06 December 2004 Monday 23 Shawwal 1425 KARACHI: Intellectuals urged not to stay away from politics - Positive change in society KARACHI, Dec 5: The only way to bring about a positive change in society is electing good people to represent us in assemblies.... KARACHI: JPMC's casualty dept to be reorganized KARACHI, Dec 5: In an effort to streamline the handling of trauma and other emergency cases, the Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre has decided to reorganize its casualty ward. ... KARACHI: 'Labour city' for workers planned KARACHI, Dec 5: The government has decided to establish a 'labour city' to meet the requirement of residential and other allied facilities for industrial workers so that their standard of living could be improved. ... KARACHI: KWSB plants fail to treat entire city sewage KARACHI, Dec 5: Though the Karachi Water and Sewerage Board has three sewage treatment plants, these are not sufficient to treat the entire sewage being generated by the city. ... KARACHI: 400 patients to be given ARV drugs next year: Nasir KARACHI, Dec 5: The anti-retroviral (ARV) drugs - needed to prolong the lives of people living with Human Immuno-deficiency Virus (HIV) - would be made available to 400 Pakistanis next year, said the federal health minister on Sunday afternoon. ... KARACHI: Midwives' role in healthcare stressed KARACHI, Dec 5: Sindh Minister for Women Development Dr Saeeda Malik has said that midwife is the backbone and first line of defence of healthcare system and developed countries have controlled maternal deaths only with skilled midwives. ... KARACHI: Mahesh spells out formula - Pakistan-India co-production KARACHI, Dec 5: Noted film-maker Mahesh Bhatt on Sunday presented an ingenious formula to Indian and Pakistani directors interested in co-productions under which they could circumvent the restrictive conditions laid down by their countries ... KARACHI: Projects for Kashmir Colony soon, says minister KARACHI, Dec 5: Sindh Minister for Mineral Development Irfanullah Khan Marwat said on Sunday that various development projects would begin in Kashmir Colony within the next few days. ... KARACHI: Raeesabad without amenities KARACHI, Dec 5: Raeesabad Goth, a village in Keamari Town with a population of around 8,000, remains without basic facilities with people having no access to potable water. ... KARACHI: Retailers critical of high LPG price KARACHI, Dec 5: Liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) is being sold at a high price of Rs42.5 per kilogramme to customers, when its actual retail price should not be more than Rs33.50 per kg, market sources said on Sunday. ... ISLAMABAD: 'Parents' role vital to curb pornography' ISLAMABAD, Dec 5: Parents and teachers must take measures to ensure that children do not get addicted to pornography while using internet, Dr Mehnaz Ayesha, an associate professor of paediatrics at Dow Medical College, said on Sunday. ... LAHORE: WB's offers to make Lahore a model city LAHORE, Dec 5: The World Bank has offered assistance to the Punjab government regarding the beautification of Lahore and making it a model city. ... PESHAWAR: Six remanded in abuse case PESHAWAR, Dec 5: Six former employees of the Government Higher Secondary School No. 3 for Boys were remanded in police custody for two days on Sunday. ... HYDERABAD: Memon assures fair water distribution HYDERABAD, Dec 5: The Chairman of the Parliamentary Committee on Water Resources, Senator Nisar A. Memon, has said that the committee in its report has made recommendations to ensure that no injustice is done to any province in water distribution. ... HYDERABAD: Establishment of educational board opposed HYDERABAD, Dec 5: The local chapter of the Islami Jamiat-i-Tulba held a protest demonstration outside the press club here on Sunday against the proposed constitution of Aga Khan educational board. ... SHIKARPUR: Progress in search of judges - IGP SHIKARPUR, Dec 5: Sindh Inspector General Police Syed Kamal Shah has expressed satisfaction over police performance in the search for the judges kidnapped on Friday, saying police will recover the judges soon. ... NAWABSHAH: Three killed near shrine in Nawabshah NAWABSHAH, Dec 5: Three persons were shot dead by unidentified people near the shrine of Sufi saint Mehdi Shah in Shahpur Jehanian near here on Sunday. ... MITHI: Protest against assault on girl MITHI, Dec 5: Protest rallies have been held in Mithi and Diplo towns by activists of different social organizations against alleged criminal assault on a minor girl near the Vingar village, Diplo taluka. ... DADU: SGA elects office-bearers DADU, Dec 5: Elections of office-bearers of the Sindh Graduates Association were held in Khudabad town on Saturday. ... SWABI: Four killed in Swabi SWABI, Dec 5: Four people were killed in different incidents here on Sunday. Sher Wali, of the Upper Dir district, was gunned down while he was working in a field in Kernal Sher Khan Killi. ... SKARDU: Shortage of doctors irks people in Ghanche SKARDU, Dec 5: Residents of Ghanche district are facing severe hardships and problems due to lack of specialist doctors, paramedical staff and latest medical facilities at the hospital of Khaplu. ... QUETTA: 'Gas royalty issue to be resolved soon' QUETTA, Dec 5: Governor Owais Ghani said on Saturday the federal government would soon resolve the gas royalty issue to enhance the revenue of the province for utilization in the development sector. ... FAISALABAD: Flour at record high FAISALABAD, Dec 5: A record increase has been witnessed in the flour prices as the shopkeepers are selling the commodity at Rs16 per kg while the 20kg bag is being sold at Rs300 in the city. ... FAISALABAD: Exporters hit out at export refinance rate FAISALABAD, Dec 5: Textile exports of the country are heading for a big disaster in the wake of high export refinance rates of 5 per cent coupled with 13.1 per cent anti-dumping duty and 12 per cent GSP duty ... FAISALABAD: Loudspeaker violation: five prayer leaders arrested FAISALABAD, Dec 5: The local police arrested five prayer leaders for delivering speeches on loudspeakers here on Sunday. Reports said the government had imposed a ban on the use of loudspeakers except for Azan and sermons. ... GUJAR KHAN: Lenient security for under-trial prisoners GUJAR KHAN, Dec 5: Police are lenient in ensuring security around vans bringing prisoners from Adiala Jail to Gujar Khan for trial. It has been observed that relatives of the prisoners flock to the prison vans ...

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