21 January 2005 Friday 10 Zilhaj 1425 Eid prayer timings KARACHI, Jan 19: The Eidul Azha prayers will be offered at hundreds of Eidgahs, mosques and Imambargahs throughout the city. ... Police on red alert KARACHI, Jan 20: Sindh Inspector-General Syed Kamal Shah has ordered the police to remain on red alert and take extraordinary security measures during Eid-ul-Azha. ... QUETTA: Jobless youths end hunger strike QUETTA, Jan 20: The jobless engineers and agriculture graduates, who were on hunger strike unto death since January 15, ended their protest on the assurance of a provincial minister who said that the next cabinet meeting would resolve the unemployment issue. ... TMAs make plans to dispose of offal KARACHI, Jan 20: All the 18 town administrations in the city have made elaborate plans to lift and dispose of offal from their respective jurisdiction during Eid holidays. ... Universities asked to improve standards KARACHI, Jan 20: The Higher Education Commission has no bias against private universities, but it wants them to practice what they are required under the government's charter, said Dr Atta-ur-Rahman, chairman of the commission. ... KWSB activates complaint centres KARACHI, Jan 20: Four new complaints centres set up by the Karachi Water and Sewerage Board for quick redressal of people's complaints during Eidul Azha holidays have started functioning from Thursday. ... 1,100 houses in Orangi getting polluted water KARACHI, Jan 20: At least 1,100 houses in different localities of Orangi Town's Union Council No 9 have been getting contaminated for the last two couple of months. ... Naib Nazim defends Niamat on tender issue KARACHI, Jan 20: Acting City Nazim Tariq Hasan said on Thursday that City Nazim Niamatullah Khan was an honest person who awarded all contracts and tenders for the construction of roads, bridges ... Three get bail in cyber fraud KARACHI, Jan 20: The Sindh High Court on Wednesday granted bail to three accused involved in cyber crime subject to their depositing Rs1.6 million, the amount they are alleged to have ripped off by skimming credit cards on internet. ... SHC told to rehear shrines' takeover case KARACHI, Jan 20: The Supreme Court asked the Sindh High Court on Wednesday to rehear a case involving takeover of two Thatta shrines in the light of the evidence adduced by the parties. ... Law to regulate private housing schemes LAHORE, Jan 20: The Punjab government finalized on Thursday the first legal framework for the private housing schemes, prescribing that only the schemes having at least 160 kanals of land would be approved. ... PR aims to cover up irregularity LAHORE, Jan 20: Committing one irregularity after the other, the Pakistan Railways has decided to fill up vacancies of grade 18 and 17 officers from among the grade 17 and 16 officers on the basis of seniority ... Decline in houbaras visiting Pakistan LAHORE, Jan 20: A PhD research thesis submitted to the Punjab University on the ecology of desert adapted migratory bird, houbara bustard (Talore), has revealed a gradual decline in number of visitor bird from Central Asia, over the last five years. ... Nazim questions SLGC credibility KARACHI, Jan 20: City Nazim Niamatullah Khan has said that the Sindh Local Government Commission (SLGC) has lost its credibility due to its misuse by certain elements in the Sindh coalition. ... LAHORE: PML leader's wife held for murder LAHORE, Jan 20: City Police claimed on Thursday to have arrested the killer of PML joint secretary Shaukat Abbas. The PML office-bearer was found murdered in his rented house in Ghaziabad on Tuesday. ... Tribute paid to Ghaffar Khan PESHAWAR, Jan 20: The 17th death anniversary of the founder of the Khudai Khidmatgar Movement, Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan, popularly known as Bacha Khan, was observed here on Thursday. ... Singer shot dead by father PESHAWAR, Jan 20: A young singer and stage drama actress was killed allegedly by her father at her home in Choghal Pura area of Chamkani on Thursday as she had refused to perform in a stage show organized in Karachi, police officials said. ... ISLAMABAD: Ban on Eid prayers at open places to stay ISLAMABAD, Jan 20: The federal capital administration will continue the ban on holding of Eid prayers in the open places for security reasons, an official told Dawn on Thursday. ... SHC summons police official, carpet traders HYDERABAD, Jan 20: The Sindh High Court, Hyderabad circuit bench, on Wednesday issued notices to the SHO Mithi and two carpet traders to appear in the court on Jan 25 in connection with illegal detention of a boy. ... TMA to hire 50 water tankers: Water shortage hits Sukkur SUKKUR, Jan 20: A high-level meeting was held here on Thursday to ensure smooth water supply to residents during Eid. District Nazim Nasir Hussain Shah presided over the meeting. The DCO and 18 UC nazims were also present on the occasion. ... Action likely against NWFP doctors violating order PESHAWAR, Jan 20: The NWFP government is likely to take an action against the doctors who are not complying with a notification of the health department aimed at reducing the consultation fee, officials said. ... 107 protesters booked in Pir-jo-Goth KHAIRPUR, Jan 20: Police have booked 107 people who held a protest demonstration against the arrest of a woman and her two daughters in Pir-jo-Goth on Wednesday evening. ... Three hostages recovered LARKANA, Jan 20: Police claimed to have recovered three kidnapped people after a two-hour encounter with outlaws in Ketti Mumtaz on Thursday morning. ... Two killed in road accident MIRPURKHAS, Jan 20: Two people were killed when a motorcycle was hit by a tractor-trolley on the Digri-Dumbalo road near Bhogi Nohani village on Wednesday night. ... Work on Lowari tunnel to begin soon KOHAT, Jan 20: National Highway Authority chairman Gen Farrukh Javed has said that work on mega projects, including Lowari tunnel, second Kohat tunnel, remaining portion of the Indus Highway and improvement of other roads in Sindh, Balochistan and the NWFP will be initiated soon. ... Strategy for forest conservation discussed ABBOTTABAD, Jan 20: All forests in the Galyat region should be declared national park and measures should be put in place for their conservation. ... Pindi district govt approves Rs500m: Development work in colleges RAWALPINDI, Jan 20: The district government has approved an amount of Rs500 million for completion of various development works in colleges, it has been learnt. ... Two shot dead by rivals GUJRANWALA, Jan 20: Two persons were shot dead and as many sustained serious injuries in two separate incidents in and around the city here on Thursday. ... Irregularities alleged in community boards DERA GHAZI KHAN, Jan 20: The committee, which was constituted by the district council convener for looking into the affairs of citizen community boards, has pointed out gross irregularities in the whole process of CCBs ... Row between dist Nazim, Taunsa leaders deepens: CM's visit DERA GHAZI KHAN, Jan 20: The visit of the Punjab chief minister on Jan 10 to Taunsa Sharif tehsil by ignoring the district headquarters intensified the ongoing row between district Nazim Jamal Khan Leghari and legislators from Taunsa tehsil. ... Sacrificial animals taken away SARGODHA, Jan 20: Robbers on Thursday took away sacrificial animals besides looting other valuables. ... Over 600 fugitives held in Sheikhupura SHEIKHUPURA, Jan 20: The district police claimed to have arrested over 600 fugitives, including 200 proclaimed offenders, in a grand operation launched against the anti-social elements during the last several days. ... 65 housing colonies blacklisted in Gujranwala GUJRANWALA, Jan 20: Around 65 housing colonies were blacklisted while cases were sent to court for legal action by Sadar tehsil council here on Thursday. ... Crime control body unhappy with police GUJRANWALA, Jan 20: The district crime control committee expressed dissatisfaction over the investigation procedure of police and torturing of innocent people at police stations without registration of any case against them. ...

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