June 16, 2005	Thursday	Jumadi-ul-Awwal 8, 1426

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KARACHI: Court turns down plea for stay: PTCL privatization KARACHI, June 15: The Sindh High Court on Wednesday adjourned the hearing of a petition against proposed privatization of the Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited till June 20 on the request of...		KARACHI: Budget comes under severe criticism: Sindh PA KARACHI, June 15: The Sindh Assembly on Wednesday resumed general discussion on the budget 2005-06 as both treasury and opposition members listened to speakers seriously without interrupting anyone. During the day-long...
KARACHI: University teachers boycott exams KARACHI, June 15: The Federal Urdu University of Arts, Science and Technology, Gulshan-i-Iqbal campus, remained tense on Wednesday with teachers staying away from academic activities and a clash taking place between...		KARACHI: Tension grips old city areas KARACHI, June 15: Tension gripped some old city areas here on Wednesday in the aftermath of a gun fight between the youths of Muttahida Quami Movement and Sunni Tehrik, which took...
KARACHI: 100 schools registered with AKU board KARACHI, June 15: The Aga Khan University Examination Board (AKUEB) has registered so far about 100 schools throughout the country for its first examination, which would be held in line with...		KARACHI: ST accuses Muttahida of suppressing opponents KARACHI, June 15: The Sunni Tehrik, terming recent attack on its activists a conspiracy to sabotage peaceful atmosphere in the city, has accused the Muttahida Qaumi Movement of carrying out subversive...
KARACHI: ST destroying peace in city, claims Muttahida KARACHI, June 15: The Muttahida Qaumi Movement’s coordination committee on Wednesday accused Sunni Tehrik of trying to destroy the peace of metropolis and alleged that firing on MQM workers in Ranchore...		KARACHI: MMA protests against Sindh govt KARACHI, June 15: Women activists of the Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal (MMA) on Wednesday staged a protest demonstration against the desecration of the Holy Quran by the US army, target killings of MMA...
KARACHI: Benazir slams regime for victimization KARACHI: June 15: PPP chairperson Benazir Bhutto and her spouse Asif Ali Zardari have condemned the arrest of MPA Zahid Bhurguri and his implication in ATA cases and demanded his immediate...		KARACHI: Concept of common values to suffer: Islam and the West KARACHI, June 15: One shouldn’t be too optimistic about the success of a project that seeks to promote common values between Islam and the West in an effort to create much-needed...
KARACHI: Robber sentenced KARACHI, June 15: The additional district and sessions judge, East, Abrar Hussain F. Memon, sentenced a bank robber to suffer rigorous imprisonment for 10 years. Raza Khan was found guilty of...		KARACHI: Dowry articles given to needy girls KARACHI, June 15: The City Nazim, Niamatullah Khan, has stressed the need for improving the existing zakat system, calling upon those responsible for the distribution of zakat to remember that they...
KARACHI: 7 acquitted KARACHI, June 15: The additional district and sessions judge, Rashida Asad, acquitted seven workers of the Mohajir Qaumi Movement (Haqiqi) in a robbery case. The Haqiqi workers, who included Hamid Piyya,...		KARACHI: Work on new library auditorium begins KARACHI, June 15: The Provincial Minister for Culture and Tourism, Shabbir Qaimkhani, on Wednesday laid the foundation stone for a new auditorium at the Liaquat National Library. Speaking on the occasion,...
KARACHI: Landhi, Liaquatabad present budgets KARACHI, June 15: Two towns of the city presented surplus budget for the year 2005-06 on Wednesday. A surplus budget of Landhi Town was presented by Nazim of the town Mohammad...		KARACHI: Work on road in Korangi inaugurated KARACHI, June 15: Sindh Minister for Planning and Development Shoaib Ahmed, along with MPAs Talib Imam, Moin Pirzada and Syed Jarar Hyder Shah, laid the foundation stone for the construction of...
KARACHI: Trading in protected species unchecked KARACHI, June 15: Illegal trading in the rare and endangered wildlife species protected under the relevant law is going on unchecked near the Sindh wildlife conservator’s office in the city while...		KARACHI: PMA hails ban on betel-nut products KARACHI, June 15: The Pakistan Medical Association, Karachi, has praised the notification issued by city nazim regarding a ban on manufacturing, sale, use and storage of betel-nut products in the metropolis....
KARACHI: KWSB asked to check water distribution KARACHI, June 15: The special representative of the city nazim, Faizanullah, on Tuesday directed the KWSB engineers to take immediate measures for equal distribution of water to all city parts. He...		KARACHI: BSc results KARACHI, June 15: The examination department at the University of Karachi has announced on Wednesday the results of BSc (Occupational Therapy) Supplementary Examination-2004. According to the notification issued by the University...
KARACHI: PA apprised of cancer treatment facilities KARACHI, June 15: The Sindh assembly was on Wednesday informed that no cancer cases were reported in the health facilities under the control of the City District Government Karachi because there...		KARACHI: Hoax bomb call at SSGC offices KARACHI, June 15: A hoax bomb call created panic at the Sui Southern Gas Company (SSGC) headquarters at Hasan Square on Wednesday. TPO Gulshan Asif Ajaz told Dawn that SSGC head...
KARACHI: Hot weather KARACHI, June 15: The met office has forecast hot and humid weather, with maximum temperature expected to range between 35 and 37 degrees centigrades in Karachi on Thursday. Very hot weather...		HYDERABAD: Magsi criticizes JSQM’s alliance with Muttahida HYDERABAD, June 15: Activists of the Sindh Taraqqi Pasand Party took out a protest procession here on Wednesday. They were protesting against issuance of NICs to foreigners, demolition of Sindhi villages...
HYDERABAD: Setting up Sindhi dept at BU discussed HYDERABAD, June 15: A delegation of the Sindhi Language Authority held an informal meeting with the vice-chancellor of the Balochistan University on Tuesday and discussed establishment of a department of Sindhi...		HYDERABAD: PPP protests against arrest of MPA HYDERABAD, June 15: A large number of PPP activists, including women, staged a protest sit-in outside the local press club and blocked a key road for quite some time against the...
HYDERABAD: Appeal filed for bail HYDERABAD, June 15: A bail application was filed on behalf of PPP Parliamentarians MPA Zahid Ali Bhurgari here on Wednesday in an explosives substance case, lodged with Amri police of Jamshoro...		HYDERABAD: ‘Hesco reduces line losses’ HYDERABAD, June 15: Member (power) Wapda, Choudhry Anwar Khalid, on Wednesday presided over a meeting of senior officials of the Hyderabad Electric Supply Company to discuss issues relating to recovery of...