December 11, 2005	Sunday	Ziqa’ad 8, 1426

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KARACHI: Lacklustre response to by-polls on PA seats KARACHI, Dec 10: Polling in the by-election on two Sindh Assembly seats — PS-117 Karachi-XXIX and PS-120 Karachi-XXXII — was held on Saturday....		KARACHI: MQM men in Punjab being harassed, says Altaf KARACHI, Dec 10: The chief of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement, Altaf Hussain, said in a statement on Saturday that influential people in the Punjab were harassing and intimidating party workers and urged the Punjab government to take action against them....
KARACHI: HR activists demand end to jirgas KARACHI, Dec 10: Various functions were organized by different organizations on Saturday to celebrate the International Human Rights Day which is celebrated around the globe on Dec 10 every year....		KARACHI: 87 awarded degrees at Indus Valley KARACHI, Dec 10: A total of 87 students of 2005 class graduating in Fine Arts, Design and Architecture were conferred bachelor degrees at the 12th convocation of the Indus Valley School...
KARACHI: 3,652 granted admissions to KU honours programmes KARACHI, Dec 10: The University of Karachi on Saturday notified the list of 3,652 applicants selected for admissions to the honours programmes in science, arts, commerce, pharmacy and Islamic studies at over 55 departments of the varsity....		KARACHI: Rs600 million okayed before committee’s advice: Quake relief machinery KARACHI, Dec 10: City Nazim Syed Mustafa Kamal has said that the road between airport and the SITE area would become signal-free by June next after which it would take 12-15...
KARACHI: 50-year planning for water supply begins KARACHI, Dec 10: City Nazim Syed Mustafa Kamal on Saturday said that the work on plan for supply of 650 million gallon per day (mgd) water had been started under which...		KARACHI: Man stabbed to death KARACHI, Dec 10: A man stabbed his bedridden uncle to death in a house in Pak Colony police limits on Saturday. An old man, identified as Nawa Jan, resident of Hasrat...
KARACHI: ATC judge KARACHI, Dec 10: Judge Arshad Noor Khan of the Anti-terrorism Court No 3 has been transferred and ordered to report to the Sindh High Court. A notification to this effect was issued on Saturday by the SHC....		KARACHI: Arrangements for world dental moot reviewed KARACHI, Dec 10: Arrangements for 28th Asia Pacific Dental Congress were reviewed at a meeting chaired by Sindh Governor Dr Ishratul Ibad on Saturday....
KARACHI: Steps to solve problems of LGH under way KARACHI, Dec 10: The public sector hospitals are rendering valuable services by providing free of cost healthcare facilities to the poor and middle class people of the country....		KARACHI: Refresher courses KARACHI, Dec 10: The Defence Housing Authority (DHA) has made refresher training courses mandatory for all teachers at educational institutions of the DHA to equip them with the latest teaching skills....
KARACHI: Bail granted to Bishop KARACHI, Dec 10: The district and sessions judge, South, Agha Rafique Ahmed Khan, granted pre-arrest bail to Bishop Sadiq Daniel of the Holy Trinity Cathedral and 13 others on Saturday in...		HYDERABAD:L Training must for police to curb crimes: Arbab HYDERABAD, Dec 10: Sindh Chief Minister Dr Arbab Ghulam Rahim has said professional training about investigation and prosecution to police officers is essential to ensure justice to victims and curb crimes....
HYDERABAD: Palijo suggests new covenant among federating units HYDERABAD, Dec 10: Awa-mi Tehrik chief Rasool Bux Palijo has said that after the separation of East Pakistan, the agreement between the federation and federating units has become null and void and a new covenant be signed between remaining units....		HYDERABAD: Bodies to resolve electricity bill issue HYDERABAD, Dec 10: The district government and Hesco have constituted 18 joint reconciliation committees - four at taluka level and 14 sub-committees (one each) for Hesco sub-divisions – to resolve the issue of detection bills....
HYDERABAD: Human Rights Day observed HYDERABAD, Dec 10: Human Rights Commission of Pakistan’s special task force for Sindh held a peace march from the Shahbaz building to the press club here on Saturday to mark the 57th International Human Rights Day....		HYDERABAD: ‘Kalabagh dam not feasible’ HYDERABAD, Dec 10: Spea-kers at an international conference on Saturday described the 1973 Constitution as the root cause of problems being faced by Sindh....
LARKANA: Paddy growers want support price raised LARKANA, Dec 10: A large number of paddy growers took out a procession here on Saturday under the banner of Sindh Hari Abadgar Board, demanding increase in the support price of paddy....		MIRPURKHAS: PR team to visit India for talks MIRPURKHAS, Dec 10: Fede-ral Minister for Railways Shamim Haider has appreciated efforts of railway workers and officials for accomplishing the task of conversion of meter gauge track into broad gauge on a 143 kilometeres Khokhropar-Mirpurkhas section....