01 February 2005 Tuesday 21 Zilhaj 1425 KARACHI: No provision in law for a substitute to nazim - Niamat slams Sindh govt KARACHI, Jan 31: City Nazim Niamatullah Khan has said that no administrators would be appointed for the city government in the next two months as there was no such provision in the relevant law. ... KARACHI: Steps to manage disasters in Sindh reviewed KARACHI, Jan 31: The steps to strengthen disaster management measures in Sindh came under review at a meeting held under the chairmanship of provincial minister for planning and development Shoaib Ahmed Bukhari on Monday. ... KARACHI: Man awarded life term for double murder KARACHI, Jan 31: The additional district and sessions judge, East, M Kauser Sultana Hussain, sentenced a house robber to suffer life imprisonment for two counts of murders during the robbery. ... KARACHI: 6,500 teachers working without remuneration KARACHI, Jan 31: The summary forwarded by the Sindh Education Department for regularization of over 6,500 primary teachers some three months back has not yet been given approval by Sindh Chief Minister Arbab Ghulam Rahim ... KARACHI: Road closure plan for Expo 2005 unveiled KARACHI, Jan 31: Provincial Police Officer Syed Kamal Shah has asked the police officials on security duty on the occasion of the 'Expo 2005' to make the event 'safest' by ensuring foolproof security arrangements. ... KARACHI: No end to gang-war in Lyari KARACHI, Jan 31: Over a dozen people have either been killed or injured since Jan 8, when a prominent social-cum-political figure was killed, in the ongoing gang-war in certain parts of Lyari Town ... LAHORE: Body to keep an eye on police performance LAHORE, Jan 31: The Punjab cabinet has set up a committee headed by Law Minister Muhammad Basharat Raja for reviewing the situation of heinous crime - dacoities, thefts and kidnap (for ransom) - and monitoring police performance on a weekly basis. ... LAHORE: MPAs to look into affairs of private schools LAHORE, Jan 31: The Punjab education minister has constituted a 12-member committee of the Punjab Assembly members to look into the affairs of private schools. ... LAHORE: Brother of Amir Munir freed LAHORE, Jan 31: The district and sessions judge on Monday set Ravi Town Nazim Amir Munir's brother Majid Munir at liberty with the observation that he was kept under illegal confinement by the Punjab Anti-Corruption Establishment. ... LAHORE: Islamabad police snub PA body LAHORE, Jan 31: The Punjab Assembly privileges committee issued a warning to four Islamabad police officials through the federal interior secretary for not appearing before it. ... LAHORE: Nazim quits PML LAHORE, Jan 31: Ravi Town Nazim Amer Munir has resigned as Lahore chapter vice-president of the ruling PML, says a statement issued here on Monday. ... LAHORE: Gujrat DPO made OSD LAHORE, Jan 31: Gujrat District Police Officer Raja Munawar Husain has been made an officer on special duty and directed to immediately report to the Police Headquarters in Lahore. ... LAHORE: Rs802 million irregularities in PU accounts LAHORE, Jan 31: The Auditor-General of Pakistan has pointed out irregularities to the tune of Rs802 million in its first report on the Punjab University for the fiscal 2000-01. ... LAHORE: Helmet a must from March 1 LAHORE, Jan 31: The Punjab government has decided to make wearing of helmet compulsory for motorcyclists from March 1 while pillion riders have been exempted for the time being. ... ISLAMABAD: Chitral's request for C-130 plane: People stranded in valley ISLAMABAD, Jan 31: The district government of Chitral has appealed to the federal government for C-130 planes on an emergency basis to transport relief goods to the Boroghil area in the north of the valley ... PESHAWAR: PSF leaders granted bail in sedition case PESHAWAR, Jan 31: A court on Monday granted bail to two leaders of the Pukhtun Students' Federation (PSF) charged with sedition. ... PESHAWAR: Trainee nurses allege unfair treatment PESHAWAR, Jan 31: Students of the Nursing School of the Khyber Teaching Hospital have alleged that their principal and chief nursing superintendent were creating problems for them ... PESHAWAR: Quacks add to misery of poor patients PESHAWAR, Jan 31: Ha-kims, homoeopaths and quacks have been causing serious health problems to people, according to patients and a doctor. ... SANGHAR: Entry of bogus names in voter list alleged SANGHAR, Jan 31: District leaders of the People's Party Parliamentarians have criticized inclusion of over 10,000 names of voters in the electoral list of Khipro taluka and opposed its proposed bifurcation of the taluka. ... PESHAWAR: Bok privatization by March-end likely PESHAWAR, Jan 31: After failing to reduce its share-holding in the Bank of Khyber in fulfilment of its commitment with one of its foreign donors, the NWFP government is trying to accomplish the task by the end-March, sources told Dawn. ... HARIPUR: Plea to revive sick units HARIPUR, Jan 31: President of All Pakistan Federation of Labour (APFOL) Lala Ehsan Qureshi has said that unless sick industries are revived, the goal of economic turnaround would remain elusive. ... PESHAWAR: 41pc rise in NWFP murder cases PESHAWAR, Jan 31: A total of 1,593 murder cases were recorded in the year 2004, up by 41 per cent over the figure for 2003, said the annual press release of the Mrasta Help line on Monday ... HYDERABAD: Water security for farmers assured HYDERABAD, Jan 31: The managing director of the Sindh Irrigation and Drainage Authority, Mr Ali Mohammad Baloch, has said that reforms are being introduced to create a sense of ownership of water among growers. ... HYDERABAD: Heavy security for president in Hyderabad HYDERABAD Jan 31: Commuters and residents of the Defence area suffered inconvenience here on Monday as the entire Cantonment area remained under massive security cordon due to President General Pervez Musharraf's ... HYDERABAD: Workers warn of take over: Lockout of bangle factories HYDERABAD, Jan 31: The central leader of the National Trade Union Federation, Mr Nasir Siddiqui, has criticized the insensitivity of the Sindh labour department and the Hyderabad administration to problems of workers of the glass bangle industry. ... RAWALPINDI: Man gets death sentence RAWALPINDI, Jan 31: Anti-Terrorism Court Judge Sardar Hussain Malik here on Monday awarded death sentence and five years' imprisonment to a man for killing a trader after kidnapping him from Lahore. ... TOBA TEK SINGH: Brackish water causing abdominal diseases TOBA TEK SINGH, Jan 31: The Punjab National Workers Party (NWP) has expressed concern over the suffering from abdominal diseases by villagers and their cattle in the district due to the continuous suspension of water supply to the canals. ... BAHAWALPUR: Bahawalpur sewerage system collapses BAHAWALPUR, Jan 31: The Tehsil Municipal Administration's sewerage system has collapsed causing inconvenience to the residents in many parts of the city. ... FAISALABAD: Constable, two outlaws killed in encounter FAISALABAD, Jan 31: Two alleged outlaws and a constable were killed and another constable sustained injuries during an encounter in People's Colony here on Monday. A motorcycle squad of Union Council No 225 signalled to stop two-wheelers. ... SAHIWAL: Rs6m development funds 'embezzled' SAHIWAL, Jan 31: Residents of Municipal Employees Cooperative Housing Society in a written complaint to the Regional Accountability Bureau alleged that society office bearers had embezzled Rs6.2 million development funds. ... BADIN: Two killed, 46 injured in accident BADIN, Jan 31: Two persons were killed and 46 others, including 20 women, were injured when a coach carrying a marriage party turned turtle near Dumbalo in the Matli taluka, about 75 kilometres off here, on Monday. ... NAWABSHAH: Shortage of water hits Nawabshah NAWABSHAH, Jan 31: Residents of the city are facing hardships due to an acute shortage of drinking water prevailing here for a week. ... HYDERABAD: Two police officers dismissed HYDERABAD, Jan 31: Provincial Police Officer Syed Kamal Shah has dismissed two police officers who had investigated the double murder case of a couple, reliable police sources told this correspondent on Monday. ... KHAIRPUR: Power supply to 35 villages cut KHAIRPUR, Jan 31: Hesco on Sunday disconnected power supply to 20 villages in the Kotdiji area and 15 villages in Pir-Jo-Goth for non-payment of bills. ... SUKKUR: Official calls for report on barrage pillars SUKKUR, Jan 31: Sindh irrigation secretary Ashfaq Memon on Monday visited the Sukkur Barrage along with other high officials of the department. ... MANDI BAHAUDDIN: Future of over 100 students at stake MANDI BAHAUDDIN, Jan 31: Over 100 students of Government college for Women may lose their first academic year as the principal has declined to send admissions violating the instructions of the education board. ... SUKKUR: 70 more arrested in hunt for kidnappers SUKKUR, Jan 31: More than 70 people were arrested by the police in various villages of Jacobabad and Shikarpur districts on Monday in connection with the kidnapping of two employees of a Shaikh of Abu Dhabi. ... SIALKOT: Sialkot without potable water for four days SIALKOT, Jan 31: The supply of potable water to almost all the congested industrial, commercial and residential areas remained suspended here for the fourth day on Monday causing great inconvenience to the residents. ... MARDAN: Crime on rise in Mardan; 23 murders in January MARDAN, Jan 31: At least 23 persons, including two girls, were gunned down in the Mardan district during the month of January. Besides, a large number of cases of theft, car jacking and robbery were recorded. ... MANSEHRA: Mansehra roads in bad shape MANSEHRA, Jan 31: Most of the roads in the town and suburban areas have been in a dilapidated condition for many years but the works and services department and the tehsil municipal administration have failed to carry out repair work ... MIRPURKHAS: Safety commission wants DPO removed MIRPURKHAS, Jan 31: The District Public Safety and Police Complaint Commission has demanded that the Sindh government should immediately replace the DPO because crime rate and complaints against police in the district ... BADIN: PTCL accused of discrimination BADIN, Jan 31: Youth from rural areas have expressed their concern over an inordinate delay in announcement of successful candidates appeared in interviews held for the posts of supervisors by the Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited (PTCL). ... ISLAMABAD: Military operation in Sui opposed ISLAMABAD, Jan 31: Speakers at a seminar here Monday opposed military operation in Balochistan and demanded recognition of the basic rights of the people, including autonomy for the province. ... KARACHI: Activists oppose mly operation in Balochistan KARACHI, Jan 31: A representative rally here on Monday expressed solidarity with the people of Balochistan, and warned the government against use of force in Balochistan. ...

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