23 December 2004 Thursday 10 Ziqa'ad 1425 KARACHI: Sindh minister rejects city govt's claim KARACHI, Dec 22: Sindh Minister for Planning and Development Shoaib Bokhari has criticized the city government for claiming credit of the development projects which, he said, had not been executed by it. ... KARACHI: Row over dues Mend ways or face wrath, city nazim warns KESC KARACHI, Dec 22: Terming the KESC's action of discontinuing power supply to the offices of the KWSB and two town municipal administrations 'unlawful' and 'against all norms and principles' ... KARACHI: Raids criticized KARACHI, Dec 22: City Nazim Niamatullah Khan on Wednesday asked the KESC to stop forthwith the practice of conducting raids on residential units for the purpose of checking power-load during day time, especially if male members were not at home. ... KARACHI: Completion of uplift projects ordered KARACHI, Dec 22: City Nazim Niamatullah Khan on Wednesday visited Manghopir Road and inspected the ongoing work on the construction of its Peerabad-Sarhad Petrol Pump section. ... KARACHI: Misconception about asthma obstacle to its cure - experts KARACHI, Dec 22: Poor compliance is one of the major problems in management of asthma, and lack of knowledge and understanding about the disease is the reason for non-compliance ... KARACHI: Carol singing at PACC KARACHI, Dec 22: The Pak American Cultural Centre held their annual Carol singing evening in the PACC auditorium, which was organized by Christ The King choir. ... KARACHI: Two acquitted in PS attack case KARACHI, Dec 22: An anti-terrorism court acquitted two men in the Orangi Town police station attack case on Wednesday. Judge Arshad Noor Khan of the ATC-3 exonerated Zeeshan ... KARACHI: Six die in separate road accidents KARACHI, Dec 22: Six persons died in three separate road accidents since late Tuesday night. Four persons including three members of the same family and their housemaid died in a road accident at Super Highway ... LAHORE: Man kills minor son LAHORE, Dec 22: A man allegedly strangled his minor son suspecting him an illegitimate child in Ghaziabad on Wednesday. Nawaz told police that his daughter Surayya was married to Falak Sher. ... ISLAMABAD: Diagnostic research facility at KU soon ISLAMABAD, Dec 22: The Higher Education Commission (HEC) has decided to provide diagnostic and clinical research facility at Dr Panjwani Centre for Molecular Medicine and Drug Research (PCMD) of International Centre for Chemical Sciences, University of Karachi. ... PESHAWAR: Missing health visitor found PESHAWAR, Dec 22: Dir police on Wednesday recovered a lady health visitor (LHV) of the basic health unit of Nihag Dara, who had been missing for one week, says an official statement. ... PESHAWAR: 'NWFP may not achieve health goals' PESHAWAR, Dec 22: The NWFP health department has conceded that because of lack of resources, management capacity, motivation and accountability of employees, it seems unlikely that the province will achieve the millennium development goals. ... PESHAWAR: Performance of police criticized by council PESHAWAR, Dec 22: Police failure to maintain law and order came under sharp criticism at a meeting of the district council here on Wednesday with members requesting the provincial government to take appropriate steps to improve the situation. ... PESHAWAR: NWFP AG put on notice PESHAWAR, Dec 22: A two-member bench of the Peshawar High Court on Wednesday put the deputy attorney-general and NWFP advocate-general on notice in a habeas corpus petition challenging the detention of an activist ... PESHAWAR: Police chief urges strong action against criminals PESHAWAR, Dec 22: The Inspector-General of Police, NWFP, Mohammad Raffat Pasha, directed the police authorities on Wednesday to expedite their efforts against proclaimed offenders ... HYDERABAD: 350 receive degrees a varsity convocation HYDERABAD, Dec 22: The University of Sindh's third convocation of the millennium was held on Wednesday at the Madr-i-Millat Fatima Jinnah Gymnasium, llama I. I. Kazi campus, Jamshoro. ... HYDERABAD: District govts blamed for power dues pile-up HYDERABAD, Dec 22: District governments and taluka municipal administrations are posing the main problem regarding clearance of Hesco bills on time with the result that bills have accumulated. ... HARIPUR: 2 bridegrooms arrested, released HARIPUR, Dec 22: Two bridegrooms landed in police lockup here on Monday evening when their jubilant relatives fired shots in the air. ... QUETTA: Police to replace levies in Gwadar QUETTA, Dec 22: The Balochistan government has incorporated the revenue limits of five more districts of the province into 'A' area - including the coastal district of Gwadar - with immediate effect ... ABBOTTABAD: Abottabad and Galyat in grip of severe cold ABBOTTABAD, Dec 22: The entire Galyat and Abbottabad are in grip of a severe cold as the mercury dropped below the freezing point due to continuing heavy snowfall. The temperature remained minus 10 degree Celsius. ... WANA: Tribesmen cut power supply to Shakai WANA, Dec 22: A committee of Zulikhel tribesmen has disconnected the electricity supply to the Shakai area, and asked the government to provide power supply to all the villages in the region. ... PESHAWAR: Regular jobs demanded PESHAWAR, Dec 22: Class-IV employees of the education department working on fixed salaries have urged the government to regularize their services. ... BAHAWALPUR: Arrest of 5 education officials ordered BAHAWALPUR, Dec 22: Anti-Corruption Establishment additional director Dr Manzoor Ahmad Bajwa on Wednesday ordered arrest of five education department officials, including two assistant controllers of examinations, in a fake certificate scam. ... HARIPUR: Seized drugs set ablaze HARIPUR, Dec 22: The Haripur police administration and officials of the district judiciary set ablaze a large quantity of narcotics here on Wednesday evening. ... SWABI: Tobacco firms increase quota SWABI, Dec 22: Tobacco purchasing firms have increased the quota of different varieties of tobacco by 85 per cent for 2005. About 15 companies have advised the growers to improve the quality of their crop in the wake of enhancing the quota. ... LANDI KOTAL: Torkhum highway remains blocked LANDI KOTAL, Dec 22: The Peshawar-Torkhum highway remained blocked in the Sultankhel area for the second day on Wednesday as the Khyber Agency political administration failed to persuade protesting tribesmen ... LARKANA: Seven blood banks, labs ordered to close down LARKANA, Dec 22: A three-member team of the Blood Transfusion Authority completed inspection of blood banks and laboratories in Larkana, Shikarpur and Jacobabad districts on Wednesday. ... DADU: Accident leaves four of a family dead DADU, Dec 22: Four members of a family were killed after their car collided with a truck coming from the opposite direction on the Super Highway on Tuesday night. ... MIRPURKHAS: Arbab says law, order situation in Sindh relatively improving MIRPURKHAS, Dec 22: Sindh Chief Minister Dr Arbab Ghulam Rahim has said that the law and order situation in the province is improving and directed the RPO of Hyderabad to ensure decrease in the crime graph in his region. ... FAISALABAD: Two students injured: fellows block traffic FAISALABAD, Dec 22: Students of the Punjab Medical College blocked traffic in front of the campus in protest against the police for its failure to reach the spot in time where a truck hit two students here on Tuesday night. ... SIALKOT: 'A school of its kind' SIALKOT, Dec 22: The pre-partition Government Boys High School at Kundanpur on the Sialkot-Jammu Road has been facing multiple problems for well over a decade now due to alleged negligence of the government. ... SAHIWAL: Case against SI for hurling murder threat SAHIWAL, Dec 22: Civil Lines police on Wednesday registered a case against a sub-inspector for passing murder threat on a lawyer. Muhammad Anwar filed a petition against Kot Khadim Ali post incharge Abdul Raoof in the sessions court. ... GUJRANWALA: FBI helps recover kidnapped trader GUJRANWALA, Dec 22: A US returned businessman and his partner who were kidnapped by their rivals about one week ago from Gondlanwala Chowk on GT Road were recovered by a joint raiding team of police of Sialkot ... SADIQABAD: Forest team recovers stolen timber SADIQABAD, Dec 22: A forest team has recovered timber worth hundreds of thousands of rupees near Zahir Pir Chowk. Reports said a gang of timber mafia had been involved in theft of trees along roads and canals near Bungalow Sheikhan ... MULTAN: Derailment delays several trains MULTAN, Dec 22: Railway traffic on the main track near Bahawalpur remained suspended for several hours after derailment of an engine on Wednesday. ... KASUR: Couple crushed by tractor KASUR, Dec 22: A couple was crushed to death by a tractor-trolley in Joya Khuddian village on Wednesday. Umar Hayat and his wife, Sakina Bibi, were going to Joya village when a tractor-trolley coming from the opposite side hit their motorcycle. ...

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