21 November 2004 Sunday 08 Shawwal 1425 KARACHI: Accident triggers off violence: NED student killed KARACHI, Nov 20: A fresh NED graduate died after being knocked down by a minibus on University Road here on Saturday. The accident triggered off violence as enraged people set the killer vehicle on fire and attacked police with stones. ... KARACHI: Work on Expressway project reviewed KARACHI, Nov 20: The progress in construction of Lyari Expressway was reviewed in detail at a high-level meeting held under the chairmanship of Federal Communication Minister Shamim Ahmed Siddiqi here on Saturday. ... KARACHI: Dec 31 deadline for regularization KARACHI, Nov 20: The Chief Controller of Buildings, Brig (Retd) A.S. Nasir, has reiterated his resolve that irregular and illegal constructions will not be tolerated and action against such buildings will continue notwithstanding any pressure ... KARACHI: ATC fines investigation officer in murder case KARACHI, Nov 20: An anti-terrorism court fined on Saturday the investigation officer of a murder case of four women and a young man for his "highly deprecated behaviour". ... KARACHI: Children of jailed women entertained KARACHI, Nov 20: Hundreds of children including those confined to local women jail with their mothers, child labourers, students of slum schools and special kids actively participated in the Universal Children's Day celebrations held at the YMCA ground on Saturday. ... KARACHI: KIHD may open next month KARACHI, Nov 20: The names of several noted personalities were approved for the governing body of the Karachi Institute of Heart Diseases (KIHD) during a meeting, chaired by City Nazim Naimatullah Khan, on Saturday. ... KARACHI: Software ready to detect stolen mobile phones KARACHI, Nov 20: The Karachi Electronics Dealers' Association has prepared software to detect stolen mobile phone sets for discouraging the trading of stolen or snatched sets. ... KARACHI: Bill soon to ban sale of tobacco near schools KARACHI, Nov 20: The Sindh Education and Literacy Minister, Dr Hamida Khuhro, on Saturday said that a bill would soon be introduced in the provincial assembly for a ban on sale of cigarettes ... KARACHI: HSC suppl exams from Dec 1 KARACHI, Nov 20: About 25,000 regular and private candidates have been registered for the HSC supplementary examinations 2004 commencing on December 1. ... ISLAMABAD: Banned drugs still available in some areas of capital ISLAMABAD, Nov 20: Medicines containing "Rofecoxib", which the government had banned for serious side-effects leading to heart diseases, are still available in the market. ... ISLAMABAD: Turkish group captivates music lovers ISLAMABAD, Nov 20: The splendid performance of the 'Orfeon Chamber Choir' at the new building of the Turkish Embassy here on Friday provided one with an opportunity to learn a number of lessons. ... RAWALPINDI: Quality education for children stressed RAWALPINDI, Nov 20: More than 100 children gathered near the newly-constructed Committee Chowk underpass to observe the Universal Children's Day here on Saturday. ... PESHAWAR: Plea for maintenance of stepchildren admitted PESHAWAR, Nov 20: The Peshawar High Court has admitted to full hearing a writ petition raising the question whether a person was bound to pay maintenance of his stepchildren. ... PESHAWAR: Children's Day observed in prison PESHAWAR, Nov 20: Dost Welfare Foundation, a local NGO, in collaboration with the jail authorities observed the International Children's Day with child prisoners in Central Jail Peshawar on Saturday. ... PESHAWAR: Govt employees yet to return from Eid holidays PESHAWAR, Nov 20: People are facing difficulties as attendance in government offices is still thin in the wake of extended Eid holidays. ... PESHAWAR: NWFP health secretary may be removed PESHAWAR, Nov 20: The provincial government is likely to replace secretary health with someone from Chief Minister Akram Khan Durrani's native district, sources said. ... PESHAWAR: PTV to air 3 Peshawar drama serials PESHAWAR, Nov 20: Three drama serials produced by local producers will simultaneously be aired on the national channel, a senior PTV official said. ... LAHORE: PU sub-campus for Gujranwala approved LAHORE, Nov 20: A meeting of the Punjab University Syndicate with Vice-Chancellor Arshad Mahmood in the chair here on Saturday on New Campus approved the setting up of a sub-campus in Gujranwala. ... LAHORE: Ring Road project challenged LAHORE, Nov 20: Advocate M.D. Tahir has challenged in the Lahore High Court the Ring Road project on the plea that it will displace thousands of people and destroy markets and mosques. ... HARIPUR: Compromise on Haripur's water share ruled out HARIPUR, Nov 20: Minister of State for Finance Omer Ayub Khan said on Saturday that he would never compromise on the water rights of Haripur district and allow any one to render the fertile land barren. ... HARIPUR: Khanpur Dam drownings: inquiry ordered HARIPUR, Nov 20: The Water and Power Development Authority chairman has ordered a probe into the drowning of six picnickers, including a girl, in the Khanpur Dam last week, sources told Dawn on Saturday. ... MINGORA: Meddling in LBs' affairs criticized MINGORA, Nov 20: The district council Swat has criticized the provincial government for what it called interference in the affairs of local bodies. ... LANDI KOTAL: Two held for kidnapping LANDI KOTAL (Khyber Agency), Nov 20: The Bara political authorities on Saturday arrested two outlaws in different raids. The two - Umer Khan Zakhakhel and Hayat Gul - were wanted to the Khyber Agency administration in a number of kidnapping cases. ... LARKANA: Reduction in Larkana seats challenged: Sindh Bar Council LARKANA, Nov 20: Two members of the Sindh Bar Council on Friday filed a joint petition in the Sindh High Court, Larkana circuit bench, challenging the president's ordinance of reducing the number of the council seats allocated to Larkana district. ... SUKKUR: Minister says he has nothing to do with college plot SUKKUR, Nov 20: Sindh Minister for Irrigation Nadir Akmal Leghari has expressed his ignorance about the allotment of a plot which is allocated for the Sardar Ghulam Mohammad Mahar Medical College. ... KHAIRPUR: Teenage girl kidnapped KHAIRPUR, Nov 20: A teenage girl was kidnapped from the Khair Mohammad Mojai village, Gambat taluka, late Friday night. The Faiz Ganj police have booked two persons on the complaint of Mohammad Ibrahim Waggan. ... HYDERABAD: Occupation of amenity plot decried HYDERABAD, Nov 20: Nationalist leader Syed Jalal Mehmood Shah has condemned occupation of an amenity plot near the shrine of Garho Ghot in Bhittai Colony by an influential person with the connivance of the Kotri police. ... HYDERABAD: APC planned HYDERABAD, Nov 20: A sub-committee of the Anti-Greater Thal Canal Action Committee, at a meeting held here on Monday, finalised programme for holding an all parties' conference on the water issue in Karachi on December 5. ...

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