14 February 2005 Monday 04 Muharram 1426 KARACHI: Hub dam gets 1-year stock for Karachi - Two-day rain KARACHI, Feb 13: The city will continue to receive around 90 million gallons of water from Hub dam for an extra 12-month period as the reservoir's water level has gone up by 3.5 feet ... KARACHI: Power supply to water board offices suspended KARACHI, Feb 13: The KESC on Sunday disconnected power supply to two major water installations of the KWSB, its two residential colonies and a number of offices, including its head office, on account of non-payment of electricity charges. ... KARACHI: Meddling in FCS affairs criticized KARACHI, Feb 13: A senior elected director of the Fishermen Cooperative Society on Saturday accused the government of directly interfering into the affairs of the FCS and imposing its policies on fishermen as if the FCS was a state-owned concern. ... KARACHI: Inadequate manpower cripples Sepa KARACHI, Feb 13: The Sindh Environmental Protection Agency (Sepa) has hardly made any achievement since its inception about eight years back, said Director General of Sepa Shafique Ahmed Khoso in a radio interview on Sunday. ... KARACHI: KESC relief package date extended KARACHI, Feb 13: The KESC Board of Directors, in response to the common demand of consumers who have got their power supply discontinued due to non-payment and who are facing difficulty in clearing their outstanding dues ... KARACHI: Proposals for improvement of education approved KARACHI, Feb 13: The Sindh minister for education and literacy, Dr Hamida Khuhro, has approved the recommendations of a "vision workshop" for broad based educational reforms to raise the standard of education ... KARACHI: Old NICs valid for lease, Orangi people told KARACHI, Feb 13: City Nazim Niamatullah Khan has asked the National Database and Registration Authority (Nadra) to change its attitude towards the residents of Orangi Town. ... KARACHI: Time-limit for reward money discouraging informers KARACHI, Feb 13: The new practice of temporarily designating wanted criminals as proclaimed offenders with money on their heads by the Sindh government has put the police in a quandary ... KARACHI: Alternative land for US consulate hinted at KARACHI, Feb 13: Sindh Chief Minister Arbab Ghulam Raheem on Sunday said that the issue of allotting plot to the US consulate general nearby Clifton Grammar School will be resolved agreeably ... KARACHI: Paramedics' service structure not yet finalized KARACHI, Feb 13: Due to apathy of provincial health officials, service structure for paramedical staff has not been finalized yet, even after passage of five years and despite repeated commitments ... KARACHI: Doctors' leave cancelled KARACHI, Feb 13: On the directives of Provincial Health Adviser Faisal Malik, Civil Hospital's Medical Superintendent Prof Said Qureishi has cancelled leaves of all doctors and directed them to immediately report at the hospital. ... KARACHI: UK-based society to set up IT institutes KARACHI, Feb 13: Sindh Minister for Information Technology Syed Mustafa Kamal has said that the IT revolution and implementation of compulsory IT education in schools had a positive impact on the society. ... KARACHI: Lyari situation may stir widespread panic KARACHI, Feb 13: The ongoing gang-war between two crime mafias in Layari has created a natural dread of meeting death by violence among the town's residents, which is turning into a widespread panic ... LAHORE: Wheat target to be 'crossed' LAHORE, Feb 13: Farmers and government officials from the Punjab are optimistic that they will "easily achieve" wheat target of 20.2 million ton, if not cross it by a good margin, following the recent wet spell. ... LAHORE: Education reforms 'being hailed' LAHORE, Feb 13: Chief Minister Pervaiz Elahi says the Punjab Education Sector Reforms Programme of the government is being highly appreciated at world level. ... PESHAWAR: Rs2,700m allocated for Fata roads PESHAWAR, Feb 13: The Federal government has allocated Rs2,700 million for the construction of 1,020-kilometre-long road projects in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) ... PESHAWAR: Draft law proposes total dance ban PESHAWAR, Feb 13: The existing law prohibiting dance in public places in the NWFP only bans dancing by a woman for monetary gains or for reward, informed legal circles say. ... PESHAWAR: International scholarship for librarian PESHAWAR, Feb 13: The International Federation of Library Association (IFLA) has awarded the Advancement of Librarian ship Programme (ALP) Scholarship to a female candidate from Peshawar. ... PESHAWAR: NWFP seeks urgent help from centre PESHAWAR, Feb 13: NWFP Chief Minister Akram Khan Durrani on Sunday complained that the federal government had ignored the suffering of people in the province ... PESHAWAR: Blind students face eviction PESHAWAR, Feb 13: The blind girls and orphans getting education in the Child Welfare Home, Hayatabad, are facing problem of permanent accommodation. ... PESHAWAR: Emergency ward short of medicines, equipment PESHAWAR, Feb 13: Shortage of trained staff, equipment and life-saving medicines is posing a threat to the seriously ill patients in the casualty department of the Khyber Teaching Hospital. ... HYDERABAD: Demand for Hyderabad city district HYDERABAD, Feb 13: Representatives of the Hyderabad Awami Mahaz have demanded creation of a city district comprising Latifabad, Qasimabad, Hyderabad City and Rural talukas. ... HYDERABAD: STPP calls all-party conference HYDERABAD, Feb 13: The Sindh Tarraqi Pasand Party at a meeting held here on Saturday decided to hold an all parties conference on Feb 28 against a proposed bifurcation of the district of Hyderabad. ... HYDERABAD: Violence against women deplored HYDERABAD, Feb 13: Activists of different NGOs took out a procession here on Saturday to protest against criminal assault on a lady doctor in Sui, Balochistan and to mark the national women's day. ... HYDERABAD: Protection for village girl urged HYDERABAD, Feb 13: A group of residents of Kauro Daidano village in the Tando Allahyar area held a protest demonstration outside the press club here on Sunday, demanding protection to a woman and withdrawal of a false case filed against her father and some relatives. ... HYDERABAD: Students storm VC's office HYDERABAD, Feb 13: Violence erupted in the Mehran University of Engineering and Technology, Jamshoro, on Saturday after two students were arrested by police following clashes between two political groups. ... RAWALPINDI: Bus set on fire after accident RAWALPINDI, Feb 13: An angry mob set a franchise company bus on fire and smashed more than seven others after one of the buses hit a motorbike killing one person and injuring another at Faizabad on Sunday evening. ... RAWALPINDI: Guard killed, Rs9.5m looted from bank RAWALPINDI, Feb 13: Robbers killed a security guard in the National Bank Sihala branch and looted Rs9.5 million and a huge quantity of gold jewellery in the wee hours of Sunday, police said. ... SHIKARPUR/SUKKUR: Triple murder sparks tension SHIKARPUR/SUKKUR, Feb 13: Following the murder of three Jatoi clansmen near Chak town on Sunday, tension between the Jatoi and Mahar tribesmen has once again mounted up in Shikarpur district and adjoining areas. ... ATTOCK: Troops to maintain law, order in Attock: Muharram security plan ATTOCK, Feb 13: Troops will be deployed at all sensitive points of the district during the holy month of Muharram to assist the local administration in maintaining law and order. ... SUKKUR: FIR against policemen ordered SUKKUR, Feb 13: The district and sessions judge of Ghotki on Saturday ordered registration of a case against four policemen, including an SHO, on the charge of torturing two villagers. ... RAWALPINDI: Proposal to increase power charges criticized RAWALPINDI, Feb 13: The local Jamaat-i-Islami leadership has criticized the National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) for recommending an 8 Paisa per unit increase in the electricity charges. ... ISLAMABAD: Slum-dwellers protest against eviction threats ISLAMABAD, Feb 13: The residents of Quaid-i-Azam Colony katchi abadi in Chaklala Scheme-III staged a protest demonstration against eviction threats by the principal of a local college and military officials including the station commander Rawalpindi. ... FAISALABAD: Food company accused of playing with health - Pollution, waste FAISALABAD, Feb 13: A US-based food product company has been found guilty of creating air pollution and discharging waste water into the Wasa sewerage system without treatment. ... SARGODHA: Man arrested with bombs, weapons SARGODHA, Feb 13: Phularwan police claimed on Sunday to have seized several bombs from a man, foiling a possible bid of terrorism. ... GUJRANWALA: Farmers for cut in power, diesel rates GUJRANWALA, Feb 13: A kissan convention has urged the government to solve farmers' problems at the union council level and reduce electricity tariff and prices of diesel, seeds and pesticides to enhance the production. ... DERA GHAZI KHAN: Dera admn, police at sea - Sabotage acts DERA GHAZI KHAN, Feb 13: The recent sabotage acts on the all-important government installations and railway tracks have exposed the frailty of the district administration and police. ... MARDAN: Relief for minorities MARDAN, Feb 13: National Assembly member M.P. Bhandara has said that the government is providing protection and jobs to members of moniority communities, protecting their rights and trying to solve their problems on a priority basis. ... MARDAN: Nazim faces allegation of misusing funds MARDAN, Feb 13: Naib nazims of four union councils of Mardan district have accused Tehsil Nazim Ibrahim Biland of misusing funds and filed a suit against him. ... HYDERABAD: Govt criticized for price hike HYDERABAD, Feb 13: The Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal has criticized the government for failing to control price hike and maintain law and order in the province. ... TAXILA: 'Speedy justice needed to curb sectarianism' TAXILA, Feb 13: The government has failed to take practical measures to root out sectarianism in the country. This was stated by Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal (MMA) Vice- President Allama Sajid Naqvi while talking to newsmen ... SWABI: Indian students seek friendship SWABI, Feb 13: The animosity between nuclear-armed neighbours, India and Pakistan, should be replaced by enduring friendship, a group of visiting Indian students has proposed. ...

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