27 January 2005 Thursday 16 Zilhaj 1425 KARACHI: SLGC may refer case of shop boards to NAB KARACHI, Jan 26: The 28th meeting of the Sindh Local Government Commission, held under the chairmanship of Local Government Adviser Waseem Akhtar, decided to refer the case of sun-shade shop boards contract to the National Accountability Bureau ... KARACHI: Govt failed to establish ownership of colleges - SPLA says... KARACHI, Jan 26: Leaders of the Sindh Professors and Lecturers' Association have expressed the apprehension that provincial education department was playing in a confidential manner on the issue of denationalization of two colleges in Karachi. ... KARACHI: Minister seeks reasons for poor progress of mega project KARACHI, Jan 26: A meeting of the Project Steering Committee on Revamping/Rehabilitation of Irrigation and Drainage System in Sindh was held under the chairmanship of Sindh Minister for Planning and Development Syed Shoaib Bukhari on Wednesday. ... KARACHI: Policeman falls prey to Lyari gang-war KARACHI, Jan 26: A police official fell prey to the continued gang war in Lyari on Wednesday when members of a gang attacked a police party near Baghdadi police station in a bid to get their accomplice freed from police custody. ... KARACHI: Inquiry into custodial death ordered KARACHI, Jan 26: Sindh Home Minister Rauf Siddiqi on Wednesday took notice of the death of a young man in custody due to alleged police torture in Mirpurkhas and the consequent violence and called for a report from DPO Altaf Bhatti within three days. ... KARACHI: ATC acquits Lashkar man in police van attack case KARACHI, Jan 26: An anti-terrorism court acquitted on Wednesday an alleged worker of the banned Lashkar-i-Jhangvi in a police mobile van attack case. ... KARACHI: Govt urged to raise nurses' salaries KARACHI, Jan 26: The Provincial Nurses' Association has urged government to ensure implementation as promised by former premier Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain for raising the pay scales of nurses from 14 to 16. ... KARACHI: Resumption of work on green belt demanded KARACHI, Jan 26: A Lyari-based NGO claimed that a green belt being developed along the boundary wall of a government school had been converted into a garbage dumping ground. ... KARACHI: SSC exams to begin on April 5 KARACHI, Jan 26: The SSC Annual Examinations under various educational boards in the province would now commence on April 5 instead of March 1, it was learnt officially here on Wednesday. ... KARACHI: Child custody case disposed of KARACHI, Jan 26: The Sindh High Court on Wednesday disposed of a case against a TV artist Nadia Khan. The case pertains to custody of the child, and the court observed that in the instant case, wrongful custody of the minor does not exist. ... KARACHI: SHC allows NWFP MPA's petition KARACHI, Jan 26: A division bench of the Sindh High Court, comprising Chief Justice Mr Justice Sayyed Saeed Ashhad and Justice Maqbool Baqar, on Wednesday allowed the petition of Malik Imran Khan ... KARACHI: Awareness stressed to check AIDS KARACHI, Jan 26: Sindh Health Adviser Faisal Malik has stressed for prevention and eradication of AIDS from Pakistan through creating awareness among public at large. ... KARACHI: International Customs Day observed KARACHI, Jan 26: The International Customs Day was observed in a befitting manner at the Customs House here on Wednesday. ... KARACHI: Harms of excessive fat intake KARACHI, Jan 26: People indulging in frequent and heavy intake of meat have been advised by doctors and scientists not to forego the strongly recommended intake of fruit, vegetables and cereals. ... ISLAMABAD: SC asked to take notice of maid's rape, murder ISLAMABAD, Jan 26: An advocate requested the Supreme Court on Wednesday to take suo motu notice of the rape and murder of a maid in Karachi, who succumbed to burn injuries on Sunday last. ... LAHORE: Action against eight police officials ordered LAHORE, Jan 26: The Public Accounts Committee-II of the Punjab Assembly has ordered action against eight police officials, including five SSPs, in an embezzlement case. ... LAHORE: Banks asked to fulfil social responsibility LAHORE, Jan 26: Governor Khalid Maqbool has asked the banking sector to meet its social responsibilities in respect of promotion of micro-financing in the rural and urban areas instead of offering big loans to the corporate sector and the influential people. ... LAHORE: Plan to make full use of available water LAHORE, Jan 26: The changing weather pattern - usually low rainfall - may continue for another four or five years. Therefore, the country should plan to utilize every drop of available water. ... LAHORE: Law likely to bind house owners to plant trees LAHORE, Jan 26: The Punjab government is considering promulgation of a law binding every owner to plant trees in front of his house to control environment pollution. ... HYDERABAD: Resolve to curb smuggling - World Customs Day observed HYDERABAD, Jan 26: The International Customs Day was observed at the Customs House here on Wednesday. A large number of employees of relevant departments, including officials of sales tax, excise duty and customs duty, attended the function. ... LAHORE: Appellate body LAHORE, Jan 26: The Punjab government has created a Provincial Appellate Authority (PAA) by amending the Drugs Rules 1988 to hear appeals against the orders of the licencing authority. ... LAHORE: Court requested to stop work in Kahoon Valley LAHORE, Jan 26: Advocate Syed Mansoor Ali Shah requested the Lahore High Court on Wednesday to stop the establishment of six cement plants at the picturesque Kahoon Valley of the Salt Range ... LAHORE: Accused flee again after cancellation of bail - Sialkot jail case LAHORE, Jan 26: A division bench of the Lahore High Court on Wednesday cancelled interim bails of DIG Malik Muhammad Iqbal and four other police and health officials allegedly involved in the Sialkot jail firing. ... LAHORE: Robbers kill motorcyclist LAHORE, Jan 26: Robbers shot dead a youngster at Halloki in Kahna on Wednesday. Muhammad Din told police that his son Naeem, 22, left his house to visit his sister to show her new motorcycle. ... PESHAWAR: Poppy growing still a problem - governor - Narcotics put on fire PESHAWAR, Jan 26: The customs authorities put on fire a large quantity of narcotics, counterfeit cigarettes and medicines with expired date of safe use to mark the International Customs Day here on Wednesday. ... PESHAWAR: 550 trees felled illegally PESHAWAR, Jan 26: More than 550 trees on land owned by the Small Industrial Development Board (SIDB), NWFP, in Charsadda, have been illegally felled with police paying no heed to the board's requests for registration of an FIR ... PESHAWAR: Protection sought for assault victim PESHAWAR, Jan 26: The Pakistan Medical Association has called upon the president of Pakistan to intervene to save the life of lady doctor who was assaulted in Sui after a jirga reportedly declared her a kari who must be eliminated. ... HYDERABAD: PPP's stand on district bifurcation criticized HYDERABAD, Jan 26: Two district council members have demanded that the leadership of federalist parties should categorically state their viewpoint on a proposal for creating a city district government in Hyderabad. ... PESHAWAR: Students' plea for restoring unions PESHAWAR, Jan 26: Students of Peshawar University are in a dilemma because they have no representative body through which they can communicate their problems to the administration. ... HYDERABAD: Tests find river water unfit for drinking HYDERABAD, Jan 26: Chemical tests of water of the River Indus on Wednesday showed that conductivity and hardness of the water were above normal levels, indicating contamination of the water. ... HYDERABAD: Power of 900 govt offices disconnected HYDERABAD, Jan 26: The Hyderabad Electric Supply Company in its drive against defaulters on Wednesday cut 900 electricity connections of Sindh government departments for not clearing their dues. ... MUZAFFARABAD: Lawyers boycott courts in protest MUZAFFARABAD, Jan 26: Mirpur-based lawyers boycotted all court proceedings on Wednesday to protest against delay by police and the administration in arresting the accused involved ... HYDERABAD: LPG project will be inaugurated on 31st HYDERABAD, Jan 26: President Gen Pervez Musharraf is likely to inaugurate the Jamshoro Joint Venture Limited (JJVL) -- a liquefied petroleum gas project constructed at a cost of $40 million ... HYDERABAD: Police hospital in bad shape HYDERABAD, Jan 26: The only police hospital (25 beds) in the district of Hyderabad is in a bad shape with the 'schedule of a new establishment' pending with the finance department. ... RAWALPINDI: TMA declares 48 housing schemes illegal RAWALPINDI, Jan 26: The Tehsil Municipal Administration (TMA) on Wednesday declared 48 housing schemes, operating within its revenue limits, illegal and warned the public against investing there. ... SKARDU: 54 arrested in Skardu over Jan 13 violence SKARDU, Jan 26: Fifty-four people have been arrested for allegedly damaging public property and setting on fire some shops and hotels during the Jan 13 violence. ... GUJRAT: Robbers active in Gujrat GUJRAT, Jan 26: Participants in a marriage ceremony, two houses and several passers-by were robbed in and around the city on Wednesday. ... LAYYAH: TMA fails to remove encroachments LAYYAH, Jan 26: The Tehsil Municipal Administration (TMA) has failed to remove encroachments from various roads, markets and bazaars of the city.... MULTAN: BZU holds first-ever library week MULTAN, Jan 26: The Bahauddin Zakariya University has formally begun its first-ever library week in the university's 30-year history with an objective to reinvigorate libraries' role in research and knowledge-seeking activities. ... GUJRANWALA: 43 women health workers dismissed GUJRANWALA, Jan 26: As many as 143 women health workers were dismissed from service on the charge of breach of duty on Wednesday. ... SARGODHA: Case against inspector, constable on court order SARGODHA, Jan 26: A case was registered against a police inspector and a constable on the orders of the Lahore High Court for implicating an innocent citizen in a dacoity and abduction case and snatching Rs600,000. ... TOBA TEK SINGH: Mobile health unit given to dist govt TOBA TEK SINGH, Jan 26: American vice-consul general Brien George has said the US government is committed to strengthening the local governments system in Pakistan. ... MARDAN: Govt help urged for tobacco growers MARDAN, Jan 26: Tobacco growers in five districts of the NWFP contribute about Rs28 billion to the national exchequer annually as tobacco cess, but their living standard has constantly deteriorated. ... MIRPURKHAS: Offices of two naib nazims set on fire: Tension in Mirpurkhas after MQM-SPSF clash MIRPURKHAS, Jan 26. Two activists of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement suffered bullet injuries whereas offices of the Sindh People's Students Federation and two union council naib nazims were torched ... GHALLANAI: Councillors asked to elect leader and convener GHALLANAI, Jan 26: NWFP Governor Syed Iftikhar Hussain Shah has directed the Mohmand Agency councillor to elect a leader of the house and a convener for their council in a week in order to run its proceedings in a transparent manner. ... MINGORA: Council demands funds MINGORA, Jan 26: The tehsil council of Swat has asked the provincial government to stop interfering in its affairs and release funds allocated for ongoing schemes. ... DADU: Employees demand three-year salary DADU, Jan 26: A large number of employees of the food department staged a demonstration outside the press club here on Wednesday to put pressure on the Sindh government to pay their salary of 36 months. ... SUKKUR: Concern over law, order situation SUKKUR, Jan 26: A meeting of chairmen of District Public Safety and Police Complaint Commissions (DPSPCC) of eight districts of the Sukkur region held at the DPO's office here on Wednesday expressed concern over the law and order situation ... HYDERABAD: Police held responsible for death in custody HYDERABAD, Jan 26: The brother of Sahibdino Dal, who recently died in the lock-up of the Cantonment police station, has held police and some doctors of the Civil Hospital of Hyderabad responsible for the death of his brother. ... LARKANA: Dispute over district's name continues LARKANA, Jan 26: A procession was taken out in Qambar on Wednesday to pressure the authorities to rename the newly-created district as Qambar and another in Shahdadkot to support the government decision to name the district after Shahdadkot city. ...

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