17 February 2005 Thursday 07 Muharram 1426 KARACHI: Community policing programme for city soon - CPLC to cover entire Sindh KARACHI, Feb 16: Sindh Governor Dr Ishratul Ibad has stressed the need for introducing a neighbourhood programme in Sindh, particularly Karachi, under community policing. ... KARACHI: All colleges to remain closed till Ashura KARACHI, Feb 16: In view of the law and order situation and maintenance of peace during Muharram, all colleges in the city have been closed till Ashura. ... KARACHI: Court moved against US consulate shifting KARACHI, Feb 16: A lawyer has moved the Sindh High Court against the shifting of the US consulate in the city to an amenity plot in Clifton. ... KARACHI: Dismissed KWSB workers to be reinstated KARACHI, Feb 16: Some 160 dismissed employees of the Karachi Water and Sewerage Board (KWSB) who had been dismissed from service would be shortly absorbed into various departments of the city government ... KARACHI: Poor relay service puts off subscribers KARACHI, Feb 16: The number of subscribers taking advantage of a telephone service offered by the Pakistan Telecommunication Company under which Muharram Majalis are relayed from Imambargahs to houses has dwindled over the years. ... KARACHI: City govt's control room KARACHI, Feb 16: The city government, following the directives of the city nazim, Niamatullah Khan, has set up a control room at Numaish Chowrangi to provide people with relief in case of any emergency. ... KARACHI: Timely action saves life of PIA passenger KARACHI, Feb 16: The PIA, in a timely action, saved the life of a passenger who boarded a flight from Houston, the USA, for Karachi and suffered a heart attack on board after take off from Manchester. ... KARACHI: CHK trains doctors in basic life support KARACHI, Feb 16: Rapid entry into emergency medical service, provision of cardio-pulmonary resuscitation and early defibrillation can prevent two-third sudden deaths ... KARACHI: Transporters endorse strike call KARACHI, Feb 16: The Karachi Bus Owners' Association here on Wednesday endorsed a call for a two-day transport strike in the city from Feb 24. ... KARACHI: Reuse of syringes spreading diseases KARACHI, Feb 16: The Sindh health department has no paucity of funds, but it is mainly due to the wrong set of priorities that has led to non-sustainable projects at the expense of the extremely essential provision for auto-disable syringes ... KARACHI: Student groups blame each other for violence KARACHI, Feb 16: The two student groups entangled in violence since Feb 14 traded allegations against each other for instigating violence in educational institutions in their separate press conferences held at Karachi Press Club on Wednesday. ... KARACHI: Rowdyism condemned KARACHI, Feb 16: The Sindh Professors and Lecturers' Association on Wednesday announced to boycott classes on Feb 17 to register its protest against rowdy elements in educational institutions. ... KARACHI: Security in Saddar shifts clashes to Gulshan KARACHI, Feb 16: As heavy deployment of security forces was made outside the educational institutions in Saddar on Wednesday morning to prevent further student clashes ... KARACHI: Ombudsman, NAB to work jointly against corruption KARACHI, Feb 16: The director general of the National Accountability Bureau (Sindh), Maj-Gen Haroon Sikandar Pasha, and Sindh Ombudsman Yousuf Jamal have agreed to evolve a joint strategy to raise the level of public awareness ... KARACHI: Delay in kidnapping case trial termed shocking KARACHI, Feb 16: An appellate bench of the Sindh High Court, comprising Justice Sarmad Jalal Osmany and Justice Azizullah M Memon, admitted two accused of kidnapping to bail, terming a six-year delay in the conclusion of their trial "shocking". ... LAHORE: Rs44m unspent funds for Baitul Maal committees LAHORE, Feb 16: The Punjab Baitul Maal Council on Wednesday approved the distribution of Rs44 million unspent funds among the district Baitul Maal committees with excellent performance. ... LAHORE: PIPO all set for free cornea transplant LAHORE, Feb 16: The Punjab Institute of Preventive Ophthalmology, Mayo Hospital, is ready to transplant corneas to preferably young patients free of cost from this week. ... PESHAWAR: Five districts in Frontier declared calamity-hit PESHAWAR, Feb 16: The government on Wednesday declared five NWFP districts calamity-hit areas in the backdrop of torrential rains and snowfall that played havoc with standing crops ... PESHAWAR: PHC dismisses plea in brothers' detention case PESHAWAR, Feb 16: The Peshawar High Court on Wednesday dismissed a habeas corpus petition challenging the detention of two brothers after the Intelligence Bureau denied their arrest. ... HYDERABAD: Jamaat calls for three city districts HYDERABAD, Feb 16: The Sindh chapter of the Jamaat-i-Islami has demanded formation of city districts in Hyderabad, Sukkur and Larkana within the limits of their defunct municipal corporations before local bodies' elections. ... HYDERABAD: Amendment delay in IRO-2002 decried HYDERABAD, Feb 16: The executive committee of the Sindh chapter of the National Labour Federation, at a meeting held here on Wednesday, expressed concern over a delay in implementation of the president's announcement ... HYDERABAD: Plea to remove encroachments HYDERABAD, Feb 16: The Sindh High Court, Hyderabad circuit bench, on Wednesday sought comments from the provincial additional advocate-general and the city taluka nazim on an application converted into a petition ... HYDERABAD: Municipal workers observe strike HYDERABAD, Feb 16: Municipal workers went on a strike on Wednesday in protest against non-payment of their salary for January. As a result, no work was done at the City taluka municipal administration. ... HYDERABAD: Man found in illegal detention HYDERABAD, Feb 16: An official of the sessions court raided the A-section police station in Latifabad here on Wednesday and found a man, Mohammad Shahid, in custody without any record of his detention. ... RAWALPINDI: Police hold flag march in Pindi - Security for Muharram processions RAWALPINDI, Feb 16: Police and army held a flag march on different roads of Rawalpindi and Islamabad on Wednesday. In Rawalpindi, more than 125 police vehicles participated in the 'show of force' ... HARIPUR: Khanpur Dam almost full HARIPUR, Feb 16: Water level in Khanpur Dam rose to 1,979 feet, necessitating release of surplus water, official sources told Dawn here on Wednesday. ... BAHAWALPUR: Differences crop up at PML-N meeting BAHAWALPUR, Feb 16: The PML-N re-organization committee at its marathon session here the other day finalized its recommendations that would be forwarded to patron Mian Nawaz Sharif for approval. ... GILGIT: Employees asked to resume work GILGIT, Feb 16: The administration of the Northern Areas has asked all its employees to resume work immediately or face action. ... SWABI: Tobacco plantation delayed in Swabi SWABI, Feb 16: Heavy rains have delayed tilling for the plantation of seedlings of white patta tobacco and Virginia tobacco in the NWFP, at a time when buyers have increased the demand for the current year. ... MANSEHRA: Avalanche victims get compensation MANSEHRA, Feb 16: MPA Syed Mazhar Ali Qasim has said that people of the district are grateful to the federal and provincial governments for extending financial and moral support in their hour of need. ... QUETTA: Army troops reach Pishin for relief activities QUETTA, Feb 16: A battalion of Army troops, along with 14 trucks carrying relief goods, have reached the rain-affected areas of Pishin district, including Toba Kakari, Toba Achakzai and Barshore, for relief activities ... DERA GHAZI KHAN: Prisoners refuse to enter lock-up - Dilapidated condition DERA GHAZI KHAN, Feb 16: As many as 85 prisoners, who were brought here on Wednesday for court proceedings, refused to enter the judicial lock-up as mark of their protest against the bad condition of the building. ... TOBA TEK SINGH: Toba TMA employees observe strike TOBA TEK SINGH, Feb 16: The Tehsil Municipal Administration sanitation staff and water supply tubewell operators observed strike on Wednesday to protest the arrest of a Bhaghat water supply scheme tubewell operator. ... SUKKUR: Sindh receives Rs2.2bn for new jobs SUKKUR, Feb 16: Sindh Zakat and Ushr Minister Sardar Manzoor Ali Panhwar has said the federal government has provided a special grant of 2.2 billion to the province from the Zakat fund to provide jobs to unemployed people. ... NAUSHAHRO FEROZE: Protest against police NAUSHAHRO FEROZE, Feb 16: Activists of the Sindh National Party, rickshaw drivers and labourers took out a procession here on Wednesday in protest against detention of three activists ... DADU: Fertilizers being sold in black market DADU, Feb 16: A large number of growers of Dadu taluka staged a demonstration in Sita Road on Wednesday to protest against fertilizer dealers for selling fertilizers in black markets. ... LARKANA: Clash averted by nazim LARKANA, Feb 16: A clash between anti-encroachment staff of the municipal administration and management of the Dar-i-Abbas Imambargah was prevented by timely intervention of a nazim and police. ... HYDERABAD: Project feasibility reports discussed HYDERABAD, Feb 16: Feasibility reports of over 50 development schemes proposed under the Drought Emergency Relief Assistance-II programme were discussed at a meeting held at the Shahbaz hall here on Tuesday. ... KHAIRPUR: Motorcyclist dies in accident KHAIRPUR, Feb 16: One person was killed in a collision between two motorcycles here on Wednesday. Riaz Janwari along with another person was coming to Bagh Bacharah from the Neer Waro village, when their motorcycle collided with another motorcycle. ... SARGODHA: Accused held hours after murder of three SARGODHA, Feb 16: Three people were killed by rivals in Hadali village in Khushab district on Wednesday. The police, however, managed to arrest the killers four hours after the incident had taken place. ...

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