June 24, 2005	Friday	Jumadi-ul-Awwal 16, 1426

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KARACHI: High Court restricts ombudsman’s power: Anonymous complaints KARACHI, June 23: Disposing of an application moved by the Karachi Building Control Authority, the Sindh High Court barred the Provincial Ombudsman on Thursday from entertaining anonymous complaints and soliciting complaints...		KARACHI: Two die as weather turns harsher KARACHI, June 23: Two people died of exhaustion caused by the current hot spell in the metropolis while scores of people suffered dehydration. Although temperature fell from 42.2 degrees centigrade on...
KARACHI: People brave another day of power breakdowns: Protests in many areas KARACHI, June 23: There was no respite from frequent and prolonged power failures for the third consecutive day, Thursday, as thousands of people, including children, senior citizens and patients, experienced some...		KARACHI: Power cuts play havoc with water supply KARACHI, June 23: Frequent power failures at many pumping stations on Thursday played havoc with the city’s water distribution system, depriving various parts of the city of water in the current...
KARACHI: 469 KWSB employees reinstated KARACHI, June 23: The City Nazim, Niamatullah Khan, has reinstated some 469 employees of the Karachi Water and Sewerage Board, whose services were terminated in 1998. About 288 of the said...		KARACHI: SC refuses leave to appeal KARACHI, June 23: The Supreme Court refused on Thursday leave to appeal against dismissal by the Sindh High Court of a petition seeking disqualification of Imtiaz Ahmed Sheikh as a member...
KARACHI: Army may be asked to help in LB polls: Ibad KARACHI, June 23: Governor Dr Ishratul Ibad on Thursday said that first phase of the Schon Chowrangi underpass would be completed by August 11 and the closed roads reopened soon afterwards....		KARACHI: Nazim opens three projects KARACHI, June 23: The City Nazim, Niamatullah Khan, on Thursday inaugurated and laid foundation stones of a total of nine various schemes in Malir, North Nazimabad, Jamshed and Gulsgan-i-Iqbal towns. The...
KARACHI: Noise level too high in Karachi KARACHI, June 23: Karachiites in general are exposed to high levels of noise, often above 85 decibels to 110 decibels (i.e. much beyond safe limits), either at frequent intervals or for...		KARACHI: WB project to support coastal communities KARACHI, June 23: The World Bank will provide a funding of $13.5 million for a project aimed at supporting vulnerable communities living along the coastal areas of Sindh, it is officially...
KARACHI: Evidence concluded in Suparco killing case KARACHI, June 23: Prosecution in the murder case of six employees of the Space and Upper Atmosphere Research Organisation (SUPARCO) against a worker of the banned Lashkar-i-Jhangvi concluded evidence on Thursday....		KARACHI: Promotion scam KARACHI, June 23: The Sindh Minister for Education and Literacy, Dr Hamdia Khuhro, taking notice of the complaints about irregularities in the promotions at various levels in the education department has...
KARACHI: Cardiac patients need not overlook limp: expert KARACHI, June 23: Leg claudication, or difficulty in walking, a condition experienced by cardiac patients who may have been implanted with stints must neither be overlooked by concerned individuals nor by...		KARACHI: Eye camp for women in jail KARACHI, June 23: Over 60 women prisoners were examined at a free eye camp, organized by the Citizens Social Welfare Society, at the Special Prison for the Women on Thursday....
KARACHI: Tributes paid to Imam Raza KARACHI, June 23: The personality of Imam Ahmed Raza was very versatile and multi-faceted and the focus of his life was promotion of Islamic teachings and understanding of the religion. This...		KARACHI: Safe driving campaign KARACHI, June 23: The Sui Southern Gas Company (SSGC) has launched a campaign to promote safe driving among officers and subordinate staff of the company stationed at all locations in its...
KARACHI: VCs’ appointment KARACHI, June 23: The executive committee of the Federation of All Pakistan Universities Academic Staff Associations (FAPUASA) has urged that in future, only senior academics be appointed as vice-chancellors of public...		KARACHI: Young man drowns off Clifton beach KARACHI, June 23: The body of a young man was washed ashore on the Clifton beach on Thursday. Police said the body was found on the beach near Bilawal House. It...
KARACHI: Poultry farms hit by hot weather KARACHI, June 23: The scorching heat has played havoc at poultry farms as 3.5 million chicks, layers and broilers have lost their lives all over the country. In Sindh alone as...		KARACHI: Suparco offers help in energy projects KARACHI, June 23: The Sindh Environment Department, in collaboration with the Space and Upper Atmosphere Research Council, will work on mega projects, with special emphasis on solar energy. In this regard...
KARACHI: Workers’ protest KARACHI, June 23: Night watchmen of the Provincial Food Department on Thursday took out a procession from Regal Chowk to the MPA Hostel for regularization of their services. They were headed...		KARACHI: Sardargarh Nawab dies KARACHI, June 23: Nawab of Sardargarh Khan Mohiuddin Khan died here on Thursday. He was 82. His burial will taken place in the PECHS graveyard after Friday prayer. He leaves behind...
HYDERABAD: Demand for convening council meeting: Approval of budget HYDERABAD, June 23: A member of the Hyderabad District Council has demanded that a meeting of the council should be convened immediately to consider and adopt the budget for 2005-06. In...		HYDERABAD: Vegetable market to be shifted HYDERABAD, June 23: DCO Mohammad Hussain Syed has said that the old Sabzi Mandi will soon be shifted to its new site and provided with a road through the Detho area...
HYDERABAD: Comprehensive testing of water quality urged: Release of toxic waste HYDERABAD, June 23: The Sindh Abadgar Board has appealed to the prime minister and the Sindh chief minister to take immediate notice of diseases and deaths caused by contaminated water and...		HYDERABAD: Checking of Urdu copies by Sindhi teachers urged HYDERABAD, June 23: About 122 intellectuals, writers and teachers have called upon the Sindh governor to continue the practice of assessment of Urdu (compulsory) answer copies of class-XI by Sindhi teachers....