29 April 2005	Friday	19 Rabi-ul-Awwal 1426

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KARACHI: Nazim wants army to supervise LB polls KARACHI, April 28: The City Nazim, Niamatullah Khan, on Thursday, hinted at making a demand for holding the forthcoming local bodies’ elections under the army’s monitoring...		KARACHI: NAB probing allegations against Imtiaz Sheikh KARACHI, April 28: The chairman of the National Accountability Bureau, Lt-Gen Muneer Hafeez, said on Thursday that the NAB was conducting inquiry into the allegations against former provincial minister...
KARACHI: Operation to clear KCR tracks launched KARACHI, April 28: The Pakistan Railways on Thursday launched an operation to remove encroachments along the tracks of the Karachi Circular Railway...		KARACHI: Citizens bear the brunt of KESC’s inefficiency: Power breakdowns KARACHI, April 28: The metropolis was again hit by a massive power breakdown in the KESC distribution system...
KARACHI: MMA files motions for PA session KARACHI, April 28: The Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal on Thursday submitted three adjournment motions for discussion during the next session of the Sindh Assembly....		KARACHI: 100pc increase in invigilators’ remuneration ordered KARACHI, April 28: Sindh Governor Dr Ishratul Ibad Khan has ordered 100 per cent increase in the remuneration of invigilators deputed at exam centres under the Higher Secondary Education Board...
KARACHI: High Court penalizes city govt officials: Teacher’s remuneration KARACHI, April 28: The Sindh High Court ordered the city district government to release the remuneration of a schoolteacher stuck up since June 2001 and asked it to pay the petitioner...		KARACHI: 326 degrees, 8 gold medals awarded: Bahria varsity convocation KARACHI, April 28: As many as 326 graduates were conferred bachelors and masters degrees in business administration software and computer engineering programmes at the second convocation of the Bahria University, Karachi...
KARACHI: Parts of Saddar be included in Lyari: nazim KARACHI, April 28: The City Nazim, Niamatullah Khan, on Thursday suggested that some revenue-generating areas of Saddar Town near Lyari be included in Lyari Town so that revenue could be generated...		KARACHI: Home minister holding police hostage, claims ST chief KARACHI, April 28: The Sunni Tehrik (ST) has claimed that Sindh home minister had been holding police hostage, and alleged that while activists of his party were indulged in target killings...
KARACHI: Altaf supports Aga Khan Board KARACHI April 28: MQM chief Altaf Hussain supported the creation of Aga Khan Educational Board in Pakistan. He said that in this era, information technology and scientific knowledge...		KARACHI: Garbage collection system for DHA KARACHI, April 28: A new improvised system of garbage collection would be introduced at the Defence Housing Authority...
KARACHI: Science education in Urdu demanded KARACHI, April 28: Federal Urdu University is the only “guardian varsity of national language”, striving to resolve problems of initial stages of its establishment...		KARACHI: Updating of primary curricula ordered KARACHI, April 28: Sindh Education Minister Dr Hamida Khuhro on Thursday directed officials of the curriculum bureau to remove outdated and obsolete topics from the textbooks being taught...
KARACHI: Poetry collection launched KARACHI: Dhoop apnay hissay ki, a poetry collection from a young and promising poet, Ishrat Afreen, at present based in US, was launched on Monday...		KARACHI: PN increasing its defence capabilities: Shahid KARACHI, April 28: Pakistan Navy chief Admiral Shahid Karimullah sees a significant increase in the maritime deterrence and impregnable seaward defence of the country in the coming years...
KARACHI: Schools recognition KARACHI, April 28: The Board of Secondary Education Karachi (BSEK) invites applications for first recognition for the academic year 2005-6. This was announced by BSEK Secretary Shafiullah on Thursday....		KARACHI: PTCL service KARACHI, April 28: The Majalis-i-Aza Telephonic Relay Organization has appreciated the uninterrupted relay of majalis during the Ayyam-i-Aza by the PTCL....
KARACHI: Man gets life for kidnapping sister, others KARACHI, April 18: A man was sentenced to life in jail for taking his real sister and five brothers of her husband hostage for ransom by an anti-terrorism court. Judge Arshad...		KARACHI: End of violence against IJT activists demanded KARACHI, April 28: The Islami Jamiat Talaba (IJT) on Thursday ridiculed the Muttahida Qaumi Movement’s (MQM) demand of probe into the abduction and killing of the IJT activist Farhan Asif and...
KARACHI: Madrid team calls on LG adviser KARACHI, April 28: A delegation of the Town Hall of Madrid (Spain) called on the adviser on Local Government and Special Development, Wasim Akhtar, here on Thursday and discussed with him...		KARACHI: SHC issues notice to cable network company KARACHI, April 28: The Sindh High Court on Thursday issued notice to a local cable network company for May 6, in lawsuit claiming Rs50 million by a foreign broadcasting company seeking...
KARACHI: Secretary for E&T KARACHI, April 28: The Sindh government has appointed Mir Hussain Ali as secretary excise and taxation. Mir Hussain Ali had served on the posts of district coordination officer and commissioner Karachi.—PPI...		KARACHI: Afghan refugees KARACHI, April 28: Sindh Governor Dr Ishratul Ibad Khan here on Thursday ordered the provision of best facilities to Afghan refugees leaving for their country....
HYDERABAD: PM assures MQM team of fund release: Hyderabad development package HYDERABAD, April 28: Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz has assured a delegation of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement that funds for the Hyderabad Development Package and development schemes for other districts of Sindh...		HYDERABAD: Committee set up to test lake, river water: Precautionary stapes in Hyderabad ordered HYDERABAD, April 28: The DCO has constituted a committee to immediately proceed to the Manchhar Lake and after release of its water into the Indus River, get water samples of the...
HYDERABAD: Call to speed up watercourse lining HYDERABAD, April 28: The on-farm water management has been directed to expedite the lining work of watercourses and ensure completion of the project within the stipulated time so that the objectives...		HYDERABAD: Educational, cultural programme begins HYDERABAD, April 28: An Educational and Cultural Programme-2005 started at the University of Sindh’s Elsa Kazi campus here on Thursday. The faculty of education of the university has organized the programme...
KAHIRPUR: Pagara criticizes politicians KHAIRPUR, April 28: The PML-F chief, Pir Pagara, has said that politicians like the late Zulfikar Ali Bhutto, Benazir Bhutto, Nawaz Sharif, Shahbaz Sharif and the Chaudhry brothers...		SUKKUR: OGDC survey work stopped after tribesman’s murder SUKKUR, April 28: Work on a survey undertaken by the Oil and Gas Development Corporation came to a halt on Thursday...
SUKKUR: EDOs asked to take preventive steps: Gastroenteritis SUKKUR, April 28: The director-general of health services has directed all executive district officers of health in the province to take measures to prevent spread of gastroenteritis...		MIRPURKHAS: Attack on JSQM chief condemned MIRPURKHAS, April 28: A meeting of the district chapter of the Jeay Sindh Qaumi Mahaz held on Thursday condemned an attack on party chairman...
MITHI: District council demands relief for drought-hit Tharis MITHI, April 28: The District Council of Tharparkar on Thursday adopted resolutions asking the government to take steps to ensure transparent distribution of subsidized wheat among Tharis...		SANGHAR: Many channels closed for non-payment of water taxes SANGHAR, April 28: The irrigation authorities have closed many water channels and minors to recover millions of rupees outstanding as abiana (water taxes). On Thursday...