August 16, 2005	Tuesday	Rajab 10, 1426

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KARACHI: Election campaign ends at midnight KARACHI, Aug 15: With less than 18 hours before it will come to an end, the campaign for the first phase of local body elections failed to take off in most...		KARACHI: SHC upholds two election petitions KARACHI, Aug 15: A division bench of High Court of Sindh, comprising Chief Justice Sabihuddin Ahmed and Justice Mohammad Afzal Soomro, on Monday allowed a constitutional petition, dismissed another and reserved...
KARACHI: Plea for safety of suspect in Pearl case rejected KARACHI, Aug 15: The Sindh High Court dismissed on Monday a petition moved to ensure safety of an arrested absconder in the US journalist Daniel Pearl kidnapping-and-murder case....		KARACHI: Karachiites celebrate Independence Day KARACHI, Aug 15: A large number of Karachiites flocked to the Quaid’s mausoleum to renew their pledge and to pay homage to the Father of the Nation....
KARACHI: Muttahida leader seeks ban on JI KARACHI, Aug 15: Deputy Convenor of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) Dr Farooq Sattar on Monday reiterated his party’s demand for a ban on political activities of the Jamaat-i-Islami for its...		KARACHI: APC criticizes govt’s economic policies KARACHI, Aug 15: The All-Party Conference, organized by the Pakistan People’s Party, has through various resolutions criticized the regime’s economic polices besides accusing it of undermining the federation by advocating projects...
KARACHI: 4 drown, 7 killed in accidents KARACHI, Aug 15: Seven people died in four different road accidents in different parts of the city during the last 48 hours. Two women died and three others were injured in a road accident on the Super Highway on Sunday night....		KARACHI: Court decrees compensation in road accident case KARACHI, Aug 15: The Sindh High Court decreed over Rs10 million in favour of dependants of two persons run over and killed by a trailer of the National Logistic Cell....
KARACHI: College admissions date extended KARACHI, Aug 15: The date for submission of admission forms for Class XI in government colleges and higher secondary schools in the city has once again been extended....		KARACHI: 3 weeklies’ declarations cancelled KARACHI, Aug 15: The district coordination officer of the city district government in separate orders has said the declarations issued in respect of the weeklies ‘Wajood’, ‘Zerb-i-Islam’ and ‘Friday Special’ have been withdrawn as cancelled with immediate effect....
KARACHI: Malir: a strong sense of identity WITH an estimated population of 500,000, comprising seven union councils, Malir Town has been carved out of former districts East and Malir. During Benazir Bhutto’s era, most of the areas now...		KARACHI: College staff to be briefed on poll duty KARACHI, Aug 15: The staff in several city colleges who have yet been assigned election duties would be briefed about their election duties on Aug 16 at the National College....
KARACHI: Niamat says most projects funded by city govt KARACHI, Aug 15: The former city nazim of Karachi, Niamatullah Khan, on Monday, took media men on a tour to various development projects, carried out by his administration and rallied...		KARACHI: ST demands elections under army KARACHI, Aug 15: The Sunni Tehreek chief, Maulana Iftikhar Ahmad Bhatti, has reiterated its demand for free, fair, and peaceful elections under the supervision of army....
KARACHI: 4 youths drown in separate incidents KARACHI, Aug. 15: Four people drowned in the sea in two different incidents on Sunday. Edhi sources said three youngsters were swept away by strong waves from the land reclamation near Village restaurant....		KARACHI: 12 juvenile offenders get remission KARACHI, Aug 15: Eight inmates of the Youthful Offenders Industrial School (commonly known as Juvenile Prison) were released while prison term of four others was reduced under the special remission granted...
KARACHI: Police website launched KARACHI, Aug 15: Clifton town police launched a website here on Sunday to mark Independence Day. Speaking at the launch, IG Asad Jehangir Khan asked the TPO of Clifton to upgrade...		KARACHI: High school inaugurated KARACHI, Aug 15: Sindh Minister for Planning and Development Shoaib Ahmed Bukhari on Saturday inaugurated a double section high school in North Nazimabad Town....
HYDERABAD: Independence Day celebrated HYDERABAD, Aug 15: The Independence Day was celebrated in the interior of Sindh with traditional zeal, fervour and enthusiasm. In Hyderabad, the district administration organized different educational, cultural and charitable programmes to mark the day......		HYDERABAD: Meeting held in support of KPP candidates HYDERABAD, Aug 15: Prominent business Seth Daryano Mal has urged the people of Badin and Tando Mohammad Khan districts to vote for candidates of the Khushhal Pakistan Panel for the prosperity of the area....
HYDERABAD: Hundreds of workers arrested, says PPP HYDERABAD, Aug 15: People’s Party Parliamentarians information secretary Taj Hyder has said hundreds of party workers have been arrested and implicated in false criminal cases by police in Sindh....		HYDERABAD: Darul Aman woman dies in hospital HYDERABAD, Aug 15: A woman inmate of the Darul Aman died under mysterious circumstances in the civil hospital here on Sunday morning....
HYDERABAD: Tree plantation campaign HYDERABAD, Aug 15: DCO Mohammad Hussain Syed has called upon NGOs, CBOs and farmers to actively participate in tree plantation campaign to improve environment essential for healthy atmosphere....		KARACHI: Condolence book KARACHI, Aug 15: The consul-general of Sri Lanka in Karachi, Manel D’Salva, announced here on Monday that the condolence book for public would remain open for recording of condolence messages on the assassination of the Sri Lankan foreign minister Lakshman Kadirgamar....