December 2, 2005	Friday	Shawwal 29, 1426

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KARACHI: Cases of viral fever come from entire city: Cleanliness drive stressed KARACHI, Dec 1: Expressing concern over the increasing number of patients with suspected viral haemorrhagic fever arriving at three major hospitals of the city over the past week, medical practitioners are...		KARACHI: Water shortage to persist till May KARACHI, Dec 1: Water supply to the city from Hub reservoir was on Thursday curtailed to the tune of 13 million gallons per day (mgd), forcing the KWSB to opt for...
KARACHI: Over 1,500 cellphones snatched in 15 days KARACHI, Dec 1: Bandits either snatched or stole more than 1,500 cellphones, and committed over 150 robberies during the past 15 days while the police claims to have eliminated 16 gangs of robbers in 31 police encounters besides recovering unlicensed weapons....		KARACHI: New trends in organ transplant highlighted: SIUT moot KARACHI, Dec 1: Experts on the second day of the ninth Congress of the Asian Society of Transplantation (CAST) here on Thursday discussed the modern trends in organ transplantation and their impacts on the healthcare system....
KARACHI: Student unions termed key to curb violence in colleges KARACHI, Dec 1: Teachers and students representatives at a seminar condemned the growing incidents of violence against teachers at the educational institutes and called for enhanced teacher-student interaction besides restoration of...		KARACHI: Two robbers gunned down KARACHI, Dec 1: Two alleged bandits were gunned down in what police claimed to be an encounter in North Nazimabad between Wednesday and Thursday night. According to police, two alleged bandits,...
KARACHI: Vehicle testing to be carried out at ACLC KARACHI, Dec 1: The process of chemical testing of vehicles would be carried out again on the premises of the Anti-Car Lifting Cell (ACLC) office in Sharifabad instead of the Criminology Division at the Garden police headquarters, police officials said....		KARACHI: Pleas against hiring in Dow varsity dismissed KARACHI, Dec 1: The Sindh High Court allowed one and dismissed three petitions against the appointment of professors in four departments of the Dow University of Health Sciences....
KARACHI: Complaint centre for fumigation set up KARACHI, Dec 1: The City Nazim, Syed Mustafa Kamal, on Thursday ordered setting up of a compliant centre where citizens could lodge their complaints regarding the ongoing fumigation drive so that it could be made more effective....		KARACHI: Girl dies KARACHI, Dec 1: A nine-year-old girl, Shama, died when a stray bullet hit her in Garden area on Thursday. She was taken to Civil Hospital where she died during treatment....
KARACHI: Two major hospitals to be sealed: adviser Karachi, Dec 1: Adviser to the Chief Minister on Environment Noman Saigal has said that the absence of a hospital waste management system at any of the public and private health facilities in Karachi was degrading environment and spreading deadly diseases....		KARACHI: Supply of AIDS drugs demanded KARACHI, Dec 1: Individuals founds to be HIV positive and those with full blown AIDS on Thursday appealed to the government for necessary support with specific reference to regular supply of...
KARACHI: 40pc of country’s total HIV/AIDS case in Sindh KARACHI, Dec 1: Sindh has 40 per cent of reported HIV/AIDS cases in Pakistan with the total number of such cases reported till September 2005 being 1,278....		KARACHI: Road digging in Lyari creating problems KARACHI, Dec 1: Unplanned digging of a commercial road in the Lyari Town has been causing nuisance to the commuters and the residents have complained that due to the closure of...
KARACHI: 27 college teachers get move-over KARACHI, Dec 1: The Sindh Education and Literacy Department on the recommendations of the move-over committee and approval from the Sindh Chief Minister, Arbab Ghulam Rahim, on Thursday allowed 27 senior...		KARACHI: Model park opened in Orangi KARACHI, Dec 1: The Sindh Minister for Planning and Development, Syed Shoaib Ahmed Bukhari, on Thursday inaugurated a ‘model park’ in the Union Council No 11, Sector 7/A of Orangi Town....
KARACHI: Area limits of registry offices KARACHI, Dec 1: The Inspector General of Registration, Sindh, with the approval of the competent authority has brought about changes in the territorial divisions of sub-registry offices in Karachi....		KARACHI: Weather KARACHI, Dec 1: The Met office has forecast fair weather with cool night for Karachi on Friday with minimum temperature ranging between 10°C and 12°C. The maximum temperature of 29°C on Thursday was recorded at Gawada..—PPI...
KARACHI: PIA union leaders seek reinstatement KARACHI, Dec 1: The suspended CBA workers union of the national flag carrier has demanded reinstatement of its leaders, who had been sacked on Wednesday, and immediate restoration of trade union activities in PIA....		KARACHI: Plea dismissed KARACHI, Dec 1: The Sindh High Court on Thursday dismissed the appeal of a man against conviction for murdering his wife, but commuted his death sentence to life imprisonment....
HYDERABAD: Plastic bags termed threat to health HYDERABAD, Dec 1: Speakers at a seminar have described use of polythene bags a threat to human health and environment and a major cause for choking sewerage and drainage system....		HYDERABAD: Varsity urged to withdraw show-cause notices HYDERABAD, Dec 1: The Sindh Agriculture University Teachers Association, Tandojam, has resolved to ask the university to withdraw show-cause notices issued to four university teachers and lift a ban on promotion of seven teachers....
HYDERABAD: Sindh not to accept any dam on Indus: PONM HYDERABAD, Dec 1: The Sindh Unity Council of the PONM has said the whole of the province will not accept any dam on the Indus river....		HYDERABAD: Parts of medicine factory sealed HYDERABAD, Dec 1: Sindh health services Director General Dr Hadi Bux Jatoi here on Thursday raided the Shahbaz Laboratories, located in Site, and sealed parts of the factory....
THATTA: Nazim slams zoning system THATTA, Dec 1: District Nazim Shafqat Hussain Shah Shirazi has taken notice of the zoning system, discretely announced by sugar mill owners to force farmers to sell their crops only to the mill owners of their area and termed it illegal....		SANGHAR: Revenue officials booked SANGHAR, Dec 1: A case has been registered against two revenue officials and two other persons for fraudulently transferring the land of a widow. It has been alleged that former Mukhtiarkar...