25 April 2005	Monday	15 Rabi-ul-Awwal 1426

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KARACHI: Nazim offers concessions to transport firms: New CNG buses launched KARACHI, April 24: Mentioning that Karachi required 10,000 environment-friendly CNG buses, City Nazim Niamatullah Khan...		KARACHI: Regularization date for illegal buildings not to be extended KARACHI, April 24: The Chief Controller of Buildings, Brig (Retd) A.S. Nasir, said that he would not favour any further extension in the cut out date for regularization of buildings with...
KARACHI: Number of UTS buses curtailed KARACHI, April 24: A number of air-conditioned buses introduced only recently under the city government’s Urban Transport Scheme (UTS) have been withdrawn from their allotted routes, causing inconvenience to thousands of...		KARACHI: Violators of EPA rules to face action KARACHI, April 24: The Minister of State for Environment, Malik Amin Aslam, has said that the government is considering stern action against the private hospitals which are not following the standards...
KARACHI: KESC centre attacked for prolonged power cut KARACHI, April 24: Furious with the Karachi Electric Supply Corporation for doing nothing about prolonged power breakdowns in various localities...		KARACHI: Islam in Sicily exhibition opens KARACHI, April 24: Speakers at the inauguration of a multi-media exhibition focussing on “Islam in Sicily” underlined the need for greater harmony between the three monotheistic religions of the world and...
KARACHI: Lyari to get two more police stations KARACHI, April 24: Sindh Home Minister Rauf Siddiqui on Sunday announced that two more police stations would be created in Lyari. Addressing a press conference at Abdullah Shah Ghazi Rangers Headquarters,...		KARACHI: City govt, PMA to work on master health plan KARACHI, April 24: The city government is actively considering a proposal for preparing a master health plan for the city in collaboration with the Karachi chapter of Pakistan Medical Association, it...
KARACHI: JI leader renews pledge to resist terrorism KARACHI, April 24: An MMA leader and city chief of the Jamaat-i-Islami Dr Mairajul Huda Siddiqui has declared that any attempt to hand over Karachi...		KARACHI: Death anniversary of Sir Abdullah KARACHI, April 24: The 63rd death anniversary of Haji Sir Abdullah Haroon, a Pakistan Movement veteran and founder of various charitable institutions, will be observed at Jamia Islamia and Yatimkhana, Haji...
KARACHI: Man kills 7-year-old daughter in Malir KARACHI, April 24: A man killed his seven-year-old daughter early on Sunday morning in Model Colony. Police said that Mohammad Younis, 35, slaughtered his daughter Marium inside his house at Fajr....		KARACHI: Prompt action against DCET principal’s killers urged KARACHI, April 24: The Sindh Professors and Lecturers Association (SPLA) expressed its concern over changing of the investigation officer in the murder case...
KARACHI: Journalist Saneeya laid to rest KARACHI, April 24: The senior journalist and environmental activist, Saneeya Hussain, who died on Wednesday last after remaining in coma for over a week, was laid to rest in the army...		KARACHI: FST directive to NRL, Perac KARACHI, April 24: The Federal Service Tribunal asked the National Refinery Limited and Petroleum Refining and Petro-chemical Corporation (Perac) on Saturday not...
KARACHI: PTCL to upgrade exchanges KARACHI, April 24: The Pakistan Telecommunication Corporation Limited (PTCL) has planned to upgrade its system for providing better service to its valued customers. The PTCL, in an announcement...		KARACHI: Street children enjoy sports activities KARACHI, April 24: The street kids of the city took part in the sports day activities arranged at St Don Bosco...
KARACHI: BSc exam schedule declared KARACHI, April 24: The University of Karachi has announced the schedule for terminal examination of BSc(Hons) first and second year, first semester 2005. According to the first...		KARACHI: Refurbished surgery ward opened KARACHI, April 24: The updated and renovated Paediatrics Surgery Department at Civil Hospital Karachi has been inaugurated with capacity to provide required medical...
KARACHI: Rehabilitation KARACHI, April 24: Overseas Pakistanis Foundation’s (OPF) regional office will launch a rehabilitation centre for overseas Pakistanis children on Tuesday. Minister of State...		KARACHI: Hot weather KARACHI, April 24: The Met office has forecast warm and humid weather for the city on Monday. The maximum temperature is expected to remain between 33 and 35 degrees Centigrade.—APP...
HYDERABAD: Demand for release of sweet water into lakes HYDERABAD, April 24: Sindh Taraqqi Pasand Mallah Tanzim chairman Mohammad Arab Mallah has appealed to the Sindh chief minister to order release...		HYDERABAD: Attack on MMA leaders criticized HYDERABAD, April 24: The Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal has condemned the alleged attack by a party in the ruling coalition on MMA leaders during a Milad-i-Mustafa meeting on Friday. The alliance at a...