January 3, 2006	Tuesday	Zilhaj 2, 1426

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KARACHI: Consensus exists on reservoirs, says PM KARACHI, Jan 2: Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz on Monday asked his comrades to prepare for the general elections next year to achieve the same results which the party had produced in the recent local body elections....		KARACHI: Sindh cabinet welcomes CCI revival KARACHI, Jan 2: The Sindh cabinet which met under the chairmanship of Chief Minister Dr Arbab Ghulam Rahim here on Monday welcomed revival of the Council of Common Interests (CCI) to resolve inter-provincial issues....
KARACHI: LEW cheques distribution to continue during Eid KARACHI, Jan 2: The city government will continue distributing cheques to the people affected by Lyari Expressway project even during Eidul Azha holidays....		KARACHI: Survey of private schools next month KARACHI, Jan 2: Sindh Education Secretary Ghulam Ali Pasha on Monday said that the body set up by Sindh government to oversee the privately-managed educational institutions would start its survey from early February....
KARACHI: Kalabagh dam not sole solution, say experts KARACHI, Jan 2: Experts, engineers, political leaders and parliamentarians said on Monday that country needs more water reservoirs for survival and economic development but instead of presenting Kalabagh Dam as sole solution of water shortage, other options be given due consideration....		KARACHI: Muttahida to support just demands of provinces KARACHI, Jan 2: Muttahida Qaumi Movement’s leader Altaf Hussain said on Monday that his party would never compromise on principles and would continue to support the just demands of the people of Sindh, Balochistan and NWFP....
HYDERABAD: Palijo opposes revival of CCI HYDERABAD, Jan 2: Awami Tehrik chief Rasool Bux Palijo has said revival of the Council of Common Interests with a view to deciding the Kalabagh dam issue is not acceptable to the people of Sindh....		SUKKUR: Anti-govt drive soon: STPP SUKKUR Jan 2: Sindh Taraqi Pasand Party chairman Dr Qadir Magsi has said that countdown of the present rulers has started and they will be forced to step down....
KARACHI: Four die in road accidents KARACHI, Jan 2: Four persons died in separate road accidents in different parts of the city on Monday. Police said that a man in his mid-30s was crushed to death by a speeding car on main Sharea Faisal around 8:30 am....		KARACHI: New IG takes charge KARACHI, Jan 2: Inspector-General of Police, Sindh, Jehangir Mirza, assumed the charge as Provincial Police Officer at Central Police Office on Monday....
KARACHI: Chinese team KARACHI, Jan 2: Acting Governor of Sindh Justice Sabeehuddin Ahmed has said that Pakistan and China enjoy relations of exemplary friendship, and underlined the need for further cooperation between them....		KARACHI: KWSB asked to prepare PC-1 for sewerage trunk in Orangi KARACHI, Jan 2: City Nazim Mustafa Kamal has directed the officials concerned to prepare PC-1 for laying 36-inch-dia sewerage trunk along Shahrah-i-Orangi and Shahrah-i-Qazzafi in Orangi Town....
KARACHI: Govt invites environment protection projects KARACHI, Jan 2: Federal Environment Minister Major (Retd) Tahir Iqbal saying that international donors are ready to help in implementing projects for the protection and conservation of environment called upon local entrepreneurs to come up with such projects....		KARACHI: Viral eye infections on the rise KARACHI, Jan 2: Karachiites experiencing viral eye infections, currently on the surge, have been advised not to resort to self-medication as the consequences could be complicated....
KARACHI: Non-member as KSE chief criticized KARACHI, Jan 2: The Muttahida Qaumi Movement on Monday condemned the decision to make provisions for a non-member to become chairman of the Karachi Stock Exchange and termed it an attempt to take over the institution....		KARACHI: Bail plea of KBCA official rejected KARACHI, Jan 2: The provincial anti-corruption court, headed by Judge Arjun Ram Talreeja, rejected on Monday the bail plea of Akhlaq Ahmed, a former controller of Karachi Building Control Authority....
KARACHI: Bail granted in human trafficking case KARACHI, Jan 2: An alleged human trafficker Mohammad Shakeel was admitted to bail against a solvent surety of Rs0.3 million on Monday by Chief Justice of Sindh High Court, Justice Sabihuddin Ahmed....		KARACHI: Arrangements for Eid KARACHI, Jan 2: Jamshed Town Nazim Syed Tahir and Gulshan Town Nazim Wasay Jalil on Monday presided over two separate meetings to review preparations for Eidul Azha....
KARACHI: Road safety programme planned KARACHI, Jan 2: The city government plans to introduce a road safety education and training programme for teachers and students in order to acquaint them about road safety codes and traffic laws....		KARACHI: Speedy probe into Bheel case lauded KARACHI, Jan 2: The secretary-general of Human Rights Commission of Pakistan, Iqbal Haider, on Monday praised the speedy investigation in long-standing case regarding kidnapping of Munnu Bheel family....
KARACHI: ST activist’s killing condemned KARACHI, Jan 2: Sunni Tehreek (ST) on Monday accused the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) of continuously killing its leaders, Ulema and workers in Karachi and warned if killers of its workers...		KARACHI: Setting up of CCI demanded KARACHI, Jan 2: Deputy Secretary General of the Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal (MMA) Hafiz Hussain Ahmed on Monday called for immediate establishment of Council of Common Interests (CCI), saying it was Constitutional requirement to resolve national issues....
KARACHI: Notice to religious school criticized KARACHI, Jan 2: The rector of the Binoria University has criticized issuance of another notice to the university, seeking expulsion of foreign students studying at the campus....		KARACHI: Baloch parties stage rally against army operation KARACHI, Jan 2: Baloch nationalist parties, including Jamhoori Watan Party, Balochistan National Party (BNP-Mengal) and Baloch Students Organization (BSO-Muttahida) organized a rally here on Monday against the ongoing military operation in Balochistan....
KARACHI: Police action against protesters condemned KARACHI , Jan 2: Speakers at a demonstration on Monday demanded that all those involved in the police action in Lahore be arrested, tried and sentenced according to the law and that Kalabagh Dam should not be constructed....		KARACHI: Ex-banker passes away KARACHI, Jan 2: One of the founding members of the National Bank of Pakistan and a retired treasurer and controller of the Asian Development Bank, Syed Mohammad Abbas Kazmi, passed away here on Dec 31....
KARACHI: Govt’s days are numbered, says PML-N leader KARACHI, Jan 2: Central Secretary General of ARD and PML-N, Zafar Iqbal Jhagra said here Monday that centenary celebrations of Pakistan Muslim League were, in fact, start of a decisive movement against the undemocratic rulers of the country....		KARACHI: Ramay’s death condoled KARACHI, Jan 2: A meeting of research and library staff of the Pakistan Institute of International Affairs condoled the death of former chief minister of Punjab Hanif Ramay....
HYDERABAD: Reinstatement of editor demanded HYDERABAD, Jan 2: Sindhi Adabi Sangat secretary-general Taj Joyo and women writers have demanded reinstatement of the editor and the joint editor of literary journal Sarteeyoon, published by the Sindhi Adabi Board....		HYDERABAD: Police deny entering Dialdas Club HYDERABAD, Jan 2: Police have denied that they entered the premises of Dialdas Club on Dec 29 and said that police were deployed only to avert any possible clash between two groups of members of the club....
SUKKUR: Three jailed SUKKUR, Jan 2: The Anti-Terrorism Court-III, Sukkur and Larkana, on Monday convicted and sentenced three accused to undergo 14-year imprisonment and to pay a fine of Rs100,000 on charges of injuring a man and possessing illegal weapons....		SANGHAR: Canals closed before schedule SANGHAR, Jan 2: A number of canals have been closed this year before scheduled closure time due to shortage of water. All canals, including the Nara canal, were scheduled to be...
MIRPURKHAS: Judge stresses early case disposal MIRPURKHAS, Jan 2: A judge of the Sindh High Court, Justice Rehmat Hussain Jafri, has stressed the need for cooperation between the bench and the bar for early disposal of cases and dispensation of justice to people....		JACOBABAD: Gas supply to village inaugurated JACOBABAD, Jan 2: District Nazim Begum Saeeda Soomro has said the government is committed to providing basic amenities to people of remote areas. She was speaking at a ceremony to inaugurate...