December 12, 2005	Monday	Ziqa’ad 9, 1426

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KARACHI: 39 per cent children not enrolled in schools KARACHI, Dec 11: About 39 per cent of the children of age 4-9 years did not go to schools in Sindh during the academic year 2004-05, said a recently released Sindh education survey report....		KARACHI: People told to avoid Sharea Faisal KARACHI, Dec 11: Motorists and commuters in public vehicles may face traffic mess during the next couple of days as the traffic police have plans to close some busy roads to ensure security during the VIP movement....
KARACHI: Funds for city projects pledged KARACHI, Dec 11: President General Pervez Musharraf has said the city district government of Karachi will be given necessary funds for its development schemes. This was stated by the nazim of...		KARACHI: Beach Park opening today KARACHI, Dec 11: The “Beach Park” constructed at Clifton Beach will be inaugurated on Monday. The park, constructed under the special supervision of Sindh Governor Dr Ishratul Ibad Khan, is part of the under-construction grand recreation project....
KARACHI: MMA won’t contest polls under present setup: Qazi KARACHI, Dec 11: The Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal chief, Qazi Hussain Ahmad, has said that if the next general election is called by Gen Musharraf, holding two offices of President and Chief of...		KARACHI: Vigilance on houbara poaching under way KARACHI, Dec 11: A large number of people driving in expensive and new four-wheel drive vehicles with number plates of foreign countries may be seen zooming around at breakneck speed in...
KARACHI: Fund set up for coastal area uplift projects KARACHI, Dec 11: The Asian Development Bank and the Sindh Coastal Development Authority have agreed to establish a fund for the development of community welfare and income related projects in the coastal zone of the province....		KARACHI: Weatherproof shelters sent to quake-hit areas KARACHI, Dec 11: Naib Amir of Jamaat-i-Islami Senator Prof Ghafoor Ahmed has stressed the need for providing sustainable houses to earthquake victims as tents and other such temporary shelters cannot withstand the harsh winter....
KARACHI: Rashid lauds private media KARACHI, Dec 11: Federal Minister for Information Sheikh Rashid Ahmed has said that media enjoys an unprecedented freedom in the country. Speaking at a gathering held here on Sunday to mark...		KARACHI: Two killed in road accidents KARACHI, Dec 11: Two men died in separate road accidents in different parts of the city on Sunday. An elderly man died in a road accident in the Mochko area....
KARACHI: Urdu varsity’s admission list KARACHI, Dec 11: The admission committee of the Federal Urdu University of Arts, Sciences and Technology has finalized the admission list of 2,863 students for 35 programmes in the Science, Pharmacy,...		KARACHI: Fishermen observe black day KARACHI, Dec 11: A large number of fishermen observed black day and staged a protest rally against falling prices of fish and prawn at Ibrahim Haideri on Monday....
KARACHI: Liquor seized, two arrested KARACHI, Dec 11: The Pakistan Coast Guards, Uthal battalion, arrested two alleged narcotics traffickers and recovered liquor bottles from their possession during a snap checking of a passenger coach between Aghor and Uthal town of Balochistan....		KARACHI: Drive against encroachments in Landhi Town begins KARACHI, Dec 11: The municipal administration of the Landhi Town is all set to launch a 12-day long, anti-encroachment drive in the entire town from Monday....
KARACHI: Paintings show at V.M. Art KARACHI, Dec 11: An exhibition of paintings by Fauzia Aziz Minallah opens at the V.M.Art gallery at 5.30pm on Monday. The show will be on till Dec 23, open daily from 10.30am...		KARACHI: Weather KARACHI, Dec 11: The Met office has forecast fair weather for the city on Monday with minimum temperature expected to range between 13°C and 15°C. The highest maximum temperature of 31.5°C...
KARACHI: Education deptt to hold national book fair KARACHI, Dec 11: The Sindh Minister for Education and Literacy, Dr Hamida Khuhro, announced on Sunday that a national book fair would be held in Karachi in the coming summer....		KARACHI: Pakistan ties with Turkey to grow: CM KARACHI, Dec 11: Pakistan and Turkey enjoy very close friendly ties which would strengthen in the years ahead. This was stated by Chief Minister Arbab Ghulam Rahim while talking to APP...
KARACHI: Reversal of privatization process demanded KARACHI, Dec 11: Speakers at a workshop on Sunday condemning privatization, demanded that not only the privatization policy be abolished but all the organizations that have been handed over to the private parties be taken back....		KARACHI: ‘Artificial leadership being imposed’ KARACHI, Dec 11: The Pakistan People’s Party has warned those at the helms of the affairs that attempts to push the representative and popular forces to the wall would have grave consequences....
KARACHI: KPC chief robbed KARACHI, Dec 11: The president of the Karachi Press Club was deprived of his cellphone and cash by unknown armed men at the Fountain Chowk, near the Governor’s House, on Sunday...		KARACHI: ‘Body to control pollution soon’ KARACHI, Dec 11: Sindh Adviser Noman Saigol said the correspondence and exchange of memorandums between the government of Sindh and the Indian authorities would soon be initiated to set up Pak-Indian Pollution Control Board....
KARACHI: Altaf asks new MPAs to serve people KARACHI, Dec 11: Chief of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement Altaf Hussain has said the victory of his party candidates in the by-election is a reflection of people’s confidence in the MQM....		HYDERABAD: Protest against Kalabagh dam, canal projects HYDERABAD, Dec 11: Demonstrations in protest against the Kalabagh dam and the greater Thal canal were held in all district headquarters of the province on Sunday on a call given by the Sindhi Adabi Sangat....
HYDERABAD: JSQM calls for strike against dam on Dec 20 HYDERABAD, Dec 11: The Jeay Sindh Qaumi Mahaz has given a call for a province-wide strike on Dec 20 against President Gen Pervez Musharraf’s Sindh visit to muster support for...		LARKANA: Police shortage in Larkana LARKANA, Dec 11: The Larkana district is facing a shortage of police force since the creation of the Qambar-Shahdadkot district. More than 240 police constables and six vehicles have been sent to the new district....