January 9, 2006	Monday	Zilhaj 8, 1426

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KARACHI: Army action termed plot to usurp resources: Seminar on Balochistan KARACHI, Jan 8: Leaders representing different parties at a seminar on Sunday urged the government to halt the military operation in Balochistan immediately and initiate talks with Baloch leaders to find a political solution to the problems in that province....		KARACHI Many major roads closed for years KARACHI, Jan 8: Over the past few years, many roads in the city have been closed to public on the pretext of security concerns of foreign missions and government establishments, shifting the traffic load to the roads already under immense pressure....
KARACHI: PML-N leaders to return soon: Mamnoon KARACHI, Jan 8: With in six years of the Musharraf rule, the harmony brought to the country through a democratic process has now evaporated and the time is not far away...		KARACHI: Rs1.75bn contributed to quake relief: JI KARACHI, Jan 8: Naib Amir of Jamaat-i-Islami Senator Prof Ghafoor Ahmad has said that the Al-Khidmat Welfare Society, Karachi, had so far contributed Rs1.75 billion for quake relief efforts and another Rs100 million towards other relief work during the past year....
KARACHI: 18,000 CNG buses to arrive in city KARACHI, Jan 8: A foreign expert on Sunday said a study was being carried out with the assistance of the federal government to introduce 18,000 environment-friendly CNG busses in Karachi over a period of the next five years....		KARACHI: Deaths amid traffic jams a tragedy: MMA MNAs KARACHI, Jan 8: MNAs Abdul Sattar Afghani, Mohammad Hussain Mehanti and Mohammad Laeeq Khan of the Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal have termed the death of seven people due to traffic jams caused by...
KARACHI: Separate lane for ambulances ordered KARACHI, Jan 8: Sindh Chief Secretary Fazlur Rehman directed the traffic police authorities to reserve one lane of roads for ambulances to save precious lives. The chief secretary stressed the need...		KARACHI: Promotion of scientific culture urged KARACHI, Jan 8: Speakers at a ceremony on Sunday held that merit, excellence and perseverance provided bases for the promotion of a scientific culture bringing a difference to many lives in any society....
KARACHI: Brothers shot dead in their home KARACHI, Jan 8: Two brothers were shot dead reportedly by their guests in the limits of the Air Port police station late Saturday night. Police said some guests came to the house of Tariq Butt, 52, and Arif Butt, 40....		KARACHI: Muttahida supporter shot dead KARACHI, Jan 8: A young man died and two others were wounded when unknown persons opened fire at them near Qasba Colony Sunday night. Police said some youths were sitting near...
KARACHI: Possession of land in two months: nazim: New Malir Housing Scheme KARACHI, Jan 8: The City Nazim, Syed Mustafa Kamal, said on Sunday that allottees of plot in the New Malir Housing Scheme would be handed over possession of their land within two months, enabling them to build houses....		KARACHI: Measures for cleanliness during Eid days finalized KARACHI, Jan 8: The municipal administrations of various towns have finalised arrangements for cleanliness, disposal of offal of sacrificial animals and spraying of insecticides on the occasion of Eidul Azha....
KARACHI: People being fleeced at Sunday bazaars KARACHI, Jan 8: People visiting the “bachat” bazaars in Gulshan and Gulistan-i-Jauhar, were left at the mercy of stall owners by the officials deputed to monitor prices....		KARACHI: Regional cooperation for progress stressed KARACHI, Jan 8: South Asian countries should embark on the arrangements for regional cooperation on the pattern of the European Union to speed up the pace of development in the region and thus help alleviate poverty....
KARACHI: Early completion of library urged KARACHI, Jan 8: The former city nazim, Niamatullah Khan, on Sunday, terming the under-construction Women Library Complex near NIPA roundabout a historic project, has demanded of the city government to complete it at the earliest....		KARACHI: DJ college renovation KARACHI, Jan 8: A plan has been chalked out for the renovation and restoration of the historic building of D.J Sindh Government Science College. This was stated by the principal of the college, Dr Ravi Shankar, here on Sunday....
KARACHI: PTCL responds to complaints KARACHI, Jan 8: Pakistan Telecommunication Company is trying to restore the subscribers’ confidence, which the company has lost over the years. The phone company has responded to most of the complaints...		KARACHI: PIA scouts KARACHI, Jan 8: A 40-member Khudamul Hujjaj contingent of the PIA Boys Scouts has left for Saudi Arabia. The contingent would assist Pakistani pilgrims at the camps in Mecca and Madina besides Jeddah airport in reservation, traffic counters etc.—PPI...
KARACHI: Senior teacher passes away KARACHI, Jan 8: Prof Maya Jamil, 87, passed away here on Saturday after a brief illness. She was rushed to PNS Shifa a week earlier, where her condition deteriorated....		KARACHI: Cold weather KARACHI, Jan 8: The Met office has forecast cold and dry weather for the city over the next 24 hours. The minimum temperature will remain between 6 and 8 degrees Centigrade....
HYDERABAD: Concern over increase in prices of farm inputs HYDERABAD, Jan 8: The Sindh Abadgar Board has expressed concern over continuing increases in prices of agricultural inputs on the pretext of rise in international market prices....		HYDERABAD: Cattle pen contractors fleecing buyers, sellers of sacrificial animals HYDERABAD, Jan 8: The district government and the City taluka municipal administration have failed to enforce the schedule of recovery of fees on purchase of sacrificial animals as contractors of cattle...
NAUSHAHRO FEROZE: 5 family members killed NAUSHAHRO FEROZE, Jan 8: Five members of a family were killed and two others were injured by armed people over an old enmity in the Ashraf Rind village here on Sunday morning....		SHIKARPUR: Delegation of overseas Sindhis visits Shikarpur SHIKARPUR, Jan 8: A 26-member delegation belonging to the Sindhi Hindu community settled in different countries visited Shikarpur on Sunday. During their sojourn in Shikarpur, Bhago Aheja, Nanik Kalwani, Ms Roop...
MIRPURKHAS: Sugar mills resume crushing MIRPURKHAS, Jan 8: Sugarcane growers have resumed harvesting of the crop after decision of sugar mills to begin crushing in the district. The mills had suspended crushing after a decision of...		SUKKUR: Karo-kari: Man kills teenage daughter SUKKUR, Jan 8: A man and a woman were killed in Jumo Laskani village in the Sultanpur cant police area near Pano Akil on Sunday. Ali Bux Malano suspected that his...