25 November 2004 Thursday 12 Shawwal 1425 KARACHI: Jewel in the crown show opens on Dec 1 KARACHI, Nov 24: A major exhibition showcasing the history of Karachi and its linkages with the southern region of the country will be open to the public from Dec 1. ... KARACHI: Water tankers cause of major traffic accidents KARACHI, Nov 24: Water tankers operating from different hydrants in Karachi are not only responsible for damaging roads but have also claimed hundreds of lives over the years. ... KARACHI: Govt determined to provide total coverage in polio drive KARACHI, Nov 24:As the crusade against Poliomyelitis enters its final phase now, the Government and all its partners have re-doubled their efforts with a view to achieve hundred percent coverage in the ongoing round for Polio starting from Nov 30. ... KARACHI: Birth record to be computerized KARACHI, Nov 24: The City Nazim, Naimatullah Khan, on Wednesday presided over a meeting convened to review progress with regard to linking of the city government's Web Based Birth and Death Information System to that of the National Database and Registration Authority. ... KARACHI: Action against hydrants KARACHI, Nov 24: The KWSB in a major crackdown against private hydrants, on Wednesday, disconnected about 60 illegal connections which 27 private hydrants had taken illegally from main pipelines of 66, 54 and 33-inches diameter. ... KARACHI: Inquiry into wrongdoing by ex-MS of CHK launched KARACHI, Nov 24: An inquiry has been opened into possible wrongdoing at the Civil Hospital Karachi during the tenure of Dr (Capt) Mirza Raza Ali, who relinquished the position of medical superintendent about a month ago. ... KARACHI: Environment monitoring body for coastal areas KARACHI, Nov 24: In view of the pathetic environmental condition of islands off the Karachi coast and the unchecked discharge of solid waste and liquid effluents from the city into the sea ... KARACHI: SHC summons officials, wants firm statements - Whereabouts of two detained men KARACHI, Nov 24: The Sindh High Court has summoned the federal interior secretary and the provincial home secretary again and the defence secretary for the first time on Dec 8 ... KARACHI: Hearing put off in Haideri mosque blast case KARACHI, Nov 24: An anti-terrorism court put off on Wednesday hearing of the Haideri mosque bomb blast case against a worker of the banned Lashkar-i-Jhangvi after recording statements of three prosecution witnesses, including an eye-witness. ... KARACHI: Ex-DG of APP dies KARACHI, Nov 24: Farooq Nisar, a veteran journalist and a former director-general of the Associated Press of Pakistan (APP), passed away on Wednesday afternoon. ... ISLAMABAD: Looking for Freedom ISLAMABAD, Nov 24: The Nomad Art Gallery on Wednesday launched a major art exhibition, Looking for Freedom, displaying works of renowned artist Nahid Raza.... LAHORE: Crocodile dies in zoo LAHORE, Nov 24: A rare species of crocodile, 14-foot gravial, died in the Lahore zoo soon after its arrival from Karachi a day before Eid. ... LAHORE: Punjab may launch solar energy plants LAHORE, Nov 24: The Punjab government will consider launching of solar energy projects with the assistance of Turkey to meet energy requirements in the province. ... LAHORE: Plea against Ring Road dismissed LAHORE, Nov 24: Justice Syed Jamshed Ali on Wednesday dismissed the petition through which Advocate M.D. Tahir had challenged the Ring Road project. ... LAHORE: Lahore Bar rejects commercial court LAHORE, Nov 24: The Lahore High Court Bar Association on Wednesday rejected the proposed federal commercial court on the plea that it would add to the menace of parallel judiciary and would practically be a hireling of the executive. ... LAHORE: 'Cheap flour' from Dec 1 LAHORE, Nov 24: The Chief Minister's Sasta Atta Programme will be launched from Dec 1 in the Punjab to sell one million 10-kilogram flour bags to over 500,000 poor families by April 15. ... LAHORE: Three convicts acquitted LAHORE, Nov 24: A division bench of the Lahore High Court on Wednesday acquitted three persons of Faisalabad People's Colony who were sentenced to death by a sessions court. ... LAHORE: All set for performing arts festival LAHORE, Nov 24: A 10-day World Performing Arts festival, 2004, will kick off at the Alhamra Cultural Complex in Qadhafi Stadium from Saturday. ... LAHORE: Police arrest wrong person, demand bribe for release LAHORE, Nov 24: In a case of mistaken identity, the Naulakha police on Nov 11 took into custody one Babar Ali from Bhagatpura because he was the name-sake of a person who was involved in a criminal case. ... PESHAWAR: 'Double advantage' to girls in college admission criticized PESHAWAR, Nov 24: Students on merit list for admission to the medical colleges in the province have criticized what they called the double advantage given to female students. ... PESHAWAR: Court orders action against SHO PESHAWAR, Nov 24: Additional District and Sessions Judge Jamal Khan on Wednesday recommended to the provincial police officer to take legal action against SHO Sherzaman Khan for registering a false case of drug trafficking against a citizen. ... PESHAWAR: Three cases of HIV infection detected PESHAWAR, Nov 24: Three patients have been diagnosed positive for HIV over the past one month in the NWFP, data collected from private clinics reveal. ... PESHAWAR: Call for reforms in legal education PESHAWAR, Nov 24: Participants in a workshop on Wednesday highlighted the importance of reforms in legal education, and said lawyers should be aware of social issues and legal problems faced by the vulnerable groups in society ... PESHAWAR: Two killed in mosque shooting PESHAWAR, Nov 24: An Afghan elder's son and his bodyguard were killed and he himself was injured when they were attacked in a mosque in the Yakatoot are on Wednesday. ... MULTAN: Fresh notices to nationalist leaders MULTAN, Nov 24: The Multan bench of the Lahore High Court has issued fresh notices to some 19 nationalist leaders on a petition filed against their political ideology. ... SIALKOT: Expats share funds for road project SIALKOT, Nov 24: The District Development Committee on Wednesday approved the construction of eight-kilometre long 20-foot wide Sialkot-Chaprar Road at a cost of Rs20 million. ... MULTAN: E&T officers in row over occupation of office MULTAN, Nov 24: Work at the excise and taxation directorate has been marred as a result of a row between two senior officials over the occupation of the office of regional director. ... KARACHI: Kidnapped man found shot dead KARACHI, Nov 24: Bullet-riddled body of a kidnapped young man was found in Saeedabad on Wednesday. Police said Akram alias Chuttu was kidnapped late Tuesday night in Saeedabad ... NAWABSHAH: Man killed over water dispute NAWABSHAH, Nov 24: A man, Mohammad Ali Mallah, 50, was killed over water dispute in Mari Jalbani village on Tuesday. Anwar Mallah, a brother of the deceased, lodged an FIR against three accused at the Mari Jalbani police station. ... SWABI: New school timings create problems SWABI, Nov 24: New timings for government schools in the district have created confusion in the district with many schools are still following the old schedule. ... PESHAWAR: CM asked to check SHO's activities PESHAWAR, Nov 24: An aggrieved person has appealed to Chief Minister Akram Khan Durrani and the IGP to take notice of the activities of the SHO Faqirabad and take stern departmental action against the official ... LANDI KOTAL: Councillors briefed on development projects LANDI KOTAL, Nov 24: Khyber Agency Senator Hamidullah Jan Afridi has expressed satisfaction over the on going development in the area and rejected reports of any irregularities in the utilitization of funds. ... PESHAWAR: Govt functionaries criticized PESHAWAR, Nov 24: Owners of private educational institutions have criticized the Town-III administration for its discriminatory action by issuing notices for stopping commercial activity in residential areas. ... HYDERABAD: Inclusion of legislators in DPSCs opposed HYDERABAD, Nov 24: The incumbent and outgoing chairmen of the District Public Safety Commission, Hyderabad, Syed Jehangir Adil Hussain Shah Rizvi and Masood Pervez respectively, have stressed the need for strengthening the safety commissions. ... HYDERABAD: Contempt notices for Hesco officials HYDERABAD, Nov 24: A bench of the Sindh High Court, Hyderabad, on Wednesday issued notices to Hesco chief executive Adeebul Hassan, Gari Khata executive engineer Ahsan Ali Dogar ... HYDERABAD: Boiler leakage causes power breakdown HYDERABAD, Nov 24: A spokesman of the Hyderabad Electric Supply Company has notified that power supply from the Guddu powerhouse has been suspended as a boiler of one unit had developed leakage on Tuesday. ... HYDERABAD: Need stressed for research to enlist flora, fauna: Plant sciences conference HYDERABAD, Nov 24: Prominent botanists have stressed the need for research in many parts of the country which have not been explored for enlisting flora and fauna. ... HYDERABAD: EPA lab to test Indus water HYDERABAD, Nov 24: The Environmental Protection Agency, Sindh, has sent 48 samples of water of the River Indus collected from different sites to its environmental monitoring laboratory in Karachi for analysis. ... HYDERABAD: Welfare schemes finalized HYDERABAD, Nov 24: The monthly share of the district's union councils has been increased from Rs50,000 to Rs100,000 each from August and the district government has finalized welfare schemes proposed by women ... HYDERABAD: Human rights conference on Dec 10 HYDERABAD, Nov 24: The Sindh National Council is organizing an "International Human Rights and Sindhiyat Conference" on Dec 10 and 11 to highlight violations of human rights in Sindh. ... QUETTA: Three injured in explosion QUETTA, Nov 24: Three persons were injured when a bomb exploded in front of the Sariab police station here on Wednesday night. Some people had planted the bomb under a truck that was parked at the main Sariab Road ... SWABI: Number of school dropouts increasing fast SWABI, Nov 24: Thousands of children in the NWFP remain deprived of education with the dropout ratio of school-going children increasing fast. ... SUKKUR: Preliminaries completed to repair Sukkur Barrage SUKKUR, Nov 24: The Frontier Works Organization has completed preliminaries to start repair work of the Sukkur Barrage. Brig Jawed Ashraf Bajwah of the FWO is supervising the repair work. ... SHIKARPUR: Hostage freed after encounter: Two cops, four others injured SHIKARPUR, Nov 24: Two police officials and four persons allegedly involved in a case of kidnapping and motorcycle hijacking were injured in an encounter some 10 kilometres off here on Wednesday evening. ... KHAIRPUR: Case against 11 villagers registered KHAIRPUR, Nov 24: Talib Hussain Pato, in charge headmaster of the Government Pato Primary School, Gondai, has registered a case against 11 villagers on Wednesday at the Faiz Ganj police station for occupying the school's building. ... MIRPURKHAS: Anti-polio arrangements reviewed MIRPURKHAS, Nov 24: District Nazim Pir Shafqat Hussain Shah Jilani has stressed the need for strict monitoring to eradicate polio from the district and added that hard work and national spirit was also required for achieving this goal. ...

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