04 January 2004 Sunday 11 Ziqa'ad 1424 KARACHI: Three die in road accidents: Jobless man commits suicide KARACHI, Jan 3: Three people died in road accidents in various parts of the city on Saturday. Police said a soothsayer, in his early 70s, was crossing a road in Soldier Bazaar police precinct when a motorcyclist hit him. ... KARACHI: 2003: four fatalities reported in bomb explosions KARACHI, Jan 3: Four people were killed and 31 others were injured in 11 bomb explosion incidents in 2003 as compared to 12 blasts leaving 32 dead and 98 injured in 2002. The previous year remained quiet peaceful with regard to terrorism as compared to the year 2002. ... KARACHI: 3 kidnappers arrested, six hostages got freed KARACHI, Jan 3: Three kidnappers were arrested and six people, who had been kidnapped for ransom on Jan 1, were recovered by the police with the help of the Citizens-Police Liaison Committee on Saturday. ... KARACHI: City Nazim extends ban on hydrants KARACHI, Jan 3: City Nazim Niamatullah Khan has extended the ban on illegal hydrants, for seven more days, situated on Nishtar Road in Jamshed Town, it was officially announced on Saturday. ... KARACHI: Task force set up to check land-grabbing KARACHI, Jan 3: Sindh Governor Dr Ishratul Ibad here on Saturday ordered immediate action against landgrabbers throughout the province, with the setting up of an "anti-encroachment task force". ... KARACHI: Water, sanitation problems in Lyari KARACHI, Jan 3: Lyari Town with a population of 1,610,700 has been facing acute scarcity of water and unhygienic conditions due to the poor sanitary conditions prevailing in town. ... KARACHI: City govt to monitor schemes under ADP KARACHI, Jan 3: The City District Government Karachi has decided to monitor all under-construction development schemes under the Annual Development Programme. The decision was taken at a meeting of the District Development Working Party, chaired by DCO Mir Hussain Ali ... KARACHI: Relief workers' efforts praised KARACHI, Jan 3: The Consul General of Iran, Aga Syed Moosa Hussain, has appreciated the efforts by various organizations and people of Pakistan for the collection of maximum possible relief and donations for the victims of the devastating earthquake in Iran. ... KARACHI: First women complaint centre inaugurated: 17 more to be set up KARACHI, Jan 3: The Women Complaint Centre at the Artillery Maidan Police Station, established in October last year, was formally inaugurated on Saturday. ... KARACHI: Facilities for LEW affectees reviewed KARACHI, Jan 3: To arrange transport facilities for those affectees of Lyari Expressway project, who have started arriving at Taisar Town, under the second phase of their resettlement ... KARACHI: KU to conduct research in drug addiction treatment KARACHI, Jan 3: Karachi University has been awarded a research project, aimed at developing new synthetic compounds, which may be used for drug addiction treatment. ... KARACHI: Play depicts women's health problems KARACHI, Jan 3: Systematic discrimination against women, sometimes leading to maternal death and disability, was depicted in a play staged by a theatre group in the Arag Auditorium of Dow Medical College on Saturday. ... KARACHI: Cataract major cause of blindness KARACHI, Jan 3: Abject poverty and lack of public trust on ophthalmology units operating at rural health care outlets has led to a high incidence rate of cataract-induced blindness in the province. ... LAHORE: Aslam's car met accident because of human error LAHORE, Jan 3: The car of Federal Minister for Health Naseer Khan's father met the accident on Dec 28 because of human error, say two inquiry reports into the mishap. ... LAHORE: Millers get 18,000 tons of wheat daily LAHORE, Jan 3: The Punjab Food Department is releasing 18,000 metric tons of wheat daily to the flour mills for general use and had fixed an additional 70,000 metric tons quota for utilization under the Chief Minister's Sasta Atta Scheme. ... LAHORE: Two labourers die as mill's roof caves in LAHORE, Jan 3: Two labourers were killed while four others were injured when the roof of a textile mills caved in at Hanjerwal, some seven kilometres from here, on Saturday. ... LAHORE: Job quota for the disabled 'meagre' LAHORE, Jan 3: Punjab Special Education Minister Qudsia Lodhi has described the two per cent employment quota for the disabled as insufficient, stressing that it should be enhanced suitably. ... PESHAWAR: Persian influenced local languages, seminar told PESHAWAR, Jan 3: Obsession with purity of a language is the greatest barrier to its literary progress and cultural diversity, speakers observed at a seminar. ... PESHAWAR: New universities need planning: governor PESHAWAR, Jan 3: Frontier province Syed Iftikhar Hussain Shah has emphasised the need for adopting a pragmatic and far-sighted approach in the future development of the newly-established campuses of universities in the province. ... PESHAWAR: 15 police officials transferred PESHAWAR, Jan 3: The inspector-general of police, NWFP, Riffat Pasha, has issued the order of transfers and postings of 15 senior officers. ... MARDAN: 'Far-flung areas being developed' MARDAN, Jan 3: NWFP Irrigation and Religious Affairs Minister HafizAkhtar Ali said on Friday that the provincial government had initiated development works of millions of rupees in the remote areas. ... KOHAT: Kohat Bar polls held KOHAT, Jan 3: Office-bearers of the Kohat Bar Association were elected after voting was held on Saturday. Shujauddin Wasti was elected to the post of the Bar's president ... LANDI KOTAL: Two killed in tribal clash LANDI KOTAL (Khyber Agency), Jan 3: Two tribesmen died here on Saturday when they opened fire at each other over an old enmity in Bara tehsil. ... TANK: Accused escapes from police custody TANK, Jan 3: An accused in a murder case succeeded in escaping from police custody with the help of his relatives after injuring one cop. ... HYDERABAD: Govt policies to harm farm sector: SAB HYDERABAD, Jan 3: The Sindh Abadgar Board has said that due to the anti-agricultural policies formulated under the pressure of the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund, the government will have no other option but to import agricultural products after two years. ... HYDERABAD: Hunger strike observed: Registration of treason case HYDERABAD, Jan 3: Leaders of the Awami Tehrik here on Saturday observed a token hunger strike against the registration of a treason case against 19 party activists for holding a demonstration against Thal canal and Kalabagh dam projects. ... SUKKUR: 40 held in search for outlaws SUKKUR, Jan 3: More than 40 suspects, with a wanted outlaw, Suhrab Nandvani, were arrested in Deh Jamal area near Ghouspur, Jacobabad district on Friday. ... NAWABSHAH: PML-Q leader resigns NAWABSHAH, Jan 3: Pakistan Muslim League (Q) district president Ahmed Shah Lakyari has resigned from his office due to some personal engagements. ... BADIN: Sugar mills to achieve crushing target BADIN, Jan 3: Sugar mills of the district, except the Fauji Sugar Mills, are expected to complete the crushing target in the current season. ... SAHIWAL: Minister's PA arrested for corruption SAHIWAL, Jan 3: The local Anti-Corruption Establishment on Saturday arrested personal assistant of the provincial education minister on the charge of corruption. ... GUJRANWALA: School head booked for thrashing 17 students GUJRANWALA, Jan 3: The parents lodged an FIR against a private school head on Saturday for severely thrashing some 17 students and cutting their hair merely for not completing the homework at Garjakh. ... DERA GHAZI KHAN: Youth in shock after police torture DERA GHAZI KHAN, Jan 3: A youth is in a state of shock after being tortured by the Choti Zaireen police. Saifullah (20), son of Ghulam Shabir Ghangla, was picked up while playing snooker at a shop on Friday. ... MULTAN: Headmaster adjusts timings on his own MULTAN, Jan 3: The executive district officer (education) in a surprise visit to a local secondary school learnt that its headmaster has unilaterally adjusted the opening time. ... BAHAWALPUR: Governor's orders go unheeded BAHAWALPUR, Jan 3: The Sui gas pressure in some of the areas in the district has not been normalized even on the orders of Punjab Governor Khalid Maqbool during his visit here on Thursday. ... SHEIKHUPURA: Lawyers observe strike SHEIKHUPURA, Jan 3: Nankana lawyers observed strike against the deteriorated law and order situation on Saturday. They boycotted courts and held demonstration in front of the offices of law enforcing agency. ... TOBA TEK SINGH: Temporary heart unit at DHQ hospital TOBA TEK SINGH, Jan 3: A cardiology centre will start working at the district headquarters hospital this month till the establishment of a regular department. ...

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