March 4, 2006	Saturday	Safar 3, 1427

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KARACHI: Complete strike to condemn blasphemy KARACHI, March 3: As elsewhere in the country, a complete strike was observed in the city on Friday on a call given by various parties and organizations to protest against the blasphemous cartoons published in certain European newspapers....		KARACHI: Protesters clash with police in Saddar area KARACHI, March 3: Police resorted to teargas shelling and baton-charge to prevent participants of a protest rally from heading towards the US consulate here on Friday....
KARACHI: Thousands rally against caricatures KARACHI, March 3: Thousands of people took part in scores of rallies held in different parts of the city on Friday to mark the day of protest against the publication of blasphemous caricatures by European press....		KARACHI: Opposition observes black day today: Bush’s arrival KARACHI, March 3: The joint Opposition in the country has announced to stage a peaceful protest on the arrival of US President Bush on Saturday by observing it as a ‘black...
KARACHI: Govt takes full advantage of opposition’s absence: Agenda disposed of, session prorogued KARACHI, March 3: The Sindh Assembly on Friday set a new record by disposing of all the items on its agenda. The opposition did not attend the day’s proceedings to join...		KARACHI: Blast termed conspiracy to impede city’s development KARACHI, March 3: Sindh Governor Dr Ishratul Ibad Khan said that the security of life and property of the people and the uplift of the city would not be compromised because...
KARACHI: Dr Arbab pledges safety of consulate staff KARACHI, March 3: Sindh Chief Minister Dr Arbab Ghulam Rahim on Friday visited the residence of US Consul-General Mary Witt to convey his profound grief and sorrow over the death of...		KARACHI: Benazir slams suicide attack KARACHI, March 3: The former premier and chairperson of the Pakistan Peoples Party, Benazir Bhutto, has condemned the suicide bomb blast near the US Consulate in Karachi on Thursday morning and...
KARACHI: 692 deported from Muscat KARACHI, March 3: A batch of 692 Pakistani deportees from Muscat arrived here on Friday on board the Al-Hamdi-2 launch. The deportees were served food, drinking water, provided cloths and cash....		KARACHI: Precautions against bird flu stressed KARACHI, March 3: Sindh Environment Adviser Muhammad Noman Saigal has advised all the workers and owners of poultry farms to adopt every precautionary measure to thwart any danger of bird flu virus....
KARACHI: Blast victim’s daughter turns year old KARACHI, March 3: Friday marked the first birthday of Tuba, the only daughter of Iftikhar Ahmed, the US consulate’s driver killed in the suicide attack on Thursday....		KARACHI: Trainees concerned over JPMC decision: Diploma fees KARACHI, March 3: Junior doctors undergoing a one-year diploma training programme at the Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre have been asked to pay Rs2,000 per month since the date of their admission for various diploma courses....
KARACHI: Work on three underpasses begins today KARACHI, March 3: The City District Government Karachi is undertaking work on construction of under-passes at Petrol Pump Nazimabad, Liaquatabad No-10 and Gharibabad from March 4....		KARACHI: Steps to protect patients’ rights under way KARACHI, March 3: The Sindh Health Ministry in coordination with the law department is in process of streamlining the functioning of private health care facilities across the province, with major focus...
KARACHI: Meeting on milk prices KARACHI, March 3: In order to control milk prices in the metropolis, the EDO Enterprise and Investment Promotion of the city government has convened a meeting of all stakeholders at the DCO Secretariat’s committee room on March 4....		KARACHI: Declamation contest KARACHI, March 3: Karachi University will hold All Pakistan Inter-University Bilingual Declamation Contest (Urdu and English) on topic “Poverty is the Greatest Barrier in Higher Education Achievement” at the varsity’s chemistry auditorium on March 6.—-PPI...
KARACHI: Seminar KARACHI, March 3: The M.A.H. Qadri Biological Research Centre of Karachi University in collaboration with the NED University of Engineering and Technology will organize a three-day workshop on electron microscopy from March 9 at the University of Karachi....		KARACHI: Exam forms KARACHI, March 3: The University of Karachi announced on Friday that exam forms along with fee of Rs2,700 for BS Physiotherapy First Year (Batch 2004) and BS Physiotherapy Fourth Year (Batch 2001) could be submitted till March 10....
KARACHI: Encroachments removed KARACHI, March 3: The administration of Baldia Town during its anti-encroachment drive has removed a number of illegal structures in Saadullah Goth Cottage Industry besides encroachments at the Qaimkhani Colony and Sector 9 and 12 of the town....		KARACHI: Financial aid to ailing writers KARACHI, March 3: Sindh Education Minister Dr Hamida Khuhro, being the chairperson of Sindh Adabi Board, has sanctioned an amount of Rs50,000 as a token financial help for five ailing writers of Sindhi literature....
KARACHI: SHC orders demolition of shops on Tariq Road KARACHI, March 3: The Sindh High Court ordered on Friday demolition of violative shops in a Tariq Road plaza on March 11 and asked the town police officer to provide adequate assistance to the Karachi Building Control Authority to ensure compliance....		KARACHI: Religious parties back protest on Bush’s visit KARACHI, March 3: Although, the All-Parties Action Committee (APAC) has announced ‘black day’ to be observed on Saturday (March 4) against President George Bush’s visit to Pakistan, no programme with regard...
KARACHI: PPP slams unilateral conduct of proceedings KARACHI, March 3: The Pakistan People’s Party has condemned the provincial government for holding ‘unilateral’ proceedings at the requisitioned session of the Sindh Assembly on Friday, and described this as ‘completely against democratic norms’....		KARACHI: PPP, MMA devise joint strategy for Senate polls KARACHI, March 3: A delegation of the Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal led by its Provincial President and MNA Maulana Asadullah Bhutto on Thursday evening visited Bilawal House and met leaders of the Pakistan...
HYDERABAD: Respect for all religions urged HYDERABAD, March 3: The Sindh Unity Council of the Pakistan Oppressed Nations’ Movement has said that all religions and faiths should be respected....		HYDERABAD: Construction banned in five UCs HYDERABAD, March 3: Jamshoro District Nazim Malik Asad Sikandar through a notification issued under section 144 CrPC on Friday banned any construction in five union councils to check encroachments on government lands....
HYDERABAD: Reinstatement of journal’s editors ordered HYDERABAD, March 3: Under the orders of the chairperson of the Sindhi Adabi Board and provincial Education Minister, Dr Hamida Khuhro, the editor and the joint editor of women magazine Sartiyoon,...		HYDERABAD: Steps being taken to computerise EOBI system HYDERABAD, March 3: The chairman of Employees Old-Age Benefits Institution, Brig (rtd) Akhtar Zamin, has said that marked improvement has been witnessed in the performance of national institutions during the tenure of President Gen Pervez Musharraf....