12 February 2005 Saturday 02 Muharram 1426 KARACHI: Unemployment issue to be addressed on priority - Ibad KARACHI, Feb 11: Governor of Sindh Dr Ishratul Ibad Khan, on Friday urged the people to work for the true spirit of Islam. Speaking as chief guest at the concluding session of "Sindh Provincial Youth Convention, 2005" ... KARACHI: Intermittent rains flood low-lying localities KARACHI, Feb 11: Driving rains lashed the city in the early hours of Friday, affecting ordinary life and causing the temperature to drop to 16 degrees Centigrade. ... KARACHI: Water level goes up at Hub KARACHI, Feb 11: Water level in the Hub Dam went up by 1.5 feet after rains in its catchment area on Friday. According to sources, water level in the dam on Friday increased to 315.10 RL (Reservoir Level) from Thursday's 313.04 RL. ... KARACHI: KESC men call off hunger strike KARACHI, Feb 11: The protesting workers of the Karachi Electricity Supply Corporation (KESC) have called off their hunger strike on Friday after they received "assurances" from the KESC management that their demands had been accepted ... KARACHI: Showers trigger power breakdowns KARACHI, Feb 11: The transmission and distribution system of the Karachi Electric Supply Corporation broke down in many localities following a downpour received by the city in the early hours of Friday. ... KARACHI: Traffic management plan ordered KARACHI, Feb 11: The City Nazim Niamatullah Khan has said that a "Traffic Management Plan" should be chalked out on priority basis to cope with the problem of traffic jams. ... KARACHI: Workers slam govt's anti-worker policies KARACHI, Feb 11: Leaders representing various labour wings have condemned the government move to bulldoze a worker-friendly bill tabled by the opposition in the parliament, and urged the government that all anti-worker laws be revoked immediately. ... KARACHI: KTI announces 2-day strike from 24th KARACHI, Feb 11: The Karachi Transport Ittehad has warned that a two-day strike would be observed on Feb 24 and 25, if the prices of diesel were not reduced to the level of Nov 30, 2004. ... KARACHI: Cleanliness urged in Muharram KARACHI, Feb 11: The adviser to the chief minister on katchi abadies and development, Waseem Akhtar, on Friday asked local bodies to provide the public and the azadaraan with all necessary facilities during Muharram. ... KARACHI: Commerce curricula not of world standard KARACHI, Feb 11: The faculty and professionals of commerce subjects have emphasized on the need for bridging the gap between local and international curricula. ... KARACHI: Command over 'sur' and 'taal' KARACHI, Feb 11: The Indian sitarist, Ustad Shahid Parvez, was in Karachi this week for two concerts. ... KARACHI: ATC reserves judgment in kidnapping case KARACHI, Feb 11: An anti-terrorism court reserved judgement in a kidnapping for ransom case against a juvenile accused on Friday. ... KARACHI: High Court dismisses pleas in land case KARACHI, Feb 11: The Sindh High Court dismissed on Friday several petitions challenging cancellation of allotment of industrial plots at SITE, Superhighway, Scheme-33, Malir. ... ISLAMABAD: Over 200 injured in rain-related accidents ISLAMABAD, Feb 11: Over 200 people have suffered wounds, cuts and bruises in separate rain-related traffic accidents in the capital during the prevailing wet-spell continuing for over a week now. ... LAHORE: TB control project to be expanded LAHORE, Feb 11: The Punjab TB Control Programme (PTP) is set to launch the Urban DOTS Mega Project in five major cities to expand the DOTS programme all over the province. ... LAHORE: Call to follow sufis' message LAHORE, Feb 11: Speakers at a seminar on Friday paid rich tributes to Hazrat Baba Fariduddin Shakarganj urging the people to follow his example of shunning hypocrisy. ... LAHORE: Wapda suffered Rs20m loss - Subversive acts LAHORE, Feb 11: The Water and Power Development Authority has suffered Rs20 million loss in 11 subversive attacks in various parts of Balochistan during the last 25 days. ... LAHORE: '200m trees need to be planted each year' LAHORE, Feb 11: Only 2.8 per cent of the total area of the Punjab is under forests compared to the national average of five per cent. ... PESHAWAR: Students asked to shun politics PESHAWAR, Feb 11: NWFP Governor Syed Iftikhar Hussain Shah has warned students of various public sector universities to abstain from politics on the campus and concentrate on their studies. ... PESHAWAR: Kidnapped schoolboy recovered PESHAWAR, Feb 11: Police have recovered a schoolboy who was kidnapped for ransom six days ago from Bisharat Market in Hayatabad township and arrested four people from a village near Karkhano bazaar, a police official said. ... PESHAWAR: Hospitals' development project hits snags PESHAWAR, Feb 11: The health department of NWFP is facing difficulties in implementation of the project regarding uplift of district headquarters (DHQ) hospitals throughout the province, officials said.... PESHAWAR: 'Classes in medical college's girls campus soon' PESHAWAR, Feb 11: The NWFP health minister has allayed concerns about the girls' campus of the Khyber Medical College (KMC) and said that every effort would be made to start classes in the new campus in the first week of March. ... PESHAWAR: Wet spell to continue till Sunday PESHAWAR, Feb 11: The current spell of snowfall and rain, which started on Feb 2, is likely to continue till Sunday, meteorologists told Dawn on Friday. ... PESHAWAR: Importance of information system stressed PESHAWAR, Feb 11: A proper management information system (MIS) is needed to strengthen the capacity of tehsil administrations of providing civic amenities to people, the participants of a workshop said on Thursday. ... PESHAWAR: Two convicted of drug trafficking PESHAWAR, Feb 11: An additional district and sessions judge on Friday convicted a woman and a man of drug trafficking and sentenced them to life imprisonment with a fine of Rs50,000. ... PESHAWAR: Drive against power theft planned PESHAWAR, Feb 11: The tribal electric supply company (Tesco) will soon launch a campaign to disconnect connections of defaulters and of those who have taken double connections in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas. ... HYDERABAD: Bungling of relief wheat - food office raided HYDERABAD, Feb 11: The circle officer of the Anti-Corruption Establishment, Mohammad Dawood Pirzada, accompanied by civil judge and judicial magistrate Abdul Sattar Abbasi, raided the offices of the district food controller in Mithi ... THATTA: Ulema protest against CM THATTA, Feb 11: Ulema of different schools of thought continued their protests on Friday against what they called 'inhospitable attitude' of Sindh Chief Minister Arbab Ghulam Rahim for not meeting them. ... HYDERABAD: Donations for tsunami victims sought HYDERABD, Feb 11: Adviser to Sindh Chief Minster for Environment and Alternate Energy Noman Saigal has called for generous contributions from people for the aid of tsunami victims. ... MITHI: Subsidized wheat supply begins in Thar, claims DCO MITHI, Feb 11: Taking note of critical speeches made by members of the Tharparkar district council during Wednesday's session against non-supply of subsidized wheat to the drought-hit area of Thar for the last six months ... HYDERABAD: Man hurt in explosion HYDERABAD, Feb 11: A man suffered burn injuries after an explosion occurred in the toilet of a restaurant some 10 kilo meters off the Hyderabad toll plaza on the Super Highway on Friday. ... RAWALPINDI: Five UTPs escape from police custody RAWALPINDI, Feb 11: Five handcuffed under-trial prisoners escaped from police custody while leaving Taxila for the Adiala Jail after appearing in the court of civil judge on Friday. ... MARDAN: Programme for women discussed MARDAN, Feb 11: A joint meeting of Zilla Council and the National Commission for Human Development (NCHD) reviewed programmes for development and empowerment of women. ... SWABI: Continuous rain for six days hits Swabi hard SWABI, Feb 11: A large number of people have moved to safe places after dozens of mud-houses collapsed following continuous rain in the district, which has paralyzed life for the last six days. ... SWABI: 'Forced marriages lead to violence' SWABI, Feb 11: Forced marriages are the main reason ofdomestic violence against women. Such marriages never allow families to grow and prosper in the society. ... HARIPUR: Water level rising in Khanpur reservoir HARIPUR, Feb 11: The water level in the Khanpur dam has improved as a result of the current wet spell, with the reservoir replenished to what is technically described as the crest level, official sources told Dawn here on Friday. ... KHAAR: Peace panel chief killed in blast KHAAR, Feb 11: A member of Agency Council and chief of the Tribal Peace Committee was killed while two others were injured in a powerful bomb explosion here on Wednesday night. ... SUKKUR: Experts testing soil of barrage foundation SUKKUR, Feb 11: A team of geophysics experts has started soil testing of the foundation of the right bank of the Sukkur Barrage. The team is likely to submit its report to the FWO authorities in the next few days. ... MIRPURKHAS: Wet spell in most areas of lower Sindh MIRPURKHAS, Feb 11: The district as well as the rest of lower Sindh received rain on Friday, which dropped the mercury further, and turned most of the roads slippery. ... SIALKOT: 24 workers injured as bus falls into ravine SIALKOT, Feb 11: Twenty four industrial workers and labourers, including women, were seriously injured as an overloaded bus (LRC-618) fell into a ravine on the Daska-Sialkot road near Motra due to speeding during heavy rain on Friday. ... SARGODHA: Religious scholar shot dead by robbers SARGODHA, Feb 11: A religious scholar was gunned down by two highwaymen on Thursday night near commerce college on Faisalabad-Sargodha road. ... BAHAWALPUR: Completion of Tarinda section lane ordered BAHAWALPUR, Feb 11: The National Highway Authority (NHA) chairman has ordered completion of one of the two lanes of the dual Bahawalpur-Tarinda section by March 23. ... BAHAWALPUR: Five of family strangled in Bahawalpur BAHAWALPUR, Feb 11: Five family members, including three daughters, were allegedly strangled in mysterious circumstances at Nazirabad Colony near the General Bus Stand here sometimes during Thursday night. ... GUJRANWALA: Four new towns in Gujranwala GUJRANWALA, Feb 11: City and Sadar tehsil councils have formed four new towns - Khiali, Ghulshan Iqbal Park, Qila Dedar Singh and Upper Chenab under the new local bodies system. ... GUJRAT: Solve issues through talks, says Chautala GUJRAT, Feb 11: Pakistan and India can emerge as big economic powers on the world map by resolving their disputes through talks. ... GUJRANWALA: Two robbers arrested soon after strike GUJRANWALA, Feb 11: The National Highway and Motorway Police claimed on Friday to have arrested after a brief encounter two robbers, who were scurrying after snatching cash and valuables from two traders near Gakkhar Town on the GT Road. ... BAHAWALPUR: Software to help detect car-lifters BAHAWALPUR, Feb 11: Some students of the University College of Engineering and Technology of the Islamia University claim to have designed a computer software that can help detect car-lifters. ... RAJANPUR: Health official blamed for Rs16m corruption RAJANPUR, Feb 11: The district assembly has demanded action against Rajanpur district officer (health) Dr Shahnaz Naeem for embezzling Rs16 million in four years. ... FAISALABAD: Call to ban smoking in public places FAISALABAD, Feb 11: Cardiac specialists and physicians have urged the government to ban the use of cigarettes at public places besides launching an awareness programme regarding precautionary measures about heart diseases. ... PESHAWAR: Seminar on osteoporosis today PESHAWAR, Feb 11: The Postgraduate Medical Institute is organising a seminar on osteoporosis at a local hotel on Saturday, said a press release. ... KHAIRPUR: Ban on entry of 30 Ulema in Khairpur proposed KHAIRPUR, Feb 11: The district government has declared 417 processions, majalis and 28 places most sensitive; 39 others sensitive and 150 normal during Muharram ... ISLAMABAD: TRIPS laws don't guarantee investment, say speakers ISLAMABAD, Feb 11: Strong and effective Trade Related Aspects of Intellectual Property (TRIPS) laws did not offer any assurance for attracting foreign investment in the developing countries. ...

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