July 22, 2005	Friday	Jumadi-us-Sani 14, 1426

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KARACHI: 11,265 papers filed for 2,314 UC seats KARACHI, July 21: A total of 11,265 nomination papers were filed against 2,314 seats of 17 8 union councils in Karachi district where election has been scheduled for August 18....		KARACHI: PPP alleges violation of rules: Seats for minorities KARACHI, July 21: Secretary-General of the PPP Sindh, Nafees Siddiqui, on Thursday drew Chief Election Commissioner’s attention to the violation of the provisions of section 78(d)in chapter five of the SLGO,...
KARACHI: CEC seeks report on postings, vacancies: Arrangements reviewed KARACHI, July 21: Chief Election Commissioner Justice Abdul Hameed Dogar, while reviewing arrangements made for the first phase of local government elections in 11 districts of Sindh, stressed the need for strict enforcement of the relevant code of conduct....		KARACHI: Ibad reviews arrangement for local bodies polls KARACHI, July 21: The prevailing law and order situation in the province was reviewed at a meeting held under the chairmanship of Governor Ishratul Ibad Khan here on Thursday....
KARACHI: PPP says candidates being victimized KARACHI, July 21: People of Sindh have lost all hopes for free and fair elections as the provincial administration has arrested and kidnapped more LB candidates than it picked up the alleged extremists over the past two days....		KARACHI: Unfiltered water being supplied from Hub dam KARACHI, July 21: Despite informal commissioning of a filter plant at the Hub pumping station, about 200 million gallons of unfiltered water per day is still being supplied to various areas...
KARACHI: UK doesn’t blame any religion or state: envoy: London bombings KARACHI, July 21: British government does not blame any state or religion for the July 7 bombings in London where 56 people had been killed and 36 others injured, Peter Wilson,...		KARACHI: Sindh to seek foreign aid for water schemes KARACHI, July 21: The Sindh government may seek support from foreign donors and the private sector in regard to schemes needed for improving the quality of potable water throughout the province....
KARACHI: Cellphone traders agitate KARACHI, July 21: Police on Thursday picked up some shopkeepers from the cellphone market near Sakhi Hasan for their alleged involvement in trading of stolen mobile phones, which sparked off violence....		KARACHI: MMA plans protests over arrests KARACHI, July 21: The Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal on Thurusday condemned the crackdown on Ulema, seminaries, newspapers and journalists, and said that the government was violating constitution. At a press conference here at...
KARACHI: 22 suspects get bail KARACHI, July 21: Justice Amir Hani Muslim of the Sindh High Court, who is also administrative judge of the Anti-Terrorism Courts in Karachi, on Thursday admitted 22 alleged members of banned...		KARACHI: Demolition squad razes illegal structures KARACHI, July 21: Demolition squad of the Karachi Building Control Authority (KBCA) on Thursday dismantled a number of illegally raised structures in different parts of the city, and issued notices to two projects in Gulshan-i-Iqbal for violation of building laws....
KARACHI: Pensioners get paid after decade KARACHI, July 21: A total of Rs120 million has been distributed among the pensioners of taluka/town municipal administration staff across the province, who were not paid their dues since the last...		KARACHI: Industrial park at PQA KARACHI, July 21: The Provincial Minister for Industries, Mohammed Adil Siddiqi, has said that after establishment of Port Qasim Industrial Park, the number of such parks in Karachi will rise to two....
KARACHI: Health management conference on 30th KARACHI, July 21: The Federal Health Minister, Mohammad Nasir Khan, will inaugurate the country’s first National Health Management Conference on July 30. This was announced on Thursday in a press conference...		KARACHI: Banned drugs seized KARACHI, July 21: The Anti-Narcotics Force seized banned drugs in various raids in the city. According to the statement, 8.50 kgs of heroin powder, 4.650 kgs of opium and 10 kgs...
KARACHI: Promotion of doctors in a month KARACHI, July 21: The process of promotion of 821 doctors of the provincial health department will be completed in a month’s time, said a high official of the department on Thursday....		KARACHI: UK envoy meets CS KARACHI, July 21: British Deputy High Commissioner at Karachi Hamish Daniel, accompanied by Political Councillor Peter Wilson, called on Sindh Chief Secretary Fazalur Rehman here on Thursday....
KARACHI: Old man kills wife, self KARACHI, July 21: A retired employee of the Pakistan Air Force shot himself after killing his wife in North Nazimabad on Thursday. Police said Abdul Ghaffar, 82, had apparently become fed...		KARACHI: Notice issued on Salma Ahmed’s petition KARACHI, July 21: An accountability court issued notice to the prosecution on Thursday on an application filed by Begum Salma Ahmed, seeking her acquittal in a corruption case....
KARACHI: Ex-nazim given in custody KARACHI, July 21: Judicial magistrate East Ghulam Farooq Shaikh remanded the former nazim of Orangi to police custody for interrogation in a double murder case. The Ferozabad police produced Mohammed Shahid...		KARACHI: Anniversary celebrated KARACHI, July 21: The Chinese Consulate here on Thursday celebrated the 600th anniversary of Admiral Zheng He’s visit to the Indian Ocean and the Arabian Sea....
HYDERABAD: Call for committee to monitor water supply HYDERABAD, July 21: Residents of Hyderabad have proposed formation of a public representative committee to monitor implementation of water supply schemes. At a public consultation meeting held here on Thursday to...		HYDERABAD: Action against journalists condemned HYDERABAD, July 21: The journalists of Hyderabad at a meeting held at the local press club on Thursday condemned the arrest of Associate Editor of Friday Special Abdul Latif Abu Shamil,...