September 17, 2005	Saturday	Sha'aban 12, 1426

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KARACHI: Contaminated water sends over 700 to hospitals: One succumbs, 350 admitted KARACHI, Sept 16: A child reportedly died and around 65 other men, women and children were admitted to different hospitals on Friday after consuming contaminated water in Landhi’s Awami Colony and Dawood Challi (UC-9)....		KARACHI: CM takes notice of epidemic KARACHI, Sept 16: The Sindh Chief Minister Dr Arbab Ghulam Rehim has taken serious notice of the gastroenteritis epidemic in Landhi Town consequent to consumption of polluted water....
KARACHI: Papers of two candidates rejected KARACHI, Sept 16: With the rejection of nomination papers of two candidates, ten candidates are in the run, out of 12, for the Karachi City nazim’s slot....		KARACHI: NGOs slam president’s remarks KARACHI, Sept 16: Remarks of President Musharraf on rape victims were widely condemned by different sections of society, particularly women, on Friday. Gen Musharraf, who is on a tour to the...
KARACHI: Inspector, wife, son found dead KARACHI, Sept 16: A couple and their child were killed by unknown persons who dumped their bodies in North Nazimabad graveyard some time early on Friday morning....		KARACHI: Police yet to recover abducted banker KARACHI, Sept 16: Two cases of kidnapping that took place earlier in the week in different parts of the city are yet to be resolved. A senior banker and two businessmen...
KARACHI: KWSB notifies water closure for 60 hours in vast area KARACHI, Sept 16: The Karachi Water and Sewerage Board will start repair work on 48-inch dia water pipeline in Azam Nagar, Liaquatabad, from September 21 which continue for the next three days....		KARACHI: Protected area status urged for Sandspit, Hawkesbay: Marine turtles KARACHI, Sept 16: Speakers at a workshop on Friday suggested that the Hawkesbay and Sandspit beaches be declared a protected area so that the nesting habitat of the marine turtles could be saved from further degradation....
KARACHI: CM welcomes foreign funding in low-cost housing KARACHI, Sept 16: The Chief Minister, Dr Arbab Ghulam Rahim, has welcomed the prospect of foreign-funded housing schemes for low-income families in the province. He was speaking at a meeting in...		KARACHI: Expeditious work on Begum Khursheed Road demanded KARACHI, Sept 16: The residents of Malir have demanded early completion of work on Begum Khursheed Road from Kala Board to Saudabad roundabout. They said that work be carried out day...
KARACHI: Edhi to sign accord with health deptt KARACHI, Sept 16: The Edhi Ambulance Service will sign an agreement under “Letter of Cooperation” with Sindh Health Department and Pakistan Initiative for Mothers and Newborn Health to offer transportation for health care facilities in Sukkur and Dadu districts....		KARACHI: Ibad orders simplifying of allotment process KARACHI, Sept 16: The Sindh Governor, Dr Ishratul Ibad, has asked concerned departments to remove all hurdles in bringing investment to the province and in providing residential facilities to the homeless....
KARACHI: Outbreak of foot, mouth disease feared KARACHI, Sept 16: The director of Sindh Animal Husbandry, Hyderabad, Dr Ghulam Sarwar Shaikh, on Friday said that there was likelihood of occurrence of Haemorrhagic Septicaemia, Foot and Mouth and Enterotoxaemia diseases from October to December in livestock of Sindh....		KARACHI: Power cuts continue to perturb citizens KARACHI, Sept 16: Unannounced load shedding in the city has added to the miseries of people as in this hot and sultry weather disruption of power supply for 12 hours is...
KARACHI: Hospital facing problems KARACHI, Sept 16: Shortage of staff is hampering functioning in its full capacity of Urban Health Centre (UHC), North Karachi, inaugurated in Sector 5/C-3 of the town in the last week of July....		KARACHI: Hot weather forecast KARACHI, Sept 16: The Met office has forecast hot and dry weather in Karachi with gusty winds on Saturday, with maximum temperature ranging between 35°C and 37°C....
KARACHI: Adviser dissatisfied with pace of work on road KARACHI, Sept 16: Mumtaz Hameed, Adviser to Chief Minister, has directed concerned officials to remove hurdles that were resulting in delay of construction of the Garden-Bara Board Road....		KARACHI: Medical camp KARACHI, Sept 16: A free medical camp for psychiatric patients will be organized by KPT/ Karwan-i-Hayat, Psychiatric Care and Rehabilitation Centre on Sunday, at APWA Maternity Home, Golimar....
KARACHI: Rural quota KARACHI, Sept 16: Chief Minister Arbab Rahim has raised the number of reserved seats from 25 to 30 for students belonging to the remote areas of the province in public sector medical colleges of Karachi....		HYDERABAD: New varieties of cotton needed: Jatoi HYDERABAD, Sept 16: Adviser to the Sindh chief minister for food and agriculture Mir Murtaza Jatoi has said that there is a need to introduce new varieties of cotton that require less water and are pest resistant....
HYDERABAD: Police deny harassment of PPP legislator HYDERABAD, Sept 16: Police officials on Thursday denied before the Sindh High Court, Hyderabad circuit bench, any harassment to PPP MPA Tariq Masood Arain. The Additional Advocate-General, Sindh, Masood A....		HYDERABAD: MPA decries shortage of Rs10, Rs20 notes HYDERABAD, Sept 16: Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal legislator MPA Rehman Rajput has expressed concern over black-marketing of new currency notes of Rs10 and Rs20 denominations....
HYDERABAD: Papers of ADP nazim candidate rejected HYDERABAD, Sept 16: The nomination papers of the Awam Dost Panel candidate for the district nazim of Tando Mohammad Khan were rejected by the returning officer on Friday....		HYDERABAD: Nomination papers scrutinized HYDERABAD, Sept 16: The scrutiny of nomination papers for seats of taluka and district nazims and reserved seats candidates ended here on Friday. Nomination papers of MQM’s candidate for district nazim...
LARKANA: FIR against eight Gaad clansmen registered LARKANA, Sept 16: The Mahota police on Friday registered an FIR against eight persons of the Gaad clan on the charges of killing Saddar Khuhro who was killed on Thursday in the Akil village....		NAWABSHAH: 8 policemen booked NAWABSHAH, Sept 16: Eleven policemen, including an SHO, were booked for torturing a police constable here on Friday. On the directives of a local court, the A-section police registered a case...
SUKKUR: Strike observedin Jacobabad SUKKUR, Sept 16: The Hindu community of Jacobabad observed a shutter-down strike on the second consecutive day on Friday in protest against kidnapping of Hindu girl Sapna two days back....		SHIKARPUR: Man shot dead SHIKARPUR, Sept 16: One person was killed while another seriously injured when armed men opened fire on them here on Thursday evening. A group of 10 armed men attacked Abdul Sattar...