24 January 2005 Monday 13 Zilhaj 1425 KARACHI: Governor for model society KARACHI, Jan 23: Sindh Governor Ishratul Ibad has asked every citizen to play his role for national prosperity and said that a model society could be established by joint national effort. ... KARACHI: People throng beaches on Eid KARACHI, Jan 23: People thronged beaches and Quaid's mausoleum as a part of Eid festivity. Thousands of people mostly children visited Mazar-i-Quaid and beaches at Clifton, Seaview, Sandspit, Hawkesbay and Neelam Point on the second day of Eid. ... KARACHI: TMAs, UCs collaborate in offal disposal KARACHI, Jan 23: The city's cleanliness situation remained satisfactory during Eid holidays owing to timely lifting of offal by the sanitary staff of town municipal administrations. ... KARACHI: Islands facing neglect KARACHI, Jan 23: More than 20,000 people, largely fishermen, inhabiting the islands off the coast of Keamari, are still without basic amenities because of neglect and apathy of on the part of civic authorities. ... KARACHI: Medical institutions want to be represented on PMDC KARACHI, Jan 23: The Pakistan Association of Private Medical and Dental Institutions (PAMI) has urged the government to grant it representation on the Pakistan Medical and Dental Council (PMDC). ... KARACHI: 4.5m osteoarthritis patients in city KARACHI, Jan 23: More than one third of the local population above 50 years of age is suffering from osteoarthritis with no less than 4.5 million people in Karachi alone afflicted with the disease ... KARACHI: Milk plant revival plan fizzles out KARACHI, Jan 23: An amount of Rs40 million invested by the Sindh government to revive the Karachi Milk Plant has failed to make even one unit of the plant fully operational. ... KARACHI: Gang-war in Lyari claims two more lives KARACHI, Jan 23: There was no let up in the Lyari gang-war during the Eid days as two members of the rivals were gunned down and two passers-by were wounded. ... KARACHI: Burnt maid dies KARACHI, Jan 23: The maid Asiya, who had been brought to Civil Hospital with 98 per cent burns on January 9, breathed her last on Friday morning. ... ISLAMABAD: Call to promote education in Chitral ISLAMABAD, Jan 23: Lamenting the apathy of the state in providing basic necessities of life to the residents of Chitral, speakers at a programme here on Saturday ... ISLAMABAD: Rain spoils Eidul Azha festivities ISLAMABAD, Jan 23: Uninterrupted rain and icy winds spoiled the Eid festivities in the twin cities of Rawalpindi and Islamabad on Friday and Saturday. ... LAHORE: Crops get the gift of nature LAHORE, Jan 23: Rain has provided a crucial watering to wheat and all other crops in the process of sowing and maturing, according to farmers from the Punjab. ... LAHORE: Six of a family burnt alive LAHORE, Jan 23: Four children and two women were perished when a fire broke out in their apartment in the Tibbi City on Eid day. ... LAHORE: Rain proves a mixed blessing LAHORE, Jan 23: Rain on Eid and the following day in Lahore and several other cities in the province lowered temperatures, forcing people to stay indoors to protect themselves against the cold wave. ... LAHORE: Two fall prey to honour killing LAHORE, Jan 23: Two people fell victim to honour killing and four other suffered injuries in Misri Shah on Saturday. Police said Riaz suspected that his niece Aysha Javed, 20, had relations with her neighbour Mahboob Khan. ... PESHAWAR: Plan to promote tourism in Fata PESHAWAR, Jan 23: The government has chalked out a plan to identify potential tourist sites in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas to attract tourists to the scenic valleys of the tribal regions ... PESHAWAR: Tribal elders hail raise in Fata budget PESHAWAR, Jan 23: Tribal elders belonging to lower Kanigaram in South Waziristan have thanked NWFP Governor Syed Iftikhar Hussain Shah for increasing the development budget of Fata to Rs9 billion ... PESHAWAR: Police arresting women ignoring amendments PESHAWAR, Jan 23: The NWFP police have been overlooking the recent amendments in the law and arresting women for adultery without seeking court permission, informed legal circles said on Sunday. ... ABBOTTABAD: Northern districts receive heavy snow ABBOTTABAD, Jan 23: Northern districts of the NWFP received heavy snowfall and rain on Friday which continued till Saturday evening, bringing down the mercury level to near zero on Celsius scale. ... LAHORE: Political reasons delay AG's appointment LAHORE, Jan 23: Never in the recent history known to the lawyers community in Lahore, the appointment of the advocate-general has so been delayed as to reach closer to sacrificing this constitutional obligation on the altar of political considerations. ... PESHAWAR: Eid celebrated in NWFP, Fata PESHAWAR, Jan 23: The people of the NWFP and Federally Administered Tribal Areas celebrated Eidul Azha with religious fervour and zeal on Friday with a renewed pledge to work the solidarity of the country. ... HARIPUR: Explosion kills woman in Haripur HARIPUR, Jan 23: A woman was killed and a boy received injuries when an explosive device went off in front of a mosque while people were offering Eid prayers in Bajeeda village in the jurisdiction of Saddar police station here on Friday morning. ... PESHAWAR: Construction of roads in Fata PESHAWAR, Jan 23: Construction of 1,020 kilometres of roads was in progress in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas to link the interior tribal areas with main roads in the tribal agencies. ... HYDERABAD: Electricity provided to 108 villages HYDERABAD, Jan 23: The Hyderabad Electric Supply Company has supplied power to 108 villages in two years with a cost of Rs56.936 million, official sources said. ... HYDERABAD: Villages planned for homeless people HYDERABAD, Jan 23: Senior Member Sindh Board of Revenue Mirza Karim Baig has directed revenue officials to identify government land for setting up new villages for homeless and needy people. ... THATTA: Journalist, relatives assaulted THATTA, Jan 23: About two dozen armed men attacked and severely injured senior journalist Mohammad Iqbal Khwaja and his close relatives and friends in Mirpur Bathoro town on the night of Eidul Azha. ... HYDERABAD: Occupation of Pucca Qila continues HYDERABAD, Jan 23: Un authorized occupation of the premises of the Pucca Qila by police and other law-enforcement agencies obstructs the work of restoration of the museum at the site. ... SANGHAR: Gambler shot dead by ASI SANGHAR, Jan 23: A gambler was killed and another injured allegedly by a police officer after a dispute over gambling money at Head Jamrao, 50 kilometres from here, on Saturday. ... TAXILA: TMA fails to remove encroachments TAXILA, Jan 23: The Tehsil Municipal Administration (TMA) has failed to remove encroachments from various roads, markets and bazaars of the city. The encroachers have occupied Taxila Chowk, Mughal market, Faisal Shaheed and railway roads. ... RAWALPINDI: 6 killed in separate incidents RAWALPINDI, Jan 23: As many as six people were killed, while two persons, including an under-trial prisoner, tried to commit suicide in separate incidents in Rawalpindi and Islamabad during Eid holidays, police said. ... MINGORA: Snowfall mars celebrations MINGORA, Jan 23: Chilly weather caused by snowfall and heavy rain marred the celebrations of Eidul Azha. Entire Swat valley has been in the grip of severe cold for three days ... PESHAWAR: Afghan newsman briefly detained PESHAWAR, Jan 23: Police detained an Afghan journalist and kept him in the Hayatabad police station for three hours, sources told Dawn on Sunday. ... QAMBAR: Hunger strike in Qambar QAMBAR, Jan 23: A large number of people observed a token hunger strike on Sunday in protest against the failure of the government to arrest killers of four protestors and the renaming of the Qambar district. ... NAUSHAHRO FEROZE: Jatoi's brother laid to rest NAUSHAHRO FEROZE, Jan 23: MNA Raees Ghulam Mujtaba Khan Jatoi, brother of former caretaker prime minister Ghulam Mustafa Jatoi, who died of cardiac failure in Karachi on Friday ... BAHAWALPUR: Rs50m gas project inaugurated BAHAWALPUR, Jan 23: A Rs50 million project has been taken in hand for providing gas to various localities of Ahmedpur East and Uch Sharif of NA-183 belonging to MNA and Parliamentary Secretary for Science and Technology Makhdum Syed Ali Hasan Gilani. ... SAHIWAL: Woman shot dead over marriage dispute SAHIWAL, Jan 23: A woman was gunned down while her daughter and son were injured by two brothers in Chak 101/9-L here on Eid day over a marriage dispute. ... FAISALABAD: Transporters accused of overcharging FAISALABAD, Jan 23: Altercation between commuters and public transporters has become a routine in the entire district due to alleged overcharging by the latter in the wake of increase in the prices of petroleum products. ... GUJRANWALA: Farmers see rain as welcome relief GUJRANWALA, Jan 23: Widespread rain which continued intermittently for two days would have a positive impact on wheat and other crops, said farmers here on Sunday. The rain started on Friday, the Eid day, and continued till Saturday night. ... SARGODHA: Constable-pusher held in Sargodha SARGODHA, Jan 23: A former constable-turned-drug pusher was arrested in a police 'encounter' in Chaweywala village on Eid day, some 40km from here. ... SHEIKHUPURA: Sheikhupura Naib Nazim passes away SHEIKHUPURA, Jan 23: District Naib Nazim Maj Muhammad Zahid Yasin (retired) died of cardiac arrest in a Lahore hospital on Saturday. He was laid to rest in his ancestral graveyard here. ... OKARA: Musharraf due in Okara OKARA, Jan 23: President Pervez Musharraf will visit Okara on Jan 29 on the invitation of Defence Minister Rao Sikander Iqbal. The president will address a big public gathering at sports stadium near District Courts complex, it is learnt. ... GUJRANWALA: Eid celebrated despite rain GUJRANWALA, Jan 23: Despite widespread rain throughout the Punjab, Eidul Azha was celebrated with religious fervour and zeal on Friday. In Gujranwala, Eid prayers were offered at about 200 places. ...

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