December 28, 2005	Wednesday	Ziqa’ad 25, 1426

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KARACHI: People’s say prime in any uplift plan, seminar told KARACHI, Dec 27: Prominent architect and town planner Arif Hasan has called for greater consultation with people before taking up developmental projects for the city as it is the people who ultimately suffer the fallout of these projects....		KARACHI: Role of public sector in health stressed KARACHI, Dec 27: Experts at the second annual symposium of the Dow University of Health Sciences (DUHS) on Tuesday stressed strengthening the role of the public sector in the healthcare delivery system....
KARACHI: Sindh Bar rejects Kalabagh Dam plan KARACHI, Dec 27: The Sindh Bar Council on Tuesday warned against the construction of Kalabagh Dam. An SBC meeting, held at Garhi Yasin, Shikarpur, with the council’s Vice-Chairperson, Noor Naz Agha,...		KARACHI: Pakistan or Kalabagh Dam? Fahim asks rulers KARACHI, Dec 27: Chairman of the Alliance for the Restoration of Democracy (ARD) and President of the Pakistan People’s Party-Parliamentarians Makhdoom Amin Fahim has said the rulers should now decide whether they want Pakistan or the Kalabagh Dam....
KARACHI: No dam without consensus: Shahbaz KARACHI, Dec 27: President of the Pakistan Muslim League-N Mian Shahbaz Sharif has said that construction of no water reservoir, including the Kalabagh dam, should be started without the consensus of the four provinces....		KARACHI: IG given 10 days to locate IBA student KARACHI, Dec 27: The Sindh High Court asked the provincial police inspector-general on Tuesday to conduct an inquiry into the disappearance of a student of Institute of Business Administration within 10 days in order to ascertain his whereabouts....
KARACHI: BD parliamentarians call on Dr Arbab KARACHI, Dec 27: The Chief Minister, Dr Arbab Ghulam Rahim, on Monday said that Pakistan and Bangladesh should enhance cooperation in various sectors to further strengthen friendly ties between them....		KARACHI: Notice issued to EC staff on nazim’s plea KARACHI, Dec 27: The Sindh High Court issued on Tuesday preadmission notices to the returning officer, Election Commission authorities and other respondents in a petition against disqualification of a union council nazim of Korangi Town....
KARACHI: Efforts urged to control spread of HIV, Aids KARACHI, Dec 27: Experts at a media dialogue titled “Challenge of HIV and AIDS in Pakistan: A Situational Analysis” called for initiating integrated efforts to cope with spread of HIV and AIDS and its control and prevention....		KARACHI: Experts call for consensus on socio-economic policies KARACHI, Dec 27: Speakers at the concluding session of a conference on “Emerging Challenges: Struggle for a Brighter Future” on Tuesday underlined the need for dialogue and consensus before enforcing policies aimed at bringing social or economic changes....
KARACHI: Need stressed for uniformity in medical curriculum KARACHI, Dec 27: The curriculum for undergraduate level medical education is not available to the majority of teachers associated with local public sector medical education centres, significantly compromising education quality at the cost of students....		KARACHI: New roads in Lyari develop cracks KARACHI, Dec 27: A number of newly-constructed and repaired roads in Lyari Town have developed cracks due to the alleged use of substandard material by contractors, residents say....
KARACHI: WB mission calls on CS KARACHI, Dec 27: A nine-member World Bank Mission led by Dr Hamid Mukhtar called on Chief Secretary Fazalur Rehman on Tuesday. The Additional Chief Secretary P&D, Ghulam Sarwar Khero, Secretary Education...		KARACHI: TB eradication a priority, says minister KARACHI, Dec 27: The eradication of TB is among the government’s top priorities and funds are being provided to TB control centres across the province to achieve the objective....
KARACHI: MBBS exams KARACHI, Dec 27: The Karachi University on Tuesday announced the schedule for the MBBS annual exams 2006 for all the affiliated medical colleges. The exams of the second professional MBBS would commence from Feb 27, 2006....		KARACHI: BCom exam KARACHI, Dec 27: The University of Karachi on Tuesday announced that the exams of BCom-I paper (Introduction to Business), annual exams 2005 that was postponed on Dec 10, due to by-polls in the city would now be held on Dec 28.—PPI...
KARACHI: SC admits appeals by murder convicts KARACHI, Dec 27: The Supreme Court admitted here on Tuesday appeals by two murder convicts to consider whether two different incidents disclosed by separate first information reports could be jointly tried through a single challan or charge-sheet....		KARACHI: Violation of all rules for use of parks continues KARACHI, Dec 27: Contrary to the clear-cut orders of the city nazim, Mustafa Kamal, commercial use of public parks, especially for wedding ceremonies continues unabated depriving the citizens of one of the few recreational facilities in the city....
KARACHI: Christians urged to support oppressed people KARACHI, Dec 27: Minorities living in Pakistan, especially Christian community, should raise voice against cruelties against oppressed people of Palestine, Kashmir, Iraq, Afghanistan and other parts of the world....		KARACHI: Altaf calls for immediate halt to army operation KARACHI, Dec 27: Chief of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement Altaf Hussain on Tuesday called for an immediate end to the ongoing military operation in Balochistan. In a statement issued from London,...
KARACHI: Naib nazim poll today KARACHI, Dec 27: The City District Council of the City District Government Karachi meets here on Wednesday to elect a naib nazim for the CDGK. Additional District and Sessions Judge-I Syed...		KARACHI: 17 cellphones snatched KARACHI, Dec 27: Robbers had a field day on Tuesday as at least 60 people were robbed of cash, cellular phones and vehicles in various localities....
KARACHI: Man shot dead KARACHI, Dec 27: A young man was shot dead by unknown persons in Mochko area late on Monday night. Aqeel, 22, was standing at a shop near Ittehad Town when unknown persons on a motorcycle opened fire on him....		KARACHI: Illegal water connections KARACHI, Dec 27: The nazim of Baldia Town, Kamran Akhter, on Tuesday asked the officials of the Karachi Water and Sewerage Board to check and disconnect all illegal water connections from the entire town.—APP...
KARACHI: Protection to newspaper offices assured KARACHI, Dec 27: Sindh Governor Dr Ishratul Ibad has assured the All Pakistan Newspapers Society (APNS) and the Council of Pakistan Newspaper Editors (CPNE) that newspaper offices in the province would be provided protection and security....		KARACHI: IT employee kills himself KARACHI, Dec 27: An employee of the Income Tax department committed suicide by jumping off from the Income Tax building on Tuesday. Shoaibur Rehman, 33, was a stenotypist in the Zone E of the CBR in Gulistan-i-Jauhar....
HYDERABAD: Judge sent on forced retirement HYDERABAD, Dec 27: Fourth additional district and sessions judge Abdul Wahab Abbasi on Tuesday left the charge after he was sent on forced retirement by the Chief Justice of the Sindh...		HYDERABAD: CT results announced HYDERABAD, Dec 27: The Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education, Hyderabad, on Monday announced the results of CT (agro-technical) examinations held in September. Fifty-five candidates appeared in the examinations, 54 of whom were declared successful....
LARKANA: Sacked employees demand reinstatement LARKANA, Dec 27: Over 200 sacked employees of the Sui Southern Gas Company, hailing from Ratodero and Naudero, on Tuesday staged a sit-in at the main chowk in Naundero, demanding their reinstatement....		DADU: Sindh government employees threaten strike DADU, Dec 27: The chief organizer of the Sindh Employees Alliance, Mr Amanullah Mushwani, has said that a four-hour strike will be observed daily from Jan 1 in all government departments of Sindh to press for acceptance of their demands....