March, 21 2005 Monday 10 Safar 1426 KARACHI: KBCA gets 13,761 applications for regularization KARACHI, March 20: The Chief Controller of Buildings, Brig (Retd) A.S. Nasir, has directed the KBCA officials to take measures for checking illegalities in the construction of buildings right from the... KARACHI: Pervaiz sees patch-up on all pending issues: Three CMs show unity KARACHI, March 20: Punjab Chief Minister Chaudhry Perviaz Elahi and NWFP Chief Minister Akram Khan Durrani called on Sindh Chief Minister Dr Arbab Ghulam Rahim at the Chief Minister’s House here... KARACHI: Interviews for posts of teachers from 26th KARACHI, March 20: Interviews for the selection of candidates for over 7,500 vacant posts of school teachers throughout the province would begin from March 26, it was learnt officially. A senior... KARACHI: 2005 declared year of road safety KARACHI, March 20: The Sindh government has declared 2005 as the “year of road safety” and asked the transport department to prepare a comprehensive action plan, suggesting measures to contain road... KARACHI: Activist shot dead in Korangi KARACHI, March 20: A political activist was shot dead by unknown persons in Korangi early on Sunday morning. Police said that Ahsan Aziz, 40, was feeding birds at a ground in... KARACHI: JWP stages demo against army action KARACHI, March 20: Supporters of Jamhoori Watan Party staged a rally here on Sunday evening against government action in Dera Bugti, Balochistan. Holding banners and placards, JWP activists representing different parts... KARACHI: Writers urged to help curb extremism KARACHI, March 20: Sindh Governor Dr Ishratul Ibad here on Sunday urged the writers to play their role for checking the spread of extremism in society. Addressing a seminar on “Role... KARACHI: People’s role in budget stressed KARACHI, March 20: Members of the civil society organizations on Saturday stressed that legislators, being representatives of people, must have a role in preparing, monitoring and executing budget. They were expressing... KARACHI: ‘Permission for rally sets good tradition’ KARACHI, March 20: Sindh Home Minister Rauf Siddiqui has said that according permission to the Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal for public meeting was an exemplary tradition of a democratic government. The minister was... KARACHI: City govt fails to control milk price KARACHI, March 20: The city government has failed to control milk prices despite enforcing Section 144 twice and running a vigorous campaign, which included arrest of the milk sellers charging more... KARACHI: Rashid for talks on Balochistan issue KARACHI, March 20: Federal Minister for Information Sheikh Rashid Ahmad said here on Sunday that the government wanted to resolve the Balochistan issue through dialogue, interaction and understanding. Speaking at a... KARACHI: Govt help sought to prevent heart diseases KARACHI, March 20: Cardiologists seeking mandatory programmes for preventive cardiology have called for maximum government involvement in promoting the cause of disease prevention with support for regular training of local physicians.... KARACHI: Bus routes demanded for outskirts KARACHI, March 20: The sprawling localities of UC-12, especially those on the Suparco Road are facing great difficulties due to the absence of any transport scheme for the area. The road... KARACHI: Three die in road accidents KARACHI, March 20: Three persons died and a woman was injured in separate road accidents on Sunday. A four-year-old boy fell victim to the reckless driving of two minibuses in New... KARACHI: PTV bureau to stay KARACHI, March 20: Federal Information Minister Shaikh Rashid Ahmed said on Sunday that PTV Hyderabad bureau would not be shifted and instead would be reactivated. Chief Minister Dr Arbab Ghulam Rahim... KARACHI: 532 Indian fishermen set free KARACHI, March 20: The Sindh government has ordered release of 532 Indian prisoners, four of them illegal entrants and the others fishermen. The freed Indians were on Sunday being taken to... KARACHI: Ministers visit Textile Asia exhibition KARACHI, March 20: Federal Information Minister Sheikh Rashid Ahmed on Sunday visited international exhibition “Textile Asia” here at the Expo Centre. He went round various stalls housing machinery related to textile... HYDERABAD: Call for repatriation of illegal immigrants HYDERABAD, March 20: The People’s Party Parliamentarians has demanded that three million illegal immigrants living in Sindh should be repatriated to their respective countries to reduce a burden on Sindh economy.... NAWABSHAH: Balochistan operation condemned NAWABSHAH, March 20: The People’s Party Parliamentarians has condemned the Balochistan operation and demanded that the issue should be resolved through negotiations. Talking to journalists here on Sunday, acting district PPP... KOHAT: Bus passenger looted KOHAT, March 20: Four highwaymen looted a passenger of a bus coming from Karachi on the Indus Highway near Mandoori chowk in Lachi here on Sunday. Adam Khan, resident of Hangu... PESHAWAR: Peace vital for poverty eradication: Indian team PESHAWAR, March 20: Members of an Indian delegation on Sunday termed durable peace vital for the eradication of poverty in Southeast Asia. They stated that war was not a solution... PESHAWAR: PPP demands end to army operation PESHAWAR, March 20: The People’s Party Parliamentarians has demanded an immediate end to use of military force in Balochistan and called for a political solution to the crisis. Speaking at the... KARACHI: PA passes cancelled KARACHI, March 20: A spokesman for the Sindh Assembly secretariat said on Sunday that passes of various galleries for the current session of the house had been cancelled with immediate effect.... KARACHI: KU organizes seminar KARACHI, March 20: A seminar, on ‘Administration and Planning’, was arranged by the department of Political Science, the University of Karachi on Sunday. It was addressed by Prof Dr Woldesemayat Habte,... KARACHI: Women rights stressed KARACHI, March 20: Speakers at a meeting on Sunday urged women to join hands for their rights guaranteed by religion and the constitution. Speaking at the meeting organized by the Working... KARACHI: Facilities urged for thalassaemia tests KARACHI, March 20: The absence of testing facilities in public sector to detect whether the couples intending marriage are not the carriers of Thalassaemia Minor makes premature the proposed bill declaring...

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