August 22, 2005	Monday	Rajab 16, 1426

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KARACHI: Education department gets Rs50m for reform KARACHI, Aug 21: The Sindh government has provided Rs50 million for the establishment of Reform Support Unit (RSU), proposed by Education Minister Hamida Khuhro for restructuring of the education department to improve its performance....		KARACHI: Poll results not acceptable: PPP KARACHI, Aug 21: The Pakistan People’s Party on Sunday refused to accept results of the August 18 local body elections in Umerkot district, and demanded re-election in view of ‘rigging by the ruling party’....
KARACHI: Chemical lab reflects govt’s apathy KARACHI, Aug 21: The Chemico-Bacteriological Laboratory, popularly known as the office of chemical examiner, is merely fulfilling a formality by issuing reports which often gets challenged and if tested in a private sector lab proves otherwise....		KARACHI: 25 Haq Parast candidates win from Punjab KARACHI, Aug 21: The Muttahida Qaumi Movement has succeeded to make inroads in Punjab by getting 25 candidates of Haq Parast panel elected in the first phase of local government elections held on Thursday....
KARACHI: Greater awareness of Quaid’s life urged KARACHI, Aug 21: Eminent academicians and intellectuals at a conference here on Sunday urged the nation to understand the historic perspective and objectives of creating Pakistan and also educate the young generation on the same....		KARACHI: New blocks of hospital yet to function KARACHI, Aug 21: The additional facility of 100-bed at Sindh Government Hospital New Karachi, inaugurated in the mid of July, has not started functioning yet even after over a month....
KARACHI: Muttahida activist shot dead KARACHI, Aug 21: An activist of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement was shot dead on Sunday morning. According to police, the bullet-riddled body of Gulfam, 28, was found from Martin Quarters....		KARACHI: Water shortage persists KARACHI, Aug 21: Various parts of the city remained in the grip of acute water shortage for the fourth consecutive day on Sunday, forcing residents of the affected localities to either...
KARACHI: Sitarist enthrals audience KARACHI: Farhan Khan, 24-year-old son of the celebrated sitar player Ustad Rais Khan gave a skilful recital of raags Bageshri and Behag to an impressive gathering of serious music enthusiasts at...		KARACHI: CS calls for pension cases’ resolution KARACHI, Aug 21: The Chief Secretary, Fazalur Rehman, has directed all concerned officials to prepare an effective strategy so that retired employees could get their pension on the very next day of their retirement....
KARACHI: 200kg charas seized, 2 held KARACHI, Aug 21: The Excise Police foiled an attempt of narcotics smuggling and seized 200kg fine quality charas from a truck on Hub River Road on Sunday along with the arrest of two accused....		KARACHI: MMA threat to launch drive against rigging KARACHI, Aug 21: The polling for local government elections on August 18 was nothing but a drama staged to rig the elections to get desired results, said politicians at a protest rally at Banaras Chowk against rigging on Sunday....
KARACHI: 4 foreigners get benefit of special remission KARACHI, Aug 21: Four women prisoners, all foreigners, in the Special Prison for Women have benefited from the special remission granted on the occasion of the Independence Day....		KARACHI: World Youth Day observed KARACHI, Aug 21: The Arch Bishop of Sindh, Evariste Pinto, has urged the youth to follow the religious teachings and utilize their energies and knowledge in the betterment of humanity....
HYDERABAD: Kalabagh dam rejected HYDERABAD, Aug 21: The Sindh Chamber of Agriculture has rejected government experts’ report suggesting solution of the problem of sea erosion by means other than release of river water below Kotri....		DADU: Ex-nazim of Dadu ‘booked for robbery’ DADU, Aug 21: Former District Nazim Malik Asad Sikandar, former nazim of the Thano Bula Khan taluka, an ADP candidate for UC Sari and 20 other PPP leaders were booked in a robbery case on Saturday night....
THATTA: Sugar mill worker’s death sparks protest THATTA, Aug 21: Hundreds of villagers, in coordination with workers of the Shah Murad Sugar Mills, Jhoke Sharif, blocked the Sujawal-Hyderabad highway for six hours by placing on the road the body of a worker electrocuted in the factory on Sunday....		NAWABSHAH: PPP-backed candidate faces water theft case NAWABSHAH, Aug 21: A case was registered against an Awam Dost Panel candidate for the post of nazim and his two brothers on Sunday for stealing irrigation water....
KHAIRPUR: ADP candidates step down KHAIRPUR, Aug 21: Awam Dost Panel candidates for nazim and naib nazim have decided to withdraw in favour of candidates of the Khairpur Dost Panel from the UC Hingorja...