24 February 2005 Thursday 14 Muharram 1426 KARACHI: City govt arrests eight for violating law - Rising milk prices KARACHI, Feb 23: The city government has finally reacted to the increase in milk prices by arresting eight persons on the first day of a crackdown against milk sellers for violating order under Section 144. ... KARACHI: Separation of water, sanitation depts urged - Two-day moot begins KARACHI, Feb 23: Speakers at a workshop on Wednesday advocated the need for bringing reforms in water and sanitation utility organizations by separating their policy-making, regulations and management affairs. ... KARACHI: MoU signed for water treatment plant KARACHI, Feb 23: The city nazim, Niamatullah Khan, on Tuesday night signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Vatech - an Austrian firm - for installation of a water treatment plant in SITE area. ... KARACHI: Entry of outsiders into colleges banned - Principals agree on code of conduct KARACHI, Feb 23: A meeting chaired by the Sindh home minister, Rauf Siddiqui, and attended by college principals and senior police officials on Wednesday decided to prevent any outsiders or persons in possession of licensed or unlicensed weapons ... KARACHI: Transporters, traders to announce joint strike KARACHI, Feb 23: Transporters and traders based in Karachi have agreed to wage a joint struggle against the rising prices of petroleum products and other commodities of daily use. ... KARACHI: SHC tells Sindh govt to replace EDO Education KARACHI, Feb 23: A division bench of High Court of Sindh, comprising Justice Sabihuddin Ahmed and Justice Khilji Arif Hussain, on Wednesday advised the Sindh government to replace the EDO Education for Karachi region by a well qualified officer. ... KARACHI: Bail granted to PPL doctor in Shazia case KARACHI, Feb 23: The Sindh High Court on Wednesday granted protective bail to Dr Afzal Ali Shah Rizvi for 10 days in Dr Shazia Khalid criminal assault case. ... KARACHI: Contraband drugs worth Rs4.2m seized KARACHI, Feb 23: The Customs Collectorate (preventive) seized a consignment of psychotropic injections worth Rs4,227,405 being flown into the city from Pasni late on Tuesday night. ... KARACHI: ASI shot dead in Lyari gang-war KARACHI, Feb 23: A policeman was shot dead by unknown persons in Osmanabad area of Lyari on Tuesday night. ASI Mohammad Riaz, 40, was standing with his friend Saleem in Osmanabad when unknown persons on two motorcycles pulled up and sprayed them with a volley of bullets. ... KARACHI: New scheme for phone connections KARACHI, Feb 23: The Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited (PTCL) has announced a new scheme "Bahar Package." Through this package people could get telecom facilities at their doorstep by only making a local call. ... KARACHI: Weekends suggested for polio drive KARACHI, Feb 23: Sindh Health Adviser Faisal Malik has suggested that anti-polio days should be observed on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays keeping in view religious and cultural customs of local people ... KARACHI: NED varsity urged to allow book fairs KARACHI, Feb 23: Several political leaders, academicians, teachers and social workers besides a large number of students on Wednesday visited the second day of the three-day book fair held at the Sadequain Lawns. ... LAHORE: Private varsities to be graded LAHORE, Feb 23: The Higher Education Commission will grade private sector chartered universities after assessing their progress reports with regard to their space, facilities, infrastructure, faculty, working capital, endowment fund and quality of education. ... LAHORE: One dies, two hurt in building collapse LAHORE, Feb 23: A man was killed while two other people suffered injuries when a three-storey building collapsed in Old Anarkali on Wednesday. ASP Dr Raja Abid told Dawn the dilapidated building housed shops on ground floor collapsed near Jain Mandar. ... PESHAWAR: Power supply to 1,180 consumers stopped PESHAWAR, Feb 23: The Tribal Electric Supply Company (Tesco), disconnected power supply to some 1,180 industrial and commercial consumers in North Waziristan and Khyber agencies, in Fata on Tuesday. ... PESHAWAR: Immediate relief urged for snow-hit Kalam PESHAWAR, Feb 23: The Kalam and Kohistan Union of Journalists (KKUH) has expressed concern over devastations caused by recent rain and snowfall and has urged the government to send relief goods to save people from starvation. ... PESHAWAR: 'School dropout cases must be controlled' PESHAWAR, Feb 23: Minister of State and Chairman, National Commission for Human Development (NCHD), Dr Nasim Ashraf, on Wednesday stressed the active involvement of volunteers to ensure timely prevention of dropouts among schoolchildren. ... PESHAWAR: PAF sets up women's college PESHAWAR, Feb 23: There is need for creating awareness about female education as women being half the population and can play a vital role in nation-building, said Begum Shamim Iftikhar, the wife of NWFP governor. ... PESHAWAR: Arrest warrants for Kundi PESHAWAR, Feb 23: The Peshawar High Court on Wednesday issued non-bailable arrest warrants for a convicted drug trafficker, Amanullah Kundi, whose prison term had been suspended by the NWFP government last year. ... PESHAWAR: PTA to take action for poor service - Warning to cell phone companies PESHAWAR, Feb 23: Chairman Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) Shehzada Alam has said that strict action would be taken against cellular phone companies providing substandard service to consumers. ... HYDERABAD: Hospital facing shortage of medicines HYDERABAD, Feb 23: Despite recent supply of medicines worth around Rs4 million, the Hyderabad Civil Hospital continues to face shortage of drugs as the second quarter of the fiscal year has already begun ... HYDERABAD: Dist govt to distribute sewing machines HYDERABAD, Feb 23: District Nazim Dr Makhdoom Rafiquzzaman has said the district government will distribute 2,775 free sewing machines among skilled and deserving women to enable them to earn their livelihood by working in their homes. ... HYDERABAD: SHC summons superintendent of Nara jail HYDERABAD, Feb 23: The Sindh High Court, Hyderabad circuit bench, on Tuesday directed the superintendent of the special prison Nara to appear in the court on March 3 in connection with the case of an under-trial prisoner ... HYDERABAD: Demand for ban on edible oil import HYDERABAD, Feb 23: Sindh Abadgar Board president Abdul Majeed Nizamani has demanded that the government should either ban import of edible oil or increase import duty on edible oil to encourage local production. ... SANGHAR: Council opposes appointment of administrators SANGHAR, Feb 23: Members of the district council have opposed appointment of administrators in local bodies and demanded one year's extension in their tenure. The members observed this in the district council session held here on Wednesday. ... LANDI KOTAL: Senate body on FCR to meet tribesmen LANDI KOTAL, Feb 23: A Senate sub-committee will meet tribesmen on February 28 in Peshawar to discuss changes and amendments to the century-old Frontier Crimes Regulation (FCR). ... LARKANA: 10 policemen held in Qambar firing case LARKANA, Feb 23: Ten policemen were arrested on Wednesday following investigations into the Qambar incident in which four people were killed in police firing on Dec 24, 2004. ... BADIN: Arbab vows to end corruption BADIN, Feb 23: Sindh Chief Minister Arbab Ghulam Rahim has said that the government is committed to eradicating corruption from politicians and government departments so that it can conduct its business in neat and clean manner. ... HARIPUR: 26 women among 105 suicides in Haripur HARIPUR, Feb 23: At least 105 peoples, including 26 women, committed suicide during the past 32 months in different parts of the Haripur district. ... KHAIRPUR: ASI, seven others booked KHAIRPUR, Feb 23: On the directives of the second additional sessions judge-II, Khairpur, A-section police registered an FIR under section 364, 342 F-I PPC against ASI Hakim Ali Jalbani ... FAISALABAD: Water, drainage projects near completion FAISALABAD, Feb 23: Work on drainage and water supply projects involving a sum of Rs738 million will be completed within the stipulated period. ... SAHIWAL: Cops held for freeing under-custody colleagues SAHIWAL, Feb 23: Three police officers were arrested here on Wednesday for getting their under-custody colleagues released from the central jail on fake court orders. ... FAISALABAD: Call for resolving issues of farmers FAISALABAD, Feb 23: Agricultural experts, research scientists, students and farmers have stressed the need to resolve the ecological issues of small farmers through technology generation process and holding of debates among the stakeholders. ... SIALKOT: Case against policeman for releasing bootleggers SIALKOT, Feb 23: The Sabzpir police on Wednesday registered a case against its Inspector Husnain Raza for releasing two alleged bootleggers, Ikram and Maqsood, after extorting bribe from them. ... OKARA: Case against 1,600 Okara tenants OKARA, Feb 23: The Okara Saddar police on Wednesday registered a case against 1,600 tenants, including 69 women, who blocked the GT Road on Feb 5. The case was registered on the report of SHO Inspector Naseer Ahmad. ... SIALKOT: Water crisis persists in Sialkot SIALKOT, Feb 23: The water supply to the city remained suspended here for the third consecutive day on Wednesday as Gepco again cut the power supply to Sialkot tehsil municipal administration tubewells for its failure to pay dues. ... GUJRANWALA: Acquitted man languishes in prison GUJRANWALA, Feb 23: The district and sessions court on Wednesday sought the record of a prisoner who despite acquittal in a murder case by the Lahore High Court seven years back could not be released yet. ... GUJRANWALA: DIG orders inquiry against SHO GUJRANWALA, Feb 23: Taking serious notice of exoneration of a rice miller who injured the son of a journalist, the Gujranwala Range DIG on Wednesday ordered an inquiry against the SHO who was part of the investigation team. ...

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