07 January 2004 Wednesday 14 Ziqa'ad 1424 KARACHI: Bylaws for change of land-use approved KARACHI, Jan 6: The city council on Tuesday approved new commercialization policy and bylaws for the change of land-use which would come into effect immediately. ... KARACHI: Lady doctor among 3 crushed to death KARACHI, Jan 6: Three persons, including a lady doctor, were crushed to death beneath different trains in separate incidents in Malir area on Tuesday. ... KARACHI: Pipeline burst disrupts water supply, damages road KARACHI, Jan 6: A 33-inch dia major pipeline burst on Tuesday near Government Abdullah College, causing extensive damage to North Nazimabad's recently-built Shahrah-i-Chisti ... KARACHI: SHC asks builders to stop project in vicinity of Quaid's Mazar KARACHI, Jan 6: The Sindh High Court directed the builders of a centrally located city plaza on Tuesday to suspend forthwith all construction activity and stop selling or booking apartments and offices. ... KARACHI: New VC of Urdu varsity KARACHI, Jan 6: Dr Zafar Iqbal has been appointed vice-chancellor of the Federal Urdu University of Arts, Sciences and Technology. A press release issued by the deputy chair of the University ... KARACHI: New VC vows to rid varsity of ad hocism: KU registrar replaced KARACHI, Jan 6: Within an hour of assuming his office on Tuesday, the newly-appointed vice-chancellor of the University of Karachi, Dr Pirzada Qasim Raza Siddiqui, transferred the siting KU Registrar, Dr Fahim Uddin, as senior Chemistry teacher. ... KARACHI: Nazim intensifies efforts for devolution of KBCA KARACHI, Jan 6: The city government has intensified its efforts for devolution of Karachi Building Control Authority (KBCA) and approached the provincial government again to resolve any dispute on the issue. ... KARACHI: Free medical treatment to students planned KARACHI, Jan 6: The city government in collaboration with a local NGO, the Care and Kindness Society, has planned to provide free eye checkup and treatment facilities to over 367,876 students of elementary schools in the city on Jan 15. ... KARACHI: Asthma, allergy cases on rise KARACHI, Jan 6: Rising incidence of asthma and allergies are noticed, in general, among Karachiites and in particular in local children during the current winter. ... KARACHI: Timely completion of K-III urged KARACHI, Jan 6: The Managing Director of Karachi Water and Sewerage Board, Asif Ghazali, has directed the engineers and consultants of K-III water supply project for utilizing all available resources to ensure timely completion of this project. ... KARACHI: Fire inquiry findings to be declared today KARACHI, Jan 6: Adviser to the chief minister on health will make public on Wednesday the findings of the inquiry into the fire that broke out in the offices of the health department on Saturday. ... KARACHI: Prosecution witness identifies accused in kidnapping case KARACHI, Jan 6: Three accused, including the son of a senior superintendent of police, in a kidnapping for ransom case were identified on Tuesday by a prosecution witness before an anti- terrorism court. ... KARACHI: Petition challenging promotions rejected KARACHI, Jan 6: A division bench of Sindh High Court, comprising Justice Shabbir Ahmed and Justice Gulzar Ahmed, on Tuesday dismissed a petition filed by Nazir Ahmed Sheikh and others challenging promotions in communication and works department. ... KARACHI: Streets in Lyari inundated by sewage KARACHI, Jan 6: Several streets in Darayabad Union Council area in Lyari Town have been flooded by sewage gushing from nearby chocked gutters. The sewage overflow has created a stinking environment in the locality. ... KARACHI: 51 years ago when students took to streets KARACHI, Jan 6: Protesters belonging to the defunct Democratic Students' Federation incurred the wrath of law- enforcement agencies when exactly 51 years ago they took to the streets to draw the attention of the education authorities towards their problems. ... LAHORE: '85pc loans not repaid to Baitul Maal' LAHORE, Jan 6: Non-payment of interest-free loans by over 85 per cent beneficiaries had compelled the Punjab Baitul Maal to discontinue loan releases in March, 2003. ... LAHORE: Farmers kept away from desilting drive: Allocation doubled LAHORE, Jan 6: The Punjab government has launched this year's desiltation campaign without involving local farmers, it is learnt. Chief Minister Pervaiz Elahi would formally inaugurate the campaign shortly which would continue throughout January. ... LAHORE: Fort Munro to be developed LAHORE, Jan 6: The provincial government is planning to develop Fort Munro as a recreational resort in southern Punjab like Murree, Tourism Minister Aslam Iqbal told the Punjab Assembly on Tuesday. ... PESHAWAR: Wapda to spend Rs3bn on system improvement PESHAWAR, Jan 6: The Water and Power Development Authority (Wapda) would invest over Rs3 billion in the NWFP to improve and enhance the capacity of electricity distribution network by executing several extra high voltage projects in different parts of the province. ... PESHAWAR: Snow leopards get new lease of life PESHAWAR, Jan 6: The World Wildlife Fund (WWF) has extended the project for conservation of snow leopards in Chitral for five years to protect the animal in the area, conservators said. ... PESHAWAR: Suspect of human trafficking denied bail PESHAWAR, Jan 6: The Peshawar High Court on Tuesday rejected the bail petition of a person accused of human trafficking. ... PESHAWAR: NWFP to check IT places PESHAWAR, Jan 6: The NWFP Minister for Science and Information Technology, Hussain Ahmed Kanju has said that the government has planned to establish a regulatory authority to regulate the working of public and private sector IT institutions in the province. ... PESHAWAR: Civil rights activists oppose Hisba law PESHAWAR, Jan 6: Civil society groups have opposed the proposed Hisba law, as, according to them it will create a parallel law. According to a press release issued here on Tuesday ... PESHAWAR: Need stressed for best trained staff: Health sector PESHAWAR, Jan 6: NWFP Minister for Health Inayatullah has underlined the need for capacity building of health personnel, to graduates of the Masters degree course in Public Health at the Institute of Management Sciences (IMS) ... ISLAMABAD: Children's art exhibition opens ISLAMABAD, Jan 6: An exhibition of murals and paintings by children representing almost every segment of the society was organised at Funkor Child Art Centre here on Monday. ... RAWALPINDI: Rs130 million released for 3 Pindi hospitals: Up gradation of services RAWALPINDI, Jan 6: The provincial government has released a sum of Rs130 million for strengthening emergency services at the three teaching hospitals in the city; ... HYDERABAD: CPSP not allowed to set up office on CHH premises HYDERABAD, Jan 6: Sindh Chief Minister Ali Mohammad Mahar has rejected a summary seeking establishment of a regional office of the College of Physicians and Surgeons Pakistan in the premises of the Civil Hospital, Hyderabad. ... HYDERABAD: Poor working of health centres deplored HYDERABAD, Jan 6: District Naib Nazim Nawab Rashid Ali Khan has expressed dissatisfaction over the performances of health department institutions and called upon the people to help NGOs in their development and social welfare activities. ... HYDERABAD: PPP fighting for people's rights, says MPA HYDERABAD, Jan 6: People's Party Parliamentarians MPA from Thatta Sassui Palijo has said her party is fighting for the rights of the people. She was talking to party activists at the residence of Mohammad Usman Kennedy, PPP's Sindh Council member, here on Monday night. ... HYDERABAD: Wapda chief visits Hyderabad HYDERABAD, Jan 6: Wapda Chairman Tariq Hameed, who arrived here on Monday on a two-day visit, was given a briefing by the Hesco chief and others about the development works being carried out by the company. ... SUKKUR: Farm board meeting tomorrow SUKKUR, Jan 6: Federal Food, Agriculture and Livestock Minister Yar Mohammad Rind will preside over the first meeting of the newly-formed Pakistan Agriculture Advisory Board in Islamabad on Jan 8. ... SUKKUR: FC man killed SUKKUR, Jan 6: A Frontier Constabulary jawan was killed after his vehicle was hit by a rocket fired by unidentified outlaws in the Habibani village, near Sui, Balochistan, on Tuesday. ... SUKKUR: Decades old row leads to kidnapping of 5 women SUKKUR, Jan 6: Three kidnapped women of the Bhatti clan were handed over to Syed Irshad Hussain Shah in Ghotki area on Monday after District Nazim Sardar Ali Gohar Mahar held talks with the warring Bhatti and Buriro clansmen. ... HARIPUR: Wheat sowing area increased in Haripur HARIPUR, Jan 6: Wheat has been sown on 36,981 hectares in Haripur, five per cent more than the last season, deputy director of agriculture Sadiq Hussain told Dawn here on Tuesday. ... HARIPUR: Overloading a nuisance for bus passengers HARIPUR, Jan 6: Overloading in passenger buses plying on different routes and the condition of roads have become a permanent source of trouble for the commuters here. ... LARKANA: Nazim demands operation against outlaws LARKANA, Jan 6: District Nazim Khursheed Junejo on Monday urged the Sindh government to launch an operation against outlaws in the district. In a letter to the Sindh home secretary ... BADIN: Demo held against water shortage BADIN, Jan 6: The grower sheld a protest demonstration in front of the office of the Sindh Irrigation and Drainage Authority here on Tuesday on the arrival of SIDA chairman Brigadier (retd) Abdul Haq. ... MIRPURKHAS: 10 protesting cane growers injured MIRPURKHAS, Jan 6: Ten sugarcane growers were injured when guards of the Tharparkar Sugar Mill beaten up growers who staged a sit-in outside the mill on Tuesday to protest against nonpayment of their dues. ... THATTA: Two bandits shot dead, five held THATTA, Jan 6: Two bandits were killed, their three accomplices arrested and two others bandits arrested in two separate incidents in the district on Monday. Five bandits, hailing from Punjab, barged into the National Bank of Pakistan's Jati branch. ... HYDERABAD: Sacking of workers condemned HYDERABAD, Jan 6: Hala Taluka Council employees held a protest demonstration outside the press club here on Tuesday against the dismissal of eight employees ...

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