DAWN - Local; March 30, 2006

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March 30, 2006	Thursday	Safar 29, 1427

KARACHI: Judgment reserved in jail van attack case KARACHI, March 29: An anti-terrorism court reserved on Wednesday judgement in the prisoners’ van firing case against five workers of the banned Lashkar-i-Jhangvi. Judge Haq Nawaz Baloch of the ATC-5 fixed...		KARACHI: Imtiaz’s petition: PM Secretariat’s response by April 1 KARACHI, March 29: Information in respect of an inquiry said to have been held by the prime minister’s inspection team into allegations against (former) provincial revenue minister Imtiaz Ahmed Shaikh is...

KARACHI: Investors to be given full opportunities: Arbab KARACHI, March 29: The Chief Minister, Dr Arbab Ghulam Rahim, has said the Sindh government will provide all possible facilities to local and foreign investors for setting up industrial units in Sindh, especially in Karachi....		KARACHI: Halt to demolition of goths demanded KARACHI, March 29: The President of Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal, Sindh chapter, MNA Asadullah Bhutto, has asked the Sindh governor and the city nazim that instead of demolishing goths and katchi abadis from...

KARACHI: Peaceful campaigner for Palestinian cause KARACHI, March 29: Among the many guests who participated in the World Social Forum, one man who stood out for his tireless efforts to bring his cause to everyone’s attention was...		KARACHI: LEAs get Civic Centre vacated KARACHI, March 29: The Civic Centre, which houses the City Nazim Secretariat and a number of CDGK offices, wore a deserted look as no official was allowed to stay in his office beyond noon....

KARACHI: Nazim holds talks with foreign delegates KARACHI, March 29: City Nazim Syed Mustafa Kamal on Wednesday held meetings with the delegations which have come from various countries to attend the Expo-2006 and exchanged views on investment in Karachi and development projects prepared by the city government....		KARACHI: Kidnappers kill one of two hostages KARACHI, March 29: The body of a man kidnapped in Gadap area for ransom in February by unknown persons was recovered on Wednesday from Hub River Road....

KARACHI: PPP wants defecting MPs disqualified KARACHI, March 29: The Pakistan People’s Party has appealed to the chief election commissioner to disqualify the MPAs who had defected their party, and declare their seats vacant....		KARACHI: K-IV project planned to meet future water needs KARACHI, March 29: The Karachi Water and Sewerage Board has chalked out K-IV project, the largest water project of the metropolis, among other mega projects to meet future water requirements of the city....

KARACHI: Evidence concludes in ransom case KARACHI, March 29: The prosecution in a kidnapping for ransom case concluded its evidence before an anti-terrorism court. Judge Ghulam Ali Samito of the ATC-1 fixed April 1 for recording the statement of the accused....		KARACHI: Ghinva condemns Israeli atrocities KARACHI, March 29: Chairperson of the Pakistan People’s Party-SB Ms Ghinva Bhutto has condemned Israeli atrocities on Palestinians, and reiterated her party’s support in their struggle against the Zionist policies and US imperialism....

KARACHI: WSF to help give country new outlook: says PPP KARACHI, March 29: The successful holding of the six-day World Social Forum 2006 in Karachi would help give Pakistan a progressive, democratic and liberal outlook. This was observed by Secretary General...		KARACHI: Asif’s plea admitted KARACHI, March 29: Justice Azizullah M Memon of High Court of Sindh on Wednesday admitted a criminal revision application by Asif Ali Zardari against an order of a trial court dismissing...

KARACHI: Teachers told to avoid trade union activities KARACHI, March 29: Sindh Chief Secretary Fazlur Rehman has called upon teachers to avoid indulging in trade union or labour union activities in view of their respectful and honourable status....		KARACHI: City govt removes encroachments KARACHI, March 29: The city government in its ongoing campaign against encroachments, on Wednesday, retrieved a number of roads, footpaths, a park and including KWSB land from the clutches of the land mafia in different towns....

KARACHI: Leprosy hospital to be improved KARACHI, March 29: The city government plans to further develop its 200-bed Leprosy Hospital, the only public sector leprosy hospital in Pakistan which provides treatment facilities to patients coming from across the country....		KARACHI: Joint efforts stressed to protect rights of consumers KARACHI, March 29: Naib Nazim Nasreen Jalil has stressed the need for collective efforts by government organizations and NGOs to ensure protection of consumer rights. “The community people should come forward...

KARACHI: No power cut on Eid Milad KARACHI, March 29: The Karachi Electric Supply Corporation’s city coordination committee met here on Tuesday to review the arrangements for a smooth power supply to consumers during the Eid Miladun Nabi celebrations....		KARACHI: DCET exams KARACHI, March 29: The Dawood College of Engineering and Technology on Wednesday notified for the eligible students of final year of 2001 batch that exam for thesis/projects of all disciplines will...

KARACHI: PPA elects office-bearers KARACHI, March 29: The Pakistan Paediatric Association has elected the new office-bearers to take over the leadership and responsibility for the term 2006-2008 at its 18th Biennial conference in Islamabad....		HYDERABAD: Watercourses in Hyderabad to be lined by June HYDERABAD, March 29: DCO Mohammad Sharif Awan has constituted a six-member technical committee to complete the lining of watercourses in the district under the National Programme for Improvement of Watercourses by June....

PESHAWAR: NGO urges free legal aid for juveniles PESHAWAR, March 29: The society for Protection of the Rights of the Child, a national NGO, has asked for providing free legal aid to juvenile prisoners in line with the relevant law....		PESHAWAR: TB patients urged not to discontinue treatment: Number of cases increasing every year PESHAWAR, March 29: Experts here have urged TB patients to continue their treatment for eight consecutive months, saying that discontinuation and resumption of treatment results in multi-drug-resistant TB which ultimately kills the patient....

GHALANAI: Poppy crop destroyed GHALANAI (Mohmand Agency), March 29: The political authorities working in collaboration with tribesmen destroyed poppy crop in more than 100 kanals in 25 villages on Wednesday....		PESHAWAR: Teachers’ role in Aids prevention stressed PESHAWAR, March 29: The government is considering plans to include information about preventive measures against HIV/Aids and other diseases in school and college curriculum, an official said on Wednesday....

PESHAWAR: DSP suspended for beating doctor PESHAWAR, March 29: The city police chief on Tuesday suspended a deputy superintendent of police on a complaint that he had assaulted a doctor of Khyber Medical Col-lege....		PESHAWAR: Terrorists may be behind blast: CPO PESHAWAR, March 29: The city police chief has formed two teams to investigate Monday’s Khyber Bazaar blast. Advocate Latif Afridi, a former MNA, has claimed that his rivals had planted the explosive device to kill him....