28 November 2004 Sunday 15 Shawwal 1425 KARACHI: Councillor, four others acquitted of kidnapping KARACHI, Nov 27: An anti-terrorism court acquitted on Saturday five accused, including a union councillor, in a kidnapping for ransom case. ... KARACHI: 50pc jobs in PR to be filled with local youth: Ibad KARACHI, Nov 27: Fifty per cent of new job opportunities generating in the railways in Sindh, including Karachi, will be filled with local youth. ... KARACHI: City nazim wants KWSB restructured KARACHI, Nov 27: City Nazim Niamatullah Khan, who is also chairman of the KWSB, has said that complete restructuring of the board should be done to improve its performance and ensure smooth functioning of the water and sewerage system in the city. ... KARACHI: 244 AKU graduates conferred degrees KARACHI, Nov 27: Sindh governor Dr Ishratul Ibad on Saturday expressed concern over the dismal rate of availability of educated workforce in the country. ... KARACHI: No equipment for lifeguards on beaches KARACHI, Nov 27: Lifeguards deployed at the picnic points from Neelam Point, Hawkesbay to Clifton beach do not have proper equipment including speed boats, wireless and ambulances to rescue drowning people. ... KARACHI: Govt decides to commercialize 17 roads KARACHI, Nov 27: The government has decided to ensure close cooperation among various service providing agencies before initiating development work on 17 important roads ... KARACHI: Drop-in centre opens for street children KARACHI, Nov 27: A drop-in centre for street children was inaugurated by the CM's Adviser Fatima Surraiya Bajia at Saddar on Saturday. ... KARACHI: Negligence by police claims life KARACHI, Nov 27: The alleged negligence of police claimed the life of an injured at the Quaidabad police station on Saturday. ... KARACHI: 16 robberies committed in city KARACHI, Nov 27: Robbers had a field day on Saturday as 16 robberies were committed in various parts of the metropolis without facing any resistance. ... KARACHI: Three die in accidents KARACHI, Nov 27: Three people died in various road and train accidents in various parts of the city on Saturday. A motorcyclist died after he was run over by a truck near Ghani Chowrangi here in Pak Colony police limits. ... LAHORE: KEMC upgradation was done in haste: CM LAHORE, Nov 27: The Punjab government will get the draft legislation for upgradation of the King Edward Medical College as a degree-awarding university approved from the cabinet in its next meeting. ... ISLAMABAD: M-2, M-3 closed temporarily ISLAMABAD, Nov 27: Three persons were killed and 17 injured in separate incidents on the Islamabad-Lahore Motorway (M-2) due to poor visibility in dense fog, forcing its temporary closure, police said. ... PESHAWAR: Students want 4-year BCS degrees: College management accused of cheating PESHAWAR, Nov 27: Students of a private college have asked the University of Peshawar to award them four-year bachelor's degrees in computer science. ... PESHAWAR: Petition for share in husband's property: PHC rejects woman's plea PESHAWAR, Nov 27: The Peshawar High Court has dismissed a writ petition of a woman requesting the court to order her husband to give her the legal share from his property. ... HYDERABAD: Computer lab inaugurated HYDERABAD, Nov 27: DCO Mohammad Hussain Syed has called upon the teaching community to update their knowledge to improve the standard of education. ... MIRPURKHAS: Canal lining work reviewed MIRPURKHAS, Nov 27: The National Programme for Improvement of Watercourses is a revolutionary plan with an allocation of Rs22 billion for Sindh. ... NAUSHAHRO FEROZE: ASI held for registering false FIR NAUSHAHRO FEROZE, Nov 27: An ASI of police was detained in the police quarter guard for having a false case registered against and opening fire at the chairman of the Citizens' Committee, Darya Khan Mari union council, on Friday. ... THATTA: Private sector's role in social uplift highlighted THATTA, Nov 27: Sindh Education Minister Dr Hameeda Khuhro has observed that public-private partnership can help minimize growing problems, particularly in education and health sectors. ... MANSEHRA: Mansehra UC 'has completed a number of projects' MANSEHRA, Nov 27: Mansehra tehsil nazim Nawabzada Mohammad Farooq Khan has said the union council has completed a number of projectsin a short span of time and work on many public welfare schemes was in progress. ... SWABI: Women councillors demand honorarium SWABI, Nov 27: Women councillors have said that their future participation in local bodies' election is linked with the provision of honorarium. ... LANDI KOTAL: Gunbattle leaves 3 dead during jirga LANDI KOTAL (Khyber Agency), Nov 27: Three persons, including a criminal, were killed in a shoot-out during a jirga session in Bara on Saturday. ... FAISALABAD: Agri varsity rusticates 18 students: Participation in political activities FAISALABAD, Nov 27: As many as 18 students, including chiefs of two student organizations, were rusticated on Saturday from the University of Agriculture for a period of one to three years. ... GUJRANWALA: Blast in fireworks factory GUJRANWALA, Nov 27: A fireworks factory collapsed in an explosion here on Friday night at Rakh Kikeranwali village on the Ferozewala Road. ... DERA GHAZI KHAN: Five Seraiki nationalists released DERA GHAZI KHAN, Nov 27: Five Seraiki nationalists who were arrested by Mithan Kot administration in Rajanpur district on Friday for trying to hold a public meeting were released on bail on Saturday. ... NAROWAL: Speeding bus runs over student, hurts four others NAROWAL, Nov 27: A speeding luxury bus crushed a student and injured four others on Saturday morning at Dongian Morr on the Narowal-Sialkot road. ... SHEIKHUPURA: Robber killed in encounter SHEIKHUPURA, Nov 27: An alleged robber was killed while a constable sustained serious injuries in an encounter on the Sharaqpur Road on Saturday evening. ...

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