23 October 2004 Saturday 08 Ramazan 1425 KARACHI: TMOs told to make city clean or pack up KARACHI Oct 22: Sindh Governor Dr Ishratul Ibad Khan has directed all town municipal officers of the city government to ensure removal of the garbage heaps lying in their respective areas within 15 days. ... KARACHI: Police not cooperating in price-control drive KARACHI, Oct 22: The city government has complained that police are not cooperating with it in making the price control campaign a success. A senior city government official told Dawn that the police attitude was one of the major factors contributing to the ineffectiveness of the drive. ... KARACHI: Land record being computerized to check irregularities - Nazim briefs IBRD team KARACHI, Oct 22: There is need for infrastructure improvement in industrial areas of Karachi, without which there can be no increase in exports. This was stated by City Nazim, Naimatullah Khan, while talking to a visiting World Bank mission at a review meeting held at Civic Centre here. ... KARACHI: City govt's lease move criticized KARACHI, Oct 22: Sindh minister for revenue and political affairs Imtiaz Ahmed Shaikh has opposed the process of regularization of kutchi abadis initiated by the City Nazim, Naimatullah Khan, in Karachi's urban areas, and termed it "politically motivated". ... KARACHI: Pakistan has highest breast cancer rate in Asia KARACHI, Oct 22: Pakistan has the highest rate of breast cancer in Asia, and more than 30,000 women should be reporting every year to just one major tertiary-care hospital, specializing in cancer treatment. ... KARACHI: Stern action demanded against law enforcers KARACHI, Oct 22: Various civil society organizations from all over the province condemning law enforcers for torturing fisher folk in Badin district demanded that those involved must be dealt sternly according to the law. ... KARACHI: BIE to discuss script case on 25th KARACHI, Oct 22: The issue of the "dubious script" of HSC (pre-engineering) annual examinations 2004, will be placed at the meeting of the Board of Intermediate Education, Karachi, on October 25. ... KARACHI: Plea challenging imposition of property tax dismissed KARACHI, Oct 22: A Sindh High Court division bench dismissed on Friday a writ petition challenging the imposition of property tax on a company engaged in constructing a container terminal at the Karachi Port Trust. ... KARACHI: Medical colleges to refund fee KARACHI, Oct 22: All private medical colleges have, in principle, agreed to reimburse the amount deposited in advance by students under the heads of admission fee and tuition fee at their respective institutions but may have succeeded in getting admission to some public sector college on merit later. ... KARACHI: Cancer ward planned at CHK KARACHI, Oct 22: The Civil Hospital Karachi is planning to construct a cancer treatment facility, the first in any public sector hospital of Sindh. A 20-bed ward will be constructed on the first floor of the newly established dispensary in the OPD area. ... KARACHI: Eight new species of birds arrive at city zoo KARACHI, Oct 22: Three new species of mammals and eight new species of birds have been added to the existing inmates of Karachi Zoological Gardens (KZG). According to sources, most of the new entrants have been donated by various wildlife lovers. ... KARACHI: Growth of unauthorized settlements rampant KARACHI, Oct 22: At a time when lease-grant process vis-a-vis 278 kutchi abadis across the city is in full swing, new squatter settlements continue to emerge unabated while the existing kutchi abadis are expanding unchecked on the periphery of the metropolis, especially in Baldia and Orangi areas. ... KARACHI: Stray dogs pose threat to people in Korangi KARACHI, Oct 22: Stray dogs roaming on streets and roads in various localities of Korangi areas are posing a serious threat to dwellers as dog-bite cases are common there due to unchecked growth of this creature for years. ... KARACHI: Bandits kill two children, hurt mother KARACHI, Oct 22: Bandits killed two children and wounded their mother in North Karachi late on Thursday night. Police said that armed suspects barged into the house of Mohammad Tufail in North Karachi and snatched gold ornaments from his wife Samina. ... KARACHI: Murder suspect given in custody KARACHI, Oct 22: Farooq Mengal, who allegedly masterminded the murder of his wife Afreen Baig, was remanded on Friday to the police custody for interrogation. The police produced Mengal in the court of judicial magistrate, South, Maqbool Memon, and sought a 14-day custody of the suspect, who was arrested on Thursday. ... LAHORE: Shopkeepers held, fined for price violation LAHORE, Oct 22: City District Government's checking teams jailed and fined more shopkeepers for selling essential commodities at high rates on Friday. Sixteen butchers found selling mutton and beef above the fixed price were sent to jail by the special magistrate. ... LAHORE: All applicants get plots in Sundar Estate LAHORE, Oct 22: The Punjab Industrial Estate Development and Management Company has decided to allot Sundar Industrial Estate plots to all 251 applicants. ... PESHAWAR: PHC rebukes police for violating law PESHAWAR, Oct 22: The Peshawar High Court on Friday took exception to violations of different provisions of law by the local police in narcotics cases and observed that the police always served their own personal interests. ... PESHAWAR: Increase in iodine intake urged PESHAWAR, Oct 22: People have been urged to increase their iodine intake as its deficiency increases the risks of mental disorders and fertility-related problems, especially in women. ... LAHORE: 3 murdered in Lahore LAHORE, Oct 22: Three people were murdered in separate incidents in the city on Friday. Waqas (20) of Sector B/1 Township was shot at by his cousin, Majid, said the police and added the injured was taken to a nearby hospital where he died. The police said the two cousins had a squabble over a trivial issue. ... HYDERABAD: Cane growers urged to switch to other crops HYDERABAD, Oct 22: The Sindh Small Growers Association has appealed to farmers not to cultivate sugarcane from next year and opt for other cash crops. Speaking at a news conference at the press club here on Friday, the president of the association ... HYDERABAD: Custodial death: post-mortem report rejected HYDERABAD, Oct 22: Relatives of Nisar Ahmad Mallah, who is reported to have died in the custody of the Kotri Site police on August 18, have rejected the postmortem report prepared by a doctor of the Kotri Taluka Hospital. ... MITHI: Suspended officials still holding offices MITHI, Oct 22: The additional district food controller of Tharparkar and a food inspector, who had been suspended by the Sindh chief minister on Oct 7 following alleged embezzlement of 40,000 wheat bags, are still performing their duties as no notification has been issued in this regard. ... LARKANA: SHC orders child bride be lodged in Darul Aman LARKANA, Oct 22: The Sindh High Court, Larkana circuit bench, on Friday ordered police to send a six-year-old girl, Samina, to Darul Aman and produce her in the court on Saturday. Justice Gulzar Ahmed also ordered production of her mother Hasina in the court. ... SHIKARPUR: Three killed in ambush SHIKARPUR, Oct 22: Two brothers and their guest were shot dead by a group of men in the Sardar Khan Chandio village, near Garhi Yasin, here on Friday morning. ... GILGIT: Students held for refusing to move to IT centre GILGIT, Oct 22: Police arrested at least 36 students of information technology on Friday when they refused to move to the new premises from the Karakoram International University campus and resorted to protest. ... NOWSHERA: Appointments cancelled NOWSHERA, Oct 22: The Nowshera district coordination officer has cancelled appointments and promotions of 102 teachers. They were appointed in March 2004 by the executive district officer (education). ... VEHARI: Unhygienic conditions reign at hospital VEHARI, Oct 22: Mismanagement and improper disposal system of hospital waste has worsened the hygienic conditions of the local District Headquarters Hospital. The hospital waste has become a source of spreading various diseases due to the negligence of the hospital administration and para-medical staff. ... FAISALABAD: Rs2.5m snatched by robbers FAISALABAD, Oct 22: Two masked men snatched Rs2.5 million in cash from an employee of a real estate dealer near Gujjar Basti here on Friday. Reports said that Sajid Ali, employee of Abdul Khalid, was intercepted by two masked bandits when he was on his way after drawing cash from a bank. ... GUJRANWALA: Robbers take away motorbike, cash GUJRANWALA, Oct 22: Robbers plundered cash and valuables worth thousands of rupees from the house of a landlord and a clinic, besides depriving a man of his motorcycle in and around the city on Friday. ... SAHIWAL: Three of a family killed on road SAHIWAL, Oct 22: Three family members were killed while their servant and bus driver sustained serious injuries in an accident on GT Road here late on Thursday night. ... BAHAWALPUR: Concern over lack of security at bus stop BAHAWALPUR, Oct 22: Local transporters have expressed concern over absence of security measures at the General Bus Stand. Complaining about the issue here on Thursday, the transporters and the bus stand manager said there were no security arrangements, especially during night time, in and around the GBS. ... MULTAN: Four killed in truck-coaster collision MULTAN, Oct 22: Four passengers, including a woman and her minor daughter, were killed while nine others suffered serious injuries on Friday in an accident on Multan-Vehari Road in Jehanian, some 35kms from here. ... BAHAWALPUR: NH&MP to take over new section of highway after Eid BAHAWALPUR, Oct 22: The National Highway and Motorway Police will take over the section from Sutlej bridge, Bahawalpur, to Tarinda Muhammad Panah, Rahim Yar Khan, immediately after Eid. It was learnt here on Friday that the NH&MP staff would start patrolling on this highway section after Eid. ...

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