May 9, 2005	Monday	Rabi-ul-Awwal 29, 1426

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KARACHI: FIR for theft of cellphones no more mandatory KARACHI, May 8: Registration of FIR for the theft or snatching of mobile phone sets has been made optional as people in most cases appeared reluctant to lodge cases, making...		KARACHI: Campaign against illegal LPG business KARACHI, May 8: In a pre-emptive move, the fire department has advised the city administration to impose Section 144 to check the unsafe storage of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) cylinders in...
KARACHI: Thalassaemia control law to be enacted soon: Ibad KARACHI, May 8: Sindh Governor Dr Ishratul Ibad on Sunday said that laws would soon be enacted in the province to check thalassaemia. Speaking at a function arranged by the Fatimid...		KARACHI: SPLA, MMA oppose denationalization KARACHI, May 8: The Sindh Professors and Lecturers Association (SPLA) on Sunday rejecting the transfer of St. Joseph’s College for Women and St. Patrick’s College to the Catholic Board has threatened...
KARACHI: Khetran sees plot behind uplift work in Gwadar KARACHI, May 8: Balochistan issue cannot be resolved through talks with an individual or by taking an individual into confidence, but through practical measures. This was stated by Senior Vice-President of...		KARACHI: ‘Cultural street’ organized by Arts Council KARACHI, May 8: Art lovers and bibliophiles had a whale of a time at the so-called “Koocha-i-Saqafat” organized by the Arts Council of Pakistan in collaboration with the Sindh government on...
KARACHI: Women’s library set up in Nazimabad KARACHI, May 8: City Nazim Niamatullah Khan on Saturday night inaugurated Al-Hudda — the first women’s library established in Nazimabad Union Council No. 11, Liaquatabad Town. Addressing at the inauguration ceremony,...		KARACHI: Book bazaar at Frere Hall losing visitors KARACHI, May 8: The number of visitors to the second-hand book bazaar held on the lawns of the 19th century Frere Hall has dropped to such an extent that most booksellers...
KARACHI: KWSB extends drive against defaulters KARACHI, May 8: The Karachi Water and Sewerage Board is launching a disconnection drive against the defaulters of water and sewerage bills on Monday in Gulshan-i-Iqbal and North Nazimabad towns after...		KARACHI: Mothers’ Day celebrated at Edhi Homes KARACHI, May 8: The Mothers’ Day, which is celebrated around the globe with much fanfare, passed off without any major event organized by either the government or the numerous non-governmental organizations...
KARACHI: Road renamed KARACHI, May 8: The Korangi Town has named one of its roads in the Union Council-9 as Mohammad Anwar Javed Siddiqui Road. The decision to name the road after the late journalist, Anwar Siddiqui, was taken at the 37th meeting of the town’s administration ...		KARACHI: Baseer Ashraf remembered KARACHI, May 8: Glowing tributes were paid to senior journalist, notable art critic, copywriter and ad-man, Baseer Ashraf, at a function organised on Saturday evening at the Karachi Press Club. Admirers...
KARACHI: Sewage floods Lyari road KARACHI, May 8: Sewage has been overflowing part of the D.D. Chaudhary Road and its adjoining areas in the Baghdadi Union Council area for the past two weeks, making the road...		KARACHI: IT sector to attract $50m investment, says minister KARACHI, May 8: An investment of US$50 million is expected in the IT sector during the next six months in the wake of a conference on “Call Centre Investment Opportunities” held...
KARACHI: Tribute paid to Akhtar Shirani KARACHI, May 8: Federal Housing and Works Minister Syed Safwanullah paid tribute to the poet and writer Akhtar Shirani and said that it required instinct to understand such poets. He was...		KARACHI: IJT demands killers’ arrest KARACHI, May 8: The Islami Jamiat Talaba (IJT) has announced to besiege the Sindh Assembly on Monday to register a protest against the failure to arrest the killers of its activist,...
KARACHI: Book launched KARACHI, May 8: Speakers lauded the book on Zulfikar Ali Bhutto by Hafeez Ahmed Kashmiri. Speaking at its launch organized by the Pakistan Social Welfare Organization at Arts Council, they said...		KARACHI: Govt to ensure better wages: CM KARACHI, May 8: Sindh Chief Minister Dr Arbab Ghulam Rahim has said that high industrial productivity and its growth owes to better wages and maximum facilities to workers. Addressing workers’ convention...
KARACHI: Altaf pays tribute to his mother     KARACHI, May 8: Muttahida Qaumi Movement chief Altaf Hussain on Sunday said that his mother made him strong willed and guided him in his resolve never to compromise on principles and...		KARACHI: Ex-policeman, woman killed KARACHI, May 8: Two persons, including a former policeman, were shot dead in different parts of the city on Sunday. In F.B. Area, former inspector Javed Anjum was killed by an...
KARACHI: Lingering water shortage irks citizens Karachi, May 8: Various parts of the city especially those of the Baldia, Orangi and North Karachi towns have been experiencing a water crisis for the last fortnight. Residents of the...		HYDERABAD: Release of poisonous water angers farmers HYDERABAD, May 8: The Sindh Abadgar Board has expressed resentment over continuous release of poisonous water from other provinces into Sindh. At a working committee meeting held here on Saturday, the...
HYDERABAD: Semester exams from May 11 HYDERABAD, May 8: The University of Sindh has announced that semester examinations of the university’s fresh and old batches of 2004-2005 will be held from May 11. About 16,000 students of...		HYDERABAD: Call for judicial probe into Hala breach HYDERABAD, May 8: The Sindh Chamber of Agriculture at a meeting held here on Sunday demanded that the government should appoint a senior judge of the Sindh High Court to probe...
THATTA: Policemen demand allowance THATTA, May 8: Constables and head constables have complained that they had been denied payment of an allowance announced in the 1999 budget....		SUKKUR: Bandit shot dead in encounter SUKKUR, May 8: An alleged bandit, Janib Pitafi, wanted by the police in several cases, was killed during an encounter with the police on Sunday morning in Mirpur Mathelo. A police...
BADIN: Help assured to thalassaemia patients BADIN, May 8: District Nazim Kamal Khan Chang has said the district government will allocate an ample amount in its budget for providing treatment facilities to thalassaemia patients. He was speaking...		SUKKUR: Protesters block highway SUKKUR, May 8: A group of people, belonging to the Golo clan, blocked the Indus Highway near the Jam Wahi village on Sunday against police for their failure to arrest killers...
LARKANA: Movement to save Hamal Lake LARKANA, May 8: The Earth Lovers’ Society has criticized the release of poisonous water of the Hirdin drain into the Hamal Lake. At its meeting here on Sunday, participants formed a...		JACOBABAD: Two killed over karo-kari JACOBABAD, May 8: A woman and a man were shot dead in the Rahim Bux Khoso Village on Saturday on the pretext of karo-kari. Jeewni, 45, wife of Kandoo Lashari, was...