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KARACHI: Sindh PA fails to take up any business KARACHI, Oct 18: The Sindh Assembly failed to take up any business in its session on Tuesday and the session was adjourned at 2 pm after the treasury...		KARACHI: Nazims to be answerable: CM KARACHI, Oct 18: Sindh Chief Minister Arbab Ghulam Rahim on Tuesday said that unlike past practices the districts nazims would not be left unchecked and they should cooperate with the provincial government....
KARACHI: More US relief goods to arrive: CG KARACHI, Oct 18: The US Consul-General, Ms Mary H. Witt, has said that more relief goods from the United States will arrive for the earthquake victims....		KARACHI: Officials told to relent on language subject KARACHI, Oct 18: In view of the growing concern over the introduction and implementation of Sindhi as a compulsory subject at the intermediate level, officials in the provincial education department have...
KARACHI: Nazim urges officials to serve people sincerely KARACHI, Oct 18: City Nazim Mustafa Kamal on Tuesday exhorted city government officials to immediately bring an end to the general impression that no work was being done at the Civic Centre without greasing the palms of officials....		KARACHI: FIR registered in theft of relief goods KARACHI, Oct 18: An FIR about misappropriation of relief goods meant for earthquake victims was lodged at the Gulshan-i-Iqbal police station. Police said a non-governmental organization under the name of Pakistan...
KARACHI: KU reserves 200 seats for outstation students KARACHI, Oct 18: After a week long spell of protest and demonstration by students, the administration at the University of Karachi on Tuesday decided to allocate 100 seats each in the...		KARACHI: Sindh sent goods worth Rs2.5bn: Ibad KARACHI, Oct 18: Sindh Governor Ishratul Ibad has said that relief goods amounting to Rs2.5 billion have been dispatched to the quake-hit areas from the province with major contributions from Karachi....
KARACHI: Performance of inquiry ‘17’ deteriorating KARACHI, Oct 18: The performance of the Pakistan Telecommunication Company’s centralized directory assistance system -– better known as phone inquiry 17 -– has deteriorated to such as extent that subscribers have...		KARACHI: JI demands body to monitor relief activities KARACHI, Oct 18: The Secretary General of the Jamaat-i-Islami on Tuesday alleged that the government and Army had completely failed in providing relief and aid to people of quake-hit areas of the NWFP and Azad Kashmir....
KARACHI: Minister takes notice of transport problems KARACHI, Oct 18: The Provincial Transport Minister, Adil Siddiqui, has taken notice of violation of specified colours by mini-buses and coaches and directed the Transport Department and DIG Traffic to bring...		KARACHI: Problems of fisheries deptt reviewed KARACHI, Oct 18: The problems relating to the fisheries department came under review at a meeting held under the chairmanship of Chief Secretary Fazlur Rehman here on Tuesday....
KARACHI: Intermediate (humanities) results KARACHI, Oct 18: The Board of Intermediate Education Karachi has announced the results of HSC Part-II Humanities regular (Special Students) annual exams 2005. According to a BIEK notification, 79 students, including...		KARACHI: Crash course for relief-work volunteers KARACHI, Oct 18: The crash course for Focus Group Training initiated by the Pakistan Association for Mental Health (PAMH) will start from Oct 21. The PAMH has urged all volunteers to...
KARACHI: Govt asked to open single account for relief funds KARACHI, Oct 18: Leader of the Opposition in Senate Mian Raza Rabbani has called for opening a single account in the State Bank, where all funds received from foreign countries or...		KARACHI: Body to work out effective system: Revenue collection KARACHI, Oct 18: The revenue collection system in the province has collapsed after its devolution to the local government and a committee had been constituted to work out a proper and effective system as prescribed under the Land Revenue Act....
KARACHI: Treasury not serious in law-making, says Khuhro KARACHI, Oct 18: Leader of the Opposition in Sindh Assembly Nisar Khuhro said the treasury benches were not serious in carrying out legislation and it appeared that the session had been summoned just as a formality....		KARACHI: Dawn staffer grieved KARACHI, Oct 18: Ameer Begum, wife of Ghulam Ali Mirza, secretary to the Dawn Group of Newspapers, died on Tuesday. She was buried in the Masoomia graveyard, New Golimar, in the night....
HYDERABAD: Cell set up to create awareness about WTO regime HYDERABAD, Oct 18: The Sindh agriculture department has established a WTO Cell in Karachi for creating awareness among farmers and entrepreneurs about effects of the WTO regime on the agriculture sector....		HYDERABAD: Joint struggle for Sindh’s rights urged HYDERABAD, Oct 18: The chairman of the Jeay Sindh Qaumi Mahaz, Mr Basheer Qureshi, has called upon the Sindhi people and friends of Sindh to unite on one platform for launching a joint and consistent struggle against anti-Sindh projects....
HYDERABAD: Taluka nazims assume charge HYDERABAD, Oct 18: The four taluka nazims of the district took over the charge of their offices on Tuesday. District Nazim Kanwar Naveed Jamil will take over charge of his office on Wednesday (today)....		HYDERABAD: SU’s admission test on Oct 30 HYDERABAD, Oct 18: The director admissions of the University of Sindh announced here on Tuesday that a test for admission to the bachelor’s programme in all disciplines for the 2006 session would be conducted on October 30....
HYDERABAD: Judge orders registration of FIR HYDERABAD, Oct 18: The fifth additional district and sessions judge, Hyderabad, asked the SHO Hussainabad police station on Tuesday to register an FIR of Ali Sher if a cognisable offence was...		HYDERABAD: Rahila asks nazims to check funds HYDERABAD, Oct 18: Tando Allahyar District Nazim Dr Rahila Magsi has asked the newly-elected union council nazims to establish offices in their areas and see if funds were available to them....