18 February 2005 Friday 08 Muharram 1426 KARACHI: Early completion of master plan urged KARACHI, Feb 17: Sindh Governor Dr Ishratul Ibad Khan on Thursday issued directives for an early completion of master plan for areas adjoining Hawkesbay and Northern Bypass and called for a clear defining of the land use. ... KARACHI: Insecticide spray drive from 24th KARACHI, Feb 17: The city government has chalked out a comprehensive plan for launching a spray campaign against mosquitoes and flies from Feb 24. ... KARACHI: Removal of nazims opposed KARACHI, Feb 17: Speakers at a seminar on Thursday opposed replacement of Nazims with administrators before the forthcoming local bodies' elections and termed the proposal contrary to the Sindh Local Government Ordinance (SLGO) 2001. ... KARACHI: 3,500 contract teachers get 6-month extension KARACHI, Feb 17: Sindh Chief Minister Arbab Ghulam Rahim has granted an extension of six months in the service period of about 3,500 schoolteachers whose three-year contract had expired in November last. ... KARACHI: Law to check industrial pollution urged KARACHI, Feb 17: There is a need for an effective legislation to make it mandatory upon industries to treat their effluents before discharging them into the sea, say fishery sources. ... KARACHI: lan for Ashura KARACHI, Feb 17: The Traffic Police have finalized traffic plan for Karachi for Ashura. The following arrangements have been made to cope with the expected rush during the 8th, 9th and 10th of the Muharramul Haram. ... KARACHI: Proper training of doctors stressed - Control of leprosy, neuropathy KARACHI, Feb 17: The fact that leprosy was still prevalent in Pakistan and that diabetes-induced neuropathy was fast emerging as a serious health condition for the locals enhanced the urgency for efficient diagnostic skills among doctors. ... KARACHI: Prices of milk, other essential items go up KARACHI, Feb 17: Just a few days before the Ashura, market players have resorted to increasing the prices of certain essential items, like milk, onion, gram pulse, rice, wheat flour and sugar ... KARACHI: Karachi Milk Plant not to be privatized KARACHI, Feb 17: The Sindh government has rejected the proposal of leasing out or privatizing the Karachi Milk Plant (KMP) and directed the Idara-i-Kisan, a Lahore-based organization having struck a deal with the government to run the plant ... KARACHI: Power cut hits KWSB work KARACHI, Feb 17: A KWSB spokesman said on Thursday that working of the board had been severely affected for the last five days owing to a cut of power supply by the KESC. ... KARACHI: SSC subjects likely to be split from next year KARACHI, Feb 17: The Sindh education department is considering reshuffling subjects in the scheme of secondary schools certificate examinations from next year, said sources in the department. ... KARACHI: Homage paid to Imam Hussain KARACHI, Feb 17: A Mehfil-i-Musalma, to recall the great martyrdom of Hazrat Imam Hussain (RA) and his noble companions, was held at the Arts Council of Pakistan on Wednesday. ... KARACHI: Reference against banker dismissed KARACHI, Feb 17: An appellate bench of High Court of Sindh, comprising Justice Sarmad Jalal Osmany and Justice Azizullah M. Memon, on Thursday dismissed a reference against Younus Dalia, former president of Habib Bank Limited. ... KARACHI: Elderly man found dead in Korangi KARACHI, Feb. 17: An elderly man was killed by unknown persons in Bhitai Colony, Korangi, on Thursday morning. ... KARACHI: Safety of graveyards KARACHI, Feb 17: Sindh Chief Secretary Mohammad Aslam Sanjrani has asked all the DCOs to ensure safety and reverence of graveyards in their respective districts, besides saving them from encroachments and filth. ... LAHORE: Nazim flouts ban on functions LAHORE, Feb 17: The Nishter Town Nazim on Thursday hosted a lunch in honour of over 150 guests in the Shalamar Gardens in clear violation of the Antiquity Act 1975, Unesco charter and the chief minister's order. ... LAHORE: Laws incompatible with social values: LHC LAHORE, Feb 17: The Lahore High Court on Thursday observed that laws of the country hardly had compatibility with social values, particularly choice marriages by choice. ... LAHORE: Pvt schools 'free to join Aga Khan Board' LAHORE, Feb 17: Punjab Education Minister Mian Imran Masood has said private schools are free to affiliate themselves with the Aga Khan Board, a private institution established under an ordinance. ... PESHAWAR: IGP pledges to maintain peace PESHAWAR, Feb 17: The NWFP Inspector General of Police, Mohammad Raffat Pasha, has said that peace during Muharram would be maintained at all costs and saboteurs and terrorists would be curbed effectively. ... PESHAWAR: Centre for child beggars planned PESHAWAR, Feb 17: The provincial government will open a Daar-ul-Kafala, a rehabilitation centre for child beggars as soon as a suitable building becomes available, official sources said here on Wednesday. ... PESHAWAR: New adult literacy courses to be held PESHAWAR, Feb 17: An organisation, Basic Education for Afghan Refugees, has planned to launch fresh adult literacy courses and vocational skill training in Baffa and Swabi. ... LANDI KOTAL: Line officer fired for delinquency LANDI KOTAL, Feb 17: The assistant political agent, Bara sub-division, dismissed a line officer on Thursday after three criminals escaped from the Bara lock-up on Wednesday. ... LARKANA: Plan for 'green and clean' Larkana LARKANA, Feb 17: The DCO has said a plan - Green and Clean Larkana - has been prepared to cope with post-rain problems and provide basic amenities to people of the district. ... PESHAWAR: Girl students shifting opposed PESHAWAR, Feb 17: Civil society organizations are concerned over a government move to force first year students of the Khyber Medical College to shift to the college's girls campus in the Hayatabad township. ... PESHAWAR: Minister wants NWFP declared calamity-hit province PESHAWAR, Feb 17: Senior Minister of NWFP Siraj-ul-Haq has demanded that the entire province of NWFP be declared a calamity-hit province and the losses suffered by a large segment of its population ... PESHAWAR: Govt began relief work - minister PESHAWAR, Feb 17: Minister of State for Water and Power Amir Muqam has said the federal government is doing its utmost to provide relief to people affected by rains and snowfall in the NWFP and other parts of the country. ... PESHAWAR: More police stations to be set up, says CCCP PESHAWAR, Feb 17: The new city police chief has proposed an increase the number of police stations to improve law and order situation in Peshawar. ... PESHAWAR: PHC issues notice to official in Kundi case PESHAWAR, Feb 17: The Peshawar High Court on Wednesday put on notice an additional home secretary of the Sindh government on a writ petition challenging the suspension of prison term of a convicted drug trafficker, Amanullah Kundi. ... HYDERABAD: Completion of urology centre by Nov ordered HYDERABAD, Feb 17: Sindh Planning and Development Minister Syed Shoaib Bukhari has directed the authorities concerned to complete construction work of the urology dialysis centre at Bhitai Hospital ... HYDERABAD: Policemen deny having arrested JSMM leader HYDERABAD, Feb 17: The RPO of Hyderabad region, the SP of investigation wing, Hyderabad, and the SHO of Jamshoro police station in their statements before the Sindh High Court, Hyderabad ... HYDERABAD: Water supply and sanitation plan prepared HYDERABAD, Feb 17: The Water and Sanitation Agency has prepared a contingency plan to ensure quick disposal of sewage and water supply during Muharram. ... QUETTA: Severe cold grips parts of Balochistan QUETTA, Feb 17: Quetta valley and most of northern and central Balochistan are in the grip of severe cold with temperature dropping to five degrees Celsius below freezing point on Thursday. ... GUJRANWALA: 24 exchanges to be functional by June GUJRANWALA, Feb 17: As many as 24 new telephone exchanges will start functioning in and around the city by June this year. ... GUJRANWALA: Army flag march on city roads GUJRANWALA, Feb 17: Troops held a flag march here on Thursday in connection with security arrangements during Muharram. ... MIANWALI: Financial scam at Mianwali post offices MIANWALI, Feb 17: The vigilance cell of the Post Master General's office, Lahore, has suspended from service 11 employees of the department, after unearthing an embezzlement of millions of rupees pertaining to the saving and pension accounts ... SAHIWAL: Thousands turn to Baba Farid's Urs SAHIWAL, Feb 17: The 762nd annual urs of Hazrat Baba Fariduddin Ganj Shakar is being celebrated in Pak pattan district with traditional zeal and fervour. The event began on Feb 5 (25th Zilhaj) and will continue till 10th of Muharram. ... FAISALABAD: Students block traffic FAISALABAD, Feb 17: Hundreds of students of the Government Municipal Degree College on Thursday blocked traffic at Abdullahpur Chowk to protest increase in their computer training fee and the callous attitude ... MUALTAN: Several 'drug pushers' held MULTAN, Feb 17: The Anti-Narcotics Force reportedly arrested a number of people in a raid conducted on Thursday in a city's nomadic settlement. ... MIANWALI: Life-saving drugs disappear MIANWALI, Feb 17: Life saving drugs have disappeared from the market as a distributor has been 'smuggling' these medicines to other cities for high profit or sell them in black market. ... GUJRAT: 112 POs held in a month GUJRAT, Feb 17: Kharian Saddar police claim to have arrested 112 proclaimed offenders and recovered from their possession illegal weapons during the last one month. ... MIRPURKHAS: Six polio cases detected MIRPURKHAS, Feb 17: The senior surveillance officer of the World Health Organization, Dr Akhlaq Ahmed, has said that six cases of polio have been confirmed in Mirpurkhas and Umerkot districts. ... SUKKUR: Judges' kidnapping file closed SUKKUR, Feb 17: Following the transfer of Sindh IGP Syed Kamal Shah, the Sindh police have closed the file of kidnappers of two judges of Shikarpur, it was learnt here on Thursday. ... HYDERABAD: Man found in illegal detention HYDERABAD, Feb 17: An official of the sessions court raided the A-section police station in Latifabad here on Wednesday and found a detained man, Mohammad Shahid, without any record of his detention. ... NAUSHAHRO FEROZE: Gunmen kill villager NAUSHAHRO FEROZE, Feb 17: A man was shot dead in the Sahib Khan Wagan village in the Padidan police area on Wednesday night. ...

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