03 January 2005 Monday 21 Ziqa'ad 1425 KARACHI: Sindh govt misleads PM on KCR revival KARACHI, Jan 2: Sindh government has allegedly planned to run a local train on a portion of already operative main railway line, contrary to the assurance given to Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz ... KARACHI: Forest-like parks to be developed in Karachi KARACHI, Jan 2: The city government is working on a plan to grow and nurture forest-type parks with an aim of bringing about a climatic change. ... KARACHI: Govt yet to overcome fish harbour crisis - New FCS chairman KARACHI, Jan 2: The administrative crisis that had hit the Karachi Fish Harbour in 2003 ran into the following year and persisted during whole of 2004. ... KARACHI: Sindh Sea Festival begins on 7th KARACHI, Jan 2: Pakistan's largest sea festival will be held on the Clifton beach from Jan 7 to 9. An announcement to this effect was made in an official statement here on Saturday. ... KARACHI: Incomplete projects cause of traffic jams KARACHI, Jan 2: The Sindh Home Minister, Rauf Ahmed Siddiqui, said that construction work lying abandoned at 19 arteries of the city was a major cause of traffic jams. ... KARACHI: Academic session begins at KU KARACHI, Jan 2: The academic session 2005 commenced at the University of Karachi with orientation classes held for newcomers of Bachelor's (Hons) and Master's classes at various departments. ... KARACHI: KBCA earns Rs126m in regularization scheme KARACHI, Jan 2: The Karachi Building Control Authority has generated a record-breaking Rs126 million on account of regularization of 11,000 cases of illegal buildings till December 31, 2004, which was the last date for regularization. ... KARACHI: VC emphasizes culture of research KARACHI, Jan 2: The Vice Chancellor, University of Karachi, Prof Dr Pirzada Qasim, has said that a culture of research must be created in the highest seats of learning, as an academic institution cannot be termed a university ... KARACHI: Holidays for 2005 KARACHI, Jan 2: The Sindh Government has announced holidays to be observed as Festival Holidays by all workers during the year, 2005. ... QUETTA: Bomb blast in Turbat QUETTA, Jan 2: An explosive device went off in the early hours of Sunday damaging the boundary wall of the headquarters of Makran Scouts in Turbat town. ... LAHORE: PCSIR faces acute manpower shortage LAHORE, Jan 2: Authorities in the PCSIR laboratories are planning to establish at least two new centres in the province despite the fact that its old centres are facing dearth of scientists and technologists. ... LAHORE: Power bill 'claims' life LAHORE, Jan 2: A man allegedly killed his younger brother over an electricity bill issue in Factory Area on Sunday. Police said Muhammad Younus and his elder brother Muhammad Rehmat lived together in a house and shared their utility bills. ... ISLAMABAD: Fraud case lodged against housing scheme owners ISLAMABAD, Jan 2: Deputy Commissioner Tariq Mehmood Pirzada has lodged a fraud case with Margalla Police Station against the owners of a private housing project ... PESHAWAR: Waiting rooms in hospital ordered PESHAWAR, Jan 2: The NWFP Chief Minister, Mohammad Akram Khan Durrani, has ordered construction of retiring rooms in the Khyber Teaching Hospital for attendants of patients, official sources said. ... PESHAWAR: Police 'ignoring' directorate of prosecution PESHAWAR, Jan 2: The NWFP police have been accused of violating law by seeking opinions from its legal branch instead of the newly established directorate of prosecution, according to informed official sources. ... PESHAWAR: Racket of fake medical bills emerges PESHAWAR, Jan 2: Low-grade government employees are alleged to be getting fake medical bills prepared by some staff members in city hospitals to supplement their income, sources said. ... HYDERABAD: Wasa asked to evolve water storage system HYDERABAD, Jan 2: Sindh irrigation secretary Ashfaq Memon has said Wasa has to evolve a permanent mechanism to store water for more than two weeks, because annual closure of canals ... HYDERABAD: Hyderabad's bifurcation likely: Arbab HYDERABAD, Jan 2: Defending his decision of creating Shahdadkot district with headquarters in Qambar Ali Khan, Sindh Chief Minister Dr Arbab Ghulam Rahim has said that a plan to bifurcate Hyderabad is also under study. ... HYDERABAD: Mill workers demand payment of dues HYDERABAD, Jan 2: Employees of Dadu and Thatta sugar mills staged a joint march from the Haider chowk to the press club on Sunday in protest against non-payment of golden handshake and other dues. ... ABBOTTABAD: Compensation announced for victims of landslide ABBOTTABAD, Jan 2: The federal and provincial governments have announced compensation for the family of the victims of the landslide which took place here on Saturday. ... QUETTA: Three die of suffocation QUETTA, Jan 2: Three people died of gas suffocation in the Killi Barozai area, while two people were shot dead here on Sunday. ... QUETTA: Protester dies of severe cold in Sui QUETTA, Jan 2: A worker died of severe cold in a protest camp in Sui area of Dera Bugti district on Saturday night. ... GILGIT: KKH remains blocked GILGIT, Jan 2: The Northern Areas remained cut off from the rest of the country for the third day as the Karakoram Highway remained blocked, Frontier Works Organizations sources said. ... SARGODHA: Crime graph high in Sargodha in 2004 SARGODHA, Jan 2: The crime graph remained on the higher side in the four districts of the Sargodha police range in the year 2004. ... FAISALABAD: Protest against agri varsity admn planned - Students' expulsion FAISALABAD, Jan 2: Several student organizations announced on Sunday that they would stage demonstrations outside educational institutions to protest expulsion of 26 students by the University of Agriculture. ... KASUR: Kasuri opens gas supply to Kasur KASUR, Jan 2: The government is making all out efforts to provide basic amenities to the people in every nook and corner of the country. ... MULTAN: Drive to combat breast cancer MULTAN, Jan 2: The Multan Institute of Nuclear Medicines and Radiotherapy (Minar) has launched a weekly 'Breast care clinic' to spread awareness about symptoms of breast cancer and treatment of patients suffering with the disease. ... FAISALABAD: Clock Tower model blocks traffic FAISALABAD, Jan 2: Traffic blockade for hours at the Railway Station Chowk has become a routine due to the construction of a highly ill-designed replica of the Clock Tower in the middle of the intersection. ...

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