December 16, 2005	Friday	Ziqa’ad 13, 1426

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KARACHI: MPAs show unanimity against dam project: PA session begins KARACHI, Dec 15: The Sindh Assembly on Thursday once again demonstrated the rare consensus when members from both sides of the divide opposed construction of Kalabagh Dam....		KARACHI: Mengal condemns agencies for victimization KARACHI, Dec 15: The chief of Balochistan National Party, Sardar Akhtar Khan Mengal, has welcomed the idea of a single Baloch party calling it the need of the time....
KARACHI: SHC tells city govt to help KBCA KARACHI, Dec 15: The Sindh High Court asked the city district government on Thursday to resolve the problems faced by the Karachi Building Control Authority due to non-availability of demolition equipment and police assistance....		KARACHI: All About Lifestyles opens today KARACHI, Dec 15: More than 175 exhibitors are taking part in Dawn’s All About Lifestyles winter 2005 exhibition, which opens at 3pm today at the Expo Centre, Karachi....
KARACHI: Schools, colleges closed today KARACHI, Dec 15: Following Pakistan’s victory in the third one-day international cricket match at Karachi on Thursday, City Nazim Syed Mustafa Kamal declared a holiday for government and private educational institutions in the city on Dec 16....		KARACHI: Revamping of water lines started KARACHI, Dec 15: The City Nazim, Syed Mustafa Kamal, on Thursday said the city government had started works on the revamping of water supply lines, so that the 100-mgd extra water...
KARACHI: Pension cases to be settled in 30 days KARACHI, Dec 15: The Employees Old age Benefits Institution (EOBI) Chairman, Brig Akhtar Zaimin, has urged officials to settle the EOBI pension cases within 30 days instead of 45 days....		KARACHI: Mainstream parties to hold protest demo on 22nd KARACHI, Dec 15: The mainstream opposition parties, including components of ARD and nationalist parties, on Thursday vowed not to let one man impose Kalabagh Dam which they said was to the...
KARACHI: MALC founder passes away KARACHI, Dec. 15: A senior social worker, educationist and the founder of Marie Adelaide Leprosy Centre, Sister Berenice Vargas, died after a protracted illness on Wednesday....		KARACHI: People suffer for absence of vehicle testing KARACHI, Dec 15: A number of people are faced with hardships as the process of chemical testing of vehicles is not being carried out either at the Criminology Division or on the premises of the Anti-Car Lifting Cell....
KARACHI: People told to take simple steps against flu KARACHI, Dec 15: Karachiites, in general, are presently in the grip of viral infections, which is usually registered at this point of changing season each year....		KARACHI: Measures to check illegal immigrants stressed KARACHI, Dec 15: The influx of migrants in Karachi is resulting in further curtailment of jobs for locals, a seminar was told here on Thursday. The seminar on “Migrant’s impact on...
KARACHI: Indian artists keen to stage show KARACHI, Dec 15: The artists of Indian film industry are keen to organize a show in Karachi in collaboration with the Pakistan film and TV industries to generate funds for the...		KARACHI: Poor working conditions in PIA slammed KARACHI, Dec. 15: An international workers organization expressing concern over the long working hours of the cabin crew has urged the national airline to follow the international standards so that passengers’ safety was not compromised....
KARACHI: 1,500 new jobs for doctors promised KARACHI, Dec 15: The Federal Minister for Population Welfare, Chaudhry Shahbaz Hussain, has said the government would create 1,200 to 1,500 jobs for doctors and paramedical staff of population welfare centres in Sindh....		KARACHI: Ibad happy at win over England KARACHI, Dec 15: The Sindh Governor Dr Ishratul Ibad, on Thursday observed that besides being the region’s economic hub, Karachi was also a centre of sports, cultural, economic, and academic and intellectual activities of the country....
KARACHI: PPP asked to explain stand on KBD KARACHI, Dec 15: The Muttahida Qaumi Movement’s coordination committee on Thursday accused the Pakistan People’s Party of resorting to hypocrisy on the question of the Kalabagh dam, pointing out that the...		KARACHI: Lawyers boycott courts KARACHI, Dec 15: Lawyers on Thursday boycotted court proceedings in all district courts in Karachi in protest against the manhandling of a lawyer allegedly by personnel of National Logistics Cell....
KARACHI: LLB exams KARACHI, Dec 15: The University of Karachi announced on Thursday that the examination forms and fee for LLB final (third year) supplementary exams 2005 would be accepted from Dec 17 to 31.—PPI...		KARACHI: Eqbal Mehdi’s rare paintings KARACHI, Dec 15: An exhibition of rare paintings of Eqbal Mehdi opens here on Friday at the Thoughts ‘N’ Desires gallery....
KARACHI: Group show at Kunj KARACHI, Dec 15: A group show of artist from Bangladesh opens at the Kunj art gallery at 5pm on Friday. The artists whose works will be on display are: T.A....		HYDERABAD: PTA, police officials summoned HYDERABAD, Dec 15: The Sindh High Court, Hyderabad bench, on Thursday summoned the Hyderabad RPO, DSP (traffic) and the Provincial Transport Authority secretary on Dec 22 after the Sindh additional advocate...
HYDERABAD: Officials urged to speed up work on lining of watercourses HYDERABAD, Dec 15: The newly-appointed DCO of Jamshoro, Khawar Jamil, has directed the EDO, agriculture, Mohammad Wazir Channa, to accelerate work on the lining of watercourses to save water....		HYDERABAD: Rally against use of plastic bags HYDERABAD, Dec 15: District Nazim Kanwar Naveed Jamil and city and Latifabad taluka nazims led a rally on Thursday against use of polythene bags, which would be banned in the city from January 10 of the next year....
HYDERABAD: Training course for teachers begins HYDERABAD, Dec 15: Sindh Agriculture University vice-chancellor Prof (Dr) Bashir Ahmad Shaikh has said development of a country depends on higher education, training and modern technology....		HYDERABAD: MBBS exams HYDERABAD, Dec 15: Au-thorities of the Liaquat University of Medical and Health Sciences, Jamshoro, have announced that the last date for submitting forms for first professional MBBS (part-II) examinations of the...