08 January 2005 Saturday 26 Ziqa'ad 1425 KARACHI: Nazim wants ex-KDA pipe factory reopened KARACHI, Jan 7: The City Nazim, Niamatullah Khan, has issued directives that pipes manufactured in city government's pipe factory be used in city government projects, citing the measure as the objective behind reopening of the closed pipe factory. ... KARACHI: City govt in a lurch as key EDOs transferred KARACHI, Jan 7: The on-going tussle between the two tiers of the system took an ugly turn on Friday when the Sindh government ordered transfer of two key officials of the city government. ... KARACHI: 'No rifts among coalition parties' KARACHI, Jan 7: Chief Minister Dr Arbab Ghulam Rahim on Friday dispelled impression about any difference within his government, and said that he enjoyed full confidence of his party and the coalition partners. ... KARACHI: Removed nazims' plea adjourned till 12th KARAHCI, Jan 7: A division bench of the Sindh High Court (SHC) on Friday adjourned hearing of a constitutional petition filed by four nazims and two naib nazims till Jan 12, as the attorney-general of Pakistan was on general adjournment. ... KARACHI: Transport strike KARACHI, Jan 7: The National Transport Ittehad, Karachi, an alliance of 18 transport organizations, announced here on Friday that all means of public transport - buses, minibuses, coaches, trucks, trailers, rickshaws, taxis ... KARACHI: Sea festival attracts hundreds of people KARACHI, Jan 7: A large number of children, accompanied by their parents, visited the Sindh Sea Festival, organized along the Clifton seashore on Friday afternoon. ... KARACHI: KU set to establish proteomics centre KARACHI, Jan 7: The University of Karachi will establish a national centre for proteomics on the campus for postgraduate studies and researches in the field of protein. ... KARACHI: Genetic lab may be set up at NICH KARACHI, Jan 7: The Child Aid Association, which has set up an oncology unit at the National Institute of Child Health at a cost of Rs15 million, is now planning to open a diagnostic genetic lab at the institute. ... KARACHI: Volunteers to clean Wallace Bridge KARACHI, Jan 7: The Pakistan School Volunteers belonging to Karavan will clean the historic Wallace Bridge on I I Chundrigar Road on Sunday ... KARACHI: Pakistan, Japan mela from 14th KARACHI, Jan 7: A mela 'Mount Fuji-ta-Mai Kolachi' will be organized from Jan 14 to 18 here at the Danish Gah. The five-day event will be held under the auspices of the Pakistan-Japan Cultural Association (PCJA), Sindh. ... KARACHI: 10,000 children born with deformities every year KARACHI, Jan 7: No less than 10,000 babies with cleft palate, a serious congenital deformity, are born each year to Pakistani mothers suffering from iron and folic acid deficiencies. ... KARACHI: Private varsities told to make education affordable KARACHI, Jan 7: The Sindh Education Minister, Dr Hamida Khuhro, on Friday urged the private sector universities and degree awarding institutes to provide education at affordable cost and not to limit their services to the elite class only. ... KARACHI: Solidarity expressed with disaster victims KARACHI, Jan 7: As elsewhere in the country, Youm-i-Dua was observed in Karachi on Friday to express solidarity with the victims of the tsunami of South and South East Asia. ... KARACHI: Beggars throng city streets KARACHI, Jan 7: The powerful beggars' Mafia of the city, which never falls short of innovative tricks to loot citizens, has come up with another novel way to fleece them in broad daylight. ... KARACHI: Man found dead in Korangi KARACHI, Jan 7: Body of a middle-aged man, with his throat slit, was found at a derelict place in Korangi Industrial Area on Friday. ... LAHORE: Drug Act to be amended in three months - Sale of spurious medicines LAHORE, Jan 7: Health Minister Dr Tahir Ali Javed told the Punjab Assembly here on Friday that Drug Act, 1976, would be amended in around three months ... LAHORE: LHC orders being defied LAHORE, Jan 7: The tendency among some government officials to defy the Lahore High Court orders persists as is evident from a good number of petitions filed against such functionaries, predominantly belonging to the police department, in 2004. ... LAHORE: Five held with arms LAHORE, Jan 7: Police commandos aided by intelligence officials conducted a raid on two houses in Harbanspura and rounded up five men after an exchange of fire on Friday evening. ... LAHORE: Body fails to submit report on Lahore Fort LAHORE, Jan 7: The District Coordination Officer Committee on Friday failed to submit its report proposing measures for the protection of the Lahore Fort against decay to the Punjab Environment Protection Tribunal for the second consecutive hearing ... LAHORE: Guard dies as friends set him on fire LAHORE, Jan 7: A security guard died from burn wounds when his friend allegedly poured petrol over him and set him on fire in Old Anarkali here on Friday. ... PESHAWAR: ANP wants FCR amended PESHAWAR, Jan 7: The Awami National Party (ANP) has demanded that the government should amend the Frontier Crimes Regulations (FCR) in line with the aspirations of the people of tribal areas. ... PESHAWAR: Additional grant plea ignored PESHAWAR, Jan 7: The NWFP government's efforts to secure additional funds from the centre to offset the impact of increased annual salary bill failed as the federal government did not pay heed to its requests, official sources said. ... PESHAWAR: PMA demands arrest, ATC trial of culprits - Alleged rape of lady doctor in Sui PESHAWAR, Jan 7: Expressing deep concern and anguish over alleged rape of a lady doctor in the Sui area, Balochistan, the Pakistan Medical Association has demanded immediate arrest of the culprits and their trial in an anti-terrorism court. ... PESHAWAR: Teachers to boycott classes today PESHAWAR, Jan 7: The Peshawar University Teachers' Association (PUTA) has announced that it will boycott classes on Saturday against the Peshawar University Teachers' Tenure Track Statutes, 2005, (PUTTTS) . ... PESHAWAR: Governor wants varsities free of politics PESHAWAR, Jan 7: Governor Iftikhar Hussain Shah has stressed the need for initiatives to ensure proper atmosphere in educational institutions with special focus on faculty development in all respects. ... PESHAWAR: EDOs given motorcycles PESHAWAR, Jan 7: NWFP Health Minister Inayatullah Khan formally handed over 100 motorcycles to the executive district officers of the health department for better supervision of immunization programme in the province. ... MARDAN: Bar polls on 15th MARDAN, Jan 7: The District Bar Association of Mardan will elect its office-bearers for the year 2005 on January 15. Senior advocate and former Awami National Party (ANP) leader, Syed Shahzad Gul Bachaa, would be the Election Commissioner (EC). ... HYDERABAD: Revival of fishing licence system demanded HYDERABAD, Jan 7: The Pakistan Fisher folks Forum, Manchhar Lake unit, has urged the Sindh government to restore the licence system and acknowledge the right of fishermen to catch fish in sweet water lakes ... HYDERABAD: Psychiatry institute's plot given to CPSP HYDERABAD, Jan 7: The Sindh health department has handed over 4,125 square yards land of the Sir Cowasjee Jehangir Institute of Psychiatry to the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Pakistan for setting up its regional office ... HYDERABAD: Major Sindh cities hit by acute water crisis HYDERABAD, Jan 7: Residents of major cities and towns of Sindh are facing an acute water shortage in the wake of receding Indus River. There is no water for drinking, cooking, ablution and bathing in Hyderabad and Sukkur ... HARIPUR: Case registered against couple: Torture of 11-year-old girl HARIPUR, Jan 7: Police here on Thursday registered a case against the employers of an 11-year-old maid who was allegedly subjected to physical torture. ... LARKANA: Demand for arrest of killers of protesters - Qambar remains shut LARKANA, Jan 7: A complete strike was observed in Qambar and hundreds of people marched on main roads of the town here on Friday, demanding arrest of police officers allegedly involved in the killing of four protesting residents. ... ISLAMABAD: SC acquits five convicts in murder case ISLAMABAD, Jan 7: The Supreme Court on Friday acquitted five convicts in a double murder case by giving them the benefit of doubt. ... KARACHI: Saleemuzzaman Siddiqui remembered KARACHI, Jan 7: The Nazim Karachi, Niamatullah Khan, paying tributes to the late Dr Saleemuzzaman Siddiqui, said he was not only a great scientist but a great benefactor of Pakistan and the Pakistani nation. ...

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