15 February 2005 Tuesday 05 Muharram 1426 KARACHI: Development activity in city a record, says nazim KARACHI, Feb 14: City Nazim Niamatullah Khan has said that Karachi has been put on the path of progress and the city government is working towards improving civic facilities keeping in view the future requirements of the metropolis. ... KARACHI: ATC acquits juvenile accused in kidnapping case KARACHI, Feb 14: An anti-terrorism court acquitted on Monday a juvenile accused in a kidnapping for ransom case against. ... KARACHI: Launching of KCR likely on March 1 KARACHI, Feb 14: The local train operation is likely to be inaugurated in the next fortnight and the service will be gradually converted into Karachi Circular Railway by extending its loop to other parts of the city ... KARACHI: KESC denies having cut supply to KWSB pumps KARACHI, Feb 14: Conflict between the Karachi Electric Supply Corporation and the Karachi Water and Sewerage Board deepened on Monday when the power utility said it did not cut off electricity supply of the water utility's pumps. ... KARACHI: Health dept, army to work jointly in Thar KARACHI, Feb 14: The provincial health department and the Pakistan Army has agreed in principle to work jointly in providing health care to the people of Thar and adjoining areas on reciprocal basis. ... KARACHI: Emergency cells set up for Muharram KARACHI, Feb 14: The Sindh Home Department has set up Emergency Muharram Cells throughout the province to cope with any exigency during the holy month. ... KARACHI: Formation of govt-media committee ordered KARACHI, Feb 14: Sindh Governor Dr Ishratul Ibad on Monday instructed the officials concerned to from a committee comprising officials of information and interior departments ... KARACHI: Law restricts conversion of amenity plot: Shehri KARACHI, Feb 14: The Shehri, a civil society organization, has said that the intention of the city government to convert park amenity plot ST-21/B and ST-21 in Clifton's Block-5 on main Khiyaban-i-Saadi ... KARACHI: Crisis centres for women planned, says Saeeda KARACHI, Feb 14: Sindh Minister for Women Development Dr Saeeda Malik has said that the provincial government has planned to establish women crisis centres in various districts of the province. ... KARACHI: Assistance for rehabilitation of street children pledged KARACHI, Feb 14: Officials of the Sindh Social Welfare Department, Sindh Baitul Maal, the Anti-Narcotics Force (ANF), the Sindh Police, the UNICEF and NGOs including the Azad Foundation in a meeting on Monday ... KARACHI: Plantation campaign launched KARACHI, Feb 14: The city government on Monday kicked off the spring tree plantation campaign during which 100,000 sapling will be planted, according to DO (Parks) Masood Alam. ... KARACHI: Water board reinstates 283 men KARACHI, Feb 14: The KWSB on Monday reinstated 283 employees against vacant posts on the directives of the city Nazim, Niamatullah Khan. ... KARACHI: Two killed in separate incidents KARACHI, Feb 14: Two persons, including a housewife, were killed in two separate incidents in different parts of the city on Monday. According to police, a housewife was stabbed to death by her former husband in Landhi on Monday. ... LAHORE: Wapda workers' demo against privatization LAHORE, Feb 14: Wapda workers took out a procession here on Monday to protest against the privatization of the power distribution companies and other public utility organizations and delay in announcement of the pay and allowances committee report. ... LAHORE: Assessment of rain damage ordered LAHORE, Feb 14: Punjab Chief Minister Pervaiz Elahi on Monday directed the assessment of rain damages in Murree, Kotli Satian and other parts of the province. ... RAWALPINDI: Micro credit scheme to be launched soon RAWALPINDI, Feb 14: The government is launching a micro- credit scheme to promote earning opportunities for the masses, Punjab Governor Lt-Gen (retired) Khalid Maqbool here on Monday said. ... LAHORE: Industrial plots' quota for expats LAHORE, Feb 14: The government will fix the quota of plots for overseas Pakistanis in the textile and garments cities to be developed in Lahore and Faisalabad. ... PESHAWAR: Avalanches claim 21 more lives PESHAWAR, Feb 14: At least 21 people were killed and 33 are missing after avalanches hit villages in Mansehra and Kohistan districts on Sunday night. ... PESHAWAR: Security for Muharram gatherings demanded PESHAWAR, Feb 14: The Tehreek Nifaz Fiqah-i-Jafaria, Pakistan, has urged the government to make foolproof security arrangements during the month of Muharram so that the Shia community could observe its Izadari with reverence ... PESHAWAR: UNHCR health staff seek raise PESHAWAR Feb 14: The health staff of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), which takes care of Afghan refugees, have demanded that their salaries be increased ... PESHAWAR: 'Investment rules made flexible' PESHAWAR, Feb 14: The MMA government in the NWFP, through an amendment, has made flexible rules and regulations concerning investment in the mineral sector. ... PESHAWAR: Subject specialists' issue resolved PESHAWAR, Feb 14: The NWFP cabinet committee on Monday resolved the longstanding issue of appointment of subject specialists. It decided that half of the posts of subject specialists would be filled through the public service commission ... MANSEHRA: Durrani visits rain hit areas MANSEHRA, Feb 14: NWFP Chief Minister Akram Khan Durrani visited the rain and snowfall-affected areas of Mansehra district on Sunday and assured people of his government's all-out help. ... PESHAWAR: Man shot dead over property dispute PESHAWAR, Feb 14: A man was killed over an old property dispute in Regi area on Sunday. Police were searching for the main accused after arresting two people, sources said. ... HYDERABAD: Need for provincial autonomy stressed HYDERABAD, Feb 14: Leaders of different political parties have urged the people of Sindh to launch a decisive struggle for survival of Sindh and said that without provincial autonomy the country cannot survive. ... HYDERABAD: Sindh varsity organizes declamation contest HYDERABAD, Feb 14: An inter-departmental English debate competition on "We lost what we inherited from forefathers" was held at the University of Sindh on Monday. ... HYDERABAD: MPA calls for devolution of HDA HYDERABAD, Feb 14: Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal MPA Abdul Rehman Rajput has demanded devolution of the Hyderabad Development Authority at taluka-evel according to the Sindh Local Government Ordinance. ... HYDERABAD: Workers protest against price hike HYDERABAD, Feb 14: The Pakistan Workers Confederation marched from the labour hall to press club here on Monday to protest against the inordinate increase in prices of consumer goods and rampant unemployment. ... HYDERABAD: Demand of stipend for post-graduate medical students HYDERABAD, Feb 14: The Post-graduate Doctors' Forum has demanded payment of monthly stipend to post-graduate students of medical institutions in Sindh according to a decision made by the Sindh Governor ... HYDERABAD: Rangers to be deployed in sensitive areas HYDERABAD, Feb 14: The Qasim Rangers will set up three help centres in the city to facilitate Azadars during Muharram and Rangers' personnel will also be deployed in sensitive areas for maintenance of peace. ... LARKANA: Children's hospital in bad shape LARKANA, Feb 14: The mortality rate in neonatal and intensive care unit of the Chandka Medical College's Children Hospital has increased because of lack of facilities and staff. ... KHAIRPUR: Black marketing of fertilizer alleged KHAIRPUR, Feb 14: Processions were taken out by farmers in Hingorja, Sobhodero and Thari Mirwah towns on Monday in protest against alleged sale of fertilizer on the black market. ... MIRPURKHAS: Watercourses to be lined - official MIRPURKHAS, Feb 14: Managing director of the Sindh Irrigation and Drainage Authority Ali Mohammad Baloch has said that under on farm water management project, 100 distributaries and 25 branch canals will be improved and 400 watercourses lined. ... RAWALPINDI: Commuters suffer as private firm stops bus service RAWALPINDI, Feb 14: People of the twin cities had to face problems once again after the private transport company kept all its buses off Murree Road following Sunday's accident in which a person was killed. ... KHAR: Eight killed in Bajaur Agency KHAR, Feb 14: Eight people were killed on Monday after several houses collapsed in different parts of Bajaur agency in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (Fata) ... SIALKOT: Five Pos killed in 'encounter' SIALKOT, Feb 14: Five proclaimed offenders were killed during a one-hour long encounter with police near Daska on Monday morning. A gang of eight POs was looting the passers by setting up a picket on main Daska-Pasrur Road near Kalla Morr Sem Nullah Puli. ... BAHAWALPUR: Five slain family members buried BAHAWALPUR, Feb 14: The five family members, who were strangled on Friday last, were laid to rest after the arrival of their family head from Saudi Arabia here on Monday. ... OKARA: PML-N men fall out at party moot OKARA, Feb 14: Two PML-N groups fell out with each other during a meeting here on Monday convened by the party's provincial leadership for the constitution of new bodies. ... RAHIM YAR KHAN: Expat seeks justice RAHIM YAR KHAN, Feb 14: An American citizen of Pakistan origin was kept under illegal custody and tortured by district police. ... NAUSHAHRO FEROZE: Protest against insanitation NAUSHAHRO FEROZE, Feb 14: Residents of Tharushah took out a procession here on Monday in protest against the collapse of sewerage system and inundation of roads and streets. ... SUKKUR: Two men gunned down SUKKUR, Feb 14: Two men were gunned down in separate incidents in a village in the Garhi Yasin area and Kandhkot town on Sunday night. ... SUKKUR: 869 poachers held, fined SUKKUR, Feb 14: During the recent hunting season, about 869 poachers were arrested and fined by wildlife officials of the Sukkur and Larkana division; this was said by the deputy wildlife conservator, Sukkur and Larkana division ... NAWABSHAH: Political solution of Balochistan crisis urged NAWABSHAH, Feb 14: Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam leader Dr Khalid Mehmood Soomro has demanded that the issue of Balochistan be resolved politically. ... KARACHI: 46 awarded certificates in Cambridge examinations KARACHI, Feb 14: The University of Cambridge International and the British Council organized a ceremony to award certificates, shields and cash prizes to Pakistani students belonging to the Sindh-Balochistan region ... ISLAMABAD: International seminar on preventing corruption ISLAMABAD, Feb 14: Pakistan is striving hard to eradicate corruption from society by introducing reforms in different sectors, organizers of a four-day seminar titled "Addressing domestic and trans-national corruption: meeting international standards" said on Monday. ... KARACHI: Order reserved on nazims' plea KARACHI, Feb 14: The Sindh High Court reserved on Monday its judgment on a joint petition moved by the four relieved nazims and two deputy nazims of the province's bifurcated districts for their restoration. ...

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