7 April, 2005	Thursday	27 Safar 1426

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KARACHI: Govt doctors exploiting patients for extra income: PMA seeks accountability KARACHI, April 6: The Pakistan Medical Association has sought restriction on private practice on part of physicians and surgeons associated with government health care facilities so as to prevent reported exploitation...		KARACHI: Writ of law in Lyari demanded KARACHI, April 6: Speakers at a conference urged the government to take effective measures for the restoration of peaceful conditions in Lyari Town. Entitled Peace and Lyari, the conference was organized...
KARACHI: Old NICs may be allowed for LB polls KARACHI, April 6: Sindh Governor Dr Ishratul Ibad has said that the people who have not yet acquired the Computerized National Identity Cards may be allowed to use their old NICs...		KARACHI: Recovery of Baloch activists demanded KARACHI, April 6: The Balochistan Yekjehti Committee has appealed to the chief justice of Sindh High Court to take suo moto notice for the recovery of Dr Imdad Baloch, chairman, Balochistan...
KARACHI: Lawyers told to shun frivolous litigation KARACHI, April 6: New Sindh High Court Chief Justice Sabihuddin Ahmed asked the lawyers to shun frivolous litigation and bring only those cases to the court that merit its consideration. Speaking...		KARACHI: ST member shot dead KARACHI, April 6: Unknown persons killed a member of the elderly committee of the Sunni Tehreek in Qasba Colony on Wednesday. Police said that Maulana Mohammad Amin Qadri, a government schoo
KARACHI: Shoro granted bail KARACHI, April 6: The Provincial Anti-Corruption Court in Karachi on Wednesday granted bail to estate agent Abdul Hafeez Shoro in two corruption cases and ordered his release on furnishing surety of...		KARACHI: Muttahida activist, two others shot dead KARACHI, April 6: Three persons, including a former sector in charge of Muttahida Qaumi Movement, were shot dead and two others were wounded by assailants in Gulistan-i-Jauhar on Wednesday evening. “Three...
KARACHI : PPP sees plot behind split of Hyderabad KARACHI, April 6: Activists of the Pakistan People’s Party staged a protest demonstration outside the Karachi Press Club on Wednesday to express their opposition to the bifurcation of Hyderabad which, they...		KARACHI: Town nazims slam colleague’s arrest KARACHI, April 6: Nazims of eight towns on Wednesday demanded unconditional release of the North Nazimabad Town Nazim, Fasihuddin Siddiqui, and said if the the Nazim was not released immediately, the...
KARACHI: Karachi-Chicago sister cities proposal okayed KARACHI, April 6: The committee set up to approve Karachi-Chicago as “sister cities” gave consent to this proposal, which will soon be signed by Chicago City Government and Karachi City District...		KARCHI: Seminar calls for steps to control pollution KARACHI, April 6: Participants at a seminar on environment have stressed the need to maintain proper and sufficient water supply, sewerage system, solid waste management, and minimum ecological disturbance for improving the
KARACHI: Nazim announces varsity for women KARACHI, April 6: The City Nazim, Niamatullah Khan, on Wednesday announced that a public women university would be established by merging two spacious government women colleges, on the Stadium Road. He...		KARACHI: CS visits harbour KARACHI, April 6: Sindh Chief Secretary Mohammad Aslam Sanjrani on Wednesday morning visited fish harbour and inspected performance of the Turtle Exclusive Device (TED). Director-General of Marine Fisheries Department Commodore Qamar...
KARACHI: City gets less water due to power failure KARACHI, April 6: Karachi received 10 mgd less water on Wednesday due to a power shutdown for over two hours in the morning. According to the Karachi Water and Sewerage Board,...		KARACHI: BDS student’s petition disposed of KARACHI, April 6: The division bench of the Sindh High Court, comprising Justice Sabihuddin Ahmed, Justice Rehmat Hussain Jafri and Justice Khilji Arif Hussain, disposed of the constitutional petition of Ayesha...
KARACHI: Poor woman, daughter commit suicide KARACHI, April 6: A woman and her daughter killed themselves by drinking pesticide in the early hours of Wednesday. Police said Rukhsana, 50, was a resident of Bilal Colony in Quaidabad....		KARACHI: KBCA club inaugurated KARACHI, April 6: KBCA Officers Club House, built at a cost of about Rs23.5 million near Civic Centre, was inaugurated by the KBCA chief controller, Brig (Retd) A S Nasir, at...
KARACHI: Hot weather KARACHI, April 6: The Met office has forecast hot weather with maximum temperature ranging between 34 and 36 degrees Centigrade for Thursday. Dust and thunderstorm with light rain is expected to...		HYDERABAD: Confusion all around; budget delay likely : Division of Hyderabad HYDERABAD, April 6: There is confusion among district finance officials regarding the 2005-06 budget for Hyderabad and it seems that budget preparations will come to a halt in the absence...
HYDERABAD: PPP protests with black flags, token hunger strike : Division of Hyderabad HYDERABAD, April 6: Protest against the division of Hyderabad into four districts continued for the second day here on Wednesday. The city chapter of the People’s Party Parliamentarians observed a protest...		THATTA: Thatta Nazim briefed on ADB uplift plan THATTA, April 6: The Sindh government in collaboration with the Asian Development Bank has prepared a comprehensive plan of Rs8.3 billion to help alleviate poverty and to provide basic amenities in...
NAWABSHAH: Creation of new districts termed a conspiracy NAWABSHAH, April 6: Activists of the People’s Party Parliamentarians held protests in different parts of Sindh on Wednesday against division of Hyderabad and arrest of party MPA Ghulam Qadir Chandio. In...		NAWABSHAH: 200 huts gutted NAWABSHAH, April 6: At least 200 huts were gutted when fire broke out in the Haji Lal Mohammad Brohi village near Jam Sahab on Wednesday. Wheat bags and other valuable items...