September 22, 2005	Thursday	Sha'aban 17, 1426

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KARACHI: 10 withdraw from race for city nazim post KARACHI, Sept 21: With the withdrawal of three out of a total of 10 candidates for the slot of city district nazim, Karachi, on Wednesday, seven aspirants are now in the fray....		KARACHI: Experts call for supply of clean water to city KARACHI, Sept 21: Piped water being supplied in the metropolis was seen as a threat to personal and environmental hygiene by microbiologists at a seminar on Wednesday who also called for proper water purification prior to its distribution....
KARACHI: Admissions to medical colleges soon KARACHI, Sept 21: The schedule for admissions to first year classes of six government-run medical colleges in the province would be given shortly, said sources in the Sindh Health department....		KARACHI: Prolonged power cuts hit many localities KARACHI, Sept 21: Nearly all the localities of the city experienced prolonged power breakdowns on Wednesday as the Karachi Electric Supply Corporation sought to repair the electricity cables damaged by other civic agencies....
KARACHI: 8,000 CNG buses for Sindh in five years, says Ibad KARACHI, Sept 21: Sindh Governor Dr Ishratul Ibad has said that 8,000 CNG buses will be brought in the province over the next five years in phases under a federal government...		KARACHI: Killer of 6-year-old boy awarded death KARACHI, Sept 21: A man who kidnapped and murdered the six-year-old son of his wife’s brother was sentenced on Wednesday to death on two counts by an anti-terrorism court....
KARACHI: Many areas to have no water for three days KARACHI, Sept 21: Around one-fifth of the city’s population, residing between Liaquatabad and Baba Bhit Island, went dry on Wednesday and will remain so till Saturday owing to a 60-hour closure...		KARACHI: Fire station ownership issue yet to be settled KARACHI, Sept 21: The Defence Housing Authority and the fire brigade department of the city government have developed row over the ownership of a fire station, located at Submarine Chowrangi in Clifton....
KARACHI: Measures to check prices reviewed KARACHI, Sept 21: Steps for maintaining stability in prices of milk, meat, vegetables, fruits and other essential commodities were discussed at a meeting, held under the chairmanship of Chief Secretary Fazlur Rehman, here on Wednesday....		KARACHI: Fund paucity delays OT project in CHK KARACHI, Sept 21: The operation theatre complex project at the Civil Hospital Karachi has delayed for almost four months due to paucity of funds to procure some latest equipment as well as some administrative problems....
KARACHI: 29 shops razed near shrine KARACHI, Sept 21: In a massive action launched on the directive of Sindh Governor Ishratul Ibad, around 29 shops were demolished around the shrine of Abdullah Shah Ghazi at Clifton with the help of heavy machinery....		KARACHI: Traffic chaos at Lea Market KARACHI, Sept 21: Transporters continue to flout all traffic rules at the main intersection of Lea market. As usual, they would park their vehicles in a haphazard manner on either side...
KARACHI: MBBS suppl results KARACHI, Sept 21: The University of Karachi on Wednesday announced the results of First Prof (parts A and B) MBBS Supplementary Examinations 2005.—APP...		KARACHI: Medicines for dirty water victims KARACHI, Sept 21: Sindh Government has rushed medicines worth about Rs 2 million and has tackled the issue of water contamination in Landhi on war footing to provide relief to people...
KARACHI: Operation against land grabbers KARACHI, Sept 21: The anti-encroachment cell of the city government has launched an operation against land-grabbers who were illegally occupying others’ plots in block 10 of Gulistan-i-Jauhar....		KARACHI: Suspected bandit shot dead in encounter KARACHI, Sept 21: Police escort of SSP Investigation on Wednesday shot dead a bandit and arrested his two accomplices who had deprived occupant of a car of cash and valuables in Gulberg....
KARACHI: Diplomats visit Beach Park project KARACHI, Sept 21: Sindh Governor Ishratul Ibad along with diplomats of the UK, the USA, Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Russia, Iran and South Korea in Karachi on Wednesday visited the under-construction...		KARACHI: Letters from Indian jail ray of hope KARACHI, Sept 21: Oblivious to the overwhelming stench of cow dung, rotting fish and sewage, Mai Aasi waits as she has done for 14 years for the return of two sons and her daughter’s husband from an Indian jail....
KARACHI: High court summons DCO KARACHI, Sept 21: Justice S Ali Aslam Jaffery of High Court of Sindh (SHC) on Wednesday summoned District Coordination Officer Karachi to appear before the bench on Thursday....		KARACHI: Muttahida denies reports of dialogue KARACHI, Sept 21: The Muttahida Qaumi Movement’s coordination committee on Wednesday emphatically rebutted news report that a dialogue was going on between the party and the PML(Q) for the deputy nazim’s slot in Karachi....
HYDERABAD: Scientists urged to apply new research techniques HYDERABAD, Sept 21: The former vice chancellor of the Karachi University, Professor (Dr) Syed Irtefaq Ali, has called upon the scientists of the country to turn to new research techniques used by the advanced countries....		HYDERABAD: MPA refutes allegations HYDERABAD, Sept 21: An MPA from Dadu and PML leader, Mr Ehsan Ali Jatoi, has refuted the allegations of the former federal minister for railways, Mr Zafar Ali Laghari, levelled at...
HYDERABAD: Obituary HYDERABAD, Sept 21: Seth Ramchand Kingrani, 75, father-in-law of Mr Lachhman Thadhani, Regional Manager, Dawn Group of Newspapers, Hyderabad, breathed his last in Bhopal (India) on Tuesday due to cardiac arrest....		NAUSHAHRO FEROZE: Nazim elected unopposed NAUSHAHRO FEROZE, Sept 21: Aqib Khan Jatoi of the government-backed Khushhal Pakistan Panel was unofficially elected unopposed for the district nazim as the Awam Dost Panel candidate, Riaz Rajpar, son of...