06 February 2005 Sunday 26 Zilhaj 1425 KARACHI: City govt to build raised road KARACHI, Feb 5: The City Government's effort is to construct an overhead road from Airport to Hotel Metropole on BOT basis which would also help solve the problem of traffic jams on Sharea Faisal due to movement of VIPs. ... KARACHI: Verdict reserved in ransom case KARACHI, Feb 5: An anti-terrorism court reserved on Friday judgment in a kidnapping for ransom case against an accused. The judge fixed Feb 9 for the pronouncement of the judgement after he heard final arguments form the prosecution and defence attorneys. ... KARACHI: Casualty rate in traffic accidents alarming: Trauma experts say... KARACHI, Feb 5: The ratio of per vehicle fatality in Karachi is alarmingly higher than in major cities of other countries in the world. ... KARACHI: Elderly man commits suicide KARACHI, Feb 5: An elderly man hanged himself in his Gulbahar house on Saturday after being fed up with domestic disputes. ... KARACHI: Urology clinic opened KARACHI, Feb 5: An Antenatal Urology Clinic was inaugurated at the Kidney Centre Postgraduate Training Institute. The Antenatal Urology Unit Clinic will provide a much-needed service to people from all parts of Karachi. ... KARACHI: Art event to raise funds for tsumani victims KARACHI, Feb 5: The Pakistan National Council of the Arts on Saturday organized a fund-raising art event to make contributions towards the president's tsunami relief fund. ... LAHORE: Basant hysteria grips Lahore LAHORE, Feb 5: Basant hysteria gripped the city when 24-hour festivities began early on Saturday evening with hundreds of thousands of kites dotting the sky in spite of cold weather. ... LAHORE: Call to make efforts for sectarian peace LAHORE, Feb 5; Punjab Chief Minister's Adviser on Promotion of Religious Harmony Hafiz Tahir Mahmood Ashrafi has called upon ulema and mashaikh to make concerted efforts for maintaining sectarian peace in the province during Moharram. ... LAHORE: Youth commits suicide LAHORE, Feb 5: A youth allegedly committed suicide on a domestic issue in Nawankot on Saturday. Shahbaz, 30, a factory employee, was married about a month ago. His wife reportedly wanted him to separate from parents. ... PESHAWAR: Research in farm sector stressed PESHAWAR, Feb 5: Provincial Minister for Science and Technology Hussain Ahmed Kanju has stressed the need for research work in the field of agriculture to boost economy of the country. ... PESHAWAR: Petition dismissed PESHAWAR, Feb 5: A two-member bench of the Peshawar High Court on Friday dismissed a writ petition of a person challenging dissolution of his marriage with a woman who was 35 years younger to him. ... PESHAWAR: Christian woman's suit rejected PESHAWAR, Feb 5: A local civil court has dismissed a civil suit of a Christian woman seeking a declaration that she was not the legal wife of a Muslim. ... SUKKUR: Two killed in clash SUKKUR, Feb 5: Two persons were killed and seven others were injured in an armed clash between two groups of the Ogahi community in the Mullan Nooh Ogahi village, near Kandhkot, on Saturday morning. ... KHAIRPUR: Protest against water shortage KHAIRPUR, Feb 5: A group of farmers took out a procession and observed a three-hour token hunger strike in Sobhdero town on Saturday to protest against a shortage of water in the Faiz Nahar and six other canals of the area. ... NAWABSHAH: Probe into QUEST affairs urged NAWABSHAH, Feb 5: Members of the Students Action Committee of the Quaid-i-Awam University of Engineering, Science and Technology have termed the university's second convocation a failure ... RAJANPUR: UC Nazim kidnapped from Indus Highway: Driven to Balochistan RAJANPUR, Feb 5: Rakh Fazilpur Union Nazim was kidnapped reportedly by highway robbers from the Indus Highway on Friday night. ... GUJRANWALA: Robbers kill man, injure 6 of family GUJRANWALA, Feb 5: Four robbers shot and killed a man and injured six others, including a woman, in Gorunana village on Saturday. ... BAHAWALPUR: Gas tariff increase invites criticism BAHAWALPUR, Feb 5: Social and political circles have protested against the government's decision to raise the gas price by over eight per cent. ... MULTAN: Peerowal tenants also take out rally MULTAN, Feb 5: Hundreds of tenants at the Peerowal farms of the Punjab Seed Corporation came out of their houses in Khanewal on Saturday to express solidarity with the tenants of Okara military farms. ... SHEIKHUPURA: Sheikhupura dist Nazim 'pockets an insult' SHEIKHUPURA, Feb 5: Heated debate on alarmingly poor law and order situation between a PML-N MPA and the district Nazim at a wedding ceremony turned the event into a venue for "political blame-game." ... FAISALABAD: Four murdered over girl's kidnap FAISALABAD, Feb 5: Four people, including two brothers, were shot dead by two gunmen over the issue of kidnap of a girl in Chak 55 GB in the limits of Jaranwala police station on Saturday. ... QUETTA: Councillors, ulema take out procession QUETTA, Feb 5: Nazims, councillors and ulema on Saturday vowed to continue their support to the freedom struggle of Kashmiris against Indian occupation. ... QUETTA: 3 Balochistan secretaries transferred QUETTA, Feb 5: The Balochistan government has a number of senior officials, including there secretaries. According to a notification, Information and Information Technology Secretary Mohammad Ali Chengazi and Industries Secretary Muzaffar Ali Afradi have been transferred ... QUETTA: People urged to help curb honour killings QUETTA, Feb 5: Cases of honour killing and torture on women have increased significantly in the country over the last years and a comprehensive campaign is needed against such acts, the participants of a meeting observed here on Friday. ...

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