August 3, 2005	Wednesday	Jumadi-us-Sani 26, 1426

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KARACHI: Lists of polling staff being finalized KARACHI, Aug 2: The returning officers in Karachi City District and 10 other districts of Sindh are in the process of preparing election schemes for their respective districts which would be finalized with the consent of district administrations concerned....		KARACHI: Video cameras to monitor LB polls KARACHI, Aug 2: Sindh Home minister Rauf Siddiqui said on Tuesday that close-circuit cameras, besides still and video cameras, would be used for monitoring the upcoming local elections and to obtain...
KARACHI: Candidates allowed to contest LB polls KARACHI, Aug 2: The Sindh High Court allowed two candidates for the offices of nazim and deputy nazim of a Naushehro Feroze union council to contest the forthcoming polls....		KARACHI: Candidates being harassed: HRCP KARACHI, Aug 2: The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan, expressing concern over the worsening law and order situation and harassment of a large number of contestants in the coming local bodies’...
KARACHI: EC turning deaf ear to violations, alleges PPP KARACHI, Aug 2: Leader of the Opposition in the Sindh Assembly Nisar Khuhro on Tuesday criticised the election commission (EC) for not acting on the complaints of kidnappings and victimisation of...		KARACHI: Use of seminaries for politics won’t be allowed: Ibad KARACHI, Aug 2: Sindh Governor Dr Ishratul Ibad Khan has said that use of mosques and seminaries would not be allowed as a political platform and it is improper to use ‘Khutba” for political campaigning....
KARACHI: Centralized purchase system abolished: School management funds KARACHI, Aug 2: The district coordination officer, Karachi, has invalidated the exercise undertaken so far in regard to a centralized purchase of furniture and other items for government schools from School...		KARACHI: Police urge people to help identify killed women KARACHI, Aug 2: Police have urged the public to inform them if they have any clue regarding the two women found shot dead in DHA on Monday morning....
KARACHI: Date for use of helmets extended KARACHI, Aug 2: The Sindh Home minister, Rauf Siddiqui, on Tuesday announced a one-month extension in the mandatory use of helmets by motorbike riders. The deadline for the mandatory use of...		KARACHI: Environment deptt signs accord with Suparco KARACHI, Aug 2: The Sindh Environment and Alternative Energy Department have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Pakistan Space and Upper Atmosphere Research Commission (Suparco), which will enable it to...
KARACHI: Out-of-order ATMs annoy customer KARACHI, Aug 2: Automated teller machines run by the National Bank of Pakistan have been out of order since Monday evening, a number of account holders complained on Tuesday....		KARACHI: Niamat slams CDGK decision KARACHI, Aug 2: Former City Nazim Niamatullah Khan has criticized the city government decision to give Zoo, Safari and Aquarium under the control of community development group of offices....
KARACHI: Experts call for strict ban on quacks KARACHI, Aug 2: Concerned citizens of the country as well as senior medical professionals have registered their deep concern over the lack of any check on fake doctors and demanded a...		KARACHI: Training workshops for women candidates KARACHI, Aug 2: The Aurat Foundation is organizing training workshops to disseminate information regarding the local bodies’ polls among the contestants as well as for the voters in Karachi, Hyderabad and Sukkur from Monday (Aug 8)....
KARACHI: Rangers discuss security plan for LB polls KARACHI, Aug 2: A meeting was held at the headquarters of the Pakistan Rangers – Sindh to discuss details of its protection/security plan for the local bodies’ elections 2005, said a press release of the Pakistan Rangers on Tuesday....		KARACHI: Licensing exam of medical students KARACHI, Aug 2: The president of Pakistan Medical Association, Dr Umer Ayub, said the proposals tabled by the owners of private medical colleges had already been made by the PMA, says a press release....
KARACHI: SSC suppl exam KARACHI, Aug 2: The Board of Secondary Education, Karachi (BSEK) will receive forms for SSC supplementary exams 2005 from Aug 6. This was announced by the BSEK controller of examinations on Tuesday....		KARACHI: Nadra camp office for villages KARACHI, Aug 2: Nadra has set up a camp office in the coastal belt of the city to provide computerised national identity cards to the residents of various goths....
KARACHI: BTech admissions KARACHI, Aug 2: Admissions to BTech courses in civil, electrical and mechanical technologies and diploma of associate engineer courses are being offered in the technical colleges of the Punjab....		KARACHI: KU plans for Aug 14 KARACHI, Aug 2: The University of Karachi will celebrate the independence day on August 14 in a befitting manner. According to the press statement, the faculty members, staff and students of...
KARACHI: Dual-track plan hits snags KARACHI, Aug 2: The plan to expand Malir City road into a double track carriageway has hit snags owing to the encroachments along the road which have emerged on the portion between Jinnah Square and Malir City....		KARACHI: Man awarded death sentence in kidnapping case KARACHI, Aug 2: An anti-terrorism court sentenced on Tuesday a man to death in a kidnapping for ransom case. Judge Arshad Noor Khan of the ATC-3 also ordered confiscation of accused’s property worth Rs100,000....
KARACHI: Children take part in debate on cleanliness KARACHI, Aug 2: The Fishermen’s Cooperative Society on Tuesday organized an English debate competition for the youngsters. As many as 11 children of the fishermen community participated in the contest....		KARACHI: MQM urges people not to pay donations KARACHI, Aug 2: The Muttahida Qaumi Movement’s coordination committee on Tuesday asked people of various localities to refuse payment to those collecting donations using the name of the MQM....
KARACHI: Govt withdraws guards from MMA leader KARACHI, Aug 2: The President of the Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal, Sindh, and MNA, Maulana Asadullah Bhutto, on Tuesday condemned the withdrawal of government security guards from MMA provincial Vice-President Allama Hasan Turabi....		KARACHI: Power failure in city KARACHI, Aug 2: Some areas of the city faced power disruption after power supply from Wapda was affected as under-frequency occurred on the national grid on Tuesday night....
KARACHI: Artworks at V.M. Art KARACHI, Aug 2: An exhibition of artworks by Fariya Zaeem will open at V.M. Art Gallery on Wednesday at 6pm, says a press release. It adds that the exhibition, titled “Enchanting moments...enchanting...		KARACHI: Rain forecast KARACHI, Aug 2: The Met office has forecast cloudy weather with chances of rain at a few places during the next 24 hours...