October 5, 2005	Wednesday	Sha’aban 30, 1426

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KARACHI: Effective transport strike observed KARACHI, Oct 4: An effective strike was observed by the transport operators on Tuesday in protest against the frequent raise in prices of petroleum. The strike was observed on the call...		KARACHI: Retailers fleece people ahead of Ramazan KARACHI, Oct 4: Vegetable dealers enjoyed a field day ahead of Ramazan by charging maximum from consumers in absence of any official price list. Consumers usually throng the markets to have...
KARACHI: Arrangements for 3rd phase of local body elections KARACHI, Oct 4: The obtaining law and order situation and arrangements for the third-phase local body elections came under review at a meeting held under the chairmanship of Governor Dr Ishratul Ibad on Tuesday....		KARACHI: Petition against nazim candidate dismissed KARACHI, Oct 4: The Sindh High Court dismissed on Tuesday a petition against the candidature of federal minister Liaquat Ali Jatoi’s son for the office of district nazim of Dadu....
KARACHI: AC defers judgment in Usman case to 7th KARACHI, Oct 4: An accountability court deferred on Tuesday the judgment in a Rs167 million corruption reference against former chief of the Pakistan Steel Mills and three others....		KARACHI: Full court reference for judges, lawyers KARACHI, Oct 4: Lawyers and judges paid tributes to their departed colleagues in a full court reference on Tuesday. The deceased lawyers whose services to the profession were recalled and praised at the reference were: Justice Z.A....
KARACHI: K-III water project to be completed in time KARACHI, Oct 4: The K-III project, which will supply an additional 100 million gallons of water daily, will be completed a few weeks prior to its scheduled date of completion i.e....		KARACHI: Congo virus suspected KARACHI, Oct 4: Blood samples of a 17-year-old boy, admitted in Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre, suspected to be suffering from Congo Fever have been despatched to the National Institute of Health Sciences - Islamabad....
KARACHI: Early diagnosis of mental disorders stressed KARACHI, Oct 4: Speakers at a seminar on Tuesday stressed the need for timely detection and treatment of people suffering from mental diseases and increase in awareness about mental health....		KARACHI: EDOs get magisterial powers KARACHI, Sept 4: In pursuance of the recommendations of the Honourable Chief Justice of Sindh High Court conveyed through letter, the provincial government has conferred powers of Special Judicial Magistrate upon...
KARACHI: 8-year-old killed in road accident KARACHI, Oct 4: An eight-year-old boy died in a road accident in Korangi on Tuesday. Police said Muhammad Usman was playing near his house in Korangi 100 Quarters when a speeding truck hit him....		KARACHI: Minority body calls for arrest of rapists KARACHI, Oct 4: Speakers at a demonstration on Tuesday, condemning the gang rape of a minority community teenager belonging to Rawalpindi, have demanded that the perpetrators be arrested and immediately be given stern punishment according to the law....
KARACHI: Steps urged to improve living conditions of scavengers KARACHI, Oct 4: Speakers at a seminar on ‘Improvement of quality of life of inhabitants and scavengers through sustainable waste management’ here on Tuesday stressed measures to improve living conditions of scavengers....		KARACHI: Animal Welfare Day observed KARACHI, Oct 4: For the first time in the history of Karachi, the World Animal Welfare Day was celebrated under the aegis of the city government....
KARACHI: Staff needed to make UHC fully operational KARACHI, Oct 4: Radiology and gynaecology departments, laboratory and operation theatre facility at Urban Health Centre of North Karachi could not be made functional yet for want of staff....		KARACHI: Seminar on Alzheimer KARACHI, Oct 4: Health experts addressing a seminar on Tuesday described Alzheimer as one of the most misunderstood medical problems plaguing the society. The seminar was organized by the newly formed Alzheimer 1Pakistan Sindh Chapter at PMA House....
KARACHI: Child Huffaz surprise audience KARACHI, Oct 4: In an impressive display of their retentive memory, four precocious children on Tuesday rattled off verses from the Quran and answered questions about the placement and meaning of the verses....		KARACHI: ATMs fail ahead of Ramazan KARACHI, Oct 4: Long queues of bank depositors were seen throughout the day at automated telling machines (ATMs) trying to withdraw cash from their accounts ahead of zakat deduction made on the first of Ramazan....
KARACHI: BSc results declared KARACHI, Oct 4: The University of Karachi on Tuesday announced the result of First Year BSc (Home Economics) Annual Examinations 2005. According to statistics, some 551 candidates registered themselves for the exams, 537 appeared and 270 were declared successful....		KARACHI: Special children tour Safari KARACHI, Oct 4: Over a 100 handicapped children had fun for over three hours watching wild animals from close range during a sightseeing tour of the Safari Park on Tuesday morning....
KARACHI: Opening of roads ordered KARACHI, Oct 4: The Adviser to Sindh Chief Minister on Local Government, Waseem Akhtar, on Tuesday directed the DCO Karachi to open six under-construction roads before the start of Ramazan-ul-Mubarak....		KARACHI: Strong family system urged KARACHI, Oct 4: The Karachi Port Trust and the Karwan-i-Hayat Psychiatric Care and Rehabilitation Centre observed Mental Health Day. A variety of programmes were held in which patients and their family members participated actively....
KARACHI: Contaminated water supply KARACHI, Oct 4: Various houses in at least three cooperative housing societies, located between Ameer Khusro Road and Tipu Sultan Road are being supplied stinking water....		KARACHI: Campaign KARACHI, Oct 3: The Sindh Home Department has asked DCO to implement the SC’s judgment on wasteful expenses in marriages. They were directed that a full fledged campaign should be initiated against violators.—PPI...
KARACHI: Weather KARACHI, Oct 4: The meteorological office has forecast warm and humid weather with maximum temperature of 33 and 35 degrees Centigrade for the city on Wednesday....		HYDERABAD: Garments workers to get training: minister HYDERABAD, Oct 4: Sindh Minister for Labour, Transport, Commerce and Industry, Mohammad Adil Siddiqui, has said that Chinese experts will be hired to train workers of garments and textile industry....
HYDERABAD: Plea to deploy army in Jamshoro district: Final phase of LB elections HYDERABAD, Oct 4: People’s Party Parliamentarians MNA from Kotri Nawab Abdul Ghani Talpur has appealed to the president and the chief election commissioner to deploy army in Jamshoro district during the third phase of local body elections....		HYDERABAD: Protest against arrest of JSQM leaders HYDERABAD, Oct 4: A large number of Jeay Sindh Qaumi Mahaz activists staged a protest demonstration and stage a token hunger strike outside the press club here on Tuesday against the...
HYDERABAD: ‘ADP candidates being harassed’ HYDERABAD, Oct 4: People’s Party Parliamentarians leaders of the district chapter have accused the powers that be of harassing and intimidating Awam Dost candidates’ supporters who are eligible to vote in the third phase of the local body elections....		HYDERABAD: Pre-entry test result declared HYDERABAD, Oct 4: The Mehran University of Engineering and Technology, Jamshoro, on Tuesday announced and published the result of pre-admission test held on Sunday at the Public School, Hyderabad....