December 31, 2005	Saturday	Ziqa’ad 28, 1426

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KARACHI: Assembly to discuss dam issue on Jan 19: Opposition’s motions admitted KARACHI, Dec 30: The Sindh Assembly on Friday admitted opposition’s identical adjournment motions on Kalabagh dam and other water reservoir issues and agreed to commence debate on Jan 19....		KARACHI: Crackdown plan alarms seminaries KARACHI, Dec 30: The imminent crackdown on foreign students of religious seminaries after the December 31 deadline would amount to pushing religious circles against the wall and would create further instability...
KARACHI: Law soon to check quackery KARACHI, Dec 30: The Sindh Assembly was informed on Friday that the government would enact legislation for taking action against quakes who were responsible for endangering lives of many people....		KARACHI: 2nd bank robbery in two days KARACHI, Dec 30: Armed suspects took away Rs3.133 million from a branch of Soneri Bank in what was seen as another bank hold-up committed on Friday after a major bank robbery...
KARACHI: City govt told not to recover fee on animals KARACHI, Dec 30: The Sindh High Court warned on Friday that no animal brought to the city for slaughter or sale shall be charged at the rate of Rs 150 per head fixed for milch cattle....		KARACHI: Illegal security agencies face action KARACHI, Dec 30: The Sindh Home Department on Friday issued orders for immediate arrest of all those operating private security agencies in the province without licences....
LARKANA: ‘SC not consulted over Kalabagh’ LARKANA, Dec 30: Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, Justice Iftikhar Mohammad Chaudhry has said that no one has approached the apex court so far regarding proposed construction of the Kalabagh dam....		KARACHI: Attorneys noticed on Imtiaz’s plea KARACHI, Dec 30: The Sindh High Court issued notices to federal and provincial government law officers for Jan 5 in a petition by former provincial minister Imtiaz Ahmed Shaikh and his brother challenging registration of cases against them....
KARACHI: Nazim orders daily report on KWSB projects KARACHI, Dec 30: City Nazim Syed Mustafa Kamal has asked officials of the Karachi Water and Sewerage Board (KWSB) to furnish him daily report pertaining to water supply and sewerage projects being executed at town level....		KARACHI: KU delays session: Revised admission list today KARACHI, Dec 30: The University of Karachi on Friday announced to delay the commencement of its academic session till January 7 as it was issuing second list of admissions, which was not witnessed at least during the last ten years....
KARACHI: Rallies taken out against changes in curricula KARACHI, Dec 30: The Jamaat-i-Islami (JI) on Friday held protest demonstrations throughout the city and took out protest rallies by observing black day against the removal of ways of offering prayers...		KARACHI: LLM results KARACHI, Dec 30: The University of Karachi on Friday announced the results of LLM final exams 2005. Syed Safdar Abbass of the Government Islamia Law College stood first, while the second position went to Shah Bano of the Government S....
KARACHI: Weather KARACHI, Dec 30: The Met office has forecast fair weather with hazy morning for Karachi on Saturday with minimum temperature expected to range between 13ºC and 15ºC....		KARACHI: Army acting against countrymen: PPP KARACHI, Dec 30: The Karachi Coordination Committee of the Pakistan People’s Party on Friday expressed concern over Gen Pervez Musharraf’s intention to construct controversial dams despite a popular opposition to the Kalabagh dam....
KARACHI: Traffic plan for New Year eve KARACHI, Dec 30: The city police has made security arrangements and chalked out a traffic plan for the New Year’s Eve. Giving details of traffic diversions, the DIG traffic Falak Khurshid...		KARACHI: Policies on education slammed KARACHI, Dec 30: Retired justice of the Supreme Court, Wajihuddin Ahmed, on Friday expressed concern over the administration and governance of education at the local, provincial and federal levels in the country....
KARACHI: 4,000-kg hashish seized KARACHI, Dec 30: The Customs Preventive Staff on Friday thwarted a drug smuggling attempt and seized about 4,000kg charas, which was brought from Afghanistan....		KARACHI: Notices issued in detention case KARACHI, Dec 30: The Sindh High Court on Friday issued the advocate-general and the Saddar town police officers notices in a petition alleging illegal detention of an Awam Dost candidate....
KARACHI: Exam schedule KARACHI, Dec 30: The Board of Intermediate Education Karachi on Friday issued the schedule for collection of examination forms from private candidates of HSC part-I and II annual exams 2006.—Staff Reporter...		HYDERABAD: SU employees call off protest HYDERABAD, Dec 30: Employees of the University of Sindh ended their protest on Friday on assurance that their demands will be considered sympathetically by the university....
SHIKARPUR: Protest against Kalabagh dam SHIKARPUR, Dec 30: Activists of the Awami Tehrik and its affiliated organizations observed a token hunger strike at the Lakhi Gate Tower chowk here on Friday to protest against the Kalabagh dam....		DADU: Power outage in Mehar DADU, Dec 30: Power supply remained suspended for ten hours in Mehar and its surrounding areas on Friday. The power outage also affected water supply in the Mehar town....