September 15, 2005	Thursday	Sha’aban 10, 1426

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KARACHI: 109 vying for 18 slots of town nazims KARACHI, Sept 14: A total of 109 candidates are in the run for 18 slots of town nazims in Karachi in the third phase of local elections....		KARACHI: Meat sellers refuse to cut prices in Ramazan: Poultry rates reduced KARACHI, Sept 14: Meat merchants have flatly refused to sell meat at reduced rates in the holy month of Ramazan as the city government is exerting pressure on them to agree to a substantial cut....
KARACHI: Governor wants SM Law College upgraded soon KARACHI, Sept 14: The Sindh Governor, Dr Ishratul Ibad, on Wednesday directed officials to expedite the process of upgrading the S.M. Law College to the level of a university....		KARACHI: Woman detained for killing husband KARACHI, Sept 14: A woman allegedly killed her husband on late Tuesday night in the Manghopir area. Police said Sardar Jan Mohammad returned home on Tuesday night and asked for meal....
KARACHI: Suspect killed in shootout with police KARACHI, Sept 14: An alleged member of the notorious Arshad Pappu gang was killed in, what police claimed, an ‘encounter’ in Baghdadi on Wednesday. The Industrial Crime Unit (ICU), on a...		KARACHI: 3,023 primary teachers to be regularized KARACHI, Sept 14: The Chief Minister, Dr Arbab Ghulam Rahim, has approved the summary initiated by the Sindh Education Department whereby requesting regularization of services of 3,023 contract primary schoolteachers working in various districts of the province....
KARACHI: Mustafa MQM’s nominee KARACHI, Sept 14: The Haq Parast panel, backed by Muttahida Qaumi Movement, on Wednesday announced the names of its official candidate for the slot of nazims and naib nazim of the City District governments in Karachi and Hyderabad....		KARACHI: 47 events held as Students’ Week enters 4th day KARACHI, Sept 14: As many as 47 events and competitions were held by 25 departments till Wednesday in connection with the “Students’ Week” celebrations at the University of Karachi....
KARACHI: Pre-medical placement list issued: Male candidates KARACHI, Sept 14: The central admission committee for first year classes in colleges on Wednesday released another list of 4,191 male candidates selected and placed for admission, on the basis of...		KARACHI: Teaching of geography on modern lines urged KARACHI, Sept 14: The Vice-Chancellor of the Federal Urdu University of Arts, Science and Technology (FUUAST), Dr Iqbal Mohsin, on Wednesday urged varsity faculty members to introduce new trends in teaching geography....
KARACHI: BA, BSc forms KARACHI, Sept 14: The University of Karachi on Wednesday notified that fresh registration forms and fees of BA, BCom, BOL and BSc (Improvement of Division) Annual Examinations 2005 would be accepted with a fee of Rs1,300 till Sept 16....		KARACHI: Facilities for Shab-i-Bara’at at graveyards KARACHI, Sept 14: EDO Health Dr Khalid Shaikh has directed all TMOs to ensure that people do not face any hardship in respect of cleanliness when they a visit graveyards on the occasion of Shab-i-Barat....
KARACHI: Supplementary exams from 22nd KARACHI, Sept 14: The SSC Supplementary Examinations 2005 are scheduled from Sept 22. Admit cards and programme for ex-students of Science and General groups will be ready for collection by concerned schools with effect from Sept 19 onwards....		KARACHI: Medical camp KARACHI, Sept 14: A two-day medical camp was set up on Wednesday at the Khursheed Memorial Hall in Azizabad by the Khidmat-i-Khalq Foundation (KKF) to mark the 52nd birthday of MQM Chief Altaf Hussain....
KARACHI: Rain-relief camps set up KARACHI, Sept 14: On the directives of Sindh Governor Dr Ishratul Ibad, relief camps have been set up in various schools in the city to cope with any eventuality in case of expected heavy rain....		KARACHI: 850 passports being issued at Saddar office daily KARACHI, Sept 14: Over 850 applications for the machine readable passports are being processed at the Saddar passport office daily. Officials said that the passport office in Saddar is issuing machine...
KARACHI: Contractor’s acquittal plea dismissed KARACHI, Sept 14: An accountability court dismissed on Wednesday the acquittal plea of a contractor of the Thatta Cement Factory, who is facing charges of causing losses to the national exchequer....		KARACHI: Standardization of CME urged KARACHI, Sept 14: The Vice-Chancellor of the Dow University of Health Sciences (DUHS), Prof Masood Hameed Khan, has underscored the need to standardize continuing medical education (CME) programmes offered at various undergraduate and postgraduate medical institutions with necessary provision for quality....
KARACHI: Art exhibition at Italian Cultural Institute KARACHI, Sept 14: An exhibition of small works created by leading artists linked to the Italian capital, Rome, began at the Italian Cultural Institute here on Wednesday....		KARACHI: PFF rally for basic facilities KARACHI, Sept 14: Pakistan Fisherfolk Forum (PFF) organized a march from Sindh Secretariat to Karachi Press Club on Wednesday against growing poverty and non-availability of basic necessities of life to general public....
KARACHI: High court disposes of Afaq’s petition KARACHI, Sept 14: A division bench of High Court of Sindh on Wednesday disposed of a constitutional petition filed by Ms Akhlaq Jehan, mother of MQM-Haqiqi Chairman Afaq Ahmed....		KARACHI: Niamatullah defended KARACHI, Sept 14: Former town nazims belonging to the Al-Khidmat group on Wednesday ridiculed allegations of ministers and advisers of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement against former city nazim Niamatullah Khan....
KARACHI: SHC expresses annoyance over negligence KARACHI, Sept 14: The Sindh High Court has expressed annoyance over the irresponsible and negligent manner of Sindh government officials who failed to produce a notification regarding territorial limits of CDGK before court despite several directions....		KARACHI: Group show at The Art KARACHI, Sept 14: A group exhibition by four artists begins at The Art gallery on Thursday at 5.30pm. The artists whose works will be on display are: Tasaduq Sohail, Mansur Aye, Wasi Haider and Mehtab Ali....
HYDERABAD: Appeal for protection HYDERABAD, Sept 14: The president of the Tubewell Employees Association, Hala irrigation division, Salinity Control and Reclamation Project (SCARP), Mukhtar Ali Khashkheli, has appealed to the Sindh governor and chief minister,...		SUKKUR: Traders threaten strike against lawlessness SUKKUR, Sept 14: More than 35 trade bodies of Sukkur have threatened to observer complete strike against increasing incidents of robbery and street crimes in the city....
SHIKARPUR: Candidates file papers in Shikarpur SHIKARPUR, Sept 14: Eight candidates have submitted nomination forms for Shikarpur district nazim, and 23 for four taluka nazim seats. Those who filed papers for the nazim were Amir Ali Jatoi,...		SANGHAR: Alleged killers of sisters arrested SANGHAR, Sept 14: Alleged killers of three sisters Shumaila, Asma and Uzma, are reported to have been arrested by the Sanghar police in Lahore. Sources told Dawn on Wednesday that police...