February 22, 2006	Wednesday	Muharram 23, 1427

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KARACHI: 15 in fray as 12 quit race for 11 Senate seats KARACHI, Feb 21: A total of 12 candidates withdrew from the March 6 election for the 11 Senate seats from Sindh, leaving 15 candidates in the fray....		KARACHI: Advance fee plan for schools announced KARACHI, Feb 21: A committee of the Sindh Education Department, overseeing the affairs of privately managed schools, has finalized a new schedule for the collection of fees pertaining to the months of summer vacation....
KARACHI: High Court dismisses Imtiaz’s plea for quashment KARACHI, Feb 21: The Sindh High Court dismissed on Tuesday three applications moved by former revenue minister Imtiaz Ahmed Sheikh for quashment of as many corruption cases against him....		KARACHI: Company robbed of Rs18.5m KARACHI, Feb 21: Bandits committed robbery worth Rs18.5 million at an office of a customs agent in Kharadar on Tuesday. Three bandits barged into the office of Sabir and Company, a...
KARACHI: World Bank official for consensus on dams KARACHI, Feb 21: The government, dam builders and financiers of water reservoir projects need to take all “positive and negative” aspects of proposed plans into account before embarking on the construction...		KARACHI: Rs200 million plan for Chundrigar Road’s uplift KARACHI, Feb 21: The upgradation and beautification of I I Chundrigar Road will be completed before the end of June next at a cost of Rs 200 million under supervision of...
KARACHI: 11 get death sentence in convoy attack case KARACHI, Feb 21: An anti-terrorism court sentenced on Tuesday 11 activists of the banned Jundullah to death in the corps commander convoy attack case. The court also awarded them multiple terms of rigorous imprisonment on other charges....		KARACHI: Governor reviews law, order situation KARACHI, Feb 21: The Governor, Dr Ishratul Ibad, has said that coordinated measures would continue to be maintained for establishing an exemplary law and order in the province and these would be made more effective....
KARACHI: Christian leaders call on Arbab KARACHI, Feb 21: Sindh Chief Minister Dr Arbab Ghulam Rahim has said that Islam preaches peace, love and friendship and that the Muslims have been especially asked to protect the rights of the minorities....		KARACHI: Steps urged to overhaul system of education KARACHI, Feb 21: Speakers at the opening session of a conference called for a planned approach for removal of disparities and provision of quality education to all students in the country....
KARACHI: Order deferred in van attack case KARACHI, Feb 21: An anti-terrorism court deferred on Tuesday the judgment in the rangers van attack case against two workers of the banned Jundullah. Judge Feroze Mehmood Bhatti of ATC-2 fixed Feb 28 for the pronouncement of judgment....		KARACHI: Polls under caretaker set-up urged KARACHI, Feb 21: Secretary General of the Sindh PPP Nafees Siddiqui on Tuesday said his party wanted the 2007 general elections to be held under the supervision of a consensus caretaker government and an independent and impartial election commission....
KARACHI: JI slams West for ‘double standards’ KARACHI, Feb 21: The West is hoodwinking the whole world, particularly Muslim countries through hollow slogans of freedom of expression, said the General Secretary of Jamaat-i-Islami Sindh, Rashid Naseem, on Tuesday....		KARACHI: Shifting of illegal units demanded KARACHI, Feb 21: Residents of the old city areas in the Saddar and Lyari towns have urged the city government to shift illegal factories and industrial units from their areas and...
KARACHI: KTI gives call for transport strike KARACHI, Feb 21: A major group of transporters – Karachi Transport Ittehad – on Tuesday gave a strike call for March 2, in protest against increasing diesel prices and non-payment of outstanding dues to transporters by the government....		KARACHI: Schools warn of joining AKUEB KARACHI, Feb 21: The All-Private Schools Management Association Sindh on Tuesday demanded the government to review its decision of taking composite exams of classes 9th and 10th from 2007, saying otherwise...
KARACHI: Concern expressed over church attacks KARACHI, Feb. 21: The Idara-i-Aman-o-Insaf has expressed concern over attacks on churches in Sukkur and demanded that action be taken against the law enforcement agency personnel who failed to protect the churches....		KARACHI: Nephrology moot from tomorrow KARACHI, Feb 21: The Kidney Foundation, in coordination with International Society of Nephrology, is organizing its 7th Annual Symposium here from Feb 23 to 26. Over 300 nephrologists from across the...
KARACHI: Teachers challenge enrolment figures KARACHI, Feb 21: The Sindh Professors and Lecturers’ Association (SPLA) on Tuesday charged that the black sheep in the education department had exaggerated figures regarding the new enrolments in primary schools of Sindh to extort funds by hoodwinking the donor agencies....		KARACHI: Revision of BEd, MEd curriculum proposed KARACHI, Feb 21: A meeting of the principals of the Teachers’ Training Colleges offering BEd/MEd was held under the chairmanship of Dr Akhlaq Ahmed, pro-vice-chancellor, University of Karachi here on Tuesday....
KARACHI: Parents’ day at DHA College held KARACHI, Feb 21: Education is the harbinger of change and progress and it brings transformation in the attitude and conduct of a person. This was stated by DHA Administrator Brig Maqsood...		KARACHI: Two sanitary workers die KARACHI, Feb 21: A man and his son, both sanitary workers, died after they inhaled poisonous gases while cleaning a manhole in DHA on Tuesday. Boota Masih, 45, and his son...