November 25, 2005	Friday	Shawwal 22, 1426

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KARACHI: PA demands measures against fatal virus KARACHI, Nov 24: With reference to the grave nature of the viral disease that caused the death of Dr Yusra Afaq, both treasury and opposition benches in the Sindh Assembly urged the government to take immediate preventive measures....		KARACHI: Complex legal system blamed for Karo-kari KARACHI, Nov 24: Speakers at the inaugural session of a three-day international conference on honour killings on Thursday blamed the inefficient and complex judicial system for failing to take prompt and effective steps against Karo-kari....
KARACHI: Family courts in all districts: CJ KARACHI, Nov 24: Family courts presided over by female judges would be set up in every district as required by a 1994 amendment to the Family Courts Act, 1964, Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry said here on Thursday....		KARACHI: One freed in PIDC blast case KARACHI, Nov 24: Justice Khilji Arif Hussain, administrative judge of anti-terrorism courts for Karachi division, on Thursday extended police custody remand of two accused till Nov 30 in PIDC blast case...
KARACHI: KU teachers refuse to soften stand KARACHI, Nov 24: The teachers of the University of Karachi on Thursday said that they were not ready to draw back from their declaration on the issue of the manhandling of...		KARACHI: Another teacher harassed KARACHI, Nov 24: Spate of violence against teachers continued on Thursday when some activists of a political organization misbehaved and used derogatory language against the principal and teachers of the Government...
KARACHI: SHC orders release of robbery suspect KARACHI, Nov 24: The Sindh High Court released an alleged robbery suspect on Thursday in exercise of its constitutional jurisdiction. Detainee Asif Siddiqui was produced by the Shah Faisal Town police as directed by the court on Wednesday....		KARACHI: CHK doctors’ strike continues KARACHI, Nov 24: The strike being observed by the house officers at the Civil Hospital continued on the fourth consecutive day, Thursday, in protest against inadequate arrangements for occupational safety....
KARACHI: Sindh has 6,000 NGOs KARACHI, Nov 24: There are 6,151 NGOs registered with the social welfare department in Sindh. This was stated by Minister for Social Welfare Qamar Mansoor in reply to a query by...		KARACHI: All set for SIUT moot on transplantation KARACHI, Nov 24: The 9th Congress of the Asian Society of Transplantation (CAST) will be inaugurated on Nov 29. The Sindh Institute of Urology and Transplantation (SUIT) will host the meeting....
KARACHI: Communication gap hindering settlement of disputes KARACHI, Nov 24: Speakers at a seminar on Thursday termed lack of communication skills a major reason behind the growing incidents of violence against women....		KARACHI: Eye clinic established KARACHI, Nov 24: The faculty of Eastern Medicine, Hamdard University has established a primary eye clinic in collaboration with the Layton Rehmatullah Benevolent Trust (LRBT) at the Shifaul Mulk Memorial Hospital at the Madinatal Hikmah, Karachi....
KARACHI: Encroachments around hospitals removed KARACHI, Nov 24: The municipal administration of the Saddar Town on Thursday launched its anti-encroachment campaign in areas surrounding the Civil Hospital and the SIUT by removing illegal structures from the road and footpaths....		KARACHI: MPA, BPA tests KARACHI, Nov 24: The University of Karachi has rescheduled the aptitude test for the admissions to Masters of Public Administration and Bachelors of Public Administration, earlier to be held on Nov 25 owing to the boycott of teachers....
KARACHI: Drive against billboards KARACHI, Nov 24: The city government’s revenue and local government department has started a campaign to remove illegal, ugly and haphazardly installed billboards....		KARACHI: Launching of Maisoon’s book today KARACHI, Nov 24: The launching ceremony of a collection of writings, titled For Life, Peace and Justice, by a human right activist and journalist, late Maisoon Husein, will be held on Friday at the Karachi Press Club at 4.30...
KARACHI: SSC marks sheets KARACHI, Nov 24: The Board of Secondary Education, Karachi on Thursday notified for the information of all concerned that the marks sheets of the SSC supplementary exams 2005, Science and General...		KARACHI: Speedy work for pedestrian bridge near FTC ordered KARACHI, Nov 24: City Nazim Mustafa Kamal has directed the city government’s department concerned to ensure speedy construction of an overhead pedestrian bridge near FTC (Finance and Trade Centre) Flyover to avoid accidents involving pedestrians....
KARACHI: LJ men identified in van attack case KARACHI, Nov 24: An eye-witness identified on Thursday three workers of the banned Lashkar-i-Jhangvi in the prisoners’ van firing case before an anti-terrorism court....		KARACHI: Linking bridge at city courts inaugurated KARACHI, Nov 24: The acting governor and the chief justice of the Sindh High Court, Justice Sabihuddin Ahmed, on Thursday inaugurated a bridge linking three blocks of courts at the City...
HYDERABAD: Palijo slams large-scale transfer of officials HYDERABAD, Nov 24: Awami Tehrik Chief Rasool Bux Palijo has condemned large-scale transfers of Sindhi officers from Karachi and Hyderabad and termed it a conspiracy against Sindh....		SUKKUR: Bedil’s Urs on Dec 17 SUKKUR, Nov 24: The 137th Urs of Sufi saint Hazrat Qadir Bakhsh ‘Bedil’ will be held from 14th to 16th of Zulqad (Dec 17 to 19) in Rohri....