08 November 2004 Monday 24 Ramazan 1425 KARACHI: Big vehicles becoming more deadly than before KARACHI, Nov 7: A 27 per cent rise has been witnessed in the involvement of trucks, trailers and dumpers in fatal accidents during the January-October period this year compared with the corresponding period of the previous year. ... KARACHI: Policemen accelerate 'Eidi drive' in city KARACHI, Nov 7: Police have accelerated the pace of extorting money from innocent people all over the city as the Eid festival is approaching fast, and their indulgence in such practices is further limiting their capacity to maintain law and order in the city. ... KARACHI: Stray bullet kills man in Gulberg KARACHI, Nov 7: A young man died when he was hit by a stray bullet near Al Noor Society, Gulberg Town on Sunday evening. ... KARACHI: Two bodies found in Malir still unidentified KARACHI, Nov 7: The two trussed up bodies of middle-aged men, which were recovered on Friday morning from Khokhrapar near the Indus Mehran Society ... KARACHI: Shortage of medicines at CHK KARACHI, Nov 7: People visiting out-patient departments as well as a large majority of those admitted to different units at the Civil Hospital are not being provided medicines owing to consummation of funds worth Rs90.1 million ... KARACHI: Hospitals face shortage of anti-snake vaccine KARACHI, Nov 7: There is an acute need for anti-snake venom in the public-sector hospitals of the city because the number of snake-bite cases are on the rise. ... KARACHI: Hamida asks private schools to reduce fees KARACHI, Nov 7: The Sindh Minister for Education and Literacy, Dr Hamida Khuhro, has assured private educational institutions of resolving all their genuine problems ... KARACHI: Encroachments hamper repairs of waterline KARACHI, Nov 7: The managing-director, Karachi Water and Sewerage Board, Brig Iftikhar Haider, has said that thousands of gallons of water was being wasted everyday due to the leakages in the 48-inch-dia waterline passing through Liaquatabad Town ... KARACHI: Hawkesbay villagers suffer due to govt apathy KARACHI, Nov 7: People of Deh Allah Banu, Hawkes Bay, comprising 18 small villages, are facing eye ailments, besides skin and stomach diseases, due to the persisting acute water shortage ... KARACHI: Major threats to eco-region identified KARACHI, Nov 7: Aggravating water quality, besides short supply of freshwater, land clearance and over-harvesting of resources, are among major risks to Indus delta eco-region (IDER), according to World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF-Pakistan). ... KARACHI: Formal training for drivers stressed KARACHI, Nov 7: The Inspector General of Police, Sindh, Syed Kamal Shah, has urged public transport owners to arrange formal training for their drivers, which will help reduce traffic accidents. ... KARACHI: Relief goods given to fire-hit people KARACHI, Nov 7: Sindh Home Minister Rauf Siddiqui has said that the government was committed to eliminate crimes from the province and all the drug dens would be exterminated soon. ... KARACHI: Scarcity compels residents to buy water from tankers KARACHI, Nov 7: Private tankers had a field day on Sunday after various parts of the city remained in the grip of acute water shortage. ... LAHORE: Official still in coma LAHORE, Nov 7: District Officer (Architecture) Muhammad Taloot, who had received head injuries during an unsuccessful operation for ejectment of the occupants of the Harbanspura Journalist Colony site on Saturday morning ... PESHAWAR: 'Child abuse cases on the rise' PESHAWAR, Nov 7: The murder of a minor in the Mardan district a few days ago following a number of similar incidents point to a growing tendency of child abuse in society. ... PESHAWAR: New telephone service to cover remote regions PESHAWAR, Nov 7: The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) is launching a state-of-the-art telephone service next year, a senior official toldDawnhere on Saturday. ... PESHAWAR: Teacher's fund embezzled PESHAWAR, Nov 7: A non-governmental organization would serve legal notice on two employees of the accountant general office, Peshawar, for misappropriating pension and other funds of a former schoolteacher. ... PESHAWAR: Support for IT officers' transfer PESHAWAR, Nov 7: Officials of the income tax group have praised a decision of the Central Board of Revenue (CBR) transferring 26 deputy commissioners to the sales tax and central excise directorate. ... HYDERABAD: Rs1bn first instalment allocated: Hyderabad Development Package HYDERABAD, Nov 7: District Nazim Dr Makhdoom Rafiquzzaman has disclosed that the Sindh government has allocated Rs1 billion as the first instalment of the Hyderabad Development Package ... HYDERABAD: Enforcement of hari laws urged HYDERABAD, Nov 7: Speakers at a seminar on "Peasants' movement" held here on Saturday demanded strict implementation of laws relating to peasants. ... HYDERABAD: Canal lining to save 30pc water HYDERABAD, Nov 7: About 34,750 watercourses will be lined in Sindh in four years at a cost of over Rs28 billion, which will help save about 30 per cent of water and increase agricultural output. ... HYDERABAD: HDA employees demand dues HYDERABAD, Nov 7: Employees of the Hyderabad Development Authority, under the banner of the Employees' Action Committee, held a demonstration outside the press club here on Saturday in suffer of their demands. ... SWABI: Narcotic drugs seized in Swabi SWABI, Nov 7: The Swabi police seized 20kg heroin and 45kg charas in two raids on Sunday. The Swabi superintendent of police told journalists on Sunday ... GUJRANWALA: Rs60m recovered from human smugglers GUJRANWALA, Nov 7: The federal investigation agency (FIA) has so far recovered record Rs60 million from agents of human smugglers in the Gujranwala division during the last 10 months. ... GUJRANWALA: Killer of minor boy arrested GUJRANWALA, Nov 7: Sadar police on Sunday claimed to have arrested one of the killers of a primary class student who was kidnapped for ransom in Jandala Baghwala village on Saturday. ... SIALKOT: Trader shot dead SIALKOT, Nov 7: A trader was shot dead on resistance during robbery on Muradpur-Malkey Kalan Road here late on Saturday night. ... SHEIKHUPURA: POs clash with people SHEIKHUPURA, Nov 7: A 'shootout' between six proclaimed offenders and a large number of residents of Mohallah Gharibabad created panic in the locality here on Sunday evening. ... SARGODHA: Auction of plots in Model Town scheme stopped SARGODHA, Nov 7: The widely-publicized auction of residential-cum-commercial plots in Model Town scheme by the Improvement Trust (SIT) chairman has reportedly been stopped ... DADU: No-confidence motion against nazim planned DADU, Nov 7: A group of members of the Dadu Taluka Council have said they will table a no-confidence motion against the taluka nazim after Eid for his alleged involvement in corruption. ... KHAIRPUR: Factories not paying fixed cotton price, say farmers KHAIRPUR, Nov 7: The Sindh Abadgar Board held a protest demonstration outside the Hingorja Press Club here on Sunday against cotton factory owners for not paying growers the fixed price for cotton. ... HYDERABAD: Sindh varsity admission test held HYDERABAD, Nov 7: The University of Sindh held a test for admission to the academic session of 2005 under the bachelor's (honours) programme at the Elsa Kazi campus here on Sunday. ... THATTA: 100 literacy centres for Thatta women THATTA, Nov 7: The National Commission for Human Development (NCHD), in coordination with community-based organizations (CBOs), has started work on about 100 literacy resource centres in the district, particularly in the coastal belt, to impart basic education to women. ... LARKANA: Nazim refuses to issue NOC for CNG station LARKANA, Nov 7: The district nazim has terminated proceedings to grant a no-objection certificate for setting up a CNG filling station in a portion of the local Railway Park. ... SWABI: Swabi markets missing shoppers' enthusiasm SWABI, Nov 7: High prices of ready-made garments, footwear, cosmetics and other goods usually bought for Eid have so far kept people from coming in large numbers to the Swabi district markets. ... MUZAFFARABAD: Man sentenced to death for murder MUZAFFARABAD, Nov 7: A district criminal court here on Saturday awarded capital punishment to a convict in a murder case ... GILGIT: Severe power shortage in N. Areas GILGIT, Nov 7: With the onset of winter, all major cities In Northern Areas are facing acute shortage of electricity. ... QUETTA: Four killed as clans clash in Jhal Magsi QUETTA, Nov 7: At least four people were killed in a gun battle between two clans of the Magsi tribe in Jhal Magsi area on Sunday. ... BANNU: Nineteen 'ghost schools' found in FR Bannu BANNU, Nov 7: The education authorities have detected 19 'ghost schools' in the region and stopped the payment of salaries of 240 teachers and 10 class-IV employees, official sources told Dawn on Sunday. ... MINGORA: People throng markets for Eid shopping MINGORA, Nov 7: People have started thronging the markets for Eid shopping despite facing financial constrains. Visits by a large number of people, mostly women and children, to the markets are also leading to traffic problems in the city. ... SHEIKHUPURA: Two bandits held after 'encounter' SHEIKHUPURA, Nov 7: Sadar police on Sunday claimed to have arrested two outlaws after some two-hour encounter near Herdave village on Gujranwala Road, some 20kms from here. ...

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