09 February 2005 Wednesday 29 Zilhaj 1425 KARACHI: Ibad reviews uplift projects KARACHI, Feb 8: The Sindh governor, Dr Ishratul Ibad, on Tuesday called for preparation of a master plan for land up to 300 yards on both sides of the Northern Bypass. ... KARACHI: Ulema pledge to maintain peace KARACHI, Feb 8: Religious leaders belonging to various schools of thought here on Tuesday announced that they would continue a joint struggle to promote peace and religious tolerance in the city. ... KARACHI: Concern over shifting of US consulate KARACHI, Feb 8: The administration, students - and their parents - of the Karachi Grammar School, have expressed worries over reports that the government was considering moving the US Consulate General to the premises of the Peoples Hippodrome ... KARACHI: SKAA issuing 99-year lease to dwellers of katchi abadis KARACHI, Feb 8: The chief minister's adviser on local government and katchi abadis, Wasim Akhtar, on Tuesday kicked off the process of issuing 99-year lease to the dwellers of 14 katchi abadis ... KARACHI: Hamdard school wins debate competition KARACHI, Feb 8: The Hamdard Public School and the Cadet College Petaro lifted the championship and runners-up trophies respectively of the annual declamation contest held at the Habib Public School on Tuesday. ... KARACHI: City government to function till August: Tariq KARACHI, Feb 8: The city naib nazim Karachi, Tariq Hasan, has said the present local government leadership will continue to serve Karachi till its tenure was completed. ... KARACHI: Software exhibition at APWA college KARACHI, Feb 8: The city nazim Karachi, Niamatullah Khan, on Tuesday inaugurated a computer software exhibition at the APWA Govt Girls College Karimabad. ... KARACHI: AG to seek instructions from govt on settlement: Relieved nazims' case KARACHI, Feb 8: The provincial government will inform the high court on Wednesday whether it is prepared to let the relieved nazims and deputy nazims retain their offices in the divided halves of their bifurcated districts ... KARACHI: Postponement of FCS meeting irks fishermen KARACHI, Feb 8: The government's decision to postpone the 15-member Board of Directors' meeting of the Fishermen Cooperative Society, called on Feb 7 after a delay of seven months to elect a new chairman and vice-chairman ... KARACHI: 2,000 houses in Orangi getting filthy water KARACHI, Feb 8: At least 2,000 houses belonging to eight localities of Orangi Town have been getting contaminated water owing to leaking pipelines. ... LAHORE: Aftab Iqbal takes over as Punjab AG LAHORE, Feb 8: Muhammad Aftab Iqbal Chaudhry, a senior jurist who has expertise in civil matters particularly the constitutional and corporate law affairs, on Tuesday formally took over as the new advocate-general of the Punjab. ... LAHORE: Work on compost plant to start by month-end LAHORE, Feb 8: Work on the first-ever compost plant to be set up at a cost of Rs250 million in the provincial metropolis will commence by the end of this month. ... LAHORE: Bill against food in drums, plastic bags LAHORE, Feb 8: A draft prohibiting packing of foodstuff in drums being used for storing chemicals and polyethylene bags would soon be tabled in the provincial assembly for legislation. ... PESHAWAR: Peshawar police chief transferred PESHAWAR, Feb 8: The NWFP government has replaced Masud Ahmad Paracha with Habib-ur-Rehman as chief of the Capital City Police. Transfers and postings orders of five other senior police officials were also issued on Tuesday. ... PESHAWAR: Army drive to plant trees in cantonments: Demarcation of open areas urged PESHAWAR, Feb 8: The Pakistan Army is undertaking a massive tree plantation campaign in 13 cantonments of the NWFP, including provincial capital Peshawar. ... PESHAWAR: Mobile health units in Fata planned PESHAWAR, Feb 8: The Pakistan Red Crescent Society has planned to extend its activities to the Federally Administered Tribal Areas, sources said. ... PESHAWAR: Notice issued in contempt case PESHAWAR, Feb 8: A two-member bench of the Peshawar High Court on Tuesday put on notice the chairman of the Pakistan Engineering Council and two other officials in a contempt of court petition. ... HYDERABAD: Court seeks report about prisoner HYDERABAD, Feb 8: The Sindh High Court, Hyderabad circuit, on Tuesday directed the Nara special prison authorities of the to submit a report regarding an under-trial prisoner who had not been produced in the court since Dec 23, 2003. ... HYDERABAD: Body formed to maintain law, order in Muharram HYDERABAD, Feb 8: District Nazim Dr Makhdoom Rafiquzzaman, at a meeting here on Tuesday, constituted a committee to monitor the law and order situation and ensure facilities during mourning processions in Muharram. ... HYDERABAD: Students raise funds for tsunami victims HYDERABAD, Feb 8: Students of the Government Nazareth Girls' Degree College have collected money, clothes and other items for people affected by the tsunami in response to an appeal made by President Gen Pervez Musharraf. ... HYDERABAD: Demand for payment of invigilation fee HYDERABAD, Feb 8: The Sindh Professors and Lecturers Association has criticized non-payment of invigilation fee to lecturers of different colleges of Hyderabad by the Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education. ... BADIN: MPA says nation has 'crippled' democracy BADIN, Feb 8: The district president of the People's Party Parliamentarians, Dr Sikandar Ali Mandhro, MPA, has said that the nation is experiencing a 'crippled democracy' ... MANSEHRA: Smuggling of timber on rise in Kohistan MANSEHRA, Feb 8: Smuggling of timber from the forests of Kohistan district to Punjab is on the rise, sources said. ... LANDI KOTAL: Kidnappers set free two men in Bara LANDI KOTAL (Khyber Agency), Feb 8: Kidnappers have set free two men in Bara, officials and relatives said on Tuesday. ... HARIPUR: UCs lack health facilities HARIPUR, Feb 8: People of Najaf Pur and Barkot union councils are deprived of healthcare facilities owing to a shortage of staff and medicines and non-availability of electricity and other facilities at health units in the area. ... SUKKUR: Heavy rain paralyses most of upper Sindh SUKKUR, Feb 8: Heavy rain in Sukkur, Shikarpur, Khairpur, Jacobabad, Kandhkot and Ghotki districts paralysed life in the upper Sindh. ... THATTA: PPP sets up committees for LB elections THATTA, Feb 8: The People's Party Parliamentarians has started organizing the party in the district in the wake of the next local bodies elections. ... SUKKUR: Two employees of gas company shot dead SUKKUR, Feb 8: Two employees of a gas exploration company Petronaz were shot dead by armed robbers when they were returning to their camp in Sardar Gharh near Khanpur Mahar in Ghotki district at around midnight on Monday. ... RAHIM YAR KHAN: Cotton institute in a state of neglect RAHIM YAR KHAN, Feb 8: The Cotton Research Institute (CRI), Rahim Yar Khan, is in a state of sheer neglect since its establishment some two and half decades ago. ... SARGODHA: Train derails at unmanned crossing SARGODHA, Feb 8: A passenger train derailed near the Charnali Railway Station on Monday night after collision with a tractor-trolley, which had blocked an unmanned level crossing. ... GUJRANWALA: Hike in prices, tariffs rapped GUJRANWALA, Feb 8: The business community and local chamber of commerce and industry expressed resentment over increase in prices of POL products and tariff of electricity and gas by the government within a week ... TOBA TEK SINGH: Breach in Jhang canal plugged TOBA TEK SINGH, Feb 8: Crops on hundreds of acres in Chak 469-JB were inundated on Tuesday morning as a breach occurred in Jhang branch canal which was later plugged by villagers and the irrigation department staff. ... VEHARI: Spurious mineral water being sold in Vehari VEHARI, Feb 8: The sale of spurious mineral water is going on unabated in the town and its adjoining areas. ... GUJRAT: Woman shot dead by highwaymen GUJRAT, Feb 8: A woman was shot dead by highwaymen near Gorali on Tuesday night. Saddar police said highwaymen had blocked the road near Gorali and were busy in looting the passers-by. ... FAISALABAD: Villagers rescue two POs from police FAISALABAD, Feb 8: A group of villagers attacked a police party at Chak 246-GB in Dijkot police station precinct and rescued two proclaimed offenders on Tuesday. ... KASUR: Passenger bus looted in Kasur KASUR, Feb 8: Four bandits looted cash worth hundreds of thousands of rupees, gold ornaments and other valuables from passengers of a wagon near Wadana village on the Lahore-Kasur Road. ... KARACHI: HR bodies demand arrest of culprits: Rape of lady doctor KARACHI, Feb 8: A meeting of various non-governmental organizations working for human rights condemned the assault on a lady doctor in Sui and decided to hold a demonstration, in support of the victim who was raped on Jan 2. ... KARACHI: Suspected pilot grounded KARACHI, Feb 8: The Pakistan International Airline has grounded a pilot who was arrested at the Manchester Airport on Saturday on suspicion of being drunk. ... RAWALPINDI: Six nationals deported from US arrive RAWALPINDI, Feb 8: Six Pakistanis deported from the United States arrived at Islamabad International Airport by a commercial flight on Tuesday, immigration authorities said.... LAHORE: Pervaiz asks ulema to promote peace LAHORE, Feb 8: Chief Minister Pervaiz Elahi said here on Tuesday that ulema should play an effective role in discouraging the elements out to disturb the atmosphere of unity and fraternity in society. ...

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