October 7, 2005	Friday	Ramazan 2, 1426

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KARACHI: Mustafa Kamal is new city nazim KARACHI, Oct 6: Syed Mustafa Kamal of the Haq Parast Group, backed by the Muttahida Qaumi Movement, won the post of Karachi city nazim on Thursday....		KARACHI: 100 per cent turnout in peaceful Karachi polling KARACHI, Oct 6: The polling in the third phase of local body elections 2005 remained peaceful as no untoward incident was reported from anywhere in the 18 towns of the city where 100 per cent voter turnout was recorded....
KARACHI: Setback to PPP KARACHI, Oct 6: PPP-backed Awam Dost candidate faced a defeat for the post of nazim in Keamari Town with a small margin of only two votes in a hotly contested election on Thursday....		KARACHI: Governor issues price control ordinance KARACHI, Oct 6: The governor of Sindh has issued an ordinance for controlling price control and prevention of profiteering and hoarding of essential commodities. The ordinance called as ‘Sindh Essential and...
KARACHI: Profiteering by vegetable, fruit sellers unabated KARACHI, Oct 6: Like in the past, the first day of Ramazan witnessed profiteering by vegetable, fruit and milk sellers who continued to fleece people at their whim....		KARACHI: Girls clinch top positions in HSC (humanities) KARACHI, Oct 6: Position holders of HSC humanities (regular) part-II annual examination, 2005, have expressed the view that the introduction of Sindh Salees (simple) subject at the intermediate level was superfluous and will overburden the Urdu speaking students....
KARACHI: Niamat felicitates KARACHI, Oct 6: Naimatullah Khan congratulated Syed Mustafa Kamal on his election as city nazim on Thursday. In a statement, Naimatullah Khan said he would fully cooperate with Mustafa Kamal for development of the metropolis.—PPI...		KARACHI: Young man shot dead in Lyari KARACHI, Oct 6: A young man was shot dead by unknown persons in Lyari early on Thursday. Police said that the body of a youth, identified as Mohammad Wazir, 20, with multiple bullet wounds was found in Singu Lane area....
KARACHI: Woman moves SHC on son’s detention KARACHI, Oct 6: The Sindh High Court issued notices to the advocate-general and the industrial crime unit in a petition against the continued detention of a person without his production before a court....		KARACHI: E. coli found in more water KARACHI, Oct 6: The city government’s health department has found the harmful, E. coli bacteria, in 126 more water samples in laboratory tests carried out on 208 samples....
KARACHI: Rickshaw case disposed of KARACHI, Oct 6: Triple-wheel rickshaws may be allowed provided they are not fitted with double stroke engines and subject to their clearance by the motor vehicle examiner, a division bench of the Sindh High Court observed on Thursday....		KARACHI: Witness identifies accused in murder case KARACHI, Oct 6: The sister-in-law of a man, who was kidnapped for ransom and later murdered by his captors, identified on Thursday four accused before an anti-terrorism court....
KARACHI: Many ailments caused by stress KARACHI, Oct 6: Mind and body has direct relationship as unrest in mind affects physical health of a person. This was observed by Dr Unaiza Niaz, consultant psychiatrist & psychotherapist, and...		KARACHI: Metro bus operators fleecing commuters KARACHI, Oct 6: The Metro operators, running coasters from Malir Cantt to various parts of the city under the Karachi Public Transport Society, are fleecing commuters by charging exorbitant fares on various routes....
KARACHI: IT education for all stressed KARACHI, Oct 6: The facility of free digital library is not available in any varsity of the world, while the HEC has spent huge amount of money to facilitate research fellows...		KARACHI: BCom(hons), MCom entry test KARACHI, Oct 6: Candidates seeking admission in BCom (hons) and MCom will have to appear in an entry test from this year onwards. The decision to this effect has been taken...
KARACHI: Date extended for bills KARACHI, Oct 6: The KESC has extended the last date for payment of electricity bills up to Oct 7 without late payment surcharge for bills where the last payment date was Oct 6....		KARACHI: New road KARACHI, Oct 6: The Provincial Minister for Planning and Development, Shoaib Ahmed Bukhari, on Thursday laid the foundation stone for the second stage of Road 16000 from Coastguard Chowrangi to Naval Wall in Sector 5-1/2, Korangi Town....
DADU: DSP, two cops among six injured in clash DADU, Oct 6: A DSP, two constables and three ADP councillors received bullet injuries in the Jamshoro district on Thursday in a clash between supporters of Jalal Mehmood Shah and Malik...		NAWABSHAH: Polls free and fair, says CEC NAWABSHAH, Oct 6: The acting chief election commissioner, Justice Abdul Hameed Dogar, said here on Thursday that the third phase of the local body elections is held peacefully in a fair manner throughout the country....
HYDERABAD: Master plan for Hyderabad being prepared HYDERABAD, Oct 6: Hyderabad DCO Muhammad Hussain Syed has said that the Hyderabad Development Package is designed to meet the needs of Hyderabad beyond the year 2010, while a separate master...		HYDERABAD: LUMHS declares MBBS results HYDERABAD, Oct 6: The controller of examinations, Liaquat University of Medical and Health Sciences, Jamshoro, on Thursday announced the result of MBBS third professional annual examination 2005 of the LUMHS, Chandka Medical College, Larkana, and People’s Medical College for Girls, Nawabshah....
SUKKUR: TB patient commits suicide SUKKUR, Oct 6: Khair Mohammad, 25, son of Mir Sahib Dino Talpur, a resident of Kandhra, Rohri taluka, committed suicide by jumping into the Nara canal on Thursday....		NAWABSHAH: Canal closure during Ramazan opposed NAWABSHAH, Oct 6: The irrigation department will close the Gujrah canal from October 11 for desilting. The closure of the canal in Ramazan will create serious problems for residents of Nawabshah...