October 26, 2005	Wednesday	Ramzan 21, 1426

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KARACHI: PA adopts three private resolutions unanimously: Session prorogued KARACHI, Oct 25: The Sindh Assembly session was prorogued on Tuesday, but before the speaker read out the governor’s adjournment order, the House witnessed close cooperation between treasury and opposition benches...		KARACHI: Girl dies as students run over by bus KARACHI, Oct 25: Agitating youths torched a bus at NIPA intersection on Tuesday morning following the death of a girl student in a road accident on Monday....
KARACHI: Helicopters needed for relief work, says Altaf KARACHI, Oct 25: The chief of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM), Altaf Hussain, on Tuesday urged the provincial governments of Sindh and Balochistan to undertake steps on a war-footing basis to minimize the damage in case of an earthquake or tsunami....		KARACHI: IJT to set up ‘tent schools’ in quake-hit areas KARACHI, Oct 25: The Islami Jamiat-i-Talaba on Tuesday announced to set up at least 10 secondary “tent schools” in earthquake devastated areas and said it would impart education to 3,000 students of Class 9th and 10th....
KARACHI: Govt urged to speed up relief efforts KARACHI, Oct 25: Speakers at a meeting on Tuesday urged the authorities to speed up their relief efforts in the earthquake-hit areas as with the winter setting in time was running out fast for the survivors....		PESHAWAR: NWFP gets Rs1bn from centre for quake relief PESHAWAR, Oct 25: The federal government has provided Rs1 billion to the Frontier province for extending relief to people in five districts of the province affected by the Oct 8 earthquake, according to official sources....
KARACHI: High Court to hear detailed arguments: Probe into appointments KARACHI, Oct 25: The Sindh High Court decided on Tuesday to hear detailed arguments on the competence of the provincial ombudsman or anti-corruption establishment to institute an investigation into promotions and appointments in the Karachi Building Control Authority on November 1....		KARACHI: Residents protest against power cuts KARACHI, Oct 25: Upset about prolonged power breakdowns in their locality, enraged youths of Ranchhore Line took to the streets on Tuesday evening....
KARACHI: New judges take oath KARACHI, Oct 25: The newly appointed additional judges of the Sindh High Court took oath at a simple but impressive ceremony at SHC building Tuesday....		KARACHI: Traffic arrangements for Yaum-i-Ali procession KARACHI, Oct 25: Traffic police have made arrangements on the occasion of Shahadat of Hazrat Ali (AS) falling on 21st of Ramazan on Oct 26. A procession will be taken out...
KARACHI: Separate seismic plan for Karachi stressed KARACHI, Oct 25: A technical committee on disaster management has stressed the need for preparing a separate set of rules for designing and constructing buildings in coastal areas including the Sea View area....		KARACHI: Drains along roads will be replaced, says Kamal KARACHI, Oct 25: Karachi Nazim Syed Mustafa Kamal has said that the old sewerage lines in all localities of the city including Orangi will be replaced along with the construction of roads....
KARACHI: WB to help improve education KARACHI, Oct 25: The Education Minister, Dr Hamida Khuhro, held a detailed meeting with Tahseen Sayed of the World Bank to work out on areas in the province’s education sector....		KARACHI: Modalities for MPhil, PhD courses outlined KARACHI, Oct 25: The admissions of students to MPhil or PhD programmes at the University of Karachi will now be subjected to preparation and submission of research proposals by students and finally their interviews....
KARACHI: Firearms, liquor seized KARACHI, Oct 25: The Pakistan Coast Guard seized hundreds of bottles of foreign liquor, firearms and rockets following the arrest of a man in Balochistan on late Tuesday night....		KARACHI: Full court reference KARACHI, Oct. 25: A full court reference on the said demise of Justice (Late) Abdul Hafeez Memon, former Chief Justice of Sindh High Court will be held on Thursday (October 27) at 11.30...
KARACHI: Inquiry officer appointed KARACHI, Oct. 25: Chief Justice of Sindh High Court has appointed Justice Anwar Zaheer Jamali inquiry officer to conduct an inquiry against Khair Muhammad Solangi, Civil Judge and Judicial Magistrate (under...		KARACHI: KU holiday on Shab-i-Qadr KARACHI, Oct 25: The University of Karachi on Tuesday announced that the varsity and its affiliated colleges would remain closed on account of Shab-i-Qadar on Nov 1....
KARACHI: Hindus protest over murder KARACHI, Oct 25: The Karachi-based Maheshwary Panchayat has condemned the gruesome murder of a community member allegedly by a local landlord in Umerkot....		KARACHI: Help from Sindh to continue, says Ibad: Quake victims KARACHI, Oct 25: Sindh Governor Ishratul Ibad has reiterated that people of Sindh would continue extending support to their brethren in need till rehabilitation of earthquake victims is completed....
KARACHI: Robber arrested, two motorcycles seized KARACHI, Oct 25: Police arrested a suspected robber and seized two motorcycles and a pistol from him on late Tuesday night. Police said the two armed men riding on KDD-7891 intercepted...		KARACHI: Karachi’s earthquake history KARACHI: OVER the past few months, those living close to the sea in Karachi — especially in Defence and Clifton — have experienced several tremors, though mostly of a minor nature....
HYDERABAD: Protest against attack on union leader HYDERABAD, Oct 25: The Mini-Taxi Workers’ Union staged a demonstration outside the press club here on Tuesday in protest against what they said murderous attack on the president of the union, Waqar Hyder....		HYDERABAD: Murder of Umerkot trader condemned HYDERABAD, Oct 25: The Hyderabad Hindu Panchayat and Hindu students held a demonstration outside the press club in protest against murder of a businessman of Umerkot, Ram Maheshwari....
HYDERABAD: Move to encourage cash crops HYDERABAD, Oct 25: Efforts will be made to encourage cultivation of cash crops like vegetables and oilseeds in Jamshoro district for increasing the income of small farmers....		HYDERABAD: Eight huts gutted HYDERABAD, Oct 25: Eight thatched houses and a buffalo-pen were gutted in the katchi abadi of Ali Nagar, Doomra Goth, Qasimabad, when a fire broke out there on Tuesday afternoon....