May 12, 2005	Thursday	Rabi-us-Sani 3, 1426

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KARACHI: Petty issues stir repeated commotion in Sindh PA KARACHI, May 11: The Sindh Assembly witnessed acrimonious scenes twice during the proceedings on Wednesday. A rumpus was first witnessed when leader of the opposition Nisar Ahmed Khuhro drew the attention...		KARACHI: Transport fares increased KARACHI, May 11: The Sindh Transport Department on Wednesday announced the revised transport fares. An official notification issued here said the fares had been revised upward consequent upon revision of POL...
KARACHI: 13,995 schools found shelterless KARACHI, May 11: As many as 13,995 government schools, including 583 in urban areas, have no buildings, while another 2,351 were functioning in precarious buildings in the province. An official survey...		KARACHI: Cabinet body to finalize law against use of gutka KARACHI, May 11: The Sindh cabinet on Wednesday constituted a three-member committee to examine draft of the legislation for imposing a complete ban on the sale of gutka in the province....
KARACHI: City tops in kidnappings, suicides and carjackings: Sindh PA told... KARACHI, May 11: During the year 2004, a total of 10,477 vehicles were stolen or snatched, 35 people were kidnapped and 76 committed suicide in Karachi alone which is a record...		KARACHI: Power cuts in Malir Cantt KARACHI, May 11: Though power breakdowns occurred in many localities of the city on Wednesday, Malir Cantt which suffered a 14-hour power cut remained the worst hit. Residents of Malir Cantt...
KARACHI: Road project launched in Metroville KARACHI, May 11: City Nazim Niamatullah Khan on Tuesday night laid the foundation stone of Shahrah-i-Metroville II. Speaking on the occasion, he said that to improve the water supply situation a...		KARACHI: Shifting of 200 bus terminuses ordered KARACHI, May 11: Sindh Minister for Labour, Transport, Trade and Industry Adil Siddiqui on Wednesday ordered shifting of more than 200 illegal inter-city bus terminuses outside the city with immediate effect....
KARACHI: CM tells DCOs to resist pressure in LB elections KARACHI, May 11: Sindh Chief Minister Dr Arbab Ghulam Rahim on Wednesday chaired a meeting of the District Coordination Officers (DCOs) from all over Sindh and told them to perform their...		KARACHI: Stipend for trainee doctors ordered KARACHI, May 11: Sindh Governor Dr Ishratul Ibad on Wednesday ordered to give stipend to minor diploma postgraduate trainee doctors. Presiding over a meeting in the Governor’s House regarding medical education...
KARACHI: Industries devastating Malir and Gadap areas KARACHI, May 11: Over a dozen villages in Malir, Gadap and Bin Qasim towns are under the constant threat of devastation because of mushroom growth of industrial units built in the...		KARACHI: Demolition begins to pave way for road repair KARACHI, May 11: The city government on Wednesday began an operation for demolishing a large number of government buildings and shops from a portion of M A Jinnah Road so as...
KARACHI: An evening with fiction writers KARACHI, May 11: Sham-i-Afsana was held at the Arts Council on Tuesday with Rizwan Siddiqui acting as a host. Among those who presented their stories included a young writer, Bushra Noor,...		KARACHI: K-III water project KARACHI, May 11: About sixty per cent work on K-III Project, to supply 100 million-gallon extra water to the city, has been completed and work is underway for early accomplishment of...
KARACHI: WB mission briefed on development plans KARACHI, May 11: Sindh Local Government Adviser Wasim Akhtar told a delegation of World Bank on Wednesday that the government was paying equal attention to development in all areas of the...		KARACHI: Rs31.5bn health project for mothers, children KARACHI, May 11: The federal government in close collaboration with provincial and district governments is launching National Maternal and Child Health Project (2005 to 2010) with focus on alarmingly high maternal...
KARACHI: Water shortage in city areas KARACHI, May 11: Several parts of the city are without water for the last two weeks in the current hot and humid weather. The hard-hit localities include North Nazimabad’s Block ‘P’...		KARACHI: Exam forms KARACHI, May 11: The University of Karachi on Wednesday announced that examination forms and fee for BS Physiotherapy first year (Batch 2004) annual examination will be accepted at candidates’ respective colleges...
KARACHI: Accused denies charges: Blast case KARACHI, May 11: An anti-terrorism court recorded on Tuesday the statement of the accused in the Masjid Ali Raza bomb blast case. Judge Haq Nawaz Baloch of the ATC-5 fixed May...		KARACHI: Doctor shot dead on Hub River Road KARACHI, May 11: A doctor was shot dead at a petrol pump on Hub River Road on Wednesday morning. Police said that Dr Syed Muhammad Ali Gohar, 32, was at a...
KARACHI: LB polls to be held as scheduled, says Farooq KARACHI, May 11: The deputy convener of the Muttahida Quami Movement’s coordination committee, Dr Farooq Sattar, has said the local body election will be held at all costs. Speaking to various...		KARACHI: Boy dies in accident KARACHI, May 11: A young boy died in a road accident in Gulistan-i-Jauhar on Wednesday. Police said that Ashiq, 14, was knocked down near the meteorological office off the University Road...
HYDERABAD: Lawyers vow to continue struggle for democracy HYDERABAD, May 11: Leaders of the People’s Lawyers Forum have pledged to continue their struggle for restoration of real democracy in the country. Speaking at a news conference at the press...		HYDERABAD: Police asked to locate ‘missing’ man HYDERABAD, May 11: A division bench of the Sindh High Court, Hyderabad, on Wednesday directed DPOs of Jamshoro and Dadu to locate missing Mohammad Umer. The bench, comprising Justice Mohammad Mujeebullah...
HYDERABAD: Demand to implement minimum wages order HYDERABAD, May 11: Sindh National Labour Federation president Rana Mehmood Ali Khan has deplored the inordinate delay in implementation of President Gen Pervez Musharraf’s order of fixing minimum wages of workers...		HYDERABAD: University employees stage sit-in HYDERABAD, May 11: Employees of the Sindh Agriculture University, Tandojam, staged a protest march at the campus and a sit-in outside the vice-chancellor’s block on Wednesday. They were demanding acceptance of...