13 November 2004 Saturday 29 Ramazan 1425 KARACHI: Govt may unseat city nazim if he oversteps - Arbab KARACHI, Nov 12: Sindh Chief Minister Dr Arbab Ghulam Rahim has said that recruitment in government departments would be made strictly on merit basis. ... KARACHI: Lyari Town to get Rs50m additional grant - Ibad KARACHI, Nov 12: The federal government has allocated a grant of Rs50 million for Lyari Town and this is in addition to the funds that have been earmarked for the town under the Tameer-i-Karachi Programme. ... KARACHI: Armymen restrained from interference - Mining activities KARACHI, Nov 12: Justice Mushir Alam of the Sindh High Court restrained the army officials on Friday from interfering in the mining activities of a cement factory near Pipri. ... KARACHI: 25,000 leprosy patients in city KARACHI, Nov 12: There are 25,670 registered leprosy patients in the city, which make 40 to 50 per cent of the total number of such patients in the country, and the number is increasing by 800 every year. ... KARACHI: Eid trains leave for upcountry KARACHI, Nov 12: Fully packed special trains, run by the Pakistan Railways, taking people to the upcountry to celebrate Eid-ul-Fitr with their families started leaving on Friday. ... KARACHI: Prisoners may get 3-month remission KARACHI, Nov 12: Sindh Home Minister Rauf Siddiqui has said that in the light of a federal government decision ... KARACHI: Fog disrupts flights KARACHI, Nov 12: At least five international flights of the national carrier were diverted on Friday to Lahore due to foggy weather in the city. ... KARACHI: City witnesses major traffic jams KARACHI, Nov 12: Traffic jams were witnessed on various roads, as different rallies were taken out by religious organizations to mark Yaum al-Quds on Friday. ... KARACHI: Lyari without water for three months KARACHI, Nov 12: People residing on either side of Lyari's D.D. Chaudhry Road, Bismillah Colony and Lyari telephone exchange, have been without water for more than three months. ... KARACHI: Reckless driving claims four lives KARACHI, Nov 12: Four persons, including an eight-year-old boy, fell victim to reckless driving on Friday in different areas of the city and police failed to arrest any of the errant drivers. ... KARACHI: Al-Quds day rallies slam US policies KARACHI, Nov 12: The US and Israel have unleashed unparalleled terrorism, oppression, plunder and killings against the Muslims ... KARACHI: Phone complaints go unattended KARACHI, Nov 12: The customer service centres of the Pakistan Telecommunication Company have been left unsupervised to such an extent that subscribers seeking to get their faulty telephone lines ... KARACHI: Monitoring system for UTS buses soon KARACHI, Nov 12: The city government will introduce a new monitoring mechanism shortly to check violation of traffic rules and regulations by the Urban Transport Scheme operators. ... KARACHI: Environment dept sets up complaint centre KARACHI, Nov 12: The Sindh environment department has set up a cell to address people's complaints related to environment. ... KARACHI: Scarcity of KU admission forms irks candidates KARACHI, Nov 12: A large number of candidates, intending to get admissions to Masters programmes at the University of Karachi could not get admission forms even on the last date ... KARACHI: Pirated software users warned KARACHI Nov 12: The Government of Sindh has asked the general public, including commercial and non-commercial organizations and institutions, to comply with Pakistan Copyright Ordinance ... KARACHI: Trial court can decide a compromise plea: SHC KARACHI, Nov 12: A trial court has to decide compromise applications in exercise of its original jurisdiction if all appeals in a case have been taken and decided by the appellate courts ... KARACHI: Couple gets bail before arrest KARACHI, Nov 12: Justice Syed Zawwar Hussain Jaffery of the Sindh High Court admitted to bail before arrest on Friday a couple sought to be prosecuted for unlawful union. ... KARACHI: Prosecution closes side in blast case KARACHI, Nov 12: The prosecution on Friday closed its side in trial against activist of Harkatul Mujahideen Al Aalami, facing bomb explosion charges before an anti-terrorism court in Karachi. ... LAHORE: Board to protect rights of minorities LAHORE, Nov 12: Chief Minister Pervaiz Elahi decided on Friday to establish a provincial minority board for the protection of the rights of minorities and their progress. ... PESHAWAR: Provincial NAB heads get investigation powers PESHAWAR, Nov 12: The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) chairman has delegated his powers to the regional directors-general in all the four provinces in cases pertaining to government employees of grade 16 and below. ... PESHAWAR: Newsman accused of blasphemy acquitted PESHAWAR, Nov 12: The Peshawar High Court on Friday acquitted a journalist who had been convicted by a trial court in a blasphemy case. ... HYDERABAD: WHO urged to revise polio eradication strategy HYDERABAD, Nov 12: The adviser to the Sindh chief minister on health, Mr Faisal Gabol, has expressed dissatisfaction over results of the anti-polio campaign ... RAWALPINDI: Three die in separate incidents RAWALPINDI, Nov 12: Two persons were killed while one person was found dead in separate incidents in Rawalpindi, police said. ... BAHAWALPUR: Amendments to Legal Practitioners Act suspended BAHAWALPUR, Nov 12: Justice Jawad S. Khwaja of the Lahore High Court, Bahawalpur bench, has suspended the operation of the amendments to the Legal Practitioners Act made through an ordinance promulgated on Nov 6, 2004. ... MULTAN: National water council urged MULTAN, Nov 12: Makhdoom Shah Mahmood Qureshi has underlined the need to constitute a national water council to resolve issues with consensus. The PPP MNA was speaking at a seminar on 'Management of integrated water resources organized jointly by the CAP-NET and the Development Vision at Pastoral Institute here on Thursday. ... GUJRANWALA: Bail plea of former SHO rejected - Sialkot jail incident GUJRANWALA, Nov 12: The Anti-Terrorism Court No 1 dismissed bail after arrest pleas of a former SHO and two jail officials involved in the Sialkot jail incident here on Friday. ... SHEIKHUPURA: Child killed, mother seriously hurt SHEIKHUPURA, Nov 12: Four people were killed and 20 others sustained injuries, four of them serious, in different incidents in and around the city on Friday. ... FAISALABAD: Elaborate security for Eid FAISALABAD, Nov 12: The district police have made elaborate security arrangements at all commercial centres, places of prayers and other public spots to guard against any untoward incident during Eid. ... THATTA: Badin issue to be resolved after inquiry: Arbab - Coastal highway project approved THATTA, Nov 12: Sindh Chief Minister Dr Arbab Ghulam Rahim has said his government will sort out the issue of Badin fishermen on merit after completion of an inquiry in this regard. ...

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