July 18, 2005	Monday	Jumadi-us-Sani 10, 1426

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KARACHI: Officials told to plan water supply, drain clearing; 15-day deadline set KARACHI, July 17: The authorities concerned have been given a fortnight to devise a comprehensive plan for cleaning...		KARACHI: Sec 144 proposed to curb used cellphone trade KARACHI, July 17: A proposal prepared by the police is ready to be sent to the home department to impose section 144 of the criminal procedure code to force the shopkeepers...
KARACHI: Shifting of inter-city bus termini hits snags KARACHI, July 17: The inter-city bus termini located in different parts of the old city areas are not only a great cause of nuisance but also polluting the environment and compounding miseries of the area residents, a survey shows....		KARACHI: Another bus stop being converted into shops KARACHI, July 17: Residents of Malir have been deprived of yet another bus stop as six more shops are being built within the vicinity of the Jinnah Square bus stop....
KARACHI: Son killed, Mufti hurt in attack KARACHI, July 17: A religious scholar was shot dead and his father, a mufti, was wounded when unknown gunmen opened fire on them in North Nazimabad Sunday night....		KARACHI: Govt’s kidnapping squads at work, alleges PPP KARACHI, July 17: Pakistan People’s Party on Sunday accused the military-led regime of having formed ‘kidnapping squads’ to prevent Awam Dost candidates from filing nomination papers for the upcoming local government elections....
SUKKUR: Medium flood at Sukkur Barrage downstream SUKKUR, July 17: Floodwater from Punjab would start reaching the Guddu Barrage on Monday which would again increase...		KARACHI: BIEK yet to revise invigilators’ fee KARACHI, July 17: Despite a lapse of about three months, the Board of Intermediate Education, Karachi, is unable to introduce a revised remuneration structure for its invigilators....
KARACHI: NFC award moot today KARACHI, July 17: A national conference on NFC Award aimed at developing national consensus on the formation of the much delayed new NFC Award will be held on July 18 at a local hotel....		KARACHI: Open drain poses threat to localities in Lyari KARACHI, July 17: A garbage-filled storm-water drain passing through a congested area in Keamari Town will play havoc with the lives of people if immediate steps are not taken for its cleaning....
KARACHI: Early completion of auqaf schemes ordered KARACHI, July 17: The Chief Secretary, Fazalur Rehman, has directed concerned authorities to complete ongoing schemes of the provincial auqaf and culture departments at the earliest....		KARACHI: 18pc people suffering from hypertension in country KARACHI, July 17: Eighteen per cent of population is suffering from hypertension with every third person above 40 years of age suffering from the same hence increasingly vulnerable to a wide...
KARACHI: Free IT centre in Landhi opened KARACHI, July 17: Work on the establishment of ten free computer training centres in Sindh has entered the final stages of completion. This was announced by the Sindh Minister for Information...		KARACHI: Drive against underage motorcyclists planned KARACHI, July 17: Police have announced to carry out a campaign from next Saturday against people riding motorcyclists without a valid driving licence and against underage motorbike riders....
KARACHI: MBBS suppl exam KARACHI, July 17: The University of Karachi, announced that forms and fee for the second and third professional MBBS supplementary exams 2005 would be accepted up to July 27....		KARACHI: Awareness of firefighting stressed KARACHI, July 17: About 70 per cent of those who die in fire incidents in the country lose their lives mainly because they do not have proper awareness to deal with the situation....
KARACHI: Bajia calls for setting up more libraries KARACHI, July 17: Sindh Chief Minister’s Adviser Fatima Surayya Bajia on Sunday underlined the need for having at least one library in each locality. She was speaking at the launching...		KARACHI: Hospital staff asked to vacate quarters KARACHI, July 17: Under a proposed plan of constructing an accident and emergency centre in place of existing Services Hospital Karachi, the medical superintendent has asked about 50 employees, residing with...
KARACHI: Promotion of Iqbal’s philosophy stressed KARACHI, July 17: Speakers at a seminar on Saturday underlined the need for getting the new generation to become acquainted with the poetry and philosophy of Allama Iqbal....		KARACHI: Muttahida’s opposition to Hasba bill criticized KARACHI, July 17: The Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal (MMA) has condemned, what it called, the duplicitous policy of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) by pointing out that on the one side the MQM...
KARACHI: Country’s image has to be improved: Ibad KARACHI, July 17: Sindh Governor Dr Ishratul Ibad has said that a two-way strategy will have to be pursued for the progress of the country and to earn a respectful place for it in the world....		KARACHI: Robbers held KARACHI, July 17: The Crime Investigation Department (CID) arrested two men for their alleged involvement in 10 bank robberies, and recovered unlicensed weapons from them....
KARACHI: Drizzle likely KARACHI, July 17: The Met office has forecast cloudy weather with chances of drizzle for Monday with maximum temperature ranging between 32°C and 34°C. Rain/thunderstorm at one or...		KARACHI: Anniversary KARACHI, July 17: The fourteenth anniversary of the Child Health Foundation (CHF), an NGO dedicated to the cause of children’s health was held at the Bahria auditorium on Sunday....
HYDERABAD: Protest against issuing of NICs to aliens HYDERABAD, July 17: Under a scheduled campaign, activists of the Awami Tehrik observed hunger strike across Sindh in protest against issuing NICs to illegal aliens and demolition of Sindhi villages in Karachi....		HYDERABAD: Man involved in pylon blasts arrested HYDERABAD, July 17: The Crime Investigation Department, Hyderabad, claimed to have arrested an alleged accomplice of terrorists involved in recent blasts targeting power transmission lines....
HYDERABAD: Five fertilizer dealers arrested HYDERABAD, July 17: Five fertilizer dealers of Sukkur and Larkana districts allegedly involved in charging high prices, black marketing and selling substandard material were arrested on Saturday....		NAWABSHAH: Woman dies during police raid on house NAWABSHAH, July 17: A woman was allegedly killed during a raid conducted by the Hala police in the Santa Singh Village, Nawabshah, on Sunday. One Mukhtiar Ahmed has lodged an FIR...