June 13, 2005	Monday	Jumadi-ul-Awwal 5, 1426

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KARACHI: Quaid’s Mazar to have lift for special persons KARACHI, June 12: A lift-cum-ramp system to facilitate the access of special persons and senior citizens...		KARACHI: Govt fails to utilize 50pc funds for development KARACHI, June 12: Lack of resources is widely blamed for the slow pace of socio-economic progress of Sindh, but a closer look into the actual problem reveals that lack...
KARACHI: Satellite towns in province planned KARACHI, June 12: The Governor, Dr Ishratul Ibad, has stressed the need for chalking out a system envisaging beautiful housing and other facilities in Karachi and other cities....		KARACHI: NFC issue to be settled soon: CM KARACHI, June 12: Sindh Chief Minister Arbab Ghulam Rahim has said that the matters related to the National Finance Commission Award will be settled in the next few days Addressing...
KARACHI: Shortage of medicines in hospitals KARACHI, June 12: Some major hospitals run by the city government are going to face severe shortage of essential items including medicines and X-ray films in the near future,...		KARACHI All About Lifestyles show ends KARACHI, June 12: Rejecting a report published in a British newspaper alleging that Sindh Governor Dr Ishratul Ibad collected cash and other benefits from Britain’s Social Security...
KARACHI: PA budget debate begins today KARACHI, June 12: The Sindh Assembly, which meets on Monday to start debate on the Sindh budget 2005-06, is likely to witness fireworks from opposition benches. Before the session...		KARACHI: Railway records positive growth KARACHI, June 12: The Pakistan Railways (PR) has registered a positive growth of eight and 14 per cent in passenger and freight traffic respectively during the period...
KARACHI: PIA to make procurements transparent KARACHI, June 12: A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) has been signed between Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) and the Transparency International...		KARACHI: Park in Clifton opened KARACHI, June 12: The Nazim of Saddar Town, Mohammad Farooq Memon Fariya, inaugurated the Bakhtawar Park, on Street 10, block 5, Clifton as part of the recreation scheme envisaged for hisarea of jurisdiction...
KARACHI: Art contest on concept of ‘enlightened moderation’ KARACHI, June 12: A competition of paintings and sculptures on the theme of “enlightened moderation” was held at the Karachi Building...		KARACHI: Ibad ponders legal action over British paper’s report KARACHI, June 12: Rejecting a report published in a British newspaper alleging that Sindh Governor Dr Ishratul Ibad collected cash and other benefits from Britain’s Social Security System for 10 months...
KARACHI: Dakait’s associate arrested KARACHI, June 12: The Industrial Crime Unit early on Sunday morning arrested what they described a close associate of Rehman Dakait from Malir and recovered a sizable quantity of arms andand ammunition from his possession...		KARACH: PPP wants budgetary demands explained KARACH, June 12: The PPP, Sindh, on Sunday criticized the new provincial budget and maintained that it failed to reflect aspirations of the people of Sindh....
KARACHI: Lyari needs quality education, says Shah KARACHI, June 12: A former chief justice of Pakistan Syed Sajjad Ali Shah has stressed...		KARACHI: Environmental problems KARACHI, June 12: Sindh Minister for Women Development Dr Saeeda Malik has observed with great concern the threat caused to both human life and biodiversity due to environmental degradation — consequent...
KARACHI: MMA holds rally against terrorism KARACHI, June 12: The Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal staged a protest rally outside the press club here on Sunday against “state-sponsored terrorism, government’s failure in arresting culprits...		KARACHI: Nazims thank finance minister KARACHI, June 12: The nazims of different local government tiers of the City District Government Karachi have expressed their gratitude to the Sindh Senior Minister for Finance, Syed Sardar Ahmed,...
KARACHI: Minister grieved KARACHI, June 12: Begum Mehmooda Sultana, mother of State Minister for Religious Affairs Dr Amir Liaquat Hussain, passed away on Sunday. Known for her social welfare activities, she was buried in compound of Hazrat Abdullah Shah ...		HYDERABAD: Flour price going up in Hyderabad HYDERABAD, June 12: Following the prime minister’s announcement that wheat flour will be made available at utility stores at Rs11.50 per kilogramme, prices of both wheat and flour...
HYDERABAD: Rabbani wants defence budget curtailed HYDERABAD, June 12: The leader of the opposition in the senate, Mr Raza Rabbani, has said defence expenditures should not be increased by more than 11 per cent....		HYDERABAD: Rs71m released for uplift works HYDERABAD, June 12: An amount of Rs71 million for Hyderabad has been released out of a total allocation of Rs1 billion for the special projects which were announced by the Adviser...
HYDERABAD: Teachers warn of movement HYDERABAD, June 12: The All-Sindh Primary Teachers Association has warned the Sindh government that if its charter of demands was not accepted, it will launch a protest campaign and hold protest...		HYDERABAD: Security forces take control of PTCL installations HYDERABAD, June 12: Personnel of Pakistan Army’s signal core and Rangers took over control of all telephone exchanges and other PTCL installations in Sindh on Saturday night. In Hyderabad, security forces...