04 December 2004 Saturday 21 Shawwal 1425 KARACHI: Ibad pledges due quota for special people KARACHI, Dec 3: The Governor Sindh, Dr Ishratul Ibad Khan, has directed all government departments to ensure implementation of the two per cent quota in jobs reserved for disabled persons. ... KARACHI: Fire destroys property, record at city courts KARACHI, Dec 3: A major fire that erupted in the Mal Khana located on the premises of the city courts destroyed case properties and valuable record. The fire broke out at 2am on Friday morning and rapidly engulfed the entire building. ... KARACHI: PMA slams doctor brothers' re-arrest KARACHI, Dec 3: By refusing to release doctors Akmal and Arshad Waheed, despite the acceptance of their bail application by the Sindh High Court, the provincial government has acted against the sanctity of the judiciary. ... KARACHI: City govt unlikely to meet UTS target KARACHI, Dec 3: The city government has succeeded in bringing in only 225, as against its target of 500, large size buses by the end of this year and it seems unlikely that the target could be achieved in less than a month now. ... KARACHI: Second biggest cardiovascular hospital opens next month KARACHI, Dec 3: The second biggest cardiovascular hospital of Karachi, located in Federal B Area, is in the advance stage of completion and will start functioning by the end of next month. ... KARACHI: Sixth OT at PNS Shifa inaugurated KARACHI, Dec 3: Commander Karachi Rear Admiral Asad Qureshi inaugurated the operation theatre established at the PNS Shifa here on Friday. ... KARACHI: Cold weather bad for asthmatics KARACHI, Dec 3: Cold and dry weather may aggravate the condition of patients suffering from various respiratory ailments in general and asthma in particular. ... KARACHI: Contaminated water supply in Lyari KARACHI, Dec 3: Houses, apartment buildings and commercial concerns on Lyari's Gul Mohammad Lane and Tannery Road's Street No 23 are getting contaminated for the last four days. ... KARACHI: PEC issued notice on students' plea KARACHI, Dec 3: The Pakistan Engineering Council, the Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited and federal secretary education were put on notice by a division bench of Sindh High Court ... KARACHI: Royal navy ship arrives KARACHI, Dec 3: The British Royal Navy Ship, HMS ECHO, is paying an informal visit to Karachi from Dec 2 to 4. The vessel has been conducting military data gathering in the Northern Arabian Gulf since January this year ... KARACHI: KU accused of not accepting madressah degrees KARACHI, Dec 3: The admission committee of the University of Karachi is allegedly refusing candidates with degrees of Rabita-tul-Madaris admissions to Master's programmes of Usool-uddin and Quran-o-Sunnah ... KARACHI: Evidences recorded in multiple murder case KARACHI, Dec 3: An anti-terrorism court put off on Friday the hearing of a multiple murder case after the prosecution examined its last two witnesses. ... KARACHI: Master plan stressed to meet future challenges KARACHI, Dec 3: Speakers at a seminar on Friday stressed on preparation of a master plan for the city to meet future challenges ensuring provision of quality life to majority of its citizens. ... KARACHI: Lake of filthy water pollutes locality KARACHI, Dec 3: Sewage water gushing out of choked and worn-out drainage system has turned a road and a major portion of Sector 15-A/1 of Gulzar-i-Hijri (KDA Scheme-33) into a pool of dirty water ... KARACHI: Man shot dead by robbers KARACHI, Dec. 3: A young man was shot dead in the limits of Sukhan police station on Friday morning. The victim was identified as Laiq Ahmed, 25, a meat trader. Police said the victim was shot after he tried to resist an armed robbery. ... KARACHI: Nazim grants funds to hire lecturers for new colleges KARACHI, Dec 3: The city government has advised principals of the colleges established during the last three years to fulfil their long-pending teaching requirement through hiring of cooperative teachers ... KARACHI: APNS awards announced KARACHI, Dec 3: The All-Pakistan Newspapers Soceity has announced the names of the winners of the "17th APNS Advertising Agency Awards" for the year 2001-2002. ... ISLAMABAD: ZTBL starts disbursing farm loan ISLAMABAD, Dec 3: The disbursement of agriculture credit for Rabi season is at its peak at the Zarai Taraqiati Bank (ZTBL). According to a press release, the bank has earmarked Rs14,180 million for this purpose. ... LAHORE: AG declines home dept's request for appeal - Acquittal in murder case LAHORE, Dec 3: The advocate-general office of the Lahore High Court has declined a home department's request for filing an appeal against a sessions court's decision of acquitting four of the seven accused ... LAHORE: Two robbed of cash drawn from bank LAHORE, Dec 3: Dacoits snatched Rs1.6 million from two people when they left banks while five vehicles were driven away from different parts of the city on Friday. ... PESHAWAR: No let-up in anti-terror campaign - governor PESHAWAR, Dec 3: NWFP governor Lt-Gen (Retd) Syed Iftikhar Hussain Shah said on Friday that the government was determined to capture foreign terrorists hiding in different parts of the tribal areas. ... PESHAWAR: NWFP preparing uplift strategy PESHAWAR, Dec 3: The NWFP government is drawing up what officials describe as a 'vigorous strategy' for undertaking development activities in varous sectors of governance. ... PESHAWAR: MNA foresees relief package for Chitral - 70pc of crops, orchards destroyed PESHAWAR, Dec 3: MNA Maulana Abdul Akbar Chitrali has said he expects that Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz will soon announce a relief package for the calamity-hit people of Chitral district. The package is likely to include 15,000 tons of wheat. ... PESHAWAR: Restoration of powers urged - Dist public safety commissions PESHAWAR, Dec 3: The provincial coordination committee of District Public Safety Commissions on Friday called for restoration of powers of the Justice of Peace to commission members. ... PESHAWAR: De-affiliation with Aga Khan Board sought PESHAWAR, Dec 3: The provincial chapter of Tanzeem-i-Isatiza Pakistan has urged the government to end the affiliation of schools and colleges with the Aga Khan Board and threatened to march towards Islamabad if the demand was not met. ... PESHAWAR: Need stressed for gender equality in textbooks PESHAWAR, Dec 3: Speakers at a workshop here on Friday were of the view gender inequalities existed in textbooks. ... HYDERABAD: LLB results announced HYDERABAD, Dec 3: The Controller of Examinations, University of Sindh, has announced the result of LL.B Part-III annual examination of 2003. ... HYDERABAD: Sugar mills in Sindh stop cane crushing HYDERABAD, Dec 3: On the call of the Pakistan Sugar Mills Association, Sindh Zone, almost all sugar mills have stopped crushing of sugarcane. ... NAWABSHAH: Jobs for special people urged NAWABSHAH, Dec 3: To mark the International Day of the Disabled, walks were held in different cities of Sindh on Friday. Speakers at different places called on the government to provide jobs to special people ... SWABI: Work on hospital project stopped SWABI, Dec 3: Construction work on the third portion of the District Hospital Complex has been stopped again by the communication and works department, raising fears about an indefinite delay in the completion of the hospital. ... GUJRANWALA: Small, medium hydel power stations needed GUJRANWALA, Dec 3: Federal Water and Power Minister Liaquat Jatoi said on Friday that construction of small and medium hydel power stations was the need of the hour. ... SIALKOT: Meat prices increase due to shortage of animals SIALKOT, Dec 3: The shortage of animals in the markets have forced the sellers to increase prices of mutton, beef and chicken in the district. ... SHEIKHUPURA: CJ orders transfer of DCO SHEIKHUPURA, Dec 3: Chief Justice Iftikhar Husain Chaudhry of the Lahore High Court on Thursday directed the Punjab advocate-general to contact the chief secretary immediately for the transfer of district coordinator officer (DCO). ... MULTAN: Three customs men held in hashish theft case MULTAN, Dec 3: Lohari Gate police arrested three inspectors of the customs intelligence on Friday after institution of a case against them for misappropriating about two maunds of confiscated hashish. ... SHEIKHUPURA: No clue to Rs58m bank dacoity SHEIKHUPURA, Dec 3: No clue to the Rs58 million dacoity at the Punjab Provincial Cooperative Bank's City branch has been found even after the passage of five days. ... PESHAWAR: College inaugurated PESHAWAR, Dec 3: NWFP Governor Syed Iftikhar Hussain Shah inaugurated a degree college and laid the foundation-stone for a hospital during his a visit to the Mohammad Agency on Friday. ...

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