July 12, 2005	Tuesday	Jumadi-us-Sani 4, 1426

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KARACHI: Govt, NGOs urged to help contain growth rate: Population Day observed KARACHI, July 11: Speakers at a function on Monday urged the government as well as non-governmental organizations to join hands and make efforts to control the unchecked population growth in the...		KARACHI: Ibad reviews city projects KARACHI, July 11: The Governor, Dr Ishratul Ibad, on Monday ordered authorities concerned to gear up the pace of work on ongoing uplift schemes by working round the clock to complete them before their stipulated time....
KARACHI: Raise in govt quarters’ rent withdrawn KARACHI, July 11: Federal Minister for Housing and Works Syed Safwanullah has said that notices regarding increase in rent of government quarters, including Jehangir Quarters, Marston Quarters and Clayton Quarters, have been withdrawn forthwith....		KARACHI: 32 cellphones taken away: Task Force set up KARACHI, July 11: A task force was constituted here on Monday for combating the incidents of cellphone snatching and theft and checking the trading in such sets in the local markets....
KARACHI: Protective bail of Imtiaz extended KARACHI, July 11: The Sindh High Court on Monday extended interim protective bail of sacked provincial revenue minister Imtiaz Ahmed Sheikh till July 13 in a kidnapping for ransom case....		KARACHI: Woman sent to Darul Aman KARACHI, July 11: The Sindh High Court on Monday sent a woman, Ms Irshad, to Darul Aman for two days and ordered that her spouse Nawaz Ali may not be arrested till the next date of hearing....
KARACHI: Five killed, nine hurt in three accidents KARACHI, July 11: Five persons were killed and several others received injuries in three road accidents on Monday. On Superhighway, three persons lost their lives when four vehicles hit each other reportedly due to light drizzle on Monday morning....		KARACHI: College admission schedule delayed KARACHI, June 11: The admission committee for government-run intermediate colleges in the city was irresolute till Monday in regard to a schedule of admissions for the new academic session....
KARACHI: Rangers blacklist 18 water tankers for malpractices KARACHI, July 11: Different inspection teams of Rangers on Monday blacklisted 18 tankers and imposed heavy fines on a number of others for their involvement in malpractices....		KARACHI: New land committee formed KARACHI, July 11: The Caretaker of the city government, Fazalur Rehman, has formed a new committee for land commercialization, and abolished the old committee formed by the city district council....
KARACHI: Suspect arrested after encounter KARACHI, July 11: The police on Monday arrested a terrorist from Manghopir area. The police were scanning the area in search of a gang involved in a bank dacoity when they...		KARACHI: Islam not against family planning, says expert KARACHI, July 11: A seminar was held at the University of Karachi in connection with the World Population Day. A statement on Monday said the moot was organized under the auspices of the Karachi Society of Statistics and Information Sciences (KASSIS)....
KARACHI: Summary for land transfer to be moved in a week: M.A. Jinnah Sports Complex KARACHI, July 11: The Board of Revenue (BoR) will move a summary to the chief minister regarding transfer of land of the M.A. Jinnah Road Sports Complex to the Provincial Department of Culture, Sports and Youth Affairs within a week....		KARACHI: MQM begins campaign today KARACHI, July 11: The Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) would start its mass contact campaign from Tuesday in view of local bodies elections to be held in August this year, announced Deputy Convenor of MQM, Dr Farooq Sattar, here on Monday....
KARACHI: Jamal Panipati passes away KARACHI, July 11: Noted man of letters Jamal Panipati died on Sunday evening. He was 78. He was admitted to hospital over two weeks back when he suffered his third heart attack....		KARACHI: Appointment of teachers in colleges demanded KARACHI, July 11: Former City Nazim Niamatullah Khan has demanded the Chief Minister, Ghulam Arbab Rahim, to approve the SNEs of 32 new colleges set up during his tenure and appointment of teachers there be made through the Public Service Commission....
KARACHI: Orders to complete work on People’s Sports Complex KARACHI, July 11: The Caretaker of the city government, Fazalur Rehman, has directed that development work on the Peoples Sports Complex should be completed as soon as possible....		KARACHI: Imtiaz asks party workers to mobilize masses KARACHI, July 11: The senior vice-president of Pakistan Muslim League, Imtiaz Ahmed Sheikh, on Monday thanked the prime minister, central leadership of the PML and workers who had expressed confidence on...
KARACHI: Judicial probe demanded into HR abuses in Thar KARACHI, July 11: Pakistan People’s Party, Sindh chapter, has alleged that police were victimizing its supporters and dislodge them from their areas in various parts of the province....		KARACHI: Fire officer reinstated KARACHI, July 11: Kazim Ali, the city government’s chief fire officer, was reinstated on Monday by the authorities concerned. The CFO was removed on verbal orders of the DO Civil Defence...
KARACHI: CJ in city KARACHI, July 11: Chief Justice of Supreme Court, Mr Justice Iftekhar Mohammad Choudhry, arrived here on Monday. The CJ will head a bench of the apex court during the current week at Karachi....		KARACHI: SSC (Science) results KARACHI, July 11: The Board of Secondary Education, Karachi will notify the results of SSC Part-II Annual Examination 2005 (Science Group) on or before July 31....
KARACHI: Pension issue resolved KARACHI, July 11: The lingering issue of pension of more than 1,000 ex-employees of town municipal administrations in Sindh has been resolved. The pension amount, over Rs120 million, would soon be...		KARACHI: Uplift projects reviewed KARACHI, July 11: Federal Minister for Local Government and Rural Development Justice (r) Abdul Razzak Thahim reviewed progress of the schemes initiated under the Khushal Pakistan Programme and Tameer-i-Pakistan Programme at...
KARACHI: Judicious distribution of water stressed KARACHI, July 11: Adviser to the Chief Minister on Local Government Waseem Akhtar on Monday directed the KWSB to ensure a judicious distribution of water across the city....		HYDERABAD: MMA urges CII not to oppose Hasba bill HYDERABAD, July 11: The secretary-general of the Jamaat-i-Islami, Syed Munawar Hassan, has called upon the Council Of Islamic Ideology not to raise any objection to the Hasba Bill which was tabled on Monday in the NWFP Assembly....
HYDERABAD: Govt criticized for failing to stem price hike HYDERABAD, July 11: The National Labour Federation has condemned undue increase in prices of petrol and other essential items and said that the government has miserably failed in controlling the price hike....		HYDERABAD: Illegal structures removed from Super Highway HYDERABAD, July 11: Encroachments from two Dehs in Nooriabad area in Jamshoro district off the Super Highway were removed on Monday following directives by Chief Minister Dr Arbab Ghulam Rahim....
NAWABSHAH: 10 relief, medical camps set up NAWABSHAH, July 11: The district administration is monitoring the passage of water from the Mud Bund and has established 10 relief and medical camps at schools....		LARKANA: Former minister in run for nazim’s post LARKANA, July 11: As most of the PPP candidates for posts of district and taluka nazims are preparing to approach party chief Benazir Bhutto in Dubai, former Sindh minister Mir Nadir...
SANGHAR: Powers for UC sought SANGHAR, July 11: About 3,222 women were elected in local body elections in 2000 but most of them remained disempowered because union councils were given no power....		SUKKUR: Minister calls for constant vigil at embankments SUKKUR, July 11: Federal Minister for Water and Power Liaquat Ali Jatoi has directed irrigation officials for efficient water management and for exercising constant vigilance of embankments of the River Indus and canals....