June 28, 2005	Tuesday	Jumadi-ul-Awwal 20, 1426

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KARACHI: Four city roads get commercial status KARACHI, June 27: The City Council on Monday approved ‘commercial status’ for four major roads of the city, including Khayaban-i-Saadi, Khayaban-i-Roomi, Nishtar Road and Alamgir Road, while a proposal for renaming...		KARACHI: Education according to local needs stressed KARACHI, June 27: Speakers at the inaugural session of a symposium on Monday stressed the need for revolutionizing the whole concept of education, with the major focus on relevance and quality....
KARACHI: Ibad rejects propaganda about LB polls KARACHI, June 27: Sindh Governor Dr Ishratul Ibad has dispelled apprehensions and rejected propaganda with regard to the holding of local government elections, reiterating that the polls would be held in...		KARACHI: Artifacts theft case being hushed up KARACHI, June 27: The case of at least five gold pieces of a priceless necklace which had gone missing a couple of years back and have not yet been traced out,...
KARACHI: Calling cards contain scant information on tariffs KARACHI, June 27: Prepaid calling cards currently sold by five telecom companies in the country contain scant information about tariff and taxes charged by the government....		KARACHI: Local tax department awaiting devolution KARACHI, June 27: The City Nazim, Niamatullah Khan, through a notification had devolved the functions of the Local Tax Department (Advertisement) of the city government to the towns, but the bureaucracy,...
KARACHI: Manhandling of ministers: unknown men booked KARACHI, June 27: The SITE police on Monday registered a case against unknown people for manhandling Minister of State on Religious Affairs Dr Amir Liaquat Hussain and Sindh Minister for Planning and Development Shoaib Bokhari....		KARACHI: Workshop concludes KARACHI, June 27: The two-day workshop for deputy directors of the Sindh Employees’ Social Security Institution on the topic of “Organizational Communication” concluded here on Monday....
KARACHI: Water tankers continue to ruin streets KARACHI, June 27: Tankers drawing water from the LSR (Low Supply Reservoir) hydrant continue to ruin two streets and a portion of the main University Road and yet the hydrant’s closure...		KARACHI: TB control made part of DUHS curriculum KARACHI, June 27: The Dow University of Health Sciences has decided to include tuberculosis and its control in the curriculum for medical students from the academic session 2005-2006 with a view...
KARACHI Korangi locality fears water supply cut KARACHI, June 27: The Cantonment Board of Korangi Creek (CBKC) quivers as the threat of disconnection of its water supply by the KWSB hangs over it, and in turn it turns...		KARACHI: Training stressed for good governance KARACHI, June 27: Sindh Women Development Minister Dr Saeeda Malik has called upon the government employees to keep themselves abreast of developments taking place at the global level so as to...
KARACHI Steps urged to reduce rate of mother, child mortality KARACHI, June 27: A four-day masters trainers’ workshop on Lactation Management and Nutrition Initiative, aimed to reduce infant and maternal mortality, sponsored by the Sindh government, commenced here on Monday....		KARACHI: Chinese team calls on governor KARACHI, June 27: Sindh Governor Dr Ishratul Ibad Khan has said that bilateral contacts in the fields of economy, education and culture do have a positive impact on peace in the region....
KARACHI: PAPP elects office-bearers KARACHI, June 27: Press photographers elected the officials for the Pakistan Association of Press Photographers (PAPP) and Pakistan Press Photographers Trust (PPPT) for the year 2005–06 at the elections held at the Press Club on Monday....		KARACHI: Rs646.146m budget for Lyari Town announced KARACHI, June 27: A balanced budget of Rs464.146 million for the fiscal 2005-6 of Lyari Town was presented at a session of the town’s council by Town Nazim Abdul Khalique Juma here on Monday....
KARACHI: Muttahida activist among two shot dead KARACHI, June 27: Two persons, including an activist of Muttahida Qaumi Movement, were shot dead in separate incident in different parts of the city on Monday....		KARACHI: PPP slams authorities for power failures KARACHI, June 27: The Pakistan Peoples Party, Karachi chapter, on Monday expressed concern over continuing and prolonged load-shedding in the metropolis and other parts of the country amid continuing heatwave....
KARACHI: Businessman robbed of Rs4.5m in Gulshan KARACHI, June 27: Three armed suspects took away cash, prize bonds and gold worth well over Rs4.5 million from a house of a businessman in Gulshan-i-Iqbal Block-3 on Monday afternoon....		KARACHI: NBW issued for arrest of Imtiaz KARACHI, June 27: The provincial anti-corruption court issued on Monday non-bailable warrants for the arrest of sacked provincial minister Imtiaz Shaikh and his brother Maqbool Shaikh in a land case....
KARACHI: Man remanded in case of constable’s killing KARACHI, June 27: Justice Amir Hani Muslim of Sindh High Court who is also administrative judge of Anti-Terrorism Courts on Monday remanded a suspect to police custody till July 2 on...		KARACHI: Nazim laments promotion of western culture KARACHI, June 27: City Nazim Naimatullah Khan said on Monday that some elements were trying to make Pakistan a secular state by promoting Western culture. He was speaking at a ceremony...
KARACHI: Weather KARACHI, June 27: The Met office has forecast partly cloudy weather with chances of drizzle at night or morning for Karachi on Tuesday. The maximum temperature is expected to range between 34 and 36 degrees Centigrade.—PPI...		HYDERABAD: Use of biotechnology stressed to increase food output HYDERABAD, June 27: Speakers at a workshop have stressed the need for adopting proper biotechnology techniques for increasing food production and nutrition to meet the needs of growing population....
HYDERABAD: Protest against supply of polluted water HYDERABAD, June 27: Activists of the Qasimabad Action Committee and the Shopkeepers Association held a demonstration on the Qasimabad Road on Monday to protest against supply of contaminated drinking water and...		SUKKUR: Balochistan accused of taking more water than its share SUKKUR, June 27: The chief engineer of the Sukkur Barrage, Mr Nawaz Memon, has stressed the need for deployment of Rangers personnel following accusation of water theft by the Balochistan irrigation department....
SUKKUR: Office-bearers of Sukkur bar elected SUKKUR, June 27: Election for the district bar association was held here on Sunday. Imtiaz Soomro was elected as the president while Qurban Malano was elected general secretary....		SHIKARPUR: Water shortage hits paddy crop in Shikarpur SHIKARPUR, June 27: Farmers of the district have said that paddy crop over thousands of acres was drying up due to water shortage in canals. Speaking at the district council session...
KHAIRPUR: 28 growers booked for water theft KHAIRPUR, June 27: Eighteen growers were booked by the Faiz Ganj police for water theft on Sunday night. Mohammad Hassan Shar, Darogha of the irrigation Faiz Ganj sub-division, has registered a...		NAUSHAHRO FEROZE : Protest against issuing of identity cards to aliens NAUSHAHRO FEROZE, June 27: Activists of the Sindh National Party took out a procession here on Monday to protest against issuance of NICs to illegal immigrants and demolition of Sindhi villages in Karachi....