August 26, 2005	Friday	Rajab 20, 1426

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KARACHI: Hub Dam water level nearing red line KARACHI, Aug 25: Water level in the Hub Dam has receded to 305 RL (Reservoir Level) as its catchment area, spreading over 3,410 sq-miles, remained dry for the second consecutive year....		KARACHI: Madressahs have no link with terrorism: TMASP chief says... KARACHI, Aug 25: The Tanzeem-ul-Madaris Ahle Sunnat Pakistan (TMASP), which represents over 3,000 institutions, is not against registration of madressahs,...
KARACHI: PPP, JI ponder over joint movement KARACHI, Aug 25: Jamaat-i-Islami, a major component of the Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal (MMA), and the Pakistan People’s Party, dominating the Alliance for the Restoration of Democracy (ARD), have been establishing contacts with each other to consider formation of a grand alliance....		KARACHI: Transfer of land to CDGK ordered: Northern Bypass KARACHI, Aug 25: Sindh Governor Dr Ishratul Ibad Khan on Thursday instructed the authorities to transfer land along the Northern Bypass to the city government so that it could carry out its comprehensive master planning....
KARACHI: SHC issues notice to interior ministry: Citizenship case KARACHI, Aug 25: The Sindh High Court on Thursday issued the ministry of interior a notice in a writ petition moved by a Pakistani woman for grant of Pakistani citizenship to her Indian husband....		KARACHI: Hearing put off in PIA hiring case KARACHI, Aug 25: An accountability court in Karachi on Thursday adjourned the hearing of a corruption reference against former Premier Benazir Bhutto as the defence counsel continued arguments....
KARACHI: Kidnapped trader found dead KARACHI, Aug 25: A man kidnapped for ransom by unidentified persons was found dead. His body was recovered from the limits of Soldier Bazar police station on Thursday....		KARACHI: Gang-rape accused still at large KARACHI, Aug 25: The Mubina Town police have so far failed to arrest one of the two accused nominated in a gang-rape case lodged on August 14....
KARACHI: 15,000 turtle hatchlings released into sea KARACHI, Aug 25: The Sindh Wildlife Department collected approximately 60,000 eggs of Green and Olive Ridley turtles from the beaches of Karachi and released more than 15,000 turtle hatchlings in the sea during the nesting season of 2004 and 2005....		KARACHI: SHC orders sealing of housing project: Contempt notice issued to KBCA official KARACHI, Aug 25: The Sindh High Court ordered sealing of an allegedly violative construction project in Gulshan-i-Iqbal on Thursday. The action was taken by Justice S....
KARACHI: Fish catch being sold at lower prices KARACHI, Aug 25: Fishermen are getting lower prices for their catch despite the lifting of a seven-month self-imposed ban by the government, boat owners said on Thursday....		KARACHI: Workshop on flowering plant taxonomy KARACHI, Aug 25: A workshop on the current trends in flowering plant taxonomy will be held at the University of Karachi on Aug 29. This was announced by a KU spokesman on Thursday....
KARACHI: New book to be taught KARACHI, Aug 25: The new book on Pakistan Studies released by the Sindh Textbook Board (STB) will be taught to class IX students in the province from 2005-06 on-wards....		KARACHI: Rs4,993m approved for welfare projects KARACHI, Aug 25: The federal government has approved Rs4,993 million for welfare projects of Sindh workers under the Sindh Worker’s Welfare Board. The projects prepared on the directives of Sindh Labour...
KARACHI: Reward for KESC staff KARACHI, Aug 25: The Managing Director of KESC, Brig Tariq Saddozai, announced incentives for the workers and engineers of Federal B. Area zone of the power utility in case transmission and...		KARACHI: Ibad lauds people for peaceful elections KARACHI, Aug 25: Sindh Governor Dr Ishratul Ibad on Thursday felicitated people of Sindh on their enthusiastic participation in the second phase of local body polls in the province and lauded...
KARACHI: Rally demands fresh elections KARACHI, Aug 25: The participants of a protest rally, organized by the Jamaat-i-Islami at Karachi Press Club on Thursday urged the Supreme Court to take notice of rigging in the LB polls....		KARACHI: Water samples sent for analysis KARACHI, Aug 25: The officials of the Sindh Environment and Alternate Energy department have completed the first phase of sample collection from the city under its scheme “Drinking Water Quality Assessment in Karachi, Hyderabad and Kotri.”...
KARACHI: BA, BSc exam forms KARACHI, Aug 25: The University of Karachi has announced the schedule for submission of forms pertaining to BA, BSc and BCom annual examinations 2005. Forms would be accepted from regular and external candidates from Aug 29 to Sep 17....		HYDERABAD: MMA-backed candidates boycott polls in Hyderabad HYDERABAD, Aug 25: The second phase of local body elections was held amid several incidents of violence and firing and last-minute boycott by candidates of the Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal-backed Ittehad-i-Millat Group (IMG)....
HYDERABAD: MMA and Muttahida trade rigging charges HYDERABAD, Aug 25: Levelling accusation of massive rigging and strong-armed tactics by the MQM against its rivals, MMA’s Ittehad-i-Millat Group on Thursday announced boycott of elections in the City and Latifabad talukas....		NAUSHAHRO FEROZE: Breach in canal inundates crops NAUSHAHRO FEROZE, Aug 25: Cotton and sugarcane crops over 300 acres of land were inundated when a 30-foot wide breach occurred in the Budika distributary near the Khuda Bux Buriro village, Kandiaro taluka, on Thursday....
HYDERABAD: Re-polling held in two UCs HYDERABAD, Aug 25: Re-polling for councillors was held at six polling stations of two urban union councils (UC-2 and UC-4) in Tando Allahyar district on Thursday....		SUKKUR: Two women killed SUKKUR, Aug 25: Armed men gunned down two women and a man on the charges of karo-kari in Risaldar on Wednesday. During their firing a seven years old girl was also killed....