March 15, 2006	Wednesday	Safar 14, 1427

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KARACHI: Six bandits shot dead in encounters with police KARACHI, March 14: Six bandits were shot dead in encounters with police in three areas of the city and a man wounded by robbers died in hospital on Tuesday....		KARACHI: Notices issued to home deptt, police KARACHI, March 14: The Sindh High Court issued notices to the provincial home department, the town police officer of Saddar, the SHO of the Nabi Bux police station and others in...
KARACHI: Steps taken to ensure regular water supply KARACHI, March 14: The Karachi Water and Sewerage Board has taken measures to ensure uninterrupted supply of water to various city localities. The areas, which were earlier getting water from the...		KARACHI: Fumigation campaign proves ineffective KARACHI, March 14: The fumigation drive launched by the city government a few days ago has failed to produce the desired results so far, that being eradication of the growing numbers...
KARACHI: 9-year-old boy crushed to death KARACHI, March 14: A nine-year-old boy was killed in an accident on Mauripur Road on Tuesday. Police said Noor Muhammad, resident of Muhammadi Colony, was reportedly crossing the main Mauripur Road when a speeding lorry knocked him down....		KARACHI: Evidence concludes in murder case KARACHI, March 14: The prosecution in the murder and kidnapping for ransom case of a young man concluded on Tuesday its evidence with the deposition of the investigation officer as the last prosecution witness....
KARACHI: Provincial autonomy only solution: ANP KARACHI, March 14: Awami National Party President Asfandyar Wali Khan has said that provincial autonomy is the only solution to all fundamental issues being confronted to the country....		KARACHI: Foreign policy a failure: PPP KARACHI, March 14: The Pakistan People’s Party on Tuesday maintained that the regime’s foreign policy was a total failure and was a reflection of its flawed domestic policy....
KARACHI: Ulema Council draft to be ready in three days: Ibad KARACHI, March 14: Sindh Governor Ishratul Ibad on Tuesday expressed hope that the Ulema Council, being set up in Sindh, would help streamlining the society with Islamic principles and play a...		KARACHI: Court holiday KARACHI, March 14: The Acting Chief Justice and the judges of Sindh High Court have declared that the high court, its offices at Karachi, Hyderabad, Sukkur and Larkana and the District...
KARACHI: No reports of traffic jams, says city govt KARACHI, March 14: Alternative routes made in connection with three underpasses being constructed at the Nazimabad petrol pump, Liaquatabad No 10 and Gharibabad, have been carpeted and cleared from encroachments to facilitate the smooth flow of vehicular traffic....		KARACHI: Pakistan, India urged to open visa camps KARACHI, March 14: The People’s Forum for Peace and Democracy has demanded early opening of Karachi and Mumbai consulates and setting up of camp offices in smaller towns of Pakistan and India for the issuance of visas....
KARACHI: Etihad Airways celebrates launching of new routes KARACHI, March 14: The Etihad Airways, the UAE’s national airlines, celebrated the launching of its three new routes to Islamabad, Lahore and Peshawar, by hosting more than 100 dignitaries, business leaders and journalists from Pakistan to Abu Dhabi....		KARACHI: MMA opposes changes in curricula KARACHI, March 14: The Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal on Tuesday strongly condemned the removal of Islamic teachings from the national curricula of Islamiat, Urdu and English in the garb of curbing so-called extremism and vowed to resist conspiracies to secularize education in Pakistan....
KARACHI: Clarification KARACHI, March 14: With reference to the report headlined ‘High court acquits doctor brothers’ carried by Dawn on March 11, it is clarified that Prof Azhar Farooqui, a cardiac physician, appeared as a defence witness and not as a prosecution witness....		KARACHI: Consumer rights law under study, says Soomro KARACHI, March 14: Lack of foresight in planning at the government level, imbalance in demand and supply of food and services, poor legislation to protect the consumers’ rights, and poor business...
KARACHI: Integration of liberal arts, sciences stressed KARACHI, March 14: Regretting deterioration in the local education system Dr Syed Nomanul Haq of the Department of Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations, Pennsylvania University-USA recommended an integrated approach - offering...		KARACHI: Comprehensive training for policemen urged KARACHI, March 14: Sindh IGP Jehangir Mirza has called for imparting training to police officials and personnel in such a manner that they should not only uphold the law, protect the...
KARACHI: Road safety education programme begins KARACHI, March 14: The fourth road safety education and teacher training programme commenced at the transport and communication department of the city government, Civic Centre on Tuesday....		KARACHI: Special children entertained KARACHI, March 14: Over a 150 handicapped children were entertained for over three hours at a fun-filled programme organized at a local hotel on Tuesday. Special children wearing fancy dresses danced...
KARACHI: Kenyan tourism show opens KARACHI, March 14: The Sindh Minister for Sports and Culture, Qamar Mansoor, said that besides trade there were bright prospects in the field of tourism between Pakistan and Kenya....		KARACHI: Encroachments removed KARACHI, March 14: More than 200 encroachments including pushcarts, chicken cages, cabins and chairs were removed from various parts of Jamshed Town under the supervision of the Town Officer Municipal Regulation, Hafiz Jamal....
KARACHI: NED exams today KARACHI, March 14: The NED University of Engineering and Technology shall remain closed on March 15 on account of the Urs of Shah Abdul Latif Bhitai....		KARACHI: Road projects in Gulshan KARACHI, March 14: The Nazim of Gulshan-i-Iqbal Town, Wasay Jalil, on Tuesday inaugurated the reconstruction of all streets and the main road of Gulistan-i-Jauhar, blocks 7 and 14....
KARACHI: Weather KARACHI, March 14: The Met office has forecast fair/ partly cloudy weather with hazy morning for Karachi on Wednesday with minimum temperature expected to range between 20 and 22 degrees Centigrade.—PPI...		HYDERABAD: SHC suspends nazim’s order: Ban on entry of buses in city HYDERABAD, March 14: The Sindh High Court, Hyderabad circuit bench, on Tuesday suspended an order of the district nazim banning entry of local buses into the city....
HYDERABAD: Judiciary urged to take action: Attack on PPP activists HYDERABAD, March 14: The district chapter of the People’s Party Parliamentarians has appealed to the Supreme Court and the Sindh High Court to take suo motu notice of an attack on...		HYDERABAD: Food allowance to be raised for prisoners HYDERABAD, March 14: Sindh Inspector-General of Prisons Brig M. A. H. Ayaz Mughni said on Tuesday that a proposal to increase allocation for food for prisoners is under active consideration of the Sindh government....
HYDERABAD: Crisis centre for women to be set up in each district HYDERABAD, March 14: Sindh Minister for Women Development Dr Saeeda Malik said on Tuesday her ministry would set up crisis centres in every district of the province to redress women’s grievances...		HYDERABAD: Shahzadi case: doctors call off protest HYDERABAD, March 14: In view of the hardship being faced by people, the ’ action committee of doctors has called off its strike and doctors resumed duties on Tuesday....
HYDERABAD: NGOs urged to help curb child labour HYDERABAD, March 14: District Nazim Kanwar Naveed Jamil has urged the organizations working for the eradication of child labour to establish child welfare and learning institutions in backward areas of the district....		HYDERABAD: Hyderabad to organise flower show HYDERABAD, March 14: The district government would organise a flower show at the provincial-level in February next year and invite all districts, institutions and flower producers of the province to participate in it, said District Nazim Kanwar Naveed Jamil....
PESHAWAR: Govt should re-assess Afghan policy: ANP: Fallout of guerrilla warfare PESHAWAR, March 14: Awami National Party president Asfandyar Wali Khan has expressed apprehensions that the fallout of the guerrilla warfare in Afghanistan could spell disaster for Pakistan....		PESHAWAR: Rubble hindering reconstruction in quake-hit areas: No plan yet for debris removal PESHAWAR, March 14: The removal of rubble from government buildings in the five earthquake-hit districts of the NWFP has become a major hurdle in the reconstruction phase, officials said....
PESHAWAR: Religious leaders’ help sought: Aids awareness campaign PESHAWAR, March 14: Speakers at a workshop called upon religious leaders to raise awareness about HIV/Aids among the masses so that people could be protected against the disease....		PESHAWAR: NFC award rejected PESHAWAR, March 14: Rejecting the announcement of the National Finance Commission (NFC) award on the basis of population, participants of a seminar suggested a multi-criterion formula for allocation of funds....
PESHAWAR: Gen Ahsan visits Peshawar PESHAWAR, March 14: Vice Chief of Army Staff General Ahsan Saleem Hyat on Tuesday visited the Corps Headquarters and called on Corps Commander Lt-Gen Mohammad Hamid Khan....		LAKKI MARWAT: Three more contractors arrested LAKKI MARWAT, March 14: Three more contractors were arrested in Dera Ismail Khan and Abbotabad as part of action against people involved in the Lakki Rod Kohi scam following the registration of an FIR by the anti-corruption police, Lakki, on Saturday....