January 7, 2006	Saturday	Zilhaj 6, 1426

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KARACHI: 513 more deported from Muscat KARACHI, Jan 6: As many as 513 worn-out jobseekers, who were smuggled to Muscat by human traffickers, reached here on Friday by a cargo launch after being deported by the Omani authorities....		KARACHI: Govt to hire 75,000 lady health workers KARACHI, Jan 6: The Sindh government is fully committed to the devolution programme and would expedite the process of disbursing funds at the grass-roots level for health-care and socio-economic development of masses across the province....
KARACHI: Order on cement prices suspended KARACHI, Jan 6: The Sindh High Court suspended the operation of a notification lowering cement prices to the 2003-level and imposing hefty fines on manufacturers for not complying with it and...		KARACHI: Rally slams military operation in Balochistan KARACHI, Jan 6: A solidarity march was staged here on Friday by the Karachi-based Baloch political activists representing national and nationalist parties against the ongoing military operation in Balochistan....
KARACHI: Key to Kashmir settlement with BJP, Pakistan army: Scholar says… KARACHI, Jan 6: Dr Paul Flather, Secretary-General of The European and a human rights activist and journalist, has said that a government led by Hindu fundamentalist party BJP in India and...		KARACHI: Over 300,000 animals brought to city KARACHI, Jan 6: Like the last few years, a temporary market of sacrificial animals has been set up just a few kilometres away from the Sohrab Goth along the Superhighway....
KARACHI: City govt plans to remove billboards on fee default KARACHI, Jan 6: The City District Government Karachi has decided to remove all those billboards whose owners would not be able to deposit their fee till the expiry of the notice period....		KARACHI: Landowner’s disappearance: SHC issues notice to AG KARACHI, Jan 6: The Sindh High Court issued the advocate-general a notice on Friday in a petition alleging disappearance of a landowner of Gwadar and his cousin, who went missing along...
KARACHI: Two die failing to reach hospital: Traffic Jams KARACHI, Jan 6: People in the city faced immense difficulty on Friday, owing to the unannounced closure of different roads for a safe and smooth VVIP movement, mainly President Musharraf....		KARACHI: Police move to check kidnappings KARACHI, Jan 6: The capital city police have formed a strategy to effectively check the cases of kidnapping for ransom and for arresting persons involved in this crime....
KARACHI: OIC urged to establish research institutes KARACHI, Jan 6: Speakers at a meeting of Shura Hamdard - Karachi chapter has urged the Organisation of Islamic Conference (OIC) to establish institutes of scientific research....		KARACHI: Changes in BCom syllabi approved KARACHI, Jan 6: The Academic Council of the University of Karachi has given approval the BCom modified syllabi-2006 and the Vice-Chancellor Prof Pirzada Qasim has given his consent for its implementation this month....
KARACHI: Process for removal of encroachers under way KARACHI, Jan 6: Those affected by the Lyari Expressway project, who did not receive alternative plots have been advised to meet Gulshan Town Nazim Wasay Jalil on Jan 11....		KARACHI: Importance of medicinal plants highlighted KARACHI, Jan 6: Speakers at an international symposium on natural product chemistry on Friday underlined the importance of medicinal plants and their bioactive molecules in alleviation of fatal diseases....
KARACHI: Demo against killings KARACHI, Jan 6: A large number of Sunni Tehreek activists on Friday held a protest demonstration outside the Karachi Press Club against continuous killings of ST workers and leaders and government’s heedless attitude towards the arrest of terrorists....		KARACHI: Teaching period may shrink further KARACHI, Jan 6: Due to frequent shifts in the Sindh education department’s policy, the duration of teaching in schools is likely to shrink further over the next academic session, said educational circles....
KARACHI: Sleeping bags for quake victims KARACHI, Jan 6: The Pakistan Medical Association Karachi has arranged 30,000 sleeping bags for old people and children in the earthquake affected areas....		KARACHI: Faith healer shot dead KARACHI, Jan 6: A faith healer was shot dead by unknown persons in Boating Basin area on Friday. According to police, unknown assailants on a motorcycle opened fire at Abdullah, 35, near the Race Course area....
KARACHI: Nasreen meets Pervez KARACHI, Jan 6: Former Senior Presiding Officer of the City Council Muslim Pervez called on the City Naib Nazim, Nasreen Jalil, at her office on Friday....		KARACHI: Benevolent fund KARACHI, Jan 6: The Services General Administration and Coordination Department, Government of Sindh, has informed all the beneficiaries drawing monthly grant-in-aid from the Provincial Benevolent Fund office, to immediately open a...