December 25, 2005	Sunday	Ziqa’ad 22, 1426

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KARACHI: Moot on Sindh slams govt’s policy on dam, NFC issues KARACHI, Dec 24: The day-long convention of the Sindhi Association of North America on Saturday severely criticized the government for pursuing construction of mega projects on the Indus River System, and...		KARACHI: Six injured, apartments damaged in explosion KARACHI, Dec 24: At least six persons, including three of a family, were wounded and four apartments were damaged when a fire followed by an explosion shook a residential building in Bihar Colony in Chakiwara police limits early on Saturday morning....
KARACHI: Water suspension tomorrow KARACHI, Dec 24: Karachi would get 30mgd less water on Monday due to suspension of electricity supply to Dhabeji pumping station. The Karachi Water and Sewerage Board spokesman said that improvement...		KARACHI: Niamat’s projects to stay: Kamal KARACHI, Dec 24: The City Nazim, Mustafa Kamal, has said that projects initiated by the former city nazim, Niamatullah Khan, had neither been withdrawn nor works on them stopped....
KARACHI: Role of progressive movement highlighted KARACHI, Dec 24: The role of writers associated with the Taraqqi Pasand Tehreek in creating awareness among people about human values and the need for an enlightened society were highlighted by writers at the centenary celebrations of Communist leader Sajjad Zaheer....		KARACHI: Hearing of convoy attack case put off KARACHI, Dec 24: An anti-terrorism court put off on Saturday the hearing of the corps commander convoy attack case against 11 workers of the banned Jundullah after the defence counsel completed the cross-examination of the last prosecution witness, the investigation officer....
KARACHI: National status for 5 languages demanded KARACHI, Dec 24: Speakers at a convention on Saturday urged that all local languages — Punjabi, Sindhi, Pushto and Balochi and Seraiki — be declared as national languages and that no dam be constructed over the Indus River....		KARACHI: Exhibition at museum KARACHI, Dec 24: The National Museum of Pakistan, Karachi, is organising a special exhibition on the occasion of 130th birth anniversary of Quaid-i-Azam Mohammad Ali Jinnah on Dec 25....
KARACHI: PCSIR to test bottled water KARACHI, Dec 24: The director-general of Pakistan Standards and Quality Control Authority on Saturday announced designating the PCSIR Laboratories, Karachi, Lahore, Peshawar and Quetta as authorized laboratories for testing of mineral/bottled drinking water samples....		KARACHI: Proper education of poultry staff urged KARACHI, Dec 24: Speakers at a workshop on Saturday called for interaction between academics, farmers and poultry industries for the development of healthier and effective birds and farms in the country....
KARACHI: Raj Babbar visits MQM headquarters KARACHI, Dec 24: Renowned India actor and member of its Rajiya Sabha, Raj Babbar, on Saturday morning visited the headquarters of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement at Nine Zero and praised the organization for its commitment to serve the masses....		KARACHI: Completion of projects by next year KARACHI, Dec 24: The Federal Communication Minister, Shamim Ahmed Siddiqui, has said the Northern Bypass would be completed by March 2006 and the Lyari Expressway by December 2006....
KARACHI: Kidney transplant at JPMC soon KARACHI, Dec 24: The Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre will soon initiate Kidney Transplantation Programme. This was stated by JPMC Director Prof Mashoor Alam on Saturday while speaking at the concluding session...		KARACHI: Election for naib nazim KARACHI, Dec 24: The arrangements for election of city naib-nazim on Dec 28 were reviewed at a meeting held under the chairmanship of Agha Rafiq Ahmed, District and Sessions Judge South and District Returning Officer Karachi on Saturday....
KARACHI: KU holiday KARACHI, Dec 24: The University of Karachi and its affiliated colleges will remain closed on Dec 26 in lieu of Quaid’s birthday and Christmas falling on Dec 25.—PPI...		HYDERABAD: President resolves cane prices dispute HYDERABAD, Dec 24: A long-time dispute between growers and sugar mill owners over fixation of sugar cane prices was settled with the intervention of President Gen Pervez Musharraf during his visit...
KARACHI: APNS condemns attack KARACHI, Dec 24: The All Pakistan Newspapers Society (APNS) has condemned attack on the office of a newspaper in Sukkur and has urged upon the Sindh chief minister to provide protection to newspaper offices in the province....		DADU: Lawmakers oppose Kalabagh project DADU, Dec 24: Assembly members from the ruling and opposition parties gathered at the valima of a son of Federal Minister for Water and Power Liaquat Jatoi in Betto Jatoi on Saturday opposed the proposed construction of the Kalabagh dam....
HYDERABAD: ‘Constitution needs to be protected’ HYDERABAD, Dec 24: The Sindh Taraqi Pasand Party chairman, Dr Qadir Magsi, has rejected any constitutional guarantee given by President Gen Pervez Musharraf over proposed construction of the Kalabagh dam and said the constitution itself needed protection from the president....		HYDERABAD: Protest against dam HYDERABAD, Dec 24: Acti-vists of the Pakistan People’s Party -SB and its students and youth wings held a protest demonstration and observed a token hunger strike outside the press club here...
HYDERABAD: Closure of canals announced HYDERABAD, Dec 24: The irrigation department has announced closure of Kotri Barrage canals from Dec 26 to Jan 10. The managing director of Wasa here on Saturday notified that during the...		LARKANA: Stress on creating research culture LARKANA, Dec 24: Prof (Dr) Ghulam Ali Memon of the Liaquat University of Medical and Health Sciences has said that the university is striving hard to create an environment of research....
SUKKUR: ‘SC opinion can be sought’ SUKKUR, Dec 24: Justice (retd) Nasir Aslam Zahid has said if differences arise between federal and provincial governments over the Kalabagh dam issue, opinion can be sought from the Supreme Court...		KHAIRPUR: Canal breach inundates crops, villages KHAIRPUR, Dec 24: Standing crops over hundreds of acres and four villages came under water when 40 feet wide breach occurred in the Faiz wah near the Wali Mohammad Punjabi village in the Khairpur district on early Saturday morning....