January 10, 2006	Tuesday	Zilhaj 9, 1426

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KARACHI: People made to suffer exhausting traffic mess KARACHI, Jan 9: The city witnessed one of the worst traffic congestions of the month on various roads and thoroughfares on Monday as motorists and commuters in public transport remained trapped in the deluge of vehicles for hours....		KARACHI: Iranian firms invited to work in city KARACHI, Jan 9: City Nazim Syed Mustafa Kamal invited the urban development companies of Iran to work in Karachi in order to help improve its infrastructure. Talking to Iranian Consul-General Syed Moosa Hussaini, who called on him at his office on Monday, the city nazim said that Tehran had witnessed an accelerated progress during the last 15 years...
KARACHI: SHC order in detention case Secretary told to file affidavit KARACHI, Jan 9: The Sindh High Court asked the federal interior secretary on Monday to submit a personal affidavit in respect of the alleged detention of a former student of the Institute of Business Administration....		KARACHI: KESC ordered to pay Rs2.66m as damages KARACHI, Jan 9: Justice Khilji Arif Hussain of the Sindh High Court has asked the Karachi Electricity Supply Corporation to pay Rs2.66 million to the dependants of a 35-year-old man electrocuted in 1992....
KARACHI: 11 tortured maids seek refuge in Edhi home KARACHI, Jan 9: Eleven girls working as maids in the posh areas have taken refuge at the Edhi Home during the last 10 days with complaints of abuse and torture by their employers....		KARACHI: Progress of KCR revival reviewed KARACHI, Jan. 9: Chief Secretary Sindh, Fazal-ur-Rehman, has emphasized upon accomplishing the plan of revitalization of Karachi Circular Railway (KCR)....
KARACHI: More towns chalk out cleanliness plans for Eid KARACHI, Jan 9: The town municipal administration of Saddar has finalized arrangements for cleanliness, disposal of offal of sacrificial animals and spray of insecticides on Eidul Azha....		KARACHI: Filter plants in Lyari soon: Nasreen KARACHI, Jan 9: City Naib Nazim Nasreen Jalil said that filter plants would be installed at all the pumping stations in Lyari to provide clean drinking water to the area residents....
KARACHI: Precautions against disease urged KARACHI, Jan 9: People should remain extremely cautious while purchasing sacrificial animals owing to the outbreak of viral infections among cattle, as there are chances of their spread among humans too....		KARACHI: Complaint centres KARACHI, Jan 9: Following the directives of Sindh Home Minister Rauf Siddiqui, the police, Rangers and other concerned authorities have set up control rooms to monitor the situation and to take...
KARACHI: Symposium KARACHI, Jan 9: The second 3-day annual symposium of the National Institute of Child Health is scheduled to begin from Jan 27. Senate chairman Mohammadmian Soomro would be the chief guest...		KARACHI: Eid holidays KARACHI, Jan 9: The Federal Urdu University of Arts, Science and Technology (FUUAST) will remain closed from Jan 10 to 12 on account of Eidul Azha....
KARACHI: Eid prayer timings KARACHI: The following are the Eidul Azha prayer timings in various city mosques and Eidgahs:...		KARACHI: Anti-govt movement planned after Eid: All-parties conference KARACHI, Jan 9: Leaders of various political and religious parties, including PPP and PML-N, on Monday declared the Muttahida Qaumi Movement a ‘terrorist outfit’ and resolved to initiate a joint struggle against it after Eidul Azha....
KARACHI: Musharraf asked to verify claim of ‘deal’ with MQM KARACHI, Jan 9: Commenting on the Muttahida Qaumi Movement’s less than 12-hour ultimatum to the government, Pakistan People’s Party on Monday maintained that if the MQM claim was right, then Gen...		KARACHI: Army operation extended: Bizenjo KARACHI, Jan 9: Secretary-General of the National Party Mir Hasil Khan Bizenjo has said that the situation in Balochistan has turned more serious as the operation has been extended to more Baloch areas....
KARACHI: PMA regrets seven deaths owing to traffic jams KARACHI, Jan 9: The Pakistan Medical Association, Karachi, on Monday expressed its deep concern over the death of seven patients on their way to the National Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases due to traffic jams on Saturday last....		KARACHI: SST sets aside promotion of official KARACHI, Jan 9: The Sindh Service Tribunal set aside promotion of an official of the defunct Sindh Agriculture Supplies Organization (SASO) made in March 2003....
KARACHI: Hearing put off in Nizam murder case KARACHI, Jan 9: The district and sessions judge, Central Nisar Mohammed Shaikh, adjourned on Monday the hearing of the Justice Nizam murder case against Asif Ali Zardari and three others till Feb 18....		KARACHI: LEAs will be reinforced: Ibad KARACHI, Jan 9: Sindh Governor Ishratul Ibad Khan said on Monday that the intelligence network was being reinforced and equipped with latest technology along with various other steps to ensure better law and order in the province....
KARACHI: SSGC criticized KARACHI, Jan 9: People have complained about poor working of Sui Southern Gas Company, who said the utility is not responding to their complaints....		KARACHI: Nisar visits village KARACHI, Jan 9: As many as 23 villages in Hawkesbay in Keamari Town are without basic facilities, including provisions of potable water, gas, health and education....
HYDERABAD: Demand for public announcement about ‘shelving’ KBD plan HYDERABAD, Jan 9: Awami Tehrik chief Rasool Bux Palijo has called upon President Gen Pervez Musharraf to make a public announcement if the government has shelved the Kalabagh dam project....		HYDERABAD: Karo-kari termed distortion of Sindh’s culture HYDERABAD, Jan 9: Women members of the Sindh Assembly, human rights activists and representatives of NGOs have termed karo-kari a distortion of culture and history of Sindh....
LARKANA: Sindh to take control of monuments LARKANA, Jan 9: The federal government has agreed to hand over 128 protected monuments in Sindh to the provincial government. A meeting on the issue held recently between Federal Culture and...		LARKANA: Delegation of Sindhis from abroad visits Larkana LARKANA, Jan 9: A 24-member delegation of Sindhis from India, UK and USA visited Larkana and Moenjodaro on Monday....
MIRPURKHAS: Security arrangements for Eid reviewed MIRPURKHAS, Jan 9: District Nazim Dr Kaneez Sughra Junejo on Monday visited different parts of the city to check security arrangements for Eidul Azha....		DADU:‘Barrage to be built at Dadu’ DADU, Jan 9: Federal Minister for Water and Power Liaquat Ali Jatoi has said that a barrage will be built on the River Indus at Dadu which will end shortage of water....