06 November 2004 Saturday 22 Ramazan 1425 KARACHI: 50 more seats in KMDC likely - City nazim's decision KARACHI, Nov 5: City Nazim Naimatullah Khan has decided in principle to raise the number of seats in the medical section of Karachi Medical and Dental College by another 50. ... KARACHI: Ibad checks security steps for Eid KARACHI, Nov 5: Sindh Governor Ishratul Ibad visited various localities and bazaars to check security arrangements for Eid. The governor visited Clifton, Gulf Shopping Centre ... KARACHI: Law on anvil about consumers' rights KARACHI, Nov 5: Sindh Governor Dr Ishratul Ibad Khan has said that the bill passed by the National Assembly against honour killings is a welcome and positive step. ... KARACHI: Hunting season begins in Sindh today KARACHI, Nov 5: The Sindh Wildlife department has announced that hunting season in the province will begin from Nov 6 and will conclude on Feb 27, 2005. ... KARACHI: Yaum-i-Ali observed amid tight security KARACHI, Nov 5: A procession was taken out from Nishtar Park here on Friday to mark Yaum-i-Ali amid extraordinary security. ... KARACHI: Draft law on validity of jirgas opposed KARACHI, Nov 5: Speakers at a meeting on Friday condemned the proposed law to legalize the jirga system in the province and demanded that it should not be formulated ... KARACHI: Clifton aquarium to be revived next year KARACHI, Nov 5: The Clifton Fish Aquarium, which is lying closed for the last six years, will be opened for the public on March 23, 2005. ... KARACHI: Cardiac patients suffer at Liaquatabad hospital KARACHI, Nov 5: The Cardiac Emergency Centre (CEC) of the Sindh Government Hospital Liaquatabad has been without a supervisor for more than seven days. ... KARACHI: PS workers to get bonus before Eid KARACHI, Nov 5: The management of Pakistan Steel has decided to give bonus, equal to one basic pay, to the employees before the forthcoming Eidul Fitr. ... KARACHI: Shortage of water hits many city areas KARACHI, Nov 5: Private tankers did a roaring business, as various parts of the city either went dry or got scant supply of water on Friday. The worst-hit localities included parts of Garden East ... KARACHI: Changes expected in handing over process: St Joseph's & St Patrick's KARACHI, Nov 5: The officials put to work for handing over St Joseph's and St Patrick's colleges to the Catholic Board of Education are considering some amendments in the related operational plan ... KARACHI: Entrance test for BPA, MPA tomorrow KARACHI, Nov 5: An entrance test for admissions to BPA and MPA in Karachi University will be held on Sunday (Nov 7) at 10am. ... KARACHI: KWSB repairs pipeline after removing illegal factory KARACHI, Nov 5: The Karachi Water and Sewerage Board has repaired a leaking 48-inch-dia water pipeline near Cafe Pyala in Gulberg Town from where thousands of gallons of water was said to be going to waste daily. ... KARACHI: Robbers kill young man KARACHI, Nov 5: A young man died and his brother was wounded in a robbery attempt at Pakistan Chowk on Friday evening. Police said that armed suspects barged into a shop of computer graphics and demanded cash and valuables. ... KARACHI: Two men found dead in Malir KARACHI, Nov 5: The trussed up bodies of two young men were recovered near the Indus Mehran Society in Malir Khokhrapar on Friday morning. Police said that identities of the victims could not be established ... ISLAMABAD: CDA sells 7 acres of land to hotel ISLAMABAD, Nov 5: Capital Development Authority (CDA) has sold seven acres of land to the owner a hotel for extension, a source told Dawn. ... ISLAMABAD: 3 killed in separate incidents ISLAMABAD, Nov 5: Three persons were killed and eight injured in different accidents, police said here on Friday. In the first incident, Mohammad Sohail ... LAHORE: Over 1,500 juvenile delinquents in prisons LAHORE, Nov 5: As many as 1,586 juvenile offenders are languishing in prisons across the Punjab. This was informed at the launch of a book titled "Waiting for the Sunrise: Juvenile Justice in Pakistan" ... LAHORE: Colonies near industrial estates LAHORE, Nov 5: Chief Minister Pervaiz Elahi said on Friday that labour colonies were being constructed near industrial estates for providing education, health, housing and other facilities to workers. ... PESHAWAR: 100 officers face NAB action PESHAWAR, Nov 5: In the single-largest departmental scrutiny in Pakistan's history, over 100 police and customs officials in the NWFP were interrogated by the National Accountability Bureau ... PESHAWAR: Kidnappings in Peshawar on the rise PESHAWAR, Nov 5: Incidents of kidnapping for ransom have increased over the past few months in Peshawar but many such cases have not been registered by police, inquiries show. ... PESHAWAR: Merit must be ensured in Fata, says governor PESHAWAR, Nov 5: NWFP Governor Lt-Gen (retd) Syed Iftikhar Hussain Shah has directed that the principle of merit and transparency be followed at every level in Fata and that recruitment and transfers of staff in different departments must be made on merit. ... NOWSHERA: Bandits hijack bus, loot Rs650,000 NOWSHERA, Nov 5: Five bandits hijacked a Lahore-bound bus and deprived passengers of more than Rs650,000 and valuables near Taro Jabba on the GT Road here on Thursday night. ... PESHAWAR: Girl summoned in trafficking case PESHAWAR, Nov 5: The Peshawar High Court on Friday summoned a girl who had allegedly been sold in Punjab by a group of women traffickers. A single-judge bench of Chief Justice Nasirul Mulk ordered that the girl ... LARKANA: 29,000 watercourses in Sindh to be lined LARKANA, Nov 5: Under the national programme for improvement in watercourses, 29,000 watercourses will be cemented in Sindh in four years at an estimated cost of Rs 22 billion. ... BADIN: Govt team discusses Badin issue with fishermen BADIN, Nov 5: On the directive of the Sindh chief minister, a team headed by Provincial Minister for Population Ali Bux Shah and Adviser to the Sindh Chief Minister for Fisheries Faqir Jadam Mangrio arrived here on Thursday ... HYDERABAD: University admission test tomorrow HYDERABAD, Nov 5: Test for admission to bachelors degree honours programme in 42 institutes and departments of the University of Sindh will be held here on Sunday. ... SUKKUR: Demand for regularization of services SUKKUR, Nov 5: Office-bearers of the Food Department Employees Federation, Sindh, took out a procession and held a demonstration here on Friday to protest against non-acceptance of their long-standing demands. ... HYDERABAD: Thandi Sarak to be extended HYDERABAD, Nov 5: A meeting to review progress of development schemes in the district, held at the DCO house here on Friday, decided to extend the Thandi Sarak up to the gymkhana. ... HYDERABAD: Victimization of workers alleged HYDERABAD, Nov 5: The general secretary of the Sui Southern Gas Workers Union (CBA), Qurban Ali Malik, has alleged that victimisation of workers has crossed all limits and warned that if these excesses are not stopped, ... FAISALABAD: Cash, gold ornaments, vehicles taken away FAISALABAD, Nov 5: Dacoits and thieves took away cash, gold ornaments, valuables, a car, a truck and eight motorcycles in 14 strikes in the city and its rural areas during the last 24 hours. ... GUJRAT: Robbers burn bank guard to death - Rs700,000 heist GUJRAT, Nov 5: Bandits burnt alive the guard of a United Bank Limited branch after plundering Rs700,000 in cash at Shadiwal in Saddar circle police precinct early Friday morning. ... SARGODHA: Case against ASI for 'patronizing' robbers SARGODHA, Nov 5: Jhal Chakian police booked an assistant sub-inspector for patronizing and harbouring highway robbers. ... MULTAN: Yousuf Raza Gilani's mother passes away MULTAN, Nov 5: Begum Syed Alamdar Hussain Gilani, mother of incarcerated PPP leader and former National Assembly speaker Syed Yousaf Raza Gilani, died of heart attack in Lahore on Friday. She was 70. ... MULTAN: Explanation sought from LG secy, DCO - Honorarium to councillors MULTAN, Nov 5: The Lahore High Court has sought a written explanation from the provincial local government secretary and the Muzaffargarh district coordination officer for not paying honorarium to lady councillors. ... FAISALABAD: Crackdown on fake fertilizer dealers FAISALABAD, Nov 5: Crackdown on dealers of fake fertilizers continued in parts of the province on Friday. ... RAHIM YAR KHAN: Cotton factory fire proves disastrous RAHIM YAR KHAN, Nov 5: Thousands of maunds of cotton worth millions of rupees were reduced to ashes when a factory caught fire on Thursday. ... MULTAN: Land allotted for burn centre in Nishtar MULTAN, Nov 5: The chief minister has allotted 1.5 acres for setting up an independent burn centre under the auspices of Nishtar Hospital here. ... SHEIKHUPURA: Woman burnt alive by in-laws SHEIKHUPURA, Nov 5: A mother of a minor was burnt alive over a family dispute by her in-laws in Mananwala, about 36 kilometres away on Faisalabad Road, on Friday. ... TOBA TEK SINGH: Expatriates face robbers TOBA TEK SINGH, Nov 5: Dacoits looted three expatriates in the Noor Park locality here on Thursday night. Babar, Niamat and Noor Bibi had recently returned from England and were staying at the house of their relative ...

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