09 March 2005 Wednesday 27 Muharram 1426 KARACHI: Corruption allegations KARACHI, March 8: Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz said here on Tuesday he had discussed with Governor Ishratul Ibad, Chief Minister Arbab Rahim and Imtiaz Ahmad Sheikh the political situation in Sindh and investigation into allegations of corruption. ... KARACHI: 40pc rebate offered on renewal of lease KARACHI, March 8: The city government has started to offer a one-time 40 per cent rebate to people seeking to take out new leases on properties in old city areas. ... KARACHI: Steering body formed for Karachi package KARACHI, March 8: The Sindh government has constituted a steering committee for Tameer-i-Karachi Programme. According to an official notification, the chief secretary will act as chairman of the committee. ... KARACHI: Nazim inquires about fire dept KARACHI, March 8: City Nazim Niamatullah Khan on Tuesday directed the concerned officials to prepare a framework for implementing fire order. He issued the directives while presiding over a review session of the fire brigade department. ... RAWALPINDI: Women's Day rally: PPP accuses govt of rights' violations RAWALPINDI, March 8: Local leaders and supporters of the Pakistan People's Party (PPP) at a rally here on Tuesday accused the government of committing gross human rights violations ... KARACHI: Rs500m approved for HEJ KARACHI, March 8: The Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (ECNEC) has approved a scheme worth Rs500 million for the extension of research facilities ... KARACHI: Regularization offer getting response KARACHI, March 8: The people of the city have shown a positive response to having their irregular constructions legalised under a one-time regularization 2004-05 offer. ... KARACHI: Research journal launched at KU KARACHI, March 8: A journal of basic and applied sciences was launched by a forum of Karachi University (KU) at a ceremony on the campus on Tuesday. ... KARACHI: Women urged to unite for their rights - International Women's Day KARACHI, March 8: Speakers at various programmes on Tuesday stressed that women will have to wage a long struggle to get their rights, which though had been guaranteed by the constitution and religion, were not being given to them ... KARACHI: Liquidation of food concern allowed KARACHI, March 8: A Sindh High Court judge has allowed liquidation of a food manufacturing concern and appointed the court's official assignee as liquidator. ... KARACHI: People face hardship as police block roads KARACHI, March 8: People faced hardships on Tuesday as traffic police closed various roads for movement of prime minister's motorcade. ... KARACHI: Excise official shot dead KARACHI, March 8: An Excise inspector, Naqi Abbas Naqvi, 42, was gunned down in Gulbahar on Tuesday when he was heading towards his home from work in Hasan Colony. ... KARACHI: Former MNA handed over to NAB KARACHI, March 8: Begum Salma Ahmed, former member of the National Assembly and chief of Pakistan Association of Woman Entrepreneurs (PAWE), was remanded in the custody of the National Accountability Bureau for interrogation ... LAHORE: A Filipino woman's plight LAHORE, March 8: Virgie Orpilla was happily married back in her native Philippines and working as a dietitian in a Madina hospital in Saudi Arabia. ... LAHORE: Strike call withdrawn after bus fare hike LAHORE, March 8: The Pakistan Motor Transport Federation on Tuesday withdrew its notice for a province-wide strike on March 10 after the provincial transport department agreed to increase fares by four paisas per kilometre ... LAHORE: Rs21.5bn for Lesco system upgrading LAHORE, March 8: The Lahore Electric Supply Company (Lesco) plans to invest Rs21.5 billion in system upgradation and Energy Loss Reduction (ELR) plan during the next five years. ... PESHAWAR: Need stressed to end gender discrimination - International Women's Day observed PESHAWAR, March 8: Speakers at three functions held in the city to mark International Women's Day on Tuesday stressed the need of eradicating gender discrimination in all spheres of life. ... PESHAWAR: ANP appoints office-bearers for seven vacant posts PESHAWAR, March 8: Awami National Party provincial president Begum Nasim Wali Khan on Tuesday appointed seven office-bearers for posts in the party's provincial chapter which had fallen vacant because of resignation. ... PESHAWAR: Pesco to instal 8 towers in Lowari PESHAWAR, March 8: The Peshawar Electric Supply Company (Pesco) will instal eight large towers of 133-kv in Lowari Top to avoid disruption of power supply to Chitral valley. ... PESHAWAR: PHC adjourns murder case hearing PESHAWAR, March 8: The Peshawar High Court on Tuesday adjourned hearing of the state's appeal against the acquittal of 10- people charged with the murder of Tehrik Nifaz Fiqh-i-Jaffria chief Allama Arif Hussain Al Hussaini. ... HYDERABAD: Call for repeal of discriminatory anti-women laws HYDERABAD, March 8: Women's and human rights organizations and political parties held rallies and seminars in Sindh on Tuesday to observe the International Women's Day. ... DADU: Teachers continue protest DADU, March 8: Teachers continued their hunger strike unto death on the eighth consecutive day on Tuesday in protest against non-payment of eight month salary. ... HYDERABAD: Appointment of lecturers urged HYDERABAD, March 8: Leaders of the Sindh Professors and Lectures Association have demanded that the Sindh government should fill 2,000 vacant posts of college teachers through the Sindh Public Service Commission ... GUJRANWALA: Two held with fake NICs, passports GUJRANWALA, March 8: The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) seized 53 passports and 128 identity cards besides, other documents and arrested two agents during a raid outside the Gujrat passport office on Monday. ... THATTA: Warning against locust attack THATTA, March 8: The district government has urged the authorities concerned to adopt precautionary measures to combat locust swarms which may attack the country, particularly Sindh and Balochistan, during the current and coming month. ... HYDERABAD: Couple's plea for protection HYDERABAD, March 8: A couple from Goth Laung Rahujo, Khairpur Nathan Shah, Dadu district, have sought government's protection, saying their lives are in danger. ... RAWALPINDI: 11 injured in two fire incidents RAWALPINDI, March 8: As many as 11 people were injured when fire broke out in two commercial buildings in Rawalpindi and Islamabad on Tuesday, witnesses and hospital sources said. ... QUETTA: Heavy rains continue to play havoc QUETTA, March 8: Heavy rains continue to play havoc in Quetta and other parts of the province and 118 people have been reported dead during the last one month while several thousand houses have been damaged. ... GILGIT: Gilgit tense after official's murder GILGIT, March 8: Tension once again gripped the district when a section officer of the Northern Areas education department was shot dead on Tuesday. ... MANSEHRA: Prayer leader missing MANSEHRA, March 8: The whereabouts of a leader of the Almi Majlis Tahaffuz Khatm-i-Nabuwat, Maulana Rafiqur Rehman Qamar, who went missing on Monday, are still unknown. ... HARIPUR: Three killed as bus overturns HARIPUR, March 8: Three passengers were killed and five others injured when a passenger bus overturned after hitting a roadside on the Hattar road here on Monday evening. ... DERA GHAZI KHAN: Meerwala case 'blown out of proportion' DERA GHAZI KHAN, March 8: The counsel for the accused with Meerwala gang-rape case said here on Tuesday that representatives of non-government organizations and the government should not exert pressure on court ... GUJRAT: German police in Gujrat to probe expat's murder GUJRAT, March 8: Nine investigators of a German police team on Tuesday visited the district to conduct inquiry into murder of an expatriate, who was allegedly killed by her husband two years ago to pocket insurance amount. ... BAHAWALPUR: 82 centres to procure 590,000 ton wheat BAHAWALPUR, March 8: The Punjab Food Department has fixed wheat procurement target of 590,000 metric tons for the current Rabi crop for Bahawalpur region comprising districts of Bahawalpur, Bahawalnagar and Rahim Yar Khan. ... QUETTA: End to discrimination against women demanded QUETTA, March 8: Speakers at two different functions held here on Tuesday to mark the World Women's Day, demanded end to all sorts injustices and discrimination against women in society. ... HARIPUR: More women seats at all levels urged HARIPUR, March 8: Speakers at a seminar held here on Tuesday urged that all international protocols and conventions pertaining to rights of women should be implemented and maximum representation of women at all tiers of government should be ensured. ...

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