December 20, 2005	Tuesday	Ziqa’ad 17, 1426

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KARACHI: Hooliganism derails KBA poll process KARACHI, Dec 19: The members of the Karachi Bar Association failed to elect their representative body for 2006 as the annual election was marred on Monday by the worst hooliganism of its kind in the KBA history....		KARACHI: Asif’s arrest ordered in Murtaza case KARACHI, Dec 19: The district and session judge, East, Zafar Ahmed Khan Sherwani, issued on Monday non-bailable warrants for the arrest of Asif Ali Zardari in Mir Murtaza Bhutto murder case....
KARACHI: Grami panel wins Arts Council election KARACHI, Dec 19: Saif-ur-Rehman Grami, Aneeq Ahmed and Rizwan Siddiqui were on Monday declared elected as vice-president, honorary secretary and treasurer, respectively, in the Arts Council elections-2006 held here on Sunday....		KARACHI: Nazims’ conference to be held in Quetta KARACHI, Dec 19: The first two-day conference of Nazims of provincial capitals will be held in Quetta in the first week of March in which matters relating to the city district,...
KARACHI: Decision of composite exams deplored KARACHI, Dec 19: Educational experts, senior teachers and politicians at a seminar on Monday criticized the government over the decision of SSC and HSC composite exams and vowed to initiate a...		PESHAWAR: Creation of jobs urged in quake-hit areas PESHAWAR, Dec 19: Policy- makers and experts at a seminar have urged the government to make intensive investment to create jobs in the earthquake-hit areas of the NWFP....
KARACHI: New service structure for nurses soon KARACHI, Dec 19: As many as 119 graduates were awarded nursing diplomas in four specialities at the 49th convocation of the College of Nursing (CN), Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre (JPMC), on Monday....		KARACHI: Suspect gunned down in Liaquatabad KARACHI, Dec. 19: A close associate of Rehman Dakait was gunned down by unknown persons in Liaquatabad, and his bullet riddled body was found early Monday morning in Baloch Para, Liaquatabad....
KARACHI: Winter vacation KARACHI, Dec 19: The Sindh education department has revised the schedule of winter vacation for the public and private educational institutions in the province. According to a notification of the department,...		KARACHI: Election for naib nazims on 28th KARACHI, Dec 19: The acting chief election commissioner has announced the schedule for the election for naib nazims of zila and tehsil/town councils in all districts of the four provinces....
KARACHI: Prevention, cure of bird diseases discussed KARACHI, Dec 19: One of the many causes and problems of the poultry industry is the quality of feed which requires an urgent attention by the manufacturers....		KARACHI: Uplift of hilly terrains through tourism urged: Year of Mountains seminar KARACHI, Dec 19: Speakers at a seminar on Saturday stressed the need for provision of infrastructure in the mountainous areas of Sindh to promote tourism which in turn would greatly improve...
KARACHI: Resumption of work on Lyari road demanded KARACHI, Dec 19: Residents of Baghdadi UC areas have urged the city government to complete the work on Shah Latif Bhitai Road in Lyari Town. They said this vital artery, linking...		KARACHI: PIA crew saves life of girl KARACHI, Dec 19: PIA crew saved the life of a seven-year-old girl when she fell seriously ill with convulsions while travelling on board flight PK-786 from London to Islamabad....
KARACHI: Efforts urged to combat environment problems KARACHI, Dec 19: Speakers at a conference on Monday urged scientists to help the society combat environmental problems, which were on the rise, due to man-made incursions into nature....		KARACHI: PPP opposes KBD, raids on Marri tribesmen KARACHI, Dec 19: The women wing of the Pakistan People’s Party, Sindh, on Monday strongly condemned the ‘inhuman attacks’ on Marri tribesmen in Balochistan and the controversial project of Kalabagh Dam....
KARACHI: Illegal structures demolished KARACHI, Dec 19: The Karachi Building Control Authority (KBCA) on Monday cancelled the NOC issued for Afnan Duplex Project while the KBCA’s teams demolished and sealed illegal structures in various city areas....		KARACHI: Supreme Court dismisses state appeals KARACHI, Dec 19: Supreme Court of Pakistan on Monday dismissed state appeals against acquittal of six activists of the Muttahida Quami Movement in murder case of DSP Azizur Rehman’s two sons and others on withdrawal by the Sindh government....
KARACHI: Doctor brothers’ appeal put off KARACHI, Dec 19: An Anti-Terrorism Appellate (ATA) bench of the Sindh High Court (SHC), comprising Justice Muhammad Afzal Soomro and Justice Rahmat Hussain Jafferi, on Monday put off hearing of an...		KARACHI: Hearing of Imtiaz’s pleas adjourned KARACHI, Dec 19: Justice Musheer Alam of the Sindh High Court on Monday adjourned the hearing of a number of bail pleas by former Sindh senior minister Imtiaz Ahmed Shaikh till Jan 16....
KARACHI: Uplift projects KARACHI, Dec 19: Adviser to the Prime Minister on Finance, Revenue, Economic Affairs and Statistics Dr Salman Shah presided over a meeting of the PM’s Project Monitoring Committee at the Sindh Secretariat on Monday....		KARACHI: Attack on churches condemned KARACHI, Dec. 19: The Idara Aman-o-Insaf has urged the authorities to publish the inquiry report regarding attacks on churches and other Christian institutions in Sangla Hill on Nov 12....
KARACHI: Workshop on LG system KARACHI, Dec 19: A two-day workshop on Local Government System and Concept of Devolution began at the Municipal Training and Research Institute here on Monday. Nazims from all four provinces are...		KARACHI: International Sindh moot next year KARACHI, Dec 19: The University of Karachi will organize an International Sindh Conference in the first quarter of the next year. This was stated by a KU spokesman in a statement issued here on Monday....
KARACHI: Paintings show at Chawkandi KARACHI, Dec 19: An exhibition of mixed media paintings by Natasha Shoro opens at Chawkandi Art at 5.30pm on Tuesday. The exhibition will be on till Dec 26, open daily from 11am to 8pm....		KARACHI: BA exam date KARACHI, Dec 19: The paper of economics part II of BA Final (regular/external) exams, which was postponed on Dec 10 owing to bye-election in the city, will now be held on January 7.—APP...
KARACHI: MBBS results KARACHI, Dec 19: The Karachi University on Monday announced the results of final professional MBBS supplementary exams 2005. According to statistics, 180 candidates appeared in the exams and of them 101 were declared successful.—APP...		HYDERABAD: Protest plan announced by teachers HYDERABAD, Dec 19: The Sindh Professors and Lecturers Association has announced a phase-wise protest programme throughout the province for acceptance of its 13-point charter of demands....
HYDERABAD: Large areas in Thar hit by drought HYDERABAD, Dec 19: The relief department of the government of Sindh notified here on Monday that the entire Tharparkar district, excluding seven barrage dehs – Bhitaro, Phant, Serhi, Kaloi, Dhodharo in...		HYDERABAD: Killing of MPA’s husband: probe continues HYDERABAD, Dec 19: The district and sessions judge of Jamshoro on Monday questioned the authenticity of a station diary of the Anti-Car Lifting Cell, Karachi, presented by an ASI of the ACLC, saying it could easily be tampered with by anyone....