02 March 2005 Wednesday 20 Muharram 1426 KARACHI: Increase in POL price criticized KARACHI, March 1: Various political parties and transporters have strongly condemned the government for the upward revision in prices of petroleum products, saying it would severely affect the common man. ... KARACHI: Ibad visits city to review development projects KARACHI, March 1: Sindh Governor Dr Ishratul Ibad Khan on Tuesday paid a visit to the city for over six hours during which he reviewed the development schemes, law and order situation and had an appraisal about civic facilities. ... KARACHI: Industrialists blame KESC for decline in production KARACHI, March 1: Businessmen and industrialists are at loggerheads with the Karachi Electric Supply Corporation (KESC) on three issues relating to load shedding, issuance of illegal bills and unjustified disconnections of power supply lines. ... KARACHI: EU expansion to benefit developing world: moot KARACHI, March 1: The current expansion of the European Union would have a profound impact on the developing countries, including Pakistan, as it would provide a larger market for their goods and services ... KARACHI: Slain MPA's family demands justice KARACHI, March 1: A large number of Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) supporters from Malir including women and children on Tuesday held a protest demonstration in front of the Karachi Press Club ... LAHORE: Education Expo begins today LAHORE, March 1: The Dawn Group of Newspapers is holding its first two-day Education Expo-2005 at Avari Hotel from Wednesday (today). Around 63 universities and higher education institutes are participating in the event. ... KARACHI: Rs6m collected in lease money KARACHI, March 1: About Rs6.351 million have been collected by the Sindh Katchi Abadis Authority (SKAA) at lease camps set up at 14 katchi abadis during the lease week. Some 14,985 people benefited from these camps. ... KARACHI: Land being illegally sold in Surjani Town KARACHI, March 1: At least 400 plots including residential, commercial and flat sites in Surjani Town's Sector 4-B (KDA Scheme No 41) have been allegedly occupied, and are being booked and sold illegally by a developer ... KARACHI: SPLA to boycott classes on Friday KARACHI, March 1: Sindh Professors and Lecturers Association (SPLA) on Tuesday announced the boycott of teaching process at all the colleges in Karachi on March 4 in protest of the intervention of rogue elements ... KARACHI: Literary reference for noted researcher KARACHI, March 1: At a literary reference held for the noted researcher, poet and columnist late Mushfiq Khawaja on Monday, the speakers recalling his great contribution in literature emphasized the need to preserve the invaluable reference material ... KARACHI: Silver belt on display at museum KARACHI, March 1: The National Museum of Pakistan has put on display a silver waist belt (Kamarpati) as the object of the month, says a press release. "The National Museum of Pakistan has some of the finest specimen of folk jewellery. ... KARACHI: Sadequain remembered KARACHI, March 1: The noted artist widely known for his calligraphic art and a merited poet for composing rubaiyat (quatrains), Sadequain was remembered at the gallery named after him - Sadequain Institute of Art in Gulshan-i-Iqbal. ... KARACHI: Inter-collegiate Qirat, Naat competition KARACHI, March 1: An inter-collegiate Qirat and Naat competition was held at the St Joseph's Government College for Women, marking the opening of its' annual student's week on Tuesday. ... ISLAMABAD: Joint efforts to combat drug abuse urged ISLAMABAD, March 1: The government is making all-out efforts to eliminate the menace of drug abuse from the society. This was stated by Anti-Narcotics Force (ANF) Director- General Maj-Gen Nadeem Ahmed ... KARACHI: Academic calendar notified KARACHI, March 1: Sindh Education and Literacy Department notified on Tuesday the new academic calendar with the commencement of classes one to ten and twelve from August along with complete schedule of examinations ... KARACHI: Notices issued in consulate case KARACHI, March 1: The Sindh High Court issued notices to defendants and the advocate-general in a suit questioning the relocation of the US consulate-general to an amenity plot in Clifton for March 18 ... KARACHI: Suspect killed in Gulshan KARACHI, March 1: Police shot dead an unidentified suspected bandit and recovered weapons and a tempered motorcycle from his possession in Gulshan-i-Iqbal on Tuesday. ... LAHORE: Flour situation starts easing: Price still high LAHORE, March 1: Flour situation in Punjab has started easing with the arrival and distribution of imported wheat but price still seems to defying new market reality and continues to be high. ... LAHORE: Wearing of helmet challenged LAHORE, March 1: Advocate M.D. Tahir on Tuesday submitted again a writ petition in the Lahore High Court, challenging Punjab government's decision under which the wearing of helmets by motorcyclists was made mandatory. ... LAHORE: Helmet prices soar as law comes into force LAHORE, March 1: Prices of local and imported helmets doubled as Punjab government's directive, making their use compulsory for motorcyclists was enforced across the province on Tuesday. ... LAHORE: Robber killed, two policemen injured LAHORE, March 1: An alleged robber was killed and two policemen injured in an encounter at Shaukat Town in the Factory Area on Tuesday night. Police said three gunmen entered the house of a property dealer, Shaikh Anwar. ... PESHAWAR: Enforcement of new law urged - Prosecution Service Act, 2005 PESHAWAR, March 1: The provincial government on Monday directed the district public prosecutors to implement the Prosecution Service (Constitution, Function and Power) Act, 2005, so as to provide justice to the deserving people. ... PESHAWAR: Former ANP lawmaker acquitted PESHAWAR, March 1: An accountability court acquitted here on Tuesday a former MNA, Haji Naseemur Rehman, in a reference relating to his absconding from law. ... PESHAWAR: Need to amend FCR stressed PESHAWAR, March 1: Lawmakers and elders from tribal agencies have demanded that the government abolish all discriminatory sections of the Frontier Crimes Regulations which are repugnant to fundamental human rights. ... PESHAWAR: Recruitment of more doctors ordered - Meeting held to review health schemes PESHAWAR, March 1: NWFP Chief Minister Akram Durrani has directed the finance department to sanction posts of doctors wherever required in provincial hospitals so that better health care facilities could be provided to the people. ... PESHAWAR: Phone firm to compensate clients PESHAWAR, March 1: A GSM cellular company would disburse more than Rs2 million among residents of Lower Dir to settle a dispute arising out of its failure to provide communication facility, sources told Dawn on Tuesday. ... PESHAWAR: Discussion on tribal culture PESHAWAR, March 1: A thematic discussion on 'tribal culture and the rule of law' among students of the University of Peshawar and students of four universities of the United Kingdom will be held on Wednesday ... PESHAWAR: PHC takes up detention plea, summons SHO PESHAWAR, March 1: The Peshawar High Court on Tuesday summoned the SHO of Khwazakhela police station (Swat) in a habeas corpus petition challenging alleged illegal detention of a young man, suspected of having links with militants. ... PESHAWAR: Kidnappers return baby to hospital PESHAWAR, March 1: A newly-born baby, who had been kidnapped from the Lady Reading Hospital (LRH), was left in the hospital's gynaecology ward on Monday night, a spokesman for the police said. ... LANDI KOTAL: Industrialist's son freed LANDI KOTAL, March 1: Kidnappersset free the son of a Peshawar industrialist on Tuesday after the local administration had tightened noose around a number of suspects. ... HYDERABAD: DCO asked to appear in court HYDERABAD, March 1: The Sindh High Court, Hyderabad circuit bench, on Tuesday issued a notice to the DCO (Nawabshah) to appear in person before the court on March 11 in response to a petition filed by three transporters ... HYDERABAD: Irregularities in exams condemned HYDERABAD, March 1: The Principals' Association, Hyderabad region, has demanded that all examination boards should be placed under the administrative control of the education ministry, instead of the Sindh governor. ... RAWALPINDI: Prisoners hold jail staff at gunpoint RAWALPINDI, March 1: Emergency was declared in the Adiala jail on Tuesday when a group of 180 Pakistani prisoners released from Guantanamo Bay prison camp and Afghan jails held the jail staff hostage ... FAISALABAD: Driver killed, four hurt in robbery attempt - Ambulance targeted FAISALABAD, March 1: A driver of Allied Hospital was killed while four others, including two policemen, sustained injuries when masked men opened fire on an ambulance carrying cash for the payment of salaries to the employees here on Tuesday. ... OKARA: Case against 11 ulema in Okara OKARA, March 1: Police have registered a case against 11 religious leaders of various sects under 16 MPO. Reports said the ulema had delivered speeches two days ago at the city Gole Chowk mosque ... BAHAWALPUR: POL price increase 'more burden on the poor' BAHAWALPUR, March 1: People from all walks of life, including traders, have resented the fresh increase in the prices of petroleum products. ... FAISALABAD: Concern over reckless bus driving FAISALABAD, March 1: Tehsil municipal administration (city) has expressed its concern over the reckless driving of the Metro buses drivers resulting in many deaths ... BAHAWALPUR: Motorcyclists fined for violation - Law on helmet BAHAWALPUR, March 1: Scores of motorcyclists faced a great deal of inconvenience on Tuesday when they were challaned and fined Rs100 each for violating the government's directive to wear helmets. ... GUJRANWALA: GT Road dualization GUJRANWALA, March 1: Punjab Governor Khalid Maqbool has ordered demolition of the old railway station platform for the dualization of GT Road from Gondlanwala Chowk to Sheranwala Bagh to reduce traffic pressure. ... SIALKOT: Transporters overcharge by 25pc SIALKOT, March 1: Following another increase in POL prices, transporters on Tuesday raised fares up to 25 per cent and were found overcharging on various routes. ... FAISALABAD: Faisalabad chamber head resigns FAISALABAD, March 1: M. Adrees, the president of the Faisalabad Chamber of Commerce and Industry, resigned from the office at a meeting here on Tuesday. ... SWABI: Move to curb freedom of press criticized SWABI, March 1: The official policy of curbing the press and coercing journalists would backfire and when the journalist community upholds its professionalism no one could defeat them. ... HARIPUR: Haripur council seeks extension HARIPUR, March 1: The Haripur Tehsil Council has sought a one-year extension in the tenure of all the three tiers of district government system across the country. ... HYDERABAD: Low-cost housing colonies planned HYDERABAD, March 1: The adviser to the Sindh chief minister on local government and Katchi Abadis, Mr Waseem Akhtar, has said that the Sindh government is making all-out efforts to regularize Katchi Abadis ... HYDERABAD: Investment urged in human capital HYDERABAD, March 1: The chairman of the Higher Education Commission, Dr Attaur Rehman, has called for massive investment in human resources to ensure socio-economic development of the country. ... MIRPURKHAS: Court grants bail to four police personnel MIRPURKHAS, March 1: The second additional district and sessions judge granted bail on Tuesday to four police personnel in a sum of Rs100,000 each. ... GHALLANAI: Governor says changes in FCR inevitable GHALLANAI, March 1: Governor Syed Iftikhar Hussain Shah said on Tuesday that amendments to the Frontier Crimes Regulations (FCR) in the tribal areas was inevitable.... NAWABSHAH: Reinstatement of teachers being delayed NAWABSHAH, March 1: Reinstatement of 266 teachers sacked in 1998 is reportedly being delayed due to absence of record at the district education office. ...

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