June 30, 2005	Thursday	Jumadi-ul-Awwal 22, 1426

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KARACHI: Niamat seeks LB elections under army supervision KARACHI, June 29: City Nazim Niamatullah Khan, fearing bloodshed during the process of the forthcoming local bodies polls, has demanded that the election be conducted under the supervision of the armed forces....		KARACHI: Nazim says notification on budget is illegal KARACHI, June 29: City Nazim Niamatullah Khan said on Wednesday that he has not yet received any notification whereby the local government institutions have been restrained from preparing their budgets for the fiscal 2005-05....
KARACHI: Imtiaz granted pre-arrest bail by SHC KARACHI, June 29: The Sindh High Court granted interim prearrest bail to sacked revenue minister Imtiaz Ahmed Sheikh in a kidnapping-for-ransom case on Wednesday in the sum of Rs 200,000....		KARACHI: People suffer as strike by paramedics continues KARACHI, June 29: As paramedics continued their protest in hospitals, patients visiting the OPD sections of the Sindh government...
KARACHI: Former SHO, two other activists arrested: Killing of JI leader, Binori ulema KARACHI, June 29: Police on Wednesday arrested an inspector for his alleged involvement in murder of Jamat-i-Islami leader Aslam Mujahid and two activists of a banned sectarian outfit for their alleged...		KARACHI: 106 mobile phones, 18 vehicles taken away KARACHI, June 29: Bandits took away 106 mobile phone sets and 18 vehicles, including nine motorcycles and nine four-wheelers, in different parts of the city on Wednesday....
KARACHI: Rs880.23m budget of Sessi approved KARACHI, June 29: A Rs880.235 million budget of the Sindh Employees Social Security Institution (Sessi), showing a surplus of Rs104.225 million, for the year 2005-06 was approved at a meeting...		KARACHI: Man found tortured to death KARACHI, June 29: A trussed-up body of an unidentified man was recovered from Tariq Road Wednesday morning, police said. The body was wrapped in a cloth sheet and was found near...
KARACHI: ATC puts off hearing of convoy attack case KARACHI, June 29: An anti-terrorism court in Karachi on Wednesday adjourned the hearing of the case pertaining to attack on corps commander’s convoy after recording the statement of a judicial magistrate....		Karachi: LSR hydrant being shut down today Karachi, June 29: The LSR (low supply reservoir) hydrant, situated behind the Civic Centre, will be closed on Thursday. A decision to this effect was taken at a meeting held at the Rangers headquarters on Tuesday to make alternative arrangements...
KARACHI: Licensing exam urged for medical graduates KARACHI, June 29: The Pakistan Association of Private Medical and Dental Institutions on Wednesday renewed its demand that the Pakistan Medical and Dental Council should hold a national licensing...		KARACHI: Teachers asked to make learning more interactive KARACHI, June 29: Speakers on the concluding day of a three-day symposium on ‘Understanding Quality Education’ urged teachers to increase their outreach and open up to students....
KARACHI: School, vocational centre planned KARACHI, June 29: The Sindh Minister for Planning and Development, Syed Shoaib Bukhari, on Wednesday laid the foundation stone of a government vocational institute for boys and government boys primary school at the Jamia Millia Campus in Shah Faisal Town...		KARACHI: Allocations for construction of Aiwan-i-Riffat lapse again KARACHI, June 29: Funds earmarked for the construction of Aiwan-i-Riffat have lapsed for eight consecutive years. The city government allocated Rs15 million for the construction of the project, which houses Fyzee Rahamin Art Gallery,...
KARACHI: PPP to prop up joint platform against govt KARACHI, June 29: The Sindh executive of the Pakistan People’s Party on Wednesday decided to prop up a joint platform of all political parties and democratic forces, which were opposed to the provincial government’s alleged brutalities, mis-governance...		KARACHI: Punjab should accede to smaller provinces’ rights: minister KARACHI, June 29: Sindh Minister for Education and Literacy Dr Hamida Khuhro on Wednesday observed that dismemberment of Pakistan in 1971...
KARACHI: Sardar defends bar on new uplift schemes KARACHI, June 29: Sindh Senior Minister for Finance Syed Sardar Ahmed has said that there is no ban on completing the ongoing development project, clarifying that district governments have been barred...		KARACHI: Showroom owner killed KARACHI, June 29: An auto showroom owner was shot dead by unidentified suspects in Nazimabad on Wednesday. Police said Zafar Nafees Khan, 35, in his car (CL-1819) was passing near the...
HYDERABAD: Completion of RBOD may be delayed HYDERABAD, June 29: The completion of the Right Bank Outfall Drain (RBOD) project is likely to be delayed because of problems in acquisition of land and designing of eight bridges and other structures....		HYDERABAD: Cantonment election schedule HYDERABAD, June 29: Hyderabad Cantonment Board president Brig Javed Iqbal Malik has announced the election schedule for four union councils of the cantonment. He has appointed Col Abdul Rashid as the returning officer for the election, to be held on July 30...
HYDERABAD: NGOs urged to participate in development activities HYDERABAD, June 29: Senior Sindh Minister for Finance and Cooperatives Syed Sardar Ahmad has urged NGOs to participate in monitoring and development activities of the government...		HYDERABAD: ‘50 million children without education’ HYDERABAD, June 29: The EDO, education, Abdul Majeed Hur, has said 50 million children in Pakistan are deprived of education and 10 per cent of children are doing manual jobs....