September 4, 2005	Sunday	Rajab 29, 1426

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KARACHI: Motorcyclists complain of harassment : Mandatory use of helmets KARACHI, Sept 3: Motorcyclists are nowadays in the grip of a campaign launched from Sept 1 by the Karachi traffic police to force them to wear helmets or face heavy fines....		KARACHI: City nazim: CM for joint candidate KARACHI, Sept 3: The PML-backed Khushhal Pakistan Group and MQM-backed Haq Parast Group would field joint candidate for in the election for the nazim of the City District Government Karachi, Chief...
KARACHI: Woman judge commits suicide KARACHI, Sept 3: The body of a woman judicial magistrate was found hanging from a ceiling fan in her house in Bahadurabad on Saturday. Family and police believe that the unmarried judge, Shaista Hamid, 32, has committed suicide....		KARACHI: Vendors pick dead fish from beach KARACHI, Sept 3: Small dead fish, which had reached the Seaview beach on Friday morning, have now been removed as were proving a source of environmental pollution, said DHA sources on Saturday....
KARACHI: Third polio case in Sindh confirmed KARACHI, Sept 3: While the government is hoping to make Sindh polio-free by Dec 2005, another case of virus was confirmed very recently, taking the number of cases identified this year to 3....		KARACHI: High court orders demolition of building KARACHI, Sept 3: The Sindh High Court on Saturday directed the Karachi Building Control Authority to demolish an unauthorized building complex at Keamari after ejecting its occupants with the help of police....
KARACHI: Protest demos held at institutions; Contacts with Israel KARACHI, Sept 3: The Islami Jamiat Talaba (IJT) and Imamia Students Organization (ISO) on Saturday held protest demonstrations at many educational institutions including colleges and public and private varsities in the city against Pakistan’s contacts with Israeli officials....		KARACHI: Madressah issue to be resolved in a month: Ijaz KARACHI, Sept 3: The ministry of religious affairs hopes to make headway in talks with representatives of the Tanzimul Madaris amid a persistent standoff between various federations of madressahs on the issue of madressahs’ registration....
KARACHI: SHC annuls recounting of votes in two UCs KARACHI, Sept 3: The Sindh High Court annulled on Saturday recounting of votes for the offices of nazim and naib nazim in two union councils at the behest of winning candidates....		KARACHI: Families of blast victims get cheques KARACHI, Sept 3: The victims of Imambargah Ali Raza and Hyderi Mosque bomb blast tragedies were presented cheques of compensation at a simple ceremony held at Governor’s House on Saturday....
KARACHI: 3-year-old girl strangled KARACHI, Sept 3: A man strangled his three-year-old stepdaughter at his house in Quaidabad here on Saturday. According to police, Nabiha got divorce from her first husband Shershah and married Taj Wali, a security guard in a private textile mills....		KARACHI: Object of the month KARACHI: The Indus seal is one of the typical artefacts of Indus civilization. It had been used for a long time during the Indus period. Besides, some Indus seals have been found even in Mesopotamia....
KARACHI: Fauji mela planned KARACHI, Sept 3: A grand display of armament and equipment under the use of Pakistan Army will be held at Old Race Course Ground near Cantonment Railway Station on Sept 6,...		KARACHI: Eye treatment programme KARACHI, Sept 3: The department of community ophthalmology, a subsidiary of Akhtar Eye Hospital, to cater to the ocular needs of low-income groups, has initiated a consultative programme on Saturday....
KARACHI: Alternate routes KARACHI, Sept 3: DIG Traffic Falak Khursheed on Saturday ordered SSPs Traffic of all four zones to plan alternate routes for roads where uplift work was in progress....		KARACHI: Rehana’s poetry evaluated KARACHI, Sep 3: Eminent poets and writers paid tribute to Rehana Qamar, a US-based Pakistani poet, at a seminar hosted by the Idara-i-Adbiat Pakistan to evaluate her works and creativity....
KARACHI: Weather KARACHI, Sept 3: The Met office has forecast partly cloudy weather for the city over the next 24 hours. The maximum temperature is expected to range between 32 and 34 degrees Centigrade.—APP...		HYDERABAD: Re-polling held in 12 UCs of Sindh HYDERABAD, Sept 3: Re-polling was held in 12 union councils of Hyderabad, Tando Mohammad Khan and Khairpur districts under orders of the election commission....
HYDERABAD: Oil prices increase to hit economy, says SAB HYDERABAD, Sept 3: The Sindh Abadgar Board has said that increase in prices of oil will have a devastating effect on the country’s economy and 90 per cent brunt will be borne by the agriculture sector....		HYDERABAD: Altaf backs dialogue with Israel HYDERABAD, Sept 3: Muttahida Qaumi Movement chief Altaf Hussain has supported the Pakistan-Israel dialogue saying it is aimed at promoting peace and integrity of Pakistan....
NAUSHAHRO FEROZE: Over 1,000 hospitalized as gastroenteritis breaks out in Moro NAUSHAHRO FEROZE, Sept 3: More than 1,000 people have fallen ill as gastroenteritis broke out in Moro taluka, including Moro town and Daulatpur taluka....		DADU: DIP, SDP field candidates for Dadu nazim DADU, Sept 3: Dadu Ittehad and Shaheed Dost panels have finalized candidates for district nazim post in meetings of UC nazims, councillors, party leaders and supporters on Friday....