15 January 2005 Saturday 04 Zilhaj 1425 KARACHI: Cold response to lease offer perturbs nazim KARACHI, Jan 14: To the utter surprise of many of those present at a ceremony held on Friday evening to award lease of their dwellings in katchi abadis ... KARACHI: Nepra okays power sale contract KARACHI, Jan 14: The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority has approved the tariff proposed by the Defence Housing Authority Cogeneration Ltd for sale of power to the Karachi Electric Supply Corporation. ... KARACHI: Lawyers go to polls today KARACHI, Jan 14: Lawyers across the province will elect their representatives to the 42-member Sindh Bar Council for the 2004-2009 term on Saturday. ... KARACHI: Muttahida activists acquitted in Raad case KARACHI, Jan 14: The additional district and sessions judge, South, Syed Saeed Hasan, acquitted 10 workers of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement in the Iqbal Raad murder case. ... KARACHI: Five private hospitals agree to have MLOs KARACHI, Jan 14: Private sector hospitals have agreed in principle to make all necessary arrangements with regard to the availability of medico-legal services and appointment of medico-legal officers to help the government ... KARACHI: KU teachers oppose Aga Khan board KARACHI, Jan 14: The Executive Council of the Karachi University Teachers Society (KUTS) on Friday expressed concern over establishment of the Aga Khan Education Board ... KARACHI: Police complain about lack of manpower: Controlling street crimes KARACHI, Jan 14: Financial and manpower constraints are badly hampering the performance of the police in effectively dealing with street crimes. ... KARACHI: 14 new post offices set up in Karachi KARACHI, Jan 14: Deputy Postmaster General, Karachi Postal Region-1, Jamil Ahmed said on Friday that 14 new post offices has been set up in Karachi on the directives of Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz and Minister for Communications Shamim Siddiqui. ... KARACHI: CM lays foundation of mosque in Clifton KARACHI, Jan 14: Sindh Chief Minister Dr Arbab Ghulam Rahim here on Friday laid the foundation of Jamia Masjid Baitul Islam in Clifton area. ... KARACHI: No school upgraded so far under Deep KARACHI, Jan 14: The scheme pertaining to upgrade of 1,200 primary schools in Sindh to elementary level under the Asian Development Bank-funded Decentralized Elementary Education Project (Deep) was moving at snail's pace ... KARACHI: Woman gives birth to quadruplets KARACHI, Jan 14: The city, in a span of not more than one month, witnessed another birth of quadruplets at a local hospital in Nazimabad area on Thursday evening ... KARACHI: SMS to check vehicles' status KARACHI, Jan 14: The Anti-Car Lifting Cell of the police department on Friday launched an automated short messaging service (SMS) for seeking information about the status of a vehicle. ... KARACHI: Urdu varsity session may be delayed KARACHI, Jan 14: Classes for newly admitted students of BSc (Honours), MSc (Previous) and BS programmes are unlikely to commence at the Federal Urdu University of Arts ... KARACHI: Three shot dead KARACHI, Jan 14: Bullet-riddled body of a woman was found in a gunny bag in airport police limits on Friday. Nusrat Chaudhry, 35, was the mother of two and had been associated with social work in Jauhar Square in Gulistan-i-Jauhar ... LAHORE: ISO activists attack Lahore Press Club; 148 arrested LAHORE, Jan 14: Imamia Students Organization activists protesting against the assassination of Syed Agha Ziauddin Rizvi on Friday attacked the Lahore Press Club with brickbats injuring journalists and motorists ... LAHORE: Two buses set afire, four damaged after accident LAHORE, Jan 14: Protesters burnt two buses and damaged another four after a motorcyclist was run over in Garhi Shahu on Friday. Police said Muhammad Younus of Baghbanpura was on his way home when a New Khan Metro bus hit him. ... LAHORE: Police come under fire at Punjab PA LAHORE, Jan 14: The Friday's sitting of the Punjab Assembly was unique in the history of the house, as it started almost in time. It had become a routine that the sitting would begin with a delay of at least half an hour ... LAHORE: PPSC report presented in house LAHORE, Jan 14: Selection for posts of the local government officials in grade 16 and 17 should be made through the Punjab Public Service Commission, suggests the annual report of the PPSC. ... PESHAWAR: PA admits motion against adviser PESHAWAR, Jan 14: The NWFP Assembly has admitted an adjournment motion against the remarks made by Dr Mohammad Tufail Hashmi, adviser to the Federal Shariat Court, against the Hudood laws in his book on the Hudood Ordinance, 1979. ... PESHAWAR: 'NWFP can't face emergencies' PESHAWAR, Jan 14: Some experts have said that the province does not have the prerequisites of dealing with an eventuality be it an earthquake, an act of terrorism or any other disaster. ... PESHAWAR: Project to protect cranes planned PESHAWAR, Jan 14: The number of cranes flying over NWFP and staying here during mild days is declining, as their hunting is on the rise. ... PESHAWAR: 'Railways employees to get 303 plots' PESHAWAR, Jan 14: The Pakistan Railways have 303 residential plots in Hayatabad township which would be allotted to its employees after necessary formalities are fulfilled. ... PESHAWAR: Gas supply from Gurgury soon PESHAWAR, Jan 14: The Gurgury gas field, situated in Karak district of NWFP, is expected to start supplying gas on commercial basis in a week's time, helping the Sui Northern Gas Pipeline Limited (SNGPL) to partially resolve the problem of gas shortage ... PESHAWAR: PHC issues notice on habeas corpus plea PESHAWAR, Jan 14: The Peshawar High Court on Friday put the NWFP advocate-general and the deputy attorney-general on notice in a habeas corpus petition challenging the alleged detention of a student for about a year ... PESHAWAR: Two brothers convicted of murder PESHAWAR, Jan 14: An additional district and sessions judge on Friday convicted two brothers of murder and sentenced one of them to death and the other to life imprisonment. ... PESHAWAR: Better TB detection stressed PESHAWAR, Jan 14: Speakers at a workshop here on Thursday called upon laboratory technicians to upgrade their skills and techniques in detecting TB cases. ... HYDERABAD: Execution of water schemes in limbo HYDERABAD, Jan 14: Execution of water supply and drainage schemes under the governor's package remains in limbo even after release of Rs100 million by the Sindh government because a project director has not been appointed as yet. ... THATTA: Employees want mill reopened THATTA, Jan 14: Employees of the Thatta Sugar Mills held a protest demonstration here on Friday, demanding acceptance of their demands. Their demands include payment of golden handshake amount and other dues ... NAUSHAHRO FEROZE: Man kills wife over karo-kari NAUSHAHRO FEROZE, Jan 14: A man killed his wife on the pretext of karo-kari in Kirir Khoso village near Moro on Thursday night. Suhbat Khoso hit the head of his wife, Hajran alias Daahi, with a stick and then strangulated her in their house. ... SUKKUR: Four kidnapped SUKKUR, Jan 14: A woman, her daughter and two sons were kidnapped by armed men wearing police uniforms from their house near the Chachar railway station in the Garhi Khairo area of Jacobabad district on Thursday. ... RAWALPINDI: 32 arrested, granted bail in clash with police RAWALPINDI, Jan 14: Thirty-two activists of Tehrik Nifaz Fiqah Jaffriya Pakistan were arrested on Friday when they clashed with the Islamabad police during a demonstration held to condemn the killing of a Shia leader. Eight policemen were also injured. ... QUETTA: 15 more held over Sibi status protest QUETTA, Jan 14: Police have arrested 15 more activists of the Sibi Muttahida Mahaz for staging demonstrations and giving a shutter-down strike call for Saturday. ... LARKANA: Strike observed in Qambar LARKANA, Jan 14: Responding to the call of the Citizens' Action Committee, a complete strike was observed in Qambar on Friday, pressing the government to arrest policemen involved in the killing of four people. ... SUKKUR: 13 dolphins rescued SUKKUR, Jan 14: Officials of the Sindh Wildlife Department, Lahore Zoo and WWF-Pakistan launched a join rescue operation to trace strayed Indus dolphins in the Khirthar Canal on Friday. ... SWABI: Thieves cutting shisham trees SWABI, Jan 14: The massive illegal cutting of shisham trees on Topi-Maini road have irked the Islahi Jirga members who want to see those involved in the crime punished. ... KOHAT: APCA calls for acceptance of demands KOHAT, Jan 14: The All Pakistan Clerks' Association has threatened that its members will take their protest to the streets if the federal government does not implement its charter of demands by March. ... BAHAWALPUR: Game warden held for poaching BAHAWALPUR, Jan 14: An honorary game warden and his four companions were arrested on the charge of poaching and firing at game department's officials and Rangers in Cholistan on Thursday. ... FAISALABAD: Faisalabad TMA fleecing masses FAISALABAD, Jan 14: The Tehsil Municipal Administration (city) and the Water and Sanitation Agency (Wasa) burdened the people with heavy fee imposed on the entry of sacrificial animals in the city. ... GUJRANWALA: Entire tax branch staff suspended GUJRANWALA, Jan 14: The entire staff of the city tehsil council tax and license branch, including an assistant collector, were suspended on the charge of absence from duty. ... DADU: Medicines donated for skin disease victims DADU, Jan 14: EDO Health Dr Dhani Bux Thebo has said that about 2,682 patients of the leishmaniasis skin disease have been reported in the district from Dec 31 to Jan 14. ... KARACHI: Pakistan-Japan folk mela opens KARACHI, Jan 14: A large number of people accompanied by their children visited a folk Mela, "Mount Fuji ta Mai Kulachi", that was inaugurated at The Danishgah, here on Friday evening. ... ISLAMABAD: Rally held to protest against cut in UC seats ISLAMABAD, Jan 14: Women councillors and members of civil society groups held a rally here on Friday to protest against the government's decision to reduce the number of union council (UC) seats from 21 to 13. ...

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