29 January 2005 Saturday 18 Zilhaj 1425 KARACHI: Local govt system ill-planned, says CM KARACHI, Jan 28: Sindh Chief Minister Arbab Ghulam Rahim has said that the policies of President Musharraf have brought noticeable development in the province but ill-planning of local government system ... KARACHI: SHC stays PMDC elections KARACHI, Jan 28: The Sindh High Court stayed on Friday voting for the office of Pakistan Medical and Dental Council president till Feb 4,when a writ petition moved by private sector medical universities and health institutions would come up for hearing. ... KARACHI: Media urged to promote paediatric research - NICH symposium KARACHI, Jan 28: Specialists in child health from Saarc countries have stressed the need for promotion of paediatric surgery in the region and raising its standards as well. ... KARACHI: CDGK rejoinder on SLGC report KARACHI, Jan 28: A city government spokesman on Friday contradicted a statement of the Sindh Local Government Commission (SLGC) issued to newspapers. ... KARACHI: Rs3.6 billion allocated for new schemes in Sindh KARACHI, Jan 28: Sindh Planning and Development Minister Shoaib Ahmed Bukhari on Friday held a meeting to chalk out strategy regarding the release of funds for new development schemes in the province. ... KARACHI: KBCA set to finalize new guidelines on buildings KARACHI, Jan 28: The Chief Controller of Buildings, Brig. A S Nasir has issued some important directives which would be finalized after their complete study and consideration at a meeting of the anamoly committee. ... KARACHI: Privatization of national institutions criticized KARACHI, Jan 28: Speakers at a rally on Friday criticizing the privatization policy of the government termed it anti-people and demanded that the policy be abolished immediately. ... KARACHI: Policy-makers urged to interact with ASCE KARACHI, Jan 28: Federal Education Minister Lt-Gen (Retd) Javed Ashraf Qazi has proposed closer interaction between the policy-makers and the Areas Study Centre for Europe (ASCE), University of Karachi. ... KARACHI: DHA model school holds annual day KARACHI, Jan 28: An exquisite and exotic display of talent and potential by the young students of Defence Authority Junior Model School, Darakshan, was the hallmark of the annual day of the institution held in Sea view Township here on Friday. ... KARACHI: Report on historic buildings reviewed KARACHI, Jan 28: A meeting of the Cultural Heritage Committee of the Sindh Department of Culture and Tourism on Friday decided to chalk out an appropriate strategy under which public opinion would be sought regarding heritage buildings. ... KARACHI: Sindh boards oppose new exam schedule KARACHI, Jan 28: Following reservations expressed by the chairmen of all educational boards in Sindh over the new schedule of examinations, a meeting of the boards' chiefs has been convened on Saturday (Jan 29) ... KARACHI: Psychiatrists stress standard drug prescription guidelines KARACHI, Jan 28: Speakers at the 15th International Psychiatric Conference, opened here on Friday, sought immediate measures to formulate a standard drug prescription guideline for local psychiatrists ... KARACHI: Cause of alleged don's death still unclear KARACHI, Jan 28: The postmortem examination of the alleged underworld don, Shoaib Khan, was performed late on Thursday night at the Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre by a team of doctors ... KARACHI: Census of educational institutions on 29th KARACHI, Jan 28: The Sindh Education and Literacy Department is conducting the census of all the educational institutions in the province. In this connection, Jan 29 has been declared the educational census day in Sindh. ... KARACHI: Probationers call on IGP KARACHI, Jan 28: A group of 22 Assistant Sub-Inspectors, who were appointed on probation against Shaheed quota, after passing selection examination from the Sindh Public Service Commission called on Inspector General of Police ... KARACHI: Show-cause notice to IO in Asiya case KARACHI, Jan 28: The Judicial Magistrate, East, Mushteri Khanum, issued on Friday a show-cause notice to the investigation officer of the Asiya's rape and murder case for failing to submit the final charge-sheet (challan) against the accused. ... KARACHI: Man killed in clash over mosque KARACHI, Jan 28: A man was shot dead and three others wounded on Friday in an armed clash between two groups over the possession of a mosque in Surjani Town. ... ISLAMABAD: PBC moot's venue ISLAMABAD, Jan 28: The Pakistan Bar Council on Friday announced the shifting of venue to hold All Pakistan Lawyers Convention (APLC) on Saturday in line with their campaign for the restoration of the 1973 Constitution ... LAHORE: 20m plastic bags for wheat ordered LAHORE, Jan 28: The provincial government is said to have ordered purchase of 20 million woven polypropylene (WPP) bags for storage of wheat this year, industry sources said on Friday. ... LAHORE: Branches of Aitchison College in other cities LAHORE, Jan 28: Punjab Governor Khalid Maqbool has constituted a task force to open Aitchison College's branches in Multan, Faisalabad and other cities as well as the establishment of Aitchison College for Girls in Lahore. ... LAHORE: Millers slam State Bank's order LAHORE, Jan 28: Three former chairmen of the Pakistan Flour Mills Association on Friday criticized what, they said, U-turn in the deregulation policy for wheat procurement. ... LAHORE: Safety gear for linemen demanded LAHORE, Jan 28: The Pakistan Wapda Hydro Electric Central Labour Union has stressed the need for ensuring provision of safety gear to the line staff and steps for ensuring its use for controlling fatal accidents at work. ... LAHORE: Mobile animal health service LAHORE, Jan 28: The Punjab government has launched Mobile Animal Health Service (MAHS) for the first time in the history of the country to facilitate the livestock farmers. ... PESHAWAR: Inquiry into deported boy's case begins PESHAWAR, Jan 28: The passport circle of the Federal Investigation Agency has started inquiry into the case of a teenaged boy, who was deported by the British authorities two weeks ago, it was learnt. ... PESHAWAR: Nazims gear up for protest campaign - Appointment of administrators PESHAWAR, Jan 28: Nazims from all districts, town and tehsil councils of NWFP on Friday announced to set up a protest camp in front of the President's House in Islamabad on February 4 ... PESHAWAR: PSF demo against arrest PESHAWAR, Jan 28: The Pukhtun Students Federation on Friday staged a demonstration to condemn the arrest of their two leaders by the campus (University of Peshawar) police on sedition charges. ... PESHAWAR: Woman smuggler refused bail PESHAWAR, Jan 28: An additional district and sessions judge, Liaqat Ali Marwat, on Friday dismissed the bail application of a woman charged with female smuggling. ... PESHAWAR: Rickshaw driver dies in roof collapse PESHAWAR, Jan 28: A rickshaw driver was killed and his wife and two sons were injured when the roof of their house collapsed in the Qadirabad locality on Thursday night. ... HYDERABAD: Suspension of local bodies opposed HYDERABAD, Jan 28: District naib nazims have rejected the proposal of the Sindh government to appoint any administrators replacing the district governments. ... HYDERABAD: Closure of bangle factories decried HYDERABAD, Jan 28: A large number of glass bangle industry workers held a demonstration outside the press club here on Friday to protest against lockout of the factories by their owners. ... HYDERABAD: Students to defy order to vacate hostels HYDERABAD, Jan 28: Scores of students of the Mehran University of Engineering and Technology staged a sit-in outside the press club here on Friday ... HYDERABAD: Unity among Muslims urged HYDERABAD, Jan 28: Hujjatul Islam Maulana Ghulam Raza Sirewal has said that basic purpose of the Shia Rabita Council is to promote unity among the Muslims and to ensure peace. ... HYDERABAD: LLB exams in Feb HYDERABAD, Jan 28: The University of Sindh has announced that LLB-I, II and III annual examinations will be held from February 22, 2005. ... NAUSHAHRO FEROZE: Man accused of killing wife NAUSHAHRO FEROZE, Jan 28: Two brothers of a deceased woman have said their sister Gulzar Begum was killed by her husband Zahid and his two accomplices Rafique and Khadim Hussain. ... RAWALPINDI: LEAs ordered to hand over suicide bomber's head to father RAWALPINDI, Jan 28: The anti-terrorist court Rawalpindi on Friday directed the law enforcement agencies, probing the terrorist attack on Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz in Fatehjang, to hand over the suicide bomber's head to his father. ... MANSEHRA: More rain, snowfall in Mansehra MANSEHRA, Jan 28: Torrential rain and snowfall in hilly areas of Mansehra continued for the third consecutive day on Friday which brought mercury to the freezing point, adding more chill to the weather. ... LANDI KOTAL: 8 Afghans killed in road accident LANDI KOTAL, Jan 28: At least eight Afghans were killed and seven injured when a passenger coach collided head-on with a trawler near the Sheikhwal Khwar, some two kilometres from here on Friday. ... MIRPURKHAS: Custodial death: victim's family seeks president's help MIRPURKHAS, Jan 28: Family members of Abu Bakar Panhwar, who was allegedly tortured to death in lock-up of Satellite Town police station on Jan 25 ... SUKKUR: Court summons DPO in encounter case SUKKUR, Jan 28: The district and sessions judge, Khairpur, Mr Hussain Bux Khoso, on Friday issued notices against the DPO Sukkur, TPO, three SHOs, 45 policemen and a doctor of the Sukkur Civil Hospital to appear in the court on Feb 3. ... OKARA: 2,000 policemen put on high alert - Musharraf due today OKARA, Jan 28: Around 2,000 policemen from 13 districts of the Punjab will perform the security duty during the visit of President Pervez Musharraf here on Saturday (today). ... FAISALABAD: PTCL subscribers face hardships in Faisalabad FAISALABAD, Jan 28: Construction work on various roads have left hundreds of telephone connections out of order in the city. ... FAISALABAD: Two outlaws killed in 'encounter' FAISALABAD, Jan 28: Two unidentified outlaws were killed in an encounter with the police in Judgewala here on Friday night. ... KASUR: Commuters in trouble as vehicles impounded KASUR, Jan 28: Commuters, especially women and schoolchildren, have been facing grave difficulty because the district administration and police have impounded public transport vehicles for carrying people to Okara ... MULTAN: Rs8m gadgets become scrap MULTAN, Jan 28: Electric gadgets worth millions of rupees have reportedly been turned into scrap due to the negligence of the staff at the local 500kv grid station. ... TOBA TEK SINGH: 35 booked for blocking road TOBA TEK SINGH, Jan 28: Kamalia police on Friday registered cases against 35 people for staging demonstration and instigating students to block road on Thursday on the eve of inauguration of Government College Commerce ... SIALKOT: 'Human smuggler' arrested SIALKOT, Jan 28: The Federal Investigation Agency on Friday arrested alleged human trafficker, Javed Nazir in Sambrial, who extorted hundreds of thousands of rupees from labourers ... ATTOCK: 'Victimization' of MPA condemned ATTOCK, Jan 28: The local political leaders have condemned what they termed the harassment of Dr Asad Moazzam, a Pakistan People's Party (PPP) Member of the Punjab Assembly, by the state agencies. ... ISLAMABAD: Pakistani, UK students discuss identity issues ISLAMABAD, Jan 28: The British Council here on Friday arranged a thematic video conference for Pakistan-UK university students with a view to create cross-cultural awareness, diversity and tolerance. ...

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