March 24, 2006	Friday	Safar 23, 1427

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KARACHI: Pakistan Day observed with fervour KARACHI, March 23: Pakistan Day was observed here on Thursday with traditional zeal and fervour, as a day to resolve make the country a strong, progressive and enlightened state....		KARACHI: Six-day WSF mega event begins today KARACHI, March 23: The six-day World Social Forum proceedings begin on Friday at 6pm at the KMC Sports Complex with the plenary session to be presided over by Kumari Nirmala Deshpande,...
KARACHI: Illegal bus terminal in Saddar removed KARACHI, March 23: The anti-encroachment department of Jamshed Town has dismantled the decades-old inter-city bus terminal at Taj Medical Complex and Depot Lines in a week-long operation....		KARACHI: Poets from home, abroad enthral audience: Aalmi Mushaira at National Stadium KARACHI, March 23: With family or friends in toe, Karachiites turned up at the National Stadium in droves on Wednesday night to listen to the 40-odd poets from home and abroad who took part in the Aalmi Mushaira being held there....
KARACHI: Efforts on to start work on Corridor-II, says nazim KARACHI, March 23: City Nazim Syed Mustafa Kamal on Thursday said that steps were being taken to ensure initiation of work on the Mass Transit Corridor-II by June this year....		KARACHI: Class X exams from April 18 KARACHI, March 23: The Board of Secondary Education Karachi has released the schedule of SSC Part-II (Class X) annual examinations 2006, commencing on April 18. According to BSE sources, about 175,000...
HYDERABAD: Conference demands new constituent assembly HYDERABAD, March 23: A conference convened by the Awami Tehrik on Thursday demanded that new elections should be held for a constituent assembly in the light of March 23, 1940 and...		PESHAWAR: 10 people from NWFP get national awards PESHAWAR, March 23: Ten prominent persons of the NWFP were honoured with national awards on behalf of President Pervez Musharraf for rendering extraordinary achievements in their respective fields during an investiture...
PESHAWAR: Nurses’ strike paralyses health system in NWFP PESHAWAR, March 23: Health delivery system across the province was paralysed after nursing staff of government and teaching hospitals went on indefinite strike from Wednesday the acceptance of their demands....		KARACHI: Murdered siblings’ kin being harassed KARACHI, March 23: Family members of the siblings, who had fallen victim to police firing on March 20 in North Nazimabad, have claimed being harassed and pressured by the police....
KARACHI: Academics welcome cabinet decision: Composite exam system KARACHI, March 23: Education circle and private school management associations have welcomed the decision of the Sindh government of upholding the existing system of by-parts Secondary School Certificate (SSC) examinations under the educational boards in the province....		KARACHI: Families enjoy event as night of outing KARACHI, March 23: Like more than a dozen international mushairas before it, the one held on Wednesday was a family affair for thousands of Karachiites who attended it....
KARACHI: Minister urged to resign KARACHI, March 23: The Sindh Professors and Lecturers Association on Thursday welcomed the Sindh government’s decision to revoke the composite examination system of classes 9th and 10th, and demanded the resignation of the Sindh Education Minister, Dr Hamida Khuhro....		KARACHI: Zubaida hails services of scouts KARACHI, March 23: The vision of the President of Pakistan and Chief Scout, General Pervez Musharraf is to pursue the path of enlightened moderation and to follow the footsteps of the founder of the nation, Quaid-i-Azam Mohammad Ali Jinnah....
PESHAWAR: Tribute paid to Pushto writers PESHAWAR, March 23: Speakers at a seminar on Thursday paid tribute to Pushto writers Ghani Khan, Khan Abdul Wali Khan and Mohammad Ashraf Khan Maftoon. The Aalmi Pushto Congress held the...		KARACHI: Pakistan Day observed in LERP site KARACHI, March 23: Pakistan Day was observed in the Lyari Expressway Resettlement Project (LERP) sites of Hawksbay and Taisar Town in a unique manner. It was celebrated by shiftees of Lyari...
KARACHI: 400 literacy centres planned KARACHI, March 23: The Naib Nazim, Nasreen Jalil, has said the city government will open 400 literacy centres in the city for which the literacy department has started planning....		KARACHI: Natural hazards related to weather KARACHI, March 23: About 90 per cent of natural hazards are related to weather, climate and water, said S A A Kazmi, the Director-General of the Pakistan Meteorological Department, while inaugurating...
KARACHI: Govt urged to recognize rights of provinces KARACHI, March 23: Speakers at a seminar here on Thursday stressed the need of recognizing the sovereign rights of provinces and people’s right of self-determination to save the country from the current crisis....		KARACHI: Rulers told to understand Pakistan Day message KARACHI, March 23: The commitment made in “Pakistan Resolution“ on March 23, 1940 even after 66 years remains to be honoured as during this period rulers plundered national exchequer and poor became poorer and rich, richer....
KARACHI: Expo 2006 plan reviewed KARACHI, March 23: A meeting to review arrangements made for the Expo 2006, scheduled from March 29, was held at the Conference Room of Civic Centre on Thursday....		KARACHI: Nazim seeks report on uplift work KARACHI, March 23: City Nazim Syed Mustafa Kamal has asked the committee, comprising members of the Korangi Association of Trade and Industry for monitoring development works in the Korangi Industrial Area,...
KARACHI: MMA to observe protest today KARACHI, March 23: The Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal on Thursday condemned the release on bail of police personnel involved in the killings of two siblings three days back in Karachi within 24 hours,...		KARACHI: Another faction of PML KARACHI, March 23: Leader of Pakistan-based Bengalis Dr Saleh Zahoor at a large public gathering at Karachi Press Club (KPC) on Thursday announced formation of Pakistan Muslim League Sher-i-Bengal A K...
KARACHI: Clash over burial KARACHI, March 23: Several vehicles were set ablaze and one person was wounded in firing when two groups clashed over an attempt to bury caretaker of the Mazar within its premises in Garden area on Thursday....		HYDERABAD: OGDC urged to fulfil promises of community service HYDERABAD, March 23: The Awami Action Committee for the Rights of People has said that if the OGDC failed to fulfil its obligation of community service in a month, the people will hold protest demonstrations against it in the province....
HYDERABAD: Health deptt short of staff: minister HYDERABAD, March 23: Sindh Health Minister Shabbir Ahmad Qaimkhani has admitted that there is a shortage of staff in the health department and hoped that vacancies will be filled after lifting of ban on recruitment....		HYDERABAD: Call for vacating mosque land HYDERABAD, March 23: Cardiac surgeon (Dr) Rasool Bux, a resident of Goth Mohammad Bux Barham, UC Hatri, has appealed to the Sindh chief minister to order ejection of encroachers from the land of village mosque....
HYDERABAD: Free medical camp held HYDERABAD, March 23: The National Centre of Excellence in Analytical Chemistry of the University of Sindh organized a one-day free medical Camp at the Manchhar Lake....		HYDERABAD: Plan to ensure smooth flow of traffic HYDERABAD, March 23: District Nazim Kanwar Naveed Jamil has said the local government will construct multi-storey parking plazas in different congested areas of the city to ensure smooth traffic flow on roads....
PESHAWAR: Pakistan Day celebrated in tribal areas PESHAWAR, March 23: Pakistan Day was celebrated across the Federally Administered Tribal areas, Dir and Chitral districts with traditional zeal and renewed resolve to make the country an abode of peace and amity....		PESHAWAR: Disputed plot: woman accuses police of harassment PESHAWAR, March 23: Zari Begum, who claimed to be the owner of a commercial plot along the G.T. Road, accused the city police of colluding with district nazim Haji Ghulam Ali and evicting her family from their property at gunpoint....
PESHAWAR: New housing scheme for govt employees PESHAWAR, March 23: The city district government has been trying to acquire 92,000 kanal for the construction of a township for government employees in the provincial capital....		PESHAWAR: Transmission of radio restored in S. Waziristan PESHAWAR, March 23: Radio transmission in South Waziristan Agency was restored on Wednesday after remaining suspended for two days following bomb blast that damaged the Antenna Tuning Unit (ATU)....
MIRAMSHAH: Declamation, poetry contest held in Miramshah MIRAMSHAH, March 23: Pakistan Day was celebrated across North Waziristan on Thursday to highlight the significance of the day and pay tribute to national heroes. To mark the day, the entire agency was adorned with national flags, banners and buntings....		LANDI KOTAL: Demand for dry port at Landi Kotal LANDI KOTAL, March 23: There is a dire need to set up a dry port at Landi Kotal to boost bilateral trade between Pakistan and Afghanistan, customs clearing agents say....
DIR: Dir Mela begins DIR, March 23: Thousands of people were drawn to the banks of Lowari Top River as the three-day Dir Mela got under way here on Thursday....		HARIPUR: ‘Children most hit by respiratory disorder’ HARIPUR, March 23: Children under five years of age constitute 60 per cent of the victims of Acute Respiratory Infection (ARI) in Haripur district. This has been claimed in a ‘social...