07 March 2005 Monday 25 Muharram 1426 KARACHI: Committee yet to agree on official milk rates: More talks today KARACHI, March 6: The meeting of the committee, which was assigned the task of evaluating and finalizing the wholesale and retail prices of milk, failed to reach a consensus with representatives of dairy farmers ... KARACHI: All private varsities to undergo scrutiny KARACHI, March 6: Of the 24 privately managed chartered universities and institutes 3 could not be made functional, probably due to the lack of infrastructure, said a source in the education department. ... KARACHI: Scouts, girl guides to get extra marks KARACHI, March 6: Sindh Governor Dr Ishratul Ibad Khan has directed the education department and boards of education to provide incentives in examination marks to those joining the scouts and girl guides. ... KARACHI: Staff record being moved to Dow university KARACHI, March 6: The personal files and service record of about 1,500 gazetted and non-gazetted employees are being shifted from the provincial health department to the Dow University of Health Sciences, it was officially learnt. ... KARACHI: Construction of underpass begins today KARACHI, March 6: The construction work on one of the few underpasses to be constructed at vantage points in Karachi for improved traffic flow will be starting at Schon Circle, Clifton from Monday (March 7). ... KARACHI: Surgeries suspended in Services Hospital KARACHI, March 6: Surgeries at Sindh Government Services Hospital are suspended, as its main operation theatre could not start functioning for over two months due to delay in completion of its renovation work. ... KARACHI: Mystic music captivates students KARACHI, March 6: Various singers kept a large number of music lovers spellbound for over three hours with the poetry of great mystic poets like Shah Abdul Latif Bhittai ... KARACHI: Anti-crime drive planned KARACHI, March 6: Following a decision taken during a meeting in Islamabad a couple of days back, the Sindh government has decided to launch a vigorous drive against narcotic trade, gambling dens and crime in the province. ... KARACHI: Poor state of main artery irks people KARACHI, March 6: A portion of the main University Road, from Gulshan Town Municipal Administration office to Al-Hilal Society, has been rendered in a dilapidated condition in the wake of ongoing sewerage line laying works ... KARACHI: Fireman dies during rescue operation KARACHI, March 6: A fireman died of cardiac arrest triggered by smoke inhalation while taking part in the fire fighting operation in Cattle Colony on Sunday. ... LAHORE: PML-N district bodies delayed LAHORE, March 6: The Punjab PML-N re-organizing committee will need another two weeks to complete its recommendations for district organizations, a task which was to be completed on Sunday. ... ISLAMABAD: Three girls killed ISLAMABAD, March 6: Three girls were killed while their father was injured when the roof of their house in Chirah caved in, police said on Sunday. ... PESHAWAR: 'Literature is language of people's aspirations' PESHAWAR, March 5: Speakers at a seminar here have said that literature is a mirror reflecting contemporary issues of a society and becomes the language of the aspirations of the public. ... PESHAWAR: Move to check misuse of anti-terror act PESHAWAR, March 6: The district public prosecutor has directed the Peshawar police not to charge any accused under the Anti-Terrorism Act, 1997, without first taking his opinion. ... PESHAWAR: Bodies of teenagers, woman recovered PESHAWAR, March 6: Four unidentified bodies were recovered were found in different areas of the provincial capital on Saturday. ... PESHAWAR: Call for efforts to conserve nature PESHAWAR, March 6: NWFP Environment Minister Shahraz Khan has urged the people to help government in its endeavour to conserve nature. ... PESHAWAR: Steps stressed to avert floods PESHAWAR, March 6: The NWFP Senior Minister, Sirajul Haq, on Sunday asked the federal government to take concrete measures to save people of the NWFP from the threat of floods. ... HYDERABAD: Demand for subsidy on farm inputs: WTO regime HYDERABAD, March 6: The Sindh Chamber of Agriculture has demanded subsidy for farmers on agricultural inputs to enable them to compete in the world market in the WTO regime. ... HYDERABAD: Kalhoro's death JSMM calls for strike on 10th HYDERABAD, Mar 6: The Jeay Sindh Muttahida Mahaz called on Sunday for a strike in Sindh on March 10 to protest against what it called the death of its vice-chairman Samiullah Kalhoro as a result of atrocities in police custody. ... HYDERABAD: Nazim sets deadline for budget proposals HYDERABAD, March 6: District Nazim Dr Makhdoom Rafiquzzaman has directed heads of district government departments to submit their proposals for the 2005-06 budget by March 24 ... MANSEHRA: PPP struggling for supremacy of constitution: Jadoon MANSEHRA, March 6: Divisional President of the Pakistan People's Party (Parliamentarians) Shamaroze Khan Jadoon has said the PPP is the only popular party of the country having roots among the masses in all the four provinces. ... MIANWALI: Barring FSc students from exam creates a stir MIANWALI, March 6: Barring of 26 FSc (part-II) students from appearing in the Federal Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education annual examinations, 2005, has sparked a controversy ... MULTAN: Four die, 12 hurt in road accidents MULTAN, March 6: Four people, including a couple, were killed while 12 others sustained injuries in two accidents on Sunday in Mianchannu and Qadirpur Raan. ... NAROWAL: Narowal rail track in 'poor state' NAROWAL, March 6: Saturday's train accident on the Narowal-Lahore section near Babakwal which left five people dead occurred due to the negligence of the railway authorities who ignored complaints of poor condition of track ... SAHIWAL: Probe ordered against Nazim SAHIWAL, March 6: Punjab Governor Khalid Maqbool has ordered an inquiry into the embezzlement of Rs0.8 million union council funds by the Nazim and others. ... SARGODHA: Certificates found fake after years SARGODHA, March 6: Six employee of the health department, who were interrogated for corruption of million of rupees, had been recruited more than a decade ago on spurious credentials, an investigating team learnt. ... GUJRANWALA: 70pc education projects complete GUJRANWALA, March 6: At least 70 per cent development schemes of educational institutions in the district have been completed at a cost of Rs111.5 million. ... GILGIT: Govt employees in N. Areas asked to resume duty GILGIT, March 6: The Northern Areas administration has asked all government employees to resume their duties on Monday for which security guards and buses have been arranged to pick and drop them, official sources said. ... QUETTA: Help sought for Ziarat rain victims QUETTA, March 6: Ziarat District Nazim Sardar Ehsanullah Domar said on Sunday that torrential rain and heavy snowfall in the valley had caused heavy losses to people in the valley but the provincial government had done nothing to help them. ... GUJRANWALA: Villager shot by dacoits GUJRANWALA, March 6: A villager was killed and two dacoits injured in separate encounters in Toher Kalan and Talwandi Musa Khan here on Sunday. ...

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