June 2, 2005	Thursday	Rabi-us-Sani 24, 1426

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KARACHI: Karachiites observe peaceful shutdown KARACHI, June 1: Life in the metropolis came to a halt on Wednesday in response to the strike call made by the Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal (MMA) in protest...		KARACHI: 22 held in Malir disturbances KARACHI, June 1: Police and Rangers on Wednesday arrested 22 persons for creating law and order situation in Malir following the funeral of a young man who was killed during Tuesday’s...
KARACHI: Mosque bombing suspect remanded KARACHI, June 1: Justice Amir Hani Muslim of the Sindh High Court, who is also administrative judge of the Anti-Terrorism Courts in Karachi, on Wednesday remanded an activist of the banned...		KARACHI: Police deny torturing man in US consulate case KARACHI, June 1: The Saddar town police denied on Wednesday having illegally confined or tortured petitioner Mirza Aslam Baig. In their comments on Baig’s petition, submitted through...
KARACHI: Inquiry into blast, killing of JI leader ordered KARACHI, June 1: Chief Minister Dr Arbab Ghulam Rahim has ordered judicial inquiries into the bomb blast at Madinatul Ilm mosque and the killing of Jamaat-i-Islami leader and a former MPA...		KARACHI: Govt warned of protest movement KARACHI, June 1: The Jafria Alliance has threatened protest movement if its 100 supporters were not released within 24 hours. This was stated by Allama Abbas Kumaili in a news conference...
KARACHI: Muttahida sees plot behind riots KARACHI, June 1: The recent upsurge in terrorism in the city seems to be aimed at postponing the local body elections. This observation was made at a meeting of the Muttahida...		KARACHI: Shutdown manifests unity: MMA KARACHI, June 1: Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal has stated that the peaceful strike of Wednesday in the city is a manifestation of the unity of Ummah against its enemies and a vote of...
KARACHI: 2 brothers killed in Lines Area KARACHI, June 1: Two brothers were killed when unknown persons opened fire at them in Jacob Line on Wednesday evening. Police said that Irfanullah and Imran alias Mano, both in their...		KARACHI: Hospitals, courts also hit by strike KARACHI, June 1: The strike called by the MMA badly affected routine activities at hospitals and courts in the city on Wednesday. The outpatient departments at almost all public sector hospitals...
KARACHI: Cellphone firm’s reply found unsatisfactory KARACHI, June 1: The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority has found “unsatisfactory” the reply submitted by Mobilink in response to the PTA show-cause notice issued in April. According to a press statement issued...		KARACHI: Ultrasound for pre-birth anomalies KARACHI, June 1: Appropriate application of updated modalities in digital ultrasound technology can be extremely helpful in diagnosing certain abnormalities besides congenital anomalies in babies before birth. These views were expressed...
KARACHI: Endowment fund planned for detained women KARACHI, June 1: The Sindh government is to constitute a full-fledged endowment fund for women in detention as per the Sindh Women Development Department’s proposal. Dr Saeeda Malik, Sindh Minister for...		KARACHI: DCOs asked to ensure supply of water KARACHI, June 1: Sindh Chief Secretary Fazlur Rehman on Wednesday asked the DCOs of all districts to ensure provision of water in their respective districts, in collaboration with respective departments including...
KARACHI: Foundation for school laid KARACHI, June 1: The Sindh Minister for Planning and Development, Syed Shoaib Bukhari, inaugurated the Government Boys Primary School Maulvi Abdul Haq project in Sector 11/E Orangi Town on Wednesday. The...		KARACHI: Pilot job project for disabled KARACHI, June 1: The present government is taking steps for the rehabilitation of disabled persons so they could be made productive members of society. This was stated by Sindh Education Minister...
KARACHI: Ibad slams terrorism after tragedy KARACHI, June 1: Sindh Governor Dr Ishratul Ibad has condemned the acts of terrorism and subversion resorted to following the Madinatul Ilm tragedy. “No conscience, patriotic and peaceful citizen can get...		KARACHI: ‘Law, order satisfactory’ KARACHI, June 1: The Sindh interior minister on Wednesday said that the citizens extended full cooperation to the administration during the MMA-called strike and the overall law and order situation in...
KARACHI: Govt supporting terrorists, alleges Turabi KARACHI, June 1: The president of Shia Ulema Council Pakistan, Sindh chapter, and vice-president of MMA Sindh, Allama Hasan Turabi, alleged that the government was supporting “sectarian terrorists” and sensitive agencies...		HYDERABAD: Desilting to increase storage capacity of Wasa lagoons HYDERABAD, June 1: The storage capacity of lagoons of Wasa will be increased by 120 million gallons after desilting of the south lagoon and establishment of another one. The work will...
HYDERABAD: Rehabilitation centre for retarded people HYDERABAD, June 1: The DCO has formed a five-member committee to prepare a feasibility report for a rehabilitation institute for retarded people in Hyderabad. Presiding over a meeting at the Shahbaz...		HYDERABAD: Call to replace taluka officer HYDERABAD, June 1: The City Taluka Council has warned the Sindh government that councillors will resort to extreme steps if it does not replace the taluka municipal officer in 48 hours....
HYDERABAD: Channel lining to be completed this month HYDERABAD, June 1: Sindh agriculture secretary Sabhago Khan Jatoi has said the lining work to improve 2,189 watercourses in Sindh will be completed by June 30. Inspecting a newly-developed watercourse in...		HYDERABAD: Legal aid cell for bonded labour HYDERABAD, June 1: The District Vigilance Committee on Bonded Labour, at a meeting held here on Tuesday, recommended a three-year ‘legal aid cell’ project, aimed at providing legal assistance to bonded...
HYDERABAD: Rape accused remanded in police custody HYDERABAD, June 1: The judicial magistrate-II of Tando Mohammad Khan on Wednesday remanded three people, who had allegedly raped a dumb girl in a railway quarter on Monday night, in police...		SUKKUR: Recovered SUKKUR, June 1: A truckload of sulphur looted from law-enforcing personnel two days ago in Shikarpur has been recovered from Balochistan. A law-enforcing agency was on patrol on the Indus Highway...