10 January 2005 Monday 28 Ziqa'ad 1425 KARACHI: Ibad claims complete normalcy in city - Sea festival ends KARACHI, Jan 9: Singers on the last day of the three-day Sindh Sea Festival on Sunday presented folk songs and dances while a smart team of Pakistan Navy demonstrated judo karate and a dramatic rescue operation in which helicopters were also used. ... KARACHI: Cases of 47 sealed buildings sent to SHC - KBCA gets tough KARACHI, Jan 9: The Karachi Building Control Authority (KBCA) has referred the cases of 47 sealed buildings to the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) and the Sindh High Court with requests to confiscate the properties of their builders ... KARACHI: Educational facilities promised to people hit by LEW project KARACHI, Jan 9: The Sindh government will extend all possible assistance in the provision of the best possible educational facilities for the children of the shiftees of the Lyari Expressway Rehabilitation Project. ... KARACHI: Students clean 19th century Wallace Bridge KARACHI, Jan 9: In an attempt to create a sense of responsibility among Karachiites for protection of the fast depleting and diminishing landmarks of the metropolis ... KARACHI: Maidservant receives burn injuries KARACHI, Jan 9: A maidservant was badly injured after she burnt herself at a bungalow in CP Barar Society on Saturday. Police said Asiya, 16, was brought to the Civil Hospital with 98 per cent burn injuries. ... KARACHI: Women artisans inaugurate crafts shop KARACHI, Jan 9: It was heart warming to see that instead of a minister or any other VIP two senior craftswomen - Gulshan Bibi from Haripur and Bismillah Begum from Landhi ... KARACHI: NAB summons Sabzi Mandi records KARACHI, Jan 9: The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) has summoned all the records dealing with allotment of shops and auction sheds in the New Sabzi Mandi. The records pertain to the period from 2002 onwards. ... KARACHI: Recounting of votes suspended KARACHI, Jan 9: The newly appointed returning officer of the Arts Council elections, Raeesuddin Paracha, postponed the recounting of votes on Sunday afternoon when applicants boycotted the process. ... KARACHI: Baloch leader was killed after police withdrawal KARACHI, Jan 9: The killing of renowned Baloch leader Anwar Bhaijan took place after the withdrawal of the police and other law enforcement agencies from the Kalakot locality where they had been deployed for a crackdown on criminals ... KARACHI: Dearth of candidates for higher posts KARACHI, Jan 9: In view of the acute shortage of applicants against grades 20, 19 and 18 vacancies, the Sindh Public Service Commission (SPSC) has suggested the government to introduce improved financial packages ... SIALKOT: Bandits 'ruled' Sialkot in 2004 SIALKOT, Jan 9: The entire Sialkot district remained in the grip of heinous crimes during the year 2004. Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal's local leader and MPA Arshad Mahmood Baggu claimed that the police miserably failed in controlling the rising trend of crimes in Sialkot. ... LAHORE: Lahore to be made 'biggest kite-flying city in world' LAHORE, Jan 9: Basant this year would be celebrated with traditional enthusiasm to highlight country's image at international level. This was stated by Lahore Basant Festival organizer Syed Zulfiqar Hussain at a press conference here on Sunday. ... LAHORE: Ban on two-stroke rickshaws opposed LAHORE, Jan 9: The Punjab Muttahida Rickshaw Taxi Drivers Union has urged the government to solve the rickshaw noise and smoke pollution problems by replacing faulty silencers and controlling the sale of 'refined' mobil oil instead of imposing a ban on two- stroke rickshaws. ... LAHORE: JI's plea to cancel Basant LAHORE, Jan 9: The Jamaat-i-Islami has appealed to the government to cancel Basant celebrations this year for mourning tsunami victims. Speaking at a press conference here on Sunday ... LAHORE: Sacrificial animals reaching market LAHORE, Jan 9: Sacrificial animals have started arriving in the provincial metropolis and are being unloaded in and around the animal market near the Kot Kamboh Slaughterhouse on the Bund Road. ... PESHAWAR: Facilities for police personnel sought PESHAWAR, Jan 9: Lack of transport, accommodation, training and communication facilities have been cited as major reasons for an unimpressive performance of the NWFP police. ... PESHAWAR: Slain SI buried with police honours PESHAWAR, Jan 9: Sub-inspector Safdar Zaman, killed in an encounter with a proclaimed offender in Haripur on Friday night, was laid to rest in a graveyard near Choi in Khanpur with full police honour on Saturday. ... PESHAWAR: Increase in penalty proposed for traffic violation PESHAWAR, Jan 9: The city traffic police have proposed enhancing penalty for offenders to curb traffic rules violation, officials said. ... PESHAWAR: Public prosecutors complain of neglect PESHAWAR, Jan 9: The NWFP government has overlooked the prosecution service in the Access to Justice Programme as the public prosecutors lack proper service structure and other required facilities. ... HYDERABAD: Council divided over city district issue HYDERABAD, Jan 9: Rural and urban members of the district council appeared sharply divided at a session of the council on Saturday on two proposals relating to formation of a city district government. ... MULTAN: Rs13.8m to be spent on feasibility - Multan master plan MULTAN, Jan 9: The City Tehsil Municipal Administration will spend Rs13.8 million on the preparation of a feasibility report for a master plan of the city. ... HYDERABAD: Plan for primary teachers' training HYDERABAD, Jan 9: Sindh Education Minister Dr Hamida Khuhro has said the Sindh government is planning capacity building of teachers by providing effective training to them to improve the standard of education. ... HYDERABAD: Collapse of sewerage system stirs protest HYDERABAD, Jan 9: Residents of Pathan Goth, Giddu Naka, including women and children, held a demonstration outside the press club here on Sunday to protest against collapse of sewerage system in the city, especially in their area. ... HYDERABAD: Proposal to bifurcate Hyderabad opposed HYDERABAD, Jan 9: People's Party Parliamentarians leader Mohammad Usman Kennedy has opposed the proposed division of Hyderabad district and warned that his party will use its democratic right to resist the move. ... HYDERABAD: Book on Sindh culture launched HYDERABAD, Jan 9: Noted scholar Dr N. A. Baloch's book on "Sindh: A Study of Culture" was launched at a ceremony organized by the Pakistan Study Centre, University of Sindh, on Saturday. ... GUJRAT: Whereabouts of ex-MNA's killers still not known GUJRAT, Jan 9: Lalamusa Sadar police could not arrest till Sunday any of the nominated accused involved in the killing of former MNA Syed Manzoor Hussain Shah and three aides. ... HARIPUR: Admission-seeker threatens self-immolation HARIPUR, Jan 9: A student has threatened to commit self-immolation if he is not given admission to medical college on a seat reserved for his area in all the professional institution of the NWFP. ... FAISALABAD: Body to resolve DBA issue FAISALABAD, Jan 9: A three-member committee has been constituted to resolve the issue of district bar association. Former DBA president Muhammad Amin Shad, ex-MPA Talib Hussain Advocate, and Chaudhry Safdar Hussain are the members ... QUETTA: Lady doctor's statement recorded QUETTA, Jan 9: Police have established contact with Dr Shazia Khalid in Karachi and recorded her statement on the incident that occurred in Sui last week. ... SWABI: Mobilization campaign for anti-polio drive SWABI, Jan 9: Unicef has launched a campaign to raise awareness, especially of women, about polio and the importance of its eradication, according to a Unicef official. ... MANSEHRA: Highway blocked to protest killing MANSEHRA, Jan 9: One person was killed and three others injured when a speeding pick-up loaded with smuggled timber collided with another pick-up in the Punjab Chowk on the Karakoram Highway early Sunday morning. ... KHAIRPUR: Three school boys down in drain KHAIRPUR, Jan 9: Three school students drowned in an open manhole in Osta Gahi Mohalla, one of the most thickly populated areas of the city, on Sunday. ... DADU: Skin disease: 300 new cases reported DADU, Jan 9: The Dadu Civil Hospital and the Mehar Taluka Hospital received on Sunday about 300 cases of the skin disease cutaneous leishmaniasis. ... SANGHAR: 11-year-old girl alleges torture by father-in-law SANGHAR, Jan 9: An 11-year-old girl has alleged that she has been tortured by her father-in-law in her village, Chak No97 on the Head Jamrao road. ... SUKKUR: Water shortage persists in Sukkur SUKKUR, Jan 9: The city has been facing an acute shortage of water for nine days and the taluka council has failed to supply water to people. ... GUJRAT: Human smuggling 'far from over' GUJRAT, Jan 9: The Federal Investigation Agency has failed to curb the menace of human trafficking, which has recently led to death of six youths desirous of going to Greece. ... MULTAN: Factory to be shifted from residential area MULTAN, Jan 9: The district council has passed a resolution demanding shifting of a plastic manufacturing factory from the New Multan (residential) area to either outside the city limits or in the industrial estate. ... GUJRAT: Gujrat becomes rich man's land GUJRAT, Jan 9: A first glance at the palatial houses in the district cast a spell on people, who can't resist scratching their brains for coming up with a rough estimate of their costs. ...

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