12 April 2005	Tuesday	02 Rabi-ul-Awwal 1426

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KARACHI: Revision of POL prices on a daily basis likely KARACHI, April 11: The revision of the prices of petroleum products should be on a daily basis instead of the current fortnightly basis. This was suggested at a meeting of the...		KARACHI: Handing over of hydrants delayed KARACHI, April 11: As the handing over of hydrants to the Karachi Water and Sewerage Board is being delayed on the part of the rangers, it is creating hurdles in the...
KARACHI: Ideal arrangements for Eid Milad pledged KARACHI, April 11: Sindh Governor Dr Ishratul Ibad has said that the month of Rabiul Awwal will be observed with all sanctity throughout the province and all programmes of Eid Miladun...		KARACHI: Water issues: who is accountable? KARACHI: Earlier this week, reports of turbid water being supplied to a portion of Gulshan-i-Iqbal, block 4-A, were published on these very pages. Two days prior to this, another news item...
KARACHI: PPP warns govt against hindering Asif’s welcome KARACHI, April 11: Deputy Secretary-General of the Pakistan People’s Party Mian Raza Rabbani has accused the government of rendering the parliament redundant by not taking it into confidence in policy-making process....		KARACHI: ATC puts off hearing of mosque blast case KARACHI, April 11: An anti-terrorism court put off on Monday hearing of the Masjid Ali Raza bomb blst case against a worker of the banned Lashkar-i-Jhangvi after recording the statement of...
KARACHI: Registration fee for private schools KARACHI, April 11: The Sindh Education department has prescribed the fee of registration for privately managed educational institutions in the province. A government notification said that the registration of educational institutions...		KARACHI: Flights for Mumbai KARACHI, April 11: The SriLankan Airlines will begin air services between Karachi and Mumbai from April 13. This was stated by the airlines’ country manager, Tony Talayarat, on Monday at a...
KARACHI: Muttahida activist shot dead KARACHI, April 11: A former office-bearer of the All-Pakistan Mohajir Students Organization was shot dead by unknown suspects at Shorab Goth late Sunday night. Police said Shahood Hashmi,...		KARACHI: Release ordered KARACHI, April 11: Sindh Home Minister Rauf Siddiqui on Monday ordered immediate release of some people detained by police on the charge of issuing fake cheques amounting to Rs30 million. ...
KARACHI: French firms keen to improve city’s infrastructure KARACHI, April 11: A 25-member high-powered delegation, representing different companies of France, is arriving here in a couple of days to explore possibilities of initiating development projects in cooperation with the...		KARACHI: HEC declares results of MS, MPhil tests KARACHI, April 11: The Higher Education Commission (HEC) has declared the results of the tests for ‘MS / MPhil leading to PhD scholarships for the teachers of less developed universities of...
KARACHI: Soul-searching by NGOs stressed KARACHI, April 11: Dr Naeem Khalid of the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), University of London, has called upon the NGOs to revisit their original values. ...		KARACHI: Financial crisis hits Saddar Town KARACHI, April 11: Inordinate delay in the release of funds has pushed the Saddar Town municipal administration into a financial crisis, it is learnt. The situation has been causing great...
KARACHI: Pakistan history moot at KU tomorrow KARACHI, April 11: The 20th Pakistan History Conference will be held on April 13 at the Karachi University (KU). This was announced in a KU statement issued on Monday. It said...		KARACHI: Cellphones given to linemen KARACHI, April 11: The General Manager PTCL STR-II, Muzaffar Ali, has said that the company is providing cellphones to linemen to ensure provision of uninterrupted facilities to customers. He was speaking...
KARACHI: Issuance of extra exam copies ordered KARACHI, April 11: The Board of Secondary Education, Karachi, has directed the examination centres to issue supplementary copies to candidates as per their demands. A source in the...		KARACHI: Waterfowl leaving Haleji for Siberia KARACHI, April 11: As the weather has been getting hotter in the first week of April, the back-migration of the waterfowl is nearing completion at the Haleji Lake, one of the...
KARACHI: AKU charity show KARACHI, April 11: Unforgettable renditions of some of the country’s most cherished ghazals and geets by Farida Khanum, preceded by the inimitable wit of Anwar Maqsood, left the audience spellbound at...		KARACHI: DCET exams from 18th KARACHI, April 11: The second terminal first year regular examination of batch three of Dawood College of Engineering and Technology (DCET) Karachi will be held from April 18 at its premises....
KARACHI: Ex-principal’s widow receiving threats KARACHI, April 11: Wife of the slain principal of the Dawood College of Engineering and Technology (DCET) is living in constant fear amid threat calls from unknown callers. Talking to Dawnhere...		KARACHI: DUHS faculty KARACHI, April 11: The tenure track system of the Higher Education Commission for recruitment of faculty members would be introduced at the Dow University of Health Science. A decision to this...
KARACHI: Need stressed for improving training of scholars KARACHI, April 11: There is a need for raising the standard of training of scholars in economic related fields of chemical and bio-chemical sciences and resource mobilization for future growth in...		KARACHI: KBCA warning KARACHI, April 11: The KBCA has warned that Clifton’s Block 2 area is an exclusively residential area and as such no residential houses would be allowed to be converted into commercial...
KARACHI: Weather KARACHI, April 11: The Met office has forecast hot and dry weather for Karachi on Tuesday. The maximum temperature in the city is expected between 35 and 37 degrees Centigrade.—APP...		HYDERABAD: Division of Hyderabad criticized: Demand to annul decision HYDERABAD, April 11: Representatives of several nationalist parties held a meeting here on Sunday evening to consider the situation arising out of the division of Hyderabad district. The meeting issued...
HYDERABAD: Local people want jobs in LPG plant HYDERABAD, April 11: Residents of Deh Shah Bukhari staged a sit-in outside the main entrance of the Jamshoro Joint Venture Limited which produces liquified petroleum gas to protest denial of jobs...		HYDERABAD: Threat to launch movement for Brohi’s release HYDERABAD, April 11: The Shafi Mohammad Brohi Release Committee has accused the Tharparkar DCO of being involved in the kidnapping of Mr Brohi, and warned that if he is not freed...