26 December 2004 Sunday 13 Ziqa'ad 1425 KARACHI: KARACHI: Bomb blasts claimed 55 lives this year KARACHI, Dec 25: A total of 55 people died and 184 injured in 10 bombs blast that occurred in the city during the year 2004, compared to last year's four fatalities in as many blasts that had left 31 people injured. ... KARACHI: No plan to bifurcate Hyderabad district KARACHI, Dec 25: There is no move under consideration for the bifurcation of Hyderabad district at the moment. However, according to section 6(2) of the Land Revenue Act 1967 ... KARACHI: Many enjoy shopping at All About Lifestyles KARACHI, Dec 25: Thousands of shoppers on Wednesday flocked to the Expo Centre where "All about lifestyles", an exhibition organized by the Dawn Group of Newspapers, entered its second day. ... KARACHI: Arts Council's elections today KARACHI, Dec 25: Elections will be held in the Arts Council on Sunday.The candidates contesting for the post of vice-president are Syed Azfar Rizvi, Mian Mohammad Saeed and Khushbakht Shujaat. ... KARACHI: People urged to follow Seerat, Quranic teachings KARACHI, Dec 25: Sindh Chief Minister Sindh Dr Arbab Ghulam Rahim has urged the Muslims to offer prayers and follow Seerat of the Holy Prophet and Quranic teachings. ... KARACHI: Ibad, Arbab visit Quaid's mausoleum KARACHI, Dec 25: The Sindh Governor, Dr Ishratul Ibad, on Saturday said the country can only be strengthened and set on the path of development if the golden words of 'Baba-e-Qaum', 'Unity, Faith and Discipline' are adopted. ... KARACHI: Christmas celebrated in city KARACHI, Dec. 25: The Christian community in the city celebrated Christmas with religious fervour on Saturday. Christians participated in mid-night masses in a large number in churches across the city. ... LAHORE: Mineral water firms asked to ensure standard LAHORE, Dec 25: The Punjab Environment Tribunal has directed the mineral water bottlers to refrain from marketing contaminated water and ensure strict compliance of international and Pakistan quality standards. ... LAHORE: LHC to take up intra-court appeal: Judges' appointment LAHORE, Dec 25: A division bench of the Lahore High Court will take up an intra-court appeal, challenging the dismissal of a writ petition which raised questions of the appointment of five judges in the high court ... LAHORE: Cold wave persists in Punjab LAHORE, Dec 25: Lahore and several other cities in the central and northern Punjab remained covered with fog on Saturday which also kept temperatures low. According to the Met office, Quetta was the coldest place in the country with minimum -7 degrees Celsius. ... LAHORE: Big investors hold 'monopoly' on DHA property LAHORE, Dec 25: Big investors have 'monopolized' the sale and purchase of property in the Defence Housing Authority of the Punjab capital. ... LAHORE: Conference on law, order tomorrow LAHORE, Dec 25: The overall law and order situation in the country, figures of foreigners living here, number of terror incidents taken place so far and money laundering will be discussed at a two-day inter-provincial law ... ISLAMABAD: Dispensaries in capital to be upgraded: 50-bed hospital at NIH ISLAMABAD, Dec 25: Three dispensaries in Islamabad, which have been lying unutilized for years, are being upgraded to provide healthcare facilities to the localities and lessen burden on the two major federal government hospitals. ... RAWALPINDI: 'Work on New Murree project from next year' RAWALPINDI, Dec 25: Master plan for the New Murree project is being finalized and work on it will start from next year, Punjab Chief Minister Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi said on Saturday. ... LAHORE: UHS asks five medical colleges to wind up LAHORE, Dec 25: The University of Health Sciences has asked five private medical colleges to wind up for their operations are in contravention of Section 37 (1) of the UHS Ordinance, 2002. ... PESHAWAR: VIP treatment for MMA leaders PESHAWAR, Dec 25: The leaders and activists of the Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal are getting VIP treatment at the state-run hospitals, despite their claim of having done away with the VIP culture under their rule in the Frontier province. ... PESHAWAR: PDC approves Rs10m development funds PESHAWAR, Dec 25: The Peshawar District Council (PDC) has approved Rs10.4 million uplift funds to be used by Citizen Community Boards (CCBs). The council on Friday approved 41 development schemes. ... HYDERABAD: Poor to get health cover, says minister HYDERABAD, Dec 25: Sindh Planning and Development Minister Syed Shoaib Bukhari has said that the government is making all out efforts to provide health cover to poor people. ... HYDERABAD: Petaro College urged to adopt schools in rural areas HYDERABAD, Dec 25: Speakers on the second day of the three-day Petarians' convention said that every child of rural Sindh has the right of access to quality education being imparted in the Cadet College Petaro. ... HYDERABAD: Struggle for workers' rights urged HYDERABAD, Dec 25: Sindh National Labour Federation president Rana Mehmood Ali Khan has called upon the working class to unite on one platform for launching a struggle for their rights. ... GUJRANWALA: Worst traffic mess in Gujranwala GUJRANWALA, Dec 25: Absence of traffic policemen and faulty signals on the Rawalpindi bypass intersection caused a frustrating mess on Saturday evening. ... FAISALABAD: Video cameras at sensitive places FAISALABAD, Dec 25: Dozens of video cameras have been installed at sensitive areas like religious and busy places in the city to keep an eye on unscrupulous elements. ... SIALKOT: No public transport scheme for years SIALKOT, Dec 25: As the district governments were about to complete their three years tenure, the Sialkot government has failed to launch a public transport scheme for providing better facilities to the masses. ... TOBA TEK SINGH: Call to check polyester price hike TOBA TEK SINGH, Dec 25: If the government failed to control the price hike of polyester, small unit owners will be forced to close their business. ... MULTAN: Theatres nearly empty after restrictions MULTAN, Dec 25: Theatres resumed staging plays on Friday night after a ban of 14 days but mostly the halls remained empty owing to the restrictions imposed by the local administration. ... SUKKUR: Watercourses' lining begins SUKKUR, Dec 25: Work for repair and improvement of watercourses in upper Sindh has been launched and in first phase, the work has begun in Sukkur and Khairpur districts during which 3,145 watercourses in both the districts will be repaired and improved. ... NAWABSHAH: Quaid-i-Azam's services eulogized NAWABSHAH, Dec 25: Pakistan Muslim League leaders Syed Zahid Hussain Shah and Rao Sajid Ali have said Pakistan had come into being due to sincere struggle of Quaid-i-Azam Mohammad Ali Jinnah. ... LARKANA: Murder case registered against 67 policemen LARKANA, Dec 25: A resident of Qambar, Ghulam Umar Magsi, lodged a murder case against 67 policemen, including seven officials, on Saturday after a committee led by Sindh Revenue Minister Imtiaz Ahmed Shaikh visited the town. ... KOHAT: Need stressed for good educational institutions KOHAT, Dec 25: NWFP Governor Lt-Gen (retired) Syed Iftikhar Hussain Shah has said that education was the first step towards the development of any country which wants to compete and live with other nations with dignity. ... SWABI: Uplift plans: concern over poor material SWABI, Dec 25: The district council expressed serious concern on Friday over the use of substandard material by contractors in the construction of various development projects and demanded prompt action against them. ... GILGIT: Registrar caught cheating in exam GILGIT, Dec 25: The Registrar of the Karakoram International University (KIU), Arshad Mehmud Chaudhry, who is also a student of the MBA (executive programme), was caught while cheating in second semester exams in the paper of Organizational Behaviour on Monday. ... KOHAT: New techniques urged to fight crimes KOHAT, Dec 25: Abdul Majeed Marwat, Deputy Inspector-General of Police, Kohat region, has said that modren security techniques are required to combat sophisticated crimes and terrorism. ...

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