July 13, 2005	Wednesday	Jumadi-us-Sani 5, 1426

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KARACHI: Health care, safe water for all by 2007: Musharraf: Breakthrough in technology KARACHI, July 12: President Pervez Musharraf has reaffirmed his commitment to socio-economic uplift of people, declaring that basic facilities of education and health will be provided...		KARACHI: IB monitoring Internet traffic for eight months KARACHI, July 12: The Intelligence Bureau has been monitoring the country’s Internet traffic for the past eight months. Sources told Dawn that the IB has set up an Internet monitoring device on the fourth floor of the Gateway Exchange in December 2004c...
KARACHI: Commuters experience hours-long traffic jams: President’s visit KARACHI, July 12: Traffic police closed various thoroughfares and roads on Tuesday to facilitate President Pervez Musharraf, which resulted in massive traffic jams and caused severe hardships to motorists and commuters....		KARACHI: Ban on deep-sea fishing urged KARACHI, July 12: Small fishermen have demanded a complete ban on operation of foreign deep-sea trawlers in Pakistan’s sea waters. A senior director of the Fishermen Cooperative Society representing Hawkesbay and...
KARACHI: Asif’s guard admitted to bail in attack case KARACHI, July 12: Allah Wasayo, one of the accused in attack on some vehicles belonging to Alam Baloch, a former federal secretary, was admitted to bail against two sureties of Rs0.2...		KARACHI: 39 cellphones taken away KARACHI, July 12: Bandits snatched 17 cellphones at gunpoint and took away 22 others in various localities here on Tuesday. An official of the office of the capital city police officer said two cellphones were reported missing....
KARACHI: Course for English language teachers begins KARACHI, July 12: A three-week course for English Language teachers from higher education institutions in the region got underway on Tuesday under the aegis of the British Council (BC)....		KARACHI: AKU board to conduct SSC exams next year KARACHI, July 12: The inaugural meeting of the Board of Directors of the Aga Khan University Education Board (AKU-EB) was held on Tuesday to review the board’s progress since its establishment in 2003....
KARACHI: Governor for setting up of vegetable markets KARACHI, July 12: Sindh Governor Dr Ishratul Ibad Khan on Tuesday stressed the need for early establishment of two new vegetable markets at National and RCD highways besides the one at Superhighway....		KARACHI: Transfers on political grounds to be checked KARACHI, July 12: The Establishment Division will submit a proposal to the prime minister in the next three to four weeks for eliminating the element of political transfers and posting of government officers and promote specialization in the bureaucracy....
KARACHI: Regularization fees for private hospitals KARACHI, July 12: The Caretaker of the city government, Fazalur Rehman, has announced to cut regularization rates for private hospitals as done for private schools. According to a KBCA press release...		KARACHI: Organizers to obtain NOCs for stage shows KARACHI, July 12: The organisers, producers, directors and artists have been advised to obtain NOC from the Director Information Films before organising or performing at any pantomime, musical, stage and fashion shows at any auditorium/hall....
KARACHI: PPP forms committee to expose ‘rigging’ KARACHI, July 12: The Pakistan People’s Party has formed a monitoring committee headed by former senator Taj Haider to expose the alleged pre-election rigging being carried out by the military regime....		KARACHI: Muttahida holds corner meetings KARACHI, July 12: The Muttahida Qaumi Movement on Tuesday kicked off its mass contact campaign to solicit their support for the emphatic victory of Haq Parast nominees in the upcoming local bodies elections in the metropolis....
KARACHI: Private boards slammed KARACHI, July 12: The Nazim, Anjuman Talaba-i-Islam (ATI), Mohammad Ubaid Noorani, on Tuesday said secular education system of the Aga Khan and Catholic boards would not be tolerated....		KARACHI: Pagara meets Arbab KARACHI, July 12: A detailed meeting was held between Sindh Chief Minister Dr Arbab Ghulam Rahim and veteran politician and Pakistan Muslim League-Functional (PML-F) Pir Pagara, here on Tuesday....
KARACHI: Population control KARACHI, July 12: The Provincial Minister for Population Welfare, Syed Ali Bux Shah alias Pappu Shah, said that for the prosperity of country population should be controlled....		KARACHI: Jehangir Road reopens for traffic KARACHI, July 12: The 1.35 kilometre long Jehangir Road’s second track (from Tin Hatti bridge to Guru Mandir) was re-opened for vehicular traffic on Tuesday. Work on the road had started on Oct 25 at a cost of Rs 35.265m...
KARACHI: Foundation of Rs32.2m park laid KARACHI, July 12: The Sindh Minister for Planning and Development, Shoaib Ahmed Bukhari, on Tuesday laid the foundation stone of a model park in Korangi 6....		KARACHI: Uplift work in Clifton reviewed KARACHI, July 12: The Caretaker of the city government, Fazalur Rehman, on Tuesday visited various parts of the city and inspected various ongoing development projects. EDO Works Services Syed Nawaz Ali...
KARACHI: KU journal KARACHI, July 12: The third issue of “Research Journal on Social Sciences” have been published under the editorship of Dr Mohammad Ishaq Mansoori of the University of Karachi....		KARACHI: MA external exams KARACHI, July 12: The University of Karachi has finalized the schedule of MA (Previous and Final) external annual examinations, 2004, which will commence on July 28....
KARACHI: Drain-cleaning moves at snail’s pace KARACHI, July 12: The belated cleaning and de-silting of the city’s 41 storm-water drains is moving at a snail’s pace. Besides, the silt and other dirt taken out are being dumped on roadsides all along the drains....		KARACHI: Enrolment drive KARACHI, July 12: The Sindh Education Department is planning to launch a mass drive to enrol all out-of-school children. The campaign would be initiated from Aug 1 which will also be...