14 December 2004 Tuesday 01 Ziqa'ad 1425 ISLAMABAD: New master-plan for city ISLAMABAD, Dec 13: The Sindh government has formulated a detailed master plan, and submitted it to the federal government for approval, to improve the fast-declining infrastructure of Karachi city. ... KARACHI: Hassan Square flyover project to be redesigned KARACHI, Dec 13: The City District Government Karachi will redesign the plan of a proposed flyover at Hassan Square and get it approved by the competent authority. ... KARACHI: City govt to establish diagnostic centre KARACHI, Dec 13: The city government has decided to set up a diagnostic centre for providing modern and quality diagnostic facilities to people. ... KARACHI: KESC privatization to hit common man KARACHI, Dec 13: Privatization of the KESC will have multi-dimensional effects that would cause hardship to common man as well as industry. ... KARACHI: Burns Centre opens at CHK KARACHI, Dec 13: The Burns Centre of the Civil Hospital Karachi (CHK) was inaugurated by the Sindh governor, Dr Ishratul Ibad, on Monday. ... KARACHI: Statement of victim's father recorded: Ransom case KARACHI, Dec 13: Judge Haq Nawaz Bloch of the ATC-5 put off hearing of a kidnapping for ransom case against six accused, including sons of three senior government officials, after recording statement of the victim's father. ... KARACHI: People warned against influenza KARACHI, Dec 13: Fluctuating temperatures, particularly during day and night hours, coupled with decline in humidity is increasingly exposing Karachiites to a wide range of viruses including influenza. ... KARACHI: Education to develop attitude stressed KARACHI, Dec 13: Defence Housing Authority administrator Brig Maqsood Hussain stressed the need for promoting quality education and said that education must bring a change in students' attitude and way of life. ... KARACHI: SESSI to set up nursing college KARACHI, Dec 13: The Sindh Minister for Labour and Transport, Mohammad Adil Siddiqui on Monday approved the setting up of a nursing college by the SESSI. ... KARACHI: EDOs asked to ensure 5pc increase in enrolment KARACHI, Dec 13: Sindh Education and Literacy Minister Dr Hamida Khuhro has given the target to the Executive District Officers (Education) to ensure five per cent increase in enrolment of children during the next three months. ... KARACHI: Young man shot dead in F B Area KARACHI, Dec 13: An unidentified young man was shot dead by unknown persons in F B Area on Monday evening. Police said the man was on his motorcycle when he was attacked by three men on a motorcycle who opened fire on him and fled. ... KARACHI: Translated guide for midwives KARACHI, Dec 13: The maternal mortality rate in remote areas is very high, as doctors generally do not go there to serve people. The services of midwives, who are more likely to head to rural areas, should be utilized to bridge this gap. ... KARACHI: Accused in PS attack case identified KARACHI, Dec 13: An eye-witness identified on Monday one of the two accused in the Orangi Town police station attack case before an anti-terrorism court. ... KARACHI: Lyari TPO, 3 SHOs transferred KARACHI, Dec 13: In a major reshuffle, the TPO of Lyari and three SHOs have been replaced with new officers, apparently in another attempt to restore law and order in the crime-infested town. ... KARACHI: Bail granted in human smuggling case KARACHI, Dec 13: Justice Mohammad Moosa K Leghari of the Sindh High Court granted bail to an accused of human trafficking against a solvent surety of Rs 100,000. Sadaruddin Panwhar moved the bail plea, claiming to be a victim himself and not an agent. ... LAHORE: Rally seeks principal's appointment LAHORE, Dec 13: The students of School of Physiotherapy, Mayo Hospital, on Monday staged a demonstration in front of the Punjab civil secretariat against the non-availability of a regular principal for the last one year. ... LAHORE: Rs1.9m robbery in garment unit LAHORE, Dec 13: Dacoits looted cash and valuables worth Rs1.9 million from a garment unit in Nishtar Colony on Monday. ... LAHORE: Doctors' protests on 20th LAHORE, Dec 13: The Pakistan Medical Association, Punjab, will launch a province-wide protest drive against the delay in implementation of chief minister's announcement regarding regularization of services of doctors ... LAHORE: Meat shops closed for indefinite period LAHORE, Dec 13: Meat shops in the city closed on Monday for an indefinite period following the closure of abattoirs as a sequel to the suspension of arrival of animals over a dispute over the rate of entry fee. ... LAHORE: Tevta chief replaced LAHORE, Dec 13: The Punjab government on Monday replaced Technical Education and Vocational Training Authority (Tevta) chairman Yousaf Kamal and posted Khalid Mahmood as its chairman for five years. ... MIRPURKHAS: Hunger strike against Thal canal, Kalabagh dam MIRPURKHAS, Dec 13: Activists of the Jeay Sindh Students Federation observed a token hunger strike outside the press club in protest against construction of the greater Thal Canal and Kalabagh dam. ... SHEIKHUPURA: Police fail to recover newsman's son SHEIKHUPURA, Dec 13: The police have failed to find any clue to the son of Sadiq Malik, a Muridke correspondent of an English daily, who had disappeared from his office on Nov 2. ... FAISALABAD: Concern over delay in arresting POs FAISALABAD, Dec 13: Deputy Inspector General Chaudhry Sajjad Ahmed has expressed concern and dismay over delay by Toba Tek Singh, Jhang and Faisalabad police in arresting proclaimed offenders and court absconders. ... PESHAWAR: HIV/Aids prevention fund unutilized PESHAWAR, Dec 13: The NWFP Health Department has yet to make proper utilization of millions of rupees provided by international donor agencies under their Enhanced HIV/Aids Control Programme. ... PESHAWAR: Ulema urged to help raise awareness about Aids PESHAWAR, Dec 13: Speakers at a seminar have urged people to follow the teachings of Islam in letter and spirit to avoid contracting HIV/Aids. ... GUJRANWALA: Govt accused of 'eliminating' Islamic culture GUJRANWALA, Dec 13: Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal central leader Maulana Fazlur Rehman has accused the government of eliminating Islamic culture from the country by implementing US agenda and defaming Madaris and ulema on various pretexts. ... PESHAWAR: Book fair opens at medical college PESHAWAR, Dec 13: Students showed keen interest in books and journals and educational material at a fair organized by the Study Aid Project (SAP) at the Khyber Medical College. The three-day fair opened on Monday. ... DERA ISMAIL KHAN: Record development in D.I. Khan claimed DERA ISMAIL KHAN, Dec 13: The provincial deputy general secretary of the Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam, Maulana Attaur Rehman, MNA, has said that a record number of development schemes have been carried out in D. I. Khan during the last two years. ... PESHAWAR: Van runs over two elderly brothers PESHAWAR, Dec 13: A speeding passenger van ran over two aged brothers near the Chairman Stop in the city's Ormar suburbs on Monday. Ali Asghar Khan,70 ... PESHAWAR: NWFP told to release transferred officials PESHAWAR, Dec 13: The Establishment Division, Islamabad, has asked the NWFP government to immediately release three senior police officers who have been transferred to Balochistan, sources said here on Monday. ... HYDERABAD: Sugar mills to resume crushing from 15th HYDERABAD, Dec 13: Sugar mills in lower Sindh have decided to resume the crushing from Dec 15. The Sindh cane commissioner, Nazar Mohammad Baloch, and the Sindh zone chairman of the Pakistan Sugar Mills Owners Association ... HYDERABAD: Nazims asked to get schemes approved by councils HYDERABAD, Dec 13: District Nazim Dr Makhdoom Rafiquzzaman has called upon nazims of union councils to get development schemes of up to Rs2.5 million cost approved by their councils and submit them to the district government. ... QUETTA: Bar stresses rule of seniority QUETTA, Dec 13 Balochistan Bar Association president Wasay Tareen has urged the government to elevate judges to the Supreme Court on the basis of seniority to help promote merit and justice. ... RAWALPINDI: Five special education centres approved RAWALPINDI, Dec 13: The Punjab government has allocated Rs9.5 million for the setting up of five special education centres at the tehsil headquarters in Rawalpindi district. ... RAWALPINDI: Punjab govt admits flaws in underpass RAWALPINDI, Dec 13: The Punjab government finally admitted flaws in the newly-constructed Committee Chowk underpass as the chief minister dispatched a three-member team to inspect the structure and suggest remedial measures. ... MARDAN: FIR lodged against foreigners MARDAN, Dec 13: A watchman of the Kashmir Manzil on the Toru Road in Hoti (Mardan) has lodged a first information report (FIR) against four taxation officials of Belgium with the District Safety Commission (DSC). ... SUKKUR: Three killed over karo-kari SUKKUR, Dec 13: A man and a woman were killed by armed men after being dubbed as karo and kari in the Khanpur Mahar village of Ghotki district on Sunday. ... DADU: Encounter toll rises to four DADU, Dec 13: Three bandits and a police officer were killed in an encounter which ended at 8am on Monday after 20 hours. Police succeeded in freeing two hostages who had been kidnapped by the dacoits. ... SUKKUR: Toxic water being supplied in Sukkur SUKKUR, Dec 13: Drinking water being supplied by the taluka council to 10 localities of the city has been found unfit for human consumption. The water is said to be causing nausea, diarrhoea and other abdominal diseases. ... LANDI KOTAL: Kidnapped man recovered LANDI KOTAL, Dec 13: Political authorities in Bara, with the help of a local peace committee, recovered on Monday a medical technician who had been kidnapped in August. ... GUJRAT: Gujranwala range police may not meet target - Arrest of POs, court absconders GUJRAT, Dec 13: The range police may not meet the 50 per cent target till Dec 31 fixed by the Gujranwala DIG for the arrest of proclaimed offenders and court absconders and could achieve only eight per cent target by now. ... FAISALABAD: Rs20m already marketed: Counterfeit currency racket FAISALABAD, Dec 13: Two men arrested in a counterfeit currency scam here on Sunday have already marketed Rs20 million during the last four years, it is learnt Accused Muhammad Ali and Muhammad Afzal reportedly told investigators ...

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