July 30, 2005	Saturday	Jumadi-us-Sani 22, 1426

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KARACHI: PPP opposes private guards for polls KARACHI, July 29: The Pakistan People’s Party has expressed concern over the government’s decision to hire more than 3,000 private security guards for maintaining law and order during the local bodies...		KARACHI: Private guards meant to grab polling stations, say JUP, JUI KARACHI, July 29: After a joint meeting of the Jamiat Ulema-i-Pakistan and Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam here on Friday, leaders of the two religious parties said that hiring of private security guards for...
KARACHI: EC to issue final list of candidates today KARACHI, July 29: The final list of candidates eligible to contest local bodies polls in 11 of the 23 districts of Sindh will be made public on Saturday following expiry of deadline for withdrawal of candidature, i.e....		KARACHI: Reporter granted pre-arrest bail KARACHI, July 29: Justice Musheer Alam of the Sindh High Court on Friday admitted Mr Rasheed Channa, reporter of the Star, to pre-arrest bail till Aug 8 against a surety of Rs 100,000....
KARACHI: CM promises reforms in land allotments; New law in offing KARACHI, July 29: Sindh Chief Minister Dr Arbab Ghulam Rahim said on Friday that the government was actively considering enacting a law to bring about radical reforms in land allotments....		KARACHI: Altaf assures minorities of equal rights KARACHI, July 29: Muttahida Qaumi Movement chief Altaf Hussain said on Friday that minorities deserved to be given an unbiased, just and fair treatment in every walk of life and assured...
KARACHI: Govt violating code of conduct, says MMA: Removal of governor demanded KARACHI, July 29: The city chapter of the Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal has urged the election commission to take notice of, what it called, “violation of the code of conduct and interference by...		KARACHI: Light rain forecast for today KARACHI, July 29: According to the Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) the city may receive light rain on Saturday. A PMD official told Dawn on Friday that so far July had been...
KARACHI: Matric (Science) results KARACHI, July 29: The Board of Secondary Education, Karachi will declare the results of SSC part II (Science) annual exams 2005, today at 8.45am. The chairman of the board will give...		KARACHI: KBCA criticized for schools’ demolition KARACHI, July 29: Differing to KBCA’s demolition action, leaders of private schools management have urged the former to move against government’s organizations which were responsible for encouraging schools in residential buildings....
KARACHI: Reports of improper use of Quaid’s money dispelled KARACHI, July 29: All bequests made by Quaid-i-Azam Mohammed Ali Jinnah in his will of May 30, 1939, had been paid by the administrators of the Estate of Quaid-i-Azam, appointed by...		KARACHI: Poetry dominates chaupal KARACHI, July 29: Poetry dominated the Adabi Chaupal held under the aegis of Arbab-i-Adab on Thursday as only one short story came up for discussion....
KARACHI: KWSB directed to supply clean water KARACHI, July 29: The Sindh Chief Secretary, Fazlur Rehman, directed the KWSB to adopt an effective strategy to ensure supply of clean drinking water to the people of Karachi and the interior of Sindh....		KARACHI: Tributes paid to Mahmood Ali Asad KARACHI, July 29: Rich tributes were paid to the late Mahmood Ali Asad, senior journalist and a former president of the Karachi Press Club (KPC), at a condolence meeting here on Friday....
KARACHI: DHA asked to uplift beach KARACHI, July 29: The executive board of the Defence Housing Authority has decided to ensure that the beach front continues to remain accessible to the common man, says a DHA press release....		KARACHI: Classical music function KARACHI, July 29: Leading classical vocalist Ustad Mubarak Ali Khan will perform at a function organized by the All Pakistan Music Conference on Saturday at 8.30pm, says a press release....
KARACHI: ‘Plantation drive to begin soon’ KARACHI, July 29: The deputy convener of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement‘s coordination committee, Dr Farooq Sattar, said after the completion of the ongoing cleanliness campaign, a plantation drive would be commenced....		KARACHI Cleanliness campaign KARACHI, July 29: One the third day of cleanliness campaign in the Gulshan-i-Iqbal Town, 320 tons of garbage and 250 tons of debris was removed and lime was sprinkled....
KARACHI: MSc results KARACHI, July 29: The Federal Urdu University, has notified the results of MSc (final) for the year 2004. An announcement on Friday said that the results of geography and microbiology departments remained at 100 and 81.25...		KARACHI: Registration of case against SHO ordered KARACHI, July 29: The district and session judge, East, Mohammad Sadiq Bhatti, ordered on Friday the registration of case against SHO of Sohrab Goth for keeping former Orangi Town nazim in...
KARACHI: Biggest women participation in LB polls KARACHI, July 29: Women are participating in the upcoming local body elections with enthusiasm showing determination and desire to serve the nation in general and womenfolk in particular....		KARACHI: Three held for planning to assassinate MPA KARACHI, July 29: Police on early Friday morning arrested a group of outlaws in Kemari Town for allegedly hatching a plan to kill an MPA. DSP Irfan Bahadur said that on...
KARACHI: Young man killed in accident KARACHI, July 29: A young man died in a road accident in Surjani Town on Friday....		KARACHI: STPP leader released KARACHI, July 29: A central committee member of Sindh Taraqi Pasand Party, Mr Gulzar Soomro, was released on Friday from Karachi central prison after two years....
KARACHI: APMA slams harassment of candidates KARACHI, July 29: The All-Pakistan Minorities Alliance (APMA) on Friday criticized the harassment of minority community candidates in the local bodies elections and urged the Election Commission to ensure safety of candidates otherwise the party would consider boycotting the polls....		KARACHI: Attack on Hyderabad Bar condemned KARACHI, July 29: The Sindh Bar Council on Friday demanded of the president, the Sindh governor and the chief minister to take legal action against MQM workers who allegedly ransacked Hyderabad...
KARACHI: EC warning a belated move, says Khuhro KARACHI, July 29: Leader of the opposition in the Sindh Assembly Nisar Ahmed Khuhro on Friday termed the election commission’s warning to the Sindh government of stern action ‘a belated move’,...		HYDERABAD: Ministers’ participation in campaign criticized HYDERABAD, July 29: Sindh Tehrik-i-Insaf president Mohammad Zubair Khan has termed the local body elections a fraud with the people of the country and said ministers and advisers are openly canvassing for their candidates....
HYDERABAD: Poll arrangements discussed HYDERABAD, July 29: Arrangements to hold the local body elections in Hyderabad district in a free, fair and transparent manner were discussed at a meeting presided over by the DCO of...		HYDERABAD: 14 candidates elected unopposed HYDERABAD, July 29: Fourteen councillors for seats reserved for minority, peasant, worker and women were elected unopposed in the district till Friday evening. Three such seats remained vacant in the Latifabad taluka....
HYDERABAD: Emergency declared in Hyderabad HYDERABAD, July 29: In view of forecast for heavy rains, the district government has declared an emergency in the Hyderabad district, cancelling leave of employees of the departments concerned....		KHAIRPUR: Two arrested KHAIRPUR, July 29: Police arrested a clerk of the police line, Khairpur, and another person here on Thursday night. Reports said that ASI Basheer Ahmed Siyal lodged an FIR at the...