25 January 2005 Tuesday 14 Zilhaj 1425 KARACHI: Partial strike observed in several areas KARACHI, Jan 24: Some parts of the city on Monday responded positively to the strike call given by the Sindh-based nationalists to express solidarity with Balochistan people on the issue of Sui gang-rape incident and fear of a military operation. ... KARACHI: SHC hears AG on nazims' petition KARACHI, Jan 24: A division bench of the Sindh High Court heard on Monday the advocate-general's arguments in a writ petition moved by the nazims of the province's four bifurcated districts. ... KARACHI: Showers turn city weather chilly KARACHI, Jan 24: A cold weather snap gripped the city which received the second winter showers of the season on Monday. "A low-pressure weather system entered Pakistan from Iran recently. ... KARACHI: KWSB announces rain emergency measures KARACHI, Jan 24: The managing director, KWSB, Brig Iftekhar Hyder, has directed the engineers and staff of the board to closely monitor sewerage and water supply system during the rainfall, while the complaint centres established for Eid be kept functional. ... KARACHI: Fate of major projects hangs in balance KARACHI, Jan 24: A number of major city projects, some of which President Musharraf had promised on April 28, 2002 during his referendum rally, have either failed to make any visible progress or are moving at a snail's pace. ... KARACHI: 791 car theft cases in Gulshan last year KARACHI, Jan 24: Gulshan-i-Iqbal turned out to be a high risk area among the 18 towns in the metropolis as 791 incidents of car snatching were reported in the town between Jan 1 and Dec 31 in 2004. ... KARACHI: Couple shot dead in Orangi KARACHI, Jan 24: A young man shot dead his sister and brother-in-law over a petty issue in Orangi Town on Monday. Police said that Shaista, 32, and her husband Muhammad Ramazan had come from Hyderabad to her parent's house in Orangi on Eid day. ... KARACHI: Tariq orders completion of flyoverin time KARACHI, Jan 24: Acting City Nazim Tariq Hasan, taking strict notice of delay in the completion of Shahrah-i-Quaideen Flyover, directed the departments concerned to immediately remove the impediments in the way of construction work ... KARACHI: Sewerage schemes inspected KARACHI, Jan 24: Sindh Planning and Development Ministre Shoaib Ahmed Bukhari on Monday visited the sewerage schemes being implemented in Liaquatabad, North Nazimabad and North Karachi Towns under the MPAs' priority programme. ... KARACHI: BDS suppl exam results KARACHI, Jan 24: The University of Karachi has announced the results of Second and Final Professional Bachelor of Dental Surgery (BDS) Supplementary Examinations 2004. ... KARACHI: KU youth convention KARACHI, Jan 24: The University of Karachi will organize a two-day "Youth Convention" for students on Feb 2 and 3, it was learnt officially. The convention is being sponsored by the Higher Education Commission. ... KARACHI: Database of teachers to be prepared from March KARACHI, Jan 24: The Sindh Education Management Information System (Semis) would start computerizing the personal data of teaching and non-teaching employees posted at schools and colleges of the province from March. ... KARACHI: Experts seek promotion of physical medicine - Retarded patients KARACHI, Jan 24: Despite the fact that non-pharmacological interventions as occupational therapy and cognitive rehabilitation could do wonders in rehabilitating patients with neurological ... ISLAMABAD: Murree again receives snowfall ISLAMABAD, Jan 24: One of the famous hilly resorts of the country, Murree again received snowfall on Monday providing more attraction to the tourists. ... LAHORE: Politicians, feudal lords patronize Pos - SC LAHORE, Jan 24: A division bench of the Supreme Court observed here on Monday that most proclaimed offenders enjoyed the patronage of feudal lords and politicians who used them for political and electoral purposes. ... LAHORE: Meeting on Lahore Marathon LAHORE, Jan 24: Three police jeeps will be ahead of runners and three behind them while a special squad comprising 40 motorcyclists and jeeps will guard the route of the Lahore Marathon on Jan 29 and 30. ... GUJRANWALA: Robbers injure three youths GUJRANWALA, Jan 24: Three youths, including the son of a local journalist, were shot at by robbers near Upper Chenab canal on Monday. ... LAHORE: Sabzazar Housing Scheme still without civic amenities LAHORE, Jan 24: People are living under appalling conditions in some parts of the Sabzazar Housing Scheme due to complete absence of civic amenities. ... LAHORE: DSP, SHO among 21 policemen suspended LAHORE, Jan 24: Chief Minister Pervaiz Elahi on Monday ordered suspension from service of 21 police officials, including a DSP and an SHO. ... LAHORE: Man killed, 11 others injured LAHORE, Jan 24: A man was killed and 11 other people suffered injuries, four of them critically, in a Muslim-Christian clash over an eve-teasing issue at Eissa Nagar in Shadbagh on Monday. ... PESHAWAR: Uplift package for tribe PESHAWAR, Jan 24: NWFP Governor Syed Iftikhar Hussain Shah on Monday announced a Rs100 million special development package for the Suleman Khel tribe of the South Waziristan Agency. ... PESHAWAR: Protests against power breakdown PESHAWAR, Jan 24: Villagers of the Badhber area on Monday attacked a police post and damaged vehicles during a protest demonstration against load shedding by the Peshawar Electric Supply Company (Pesco). ... PESHAWAR: Transporters fleece passengers on Eid PESHAWAR, Jan 24: Transporters in the NWFP took advantage of Eidul Azha and overcharged passengers travelling to and from cities and towns in the province, a number of passengers told Dawnon Monday. ... PESHAWAR: Child stars who beat poverty and disability PESHAWAR, Jan 24: Unlike many children their age, 12-year-old Tariq Hussain Bacha and Zeeshan, 11, have never heard of pop stars Britney Spears or Avril Lavigne. ... PESHAWAR: Two granted bail in murder case - Honour-related killing PESHAWAR, Jan 24: The Peshawar High Court on Monday granted bail to two men in a honour-related murder case. The Chief Justice of the Peshawar High Court ... HYDERABAD: Civil Hospital hit by shortage of drugs HYDERABAD, Jan 24: Contrary to a statement made by the provincial health adviser claiming adequate supply of medicines to the Civil Hospital Hyderabad by the import and inspection depot ... HYDERABAD: Rickshaw driver killed in accident HYDERABAD, Jan 24: The driver of a rickshaw was killed after a bus hit the rickshaw at the Sakhi Pir Chowk here on Monday. The deceased was identified as Babu Din, a resident of Liaquat Colony. ... MITHI: Demand for removal of encroachment MITHI, Jan 24: A group of residents of Mithi have expressed concern over alleged encroachment on a part of a graveyard in the town and demanded its removal. ... LARKANA: Fake Hesco official defrauds bank LARKANA, Jan 24: The manager (operation) of the National Bank of Pakistan (Bank Square branch), Wazir Ahmed Shaikh, has lodged a fraud case with the Market police ... SUKKUR: Selection of teachers for award discussed SUKKUR, Jan 24: District Nazim Syed Nasir Hussain Shah held a meeting at his office with education officers of the district for selection of teachers for the Best Teachers Award. ... BADIN: Fishermen's problems to be solved - Minister BADIN, Jan 24: Sindh Minister for Population Welfare Syed Ali Bux Shah has said that longstanding demands of fishermen of the coastal area will be solved in a meeting on Friday. ... SUKKUR: Four of a family gunned down SUKKUR, Jan 24: A man, his wife and their two children were killed and two others were injured by armed men in the Haji Mithal Brohi village in the Manjho Shori police station jurisdiction in Naseerabad district, Balochistan, on Sunday night. ... SWABI: Withdrawal of incentives hits Gadoon estate SWABI, Jan 24: Five more industrial units have been closed in the Gadoon Amazai Industrial Estate owing to short-sighted policies of the federal and provincial governments, and several more units are on the verge of collapse. ... SIALKOT: Tanneries' pollution reduced SIALKOT, Jan 24: Around 40 per cent reduction in tanneries' pollution has been observed in the district after successful implementation of anti-pollution policies and scientific use of the 'cleaner production techniques.' ... MULTAN: Couple, two children found dead MULTAN, Jan 24: A couple and their two children were found dead under mysterious circumstances in their house here on Monday. ... FAISALABAD: Police shoot robber in 'encounter' FAISALABAD, Jan 24: An alleged outlaw was gunned down in an 'encounter' in Chak 187 GB in the area of Rajana police on Monday. ... FAISALABAD: Govt employees give a poor response - Constructed houses FAISALABAD, Jan 24: The much trumpeted Punjab government scheme for providing 'constructed houses' to government servants received a poor response as only 16.87 per cent employees expressed their willingness for enrolment under the scheme. ... LANDI KOTAL: Protesters block Torkham highway LANDI KOTAL, Jan 24: The people of Jamroud blocked the Peshawar-Torkham highway on Monday for about five hours and burnt tyres on the road in protest against power breakdowns. ... GUJAR KHAN: Transporters fleece commuters GUJAR KHAN, Jan 24: Transporters continue to fleece the people returning to their work places after spending Eid holidays at their native abodes, while there is no authority to check the unannounced over charging by the transporters. ... FAISALABAD: Retrenched workers hold demo FAISALABAD, Jan 24: Workers of the Crescent Textile Mills staged a sit-in outside the office of district Nazim and took out a protest rally against their retrenchment and failure of the management to provide 'legitimate rights' to them here on Monday. ... FAISALABAD: Police take MPA, two gunmen into custody FAISALABAD, Jan 24: A police party raided the dera (out-house) of opposition MPA Dr Asad Moazam and took him along with two of his gunmen to police station when the MPA refused to permit the police to search his vehicles ... FAISALABAD: Police NOC must for marriage ceremony - Another step to fleece masses FAISALABAD, Jan 24: A no-objection certificate (NOC) from police has been made mandatory for marriage ceremonies in the city and rural areas to implement the Supreme Court's verdict on the ban on serving of meals and lighting on houses. ...

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