September 8, 2005	Thursday	Sha’aban 3, 1426

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KARACHI: Rs2.4 billion plan to provide clean water KARACHI, Sept 7: The Sindh government on Wednesday decided to take measures to control pollution in water. At a meeting, presided over by the Sindh Governor, Dr Ishratul Ibad, it was...		KARACHI: APC asks Musharraf to quit both posts: Strike call endorsed KARACHI, Sept 7: The All-parties Conference held under the auspices of the Jamaat-i-Islami’s Karachi chapter on Wednesday, made a fervent appeal to people, especially traders, transporters, lawyers, workers, peasants and students to make the Sept 9 strike a complete success....e a complete success....
KARACHI: Imtiaz be brought to court: judge KARACHI, Sept 7: An anti-terrorism court directed on Wednesday the counsel for sacked provincial revenue minister Imtiaz Ahmed Sheikh to produce his client before the court on Sept 10....		KARACHI: PPP backs strike call for Friday KARACHI, Sept 7: President of the Pakistan People’s Party, Sindh, Syed Qaim Ali Shah has called upon people to support the Sept 9 strike call against the regime’s ‘fascist’ policies which, he claimed, had led to an unbearable price escalation, unemployment....
KARACHI: Altaf urges followers to remain calm on Sept 9 KARACHI, Sept 7: Muttahida Qaumi Movement chief Altaf Hussain has advised his followers to remain calm on Sept 9, as the opposition has called for a nationwide strike on that day....		KARACHI: Transporters withdraw strike call KARACHI, Sept 7: The Karachi Transport Ittehad (KTI), major group of transporters, on Wednesday withdrew its strike call for Friday but warned of a fresh call if prices of petroleum products were not reduced by September 15....
KARACHI: Two shot dead KARACHI, Sept 7: A young woman and her brother–in-law were killed and two others were wounded when unknown gunmen barged into their house and sprayed them with bullets early on Wednesday morning in Sohrab Goth....		KARACHI: High court upholds ban on gutka KARACHI, Sept 7: The Sindh High Court upheld on Wednesday the ban imposed by the city district government on ‘gutka’, ‘pan masala’ and identical substances. The CDGK issued a notification in...
KARACHI: Role of physics in healthcare highlighted KARACHI, Sept 7: Speakers at a conference on Wednesday stressed the need for developing interdisciplinary approaches in the curricula meant for university students. They also noted the impact of physics in understanding physical phenomena in nature, economic development, environment and health....		KARACHI: Removal of hurdles in construction of road ordered KARACHI, Sept 7: In a meeting here on Wednesday, it was decided to take immediate steps for removal of impediments in the construction of the road from Saddar Dawakhana to Mazar-i-Quaid....
KARACHI: Helmet sale increases as drive enters 6th day KARACHI, Sept 7: Helmet sale has surpassed the sale of new motorcycles as the Sindh government’s campaign to bound bike riders to wear helmet now enters sixth day....		KARACHI: Edhi rescue wings hold first joint drill KARACHI, Sept 7: The Edhi Foundation here on Wednesday carried out first ever drill involving different wings of its rescue service. Over 50 paramedics belonging to the Foundation’s air, land and...
KARACHI: Research institute warns of high pollution at beach KARACHI, Sept 7: Following the recent mass mortality of coastal fish, the National Institute of Oceanography (NIO) has informed the federal environment protection body that all was not well at the...		KARACHI: Four held for rape of minor girls KARACHI, Sept 7: Police on Wednesday claimed to have arrested four accused in five rape cases reported to the Civil Hospital Karachi in less than a month....
KARACHI: Child abuse diagnosis to be included in DUHS curriculum KARACHI, Sept 7: The vice-chancellor of Dow University of Health Sciences, Prof Masood Hameed Khan, has assured incorporating ‘Child abuse module for proper and timely diagnosis and management’ into the university’s teachers training curriculum....		KARACHI: Quality of education to be improved, says Hamida KARACHI, Sept 7: The Sindh Minister for Education, Dr Hamida Khuhro, on Wednesday said that the condition of educational institutions would be improved in which present facilities would be harmonized according to modern day requirements to improve the quality of education....
KARACHI: SSC forms schedule KARACHI, Sept 7: The Board of Secondary Education Karachi on Wednesday announced the schedule of registration forms for private candidates of SSC (Class IX) 2006 and for SSC parts I and II (subject to prior permission from the board for 2006)....		KARACHI: Cellphone firms focussing on low-cost sets KARACHI, Sept 7: More middle and low income groups are opting for mobile phones due to progressively declining tariff and competition among various companies for capturing the market....
KARACHI: Tribute paid to Hasan Abidi KARACHI, Sept 7: The death of Hasan Abidi was widely condoled on Wednesday. The Anjuman Tarraqi Urdu held a condolence meeting to mourn his death and the participants described the passing...		KARACHI: Exhibition of paintings KARACHI, Sept 7: An exhibition of paintings by Masuma Halai will begin at the Canvas gallery at 5pm on Thursday. The exhibition will continue till Sept 17, open daily from 11am to 8pm....
KARACHI: Cancellation of bail questioned KARACHI, Sept 7: Counsel for Asif Zardari on Wednesday questioned the accountability court’s reported decision to cancel Mr Zardari’s bail in BMW case. In a statement issued here on Wednesday, Senator Farooq H....		KARACHI: Accident KARACHI, Sept 7: A young cyclist, Abdul Khaliq, 15, died in a road accident in Steel Town on Wednesday when a speeding bus knocked him down....
HYDERABAD: SHC issues notices to officials: Legislator’s petition HYDERABAD, Sept 7: The Sindh High Court, Hyderabad circuit bench, on Wednesday issued pre-admission notices to the Additional Advocate-General of Sindh, provincial home and transport secretaries, Abdul Rauf, the special assistant...		HYDERABAD: ‘Japan owes its success to universal education, abolition of feudalism’ HYDERABAD, Sept 7: Former ambassador Najmul Saqib Khan has stress the need for national unity and joint efforts to achieve the goals of development. He was speaking on the “Japanese experience...
HYDERABAD: SAB worried over slow pace of lining of watercourses HYDERABAD, Sept 7: The Sindh Abadgar Board has expressed concern over slow pace of work on the lining of watercourses under the World Bank and the National Programme....		HYDERABAD: Alleged thief killed HYDERABAD, Sept 7: An alleged thief was killed in an attempted burglary in the house of a villager in Moosa Kathiyan area within the jurisdiction of Tanoak police station early on Wednesday....
THATTA: Master plan being prepared for coastal zones THATTA, Sept 7: An integrated coastal zone management master plan for coastal areas of Sindh has been under preparation at a cost of Rs48.84 million. This was stated by Simon Tiller,...		MITHI: Handicrafts centre set up MITHI, Sept 7: Tharparkar DCO Dr Aftab Ahmed Memon has said that the government has been taking initiatives for bringing handicrafts of Thar on sound footing, particularly to enable its women...