November 12, 2005	Saturday	Shawwal 9, 1426

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KARACHI: Importance of trauma management highlighted KARACHI, Nov 11: Lack of proper training in trauma management could lead to devastating consequences, which could easily be witnessed after the Oct 8 earthquake. These views were expressed by healthcare...		KARACHI: No date yet for Taisar Town draw KARACHI, Nov 11: Thousands of people, who had applied for allotment of 80 yards plots in Taiser Town, Scheme 45, are anxiously waiting from the last two months for balloting....
KARACHI: Cadaver law required to save lives KARACHI, Nov 11: Despite the fact that thousands of lives could be saved in Pakistan through organ transplantations, particularly kidney transplantation, the country is yet to have the brain death law...		KARACHI: Antiques seized by customs KARACHI, Nov 11: Antiques believed to be dating back to 2 to 4 century A.D. were seized by the Customs officials at Port Qasim. The consignment declared as marble handicraft, destined...
KARACHI: Libraries in line with modern needs urged KARACHI, Nov 11: There is a need to integrate libraries especially with the academic programmes offered at the academic institutions. This was stated at a seminar on “More than books: New...		KARACHI: Jatoi visits Hubco-KESC interconnection site KARACHI, Nov 11: The Federal Minister for Water and Power, Liaquat Ali Jatoi, on Friday said that the government was keenly pursuing the policy of attracting foreign investment in the power...
KARACHI: Unity for progress after quake tragedy stressed KARACHI, Nov 11: Speakers at a meeting of Hamdard Shura, Karachi chapter, urged the government to preserve and promote the national unity, solidarity and consensus, created in the wake of Oct...		KARACHI: KWSB divides city into 3 zones KARACHI, Nov 11: The Karachi Water and Sewerage Board (KWSB) has divided the 18 towns of the city into three zones and designated separate chief engineers for each zone....
KARACHI: PPP slams reopening of language, other issues KARACHI, Nov 11: The Sindh Council of the Pakistan People’s Party has cautioned against reopening of the issues already settled in the 1972 Language Act which, it claimed, was one of...		KARACHI: Nazir appointed to report on violation: Illegal construction KARACHI, Nov 11: A division bench of High Court of Sindh (SHC), comprising Justice Musheer Alam and Justice Zawwar Hussain Jaffery, on Friday appointed Mr Zaheeruddin, Nazir of SHC, as commissioner...
KARACHI: Activist shot dead in Malir: Girl dies in accident KARACHI, Nov 11: A Jeay Sindh activist was killed by unknown persons and his body was recovered from Malir on Friday. Police said that the body was dumped in ‘B’ Area late on Thursday night....		KARACHI: Diabetes Day tomorrow KARACHI, Nov 11: The Diabetes Association of Pakistan and the World Collaborating Centre have chalked out an elaborate programme to commemorate the World Diabetes Day on Nov 13....
KARACHI: MMA decides not to change candidates for by-poll KARACHI, Nov 11: The Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal has decided to retain the same candidates who had been fielded in the 2002 general election, for the December 10 by-election in three constituencies – PS 106, 117 and 120....		KARACHI: Benazir to appear before Swiss magistrate on 24th KARACHI, Nov 11: PPP chairperson Ms Benazir Bhutto will appear before a Swiss inquiry magistrate on November 24 and 25 to assist in the inquiry triggered by the “politically motivated allegations...
KARACHI: Nazim warns corrupt officials KARACHI, Nov 11: City Nazim Syed Mustafa Kamal on Friday asked the officers of the revenue department of City District Government Karachi (CDGK) to achieve their revenue-collection targets....		KARACHI: High Court admits sales tax appeal KARACHI, Nov 11: The Sindh High Court admitted a special sales tax appeal on Friday to decide three questions of law. The questions have been raised by a private limited company,...
KARACHI: MMA calls for Rs0.25m aid to each quake-hit family KARACHI, Nov 11: The Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal (MMA) has criticized the government for keeping the nation in the dark with regard to the losses from the October 8 earthquake, and demanded grant...		KARACHI: PML youths chalk out rehabilitation programme KARACHI, Nov 11: Pakistan Muslim League Youth Wing has chalked out a programme on “self-help basis” for rehabilitation of the quake victims so that without hurting their ego they could contribute to the economy....
KARACHI: Altaf’s appeal to doctors KARACHI, Nov 11: Founder of Muttahida Qaumi Movement Altaf Hussain has urged the expatriate Pakistani doctors to offer their services for alleviating sufferings of the victims of Oct 8 earthquake....		KARACHI: Guru Nanak’s birthday celebrated KARACHI, Nov 11: The 536th birth anniversary of Guru Nanak was celebrated in Sindh Assembly on Friday. The ceremony was attended by a large number of leaders of Sikh community, coming...
KARACHI: Police release robbers’ sketches KARACHI, Nov 11: The Capital City Police Karachi have released the sketches of two out of three alleged dacoits, who looted Rs133,514 cash from the Metropole Hotel Post office on Oct 29, said a police statement....		KARACHI: DA college competition KARACHI, Nov 11: Poetry is a powerful medium to convey revolutionary and thought-providing ideas that could change the fate of an entire generation. This was stated by DHA Director Education Brig...
KARACHI: Lyari people plan sit-in for Monday KARACHI, Nov 11: Nazim of UC-6 Shah Baig Lane, Lyari Town, Haji Abdul Majeed Bloch has announced that the area people would stage a sit-in outside the office of the town...		KARACHI: Weather KARACHI, Nov 11: The Met office has forecast dry weather with misty/ foggy morning for Karachi on Saturday with maximum temperature expected to range between 32 and 34 degrees Centigrade.—PPI...
HYDERABAD: SHC issues notices to VCs, chief secretary HYDERABAD, Nov 11: The Sindh High Court, Hyderabad circuit bench, on Friday issued notices to vice-chancellors of Sindh University and Liaquat University of Medical and Health Sciences, Sindh chief secretary and...		HYDERABAD: High-rise buildings banned on residential plots HYDERABAD, Nov 11: District Nazim Kanwar Naveed Jamil has banned construction of multi-storey buildings and commercial plazas on residential plots in the municipal areas of Hyderabad....
HYDERABAD: Move to stop unauthorized road-digging HYDERABAD, Nov 11: District Nazim Kanwar Naveed Jamil has directed civic departments not to dig any road without permission of the district administration to avoid inconvenience to people and loss to national exchequer....		HYDERABAD: Three killed in accident HYDERABAD, Nov 11: Three people were killed and two others were injured in a road accident at the Jamshoro link road on late Thursday night. They were returning from the shrine...
HYDERABAD: Demonstrators demand arrest of killers HYDERABAD, Nov 11: Hundreds of people from Tando Bago and Gullan Khan Lund village on Friday marched in protest from the press club to the office of RPO, Shahbaz Building, against...		HYDERABAD: JSQM chief accused of protecting killers HYDERABAD, Nov 11: A group of people from the Thatta district have accused JSQM chairman Bashir Khan Qureshi of launching a campaign of vilification and character assassination against Shirazi brothers....