19 January 2004 Monday 26 Ziqa'ad 1424 KARACHI: College student buried KARACHI, Jan 18: Shahid Aziz, who died in a clash between two student groups on Saturday, was laid to rest at a local graveyard in Naval Colony, Hub River Road, on Sunday. ... KARACHI: Businessmen invited to jointly bid for KESC KARACHI, Jan 18: The federal minister for privatization and investment, Dr Hafeez Shaikh, has asked KCCI members to form a consortium and come up with a bid for the privatization of the Karachi Electric Supply Corporation (KESC) ... KARACHI: Man kills 5-year-old son KARACHI, Jan 18: A man was arrested on Sunday for killing his five-year-old son and burying his body in Orangi Town. Police said that suspect's wife, Saima, informed the police on Jan 14 ... KARACHI: Mobile-snatchers having a field day KARACHI, Jan 18: The incidence of mobile phone snatching in the city has risen sharply with more technologically advanced cell phones becoming available in the market. ... KARACHI: Teenager commits suicide KARACHI, Jan 18: A teenage boy committed suicide by setting himself on fire in Saeedabad on Sunday. Police said that Abdul Shakoor, 15, was scolded by his parents for returning home late in the night. ... KARACHI: 82 vehicles taken away in one week KARACHI, Jan 18: Bandits either hijacked or stole 82-vehicles - 34 cars and 48 motorcycles - during the past one week in the various parts of the city. ... KARACHI: Tobacco firm's ad campaign slammed KARACHI, Jan 18: The Pakistan Chest Society has strongly criticized the recently-launched campaign by a multi-national tobacco firm through electronic and print media in the country. ... KARACHI: Use of graphics technology underscored KARACHI, Jan 18: The adviser to chief minister on information, Salahuddin Haider, has urged electronic and print media, advertising agencies and business concerns to get benefit from computer graphics ... KARACHI: Laws against Karo-kari demanded KARACHI, Jan 18: Speakers at a seminar on Saturday condemned the inhuman custom of Karo-kari and demanded that specific laws be formulated and implemented to eliminate the practice. ... KARACHI: Media urged to adopt moderate approach KARACHI, Jan 18: Mass Communication department, University of Karachi, organized a seminar on media ethics on Saturday. ... KARACHI: Public health awareness week at LNH concludes KARACHI, Jan 18: The ongoing Public Health Awareness Week at Liaquat National Hospital (LNH) concluded on Saturday with a registered turn out of over 10,000 people attending the series of awareness sessions regarding a wide range of preventable ailments. ... KARACHI: Narcotics seized KARACHI, Jan 18: Sindh Excise and Taxation Department, during a drive against narcotics, recovered three kilograms of charas, 25 gram heroin and 116 kg opium from three accused, including a woman. ... KARACHI: Road repair begins KARACHI, Jan 18: The city government has begun construction work of Habib Ibrahim Rehmatullah Road, Karsaz, at a cost of Rs48.8 million. The work on two-and-half-km road from Sharea Faisal to Stadium Road will be completed in 12 months. ... KARACHI: Informal schools' role in slum areas lauded KARACHI, Jan 18: To check rising incidence of incommunicable diseases in the city, educational facilities for girls were particularly stressed, besides awareness regarding right choice of available food, hygiene and cleanliness. ... KARACHI: Surgeons' training stressed KARACHI, Jan 18: A surge in road accidents, resulting in wide range of severe fractures, has enhanced the need for easy public access to modern surgical facilities. ... KARACHI: Man injured KARACHI, Jan 18: A young man was shot and injured in controversial circumstances in front of the MPA Hostel by a police guard on Sunday evening. ... LAHORE: Lesco chief opposes end to ban on kite flying LAHORE, Jan 18: Lahore Electric Supply Company Chief Executive Engineer Zahid Bashir has opposed the lifting of the ban on kite-flying in the provincial metropolis. ... LAHORE: Drive against banned outfits intensified LAHORE, Jan 18: Law enforcement agencies have reportedly intensified their drive to check underground activities of outlawed militant organizations, it is learnt. ... LAHORE: Aptuf flays raise in POL prices LAHORE, Jan 18: The All Pakistan Trade Unions Federation has protested against the regular increase in POL prices and demanded immediate abolition of the Oil Advisory Committee and restoration of the old procedure of fixing POL prices. ... LAHORE: Targeted crime not terrorism, rules LHC LAHORE, Jan 18: Drawing a line between terror of heinous crimes and terrorism, the Lahore High Court has ruled that a crime where the victim is targeted cannot be treated as terrorism ... ISLAMABAD: Interaction among cultures stressed ISLAMABAD, Jan 18: Interaction among cultures plays an important role in the promotion of peace all over the world, Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Sheikh Rashid Ahmad said here on Sunday. ... RAWALPINDI: EDO devolves powers to facilitate teachers RAWALPINDI, Jan 18: The newly-appointed executive district officer (education), Abdul Hameed Dar, has decentralized his powers for the solution of the problems being faced by the teaching community since the implementation of the local government system. ... RAWALPINDI: Three killed in separate incidents RAWALPINDI, Jan 18: Three persons were killed in separate incidents in Islamabad on Sunday, police said. In the first incident, two persons were killed after being run over by a speeding wagon on Lehtrar Road, Bharakahu. ... PESHAWAR: Plea against judges' appointment to be heard PESHAWAR, Jan 18: The Peshawar High Court will rehear a writ petition challenging the appointment of four additional district and sessions judges by the PHC chief justice. ... PESHAWAR: Girls in jail without charge-sheet PESHAWAR, Jan 18: Two juvenile sisters have been in prison for the last four months on drug pushing charges without the presentation of charge-sheet against them in the court. ... QUETTA: 23 districts given tax exemption: Calamity-hit areas QUETTA, Jan 18: The Balochistan government has declared 23 out of 26 districts and parts of areas in them affected by drought as calamity-hit areas, and exempted them from collection of land tax. ... SHEIKHUPURA: Seven die, 25 hurt as bus hits coaster SHEIKHUPURA, Jan 18: Seven passengers were killed while 25 others sustained injuries in an accident on Muridke-Narowal Road near Baghodyal, some 55 kilometres from here on Sunday night. ... SIALKOT: Robber killed in 'encounter' SIALKOT, Jan 18: A robber was killed on Saturday night in an encounter with the Phalora police on Dhamthal Road, Pasrur tehsil. ... MULTAN: Bid to blow up gas pipeline near Uch MULTAN, Jan 18: Gas supply to Punjab and Frontier province escaped a potential suspension threat when a 'bomb blast' near Uch Sharif in Bahawalpur district could cause only a 'minor dent' to the supply pipelines on Sunday. ... TOBA TEK SINGH: TMA locks horns with police TOBA TEK SINGH, Jan 18: Tension between the Tehsil Municipal Administration (TMA) on the one hand and lawyers and police on the other aggravated when the former disconnected water supply to the city police station ... OKARA: Advocate killed in car crash OKARA, Jan 18: A senior advocate was killed while his wife and two others sustained serious injuries in an accident on Okara-Deepalpur Road here on Sunday. ... DERA GHAZI KHAN: Torture victim's kin seek court help DERA GHAZI KHAN, Jan 18: Relatives have urged the chief justice of the Lahore High Court to order immediate arrest of the policemen who tortured a teenaged boy on Jan 2, lying unconscious since then. ... NAROWAL: Transformer stolen NAROWAL, Jan 18: Thieves took away a transformer after removing it from electricity poles on Saturday night, plunging the localities of Mohallah Farooq Gunj, Mohallah Khawajgan and the Main Bazaar into darkness. ... GUJRANWALA: Enhanced security for churches sought GUJRANWALA, Jan 18: The Christians have strongly condemned the attack on a church in Karachi in which some dozen innocent people, including policemen, had sustained injuries. ... FAISALABAD: Education policy termed harmful FAISALABAD, Jan 18: The Punjab Teachers Union and the Senior Staff Association have termed the education policy of the government harmful for students and the teaching community. ... CHAKWAL: PO arrested CHAKWAL, Jan 18: Villagers caught a proclaimed offender in Shah Multani and handed him over to Saddar police on Sunday. The accused, Yousaf Abbas, had allegedly killed a man ... SUKKUR: Illegal construction of shops decried SUKKUR, Jan 18: Social welfare activists took out a procession and staged a sit-in in Kandhkot on Sunday to protest against illegal construction of shops in Jacobabad. ... LARKANA: Peace caravan implores bandits to release captives LARKANA, Jan 18: A peace caravan marched from here to the Kuthca area on Sunday to appeal to the bandits to release the kidnapped victims. ... HYDERABAD: Farmers will bear 10pc cost: official: Lining of watercourses HYDERABAD, Jan 18: The Sindh government has decided to reduce farmers' contribution to lining of their watercourses to 10 per cent of the total cost plus labour wages. ... DADU: Leaders reject water projects DADU, Jan 18: Nationalist leaders of Sindh, Balochistan and the NWFP have said the federal government is constructing the Kalabagh dam and the greater Thal canal against the wishes of the people. ... NAWABSHAH: Shortage of water hits Nawabshah NAWABSHAH, Jan 18: The residents are facing a water shortage as no alternative arrangements were made before the closure of Gujra Canalwhich supplies water to the city. ... SANGHAR: Heirs of slain man agree to pardon killers SANGHAR, Jan 18: The heirs of Hassan Solangi have agreed to pardon his killers after accepting blood money, reliable sources told this correspondent. ... KHAAR: 3 die in snowstorm KHAAR, Jan 18: At least three people were killed and two injured when roofs and walls of houses caved in in different areas of the Bajaur Agency during heavy rain and snowfall on Saturday and Sunday. ... SHIKARPUR: Tribute paid to Fazil Rahu SHIKARPUR, Jan 18: The 17th death anniversary of Awami Tahrik leader Mohammad Fazal Rahu was observed at the press club here on Saturday. ... KARACHI: MQM body distributes goods KARACHI, Jan 18: Khidmat-i-Khalq Foundation distributed goods worth hundreds of thousands of rupees among the deserving people in Lines Area. The goods comprised 100 sewing machines, 100 bicycles, 100 blankets ... QUETTA: Call for LB polls in Balochistan districts QUETTA, Jan 18: The chairman of the Tehrik-i-Isteqlal party, Rehmat Khan Vardag, has issued a call to hold local district government elections in June this year ... ISLAMABAD: Development work in Islamabad at standstill: Preparation of AWP awaited ISLAMABAD, Jan 18: Development activities in Islamabad have not commenced in the current fiscal year as the Capital Development Authority (CDA) has yet not prepared its Annual Works Programme (AWP), a source in the CDA told Dawn on Sunday. ... LAHORE: 50 couples wed at mass marriage LAHORE, Jan 18: Fifty couples were joined in marriage at a ceremony at the Governor's House on Sunday. Governor Khalid Maqbool presided over the ceremony which was also attended by his wife and mother ...

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