August 13, 2005	Saturday	Rajab 7, 1426

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KARACHI: CM invites diplomats to visit polling stations: Local body elections KARACHI, Aug 12:Sindh Chief Minister Dr Arbab Ghulam Rahim said here on Friday that the Sindh government would ensure free, fair and impartial local bodies elections in Sindh....		KARACHI: PPP resents EC ruling on charges of excesses: Judicial probe demanded KARACHI, Aug 12: The Pakistan People’s party has rejected the Election Commission’s conclusion that 97 per cent of the PPP’s claims of kidnapping and torture by the provincial government were ‘false’....
KARACHI: Haq Parast, Al-Khidmat main rivals KARACHI, Aug 12: The ground realities in most of the 18 towns of Karachi district have dispelled the general impression of a direct fight between the pro- and anti-government groups contesting the local body election on a non-party basis....		KARACHI: Minister promises fair elections KARACHI, Aug 12: The Federal Minister for Local Government and Rural Development, Justice Abdul Razzak A Thahim, on Friday said the entire process of the local government elections would be completed peacefully in a fair, free and transparent manner....
KARACHI: Need to follow Quaid’s ideals stressed: Speech recalled KARACHI, Aug 12: First meeting of the YMCA Literary Committee, recently formed under the patronage of Rev Joseph Paul, was held on Thursday, to recall the historic address of the Quaid-i-Azam...		KARACHI: Mausoleum to remain closed today KARACHI, Aug 12: The mausoleum of the father of the nation Quaid-i-Azam Mohammad Ali Jinnah will remain closed for public today to carry out rehearsals and preparations for the programmes of the Independence Day....
KARACHI: Ibad lays foundation of two projects KARACHI, Aug 12: Sindh Governor Dr Ishratul Ibad visited various areas of the city on Friday during which he laid the foundation stones of an alternate road for Qasba-Orangi towns and rehabilitation of Mirza Adam Khan Road....		KARACHI: Memoirs of Hasan Abidi launched KARACHI, Aug 12: Many aspects of Hasan Abidi’s personality and experiences would have remained concealed had his memoirs, based on interviews conducted painstakingly over two and a half months, not been brought out by the Karachi University’s Pakistan Study Centre....
KARACHI: CS concerned at water crisis KARACHI, Aug 12: The Sindh Chief Secretary, Fazalur Rehman, has taken notice of the water shortage in certain parts of Karachi and directed the KWSB to take concrete measures for immediate provision of water to such areas....		KARACHI: Plea against bifurcation of taluka dismissed KARACHI, Aug 12: The Sindh High Court dismissed on Friday a petition challenging the bifurcation of Kandhkot ‘taluka’. Candidate Shahzad Bhallani assailed the creation of a new taluka, Tanjani, as politically-motivated....
HYDERABAD: Punjab Water Council official’s remarks criticized; Forum rejects Kalabagh dam HYDERABAD, Aug 12: The Sindh Agricultural Forum has condemned what it called an irresponsible and threatening statement of Punjab Water Council chairman Hamid Malhi on the Kalabagh dam issue....		LARKANA: Army to patrol sensitive areas on polling day: Larkana, Qambar-Shahdadkot LARKANA, Aug 12: The army will patrol sensitive areas in Larkana and Qambar-Shahdadkot districts on the polling day of the local body elections. Speaking at a meeting of candidates of the...
HYDERABAD: Military blamed for backwardness of Pakistani society HYDERABAD, Aug 12: The final session of the PhD seminar on “Authoritarianism and underdevelopment in the third world, a neo-colonial model: Pakistan — A case study (1947-58)” was held at the Sindh University on Tuesday....		KARACHI: No change in SSC exams scheme KARACHI, Aug 12: The Sindh education department has decided not to split or reshuffle the subjects in the scheme of secondary schools certificate examination for the time being....
KARACHI: Plea against candidates allowed KARACHI, Aug 12: The Sindh High Court allowed a petition against a nazim-naib nazim panel contesting election from union council one, Mehrabpur, district of Naushero Feroze....		MIRPURKHAS: CM directs water supply to tail-end areas MIRPURKHAS, Aug 12: Sindh Chief Minister Dr Arbab Ghulam Rahim has directed irrigation officials to ensure water supply to tail-end areas of waterways. Speaking at an open kutchehry in the Mohammad...
SUKKUR: Altaf urges joint struggle for Sindh’s rights SUKKUR, Aug 12: Muttahida Qaumi Movement chief Altaf Hussain has called upon the people of Sindh to join hands with the Muttahida, which has solution to all the problems being faced by Sindh....		DADU: 117 polling stations declared sensitive DADU, Aug 12: A total of 117 polling stations were declared sensitive in Dadu district where Rangers would be deployed to maintain law and order during the local body elections....
DADU: Four polio cases detected in Dadu DADU, Aug 12: The executive district officer health has ordered an enquiry into the four suspected polio cases detected in Dadu taluka on Friday. The suspected cases of polio were identified...		KARACHI: Cases against journalists withdrawn KARACHI, Aug 12: The Sindh Governor, Dr Ishratul Ibad, on Friday announced the withdrawal of all cases against journalists. “We realize that journalists have been victimised and dragged into false cases....
THATTA: Man dies in road accident THATTA, Aug 12: One person was killed and two others were critically injured when their car overturned near Gujjo here on Friday. The three people, residents of Memon Society, Nayaabad,...		KARACHI: Election control room KARACHI, Aug. 12: A control room has been established in the home department for round-the-clock monitoring of law and order situation during Local Government Election, 2005 in Sindh....
KARACHI: Youth dies, 14 injured in accidents KARACHI, Aug 12: A young man died and 14 passengers were injured in two road accidents in different parts of the city on Friday. Police said a pedestrian was knocked down by a rashly driven coach at Shorab Goth traffic section....		KARACHI: Two indicted for kidnapping KARACHI, Aug 12: An anti-terrorism court indicted on Friday two accused for kidnapping a nine-year old schoolboy for ransom. Judge Arshad Noor Khan of the ATC-3 fixed Saturday for recording the...
KARACHI: Deployment of army urged KARACHI, Aug 12: The chief of the Al-Khadim group, Muhammad Siddique Rathore, has demanded the deployment of army at all polling stations for upholding the sanctity of the vote....		KARACHI: APC today KARACHI, Aug 12: The All Party Conference (APC) being organized by the Pakistan Peoples Party, Sindh chapter on Saturday would deliberate on the alleged rigging of elections by the regime....
KARACHI Teachers condemn harassment KARACHI, Aug 12: The Sindh Professors and Lecturers’ Association (SPLA) has said that teachers were being harassed on the pretext of election duties, which required immediate attention of the provincial election commissioner....		KARACHI: KBCA campaign KARACHI, Aug 12: The Karachi Building Control Authority, on Friday started white wash and cleaning of various buildings on M.A. Jinnah Road, Sharea Faisal, Abdullah Haroon Road and Zaibunnisa Street....
KARACHI: Celebrations at women’s prison KARACHI, Aug 12: A function is being organized in connection with the Independence Day celebrations at the Special Prison for Women on Saturday morning. Various goods, handicrafts, embroidery...