05 November 2004 Friday 21 Ramazan 1425 KARACHI: 26 families of blast victims get compensation KARACHI, Nov 4: About 26 out of 48 families, whose breadwinners had lost their lives in the Imambargah Ali Raza and Haideri Mosque bombings, were given compensation cheques worth Rs0.2 million each. ... KARACHI: 14-year jail term set aside in blast case KARACHI, Nov 4: A division bench of the Sindh High Court allowed the appeal of a convict in an explosion case, set aside his 14-year jail term on two counts and ordered his release if not required in any other case. ... KARACHI: 3 held for kidnapping boy KARACHI, Nov 4: A five-year-old boy, who had been kidnapped ten days ago was recovered on Thursday, and three of his kidnappers, including a woman, were arrested. ... KARACHI: Traffic arrangements for Yaum-i-Ali procession KARACHI, Nov 4: The following traffic arrangements will be made on the occasion of Shahadat of Hazrat Ali (RA) falling on Friday (Nov 5). ... KARACHI: Teachers' training, curricula discussed KARACHI, Nov 4: The Sindh Minister for Education and Literacy Department, Dr Hamida Khuhro, has called upon the concerned to streamline the training of teachers and leadership development plan in order to enhance the capacity of teaching manpower for quality education. ... KARACHI: Mafia blamed for water shortage in Clifton area KARACHI, Nov 4: A mafia is actively engaged in providing illegal connections to multi-storied buildings and bungalows from both main and distribution lines, creating acute water shortage in Clifton's Block 2. ... KARACHI: City govt plans dam, lake in Gadap Town KARACHI, Nov 4: A meeting presided over by City Nazim Naimatullah Khan on Thursday decided to construct Thado dam and to develop a lake in Gadap Town. ... KARACHI: Four die in accidents KARACHI, Nov 4: A cleaner of a truck was crushed to death beneath the vehicle he worked at in Shireen Jinnah Colony on Thursday. ... KARACHI: Bar resents ordinance KARACHI, Nov 4: Several Sindh Bar Council members resented on Thursday promulgation of an ordinance to amend the Legal Practitioners and Bar Councils Act. ... KARACHI: Categorical reply sought in detention case KARACHI, Nov 4: The Sindh High Court asked the federal interior secretary and the Sindh home secretary on Thursday to personally appear on Nov 24 and make categorical statements in respect of the alleged arrest and confinement of a detainee. ... KARACHI: MQM man acquitted in constable's murder case KARACHI, Nov 4: An anti-terrorism court acquitted on Thursday a worker of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement in a case pertaining to the killing of a constable during a shootout. ... KARACHI: Concern over occupation of education city land KARACHI, Nov 4: A group of leading education and health institutions holding land rights in the proposed education city have expressed serious concern over the area's industrialization and its impact on the environment. ... LAHORE: Punjab govt reaches accord with Unesco on fort LAHORE, Nov 4: The Punjab government is signing an agreement with Unesco for the preservation of the Lahore Fort on Saturday that would result in immediate beginning of work on the restoration of its lawns and those of the Shalamar Gardens. ... LAHORE: 'Minor change' in power tariff LAHORE, Nov 4: There will not be any substantial change in power tariff, barring minor adjustments, says Wapda chairman. Talking to newsmen here on Thursday, Tariq Hamid said over a 100 per cent jump in oil prices ... LAHORE: Drive against smoking hazards stressed LAHORE, Nov 4: Punjab health minister Dr.Tahir Ali Javed has stressed the need for launching a massive awareness campaign for sensitizing people about hazardous aspects of smoking with a view to preventing heart, lungs, bronchitis and other fatal diseases. ... LAHORE: Bikers attack police, lob grenade at house LAHORE, Nov 4: Two motorcyclists sprayed a volley of bullets on a police patrol and hurled a grenade at a house in Garden Town on Thursday injuring a boy. ... ISLAMABAD: SC directs NWFP to facilitate investors ISLAMABAD, Nov 4: The Supreme Court on Thursday directed the NWFP government to facilitate investors in promoting industrialization in the province. ... ISLAMABAD: 'Steps being taken to protect labourers' ISLAMABAD, Nov 4: The government is taking measures to ensure welfare and protection of the rights of labourers and workers in the country, said the federal minister for labour, manpower and overseas Pakistanis, Ghulam Sarwar Khan. ... PESHAWAR: Judicial officers reshuffled PESHAWAR, Nov 4: In a major reshuffle, 63 judicial officers, including the registrar of the Peshawar High Court, were transferred on Thursday. ... PESHAWAR: Students' Naat contest held PESHAWAR, Nov 4: University of Peshawar's Vice-Chancellor Mumtaz Gul has advised students to take keen interest in their studies. ... PESHAWAR: Court calls for abuse case record PESHAWAR, Nov 4: Additional district and sessions judge Farhatullah Khan on Wednesday called for all the record in the case of alleged sexual abuse of students in a local school, which went on for over two decades. ... PESHAWAR: Explanation sought from centre: Treatment of prisoners PESHAWAR, Nov 4: The Peshawar High Court on Thursday sought explanation from the federal government about medical treatment provided to ailing Palestinian prisoner Yousaf bin Yousaf. ... PESHAWAR: Steps urged to check spread of hepatitis PESHAWAR, Nov 4: The World Health Organization has stressed the need for measures to check the spread of hepatitis because of re-use of syringes and transfusion of unscreened blood. ... HYDERABAD: Watercourses lining project survey begins today HYDERABAD, Nov 4: A survey of watercourses in each Deh of the district is starting on Friday with a view to helping farmers to form associations to carry out the lining wok. ... HYDERABAD: Privatization of colleges opposed HYDERABAD, Nov 4: Members of the Sindh Professors and Lecturers' Association from different districts of the region met at the Sachal Sarmast Arts and Commerce College here on Wednesday ... SUKKUR: Medical college gets first principal SUKKUR, Nov 4: Dr Abrar Ali Shaikh has taken over as the first full-fledged principal and project director of the Sardar Ghulam Mohammad Mahar Medical College. ... HYDERABAD: Court demands report by Dec 2: Water contamination case HYDERABAD, Nov 4: A bench of the Sindh High Court, Hyderabad, on Thursday gave a last chance to the chief minister's inquiry committee to finalize its findings in the water contamination case and submit its report by Dec 2. ... NAWABSHAH: Nazim criticizes forest operation NAWABSHAH, Nov 4: District Nazim Faryal Talpur has criticized the forest department for conducting an operation with the help of Rangers and police to reclaim occupied land in Sukhpur. ... HYDERABAD: 4 MQM men booked in activist's murder case HYDERABAD, Nov 4: The Phulelli police have registered a ease against four activists of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement following the murder of MQM activist Saleem Inqilabi. ... THATTA: Tests show Thatta water contaminated THATTA, Nov 4: Water used by people of the district is contaminated and not fit for drinking which can lead to spread of diseases if adequate measures are not taken. ... MULTAN: Four killed in robbery attempt MULTAN, Nov 4: Four people, including an alleged dacoit, were killed in a shootout between a cash van crew and dacoits in the precinct of Shujabad Sadar police on Thursday. ... SAHIWAL: Govt making mosques centres of peace SAHIWAL, Nov 4: Punjab Governor Khalid Maqbool has said that the government is taking steps to make mosques and imambargahs sanctuaries of peace and people should play their role to support the regime in this regard. ... SIALKOT: Mosques to get metal detectors: Nazim SIALKOT, Nov 4: The district government has announced provision of metal detectors to management committees of all mosques and imambargahs through the citizens community boards (CCBs). ... SHEIKHUPURA: Alleged PO shot dead in 'encounter' SHEIKHUPURA, Nov 4: An alleged proclaimed offender was shot dead in what, Bhekhi police claimed, a seven-hour-long encounter with them near Makki 425 village early on Thursday. Constables Afzal and Nawaz were injured in the armed clash. ... FAISALABAD: Expulsions from agri varsity 'uncalled for' FAISALABAD, Nov 4: The Islami Jamiat Talaba (IJT) and the Inqalabi Council Faisalabad (ICF) have blamed the University of Agriculture administration for converting it into a secular institution and deliberately creating unrest among the students. ... GUJRANWALA: Students, constables hurt in clash GUJRANWALA, Nov 4: Four students and two policemen were injured in a clash when police entered a college to arrest students on the complaint of transporters in Satellite Town here on Thursday. ... GUJRANWALA: Jewellers go on strike in protest against robbery GUJRANWALA, Nov 4: Jewellers went on shutter down strike and demonstrated against the police for their failure to arrest the bandits who escaped after looting a shop in Sarrafa Bazaar here on Thursday. ... SWABI: Three arrested SWABI, Nov 4: Three people, including a woman, have been arrested for their alleged involvement in trafficking women. A police official said that the Attock police had arrested a woman ... HARIPUR: Haripur faces LPG shortage HARIPUR, Nov 4: Shortage of liquefied petroleum gas cylinders has caused serious problems for people here and given the dealers free hand to make more money, consumers told Dawn on Thursday. ... GUJRAT: Police officials clash in office GUJRAT, Nov 4: The pay officer and a clerk of the pay branch of police department exchanged blows in their office on the district courts premises on Thursday. ...

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