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January 17, 2006 Tuesday Zilhaj 16, 1426 KARACHI: Trial court told not to pass order against Asif: Murtaza murder case KARACHI, Jan 16: The Sindh High Court restrained the trial sessions court on Monday from passing an adverse order against accused PPP leader Asif Ali Zardari in the Murtaza Bhutto murder... KARACHI: Cases against Imtiaz sent to CJ KARACHI, Jan 16: Justice Ghulam Rabbani of the Sindh High Court referred on Monday six cases against former revenue minister Imtiaz Ahmed Sheikh, his brother Maqbool Sheikh and others to the chief justice for hearing by a new judge.... KARACHI: Altaf condemns deadly raids on Kohlu KARACHI, Jan 16: Muttahida Qaumi Movement Chief Altaf Hussain on Monday slammed killing of at least 40 persons in Kohlu by security agencies, and demanded immediate lifting of the siege of the area.... KARACHI: US senator’s remarks on raid resented KARACHI, Jan 16: The Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal on Monday reacted strongly to the remarks by US Senators John McCain who has reportedly defended US missile attack on Damadola in Bajour Agency that left 18 innocent people dead.... HYDERABAD:Rallies against KBD, Balochistan operation HYDERABAD, Jan 16: Under the aegis of the Sindhi Qaumi Ittehad, a large number of people on Monday staged protest rallies in Hyderabad and some towns of interior of Sindh against... SUKKUR: Bajaur attack failure of govt: JUI-F: Call to end military action SUKKUR, Jan 16: A meeting of the Majlis-i-Shura of the Sukkur district JUI-F has condemned the US attack on a village in the Bajaur agency in which 18 innocent people were killed.... KARACHI: Rs120m water schemes for Gadap KARACHI, Jan 16: City Nazim Syed Mustafa Kamal has said that in order to provide water to the growers of Gadap Town, construction of 971 watercourses and more than 20 water... KARACHI: Teachers threaten to boycott exams KARACHI, Jan 16: An alliance of the government school teachers’ associations on Monday said that if the government did not accept its demands by Jan 30 it could boycott duties in the forthcoming SSC annual exams.... KARACHI: Air raids on Baloch people condemned KARACHI, Jan 16: The Baloch Rights Council, Karachi, has condemned the alleged attack on the residence of Nawab Khair Bakhsh Marri and bombardment on civilian population in Kohlu and Kahan in Balochistan.... KARACHI: Dead whale washes ashore at Hawkesbay KARACHI, Jan 16: Body of a whale which had died many days back washed ashore on the Hawkesbay beach early on Sunday morning. Responding to the Dawn queries, the World Wide... KARACHI: Removal of encroachments along beaches planned KARACHI, Jan 16: The municipal administration of Keamari Town has decided to remove encroachments from the town’s beaches, particularly along the Hawkesbay strip where mangrove sites are being rapidly demolished.... KARACHI: Vacant posts at CHK to be filled soon KARACHI, Jan 16: All posts ranging from BPS-1 to BPS-15 lying vacant in Civil Hospital Karachi will be filled on the basis of merit within in the next few months.... KARACHI: Music festival to begin on 20th KARACHI, Jan 16: The All Pakistan Music Conference will hold its third three-day annual festival from Jan 20-22 at the National Academy of Performing Arts. This was announced at a press... KARACHI: Uplift projects to be completed on time, says minister KARACHI, Jan 16: Federal Minister for Local Government and Rural Development Justice (R) Abdul Razzak Thahim has said that the government is fully committed to complete all development schemes in time under Khushhal Pakistan Programme-II.... KARACHI: 600 stalls removed in Saddar KARACHI, Jan 16: In compliance with orders of Sindh High Court and Sindh Governor Ishratul Ibad, the Saddar Town Municipal Administration on Monday initiated a grand operation against encroachments and removed... KARACHI: Political parties urged to serve masses KARACHI, Jan 16: The chairperson of Pakistan Peoples Party-SB, Ghinwa Bhutto, on Monday said that the problems of the people at grass roots level must be solved through political means.... KARACHI: Home Economics results KARACHI, Jan 16: The University of Karachi on Monday announced the results of MSc (Home Economics) previous and final annual exams 2005.... KARACHI: Big dams termed vital KARACHI, Jan 16: Begum Saeeda Soomro, Jacobabad Nazim and mother of Chairman Senate Mohammedmian Soomro, has said that the progress and prosperity of the country depend on the construction of big dams.... KARACHI: Anti-blindness drive KARACHI, Jan 16: To save millions of people from being blind, Campaign Sight First-II has been launched in Pakistan. The launching ceremony here was held on Saturday night, which was also attended by Indian delegates.... KARACHI: Illegal structures KARACHI, Jan 16: The KBCA has razed a number of illegal constructions in different areas. KBCA squad demolished illegal structures on plot No A-690 and 691 in Lyari.... KARACHI: Drizzle likely KARACHI, Jan 16: The Met office has forecast partly cloudy weather with chances of light rain on Tuesday. The minimum temperature is expected to range between 14 and 16 degrees Centigrade.... KARACHI: Condolence KARACHI, Jan 16: Condolence book will be opened at Consulate General of the State of Kuwait for the next two days for writing condolences on the death of Amir of Kuwait, Shaikh Jaber Al Ahmed Al Jaber Al Sabah.... KARACHI: Construction work on Baghicha hits delay KARACHI, Jan 16: Construction work on the 163-acre portion of the Gutter Baghicha lands for developing a modern park has been stopped abruptly and, taking advantage of the same, certain people... KARACHI: Woman, son-in-law convicted KARACHI, Jan 16: The district and sessions judge, West, Mohammed Jawaid Alam, convicted on Monday a woman and her son-in-law for adultery. The judge sentenced Shamim Akhtar and her son-in-law Jaffer Hussain alias Jafferi to suffer rigorous imprisonment for five years.... KARACHI: CM thanks Muttahida chief for compliments KARACHI, Jan 16: Sindh Chief Minister Dr Arbab Ghulam Rahim has said that MQM chief Altaf Hussain’s remarks in his address to the Sindhi media on Sunday were in fact compliments for him.... KARACHI: Transfers, postings ordered KARACHI, Jan 16: The Sindh government has ordered transfers and postings of officers. According to a handout issued here on Monday, Syed Naseem Shah (BS-18) EDO (Agriculture) Thatta has been transferred... KARACHI: Child dies in accident KARACHI, Jan. 16: A child died in a road accident in Orangi Town on Monday. Police said that Farman, 2, was hit by a speeding pickup in Banaras Chowk down causing his instant death.... KARACHI: Posthumous promotions for policemen KARACHI, Jan 16: Sindh Home Minister Rauf Siddiqui on Monday announced posthumous promotion to next ranks of police for ASI Muhammad Arif and head constable Nadeem Ahmed Khan who were killed in ambush on Sunday.... KARACHI: Schedule for question hour KARACHI, Jan 16: Sindh Assembly Speaker Syed Muzaffar Hussain Shah has set the following schedule for answering questions relating to various departments during question hour in the upcoming session.... HYDERABAD: Funds from president’s Hyderabad package yet to be released HYDERABAD, Jan 16: The federal government has not released a single penny as matching grant for the Hyderabad Development Package of Rs10.5 billion announced by President Gen Pervez Musharraf and Rs1... HYDERABAD:Raids on hotels to find missing girl HYDERABAD, Jan 16: Police on Monday conducted raids on guest houses and hotels in various parts of the city in a high profile search of a daughter of an adviser to Sindh chief minister and maternal nephew of a federal minister.... HYDERABAD:Industrial smoke affecting people HYDERABAD, Jan 16: People’s Party Parliamentarians MNA from Kotri Nawab Abdul Ghani Talpur has said poisonous smoke emitting from chimneys in the industrial zone has made lives of people of the Jamshoro district miserable.... HYDERABAD: Four die in accidents near Hyderabad HYDERABAD, Jan 16: Four people, including a minor boy, were killed and six others were injured in two separate accidents on Monday. Jawahari Lal, Mushtaq, and an unidentified man were killed when a Mirpurkhas-bound bus overturned near the Detho village.... LARKANA: Man being harassed for filing FIR against child-lifters LARKANA, Jan 16: Qaimuddin Solangi, who had registered an FIR against child lifters, is receiving life-threats. He told City ASP Irfan Baloch that three motorcyclists had visited him on Sunday night... DADU: Warble disease hits livestock in Dadu DADU, Jan 16: Livestock in the Kachho belt of Dadu district have been found to be suffering from the warble disease. Under directives of the federal livestock ministry, a team of... LARKANA: CMCH to have free blood test facility LARKANA, Jan 16: The Sindh Safe Blood Transfusion Authority will provide free test facilities along with blood packs at the central laboratory of the Chandka Medical College Hospital, Larkana....

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