23 November 2004 Tuesday 10 Shawwal 1425 KARACHI: Land grant to village people in Karachi soon, PA told KARACHI, Nov 22: The Sindh Assembly was on Monday informed that residents of old goths in Karachi and the interior of the province would soon be given ownership rights. ... KARACHI: Ibad calls for transparency in land transactions KARACHI, Nov 22: Sindh Governor Dr Ishratul Ibad Khan has called for maintaining transparency in land matters throughout the province. ... KARACHI: DCET to remain under federal govt KARACHI, Nov 22: Federal Education Minister Lt Gen Javed Ashraf Qazi said on Monday that transfer of the Dawood College of Engineering and Technology to any other government agency is not on cards, and it will remain under the federal government's control. ... KARACHI: Water treatment plant planned for North Karachi KARACHI, Nov 22: A new water treatment plant will be installed in North Karachi Industrial Area and PC-1 of the project will be completed shortly as part of the development of industrial areas of the city. ... KARACHI: Rangers control over fishing resources to be terminated KARACHI, Nov 22: The administrative control of Pakistan Rangers from the lakes of the province, particularly Badin district, has been terminated, and from January next, the Sindh government would issue fishing licenses to local people. ... KARACHI: Health dept to seek help of private firms for EPI KARACHI, Nov 22: The Expanded Programme for Immunization (EPI) is likely to be turned into a public-private initiative, said the health secretary on Monday during a meeting with officials of Unicef ... KARACHI: City govt seeks dismissal of plea on bazaars KARACHI, Nov 22: The city district government requested the Sindh High Court on Monday to dismiss a suit instituted by the organizers of 'unauthorized bachat bazaars'. ... KARACHI: No end to FCS deadlock in sight KARACHI, Nov 22: The Fishermen Cooperative Society is still without a chairman as the high-ups in the Sindh coalition are yet to take a decision on the future leadership of the society ... KARACHI: DUHS invites exam forms for MBBS KARACHI, Nov 22: While the transfer of enrolment of students of the Dow Medical College and the Sindh Medical College from the Karachi University is still in pending ... KARACHI: Major road in Orangi waiting for renovation KARACHI, Nov 22: Both the major roads of Orangi Township - Sharah-i-Orangi and Manghopir Road - are in a dilapidated condition since long, and work is either suspended or is progressing at a snail's pace ... KARACHI: Philanthropists urged to help jailed children KARACHI, Nov 22: Philanthropists should come forward to get released the children languishing in jails along with their mothers due to non-payment of the fines imposed on them by courts. ... KARACHI: Italian, local artists to perform at concerts KARACHI, Nov 22: The Italian embassy in Islamabad and the consulate-general of Italy in Karachi have teamed up with The Citizen Foundation and The Friends of the Kidney Centre to present a series of concerts ... KARACHI: Adviser concerned over rise in polio cases KARACHI, Nov 22: Adviser to Sindh Chief Minister on Health Faisal Malik on Monday expressed concern over an increase in polio cases in the province and stressed on more concentrated efforts so that Sindh could be declared polio-free soon. ... KARACHI: Two suspects killed in encounter with police - Transporter shot dead KARACHI, Nov 22: The police on Monday killed two suspected bandits in the crowded Sarafa bazaar area. A duty officer of the Kharadar police station said two policemen, patrolling on their motorcycle, were informed that two bandits are roaming in the area. ... LAHORE: First Punjab state land directory LAHORE, Nov 22: Punjab Colonies Minister Mian Manazar Ali Ranjha has said that land mafia is in possession of 280,848 acre state land in the province valuing Rs56.17 billion. ... LAHORE: Plea against Ring Road refiled LAHORE, Nov 22: Advocate M.D. Tahir on Monday refiled his writ petition against the Ring Road project after removing the objection raised by the Lahore High Court registrar office. ... LAHORE: Murtaza Malik's 'killers' held LAHORE, Nov 22: Police claimed on Monday to have arrested two Sunni Tehrik activists allegedly involved in the murder of two religious scholars. ... LAHORE: Judgment on Juvenile Ordinance reserved LAHORE, Nov 22: A full bench of the Lahore High Court reserved its judgment on constitutional petitions against the Punjab Juvenile Justice System Ordinance, 2000, on the ground that it prompted discrimination. ... LAHORE: South Asian artists' exhibition from today LAHORE, Nov 22: The selected works of six old masters and eight young artists from five South Asian nations -- India, Bangladesh, Nepal, Sri Lanka and Pakistan -- will be mounted at an exhibition entitled Old Masters, Young Voices ... PESHAWAR: 'Poplar wood's smuggling to be curbed' PESHAWAR, Nov 22: A 6-member delegation of Pakistan Match Manufacturers Association headed by former provincial minister Mohsin Aziz met NWFP Governor Syed Iftikhar Hussain Shah at the Governor's House on Monday. ... PESHAWAR: Bail petition dismissed PESHAWAR, Nov 22: The Peshawar High Court on Monday dismissed bail petition of an alleged influential smuggler Tahir Khan alias Malangae. ... LANDI KOTAL: Protest against kidnapping threatened LANDI KOTAL, Nov 22: The Khyber Agency Paramedical Association has warned to launch protest campaign if one of their missing colleagues was not recovered within a week. ... HYDERABAD: OGDC urged to provide jobs to local people HYDERABAD, Nov 22: The Rajuni Ittehad (People's Alliance) of Tando Alam Mari, Hyderabad taluka, has threatened to take out a procession from the area to the Hyderabad Press Club on November 27 ... HYDERABAD: SHC issues notices to Nazim, officials HYDERABAD, Nov 22: The Sindh High Court, Hyderabad circuit bench, on Monday issued pre-admission notices to the secretary and additional chief secretary, local government, secretary, finance Dadu district nazim ... HYDERABAD: Self-immolation bid foiled HYDERABAD, Nov 22: The Gulshan-i-Hali police foiled an attempt of self-immolation by an office-bearer of the Asif Zardari Release Committee at Fateh Chowk here on Monday. ... HYDERABAD: Hesco man caught taking bribe HYDERABAD, Nov 22: Hesco Kotri circle SDO Jalaluddin Abbasi and line superintendent Abu Bakar Siddiq were allegedly caught red-handed while receiving bribe from a consumer during a raid conducted by Hesco's intelligence wing officials. ... MARDAN: Meeting reviews health projects MARDAN, Nov 22: Nov 22: A meeting was held here on Monday to review Unicef-supported health and nutrition projects. The review-cum-planning meeting was chaired by Unicef's provincial chief Usama Makkawi. ... LANDI KOTAL: Senator inspects hospital LANDI KOTAL, Nov 22: Senator from Khyber Agency Hafiz Abdul Malik has expressed his dissatisfaction over the lack of medical facilities at the Agency Headquarters hospital here. ... GILGIT: KIU to set up 18 new depts GILGIT, Nov 22: The Karakoram International University will set up 18 new departments at a cost of Rs1.95 billion. Sources said the new departments included statistics, Urdu, economics, hotel management, mass communication ... SUKKUR: Six killed in tribal clash in Pano Akil SUKKUR, Nov 22: Six people were killed and six others injured in a clash between Chachar and Mahar groups in the Sadhuja police area, Pano Akil taluka, Sukkur district on Monday. ... LARKANA: Cut in CMC seats criticized LARKANA, Nov 22: District Nazim Khursheed Junejo has expressed concern over reduction in reserved seats for the Chandka Medical College and the Sukkur Medical College in other medical colleges of the country. ... JACOBABAD: Two men kidnapped JACOBABAD, Nov 22: Two persons were kidnapped from the outskirts of Bhittai colony, at the Sindh-Balochistan border, on Monday. ... FAISALABAD: Solid steps needed to promote dairy industry FAISALABAD, Nov 22: Representatives of government agencies and international organizations have observed that lack of market resources, non-availability of proper chaffs ... MULTAN: Five killed in two accidents MULTAN, Nov 22: Five people, including a woman and her daughter, were killed while as many sustained injuries in two accidents here on Monday. A wagon (MNL-4855) was on way to Shah Jamal ... FAISALABAD: Daughters, wife of Osama Nazir released FAISALABAD, Nov 22: The wife and two minor daughters of Osama Nazir, his alleged associate Qari Allah Nawaz and his two brothers-in-law were released from custody by the police and secret agency personnel here on Sunday night. ... MULTAN: PFL's privatization opposed MULTAN, Nov 22: The Mango Growers Association has opposed the proposed privatization of Pak-Arab Fertilizers Limited for it will create shortage of acidic fertilizers in the country. ... THATTA: PPP backs Badin fishermen THATTA, Nov 22: The People's Party Parliamentarians took out a procession in Sujawal here on Monday to express solidarity with fishermen of Badin and protest against political victimization ... SHIKARPUR: Jirga settles dispute SHIKARPUR, Nov 22: A dispute between two groups of the Junejo and Kehar communities was settled at a jirga in the Kakepoto house here on Sunday under police security. ...

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