11 November 2004 Thursday 27 Ramazan 1425 KARACHI: Muttahida office, 3 vehicles torched KARACHI, Nov 10: Shops and markets remained closed and tension gripped parts of Shah Faisal Colony on Wednesday in the aftermath of a clash between two groups which claimed three lives late on Tuesday night. ... KARACHI: Replacement of nazims 'wishful thinking': Niamat rules out any change KARACHI, Nov 10: City Nazim Niamatullah Khan has declared in unequivocal terms that no administrator will be appointed in place of nazims the prior to the upcoming local bodies elections ... KARACHI: Merit-based policy being framed for jobs: Arbab KARACHI, Nov 10: The Chief Minister, Dr Arbab Ghulam Rahim, on Wednesday said a policy was being framed in connection with recruitment to government jobs now that a ban on the same had been lifted after several years. ... KARACHI: SIUT seeks more funds from govt KARACHI, Nov 10: Of every two Pakistanis suffering from end-stage renal diseases who are treated at the public-sector hospitals, at least one is dialysed at the Sindh Institute of Urology and Transplantation (SIUT). ... KARACHI: Mega projects urged to follow EIA criteria KARACHI, Nov 10: In view of the fact that the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) criteria has largely been overlooked in mega projects in the province ... KARACHI: Post offices efficiently handling Eid load KARACHI, Nov 10: At least 170 post offices in the city are handling over 300,000 articles on a daily basis ahead of Eid. ... KARACHI: No uniform policy on charged parking KARACHI, Nov 10: Despite the city government's decision to abolish charged parking, miseries of people could not come to an end as other land-owning agencies are continuously charging the parking fee. ... KARACHI: Rangers want to hand over tanker service to city govt KARACHI, Nov 10: The Rangers authorities have requested the Sindh government to transfer the water tankers service to the city district government of Karachi. ... KARACHI: SHC asks nazim to settle PECHS plot dispute KARACHI, Nov 10: The Sindh High Court asked the city nazim on Wednesday to look into the grievance of a petitioner in respect of a plot in PECHS and settle the matter within three months. ... KARACHI: Millat train service for Faisalabad inaugurated KARACHI, Nov 10: The Sindh Governor, Ishratul Ibad, on Wednesday said all-out efforts were being made for the early revival of the Karachi circular railway, and issues in this regard are being resolved expeditiously. ... KARACHI: Two PWs depose in mosque blast case KARACHI, Nov 10: An anti-terrorism court put off on Wednesday the hearing of the Haideri mosque bomb blast case against a worker of the Lashkar-i-Jhangvi after recording statements of two prosecution witnesses, including a man who was wounded in the blast. ... KARACHI: KU student found dead KARACHI, Nov 10: The body of a university student with apparent torture marks was recovered in the PECHS on Wednesday morning. ... LAHORE: No criminal proceedings in civil cases LAHORE, Nov 10: Justice Syed Zahid Husain of the Lahore High Court on Wednesday observed that no criminal proceedings could be initiated in a case of civil nature, particularly when a civil court was already seized of the dispute. ... LAHORE: Case against SHO, others ordered LAHORE, Nov 10: The Lahore High Court on Wednesday directed the Kasur district police officer to register a criminal case against the Sahibanwali SHO, the area patwari and others ... LAHORE: Allotment of plot case adjourned LAHORE, Nov 10: The Lahore High Court on Wednesday adjourned untill Nov 18 the proceedings in contempt of court against certain top officers of the Lahore Development Authority upon their failure to decide a case of allotment of a plot in Jauhar Town. ... LAHORE: Jagranvi women allege harassment LAHORE, Nov 10: The wives of under-detention Jagranvi brothers have alleged harassment and intimidation by police during their detention. ... LAHORE: Lesco for effective ban on kite-flying LAHORE, Nov 10: Lahore Electric Supply Company (Lesco) chief Akram Arain on Wednesday asked the Punjab government to impose a ban on kite-flying with full might to save the company's distribution system. ... LAHORE: 'All steps to improve travelling facilities' LAHORE, Nov 10: Work to link Gwadar port with the railways network will be started within a year, and the feasibility of the project is being prepared. ... ISLAMABAD: Sarfraz's paintings on display at Nomad ISLAMABAD, Nov 10: Sarfraz Musawir's paintings in water colours have been put on display at the Nomad Gallery for a fortnight. ... ISLAMABAD: 3 killed; woman commits suicide ISLAMABAD, Nov 10: Three persons were killed in separate incidents on Wednesday, police said. In the first incident, two persons were killed and two injured when their vehicles collided near Sawan Camp. ... PESHAWAR: Concern over project undertaken in fort PESHAWAR, Nov 10: A project undertaken inside the historic Bala Hisar Fort in Peshawar has drawn a sharp reaction from conservationists who want the federal government to abandon the project and protect the Mughal-era monument from losing its original shape and character. ... PESHAWAR: Neo-natal care unit facing closure PESHAWAR, Nov 10: A Neo-natal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) at the Khyber Teaching Hospital (KTH) is facing closure due to lack of staff, health officials said. ... PESHAWAR: Clemency sought for prisoners PESHAWAR, Nov 10: The chairman of the Voice of Prisoners, Noor Alam Khan, has urged the government to grant clemency to the aged, ailing and teenaged prisoners, and waive off fines imposed on them ... HYDERABAD: Masses urged to rise against jirga system, karo-kari HYDERABAD, Nov 10: Activists of political and social organizations have comdemned the Jirga system and karo-kari as practices of retrogressive forces and given a clarion call to the masses to rise against these social ills. ... NAUSHAHRO FEROZE: Hospital without drugs, dog-bite vaccines NAUSHAHRO FEROZE, Nov 10: No medicines have been provided to the Naushahro Feroze Civil Hospital for the current financial year despite allocation of Rs3 million for medicines and Rs0.9 million for dog-bite vaccines in the budget. ... HYDERABAD: Ban on multi-storey buildings enforced HYDERABAD, Nov 10: The planning and development control department of the Hyderabad Development Authority notified here on Wednesday that the Sindh government under a notification dated Aug 3, 2004 ... HYDERABAD: SITE expansion survey begins HYDERABAD, Nov 10: The Sindh government on Wednesday started a survey for acquisition of 1,000 acres of land for expansion of Kotri SITE. ... SUKKUR: US attacks on Iraqi cities condemned SUKKUR, Nov 10: Activists of the Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam took out a procession here on Wednesday in protest against US attacks on Fallujah and other Iraqi cities. ... SWABI: Council urges refugees to return home SWABI, Nov 10: Afghan refugees living in the district should return to their country after the re-election of President Hamid Karzai . ... JHANG: Three injured on court premises JHANG, Nov 10: Three people were injured, one of them critically, in a firing incident on the premises of district courts here on Wednesday. ... BAHAWALPUR: Inquiry ordered into killing of elderly man by police BAHAWALPUR, Nov 10: An inquiry has been ordered into the killing of one Abdul Razzaq of Basti Shahdra by a bus stand police party. ... GUJRANWALA: Four grid stations to be set up: Gepco CE - Maqbool visits depts GUJRANWALA, Nov 10: The Gujranwala Electricity Power Company will establish four new grid stations and install as many transformers to ensure smooth flow of power supply in the region. ... GUJRANWALA: Pervaiz condoles with Rana Nazir GUJRANWALA, Nov 10: Punjab Chief Minister Pervaiz Elahi on Wednesday visited the residence of former advisor to prime minister Rana Nazir Ahmad Khan in Kamoke and offered condolences on the death of his mother. ... GUJRAT: Licences of 7 drug shops cancelled GUJRAT, Nov 10: A drug court has cancelled the licences of seven shops on the charge of violating the Drug Act and selling spurious drugs, Dawn learnt reliably here on Wednesday. ... SIALKOT: Three officials held in fake degree case SIALKOT, Nov 10: The district police arrested on Wednesday three more officials of the education department, who were allegedly involved in the business of fake degrees. ... SAHIWAL: Five POs arrested SAHIWAL, Nov 10: Pakpattan police claimed to have arrested five proclaimed offenders during an operation at Sutlej Delta on Tuesday night. ... FAISALABAD: Fraud case against lady councillor, four others FAISALABAD, Nov 10: Sadar police on Wednesday registered a fraud case against five people, including a lady councillor and a union council secretary. ... JACOBABAD: Karo-kari: villager kills wife and guest JACOBABAD, Nov 10: A man and a woman were killed after being dubbed as karo and kari in Mir Hassan Khoso village of Jaafarabad district in Balochistan on Wednesday. ... SUKKUR: Four detained by Rangers SUKKUR, Nov 10: Wing-43 of the Shahbaz Rangers on Tuesday claimed to have conducted several raids in Daharki and Guddu areas and arrested four persons. ... LARKANA: Mumtaz warns against new canal from Taunsa LARKANA, Nov 10: The construction of a new waterway from the Taunsa Barrage to irrigate vast tracts of desert land in Punjab will further aggravate the water situation in Sindh. ... GILGIT: Fund for village project to stop land erosion GILGIT, Nov 10: Villagers of the Hussaini Valley in upper Hunza will get Rs0.577 million from the Mountain Areas Conservancy Project (MACP) to save agriculture land from erosion. ... BADIN: Four die as car collides with tractor in Badin BADIN, Nov 10: Four persons were killed after a car collided with a tractor on the Karachi-Badin road near Shaheed Fazil Raho town on Tuesday night. ... KHAIRPUR: Council employees continue strike KHAIRPUR, Nov 10: Over 800 employees, including office staff and sanitary workers, of the Khairpur Taluka Council continued their strike for the second consecutive day here on Wednesday. ... LANDI KOTAL: Phone system in Bara erratic LANDI KOTAL (Khyber Agency), Nov 10: Telephone subscribers in Bara tehsil of Khyber Agency have complained about recurring line faults and disconnections of their lines. ... CHITRAL: Meat unfit for consumption being sold CHITRAL, Nov 10: Meat unfit for human consumption is being sold in the Chitral bazaar in connivance with officials of the Livestock Department who do not examine animals before slaughter. ... LANDI KOTAL: Teenager killed by robbers LANDI KOTAL (Khyber Agency), Nov 10: One person was killed and two others were seriously injured in two incidents of robbery and vehicle snatching in Bara tehsil here on Monday. ...

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