16 January 2005 Sunday 05 Zilhaj 1425 KARACHI: Nazim highlights steps to contain pollution KARACHI, Jan 15: City Nazim Niamatullah Khan has said that every possible step would be taken to control environmental pollution which is proving harmful to people, especially the young generation, and causing an increase in various diseases. ... SUKKUR: LPG cylinder catches fire, eight injured SUKKUR, Jan 15: Eight people, including two women, sustained serious burn injuries when fire broke out at the Jinnah Chowk here on Saturday because of a leaking liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) cylinder. ... KARACHI: Air chief visits Korangi Creek KARACHI, Jan 15: The chief of the Air Staff, Air Chief Marshal Kaleem Saadat, said on Saturday that it was the moral obligation of PAF personnel to concentrate on their professional assignments and contribute to the mission of the air force. ... KARACHI: Protest at Urdu varsity widens KARACHI, Jan 15: The ongoing protest of faculty members against the alleged manhandling of a few of their colleagues by a group of students on the Federal Urdu University of Arts, Sciences and Technology (FUUAST) ... KARACHI: Nature Carnival today KARACHI, Jan 15: The 'Nature Carnival for 2005', a regular annual feature of the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF - Pakistan) will be held at the PAF Museum on Sunday ... KARACHI: EU mission to visit fish harbour KARACHI, Jan 15: The European Union (EU) Mission will visit the Fish Harbour from Jan 25 to Feb 2 to assess the quality of fish and fishery products, being exported to the EU countries. ... KARACHI: FSC upholds conviction in rape case KARACHI, Jan 15: A full bench of the Federal Shariat Court, comprising Chief Justice Chudhary Ejaz Yousuf, Justice Dr. Fida Mohammad Khan and Justice S.A Rabbani, dismissed an appeal of two boys in a rape case ... KARACHI: 3 vans given to Saddar police KARACHI, Jan 15: Community policing will be introduced in every town of the city as it has produced excellent results in the maintenance of law and order. ... KARACHI: IO directed to submit charge sheet KARACHI, Jan 15: Justice Amir Hani Muslim of the Sindh High Court, who is also administrative judge of the Anti-Terrorism Courts in Karachi, on Saturday directed the investigation officer to submit charge-sheet against seven bandits ... KARACHI: Five men shot dead in city KARACHI, Jan 15: Three people were shot dead at a shop in Liaquatabad on Saturday evening by unidentified masked motorcyclists. ... ISLAMABAD: LHC upholds lower court verdict in church case ISLAMABAD, Jan 15: The Lahore High Court Rawalpindi Bench has upheld the decision of a lower court that dismissed a petition against allotment of land by the Capital Development Authority for construction of a church in Sector G-8/2. ... ISLAMABAD: Unplanned urbanization causing negative factors: report ISLAMABAD, Jan 15: "The unplanned urbanization in Pakistan is contributing to increased crime, violence and civil unrest in large cities and towns," says the latest official study conducted by the NWFP government. ... LAHORE: Restoration of octroi, zila tax ruled out - No decision on administrators - Daniyal LAHORE, Jan 15; National Reconstruction Bureau chairman Daniyal Aziz has ruled out the possibility of restoration of octroi and 'zila' tax and said no decision has been taken regarding appointment of administrators in the district governments. ... LAHORE: Govt asked not to ban two-stroke rickshaws LAHORE, Jan 15: The Lahore Auto-Rickshaw Vendors Association and the All Punjab Rickshaw Taxi Unions Federation have urged the government to postpone the ban on manufacture of two-stroke rickshaw ... LAHORE: Change in weather expected LAHORE, Jan 15: The peak winter season has slipped by with a little chance of weather becoming biting after Jan 15 in the central and southern Punjab areas. ... LAHORE: Low gas pressure in Lahore LAHORE, Jan 15: Domestic and commercial gas consumers from various localities of the city complained of low pressure on Saturday during peak hours. ... LAHORE: Carpet city planned in Sundar estate LAHORE, Jan 15: The Punjab government is establishing a carpet city spread over an area of 150 acres in the second phase of the Sundar Industrial Estate. ... PESHAWAR: Anti-polio campaign gets poor response PESHAWAR, Jan 15: Low participation of women vaccinators in some areas, non-cooperation of local administrations and lack of coordination between vaccinating teams are main factors affecting the campaign to eliminate polio in the NWFP. ... PESHAWAR: Utilization of development funds gathers pace PESHAWAR, Jan 15: The NWFP government has recorded improvement in its development expenditure during the second quarter of the current financial year in comparison with the first three months' expenditure position, according to official sources. ... HYDERABAD: Steps to improve quality of education being taken - CM HYDERABAD, Jan 15: Sindh Chief Minister Dr Arbab Ghulam Rahim has said his government is paying attention to improvement of quality of education. ... HYDERABAD: Poetry collection launched HYDERABAD, Jan 15: Sindh Secretary for Information Mehtab Akbar Rashdi has said that the Sindhi society has started accepting the role of women in every walk of life. ... QUETTA: People asked to play role against 'dictators' QUETTA, Jan 15: The president of the National Party, Dr. Abdul Hayee Baloch has expressed deep concern over the situation in Balochistan and urged upon all political parties, nationalist forces, lawyers, and labour and human rights organizations to play an effective role ... KOHAT: Students' protest KOHAT, Jan 15: The students of Government Polytechnic College blocked the Kohat Rawalpindi road for several hours on Saturday to protest against the arrest of a fellow student by the law-enforcement agencies. ... FAISALABAD: Development funds re-allocated ahead of LB elections FAISALABAD, Jan 15: The city tehsil municipal administration has re-allocated the annual development budget by shifting huge amounts from one head to other and abandoned some uplift schemes. ... DADU: Doctors visit skin disease-hit areas DADU, Jan 15: On the directives of the Sindh chief minister, eight teams of doctors from the Liaquat University of Medical and Health Sciences are examining skin patients at hospitals and medical camps ... KHAIRPUR: Villagers protest against Hesco KHAIRPUR, Jan 15: Two protest demonstrations were held against Hesco by residents of Khanpur and Kot Laloo on Saturday. Villagers of Khanpur, Kingri taluka, held a demonstration in Pir-Jo-Goth. ... NAWABSHAH: Passengers robbed on highway NAWABSHAH, Jan 15: Passengers of a bus were robbed on the National Highway near Mir Khan Leghari village on Saturday. Five unidentified highwaymen forced a Jacobabad-bound commuter bus, coming from Karachi, to stop near the village. ... SUKKUR: 120 suspects held in operation - Kidnapping of judges SUKKUR, Jan 15: About 120 people, 20 of them women, were arrested from various villages of Rustam, Kot Shahoo and Mehmoodabad police stations on Saturday during a massive operation conducted by Rangers and police to recover two kidnapped judges. ...

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