June 15, 2005	Wednesday	Jumadi-ul-Awwal 7, 1426

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KARACHI: Protest mars debate on budget KARACHI, June 14: Six more members took part in the general discussion on budget2005-06 when the Sindh Assembly met on Tuesday, the second day of its budget session. Opposition benches’ outrage...		KARACHI: Plastic card driving licence launched KARACHI, June 14: The plastic card driving license system (PCDLS) was formally launched here on Tuesday by the Sindh Home Minister,...
KARACHI: Ecologists urge proper impact analysis: Exploration activities KARACHI, June 14: Conservationists and government officials from various departments at a public hearing expressed dissatisfaction over the environmental mitigation and management programme in regard to proposed exploration activities in the...		KARACHI: Ibad calls for computerization of court records KARACHI, June 14: Sindh Governor Dr Ishratul Ibad Khan on Tuesday issued directives for compilation of computerised record of undertrial court cases of various government departments and organizations in the province...
KARACHI: SHC seeks probe by honest official: Abduction case KARACHI, June 14: The Sindh High Court asked a police superintendent on Tuesday to entrust the investigation of an abduction case involving an estranged couple to an honest and impartial official....		KARACHI: Need for blood donation stressed KARACHI, June 14: Federal Health Secretary Syed Anwar Mehmood said that Rs9.4 billion had been allocated for the development of the health sector of the country,...
KARACHI: Rowdyism at Urdu varsity disrupts examination KARACHI, June 14: The female candidates of BA (private) annual examination at the Federal Urdu University for Arts, Science and Technology had to leave the examination rooms without completing their papers...		KARACHI: Rs40m for upgrading fish harbour released KARACHI, June 14: The Sindh government has released Rs40 million for the up gradation of market and auction hall of the Karachi Fish Harbour, it is learnt. A new site for...
KARACHI: PTCL privatization opposed KARACHI, June 14: Political parties have strongly criticized privatization of the PTCL, deployment of troops and large scale arrests of PTCL union office bearers, while accusing the regime of pitting army...		KARACHI: KU seeks 200 acres for housing scheme KARACHI, June 14: The University of Karachi has submitted an application to the Sindh Governor Dr Ishratul Ibad for allotment of 200...
KARACHI: Khuhro resents action against MPA KARACHI, June 14: Castigating the regime for the arrest of MPA Zahid Bhurgari in a ‘false’ case and his production the court for remand, with handcuffs and blindfold, leader of the...		KARACHI: Essay contest KARACHI, June 14: An essay competition has been organized by the Women and Development Association in collaboration with the British Council. The students of colleges and universities...
KARACHI: PMA test KARACHI, June 14: The Science and Health Council of Pakistan Medical Association will hold its ninth annual Proficiency Evaluation Test on September 10. This was stated by PET Coordinator Dr M. Umar Farooq and PMA Secretary-General Dr Shershah Syed, here on Monday....		KARACHI: Govt blamed for poor law, order situation KARACHI, June 14: The provincial leader of the Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal (MMA) and Amir Jamaat-i-Islami (JI) Dr Merajul Huda Siddiqui on Tuesday criticized the Sindh government for its alleged failure in controlling...
KARACHI: Master plan for highrises along coastal areas soon KARACHI, June 14: The KBCA has set up a committee to prepare a master plan for high-rise buildings with 20 and more storeys to be allowed or constructed all along the...		KARACHI: Land sought by DHA not yet allotted, PA told KARACHI, June 14: The Sindh Assembly was on Tuesday informed that the survey for 12,000 acres of land being sought by Defence Housing Authority along the Superhighway in Malir district was...
KARACHI: 4 injured as two groups clash KARACHI, June 14: Four people including three activists of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) were injured during a heavy exchange of fire between the activists of the Sunni Tehreek (ST) and...		KARACHI: Coalition parties meet KARACHI, June 14: A meeting of the leading members of the Sindh coalition was held with Chief Minister Dr Arbab Rahim, at the Chief Minister House here on Tuesday. In the meeting issues including problems of the coalition parties, development projects,...
KARACHI: SHC strikes down DHA notification KARACHI, June 14: The Sindh High Court struck down on Tuesday a Defence Housing Authority notification requiring compulsory registration of estate agents dealing with property situated within its jurisdiction. A division...		KARACHI: Attachment of killer truck ordered KARACHI, June 14: Justice Gulzar Ahmed of the Sindh High Court ordered attachment before judgment of a truck allegedly involved in the killing of a man and his son. Ms Mehrunnisa...
KARACHI: Monsoon KARACHI, June 14: As monsoon season approaches near with its usual threats to the routine life of the metropolis, the city government has started taking measures to tackle the circumstances....		HYDERABAD: MPA remanded in bomb blast case: PPP lodges protest HYDERABAD, June 14: Anti-Terrorism Court judge Syed Ali Ashraf Shah here on Tuesday remanded People’s Party Parliamentarians MPA Zahid Ali Bhurgari in police custody for seven days in a bomb explosion...
HYDERABAD: Two children killed as duststorm hits Hyderabad HYDERABAD, June 14: Two brothers were killed and eight other people were injured when the roof of their house collapsed in Old Wahdat colony area when a severe duststorm lashed...		HYDERABAD: ‘Youth implicated in false case’ HYDERABAD, June 14: Residents of Goth Qadan Shoro, Kotri Site, have accused police of highhandedness against villagers and appealed to authorities to order an inquiry into the arrest of an innocent...
HYDERABAD: Crackdown on quacks HYDERABAD, June 14: The Hyderabad health department launched a crackdown on quacks and sealed many clinics here on Tuesday. The EDO, health, Dr Nazar Mohammad Junejo, constituted a team under Dr...		HYDERABAD: Scholarships for work on Allama Qasmi HYDERABAD, June 14: Two scholarships will be awarded for research work, leading to PhD degrees, on the life and works of various aspects of Allama Ghulam Mustafa Qasmi. This was...