04 February 2005 Friday 24 Zilhaj 1425 KARACHI: City Council slams moves to hamper uplift work KARACHI, Feb 3: The City Council on Thursday demanded release of funds allocated to union councils and also the honorarium dues payable to councillors. It condemned DCO's role in obstructing the release of the funds. ... KARACHI: City to get eight more libraries KARACHI, Feb 3: The city will get eight air-conditioned libraries, and plots for the purpose have already been identified in different areas. ... KARACHI: Workers' moot demands halt to KESC privatization KARACHI, Feb 3: Speakers at a meeting of workers on Thursday, condemning the proposed privatization of the KESC, demanded that the process be stopped immediately. ... KARACHI: Appointment of more judges urged KARACHI, Feb 3: Parallel judiciary is being created in the garb of the proposed federal court, the Sindh High Court Bar Association president said on Thursday. ... KARACHI: People endure another day of traffic jams KARACHI, Feb 3: Citizens on Thursday witnessed yet another day of traffic jams at various places owing to the movement of the VVIPs on Thursday. ... KARACHI: Karachi finals today: Spelling Bee contest KARACHI, Feb 3: The Karachi finals of the 'Dawn in Education National Spelling Bee' competition will be held in the Bahria auditorium on Friday (today). ... KARACHI: Awareness about leishmaniasis urged KARACHI, Feb 3: Leishmaniasis, a poverty-related disease, has affected 8,119 people during 45 days time period, from Dec 15, 2004, to February 1, this year, as against 11,000 cases reported during the first eleven-and-a-half months of 2004. ... KARACHI: Teachers' workshop on Japan concludes KARACHI, Feb 3: The Japan Cultural Centre and the consulate-general of Japan in Karachi organized a three-day "Teacher's Workshop on Japan" for the city's secondary school teachers at a local hotel. ... KARACHI: Unauthorized construction at Hindu Gymkhana KARACHI, Feb 3: Some construction activities are being carried out by a private party without government approval within the vicinity of the Hindu Gymkhana ... KARACHI: Transporters threaten to wind up business KARACHI, Feb 3: Condemning the recent increase in diesel and petrol prices, leaders of National Transport Ittehad Karachi on Thursday asked the government to make some other arrangement for providing commuting facilities ... KARACHI: SHC allows DUHS to raise constructions KARACHI, Feb 3: The Sindh High Court allowed the Dow University of Health Sciences on Thursday to raise the necessary constructions at the Dow medical college premises in accordance with the approved plan and the law. ... KARACHI: Accused deposes in ransom case KARACHI, Feb 3: An anti-terrorism court put off on Thursday hearing of a kidnapping for ransom case after recording the statement of an accused. ... KARACHI: Man shot dead during ceremony KARACHI, Feb 3: A man was shot dead by unidentified persons during his 'mehndi' ceremony late on Wednesday night in Rizvia Society. ... LAHORE: Officers' budget training completed LAHORE, Feb 3: The Decentralization Support Programme, Punjab chapter, has completed the training of 200 officers of 10 district governments and 17 tehsil municipal administrations in matters related to budget ... LAHORE: Spelling contest concludes LAHORE, Feb 3: The City Finals of the Dawn in Education Spelling Bee championship concluded here on Thursday after three days of exciting and thrilling rounds. ... LAHORE: 150 teams to check sale of banned string LAHORE, Feb 3: The City District Government has constituted 150 teams at union council level to check the sale and use of chemical string and metal wire. The teams are also empowered to take action in case of aerial firing. ... LAHORE: Recruitments without merit unlawful, observes LHC LAHORE, Feb 3: A division bench of the Lahore High Court has observed that if appointments on public offices are not made on merit and according to rules ... LAHORE: Kite-flying competition LAHORE, Feb 3: A kite flying championship commenced at the Jilani Park here on Thursday afternoon. The first match of the championship, being held as a part of Basant and Jashn-i-Baharan, took place between the national squash and hockey teams players. ... ISLAMABAD: 'D-13, E-13 to be acquired for overseas Pakistanis' ISLAMABAD, Feb 3: Federal Minister for Labour, Manpower and Overseas Pakistanis Ghulam Sarwar Khan on Thursday said sectors D-13 and E-13 would be acquired to provide residential facilities to the overseas Pakistanis. ... LAHORE: POL price increase challenged in LHC LAHORE, Feb 3: Advocate M.D. Tahir on Thursday moved the Lahore High Court against the latest increase in the prices of petroleum, diesel and kerosene oil, contending that the arbitrary raise had added to the economic sufferings of the people. ... LAHORE: Legislation vital to empowerment of women LAHORE, Feb 3: Pakistan needs to enforce the existing laws and make new legislation for women's empowerment to enhance its image abroad. ... PESHAWAR: Use of plastic bags goes unchecked - Ban remains ineffective PESHAWAR, Feb 3: Authorities in Peshawar and Mardan have failed to enforce a ban on the making and use of black polythene bags. ... ISLAMABAD: UAAR up gradation plan unveiled ISLAMABAD, Feb 3: University of Arid Agriculture, Rawalpindi, (UAAR) has unveiled a five-year development plan to strengthen its infrastructure and ensure quality research and education at the campus, Dawn has learnt. ... PESHAWAR: Women probation officers yet to be hired PESHAWAR, Feb 3: The NWFP government has so far taken no decision on the appointment of women probation officers, thereby creating hurdles in the release of women involved in minor crimes, official sources told Dawn on Wednesday. ... PESHAWAR: Plea against illegal detention disposed of PESHAWAR, Feb 3: A habeas corpus petition challenging alleged illegal detention of a person by an intelligence agency was disposed of by the Peshawar High Court on Thursday after the detainee was released from captivity. ... HYDERABAD: Protest against rise in petroleum prices HYDERABAD, Feb 3: Activists of the Jamaat-i-Islami held a demonstration outside the press club here on Thursday in protest against the recent increase in petroleum prices. ... KARACHI: No decision taken yet to replace nazims: Imtiaz KARACHI, Feb 3: Sindh Minister for Political Affairs Imtiaz Ahmad Shaikh has said that no decision had been taken, so far, on appointment of administrators to replace Nazims before the coming local bodies' elections ... DADU: Hospital short of doctors DADU, Feb 3: The Dadu Civil Hospital is short of specialist doctors of skin, heart, child, gynaecology, cardiology and physiotherapy. ... HYDERABAD: College teachers observe black day HYDERABAD, Feb 3: The Sindh Professors and Lecturers Association observed a black day in colleges on Thursday for acceptance of their demands. ... RAWALPINDI: Dist govt plans mass marriage next month RAWALPINDI, Feb 3: The district government is planning to organize a mass marriage ceremony next month to facilitate deserving persons in meeting the wedding expenses. ... MIRPURKHAS: Four policemen remanded in custody MIRPURKHAS, Feb 3: The district judicial magistrate-1, Noshad Mughal, on Thursday remanded four policemen in police custody for five days in connection with a custodial death. ... JACOBABAD: Jirga resolves dispute JACOBABAD, Feb 3: A jirga held in Kandhkot here on Thursday resolved an 18-year-old dispute between groups of Chachar and Sabzoi tribes. The dispute, caused by a theft incident in 1987, claimed 31 lives from both sides. ... NAWABSHAH: Need stressed for proper training of engineers - QAU convocation held NAWABSHAH, Feb 3: The second convocation of the Quaid-i-Awam University of Engineering, Science and Technology was held here on Thursday. ... LARKANA: Child labour blamed for 50pc school drop-outs - Corporal punishment LARKANA, Feb 3: Child labour and corporal punishment are causes of 50 per cent drop-out of children in Sindh schools.... SUKKUR: 800 booked for attack on police station SUKKUR, Feb 3: Police on Thursday registered an FIR against 800 people for attacking the Yaroo Lund police station on Wednesday. ... LANDI KOTAL: House of kidnappers' chieftain demolished LANDI KOTAL, Feb 3: The Bara Peace Committee demolished on Thursday the house of the ring leader of a kidnappers' group in Mandi Kas-Sipah area. ... MARDAN: Old coins' trade moving out of Mardan MARDAN, Feb 3: The business of antique coins in Mardan is about to vanish because no new recovered coins are available in the market and smugglers as well as dealers have shifted to other districts, particularly Swat, Buner and Bajaur Agency. ... HARIPUR: Dilapidated road irks villagers HARIPUR, Feb 3: The residents of Ghumawan and Chajjian villages and other small localities have expressed concern over the bad condition of the road between Chappra and Chajjian and claimed that it had caused several accidents and loss of lives. ... DERA ISMAIL KHAN: Help sought to maintain peace in Muharram DERA ISMAIL KHAN, Feb 3: District Police Officer Saeed Khan Wazir has appealed to the media to play its role in maintaining sectarian harmony during Muharram. He was speaking at a dinner he hosted for local journalists here on Wednesday. ... FAISALABAD: Audit of local-body institutions soon FAISALABAD, Feb 3: Elaborate arrangements have been made for a comprehensive audit of all local bodies from tehsil to district level since the inception of existing local council system. ... OKARA: Rao Sikander eyes Okara Nazim's slot for brother OKARA, Feb 3: Defence Minister Rao Sikander Iqbal has not only succeeded in getting some development projects for Okara but also paved way for the district Nazim office for his younger brother ... NAROWAL: 226 pregnant women died last year in Narowal NAROWAL, Feb 03: As many as 226 women died during pregnancy in the district in 2004. This was revealed in a health survey conducted by the National Commission for Human Development (NCHD) in the district. ... MULTAN: Peerowal farms witness fresh tension MULTAN, Feb 3: A tense situation cropped up on the Peerowal farms of the Punjab Seed Corporation on Thursday after tenants alleged that some officials had subjected their women to verbal onslaught. ... FAISALABAD: Woman, 3 children suffer burns FAISALABAD, Feb 3: A woman and her three children suffered burns as a fire broke out in their house here on Wednesday at Razaabad in Ghulam Muhammadabad police limits. ...

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