August 21, 2005	Sunday	Rajab 15, 1426

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KARACHI: Delay creates confusion, doubts: LB polls result announcement KARACHI, Aug 20: As official announcement of election results has already been delayed...		KARACHI: Rigging charges haunt govt, EC KARACHI, Aug 20: As the stakeholders in politics brace for the second phase of the local body elections on Aug 25, the legality and outcome of these polls are being questioned...
KARACHI: Report sought in ex-nazim’s case KARACHI, Aug 20: The judicial magistrate, East, Zahid Hussain Maitlo called report from investigation officer regarding the release of former Orangi Town Nazim Shahid Alam, known as Guddu Bihari....		KARACHI: Simple measures can help prevent heart diseases KARACHI, Aug 20: Eminent cardiologists from all over the country and India on Saturday stressed simple and inexpensive preventive measures like change in dietary habits, physical exercise, quitting tobacco use and...
KARACHI: Master plans with local approach stressed KARACHI, Aug 20: Speakers at a seminar stressed the need for the town planning that could cater not only to the needs for infrastructural development, but also address the social, economic and environmental issues being faced by the urban population....		KARACHI: Two dismissed employees reinstated KARACHI, Aug 20: The Sindh Services Tribunal reinstated two dismissed officials on Saturday and remanded their cases to the city district government (CDGK) and the anti-corruption establishment for fresh departmental inquiries in accordance with the law and rules....
KARACHI: Judgment put off on Asif’s plea KARACHI, Aug 20: The district and sessions judge, East, Zafar Ahmed Khan Sherwani, deferred on Saturday judgment on the acquittal application of Asif Ali Zardari in Mir Murtaza Bhutto murder case....		KARACHI: Deficiencies to be overcome: Rauf KARACHI, Aug 20: Sindh Home Minister Rauf Siddiqi has said that Aug 18 security plan would be repeated on Aug 25 on the occasion of second phase local bodies elections, with...
KARACHI: Tension grips parts of New Karachi, Orangi towns KARACHI, Aug 20: Tension gripped various parts of Orangi and New Karachi towns where some youths pelted vehicles with stones and lit bonfire in protest against the results of a union council on Saturday....		KARACHI: Koocha still waiting for funds KARACHI, Aug 20: The Sindh governor has yet to release Rs5 million for the Koocha-i-Saqafat project, which was promised two months back. Sources told Dawn on Saturday that the Arts Council...
KARACHI: Tributes paid to Hazrat Ali (RA) KARACHI, Aug 20: Speakers at a ceremony paid rich tributes to Hazrat Ali (RA) for his countless sacrifices, undaunted courage and his services rendered for Islam....		KARACHI: KBCA’s demolition squad detained KARACHI, Aug 20: The Ferozabad police on Friday kept the staff of a demolition squad of Karachi Building Control Authority (KBCA) in illegal confinement for one hour, said a KBCA press release....
KARACHI: Ian Fyfe remembered KARACHI, Aug 20: A condolence meeting, in memory of senior sports reporter Ian Fyfe, was arranged by the Karachi Sports Forum (KSF) here at KGA Gymkhana on Friday....		KARACHI: Cable TV closure denied KARACHI, Aug 20: The Muttahida Qaumi Movement has denied that its workers forced cable operators in the city to switch off their networks on the polling day (Aug 18)....
KARACHI: Drizzle likely KARACHI, Aug 20: The meteorological department has forecast cloudy weather with chances of drizzle at night/morning for Karachi on Sunday. The maximum temperature in the city is expected between 32 and 34 degrees centigrade.—PPI...		KARACHI: Opposition not surprised over results: PTI KARACHI, Aug 20: The Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf, Sindh chapter, has stated that opposition parties were not surprised over the local government election results which were totally engineered....
KARACHI: Altaf lauds people KARACHI, Aug 20: Muttahida Qaumi Movement chief Altaf Hussain has felicitated federal and provincial governments for making fool-proof arrangements for holding local body elections peacefully in Sindh, particularly in Karachi....		HYDERABAD: Adviser rejects rigging charges HYDERABAD, Aug 20: The adviser to the Sindh chief minister on local bodies and kutchi abadis, Mr Wasim Akhtar, has deplored the fact that electoral lists were not updated and defective lists were being used in the local government elections....
HYDERABAD: Irrigation network being modernized: CM HYDERABAD, Aug 20: Sindh Chief Minister Dr Arbab Ghulam Rahim has said that the entire irrigation system was being modernized to bring about a green revolution in the province....		HYDERABAD: Plea to deploy army during second phase of LB polls HYDERABAD, Aug 20: Former federal minister for railways and PPP leader from Dadu, Mr Zafar Ali Laghari, has appealed to President Gen Pervez Musharraf to order deployment of the army at...
KARACHI: Fashion exhibition KARACHI, Aug 20: Japanese machinery will surely contribute to improving quality of Pakistani textile products. This was stated by the Consul General of Japan in Karachi Shoichi Nakano while inaugurating a fashion design exhibition on Saturday....		KARACHI: IBA award KARACHI, Aug 20: Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz will be awarded an honorary doctorate degree at a special convocation of IBA on Sunday....