May 21, 2005	Saturday	Rabi-us-Sani 12, 1426

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KARACHI: Cutting of roadside trees, plants challenged: SHC issues notices KARACHI, May 20: A Sindh High Court division bench issued notices on Friday in a petition seeking directions for plantation and protection of trees in the city. Citing the Sindh Environmental...		KARACHI: Delimitation of districts, talukas finalized KARACHI, May 20: The delimitation of new districts of Badin, Hyderabad and Matiari and talukas Jhuddo and Manjhand were finalized at a meeting held under the chairmanship of Sindh Chief Minister...
KARACHI: Govt plans mega project for clean water KARACHI, May 20: Sindh Governor Dr Ishratul Ibad Khan has issued directives for conceiving a mega project for ensuring clean and harm-free water to all areas. In this regard, he called...		KARACHI: Karachi, Delhi to share expertise in transport KARACHI, May 20: Transport experts of Delhi and Karachi will share expertise, experiences and competence to improve the transport system of the two cities. Transport experts of the two cities expressed...
KARACHI: Traffic police responsible for accidents, says minister KARACHI, May 20: Sindh Home Minister Rauf Siddiqui has said that traffic police are responsible for the increase in traffic accidents in Karachi as they are not implementing relevant rules. He...		KARACHI: Proposed law on child rights reviewed KARACHI, May 20: The Sindh Commission for Child Welfare and Development reviewed the draft bill of the Sindh Child Protection Authority 2005 aimed at monitoring the implementation of laws formulated...
KARACHI: Health facilities ordered at LEW resettlement sites KARACHI, May 20: Sindh Chief Secretary Fazlur Rehman has directed the provincial health secretary to ensure the provision of all medical facilities in the government dispensaries established in the resettlement sites...		KARACHI: Relief cell for property seekers KARACHI, May 20: Sindh Governor Dr Ishratul Ibad has directed setting up a relief cell under the Association of Builders and Developers (ABAD), besides Karachi Building Control Authority. The cell will...
KARACHI: 2 die in accidents KARACHI, May 20: Two persons died in road traffic accidents in different parts of the city on Friday. In Ferozabad, a 60-year-old man died while crossing Tipu Sultan Road....		KARACHI: Judgment in mosque blast cases on 28th KARACHI, May 20: Prosecution prayed to an anti-terrorism court on Friday for death penalty to the accused in the bomb blast cases of Haideri mosque and Imambargah Ali Raza. The defence,...
KARACHI: Internet media city soon KARACHI, May 20: The Department of Information Technology is actively engaged in creating awareness about information technology and its promotion in Sindh. This was stated by Sindh IT Minister Syed Mustafa...		KARACHI: Need stressed to make IT available to all KARACHI, May 20: Experts at a seminar stressed on efforts for making the benefits of information and communication technologies (ICTs) to all, without any discrimination between urban and rural areas of...
KARACHI: Doctor’s transfer clarified KARACHI, May 20: The spokesman for Sindh Health Department, denying news item that appeared in national dailies regarding the transfer of Asst Prof Dr Sher Shah Syed, has clarified that Dr...		KARACHI: Technical course KARACHI, May 20: The Sindh Board of Technical Education will launch a matriculation technical programme in the province. Sindh Governor, Dr Ishratul Ibad, who is also the controlling authority of educational...
KARACHI: Unfair means in exam KARACHI, May 20: The examination staff on Friday made a case of unfair means against a candidate appearing in the intermediate exams at the Government City College for submitting his answer...		KARACHI: KESC centres ordered to improve performance KARACHI, May 20: Amid frequent power breakdowns taking place in Karachi, the Federal Minister for Power and Water, Liaquat Ali Jatoi, arrived here on Friday to personally inspect the power supply...
KARACHI: Water shortage in city areas KARACHI, May 20: Various parts of the city, especially those belonging to Saddar and Jamshed towns, have once again started experiencing acute water shortage reportedly owing to re-opening of night tanker...		KARACHI: Gas project in Latif Town KARACHI, May 20: Karachi is the only district of the country where objectives of the delegation of powers to the grassroot level has been achieved. These views were expressed by the...
KARACHI: Protest over power failures KARACHI, May 20: The Jamaat-i-Islami Karachi has strongly protested over the continuous and unannounced load shedding of power, and demanded the government to immediately being a halt to the process. In...		KARACHI: Hot weather KARACHI, May 20: The Met office has forecast hot and humid weather for Karachi with maximum temperature ranging from 35 to 38ºC on Saturday. Very hot and dry weather has been...
HYDERABAD: SHC orders action against rickshaws without meters HYDERABAD, May 20: The Sindh High Court, Hyderabad circuit bench, on Friday directed police officials to ensure that all rickshaws are fitted with correct fare meters, silencers and free from smoke-emission....		HYDERABAD: Govt accused of hiding facts: Release of lake water into Indus HYDERABAD, May 20: Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal MPA Abdur Rehman Rajput has said that the Sindh health department has directed its functionaries not to issue press statements or hold briefings on the release...
HYDERABAD: Japanese support for language study HYDERABAD, May 20: The Japan government is keenly interested in promotion of education, especially higher education, and providing assistance for studies of Japanese language and culture. This was expressed by Mr...		HYDERABAD: PFF leaders detained under MPO HYDERABAD, May 20: Five office-bearers of the Pakistan Fisherfolk Forum have been detained at the special prison in Nara for 30 days under the Maintenance of Pubic Order Ordinance 1930, prison...
HYDERABAD: Protest planned for restoration of fishing rights HYDERABAD, May 20: Leaders of the Joint Action Committee for People’s Rights have announced that over 20 organizations of the civil society will stage protest demonstrations across Sindh in support of...		DADU: Kidnapped girl freed DADU, May 20: A team of the Jamshoro investigation police on Thursday raided the Bago Khan Chandio village in Warah and recovered a 7-year-old girl who had been kidnapped two years...