02 January 2005 Sunday 20 Ziqa'ad 1425 KARACHI: Cell phone tracking system introduced KARACHI, Jan 1: The mobile phone tracking system was formally inaugurated on Saturday at the Electronic Market in Saddar which coincided with the lifting of a 10-day ban on the trading in used cell phone sets. ... KARACHI: City Council slams bureaucracy KARACHI, Jan 1: The City Council on Saturday bitterly criticized bureaucracy for creating hurdles in the disbursement of arrears of its member's honorarium, and staged a walkout against the attitude of the concerned officials who, they said ... KARACHI: Nazim opens four parks in Gulberg Town KARACHI, Jan 1: City Nazim Niamatullah Khan has announced construction of an overhead pedestrian bridge at Naseerabad, Shahrah-i-Pakistan. ... KARACHI: 2 toddlers die in hut fire KARACHI, Jan 1: Two small children were burnt to death after their hut caught fire in Gulistan-i-Jauhar on Saturday. ... KARACHI: Shifting of 3 markets, truck stand ordered KARACHI, Jan 1: The Governor Sindh, Dr Ishratul Ibad, has directed the concerned officials to devise a comprehensive plan for shifting truck stands and markets of timber, grains and auto parts to suitable locations, outside the city. ... KARACHI: Dow varsity holds its first MBBS exams KARACHI, Jan 1: The Dow University of Health Sciences is in the process of establishing an examination block at its institute of chest diseases, off University Road, said varsity officials on Saturday. ... KARACHI: Modern Sindhi literature assessed KARACHI, Jan 1: Modern Sindhi literature, in some detail, was discussed by Sindhi and Urdu writers at a meeting chaired by Prof Saher Ansari on Friday. ... KARACHI: Short film on 9/11 launched KARACHI, Jan 1: In a city like New York, which is one of the most cosmopolitan cities of the United States, one felt like an outsider or an immigrant shortly after 9/11. And this was primarily because of the anti-Muslim hysteria whipped up by the media. ... LAHORE: Thokar bus stand plan shelved LAHORE, Jan 1: The City District Government has shelved the plan to set up a new general bus stand near Thokar Niazbeg on Multan Road after failure in securing the ownership and possession of the proposed piece of land. ... LAHORE: Aging firemen, lorries need replacement LAHORE, Jan 1: The City District Government fire brigade is faced with the problem of increasing number of aging firemen and fire lorries affecting its fire fighting capabilities seriously. ... LAHORE: PTCL admits 'failure' in connections LAHORE, Jan 1: The PTCL admitted on Saturday that it could not install normal and prepaid phone connections in all areas of the provincial metropolis. ... PESHAWAR: Wapda package for defaulters fails PESHAWAR, Jan 1: The Water and Power Development Authority's bid to recover arrears from defaulters and regularize illegal connection in the NWFP through an incentive package has failed to yield the desired results, according to sources. ... PESHAWAR: Hospitals face doctors' shortage PESHAWAR, Jan 1: Patients are suffering because of a shortage of qualified doctors at hospitals. According to official figures, there are 15,087 beds in the NWFP hospitals with 3,580 beds in seven teaching hospitals ... PESHAWAR: Distance learning facility needed in Fata: Iftikhar PESHAWAR, Jan 1: NWFP Governor Syed Iftikhar Hussain Shah has stressed the need of adopting more realistic approach in the provision of distance education ... SUKKUR: Sukkur Barrage canals to be closed for 25 days SUKKUR, Jan 1: The off-taking canals of the Sukkur Barrage -- Kheerthar, Rice, Dadu, Nara and Rohri canals and Khairpur West and East feeders -- will remain closed from January 1 to 25, according to the barrage authorities. ... HYDERABAD: Protest against Kalabagh dam HYDERABAD, Jan 1: Activists of the Jeay Sindh Mahaz (Zain Shah group) observed a token hunger strike and protest day on Saturday in protest against Kalabagh dam and greater Thal canal projects. ... SWABI: Rain disrupts traffic, power SWABI, Jan 1: Heavy rain continued to lash the city and its surrounding areas on Saturday. Thunderstorm and rain has been continuing since Friday without any interruption. ... LANDI KOTAL: Man dies in jail of renal failure LANDI KOTAL (Khyber Agency), Jan 1: A man, jailed on charges of kidnapping, died of renal failure in the Central Prison in Peshawar on Saturday. ... SUKKUR: Crackdown on outlaws planned: Recovery of judges SUKKUR, Jan 1: The Sindh government has decided to launch a crackdown on outlaws in Shikarpur, Jacobabad, Kashmore and Larkana districts to recover the two judges kidnapped 28 days ago. ... NAWABSHAH: Education dept performance criticized NAWABSHAH, Jan 1: Members of the Nawabshah District Council has criticized the poor performance of the district education department. ... MULTAN: 57 file papers for Multan bar polls MULTAN, Jan 1: As many as 57 candidates filed their nomination papers on Saturday with the three-member election board for different seats of the Multan District Bar Association. The annual election is scheduled to be held on Jan 8. ... MULTAN: Widespread rain 'to help achieve wheat target' MULTAN, Jan 1: The current rains will have a good impact on the wheat crop and the official production target of 20.2 million ton will be achieved. ... TOBA TEK SINGH: 'Killers' of ACE inspector arrested TOBA TEK SINGH, Jan 1: Pirmahal police on Saturday claimed to have arrested 'killers' of Faisalabad Anti-Corruption Establishment inspector Naseeb Dogar. ... SIALKOT: Paddy yield up in Sialkot SIALKOT, Jan 1: The Crop Maximization Project launched by the district government at Maallo Mahey village at a cost of Rs2.8 million has substantially enhanced the per-acre yield of wheat and paddy crops. ... TOBA TEK SINGH: Doctors continue protest in Toba TOBA TEK SINGH, Jan 1: Doctors continued their protest drive on the third day against the ruling party MPA on Saturday. ... GILGIT: Rain, snowfall continues in N. Areas, KKH blocked GILGIT, Jan 1: Temperature in the Northern Areas dropped below the freezing point due to heavy snowfall and intermittent rains, whereas landslides coupled with snowfall blocked the Karakoram Highway in Batgram district. ...

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