December 14, 2005	Wednesday	Ziqa’ad 11, 1426

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KARACHI: No need to hold debate on dam: Mumtaz KARACHI, Dec 13: Chairman, Sindh National Front, and chief of the newly-formed five-party nationalist alliance Sindh Qaumi Ittehad, Sardar Mumtaz Ali Bhutto said on Tuesday that 80 million people of three...		KARACHI: Licences, NOCs of builders cancelled KARACHI, Dec 13: The Chief Controller of Buildings, Rauf Akhtar Farooqi, has issued directives for cancellation of licences of Shalimar Builders and its associate companies besides annulment of NOCs for advertisement and sale of all projects for violating building laws....
KARACHI: Firm violates contract with Pakistan Railways KARACHI, Dec 13: A fibre optic line is being laid by a private firm along the railway track in contravention of the agreement reached between the firm and the Pakistan Railways, it was reliably learnt on Tuesday....		KARACHI: Lawyers boycott city courts KARACHI, Dec 13: The city lawyers boycotted on Tuesday legal proceedings in protest against the manhandling of one of their colleagues allegedly by the personnel of National Logistics Cell....
KARACHI: Govt trying to locate Al Qaeda man: High Court informed KARACHI, Dec 13: The interior ministry is trying to ascertain the whereabouts of Al Qaeda operative Khalid Mohammad Shaikh, a federal attorney informed the Sindh High Court on Tuesday....		KARACHI: 1,576 staff of education deptt get promotions KARACHI, Dec 13: The City Nazim, Syed Mustafa Kamal, has ordered promotion of 1,576 staff of the city government’s education department on seniority basis and announced the establishment of 36 model...
KARACHI: Shatrughan meets Arbab KARACHI, Dec 13: Famous Indian actor and member Parliament, Shatrughan Sinha, on Tuesday called on Sindh Chief Minister Arbab Rahim at Chief Minister’s House and exchanged views on matters of mutual interests....		KARACHI: Five killed in road accidents KARACHI, Dec 13: Five people, including a girl student and two minors, died in separate road accidents in various places here on Tuesday. A college girl died after being hit by...
KARACHI: No change in exams on 15th KARACHI, Dec 13: Exams and other academic activities will continue at Karachi University as usual on Dec 15. KU controller of examinations Dr Anwar Zaidi said on Tuesday that the examinations...		KARACHI: Probe ordered into cement factory issue KARACHI, Dec 13: Adviser to Sindh Chief Minister on Environment and Alternate Energy, Noman Saigol, has ordered probe into the recent issuance of an NOC to a firm for construction and operation of a cement plant on Super Highway....
KARACHI: Ibad for strong liaison between people, police KARACHI, Dec 13: The Sindh Governor, Dr Ishratul Ibad, has emphasised the need for stronger liaison between the police and people at the lowest level so that the latter could be provided relief....		KARACHI: ‘Law on cyber security soon’ KARACHI, Dec 13: The Sindh IT Secretary, Yahya Waliullah, said that the legislation regarding cyber security in Sindh was under process to ensure safe use of the technology....
KARACHI: Improvement in working conditions emphasized KARACHI, Dec 13: Federal Secretary Labour and Manpower Division Malik Asif Hayat said that implementation of ‘decent norms’ was a must for improving working conditions and quality of life at work....		KARACHI: Proper health services at SESSI outlets stressed KARACHI, Dec 13: Sindh Employees Social Security Institution Commissioner, Rasool Bukhsh Phulpoto, on Tuesday asked medical officers to create a congenial atmosphere in SESSI dispensaries to provide proper healthcare services to secured persons....
KARACHI: NP discusses situation in Balochistan KARACHI, Dec 13: A two-day central committee meeting of the National Party (NP) began here on Tuesday under the chairmanship of Dr Abdul Hayee Baloch. The meeting of the NP central...		KARACHI: Victims still need food, medicine: Qazi KARACHI, Dec 13: Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal chief Qazi Hussain Ahmad has said that quake victims still need food, medicine and warm clothes for their survival besides zinc sheets to rebuild their homes....
KARACHI: SQI termed independent alliance KARACHI, Dec 13: The seven-party Sindhi nationalists alliance — Sindh Qaumi Ittehad (SQI)— is an independent alliance and committed to fight for the rights of Sindhis, said Jeay Sindh Mahaz-J leader Abdul Khaliq Junejo....		KARACHI: Effective monitoring of uplift projects ensured KARACHI, Dec 13: Advisor on Local Government Waseem Akhtar has said that effective monitoring of projects with the coordination of Asian Development Bank is being ensured to make them more purposeful....
KARACHI: PA session begins tomorrow KARACHI, Dec 13: The Speaker has allotted days by rotation for answering of questions relating to departments to be taken up during the course of Sindh Assembly session which is beginning from Dec 15....		KARACHI: PPP to take out rally on 22nd against dam KARACHI, Dec 13: Pakistan People’s Party Sindh president Syed Qaim Ali Shah said on Tuesday that thousands of people will march from Quaid’s mausoleum to Sindh high court on Dec 22...
KARACHI: Removal of disparities in health care urged KARACHI, Dec 13: Provision of basic healthcare facilities to citizens, regardless of gender and ethnic discrimination, is a basic human right but in most of the countries, including the United States, it is ignored and considered as a privilege....		KARACHI: New transport system in city soon: minister KARACHI, Dec 13: The Sindh Minister for Transport, Muhammad Adil Siddiqui, on Tuesday said that steps were being taken to introduce a new transport system in Karachi; however, its implementation would...
KARACHI: KUBS admission list KARACHI, Dec 13: The Karachi University Business School (KUBS), on Tuesday issued the provisional list of 46 candidates, selected for BBA (Hons) and 50 candidates for MBA (Evening) programmes....		KARACHI: CS for early completion of projects KARACHI, Dec 13: The Chief Secretary, Fazalur Rehman, has called for the completion of development schemes within its stipulated time frames so they could benefit people....
KARACHI: Scholarships for life sciences KARACHI, Dec 13: The Higher Education Commission (HEC) has initiated scholarships for life sciences to foster the interests of students in the biological sciences. The disciplines that come under life sciences...		KARACHI: HR centre KARACHI, Dec 13: A human resource centre has been established at Karachi University. An announcement to this effect was made by a KU official on Tuesday....
HYDERABAD: Sale of sacrificial animals will be monitored HYDERABAD, Dec 13: The district government will monitor sale of sacrificial animals at the cattle market to ensure that the contractor and his employees do not charge exorbitant prices....		HYDERABAD: Steps taken to avert water shortage HYDERABAD, Dec 13: Acting on a request made by District Nazim Kanwar Naveed Jameel, the chief engineer irrigation of the Kotri Barrage has agreed to curtail the closure period of Akram Wah from one month to 15 days....
THATTA: Plea to help quake victims THATTA, Dec 13: District Nazim Shafqat Hussain Shirazi has praised the help being provided by medical team of the UNFPA despatched from Thatta to earthquake victims and urged more help to mitigate sufferings of the people....		JACOBABAD: Bomb found in Jacobabad JACOBABAD, Dec 13: The city police found a bomb at the main Tanga stand near the capital cinema on Tuesday. It was taken to police station ground and a bomb disposal squad was called from Sukkur....