January 30, 2006	Monday	Zilhaj 29, 1426

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KARACHI: Rally protests against army action in Balochistan KARACHI, Jan 29: A big rally was staged here on Sunday to protest against the ongoing military action and the alleged human rights violations in Balochistan....		KARACHI: Bryan Adams arrives in Karachi KARACHI, Jan 29: On the day the US issued a travel advisory for its citizens, advising them against travelling to Pakistan, it was heartening to see Canadian rock star Bryan Adams...
KARACHI: Researchers call for collecting Kalhora era Persian work KARACHI, Jan 29: Scholars at a seminar on Saturday stressed the need for reliving the Persian literature and letters that prevailed in Sindh till the end of Kalhoro dynasty as those...		KARACHI: Drive against illegal signboards begins KARACHI, Jan 29: The city government has initiated a campaign to check the mushroom growth of unauthorized billboards in the city and corruption involved in the advertising business....
KARACHI: Mayo leader succumbs to wounds KARACHI, Jan 29: Chairman of the Mayo Ittehad Tehrik Ajmal Mayo, who had been stabbed in Clifton and admitted to a hospital two days back, died on Sunday....		KARACHI: Altaf urges religious harmony KARACHI, Jan 29: The Chief of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement, Altaf Hussain, on Sunday directed the party’s legislators to prepare a draft bill on sectarian hatred....
KARACHI: Muharram security measures KARACHI, Jan 29: Sindh police have established a central control room at the Central Police Office for 24-hour monitoring during Muharram to ensure fool-proof security for mourning processions and Majalis throughout the province....		KARACHI: Whale’s skeleton to be put on display KARACHI, Jan 29: The Sindh Wildlife Department has buried the carcass of the whale that had washed ashore a couple of weeks back at Hawkesbay, a suburban beach resort....
KARACHI: Seminar on Aids begins today KARACHI, Jan 29: Members of the Senate, National Assembly and provincial assemblies, as well as parliamentarians from Canada, Malaysia, Nepal, New Zealand, Sri Lanka and Thailand, will attend a two-day international...		KARACHI: Trade union leader’s services recalled KARACHI, Jan 29: Speakers at a condolence meeting on Sunday for the prominent labour leader S. P. Lodhi urged workers to forge unity in their ranks and follow in his footsteps...
KARACHI: Progress on agriculture projects reviewed KARACHI, Jan 29: Sindh Chief Minister’s Adviser on Agriculture and Food, Mir Murtaza Khan Jatoi, has said that the Sindh government will spend Rs591.539 million on agriculture development projects....		KARACHI: Membership drive by JUI KARACHI, Jan 29: The Secretary General of Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam (F), Maulana Abdul Ghafoor Haideri, will formally inaugurate the party membership drive on Jan 31 in Gulshan-i-Iqbal....
KARACHI: Children to be trained in road safety KARACHI, Jan 29: The Transport Department of the city government on the directive of the City Nazim, Syed Mustafa Kamal, has chalked out a comprehensive programme for imparting road safety training to children....		KARACHI: Youth moot KARACHI, Jan 29: The city government’s Community Development Department will organise the Youth Leadership Conference 2006 on Monday.—APP...
KARACHI: Scientific explanation for quake stressed KARACHI, Jan 29: Earthquake is purely a scientific phenomenon when earth plates move and it is misunderstood by a vast majority of the poor affected by Oct 8 quake that the...		KARACHI: Master plan soon to cope with natural disasters KARACHI, Jan 29: Federal Health Secretary Syed Anwar Mehmood has agreed to the absolute relevance of Standard Operational Procedures (SOP) as an integral part of disaster management plans, scheduled to be adopted from hospital to cabinet levels in the country....
KARACHI: Road repairs KARACHI, Jan 29: The repairing of roads and footpaths in Saddar area was in full swing on Sunday after removal of encroachments. Special teams of the Saddar Town’s Municipal Administration were...		KARACHI: Department sets up alumni body KARACHI, Jan 29: The English Department of the Karachi University held on Sunday a farewell-cum-welcome party. The department also held the inaugural alumni meeting that set up a 15-member working committee to plan the launch of its alumni association....
KARACHI: Language course KARACHI, Jan 29: The Department of Arabic, KU, announced to commence Arabic language course. Those who have passed HSC are eligible for the course. Forms are available from the UBL, KU branch....		KARACHI: Weather KARACHI, Jan 29: The Met office has forecast fair and partly cloudy weather with cool night in Karachi on Monday. The minimum temperature is expected to range between 13 and 15 degrees Centigrade.—PPI...
HYDERABAD: Palijo condemns Interpol notices HYDERABAD, Jan 29: Awami Tehrik chief Rasool Bux Palijo has criticized the government for asking Interpol to issue red notices against PPP chairperson Benazir Bhutto and her husband Asif Ali Zardari....		HYDERABAD: Protest against gas company HYDERABAD, Jan 29: Activists of the Awami Action Committee for Rights of People at the Tando Alam oil field staged a protest demonstration and sit-in outside the press club here on Sunday against the OGDCL administration....
LARKANA: Demand for withdrawal of red notices against Benaizr, Asif LARKANA, Jan 29: Activists of the PPP on Sunday took out a procession in protest against issuing of red notices against Benazir Bhutto and Asif Zardari....		LARKANA: Balochistan action, dam decision criticized LARKANA, Jan 29: Leaders of different political parties here on Sunday expressing their determination to block construction of the Kalabagh dam condemned the army operation in Balochistan....
SANGHAR: Cattle theft continues in Sanghar SANGHAR, Jan 29: Cattle rustling is on the rise in the district as five to six thefts take place almost each night. On the night between Saturday and Sunday, thieves took...		NAWABSHAH: Balochistan deprived of its due share of water: Jamali NAWABSHAH, Jan 29: Former prime minister Mir Zafarullah Khan Jamali has urged the federal and the Sindh government to hand over the charge of canals of Guddu and Sukkur barrages to Balochistan from where water is being supplied to the province....
DADU: ‘Only 20pc psychiatric patients report to clinics’ DADU, Jan 29: The president of the Pakistan Psychiatric Society (Sindh chapter), Dr Azizur Rehman, has said that 37.5 million people were suffering from schizophrenia and 340 million people were suffering...		NAUSHAHRO FEROZE: Non-affiliation of college deplored NAUSHAHRO FEROZE, Jan 29: Future of 89 students of the Government Girls’ Degree College hangs in the balance as it has not been granted affiliation by the Shah Abdul Latif University....
MIRPURKHAS: NGOs protest against torching of village MIRPURKHAS, Jan 29: Various NGOs took out a procession on Sunday in protest against an attack on the Harbo Patel village near Tando Ghulam Ali in the Badin district and torching of houses by a landlord and his henchmen....		LARKANA: Protest against killing LARKANA, Jan 29: Carrying the body of Ghulam Abbas Mughiri, his relatives blocked the Drigh-Laloo Raunk road in protest on Sunday. The protesters condemned the indifferent attitude of doctors and police who delayed post-mortem and demanded action against them....