11 December 2004 Saturday 28 Shawwal 1425 KARACHI: Influx evidence of city's progress, says nazim KARACHI, Dec 10: City Nazim Niamatullah Khan has said that influx of people into Karachi from other parts of the country cannot be stopped unless job opportunities were created and backward areas developed in the rest of Sindh ... KARACHI: SHC rules against fee for plots' conversion - Commercialized roads KARACHI, Dec 10: The properties situated on the six roads declared commercial by a provincial government notification issued under the Karachi Development Authority Order of 1957 (since repealed) in July 1998 ... KARACHI: TKP projects hit snags for want of federal funds KARACHI, Dec 10: In view of shortage of funds to carry out development projects under Tameer-i-Karachi Programme (TKP), the Sindh Government has asked federal government to release its share to expedite the work. ... KARACHI: Incentives to help check school dropouts: Minister appreciates WFP aid KARACHI, Dec 10: Sindh Minister for Education and Literacy Dr. Hamida Khuhro said on Friday that increasing level of poverty is causing inadequate food facilities to school going children ... KARACHI: State machinery's excesses highlighted on HR Day KARACHI, Dec 10: Various programmes were organized by different government as well as non-governmental organizations in connection with the International Human Rights Day that was celebrated on Friday. ... KARACHI: Ban on cattle markets KARACHI, Dec 10: City Nazim Naimatullah Khan has imposed ban under Section 144 on setting up of bakra peeri (cattle markets) at any place other than the designated ones. ... KARACHI: Govt officials' sons, others indicted in ransom case KARACHI, Dec 10: Six accused, including sons of two senior government officials, were indicted on Friday in a kidnapping for ransom case by an anti-terrorism court. ... KARACHI: Boy, woman die in road accidents KARACHI, Dec 10: A boy and a woman died in road accidents in different areas of the city on Friday. A 13-year-old boy died in a road accident in Orangi Town. ... KARACHI: Protests held at educational institutions KARACHI, Dec 10: A protest day was observed at Karachi's educational institutions on Friday on the appeal of the Islami Jamiat Talaba (IJT) against the establishment of the Aga Khan University Board ... KARACHI: MBBS exams may be put off KARACHI, Dec 10: The University of Karachi may delay its MBBS First Professional annual examinations due to extension in the schedule of the on-going degree class annual examinations for college students, said sources on the campus. ... KARACHI: JICA offers help for city projects KARACHI, Dec 10: The Japan International Cooperation Agency has offered assistance to the Sindh government for revitalization of development projects in the city, including technical cooperation in the form of transfer of technology. ... LAHORE: Law soon to fight land mafia - Basharat LAHORE, Dec 10: Punjab Law Minister Raja Basharat has said a law was on the anvil for protecting the people against the land mafia and safeguarding their investment in the housing sector. ... PESHAWAR: 'Soft changes' in FCR possible - governor - Rights situation in Fata PESHAWAR, Dec 10: The tribal lifestyle was based on rigid customs and traditions and provides little room for drastic changes in the Frontier Crimes Regulation (FCR) and whenever such attempts were made ... PESHAWAR: Body formed to save city's heritage PESHAWAR, Dec 10: Senior journalists, editors and newspaper owners at an informal meeting here on Thursday night resolved to form a non-political organization ... KARACHI: Cancer ward at CHK starts functioning KARACHI, Dec 10: First-ever cancer ward (indoor admission facility) in any public sector hospital in Sindh has started functioning at Civil Hospital Karachi and as many as nine patients suffering from various types of cancer ... PESHAWAR: Fiqhi conference begins today PESHAWAR, Dec 10: The fifth Fiqhi Conference on "modern scientific discoveries and related Fiqhi problems" begin here on Saturday. Chief Minister Muhammad Akram Khan Durrani will open the conference at the Auqaf Hall on the Charsadda Road. ... PESHAWAR: Adult girl has right to marry of her own will - PHC PESHAWAR, Dec 10: The Peshawar High Court on Friday observed that an adult girl has the legal and religious right to marry in accordance with her choice. ... HYDERABAD: Jirga system held responsible for karo-kari killings - World HR Day observed HYDERABAD, Dec 10: Rights groups in Sindh organized rallies and seminars on Friday to mark the International Human Rights Day. They held the archaic jirga system responsible for karo-kari killings ... DADU: Closure of schools criticized DADU, Dec 10: Residents of Lakho village in Sehwan taluka staged a demonstration in Bhan town on Friday in protest against the closure of schools for boys and girls. ... GILGIT: Two sisters kidnapped GILGIT, Dec 10: Two sisters were kidnapped allegedly by their relatives here on Thursday, the Cantonment police told Dawn. Bakht Jehan, 20, and her younger sister Gul Juma were kidnapped allegedly by their uncle Jhanda Khan ... RAWALPINDI: Federal police complaint body being established RAWALPINDI, Dec 10: The government has decided to form a six-member federal police complaint authority to address public complaints against the law-enforcement agencies' officials, a source said on Friday. ... RAWALPINDI: Hotel bomb hoax triggers security alert RAWALPINDI, Dec 10: Police launched a security sweep in Islamabad following a bomb hoax and a security breach at a five- star hotel near the Diplomatic Enclave early on Friday morning. ... KARACHI: KU issues fresh merit list for BS admissions KARACHI, Dec 10: Karachi University Friday issued third merit list for admission to BS (CS) and transfer from evening to morning programme. ... KOHAT: Support sought for Kohat kidney centre KOHAT, Dec 10: The chairman of the Kohat chapter of the Ittefaq Traders Community Welfare Programme (ITCWP) has asked the government to fulfil its promise of setting up a laboratory and appointing a full time doctor at the kidney centre ... PESHAWAR: Agency HQ near Shakai planned PESHAWAR, Dec 10: Governor Syed Iftikhar Hussain Shah has said that a permanent Agency Headquarters Complex would be built near Shakai and all the offices at present stationed in Wana and Tank would be shifted to the new complex. ... DADU: Govt blamed for plight of women DADU, Dec 10: Cases of karo-kari are rising in Sindh because of the feudal system enjoying support of the government. This was stated by speakers at a seminar on "human rights and society" organized by the Madadgar Welfare Organization ... KOHAT: Dispute over school possession resolved KOHAT, Dec 10: A controversy about the possession of a primary school functioning in the building of the Regional Institute for Teachers Education has been resolved ... SUKKUR: Police, Rangers conduct raids to recover judges SUKKUR, Dec 10: A heavy contingent of Rangers and police personnel conducted raids in Deparja and other places near Moro on Friday morning after receiving information that the kidnapped judges had been kept in the area. ... GUJRANWALA: Traders set deadline to check crimes GUJRANWALA, Dec 10: The trade organizations in Wazirabad have given the police a 10-day deadline to check the alarming rise in dacoity and robbery incidents and arrest the accused. ... DERA GHAZI KHAN: Revenue staff's demo against EDO DERA GHAZI KHAN, Dec 10: The local revenue department staff held a protest demonstration against the alleged corruption of EDO (revenue) Waseem Ahmed Nasir Bhatti here on Friday. ... FAISALABAD: Canal breach destroys standing crops FAISALABAD, Dec 10: Standing crops of sugarcane, wheat and fodder worth millions of rupees were destroyed due to a breach in Gogera branch canal near Chak 487-GB of tehsil Samundri, about 37kms from here on Friday. ... MULTAN: Students turn violent after fellow's death MULTAN, Dec 10: Vehicular traffic on the Multan-Lahore road remained suspended for almost three hours as interns of a technical education institute turned violent after a fellow was crushed by a bus here on Friday. ... HYDERABAD: Demand for Sindh's control over resources HYDERABAD, Dec 10: Leaders of different parties and social workers have held the government responsible for what they called the loot and plunder of Sindh's resources ... HARIPUR: Residential units 'disappearing' HARIPUR, Dec 10: At least 150 residential quarters built under the famous 7 marla scheme of the Junejo government in village Pharhala, are disappearing not because of weather ...

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