August 30, 2005	Tuesday	Rajab 24, 1426

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KARACHI: Three power plants being sought from UAE: Jatoi KARACHI, Aug 29: The United Arab Emirates government will be shortly approached to ensure an early delivery of 320-megawatt power plants which were gifted to Pakistan some time back....		KARACHI: 800 patients of water-borne disease treated KARACHI, Aug 29: As many as 800 people, including children and women, have been given treatment at government hospitals and private clinics since Saturday following an outbreak of water-borne diseases caused...
KARACHI: Nationwide protests planned after Sept 4 KARACHI, Aug 29: Former city nazim Niamatullah Khan has said that a nationwide agitation would be launched after opposition parties hold a conference on Sept 4 to discuss “widespread rigging” in the local government elections....		KARACHI: Legislation to eliminate quackery demanded KARACHI, Aug 29: Eminent health professionals, lawyers and representatives of non-governmental organizations at a discussion have urged the government and legislators for an effective legislation to eliminate quackery and its publicity in media to save lives of innocent people....
KARACHI: Gang-rape victim demands justice KARACHI, Aug 29: A frail middle-aged woman is seeking justice after being gang-raped and subjected to torture in Gulshan-i-Iqbal’s Ayub Goth. Mariam Bano was married to Abdur Rasheed, a taxi driver,...		KARACHI: Shops being built in protected building KARACHI, Aug 29: Shops are being built on the premises of the Sindh High Court, which is protected under the Sindh Cultural Heritage Protection Act, without the permission of the relevant government departments, it is learnt....
KARACHI: Traffic chaos on Jinnah Road KARACHI, Aug 29: A traffic chaos was witnessed on Monday on various city roads owing to lack of coordination between the caretaker city government setup and the traffic police....		KARACHI: Optimum utilization of plant wealth stressed KARACHI, Aug 29: A four-day workshop on “Current trends in flowering plant taxonomy” got under way on Monday, emphasizing a faster system of organism identification,...
KARACHI: Rs449m projects for Urdu varsity KARACHI, Aug 29: The Higher Education Commission (HEC) has recommended development projects worth Rs449.18 million for the Federal Urdu University for Arts, Science and Technology (FUUAST)....		KARACHI: Senators for joint strategy to combat AIDS, TB, hepatitis KARACHI, Aug 29: The Senate Committee on Health has taken strong note of the fact that HIV/AIDS Control Programme is yet to factually take off in most parts of the country, particularly in the NWFP and Balochistan....
KARACHI: Govt praised for peaceful LB polls KARACHI, Aug 29: Italian Consul General in Karachi Bruno Pasquino has appreciated the peaceful holding of local body election in Sindh. Talking to Sindh Home Minister Rauf Siddiqui here Monday, Mr...		KARACHI: Employer accuses maid of staging rape drama KARACHI, Aug 29: Mrs Anis Ahsan, employer of Shabana, a maid who claims to have been raped by the former’s son and another person, has accused that latter of blackmailing her...
KARACHI: PPP slams killing of its workers KARACHI, Aug 29: The Pakistan People’s Party on Monday slammed the government for its alleged involvement in the killing of PPP activists in Jhimpir. In a statement released by the Bilawal...		KARACHI: Four killed in accidents KARACHI, Aug 29: Four people died in accidents in different parts of the city on Monday. Mohammad Ismail, 45, was on his motorcycle when a minibus knocked him to death on Jinnah Bridge within Jackson police limits....
KARACHI: Pipeline bursts KARACHI, Aug 29: A 33-inch-diameter water supply pipeline near Sakhi Hasan pumping station got ruptured on Sunday, inundating an adjoining road. KWSB officials said owing to repair work being undertaken on...		KARACHI: Acquittal plea KARACHI, Aug 29: An accountability court issued notice to the prosecution on Monday on the acquittal plea of a contractor of the Thatta Cement, who is facing corruption charges....
KARACHI: Environment deptt selects 10 projects for funding KARACHI, Aug 29: The provincial environment department has forwarded 10 projects of NGOs for funding under the federal government run National Environment Action Plan (NEAP), it was learnt officially....		KARACHI: Illegal structures demolished KARACHI, Aug 29: The demolition squad of Karachi Building Control Authority, while taking action against the illegal constructions on Monday, razed structures in KMCHS, Jamshed Town....
KARACHI: NED varsity’s entry tests on Sept 25 KARACHI, Aug 29: The NED University of Engineering and Technology, Karachi, will hold entry tests for the session 2005-06 on Sept 25. An announcement on Monday said that the test would be held at 10am at the varsity campus....		KARACHI: Training for KU officials KARACHI, Aug 29: The University of Karachi is planning to initiate on-job training programme for its officials. This was stated by Vice-Chancellor Pirzada Qasim while speaking at a reception hosted by...
KARACHI: High court suspends ban on weekly KARACHI, Aug 29: The Sindh High Court on Monday suspended government a notification banning the weekly ‘Friday Special’ and issued notice to the Sindh government and the DCO Karachi for Sept 12....		KARACHI: Police request turned down KARACHI, Aug 29: Administrative judge of Anti-Terrorism Courts in Karachi on Monday turned down a police request for accepting charge-sheet against four suspects, arrested under anti-terrorism laws....
KARACHI: Acting governor KARACHI, Aug 29: Chief Justice of the Sindh High Court Justice Sabihuddin Ahmed on Monday took oath as acting governor at a simple ceremony at the Governor’s House here....		KARACHI: Weather KARACHI, Aug 29: The Met office has forecast partly cloudy weather for Karachi on Tuesday. The maximum temperature is expected to range between 31 and 33 degrees Centigrade.—PPI...
HYDERABAD: PPP legislator issues white paper on poll irregularities in Thatta HYDERABAD, Aug 29: People’s Party Parliamentarians leader and MPA Sassui Palijo has released a white paper, underlining ‘massive rigging and election malpractices’ in the first phase of the local body elections in Thatta district on Aug 18....		HYDERABAD: Demand for fresh polls under SC supervision HYDERABAD, Aug 29: People’s Party Parliamentarian MPA Zahid Bhurgari has demanded re-election of local bodies in Sindh under the supervision of the Supreme Court. He was speaking at a news conference at the press club here on Monday....
HYDERABAD: Kalabagh dam rejected HYDERABAD, Aug 29: The Sindh National Council has expressed apprehensions that President General Pervez Musharraf will soon announce construction of the Kalabagh dam because of the victory of government-backed parties in the local body elections....		HYDERABAD: Accused remanded to police custody HYDERABAD, Aug 29: Anti-Terrorism Court Judge Syed Ali Ashraf Shah on Monday remanded Noor Hussain Shah, brother of Awam Dost panel naib nazim-elect UC Sheikh Bhirkio, Ameer Hyder Shah, into police custody....
HYDERABAD: PPP leaders booked HYDERABAD, Aug 29: Police have lodged an attempted murder case against former Awam Dost Panel nazim, UC Zair Peer, Ali Mohammad Shah, a close confidante of PP Parliamentarian chief, Makhdoom Amin...		SUKKUR: Torture victims’ check-up ordered SUKKUR, Aug 29: RPO Niaz Siddiqi has ordered police to arrange medical check-up of 12 people who were tortured during the local body elections in the Khairpur district....