07 December 2004 Tuesday 24 Shawwal 1425 KARACHI: 500 resolutions of City Council still await action KARACHI, Dec 6: A few of over 500 public concerned resolutions, adopted by City Council Karachi since the inception of new devolution plan, have been implemented by the authorities to solve civic problems. ... KARACHI: New date for SBC elections announced KARACHI, Dec 6: The Sindh Bar Council will elect its 42 members for the next five-year term on Jan 15. The new date has been fixed in view of a Sindh High Court division bench order of Dec 1 ... KARACHI: Employees, govt at oddsover KESC privatization KARACHI, Dec 6: Speakers at a rally on Monday, describing the proposed privatization of the KESC as 'detrimental to national interests', demanded that the process be stopped immediately. ... KARACHI: New projects worth Rs273m approved for city uplift KARACHI, Dec 6: The District Development Working Party has accorded approval to new schemes, which are estimated to cost Rs273.893 million, for the development of different areas of Karachi. ... KARACHI: Role of genetics in medicine highlighted KARACHI, Dec 6: Speakers at a workshop on Monday stressed the need for teaching medical genetics at professional colleges so that genetic diseases, which are common in the country, can be diagnosed and properly treated. ... KARACHI: CHK to upgrade emergency unit KARACHI, Dec 6: The PC-I for up gradation and revamping of emergency department of Civil Hospital Karachi has been submitted with Sindh Health Department for approval, it has been learnt on Monday. ... KARACHI: Bandit held after shootout KARACHI, Dec. 6: The police on Monday evening arrested a bandit after exchange of fire in the limits of Mockho police station. ... KARACHI: Notice issued for lodging false case KARACHI, Dec 6: An anti-terrorism court issued on Monday show-cause notice to the complainant in a kidnapping for ransom case for lodging a false case against defendants. ... KARACHI: Full court concerned at kidnapping of judges KARACHI, Dec 6: A full court meeting of the Sindh High Court, held here on December 4, expressed its deep concern over the kidnapping of three additional district and sessions judges of Shikarpur ... KARACHI: Hearing adjourned in Rs40m robbery case KARACHI, Dec 6: The Sindh High Court on Monday adjourned for a week hearing of a bail plea made by the owner of the private security agency whose guards were involved in a 40-million-rupee robbery at a city money exchange on Oct 20. ... ISLAMABAD: Teachers plan protest to get plots in G-14 ISLAMABAD, Dec 6: Teachers of federal government education institutions plan to launch a protest drive this week against the Federal Government Employees Housing Foundation's decision ... LAHORE: LHC summons SHO on 15th LAHORE, Dec 6: The Lahore High Court on Monday summoned the Kathiala Sheikhan police station SHO to explain on Dec 15 his conduct of registering the FIR. ... LAHORE: Subsidized flour sale starts from today LAHORE, Dec 6: Sale of 1.8 million subsidized flour bags will start at 150 points in the city district under chief minister's sasta atta scheme from Tuesday. Ten million bags are to be sold in the province under the scheme by April 15. ... LAHORE: No action against secretariat policemen LAHORE, Dec 6: The authorities concerned have yet to take any action against the DSP and his subordinates who were involved in assaulting a newsman at the Punjab Civil Secretariat on Nov 30. ... LAHORE: New traffic signals by next year LAHORE, Dec 6: The Traffic Engineering and Transport Planning Agency has decided to install indigenously designed 'LED' signals without bulbs in the provincial metropolis for 90 per cent reduction in electricity bill. ... LAHORE: Park tragedy outcome of negligence LAHORE, Dec 6: The accident at Sozo Water Park has been termed an act of negligence on the part of the government and the park management. This was stated by the Citizens' Commission for Human Development spokesperson ... LAHORE: Six die in accidents LAHORE, Dec 6: Six people, including three friends, were killed in accidents in various parts of the city on Monday. Police said Khadim, Aslam and Salim Masih left their houses in Nishtar Colony for Kahna. ... PESHAWAR: JI protest drive in Bajaur from today PESHAWAR, Dec 6: The Jamaat-i-Islami will launch a protest campaign from Tuesday against the tribal administration of the Bajaur Agency for its alleged involvement in misuse of funds. ... PESHAWAR: Palestinian re-arrested: police guards suspended PESHAWAR, Dec 6: An 80-year-old Palestinian prisoner, who had 'disappeared' from his hospital's room on Monday, was re-arrested at Pishtakhara in the evening. ... PESHAWAR: 20 kidnappers held in one month PESHAWAR, Dec 6: The anti-kidnapping force of police have arrested 20 kidnappers and recovered seven persons from their captivity during one month, an official statement issued here on Monday said. ... PESHAWAR: Neo-natal ICU closed for lack of staff PESHAWAR, Dec 6: The neo-natal intensive care unit in the Khyber Teaching Hospital has been closed because of lack of staff, health officials have said. The unit was established in 1997. ... PESHAWAR: PHC rules against return of Mehr - Marriage dissolution, other than Khula PESHAWAR, Dec 6: The Peshawar High Court has ruled that Mehr (dower) should not be returned to the husband in case of failure of pre-trail reconciliation, if a wife seeks dissolution of marriage on grounds other than Khula. ... PESHAWAR: Assault case accused sent to lock-up PESHAWAR, Dec 6: A local court on Monday sent three persons, including two police constables, to judicial lock-up for their involvement in a case of a sexual assault on a boy. None of the accused has so far confessed the crime. ... NOWSHERA: JUI, JI in row over DCO's posting NOWSHERA, Dec 6: Serious differences have emeraged between the JUI (F) and Jamaat-i-Islami the appointment of a district coordination officer, with the former threatening to launch a movement if the officer is not replaced. ... DADU: Soomro directs completion of shrine work DADU, Dec 6: Senate Chairman and Acting President Mohammedmian Soomro has directed the district administration to complete construction work at different parts of the shrine of Qalandar Lal Shahbaz and provide sweet water ... SUKKUR: TCP stops cotton purchase in Sindh SUKKUR, Dec 6: Cotton growers of Sukkur, Ghotki, Naushahro Feroze, Nawabshah and Khairpur districts are facing difficulty because the Trading Corporation of Pakistan has stopped cotton procurement from these areas. ... HYDERABAD: Better health facilities for rural areas demanded HYDERABAD, Dec 6: Speakers at the inaugural session of a free eye camp here on Sunday stressed the need for providing adequate medical facilities at basic health centres and Taluka hospitals for the benefit of rural population. ... HYDERABAD: Social security benefits for all workers urged HYDERABAD, Dec 6: A large number of industrial workers held a protest demonstration against the Sindh Employees Social Security Institution and the Employees Old-age Benefit Institute outside the press club here on Monday. ... HYDERABAD: Cooperation accord signed with Uganda's university HYDERABAD, Dec 6: The Islamic University of Uganda and the University of Sindh on Monday signed a Memorandum of Understanding to launch academic exchange programmes in various disciplines. ... HYDERABAD: Conference on obstetrics concludes HYDERABAD, Dec 6: Fifty medical specialists presented their papers at a two-day annual conference of the Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Pakistan which concluded here on Sunday. ... HYDERABAD: Loadshedding criticized at traders' meeting HYDERABAD, Dec 6: The Anjuman Tajran-i-Sindh at a meeting held here on Monday criticized unscheduled and frequent power load-shedding. The meeting also deplored performance of the district government and said the historic city of Hyderabad had been destroyed. ... KHAIRPUR: Woman, daughter kidnapped KHAIRPUR, Dec 6: Seven armed men kidnapped a woman and her minor daughter from Shah Ladhani village in Khairpur taluka on Monday. The armed men entered the house of Ms Katoo Lal Baigy and kidnapped Begum ... RAWALPINDI: Regularization of doctors hangs in the balance RAWALPINDI, Dec 6: The Punjab government is having second thoughts about its decision to regularize doctors working on contract basis, well-placed sources in the health department said. ... QUETTA: Labour city to be built in Gwadar QUETTA, Dec 6: The centre will allocate Rs3 billion and the Balochistan government will allot land free of cost to establish a labour city in Gwadar, where 2,000 houses ... LANDI KOTAL: Kidnapped man not yet found LANDI KOTAL, Dec 6: A delegation of Khyber Agency Paramedics Association and a tribal jirga constituted by the Bara political administration returned empty-handed from Tirah valley, failing to secure release of a medical technician. ... QUETTA: Police recruits hold protests QUETTA, Dec 6: About 230 recruits of the Police Training College, who were dismissed on Friday, staged a demonstration in front of the local press club and a sit-in in front of the IGP office on Sunday to protest the government action on Sunday. ... CHITRAL: Durrani's visit to Chitral postponed CHITRAL, Dec 6: The scheduled visit of NWFP Chief Minister Akram Khan Durrani to Chitral was cancelled for the second time on Monday due to inclement weather conditions in Chitral valley. ... NAUSHAHRO FEROZE: Girl, father demand protection - 'Fake' Nikah NAUSHAHRO FEROZE, Dec 6: A 13-year-old girl and her father have saught protection from the authorities. The girl, Arbi, and her father, Bahadur, belonging to Darya Khan Mari, stated in their applications to the authorities on Monday ... GUJRAT: Electrical equipment from PSO's depot stolen GUJRAT, Dec 6: Electrical equipment worth Rs0.9 million has been stolen from the PSO's Chak Pirana oil depot. Depot in-charge Farooq Yazdani submitted an application to the Kharian Saddar police stating ... FAISALABAD: Village councils without polls for three years FAISALABAD, Dec 6: Almost all tehsil and town administrations in the province have miserably failed in conducting elections for 'village and neighbourhood councils' despite the passage of over three years. ... SHIKARPUR: Kidnapping of judges condemned SHIKARPUR, Dec 6: Sindh Minister for Revenue and Political Affairs Imtiaz Shaikh has condemned the kidnapping of two judges and three Hindu youths in Shikarpur district. He was speaking at a press conference here on Monday evening. ... DADU: Farmers protest against water shortage DADU, Dec 6: A large number of farmers and activists of the Awami Tehrik took out a procession here on Monday in protest against an acute shortage of water in water channels of Dadu taluka. ... FAISALABAD: Faisalabad traffic system fails FAISALABAD, Dec. 6: Traffic system in the city has failed due to the alleged negligence of the traffic police and other agencies concerned. During a round of the city here on Monday ... BAHAWALPUR: Law, order in Bahawalpur reviewed BAHAWALPUR, Dec 6: The law and order situation in the district was reviewed on Monday at a meeting of the MPs who were especially invited by the local police on the directive of the Punjab chief minister. ... SIALKOT: Rs3bn grant for Pasrur's barani areas SIALKOT, Dec 6: The Asian Development Bank (ADB) will soon release a special grant of Rs3 billion for the development of Pasrur tehsil's barani areas. This was stated by state Minister for Defence Zahid Hamid at various public gatherings in Pasrur tehsil on Monday. ... GUJRANWALA: Two labourers killed in scrap explosion GUJRANWALA, Dec 6: Two labourers were killed and another sustained injuries in a bomb explosion in a furnace here on Monday. Khadim Husain, Nadeem and Sada Khan were at work in the scrap furnace when the bomb exploded. ...

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