DAWN - Local; April 1, 2006

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April 1, 2006	Saturday	Rabi-ul-Awwal 2, 1427

KARACHI: Couple shot dead by robbers KARACHI, March 31: A couple was shot dead while resisting bandits early Friday morning in Orangi Town. Police said around five armed bandits entered a house in Farid Colony in the limits of Mominabad police station and started collecting valuables....		KARACHI: Education circles plan resistance movement: Composite exam KARACHI, March 31: School management associations, which are concerned over the prevailing unrest among students and parents in the wake of the arbitrary decision of composite examination at Secondary School Certificate...

KARACHI: ACE told to return KBCA files KARACHI, March 31: The Sindh High Court directed the anti-corruption establishment on Friday to return all the original files and documents seized from the Karachi Building Control Authority office within four weeks....		KARACHI: Devolution helps deliver services promptly: Minister tells workshop KARACHI, March 31: Sindh Local Government Adviser Waseem Akhtar has said that devolution of power is a major step to ensure prompt and efficient delivery of public services....

KARACHI: E-govt aimed at curbing corruption, says Kamal KARACHI, March 31: City Nazim Syed Mustafa Kamal has said that the process of the CDGK and its subordinate departments’ conversion to e-government has been initiated and computerized system is being introduced at UC level at a cost of Rs10 million....		KARACHI: Joint efforts urged to combat heart diseases KARACHI, March 31: Joint efforts are needed to combat rising cardiovascular diseases in South Asia, a region, which is more prone to these diseases than other parts of the world....

KARACHI: Student dies during VIP movement KARACHI, March 31: A student of the University of Karachi died of an appendix rupture reportedly after being stranded in a traffic jam due to VIP movement in the city on Wednesday evening, on account of the ongoing Expo exhibition....		KARACHI: 5 officials of revenue deptt sacked KARACHI, March 31: Sindh Chief Minister Arbab Ghulam Rahim on Friday ordered the termination of service of some officials of revenue department and registration of cases against them by Anti-Corruption Department....

KARACHI: Appeal in killing case allowed KARACHI, March 31: The Sindh High Court anti-terrorism bench allowed on Friday an appeal moved by four convicts in sectarian killings in a city mosque. Mohammad Azam alias Sharif, Ataullah alias...		KARACHI: Ibad orders action against drug dens KARACHI, March 31: Sindh Governor Dr Ishratul Ibad Khan stressed the need for better coordination between all the anti-narcotic organisations working in the province. In this regard, he issued directive for...

KARACHI: Palestinians value moral support by Pakistanis KARACHI, March 31: Speakers at a reception on Friday stressed that the people of Palestine and Pakistan had great love for each other and always extended moral support to the other in their struggle....		KARACHI: Altaf for abolishing feudalism KARACHI, March 31: Founder of Muttahida Qaumi Movement Altaf Hussain on Friday emphasized the need for establishing the rule by the poor and the middle class for pulling the country from its present morass....

KARACHI: Teachers, officials meet to resolve issues: Promotions, moveovers KARACHI, March 31: A number of decisions relating to promotions, move-overs, appointments and transfers of lecturers were taken on Friday in a meeting between the chief secretary and a delegation of the Sindh Professors and Lecturers Association....		KARACHI: Increase in wages of workers demanded KARACHI, March 31: Textile workers on Friday demanded that their wages, which had not been revised for over a decade now, be increased immediately and women workers be given similar wages....

KARACHI: Projects reviewed KARACHI, March 31: Sindh Chief Secretary Fazlur Rehman has directed officials concerned to ensure early completion of ongoing uplift projects in the province and their execution in a transparent manner....		KARACHI: Boy scouts weeklong programmes end KARACHI, March 31: The weeklong ceremonies of PIA Boy Scouts Association on Pakistan Resolution ended on Friday morning. The ceremonies were inaugurated by district commissioners at 1 scouts headquarters functioning at...

KARACHI: Role of IT in uplift stressed KARACHI, March 31: Sindh Minister for Industries Adil Siddiqui has underscored the importance of technological literacy for industrial and commercial development. Addressing the concluding session of a seminar on the Role...		KARACHI: Bachat bazaars in clutches of profiteers KARACHI, March 31: Bachat bazaars have lost their utility and effectiveness, and people are now calling them ‘loot bazaars’ due to the profiteering and fleecing of consumers, speakers told a seminar on Thursday....

KARACHI: Edhi centre robbed KARACHI, March 31: The Edhi Centre was robbed of its donation box and wireless set by unknown persons in Gulistan-i-Jauhar early Friday morning. Police said in charge of the Jauhar Edhi...		KARACHI: Interference in hirings slammed KARACHI, March 31: Condemning the interference of army vigilance teams in the railways recruitment process, the workers have demanded to strictly follow the departmental employment procedure....

KARACHI: Weather KARACHI, March 31: The Met office has forecast fair, dry weather for the city on Saturday, with maximum temperature expected to range between 32°C and 34°C....		HYDERABAD: SHC issues notices in irrigation water case HYDERABAD, March 31: The Hyderabad circuit bench of Sindh High Court on Friday issued notices to secretary irrigation, managing director Sindh Irrigation and Drainage Authority, director Nara canal area water board,...

HYDERABAD: University’s magazine launched HYDERABAD, March 31: The mass communication department of the University of Sindh has launched a monthly magazine “Shaoor” in English, Sindhi and Urdu as its laboratory publication....		HYDERABAD: Campaign against karo-kari begins HYDERABAD, March 31: Leaders of non-governmental organizations on Friday launched a campaign against karo-kari. The campaign “We can end honour killing” will continue during April in eight districts of Sindh....

PESHAWAR: Emergency PA session summoned next week PESHAWAR, March 31: The NWFP government has decided to summon an emergency session of the provincial assembly next week to induct its new MPAs in place of three lawmakers who have been expelled on charges of horse-trading in the Senate elections....		PESHAWAR: PHC raises jail term of convict PESHAWAR, March 31: The Peshawar High Court on Friday enhanced the sentence of a person convicted by a trial court of assaulting and injuring his wife....

PESHAWAR: Close trade, cultural ties with Kabul urged PESHAWAR, March 31: Speakers at a seminar on Pakistan-Afghanistan relations have stressed the need for enhancing trade and cultural ties between the two countries through people-to-people contacts....		PESHAWAR: Five police officers transferred PESHAWAR, March 31: A spokesman of the central police office said on Friday that DPO Atiqullah Wazir had been transferred and posted as SP, CID. Gul Afzal Afridi, acting SP, Peshawar,...