28 February 2005 Monday 18 Muharram 1426 KARACHI: Ibad urges outsourcing sanitation in Karachi KARACHI, Feb 27: The Sindh governor, Dr Ishratul Ibad, has stressed the need for an effective garbage lifting system in the city, and called for its outsourcing so that sanitary conditions could be improved in all the towns of the city. ... KARACHI: Sindh govt not seeking funds for LG projects KARACHI, Feb 27: Despite several reminders the Sindh government did not raise the demand nor proposed any project of the local government to be funded by the federal government from its fund for extending grant ... KARACHI: Three killed in road accidents KARACHI, Feb 27: Three persons died in separate road traffic accidents in different parts of the city on Sunday. Police said that Bilal, 45, was on his cycle when a speeding coach hit him in Landhi No 1. ... KARACHI: Regularization of water connections KARACHI, Feb 27: The Karachi Water and Sewerage Board has extended further the deadline for regularizing water connections by three weeks. Oversize and illegal connections can now be regularized till March 21. ... KARACHI: Absence of traffic lights irks residents KARACHI, Feb 27: Commuters living in the Korangi Crossing area are facing great hardships as there is no traffic signal system and proper bus stops at the crossing. Commuters have to wait on the roadside where traffic is utterly unruly. ... KARACHI: Corruption in education dept criticized KARACHI, Feb 27: Sindh Professors and Lecturers Association (SPLA) Karachi in a meeting here on Sunday drew the attention of Sindh Governor Dr Ishratul Ibad towards the Sindh High Court's ruling ... KARACHI: Miners getting due facilities KARACHI, Feb 27: The government is taking effective steps for the welfare of miners and providing them and their families with all possible education and health facilities for the last two years. ... KARACHI: 170 students awarded BSc, MSc degrees - KIIT convocation KARACHI, Feb 27: The convocation of the Karachi Institute of Information Technology (KIIT) was held at a local hotel here on Sunday. ... KARACHI: PIA saves life of girl KARACHI, Feb 27: The PIA in a timely action saved the life of a six-year-old girl travelling on its flight PK-785 from Islamabad to London when she suddenly went into coma. ... LAHORE: Helmet sale up ahead of deadline LAHORE, Feb 27: Helmet sales have picked up in the provincial metropolis in view of the March 1 deadline fixed by Punjab chief secretary Kamran Rasul for its compulsory use by motorcyclists ... PESHAWAR: 7.8 million saplings planted in province PESHAWAR, Feb 27: The forest department of NWFP planted 7.845 million saplings throughout the province during the monsoon tree plantation campaign 2004. ... ABBOTTABAD: Traffic to Ayubia not yet restored ABBOTTABAD, Feb 27: The Ayubia hill resort remain cut off from other areas as the main road from Abbottabad to Murree and all link roads in Galyat are closed to traffic. ... PESHAWAR: TB awareness stressed PESHAWAR, Feb 27: There are about 250,000 tuberculosis (TB) patients in the country out of whom 40,000 are in NWFP. The situation calls for raising the level of awareness among the people and this task can best be done by the media. ... KOHAT: Dispute over Karak shrine resolved KOHAT, Feb 27: An arbitration committee constituted by the NWFP chief minister has resolved a dispute about the ownership of an old shrine in Teri area of Karak district after two years of negotiations and opened it to Hindus. ... PESHAWAR: Trader escapes attempt on life PESHAWAR, Feb 27: An Afghan trader escaped unhurt in an attempt on his life, but his driver and gunmen received bullet injuries in an ambush at the PAF intersection on the Ring Road here on Sunday. ... PESHAWAR: Medical camp held near Kohat PESHAWAR, Feb 27: Begum Shamim Iftikhar, wife of the NWFP governor, on Saturday arranged a day-long free medical camp in Tora Stana area in the district Kohat, says an official handout. ... PESHAWAR: 'Afghanistan a good market for Pushto films' PESHAWAR, Feb 27: There is a vast market for Pushto films in Afghanistan. This was stated by office-bearers of the Pushto Filmmakers Association at a news conference here on Sunday. ... HYDERABAD: Jobs for local people in gas plant urged HYDERABAD, Feb 27: Activists of the Jeay Sindh Mahaz and residents of different villages of Shah Bukhari Deh held a protest demonstration outside the press club ... HYDERABAD: Sindh farmers seek uniform policy - Agricultural inputs HYDERABAD, Feb 27: The Sindh Chamber of Agriculture has demanded that Sindh should be treated at par with Punjab in respect of water security, availability of certified seeds and fertilizers. ... HYDERABAD: Sindh varsity to purchase 100 buses HYDERABAD, Feb 27: The University of Sindh syndicate at its 143rd meeting held here on Saturday approved purchase of 100 buses to provide better transport facilities to students. ... HYDERABAD: Investigation into custodial death yet to begin HYDERABAD, Feb 27: The inquiry committee appointed by outgoing provincial police officer Syed Kamal Shah has not yet initiated investigations into the custodial death about one month ago of one Abu Bakar Panwhar. ... NAUSHAHRO FEROZE: Canal breach floods crop, villages NAUSHAHRO FEROZE, Feb 27: Crops on hundreds of acres of land and seven villages were inundated when a 40-feet breach occurred in the Nusrat Canal near Padidan town on Saturday night. ... MIRPURKHAS: SC asked to take notice MIRPURKHAS, Feb 27: Nawab Mohammad Yousuf Talpur, PPP MNA, has called upon the Supreme Court to take suo motu notice of allegations of corruption against Sindh Chief Minister, Arbab Ghulam Rahim and his brother. ... FAISALABAD: Minister for action against policemen FAISALABAD, Feb 27: Federal Minister for Law, Justice and Human Rights Wasi Zafar has directed police high-ups to take strict action against policemen who had allegedly gunned down two people and injured four others in a `fake' police encounter. ... BAHAWALPUR: Rohi Express resumes service today BAHAWALPUR, Feb 27: The Rohi Express will resume its service on Feb 28 (today) after a week long suspension. The train will start from Rawalpindi and reach Khanpur the next morning. ... GUJRANWALA: Two more human smugglers held GUJRANWALA, Feb 27: The FIA passport cell on Sunday claimed to have arrested two ring leaders of human smugglers after a brief encounter and recovered passports and other documents from their possession. ... PESHAWAR: Minister asks Wapda to avoid load shedding PESHAWAR, Feb 27: State Minister for Water and Power Amir Muqam said on Sunday that the government was striving to bring about qualitative changes in the life of the common man and a comprehensive plan was being prepared in this regard. ... DERA ISMAIL KHAN: CM accused of diverting uplift funds DERA ISMAIL KHAN, Feb 27: Workers of the Save D.I. Khan Movement set up a protest camp against the provincial government's policies here on Sunday. ... DADU: WHO holds eye camp DADU, Feb 27: A two-day free eye camp organized by the World Health Organization's Basic Development Needs project concluded in the Bubak village here on Sunday. ... SUKKUR: Police use force to disperse protesters SUKKUR, Feb 27: Police baton-charged Sindh National Party activists who took out a protest procession here on Sunday against the Kalabagh dam and the greater Thal canal, injuring a number of protesters. ... LARKANA: Moenjodaro conservation work begins LARKANA, Feb 27: The Moenjodaro Conservation and Research Cell has initiated preservation work, following appointment of a director for the world heritage site by the ministry of culture. ... DADU: 7,000 candidates for 40 posts DADU, Feb 27: About 7,000 candidates appeared for a written test here on Sunday for 40 posts lying vacant in the Hyderabad Electric Supply Company in the district. ... GUJRANWALA: Bandits loot valuables, cash in four strikes GUJRANWALA, Feb 27: Robbers struck four times on Sunday in the city and its suburbs, looting cash and valuables worth over a million, besides taking away a motorcycle from a grocer. ... HARIPUR: Launching of hospital may be delayed HARIPUR, Feb 27: The PC-1 for the second phase of District Headquarters Hospital has been revised by the provincial health authorities, delaying its launching planned for June this year, sources said here on Sunday. ... ISLAMABAD: Medical body to observe Black Day: Sui rape case ISLAMABAD, Feb 27: Pakistan Medical Association (PMA) will observe March 1 as Black Day throughout the country to show solidarity with the lady doctor raped on the premises of the Pakistan Petroleum (PPL) at Sui, Balochistan. ... KARACHI: Reduction in tea urged to check stone formation - Urolithiasis symposium concludes KARACHI, Feb 27: Health experts at a symposium on Sunday recommended that tea and coffee should be reduced and dark-coloured soft drinks, aerated drinks and alcohol should be avoided to prevent formation of urinary stones. ...

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