12 January 2005 Wednesday 01 Zilhaj 1425 KARACHI: High-level moot decides to expedite uplift work - Impediments to be removed KARACHI, Jan 11: A high-level meeting here on Tuesday took stock of the impediments in the way of ongoing development schemes, and decided that all encroachments coming in the way of construction of Hino Chowk ... KARACHI: Seniority list of teachers being prepared KARACHI, Jan 11: The seniority lists for all categories of teachers are being prepared with great care and vigilance, said the Executive District Officer (EDO) Education of the city government on Tuesday. ... KARACHI: PPP leaders support fishermen in FCS row KARACHI, Jan 11: The PPP legislators from Lyari Town have supported the elected representatives of the Fishermen Cooperative Society on the issue of future leadership. ... KARACHI: City Council opposes Aga Khan Board KARACHI, Jan 11: The City Council Karachi on Tuesday bitterly criticised establishment of the Aga Khan Education Board and said it was an attempt to change the national education system on secular lines. ... KARACHI: Urdu varsity to issue fresh admission lists KARACHI, Jan 11: The Federal Urdu University for Arts, Sciences and Technology has decided to issue another merit list for admissions to various departments of the university, said sources on the campus. ... KARACHI: Change in academic schedule rejected KARACHI, Jan 11: The All Private Schools Management Association (Apsma), Sindh, has opposed the Sindh education department's move to change the date of commencement of the academic session in schools of the province. ... KARACHI: Concern over sea pollution KARACHI, Jan 11: A non governmental organization working for environmental protection has expressed concern over the increasing pollution in the Arabian Sea, and has urged the government to take steps to protect the marine life. ... KARACHI: Doctors urged to help curb consumption of tobacco KARACHI, Jan 11: Health professionals have urged family physicians and general practitioners to put in their best efforts in discouraging tobacco consumption by educating their visiting patients on the hazards involved. ... KARACHI: A book on non-killing launched KARACHI, Jan 11: Urdu translation of Glenn Paige's book Nonkilling Global Political Science--Halakat Gurez Almi Ilm-i-Siasat was launched at the Institute of International Affairs on Monday. ... KARACHI: Burn victim records another statement KARACHI, Jan 11: Asiya, a maid who was brought to hospital with serious burns on Sunday, recorded another statement before a judicial magistrate at Civil Hospital here on Tuesday. ... KARACHI: Gangster remanded in police custody KARACHI, Jan 11: Shoaib Khan was further remanded on Tuesday to police for interrogation in a double murder case by a judicial magistrate of district South. ... LAHORE: PGMI's fate hangs in the balance LAHORE, Jan 11: The Punjab government has failed to solve the administrative and developmental issues of the Postgraduate Medical Institute and the Services Institute of Medical Sciences. ... LAHORE: Pervaiz Elahi's father dies LAHORE, Jan 11: Chaudhry Manzoor Elahi, the father of Chief Minister Pervaiz Elahi and uncle and father-in-law of PML president Shujaat Husain, died here of a cardiac arrest on Tuesday morning. He was 90. ... LAHORE: Rs1.59m in cash snatched in five hits LAHORE, Jan 11: Four gunmen snatched Rs600,000 in cash from a businessman in Jehanzeb Block of Allama Iqbal Town on Tuesday. ... LAHORE: Nerve-racking crime in 2004 LAHORE, Jan 11: Dacoits and robbers killed 40 people and plundered public property worth around Rs1.5 billion in the provincial metropolis in 2004. ... LAHORE: Payback to co-op victims complete LAHORE, Jan 11: Punjab National Accountability Bureau Director-General Maj-Gen Muhammad Masood Aslam has said that the bureau has completed total payback of deposits of up to Rs0.5 million ... LAHORE: Amir Munir named in another fraud LAHORE, Jan 11: The Punjab Anti-Corruption Establishment on Tuesday nominated Ravi Town Nazim Amir Munir in another FIR for embezzlement of Rs4 million in a streetlight contract. ... LAHORE: Grade 17-22 promotions questioned LAHORE, Jan 11: A recent Lahore High Court judgment which holds that departmental examination and training is necessary for promotion to the next grade ... LAHORE: Abdul Qadir's bail extended LAHORE, Jan 11: The Lahore High Court on Tuesday allowed former test cricketer Abdul Qadir a period up to Feb 7 to strike a compromise with Syed Sabtain Ali on the dispute of payment on a property deal. ... PESHAWAR: Registration must for clinics - Govt PESHAWAR, Jan 11: The NWFP Health Regulatory Authority (HRA) has asked the medical practitioners to register their clinics by Jan 31 or face action, officials said. ... PESHAWAR: Online hospital project PESHAWAR, Jan 11: The NWFP minister for science and technology, Hussain Ahmed Kanju, on Tuesday said that the government had approved online hospital management in the province and for the purpose LRH ... PESHAWAR: Child protection group alarmed over maid servant's torture PESHAWAR, Jan 11: A child protection group has urged the government to award exemplary punishment to people involved in the alleged torture of an 11-year-old housemaid in Haripur district. ... HYDERABAD: Division of Hyderabad district criticized HYDERABAD, Jan 11: The Sindh Taraqi Pasand Party has opposed the creation of new districts in Sindh, saying the division of Hyderabad district on ethnic lines will prove disastrous. ... HYDERABAD: Councillors back city district HYDERABAD, Jan 11: Three councillors of the Qasimabad taluka have supported the formation of city government in Hyderabad, claiming only the vested interests are opposing the move. ... HYDERABAD: Police not cooperating with safety commissions - Home secretary told HYDERABAD, Jan 11: A delegation of six chairpersons of the District Public Safety and Police Complaint Commission has complained to Sindh Home Secretary Ghulam Mohammad Mohtaram that the district police officers ... TOBA TEK SINGH: Govt urged not to follow WTO deals TOBA TEK SINGH, Jan 11: The Pakistan Kisaan Committee (PKC) convention has urged the government not to abide by the WTO agreements as this will debilitate the agriculture sector which is already in crisis. ... SIALKOT: DHQ hospital to have incinerators SIALKOT, Jan 11: The district government will soon install incinerators at the District Headquarters Hospital for burning solid waste of government hospitals and private clinics. ... FAISALABAD: Two robbers killed in 'encounters' FAISALABAD, Jan 11: Two bandits were killed, one injured seriously and one of their accomplices was rounded up in two 'encounters' here on Tuesday. ... GUJRANWALA: Medical officer dismissed from service GUJRANWALA, Jan 11: A medical officer of the District Headquarters Hospital was dismissed from service on Tuesday for his involvement in humiliation of two nurses at a ward. ... QUETTA: BBA asks lawyers not to attend courts - Sexual assault on woman doctor QUETTA, Jan 11: Political and social activists and tribal elders have condemned the sexual assault on a woman doctor in Sui and the Balochistan Bar Association has asked lawyers not to attend courts on Wednesday ... QUETTA: SMM activists held QUETTA, Jan 11: Police arrested dozens of activists of the Sibi Muttahida Mahaz (SMM) and two MPAs of the Pukhtunkhwa Milli Awami Party for demanding the restoration of the old status of Sibi by separating Lehri tehsil from it. ... SANGHAR: Jirga fines man, son - Torture of girl SANGHAR, Jan 11: A jirga on Tuesday fined the husband, Dholan Chandio, and father-in-law, Buggoo Chandio, of an 11-year-old girl Rs20,000 for torturing her and breaking her limbs. ... HARIPUR: Three policemen suspended HARIPUR, Jan 11: The district police officer Haripur has suspended two constables and a head constable in sub inspector's murder case and sent them to quarter guard as a punishment here on Tuesday, official sources said. ... KHAIRPUR: 24 resign from union council KHAIRPUR, Jan 11: The nazim, naib nazim and 22 councillors of the Bukhari Union Council on Tuesday resigned to protest against the death of three children who fell in an open manhole. ... SIALKOT: Sialkot, Kasur bar members elected SIALKOT, Jan 11: The annual elections of the district bar association (DBA) completed here on Tuesday. According to the results, Mehmood Ahmad Bhatti was elected president by defeating ex-chief Munawar Hussain Warraich. ... GUJRAT: Crime rate in Gujrat on the rise GUJRAT, Jan 11: Residents of Gujrat have expressed their grave concern over the fresh wave of heinous crime during the first 10 days of 2005. ...

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