January 21, 2006	Saturday	Zilhaj 20, 1426

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KARACHI: PA session prorogued amid uproar KARACHI, Jan 20: The requisitioned session of the Sindh Assembly was prorogued without doing any business after 15 minutes of pandemonium in the house....		KARACHI: Strike keeps cable TV service suspended KARACHI, Jan 20: Cable TV transmissions in the city remained suspended on the second consecutive day, Friday, as cable operators refused to call off their protest against what they called....
KARACHI: Relief goods detained at port for taxes KARACHI, Jan 20: A consignment of rolled galvanized steel corrugated sheets imported from India by the Edhi Foundation for building shelters for those affected by the earthquake are held up at...		KARACHI: Centre to help build KMTP Corridor-2 KARACHI, Jan 20: The federal government has assured City Nazim Syed Mustafa Kamal of all possible assistance in the construction of Corridor-2 of the Karachi Mass Transit Project....
KARACHI: Dam controversy not yet over: Soomro KARACHI, Jan 20: Former Speaker Illahi Bakhsh Soomro said on Thursday that the dam controversy was still not over because the government had decided to build five big dams in 10 years time....		KARACHI: SHC takes notice of grabbing of road KARACHI, Jan 20: The Sindh High Court took a serious view of misappropriation of an entire road in the PECHS by the land mafia and asked the civic agencies to explain their position....
KARACHI: Balochistan, Sindh discuss cooperation KARACHI, Jan 20: The Balochistan government is considering providing incentives to investors from Sindh to expedite industrial development in Gwadar....		KARACHI: Opposition not serious on water issue: minister KARACHI, Jan 20: The non-serious attitude of the opposition in the House, which was requisitioned by them to discuss water reservoirs issue including Kalabagh Dam, has compelled the chair to abruptly prorogue the session....
KARACHI: SNA rejects NFC award KARACHI, Jan. 20: The Sindh National Alliance on Thursday rejected the recently announced National Finance Commission award and has also rejected the proposed construction of any new dams on Indus....		KARACHI: Examination schedule to remain unchanged KARACHI, Jan 20: Examinations of the University of Karachi and Board of Intermediate Education, Karachi, would be conducted as per schedule on Jan 23, which had been declared a local holiday by the city government....
KARACHI: Woman dies in accident KARACHI, Jan 20: A woman died in an accident in Karimabad following which enraged area people set the minibus on fire. Police said that Ishrat, 35, was on a motorcycle along...		KARACHI: Education deptt plans to hire 200 IT teachers KARACHI, Jan 20: The appointment of about 200 IT/computer teachers for selected schools and colleges is likely to be finalized in a month or two, said sources in the Sindh education department....
KARACHI: SEPA issues notice to cement factory KARACHI, Jan 20: The Sindh Environmental Protection Agency (SEPA), under the provision of the Environmental Protection Act 1997, and EIA Regulations 2000 has issued notice to Javedan Cement Mills, Manghopir-Karachi for causing pollution....		KARACHI: SIUT moot on bioethics begins today KARACHI, Jan 20: A two-day conference on “bioethics education” will commence on Jan 21, under the joint aegis of Centre for Biomedical Ethics and Culture, Sindh Institute of Urology and Transplantation and Unesco at SIUT....
KARACHI: Opposition accuses govt of avoiding debate on dams KARACHI, Jan 20: Enraged by the deputy speaker’s ruling to prorogue the Sindh Assembly’s requisitioned session for discussion of water and other contentious issues, the opposition decided to file yet another requisition, probably on Saturday....		KARACHI: Quiz, debate contest mark third day of Olympiad KARACHI, Jan 20: As the competitions of the International Schools Educational Olympiad are in full swing, excitement coupled with an ever-growing sense of urgency mounts amongst students participating in the event....
KARACHI: PMA hails doctors’ employment KARACHI, Jan 20: The Pakistan Medical Association, Karachi chapter, has hailed the Sindh government’s decision to accommodate 1,000 doctors and 3,000 paramedics in public sector facilities scattered across the province....		KARACHI: Gender inequality KARACHI, Jan 20: The Sindh Minister for Women Development, Dr Saeeda Malik, urged the civil society to support the government in countering the feudalistic mindset among the people in general....
KARACHI: Suparco signs accord with Saudi firm KARACHI, Jan 20: Pakistan Space and Upper Atmosphere Research Commission (Suparco) has signed an agreement with a Saudi-based business concern, ZULTRACK International, to market Suparco’s indigenously developed vehicle tracking, fleet management...		KARACHI: Action against encroachers KARACHI, Jan 20: Naib Nazim Nasreen Jalil has said that all resources will be utilized to solve the genuine problems of Keamari Town. She stated this while talking to Keamari Town Nazim Humaiyun Khan, who called on her on Friday....
KARACHI: Urdu varsity results KARACHI, Jan 20: The Federal Urdu University of Arts, Science and Technology announced the results of BA (honours) Part-II Exams 2005. According to examination controller, 64.63...		KARACHI: Art exhibition KARACHI, Jan 20: A 15-ft high and 7-ft wide mural painting titled ‘Worshippers’ by renowned painter and sculptor Shahid Rassam will be inaugurated at the Arts Council of Pakistan on Jan 21 at 5.30pm....
KARACHI: SHCBA slams US attack on civilians KARACHI, Jan 20: The Sindh High Court Bar Association held a meeting of its managing committee to mark the lawyers’ protest day against the wanton attack by US aircraft on civilians in Bajaur Agency....		HYDERABAD: Community to be involved in raising literacy rate HYDERABAD, Jan 20: District Nazim Kanwar Naveed Jameel has said that the district government has decided to form union council and taluka-level sub-committees to ensure community participation in enhancing the literacy rate and improving the quality of education....
HYDERABAD: Plan discussed to maintain Hyderabad’s polio-free status HYDERABAD, Jan 20: District Nazim Kanwar Naveed Jamil has directed the district health management to prepare a plan to ensure routine immunization with full coverage of anti-polio campaign so that status of Hyderabad as a polio-free district could be maintained....		HYDERABAD: Tribute paid to Allama Qasimi HYDERABAD, Jan 20: Scholars paid rich tributes to great scholar Allama Ghulam Mustafa Qasimi for his services to literature and research. They were speaking at a seminar “Allama Ghulam Mustafa Qasimi...
HYDERABAD: FIR lodged against UC nazim, PPP leaders HYDERABAD, Jan 20: An FIR has been registered at the Hyderabad city police station against a union council nazim of the Qasimabad taluka, Mehboob Abro, and PPP leaders Usman Kennedy and...		KHAIRPUR: Forum of Young leaders’ plan for Kaghan KHAIRPUR, Jan 20: The former district nazim and member of the Forum of Young Global Leaders (FYGL), Ms Nafisa Shah, has said that the forum has constituted the Kaghan Valley Development...