24 December 2004 Friday 11 Ziqa'ad 1425 KARACHI: Extra efforts urged to curb polio in Sindh KARACHI, Dec 23: The Expanded Programme for Immunization (EPI) needed to be reviewed in the light of new ground realities so that polio could be eradicated from the country by the end of 2005. ... KARACHI: Floating of bonds to run KCR on the cards: Inauguration on Jan 15 KARACHI, Dec 23: The government will float "municipal bonds" through the proposed Karachi Urban Transport Corporation (KUTC) to generate funds for the revival of Karachi Circular Railway (KCR). ... KARACHI: SC refuses leave to appeal: FST decision KARACHI, Dec 23: The Supreme Court has refused the Defence Housing Authority leave to appeal against a Federal Service Tribunal decision reinstating a sacked employee of the authority. ... KARACHI: Report sought on damage to Liaquat Flyover KARACHI, Dec 23: A portion of Liaquat Flyover has developed a depression, causing heavy jerks to motorists, besides creating a sense of fear among drivers. ... KARACHI: 24 parks redeveloped in Gulberg KARACHI, Dec 23: Gulberg Town has redeveloped as many as 24 parks during the last three years at a cost of Rs35 million. Stating this at a briefing ... KARACHI: All About Lifestyles opens today KARACHI, Dec 23: The All About Lifestyles exhibition organized by the Dawn Group of Newspaper will begin in Karachi on Dec 24 and continue till Dec 26. It has previously been displayed in Islamabad and Lahore. ... KARACHI: Killing of ST activist triggers violence KARACHI, Dec 23: A law and order situation developed in Garden area following the killing of an activist of Sunni Tehrik on Thursday. Violence spread to other localities along Nishtar Road. ... KARACHI: 71 conferred degrees at ZMU convocation KARACHI, Dec 23: As many as 71 graduates were awarded MBBS, BSc, MD and MPhil degrees at the 3rd convocation of Ziauddin Medical University, held at its Clifton campus on Thursday. ... KARACHI: Girls' college extension KARACHI, Dec 23: Sindh Planning and Development Minister Syed Shoaib Ahmed Bukhari on Thursday inaugurated an extension scheme at the Government Girls' College, Ferer Road, Shahrah-i-Liaquat. ... KARACHI: Progress of LEW project reviewed KARACHI, Dec 23: Progress of the work on Lyari Expressway (LEW) project was reviewed at a meeting here on Thursday with Sindh Chief Secretary Mohammad Aslam Sanjrani in the chair. ... KARACHI: Closure of major roads troubling commuters KARACHI, Dec 23: Closure of the one track of three major dual carriage ways in different parts of the metropolis for repairing and re-carpeting has been causing traffic mess in various areas. ... ISLAMABAD: Rich tributes paid to Noor Jehan ISLAMABAD, Dec 23: On the fourth death anniversary of the 'Melody Queen' Noor Jehan, a private radio channel organized its '2nd Noor Jehan Award' function on Thursday to pay tributes to the legendary singer who passed away on December 23, 2000. ... LAHORE: More trees face axe: Development at the cost of environment LAHORE, Dec 23: More than 1,000 trees, some of them around a century old, are being uprooted to make way for the Dharampura underpass. ... LAHORE: Cases of 300 officials sent to CM for action LAHORE, Dec 23: The Chief Minister's Inspection Team has completed inquiries against 300 Punjab government officials and submitted reports for further action. ... LAHORE: Kidnapped girl found murdered LAHORE, Dec 23: A college student was found murdered on Thursday three days after she was allegedly kidnapped for ransom. A resident of Green Colony, Kot Lakhpat ... LAHORE: Amir Munir's bail extended LAHORE, Dec 23: An Anti-Corruption Court on Thursday extended by another day the interim bail of Ravi Town Nazim Amer Munir who is allegedly involved in the plunder of national exchequer. ... PESHAWAR: School has no teachers for two years PESHAWAR, Dec 23: Residents of a remote village in Kurram Agency have criticized the government for not providing teaching staff for a girls' school established two years ago. ... PESHAWAR: Need to address root-causes of terrorism stressed PESHAWAR, Dec 23: NWFP Governor Syed Iftikhar Hussain Shah has underlined the need to look at the underlying factors and root-causes of terrorism, saying there is no place of terrorism in Islam. ... PESHAWAR: Private varsities seek more time to meet HEC criteria PESHAWAR, Dec 23: A delegation of private sector universities in the NWFP has asked the governor to help extend the deadline set by the Higher Education Commission (HEC), Islamabad, to meet the minimum criteria for granting charter, say officials. ... PESHAWAR: Parental openness key to protection of child rights PESHAWAR, Dec 23: Generation gap and complex socio-economic conditions have been regarded as two major reasons for increasing incidents of violence against children and violation of child rights in the country. ... PESHAWAR: Governor rule urged before holding of LB polls PESHAWAR, Dec 23: Members of the City District Council here on Thursday demanded of the federal government to impose Governor's rule in all provinces before the forthcoming local bodies elections to ensure transparency in the polls. ... PESHAWAR: Rs8.4bn grant for water project PESHAWAR, Dec 23: The federal government has granted Rs8.4 billion for the water management development project in the NWFP. The project would be completed over a period of four years. ... PESHAWAR: One student killed, 25 injured in road accident PESHAWAR, Dec 23: A student of the Superior Science College was killed and at least 25 students were injured when a passenger van overturned on the Ring Road here on Thursday morning. ... PESHAWAR: 12 acquitted of gang-rape charge PESHAWAR, Dec 23: Additional District and Sessions Judge Shehbar Khan on Thursday acquitted 12 persons who had been accusing of raping a schoolgirl. ... HYDERABAD: Removal of district nazims criticized HYDERABAD, Dec 23: The Hyderabad District Council on Thursday amid pandemonium adopted a resolution condemning the removal of four district nazims without any reason and terming it a conspiracy against the local government system. ... HYDERABAD: Court orders registration of FIR against policemen HYDERABAD, Dec 23: A bench of the Sindh High Court, Hyderabad, on Thursday ordered registration of an FIR against Kotri police station SHO Jawaid Iqbal Tunio, former Kotri SHO, two ASIs and a constable. ... HYDERABAD: Wasa official remanded in - Polluted water case custody HYDERABAD, Dec 23: The first additional district and sessions judge on Thursday remanded Water and Sanitation Agency Bashir Awan executive engineer in judicial custody in the water contamination case ... DADU: Three children die of gastroenteritis DADU, Dec 23: Three children died of gastroenteritis in the Wali Mohammad Rind village on Thursday and 60 other are suffering from the disease in five adjoining villages in Mehar Taluka . ... THATTA: 250 activists booked for staging protest THATTA, Dec 23: About 250 activists of the People's Party Parliamentarians were booked on Thursday by the Sujawal police for creating disturbance, issuing threats and damaging public property ... GUJRANWALA: Rapists kill victim on way to court GUJRANWALA, Dec 23: A college girl who was gang-raped about 10 days ago was shot dead by the accused in Dhulley Model Town on Thursday. The 22-year-old 'S' daughter of Dr Rafiq was kidnapped by accused Mudassar, Akram and Siddiq ... HYDERABAD: Minister suspends three policemen HYDERABAD, Dec 23: Sindh Home Minister Abdul Rauf Siddiqui on Thursday suspended the City police station SHO, a sub-inspector and another policeman during a surprise visit to the police station. ... SANGHAR: Irrigation staff close channel in protest SANGHAR, Dec 23: The irrigation officials closed the Khahi distributary on Wednesday in protest against torture of their colleagues by a local landlord. ... LARKANA: Shutter-down strike in Kambar LARKANA, Dec 23: A complete strike was observed in Kambar on Thursday and thousands of people took to the streets in protest against the Sindh government decision to make Shahdadkot a district, instead of Kambar. ... GILGIT: Reopening of schools in Gilgit delayed GILGIT, Dec 23: The scheduled reopening of schools on Dec 24 has been delayed after heads of at least five high schools expressed inability to ensure security in their institutions. ... HARIPUR: Govt department blamed for labour law violation HARIPUR Dec 23: Lack of check and balance in departments supposed to check violations of labour laws, are root causes of exploitation by some unscrupulous businessmen. ... LANDI KOTAL: Tribesmen end road blockade LANDI KOTAL, Dec 23: Protesting Sultankhel tribesmen cleared the main Peshawar-Torkhum road on Thursday afternoon after the political administration announced monetary compensation for the families of two men killed by bandits. ... LANDI KOTAL: Oil tanker fire destroys 3 vehicles, 12 roadside cabins LANDI KOTAL, Dec 23: Four vehicles were destroyed and nearly a dozen roadside cabins gutted on Wednesday night when an oil tanker exploded after catching fire at the Takhta Beg checkpoint in Jamrud tehsil here. ... BAHAWALPUR: Three gang-rape convicts executed BAHAWALPUR, Dec 23: Three gang-rape convicts were hanged at the New Central Jail here on Thursday morning. The convicts executed were: Pervez Akhtar, Muhammad Aslam and Muhammad Sabir of Rahim Yar Khan. ... SHEIKHUPURA: Rice mills looted SHEIKHUPURA, Dec 23: Five dacoits barged into a rice mills at Mandi Faizabad on Thursday, some 46km away from here and took away cash worth Rs400,000 at gunpoint. ... SIALKOT: Attempted rape at police station: four booked SIALKOT, Dec 23: Additional District & Sessions Judge Shahid Rafiq Shaikh on Thursday ordered the Uggoki police to register a case against its SHO and three constables for trying to rape a woman in the police station. ... SUKKUR: PPP to challenge nazims' removal SUKKUR, Dec 23: The People's Party Parliamentarians will challenge the removal of four district nazims and bifurcation of districts in the Sindh High Court. ... PESHAWAR: Activist of banned outfit acquitted PESHAWAR, Dec 23: An anti-terrorism court acquitted here on Thursday an activist of an outlawed organization, Hizbul Tehrir, charged with distributing objectionable pamphlets. ...

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