02 December 2004 Thursday 19 Shawwal 1425 KARACHI: SHC orders Bar council polls under old law KARACHI, Dec 1: Elections to the provincial bar council for its next five-year term shall be held under the un-amended Legal Practitioners and Bar Councils Act, the Sindh High Court declared on Wednesday. ... KARACHI: 'Jewel in the crown' opens to public KARACHI, Dec 1: All the rooms and pavilions of the Mohatta Palace Museum buzzed with activity as a major exhibition showcasing the history of Karachi got under way on Wednesday. ... KARACHI: CM suggests setting up radio station in Thar KARACHI, Dec 1: The Chief Minister, Dr Arbab Ghulam Rahim, on Wednesday suggested setting up a high-powered radio station in the Thar region, saying it would help develop media in all regions of the country. ... KARACHI: Steps urged to harmonize duty on alcohol KARACHI, Dec 1: The heaviest load of excise duty on alcoholic drinks is in Sindh as compared to Balochistan and Punjab. It is the main cause for proliferation of illicit breweries in the province. ... KARACHI: 63 water connections removed KARACHI, Dec 1: The KWSB in its on-going campaign against illegal water connections on Wednesday disconnected 63 more such connections, thereby increasing the number of illegal connections disconnected during the last five days to 144. ... KARACHI: Walk held to mark World AIDS Day KARACHI, Dec 1: To create awareness among people against the HIV/AIDS, a walk under the auspices of Sindh Health Department and Sindh AIDS Control Programme was held at Sea View on Wednesday. ... KARACHI: Complainant deposes in mosque blast case KARACHI, Dec 1: An anti-terrorism court recorded on Wednesday the statement of the first prosecution witness in the Masjid Ali Raza bomb blast case against a worker of the banned Lashkar-i-Jhangvi. ... KARACHI: New surgery kit for trauma patients KARACHI, Dec 1: Treatment of several injuries of gunshot, face, head, throat cancer, trauma of soft and hard tissues and cheek bones has now become more sophisticated and safer after the induction of a new kit. ... KARACHI: TMOs told to improve quality of sanitation KARACHI, Dec 1: Adviser to Chief Minister for Local Government Waseem Akhtar has issued strict instructions to all Town Municipal Officers (TMOs) to improve the quality of sanitation in their areas and especially focus on cleanliness. ... KARACHI: Foundation for road project laid KARACHI, Dec 1: City Nazim Niamatullah Khan on Wednesday laid foundation stone of the road project under which the Guru Mandir-Nazimabad Chowrangi section of the Business Recorder Road is being reconstructed. ... KARACHI: Self-immolation threat KARACHI, Dec 1: The Sindh Food Department's low-grade employees, who have been on hunger strike for the last 57 days, on Wednesday announced to immolate themselves in front of the Sindh Secretariat ... KARACHI: Anti-polio drive launched KARACHI, Dec 1: The city district government has launched an extensive anti-polio drive in an organized way with the cooperation of town administrations during which hundreds of teams would administer anti-polio vaccine to children ... KARACHI: Book mela at Urdu bazaar KARACHI, Dec 1: Problems of book promotion were discussed between writers and publishers at the Welcome Book Port, a day before the formal launching of its book mela, on Wednesday. ... KARACHI: Two die as factory's roof collapses KARACHI, Dec 1: Two factory workers died and three others were injured when roof of a factory collapsed in Korangi Industrial Area early on Wednesday morning. ... LAHORE: HRCP condemns newsman's beating LAHORE, Dec 1: The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan said on Wednesday that the brutal beating of senior newsman Zaheer Mahmood Siddiqui by police personnel at the Civil Secretariat ... PESHAWAR: Man given death sentence in murder case PESHAWAR, Dec 1: Additional district and sessions judge Younas Khan on Tuesday convicted an accused of murder and sentenced him to death and fined him Rs150,000. ... PESHAWAR: Wedding meals ban being widely violated PESHAWAR, Dec 1: The law prohibiting meals at Valima receptions is being violated in the NWFP. The Supreme Court of Pakistan has recently barred the serving of meals at wedding ceremonies. ... PESHAWAR: Transfers and postings PESHAWAR, Dec 1: The NWFP government on Wednesday issued transfer and posting orders of six assistant political agents (APAs) of different tribal regions and a tehsil municipal officer of Abbottabad. ... PESHAWAR: Ex-MNA's case sent to accountability court PESHAWAR, Dec 1: The Peshawar High Court on Wednesday sent the case of a former MNA, Haji Naseemur Rehman, to the accountability court regarding a reference of absconding from law. ... PESHAWAR: Members of agency councils sworn in PESHAWAR, Dec 1: Members of the nominated Agency Councils took the oath of office in six tribal agencies on Wednesday. The oath was administered by political agents of the respective agencies. ... PESHAWAR: Patients yet to get help from endowment fund PESHAWAR, Dec 1: Needy patients are yet to receive financial assistance for treatment from the Health Endowment Fund that was set up by the NWFP government last year to help poor people suffering from certain debilitating diseases. ... PESHAWAR: Inclusion of women's rights urged - School curriculum PESHAWAR, Dec 1: Educationists on Wednesday urged the NWFP directorate of curriculum and the textbooks board to take practical measures to eliminate gender disparities at the primary, middle and secondary levels. ... PESHAWAR: University teachers' body elects office-bearers PESHAWAR, Dec 1: The Tanzeem-i-Asatiza won the Peshawar University Teachers' Association (Puta) annual election 2004-2005 for the third consecutive year. ... PESHAWAR: Aids awareness campaign planned PESHAWAR, Dec 1: The Society for the Protection of the Rights of the Child will launch a week-long awareness campaign about Aids. During the campaingn ... HYDERABAD: Harassment of NGO officials condemned HYDERABAD, Dec 1: Activists of the Sindhi Adabi Sangat held a demonstration outside the press club here to protest against regional programme manager of the National Rural Support Programme ... HYDERABAD: Council members get contempt notices - Removal of encroachments HYDERABAD, Dec 1: A bench of the Sindh High Court, Hyderabad, on Wednesday issued contempt of court notices to two members of the Hyderabad District Council. ... HYDERABAD: Council discusses labour policy recommendations HYDERABAD, Dec 1: The district council here on Wednesday initiated a debate on recommendations for incorporation in labour policy of the district government prepared by labour councillor Rana Mehmood Ali Khan. ... HYDERABAD: SHC issues warrants against SP HYDERABAD, Dec 1: The Sindh High Court, Hyderabad bench, on Wednesday issued bail able warrants against the SP, investigations, Pir Fareed Jan Sarhandi, in the sum of Rs25,000 for not appearing before the court despite a court order. ... LARKANA: AIDS Day observed in Sindh LARKANA, Dec 1: A walk and a workshop were held here on Wednesday to mark the World AIDS Day. Speaking at the end of the walk, DCO Abdul Razaq Qureshi urged the youth to come forward and join fight against the AIDS ... LANDI KOTAL: Five FM stations operating illegally in Khyber Agency LANDI KOTAL, Dec 1: At least five FM radio stations are operating in Bara tehsil in the Khyber Agency despite warnings by the political administration. ... MITHI: Minor girl assaulted MITHI, Dec 1: The Diplo police have registered a case under section 10/3 of the Zina Hudood Ordinance on the complaint of a resident of Vingar village who has alleged that his minor daughter was raped by a Thakur on Tuesday. ... FAISALABAD: Rs3.54bn education budget approved FAISALABAD, Dec 1: The district council on Wednesday approved Rs3.54 billion non-development budget of the education department under the amended Financial Rules of the Punjab government. ... GUJRANWALA: Five students hurt in armed clash GUJRANWALA, Dec 1: Five college students were injured seriously in an armed clash between two groups at Rawalpindi By-pass intersection here on Wednesday. ... QUETTA: Minorities stage demo against kidnapping QUETTA, Dec 1: Members of Christian and Hindu communities on Wednesday staged a demonstration on the call of a minority councillors' forum to denounce government's in different attitude in recovering a Hindu girl kidnapped from Loralai ... QUETTA: Jam annoyed at delay in development programmes QUETTA, Dec 1: Chief Minister Jam Yousuf has expressed dismay over delay in implementation of various development projects under the drought rehabilitation package for the province. ... HYDERABAD: Delay in sugarcane crushing by mill-owners criticized HYDERABAD, Dec 1: The National Labour Federation has criticized the managements of sugar mills in Sindh for refusing to resume sugarcane crushing and said that they are blackmailing farmers. ... HYDERABAD: Lack of coordination blamed for crisis - Water contamination case HYDERABAD, Dec 1: Lack of resources and coordination among different departments has been identified as the reasons behind the crisis in May-July in the city which claimed lives of 42 people, mostly women and children. ... DADU: Skin disease resurfaces in Kachho DADU, Dec 1: Members of the Johi Taluka Council have appealed to the Liaquat University of Medical and Health Sciences administration to send specialist doctors for treating the patients of a skin disease ...

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