September 23, 2005	Friday	Sha'aban 18, 1426

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KARACHI: Electricity breakdowns across city aggravate: Sufferers see foul play KARACHI, Sept 22: Power consumers on Thursday accused the KESC of ‘engineering’ faults in its transmission and distribution system in order to save the utility from being privatized....		KARACHI: Candidates allotted symbols KARACHI, Sept 22: The returning officers (RO) on Thursday allotted election symbols to all candidates left in the field for the third phase of local government elections 2003....
KARACHI: Danger of outbreak in Landhi persists KARACHI, Sept 22: Danger of erupting fatal water-borne diseases which had already claimed 10 lives in different parts of Landhi Town is still persisting in Awami Colony as a number of...		KARACHI: DSP, others booked for kidnapping and torture KARACHI, Sept 22: A case was registered on Thursday against a deputy superintendent of police and three other officials of the Anti-Dacoity and Robbery Cell (ADRC) for kidnapping for ransom, committing...
KARACHI: KU workshop urges review of Hudood laws KARACHI, Sept 22: Speakers at a workshop on Thursday opposed the implementation of laws under Hudood Ordinances, saying that those, in particular the ordinances related to the offence of “Zina” and...		KARACHI: Enlightened society with rule of law stressed KARACHI, Sept 22: Creation of an enlightened, progressive and just society that respects rights of all citizens, including women and minorities, and recognises supremacy of law and the constitution is essential for preventing the Pakistani society from further degeneration....
KARACHI: PPP seeks debate on NFC formula KARACHI, Sept 22: Leader of the opposition in the Sindh Assembly Nisar Ahmad Khuhro on Thursday condemned the regime’s attempt to give a constitutional cover to a horizontal distribution of the NFC Award....		KARACHI: Industries told to give workers necessary wages KARACHI, Sept 22: The Sindh government has issued a notification requiring all industrial and business organisations in the province to implement the Federal Finance Act 2005, which sets the minimum wages for “untrained” workers at Rs3,000....
KARACHI: Karachi declared polio-free KARACHI, Sept 22: The city of Karachi has been declared “polio free”. The Sindh Health Department with the support of the World Health Organization has been able to control polio cases...		KARACHI: Efforts urged to achieve millennium development goals KARACHI, Sept 22: While some of the speakers at a meeting were pessimist that the millennium development goals could not be achieved, some others were optimistic and stressed that if the...
KARACHI: NLC driver wounded in grenade attack KARACHI, Sept 22: A hand-grenade hurled at an NLC trailer partially exploded resulting in minor injuries to the driver on late Wednesday night at National Highway....		KARACHI: Muttahida’s MPA dies KARACHI, Sept 22: Dr Ali Bin Hamid Zaidi, an MQM member of the Sindh Assembly, died after protracted illness at the Aga Khan Hospital on late Wednesday night. He was 47....
KARACHI: Ex-minister grieved KARACHI, Sept 22: Mir Sahibjan Khetran, brother of former federal minister Sardar Mirbaz Khetran, died in London after lever transplant. He was 49. His body was flown in here on Thursday on way to his hometown in Barkhan district, Balochistan....		KARACHI: PIA in-flight kitchen KARACHI, Sept 22: In-flight kitchen standards will have to be raised to an international level if PIA has to become a world-class airline fulfilling customers’ needs and expectations....
KARACHI: Bandits strike at several places KARACHI, Sept 22: Bandits struck at several places in the city since late Wednesday night depriving people of cash and valuables worth millions of rupees. An expatriate returning from Dubai was...		KARACHI: Book fair KARACHI, Sept 22: A three-day book fair will be held at the University of Karachi from Sept 27. The event would be held under the auspices of Dr Mahmood Hussain Library.—APP...
KARACHI: Zebra crossing at FTC KARACHI, Sept 22: A temporary zebra crossing will be provided near the Finance and Trade Centre to facilitate pedestrians in crossing the Sharea Faisal. EDO Transport Malik Zahirul Islam directed the...		KARACHI: KUTS demands revision of salary structure KARACHI, Sept 22: The Karachi University Teachers’ Society (KUTS) called the HEC to revise the salary structure of the teachers of the public sector varsities also as it had planned to...
KARACHI: Three acquitted KARACHI, Sept 22: The Sindh High Court on Thursday set aside life sentence awarded to three men in a murder case. However, the conviction of one of the appellant was upheld....		KARACHI: Weather KARACHI, Sept 22: The Met office has forecast hot and humid weather for the city over the next 24 hours. The maximum temperature will remain between 36 and 38 degrees Centigrade....
HYDERABAD: SHC orders probe into tempering of police record HYDERABAD, Sept 22: The Sindh High Court, Hyderabad circuit bench, has directed the DPO (operations) Hyderabad to hold an inquiry into tempering of police record in respect of show-cause notices issued to activists of proscribed organizations for cancelling their surety bonds....		HYDERABAD: Reserved seats: 16 elected unopposed HYDERABAD, Sept 22: Sixteen government-backed candidates, including 11 of the Azad Magsi Ittehad and the Jamote Ittehad, have been elected unopposed on various reserved seats of women, labour and minority, according...
HYDERABAD: Admissions schedule HYDERABAD, Sept 22: The director of IBA, University of Sindh, announced here on Thursday that the pre-entrance test for the first year of MBA (evening) will be conducted on September 26 at 3:30pm on the Jamshoro campus....		HYDERABAD: Implementation of labour laws urged HYDERABAD, Sept 22: The Sindh chapter of the National Labour Federation has called upon federal and Sindh governments to resolve problems of workers and ensure implementation of labour laws in letter and spirit....