11 October 2004 Monday 25 Shaban 1425 KARACHI: 46 schemes to improve traffic planned KARACHI, Oct 10: The city government has planned over 46 traffic improvement schemes for the metropolis. Under the plan, eight underpasses, 13 flyovers, besides overhead steel bridges at 25 important roundabouts on the city roads will be constructed. ... KARACHI: Need stressed to modify laws on women KARACHI, Oct 10: Chief of the National Commission on Status of Women (NCSW) Justice (r) Majida Rizvi on Sunday said that there were various laws that were discriminatory towards women, and stressed the need for identifying and modifying the same. ... KARACHI: Rise in hepatitis worries experts KARACHI, Oct 10: Medical experts on Sunday underlined the need for vaccinating the entire population against Hepatitis B, especially the newborns, to contain the disease from spreading. ... KARACHI: Weather likely to get hot again KARACHI, Oct 10: Much to the surprise of the people of Karachi who are used to experiencing extremely hot weather in October, dusty winds, accompanied by a drop in temperature, started to blow across the city on Saturday night. ... KARACHI: Sir Syed's services for Muslims eulogized KARACHI, Oct 10: Paying tributes to Muslim reformer Sir Syed Ahmad Khan at his birth anniversary gathering, speakers said his principles are as valid today as were in the past for the ummah to gain a political and social lead in the world. ... KARACHI: CT scan facility suspended at JPMC KARACHI, Oct 10: CT Scan facility at the radiology department of Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre has been suspended for more than three weeks, as its tube has expired forcing patients to avail the facility from private sector. ... KARACHI: Speakers demand execution of Gutter Baghicha project KARACHI, Oct 10: An all parties conference on Gutter Baghicha on Sunday demanded that Karachi be renamed as Kolachi to restore its old glory. It also called for the safeguard of rights of natives on their ancestral land. ... KARACHI: Latest spinal clinic set up at LNH KARACHI, Oct 10: The Liaquat National Hospital has set up country's first ever latest spinal clinic at its neurosurgery department at a cost of Rs25 million. ... KARACHI: Osteoporosis on the rise among women over 50 KARACHI, Oct 10: Osteoporosis in which the bones become porous and break easily is one of the world most common and debilitating diseases, which results in pain, loss of movement, inability to perform daily chore, and in many cases death. ... KARACHI: Eye operation theatre without generator KARACHI, Oct 10: The eye patients visiting ophthalmology department of civil hospital are at great risk, as all operations at eye operation theatre are being carried out without any alternate electricity backup like generator. ... KARACHI: SSC exam forms KARACHI, Oct 10: The Board of Secondary Education, Karachi has notified that examination forms for SSC Part-I, SSC Part-II and SSC parts I and II (combined general group) private annual examinations 2005 will be available from October 11. ... KARACHI: Youth dies in celebration firing KARACHI, Oct 10: A teenager died in aerial firing at a marriage ceremony in Quaidabad late Saturday night. Police said that Babar, 18, had come to attend the wedding ceremony of his cousin Mohammad Shabir in New Muzaffarabad Colony, Quaidabad. ... KARACHI: F.B Area getting filthy water KARACHI, Oct 10: A large number of households in Federal B' Area's block 10 has been receiving contaminated water for many days. The affected residents apprehend that sewage might have been seeping into the conduits of potable water. ... KARACHI: Five officials arrested for embezzlement KARACHI, Oct 10: The Anti-Corruption Establishment (ACE) has arrested five officials including the administrator of the New Sabzi Mandi for allegedly selling 350 shops illegally ... LAHORE: 16 Ramazan Bazaars, 198 fair price shops: DCO to notify retail prices LAHORE, Oct 10: The district Nazim has announced starting of 16 Ramazan Bazaars and 198 fair price shops for selling essential commodities at reduced prices during the holy month of fasting. ... LAHORE: A nip in the air after rain in Lahore LAHORE, Oct 10: A fairly widespread rainfall of light to moderate intensity on Sunday caused further reduction in temperature and brought a pleasant change in weather in most parts of the country. ... LAHORE: Protesters block road LAHORE, Oct 10: Hundreds of people held a protest demonstration on the Circular Road and burnt tyres to protest against the blast in a Mochi Gate mosque on Sunday. ... PESHAWAR: Agency councils to use uplift funds - Governor visits Bajaur PESHAWAR, Oct 10: NWFP Governor Syed Iftikhar Hussain Shah has said that the formation of agency councils is the first step towards devolution of power in Fata ... PESHAWAR: Detention of children, women condemned PESHAWAR, Oct 10: The detention of children and women under the Frontier Crimes Regulation (FCR) has come under criticism from different groups. ... PESHAWAR: Need stressed to strengthen district-level health system PESHAWAR, Oct 10: Health Minister Inayatullah has stressed the need for strengthening the healthcare delivery system at the district level to reduce burden on health institutions of big cities. ... CHITRAL: Girl dies as house collapses due to snowfall CHITRAL, OCT 10: The year's first snowfall, which began on Saturday, has caused loss of livestock and damaged crops and fruits in the various valleys of Chitral. ... PESHAWAR: 'Skin disease patients socially isolated' PESHAWAR, Oct 10: A large number of Afghan people suffering from leishmaniasis, especially children and young women, feel socially ostracized and there is a high probability of their being branded untouchables. ... HYDERABAD: 3,709 appear in test for admission to LUMHS HYDERABAD, Oct 10: A test for admission to the first year MBBS and BDS in the Liaquat University of Medical and Health Sciences was held at the Public School Hyderabad on Sunday. ... DADU: Women councillors demand funds DADU, Oct 10: A large number of women councillors took out a procession here on Sunday in protest against the non-release of funds for development schemes recommended by them. ... KHAIRPUR: Shortage of water termed artificial KHAIRPUR, Oct 10: Jeay Sindh Qaumi Mahaz vice-chairman Syed Mujtaba Shah Rashdi has said that an artificial shortage of water has been created in Sindh. ... LARKANA: Corruption cases reviewed LARKANA, Oct 10: About 77 cases of corruption in different departments were reviewed in a meeting of the anti-corruption committee-II held here on Friday. DCO Razzaque Qureshi presided over the meeting. ... MIRPURKHAS: Pollution causing asthma, report MIRPURKHAS, Oct 10: A committee constituted to check environmental pollution created by cotton ginning factories has confirmed that the number of asthma patients has increased in the localities around the factories. ... SUKKUR: Mufti Jamil's assassination condemned SUKKUR, Oct 10: The Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal will observe three days of mourning in Sindh to condemn the killing of Mufti Mohammad Jamil and Maulana Nazir Taunsvi in Karachi on Saturday. ... PESHAWAR: Information officers urged to highlight govt's policies PESHAWAR, Oct 10: Information Minister Asif Iqbal Daudzai has urged information officers to properly highlight the development activities and policies of the government ... KOHAT: Lawmaker to boycott function for Durrani KOHAT, Oct 10: NWFP Chief Minister Mohammad Akram Khan Durrani is due here on Monday on the invitation of MPAs Shad Mohammad Khan of Pakistan People's Party and Syed Qalb-i-Hassan of the Awami National Party. ... SWABI: 'GIK Institute working on emerging technologies' SWABI, Oct 10: The Ghulam Ishaq Khan Institute of Engineering Sciences and Technology has been working on new emerging technologies. ... QUETTA: Quetta in grip of cold wave QUETTA, Oct 10: Persisting dry spell continued for the second day with the minimum temperature falling to one degree Centigrade and the maximum recorded at 15.5 degrees Centigrade on Sunday. ... VEHARI: More arrests in Punjab VEHARI, Oct 10: At least eight activists of the banned SSP and TJP were arrested on Sunday in various parts of the district. ... FAISALABAD: Programmes cancelled in Faisalabad FAISALABAD, Oct 10: Several public meetings, congregations and musical programmes have been cancelled in the district after the ban imposed on the gathering of more than five people in the wake of recent wave of terrorism. ... MULTAN: Depression that depresses BZU admn MULTAN, Oct 10: The continuous removal of earth from a private land for construction purposes poses a threat to buildings of two of the hostels of the Bahauddin Zakariya University. ... OKARA: PMA officials take oath OKARA, Oct 10: Defence Minister Rao Sikander Iqbal has said that the government is making laws for the eradication of quackery in the country. ... MULTAN: TCP 'fails' to help cotton growers MULTAN, Oct 10: Former National Assembly speaker Syed Fakhar Imam has said the Trading Corporation of Pakistan has failed to help ensure cotton growers the officially announced minimum price of phutti (seed cotton). ... KASUR: Four suspects held in teacher's rape case - Suicide attempt alleged KASUR, Oct 10: Khudian police claimed on Sunday to have held the four people accused of gang-raping a young schoolteacher and later setting her ablaze. ... KASUR: Boy killed in aerial firing KASUR, Oct 10: A boy was killed and another injured seriously in aerial firing at a marriage ceremony in Amreek Singh village, Mustafabad, on Sunday. ... SUKKUR: Another ditch occurs in Sukkur Barrage SUKKUR, Oct 10: Repair work of the Sukkur Barrage has been started as a 14-foot-deep ditch has developed near the Dadu Canal upstream. The MEW Company is carrying out the repair work. ...

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