September 24, 2005	Saturday	Sha’aban 19, 1426

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KARACHI: Magisterial powers to check prices sought: City govt plans Ramazan drive KARACHI, Sept 23: The city government has requested the chief justice of the Sindh High Court to delegate magisterial powers to district officers (DOs) and town municipal officers (TMOs) of Karachi...		KARACHI: Demolition triggers violence in Gulshan KARACHI, Sept 23: Firing by the defunct KDA police wounded a resident of Ziaul Haq Colony in Gulshan-i-Iqbal, which led to protest by area people who took to the streets and...
KARACHI: Niamat joint opposition candidate KARACHI, Sept 23: The Tameer-i-Karachi Ittehad (TKI), a platform formed by almost all opposition parties and groups, has declared Niamatullah Khan of the Al-Khidmat Panel and Saeed Ghani of the Awam...		KARACHI: City to host World Social Forum moot in January KARACHI, Sept 23: The city will play host to the annual conference of the World Social Forum in January next year. The theme of the upcoming WSF meeting is “Another world is possible”....
KARACHI: Instability blamed on ruling clique KARACHI, Sept 23: Participants of a national conference on Friday observed that the civil-military bureaucracy and feudal alliance had created social instability in this society and created many fault lines in...		KARACHI: Law soon to check domestic violence, says minister KARACHI, Sept 23: Speakers at a meeting on Friday urged the government, civil society organizations and the NGOs to work together to achieve the Millennium Development Goals in about a decade....
KARACHI: No sale of unregistered items after 2006: Steps to check adulteration KARACHI, Sept 23: The quality and standard of products sold in the market would be strictly monitored to eliminate adulteration. This was stated by Federal Minister for Science and Technology, Choudhry Noraiz Shakoor, here on Friday....		KARACHI: BBC broadcaster laments decline of Urdu: Sitting at Arts Council KARACHI, Sept 23: Veteran broadcaster Raza Ali Abidi on Friday sounded a note of caution on the gradual decline of the Urdu language. He made observations to this effect at a...
KARACHI: SHC disposes of plea against harassment KARACHI, Sept 23: The Sindh High Court on Friday disposed of a petition filed by a woman against harassment after assurance by the state counsel that she would not be harassed again in future....		KARACHI: Robbery bid foiled in Paposhnagar KARACHI, Sept 23: An elderly man resisted armed robbers in North Nazimabad on Friday. Mohammad Abbas Jafri, 60, a retired employee of the defunct KDA pipe factory had withdrawn Rs100,000 from UBL Paposhnagar branch and boarded 2-K bus....
KARACHI: Acting governor takes oath KARACHI, Sept 23: The Chief Justice of Sindh High Court, Justice Sabihuddin Ahmed, on Friday took oath as acting governor in the absence of Dr Ishratul Ibad, who left for London....		KARACHI: Man shot dead KARACHI, Sept 23: A man was shot dead by unknown persons in Surjani Town Friday morning....
KARACHI: Hearing put off KARACHI, Sept 23: An accountability court adjourned on Friday the hearing of a corruption reference against former premier Benazir Bhutto after the defence counsel for one of the five accused submitted his arguments....		KARACHI: PFUJ welcomes NA decision on Pemra bill KARACHI, Sept 23: The Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists, has welcomed the National Assembly decision to refer the Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (Amendment) Bill to a mediation committee....
KARACHI: Water line repaired KARACHI, Sept 23: Sindh Planning and Development Minister Shoaib Bukhari has said that the repair of 48-inch-dia water supply pipeline in Liaquatabad will bring improvement in water supply to various areas....		KARACHI: Rangers set up medical camp KARACHI, Sept 23: A free medical camp has been set up by Pakistan Rangers (Sindh) in the water-borne disease hit area of the Landhi Town, Dawood Chali, on Friday....
KARACHI: Saudi reception KARACHI, Sept 23: The Consul-General of Saudi Arabia and Mrs Hassan A. Attar held a reception here on Friday to celebrate the national day of Kingdom of Saudi Arabia....		KARACHI: NED’s entry test KARACHI, Sept 23: The NED University of Engineering and Technology on Thursday notified that the admission test would be held at the varsity campus on Sept 25....
KARACHI: Power supply situation reviewed KARACHI, Sept 23: Federal Minister for Water and Power Liaquat Ali Jatoi on Friday reviewed the city’s power supply situation and directed KESC engineers to overcome procedural bottlenecks for speedy implementation of system improvement schemes to provide uninterrupted electricity....		KARACHI: Steps to curb crimes against women urged KARACHI, Sept 23: A forum on Friday urged parliamentarians to make the honour killing law justice oriented and that the Hudood Ordinance, that have maimed the lives of innocent women, be...
KARACHI: New bylaws for high-rise buildings KARACHI, Sept 23: Federal Minister for Housing and Works Syed Safwanullah on Friday said the government will introduce new laws for high-rise buildings particularly in Karachi....		HYDERABAD: Artists protest against Radio Pakistan official HYDERABAD, Sept 23: A large number of radio artists, announcers, comperes and musicians staged a sit-in outside the local press club and the radio-station building against the station director....
HYDERABAD: MLF chief defends Sindh minister HYDERABAD, Sept 23: The secretary-general of the Muttahida Labour Federation (MLF), Qamoos Gul Khattak, has refuted the allegations of the president of National Labour Federation, Sindh chapter, against the Sindh Minister for Labour, Adil Siddiqi....		SUKKUR: ‘Cases of three irrigation officials sent to NAB’ SUKKUR, Sept 23: Sindh Irrigation Minister Nadir Akmal Leghari has said that cases of three engineers of the irrigation department have been sent to the National Accountability Bureau for inquiry against them....
DADU: Qalandar’s Urs begins DADU, Sept 23: The 753rd Urs of Qalandar Lal Shahbaz was inaugurated by Sindh Minister for Auqaf Sardar Manzoor Panhwar on Friday. Sindh Governor Dr Ishratul Ibad changed his schedule and did not reach Sehwan to inaugurate the Urs....		SHIKARPUR: Protest against World Bank SHIKARPUR, Sept 23: Activists of the Jeay Sindh Mahaz (Zain Shah Group) observed a token hunger strike against the World Bank’s offer to finance the controversial Kalabagh dam project on the Indus River here on Friday....