involved in the business of preparing and selling fake degrees to the people. ... TOBA TEK SINGH: Triple murder suspects still at large TOBA TEK SINGH, Oct 21: Gojra Saddar police have failed to arrest any of the eight suspects in a triple murder case. ... BADIN: Demand for restoration of fishing rights BADIN, Oct 21: Fishermen from the coastal area staged a sit-in at the Kazia canal chowk here on Thursday against what they called harassment by Rangers. ... BADIN: World Bank help sought for poverty alleviation BADIN, Oct 21: District Nazim Sardar Kamal Khan Chang has sought support of the World Bank in poverty alleviation efforts by the district government. ... KOHAT: Kohat plans tax on heavy vehicles KOHAT, Oct 21: The district government is considering a plan to impose tax on heavy vehicles using the four inter city routes of Kohat-Rawalpindi, Kohat-Bannu, Kohat-Parachinar and Kohat-Peshawar to generate funds for development projects in the area. ... SUKKUR: Barrage repair work reviewed SUKKUR, Oct 21: A team formed by the Sindh chief minister visited the Sukkur Barrage on Thursday and reviewed the progress of repair work of the barrage and the Dadu Canal. ...

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