August 31, 2005	Wednesday	Rajab 25, 1426

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KARACHI: Rs1bn uplift projects approved for city KARACHI, Aug 30: The District Development Working Party of the city government on Monday approved uplift projects with estimated cost of Rs1.017 billion and issued instructions for starting work on these projects....		KARACHI: EC notifies reserved seats KARACHI, Aug 30: The strength of women and peasants/workers and minorities in each town council has been notified. Polling for these seats will be held along with the election for slots...
KARACHI: Imposed nazim not acceptable, says MQM KARACHI, Aug 30: Members of the central coordination committee of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement have condemned news reports that indicated that the city nazim of Karachi would be imposed from Islamabad, says a press release....		KARACHI: APC slams govt for ‘rigging’ in LB polls KARACHI, Aug 30: An all-party conference held under auspices of Sunni Tehreek has demanded that in view of massive rigging in the local government elections on Aug 18 and 25, the...
KARACHI: SSP man acquitted in blast cases KARACHI, Aug 30: An Anti-Terrorism Court in Karachi acquitted on Tuesday an alleged activist of the banned Sipah-i-Sahaba in three separate cases of parcel bombs....		KARACHI: Four-year-old girl stabbed to death KARACHI, Aug 30: The body of a four-year-old girl was found at a derelict place in Rashidi Goth in Gulshan-i-Iqbal Town here on Tuesday. Umme Khadija had gone missing two days back in Dhani Bux Goth....
KARACHI: PMA asks people to use boiled water KARACHI, Aug 30: The Pakistan Medical Association on Tuesday expressed its deep concern over death of two children of Mannu Goth and Essa Nagri in Gulshan-i-Iqbal Town after drinking contaminated water supplied in the locality....		KARACHI: Teachers’ training to be revamped KARACHI, Aug 30: The Sindh education department has decided to reorganize and strengthen the government elementary colleges and revamp teachers’ training with main focus on in-service education of teachers....
KARACHI: Placement list for home economics issued KARACHI, Aug 30: All the 557 applicants have been placed for admission to first year class at Ra’ana Liaquat Ali Khan College of Home Economics, EDO Higher Education, CDGK, said this on Tuesday....		KARACHI: City govt to instal water treatment plant KARACHI, Aug 30: Federal Minister for Port and Shipping Babar Khan Ghauri on Tuesday said that the new city government would instal plant to treat sewage of Lyari River before it falls into the sea....
KARACHI: Overcharging in govt schools KARACHI, Aug 30: Sindh Chief Secretary Fazlur Rehman has taken notice of public complaints regarding additional amounts of money being charged in some government-run schools....		KARACHI: Tributes paid to Sheikh Zayed KARACHI, Aug 30: The pro-vice-chancellor of University of Karachi, Prof Dr Ikhlaq Ahmed, paid rich tributes to the late Shaikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al-Nahyan for the setting up of Islamic centres...
KARACHI: Social Work practical exams KARACHI, Aug 30: The examination department, University of Karachi, on Tuesday announced the schedule for BA (pass) first and second supplementary practical examinations-2005 of Social Work....		KARACHI: Medical seminars planned KARACHI, Aug 30: The Health Times Academy is organizing a series of medical seminars for the training and awareness of family physicians in Karachi Hyderabad, Mirpur Khas, Nawabshah and Sukkur, during September....
KARACHI: Applications invited for scholarship KARACHI, Aug 30: The Board of Secondary Education, Karachi has invited applications for ‘poverty-cum-merit scholarships’ for the year 2005-06....		KARACHI: Sewage overflow KARACHI, Aug 30: Sewage has been overflowing on Gharibabad Road near Madina Masjid in Malir Town’s UC-6 area for the past several weeks resulting in extremely filthy conditions....
KARACHI: Rukhsana urges women to play more active role KARACHI, Aug 30: A non-governmental organization, the Floral Art Society, will organize an international event, ‘The World Show’ in 2008, in which representatives of over 30 countries will participate....		KARACHI: Owner restrained from demolishing building KARACHI, Aug 30: The Sindh High Court, issuing notices to all the parties in a case relating to a heritage building on M A Jinnah Road, has directed that no damage...
KARACHI: Mumtaz says PPP rigged poll KARACHI, Aug 30: The chief of the Sindh National Front (SNF), Mumtaz Ali Bhutto, on Tuesday sent an open letter to Chief Election Commissioner regarding rigging and malpractice in the local government elections 2005....		KARACHI: JI demands CEC’s resignation KARACHI, Aug 30: Attempts are being made to change the identity of the country by promoting western culture and manners in the name of enlightenment and moderation, but the people of...
KARACHI: 1,108 deported from Oman KARACHI, Aug 30: Two boats, carrying 1,108 Pakistanis deported by the Omani government, arrived early on Tuesday morning at Ghas Bander, Keamari. The arrangements for their release and deportation were made...		HYDERABAD: Names of AMI nazim candidates announced: Tando Allahyar district HYDERABAD, Aug 30: The PML-backed Azad Magsi Ittehad (AMI) has announced the names of its candidates for the district and taluka nazims of the newly-created Tando Allahyar district here on Tuesday...
HYDERABAD: HSC-II exam results announced HYDERABAD, Aug 30: The Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education Hyderabad has announced results of the higher secondary school certificate part-II (class-XII) annual examination 2005....		HYDERABAD: PML claims majority in T.M. Khan district HYDERABAD, Aug 30: A leader of the Khushhal Pakistan panel from Tando Mohammad Khan district, Zulfiqar Ali Shah, has said that the KPP and its allied parties have been elected with...
HYDERABAD: APCA rejects merger of two govt departments HYDERABAD, Aug 30: The All-Pakistan Clerks Association has rejected merger of the building department with the highways department, their conversion into the building and roads department...