29 October 2004 Friday 14 Ramazan 1425 KARACHI: Circular railway to be revived by January KARACHI, Oct 28: A meeting held to review the work of the Task Force set up by the prime minister for revival of the Karachi Circular Railway on Thursday decided to revive the KCR by January, 2005. ... KARACHI: KWSB promises action against illegal hydrants KARACHI, Oct 28: The managing director of the Karachi Water and Sewerage Board, Brig Iftikhar Haider, on Thursday expressed concern over private hydrants running on about 100 illegal commercial water connections in the city. ... KARACHI: 5,000 cases pending for want of ML reports KARACHI, Oct 28: At least 5,000 medico-legal cases have been pending in various courts for want of chemical, histopathological and radiological reports for the last many months, it is learnt. ... KARACHI: Consumers role in price control stressed KARACHI, Oct 28: Speakers at a seminar on Thursday observed that the role of consumers was vital in checking prices, which surged especially with the advent of Ramazan, asking for their increased involvement in efforts to curb the menace of price hikes. ... KARACHI: Murder suspect sent to jail KARACHI, Oct 28: Judicial Magistrate (South) Rajesh Chander Rajput on Thursday sent Farooq Mengal to jail in the murder case of his wife, Afreen Baig.The investigation officer was directed to submit challan on Nov 10. ... KARACHI: Teachers resent plan to set up new KU dept KARACHI, Oct 28: A majority of the faculty members of the applied chemistry department, Karachi University, boycotted the academic activities on the third consecutive day, Thursday ... KARACHI: Environmental tribunal to begin work soon KARACHI, Oct 28: The environmental tribunal in Sindh would soon be fully operational following the completion of a few legal formalities, prerequisite to issuance of foolproof notices to violators and meaningful action against them. ... KARACHI: Residents protest over shortage of water KARACHI, Oct 28: Residents of 100 Quarters, Korangi Town, staged a protest demonstration outside Karachi Press Club on Thursday morning against the water shortage and choked sewerage in the locality. ... KARACHI: Audiology dept machines at ASH out of order KARACHI, Oct 28: Various hearing tests at the Audiology department of the Abbasi Shaheed Hospital are not being conducted for more than four months due to faults in Pure Tone Audiometery Machine (PTAM) and Impedance Audiometery Machine (IAM) at the department. ... KARACHI: Proposals on textbooks' revision invited KARACHI, Oct 28: Sindh Education and Literacy Minister Dr Hamida Khuhro, under the Curriculum and Textbook Development Programme, has invited suggestions from educationists, teachers, journalists ... KARACHI: Wanted gangster's aide arrested KARACHI, Oct 28: The police on Thursday arrested a close associate of Rehman Dacoit from his hideout in Lyari. Police acting on a tip-off, raided a house located in the notorious Afshani Gali within the jurisdiction of Kalakot police station and nabbed Ahsan alias Mohajir ... LAHORE: Crucial canal feeding issue referred to Pervaiz: Water shortage for Rabi LAHORE, Oct 28: Shortage of water in the Punjab has posed a serious threat to sowing of wheat in areas irrigated by non-perennial canals. ... LAHORE: Thokar bus terminal still has hiccups LAHORE, Oct 28: The construction of the proposed Inter-City Bus Terminal at Thokar Niaz Baig has been further delayed because the Punjab government is not transferring the land ... LAHORE: Comments sought from CS, agri secy LAHORE, Oct 28: The Lahore High Court on Thursday sought comments from the Punjab chief secretary and the agriculture secretary on a petition against the appointment of deputy directors. ... LAHORE: Colleges to pay 5.5pc of fees to UHS LAHORE, Oct 28: The Punjab government has notified that all medical colleges affiliated with the University of Health Sciences will pay 5.5 per cent of the aggregate package of admission and tuition fee to university. ... ISLAMABAD: AG asked if minister was bypassed in approval: Franchise policy ISLAMABAD, Oct 28: The Supreme Court on Thursday wondered as to why the Punjab transport minister was on tours in 1998 whenever summaries were moved to seek his approval for franchising the transport routes in the province. ... ISLAMABAD: Tunnels in Margalla Hills proposed ISLAMABAD, Oct 28: The Capital Development Authority (CDA) is considering to construct tunnels in Margalla mountains to have access to Khanpur and other areas of the Hazara division to boost economic and development activities on either side ... RAWALPINDI: Two get 3-year RI RAWALPINDI, Oct 28: Addition District and Sessions Judge Mohammad Iqbal here on Thursday awarded three-year rigorous imprisonment to two persons involved in drug-trafficking. ... RAWALPINDI: Committee to recruit 415 ASIs formed RAWALPINDI, Oct 28: A three-member committee has been constituted for recruitment of 415 assistant sub-inspectors as part of revamping of the capital police, an official source told Dawn on Thursday. ... PESHAWAR: 20 nazims file plea against NWFP govt PESHAWAR, Oct 28: The Peshawar High Court on Thursday admitted for hearing a writ petition jointly filed by 20 district nazims against the NWFP government. ... PESHAWAR: Special body formed to address health issues PESHAWAR, Oct 28: A special committee has been formed to explore avenues of cooperation between Unicef and the Mardan district government on health and other social issues. ... PESHAWAR: Workers want PDA rules restored PESHAWAR, Oct 28: The City Development and Municipal Department Towns Employees Union has called upon the NWFP government to restore the rules and the procedure of the defunct Peshawar Development Authority (PDA) ... PESHAWAR: Restructuring of 4 depts finalized PESHAWAR, Oct 28: Under the proposed devolution plan, the NWFP governor's secretariat has finalized the restructuring of four departments in the Federally Administered Tribal Area (Fata). ... PESHAWAR: Death commuted to 10-year RI PESHAWAR, Oct 28: A two-member bench of the Peshawar High Court on Thursday commuted death sentence given to a man by a Qazi court for murdering his wife. ... HYDERABAD: Badin Nazim briefed by Rangers HYDERABAD, Oct 28: Badin District Nazim Kamal Khan Chang was briefed here on Thursday by officials of the Pakistan Rangers about the law-enforcement agency's role in reconnaissance along the international border ... HYDERABAD: Sindh govt blamed for flour price hike HYDERABAD, Oct 28: Members of the District Council here on Thursday criticized held the Sindh government for its failure to control the price of flour which was being sold at Rs14 per kilogramme as compared to Rs10 in Punjab. ... HYDERABAD: Court orders case against SHO HYDERABAD, Oct 28: A bench of the Sindh High Court, Hyderabad, on Thursday ordered registration of a case against the SHO of the Qazi Ahmad police station, Nawabshah. ... HYDERABAD: Blasphemy law amendments criticized HYDERABAD, Oct 28: Jamiat Ulema-i-Pakistan senior vice- president Dr Sahebzada Abul Khair Mohammad Zubair has criticized at the government for adopting a bill to amend the blasphemy law. ... QUETTA: Labour organizations observe 'black day' QUETTA, Oct 28: Four labour organizations observed a black day here the other day to mark the anniversary of the IRO 2002 and condemn the promulgation of anti-labour laws. ... MUZAFFARABAD: Revenue employees continue strike MUZAFFARABAD, Oct 28: Gazetted and non-gazetted employees of the AJK revenue department, including the assistant commissioners, took out a procession here on Thursday on the fourth day of their state-wide strike against what they alleged unlawful actions of the Ehtesab Bureau. ... BAHAWALPUR: Acute water shortage in Cholistan BAHAWALPUR, Oct 28: Cholistan is experiencing an acute drinking water shortage for human beings as well as livestock. The vast desert areas of Cholistan touch the peripheries of Bahawalpur, Bahawalnagar and Rahim Yar Khan districts. ... FAISALABAD: Non-welfare budgets can be utilized for uplift FAISALABAD, Oct 28: The Local Government and Rural Development Department has allowed the local governments to utilize their non-development budgets for development purposes. ... TOBA TEK SINGH: Educators' selection controversy deepens TOBA TEK SINGH, Oct 28: Controversy regarding the appointment of educators in the district deepened on Thursday with the spokesman of a provincial minister accusing the district nazim of patronizing corruption. ... SIALKOT: Degrees of 22 teachers found fake SIALKOT, Oct 28: The district government's special scrutiny team, headed by DCO Syed Tahir Raza Naqvi, has found the educational degrees of 22 teachers fake who had been appointed about two years ago. ... GUJRAT: Kharian excise official held on graft charges GUJRAT, Oct 28: A joint raiding team of the Anti-Corruption Establishment and police from Mandi Bahauddin has arrested the Kharian assistant excise and taxation officer who was declared a proclaimed offender in a corruption case, it is learnt here on Thursday. ... LAHORE: A tribute to Dr Muzaffar LAHORE, Oct 28: Dr Maj Muzaffar Shah (retired) was a dedicated Kashmiri leader who had devoted himself to the cause of freedom of the valley. ... MULTAN: Protest against alleged police excesses MULTAN, Oct 28: Activists of several non-governmental organizations staged a protest demonstration against the alleged police highhandedness here on Thursday. ... NAROWAL: Dist council upset about lawlessness NAROWAL, Oct 28: The district council has expressed its deep concern over the deteriorating law and order situation in the area. ... VEHARI: Lawyers' strike against police, TMA VEHARI, Oct 28: The legal community of Vehari, Burewala and Mailsi observed complete strike here on Thursday against the arrest of traders, including PML-N MPA Dr Nazir, 'misbehaviour' of police with lawyers and the ongoing anti-encroachment drive. ... GUJRANWALA: Destitute, widows still await zakat GUJRANWALA, Oct 28: The destitute and widows are facing financial crunch for the Zakat committees have so far not been constituted due to the alleged interference of legislators and Nazims. ... LAHORE: Radio channel plea against Pemra dismissed LAHORE Oct 28: Mr Justice Jamshed Ali of the Lahore High Court on Thursday dismissed a plea filed by a private radio channel against Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (Pemra). ... MINGORA: Canvassing begins in Malakand MINGORA, Oct 28: Candidates contesting the by-election for the National Assembly seat NA-35 (Malakand Agency) have started holding street-corner meetings and trying to take the notables of different areas into confidence in order to get their sympathies. ... QUETTA: Protests in Quetta against lawlessness QUETTA, Oct 28: Human rights activists and members of the minority community staged a demonstration against incidents of kidnapping of members of minority communities ... KOHAT: District govt occupies teachers centre KOHAT, Oct 28: The district government has illegally occupied 16 rooms of a building of the Regional Institute of Female Teachers Education by establishing unauthorized girls high and primary schools. ... MANSEHRA: Illegal felling of trees goes unchecked in Mansehra MANSEHRA, Oct 28: Efforts were being made by officials of the forest department for remission of Rs3.5 million fine imposed by the governor's inspection team (GIT) on a Joint Forest Management Cooperative Society (JFMCS) ... GILGIT: No clue to missing student GILGIT, Oct 28: No clue has been found to a missing student of a private school who along with a classmate jumped into the Gilgit River on Monday apparently to avoid being abused by their captors. ... DADU: Govt urged to cancel fishing contracts of Rangers DADU, Oct 28: Activists of social and political organizations took out a procession here on Thursday in protest against the award of contracts to the Pakistan Rangers in Badin and Thatta districts. ... MIRPURKHAS: 16,000 maunds of cotton gutted MIRPURKHAS, Oct 28: About 16,000 maunds of cotton were reduced to ashes when a fire broke out in the Anmol cotton ginning factory in Ratanabad town on Thursday. ...

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