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May 15, 2006 Monday Rabi-us-Sani 16, 1427 KARACHI: All-parties moot backs ST’s strike call for 27th KARACHI, May 14: The opposition political parties on Sunday castigated the government for demolishing old goths, water crisis, soaring prices, mounting unemployment, appalling law and order situation and failure in apprehending... KARACHI: Rs1bn okayed for industrial area KARACHI, May 14: The federal government, on a proposal put forward by City Nazim Syed Mustafa Kamal, has approved Rs1 billion for improvement of water and sewerage as well as the industrial waste and sewerage disposal system for Korangi Industrial Area.... KARACHI: 28 exam centres marked sensitive KARACHI, May 14: In view of the recent clashes between some student groups in the city, the Board of Intermediate Education (BIE), Karachi, has expanded its list of sensitive centres for... KARACHI: 11-hour power breakdown KARACHI, May 14: A major portion of the city plunged into darkness in the small hours of Sunday after a transformer caught fire at the Gizri grid station.... KARACHI: CJ says no interference in SC work KARACHI, May 14: Chief Justice of Pakistan Iftikhar Muhammad Choudhry has said that the high courts and the Supreme Court are aware of their responsibilities and know how to protect and defend the Constitution.... KARACHI: Immediate end to deep-sea fishing demanded KARACHI, May 14: Fishermen communities living along the coast of Sindh, including Karachi, have urged the government to impose a ban on the operation of deep-sea trawlers, saying that operators of... KARACHI: Loya jirga discusses Pakhtoons’ problems KARACHI, May 14: A Pakhtoon “Loya Jirga”, convened by the Awami National Party, Sindh chapter, on Sunday at the Bacha Khan Markaz, has formed an action committee comprising elders of 61... KARACHI: Madressahs’ role in sectarianism denied KARACHI, May 14: Head of the Binnoria University International, Site, Mufti Mohammad Naeem has rejected the perception that religious seminaries were responsible for sectarianism in the country, citing the role of... HYDERABAD: Need stressed for efficient use of water resources HYDERABAD, May 14: The Vice-Chancellor of the Sindh Agriculture University Tandojam, Dr Bashir Ahmed Shaikh, has said that irrigation infrastructure must be both efficient and reliable to minimise unnecessary wastage of water.... HYDERABAD: ADB criticised for offering funds for more dams HYDERABAD, May 14: The Sindh National Congress has criticised the Asian Development Bank for offering funds for the proposed construction of dams in Pakistan.... KARACHI: Medical board submits report: Gichki’s death probe KARACHI, May 14: The special medical board, constituted to ascertain the cause of death of Muhammad Hasan Gichki, in its final report concluded that though the exact cause of death could... KARACHI: Two men found dead KARACHI, May 14: The trussed-up bodies of two men shot dead after being kidnapped by unknown persons in Malir late Saturday night were found from a vacant plot near Sultan homes Malir city the next morning.... KARACHI: Islanders living miserable life KARACHI, 14: More than 20,00 people, largely fishermen , inhabiting the Islands off the coast of Keamari, are still without basic amenities because of neglect and apathy on the part of civic authorities.... KARACHI: When children become killers KARACHI: After three weeks of clashes between rival student groups, an uneasy calm prevails at the University of Karachi and its affiliated colleges. However, skirmishes continue off the institute’s grounds and... KARACHI: Foundation of cancer diagnostic centre laid KARACHI, May 14: The foundation of Breast Cancer Diagnostic Centre at Sindh Government Hospital Liaquatabad was laid by MPA Farheen Ambreen. Speaking on the occasion, Farheen Ambreen said that she being... KARACHI: Payment of salaries ordered KARACHI, May 14: On the directive of Chief Minister’s Adviser on Finance M.A. Jalil, the long pending issue of payment of salaries to the employees of district governments, towns and union... KARACHI: Removal of workshops KARACHI, May 14: The Liaquatabad Town Council has asked the city government through a resolution to raze workshops and small industries from the town, built on land reserved only for construction of shops and showrooms.... KARACHI: LLM, LLB exams KARACHI, May 14: The Karachi University’s Faculty of Law has enhanced the passing requirement of each paper from 40 per cent to 45 per cent and aggregate from 45 per cent... KARACHI: 3.5pc people suffer from Hepatitis B, says expert KARACHI, May 14: Cases of chronic Hepatitis B registered among adult population is mainly due to their exposure to the virus during the first year of their lives.... KARACHI: Free camps on regular basis urged KARACHI, May 14: Naib Nazim of the City District Government Karachi Nasreen Jalil has sought the cooperation of philanthropists and NGOs in holding free medical camps in the city on a regular basis.... KARACHI: Training of trainers KARACHI, May 14: A seven-day `Interactive Training Workshop for Training of Trainers’ will conclude on Monday at the Municipal Training Research Institute .... KARACHI: Distribution of textbooks KARACHI, May 14: The Firdous Ittehad, a social welfare organisation, will distribute course books free of cost to 50 deserving students of Class 6th residing in Firdous Colony.... HYDERABAD: Students advised to wear uniforms HYDERABAD, May 14: The registrar of the Liaquat University of Medical and Health Sciences Jamshoro has advised students to wear uniform (apron) with identity card clasped to it else they will not be allowed to enter the campus.... DADU: Torture of sugar mills employees condemned DADU, May 14: A large number of villagers and activists of nationalist parties marched from Sita Road to Dadu Sugar Mills on Sunday in protest against police torture of sugar mills... LARKANA: HSC exams to begin on 16th LARKANA, May 14: The controller of examinations of the Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education Larkana, Prof Rabnawaz Tunio, said on Sunday that examinations for the year-2006 of the higher secondary... PESHAWAR: HR lawyer to move PHC against Islamabad police: Shifting of woman from Darul Aman PESHAWAR, May 14: A human rights advocate will move the Peshawar High Court against the illegal shifting of a woman by the Islamabad police to the federal capital where she suffered severe injuries in an honour-related attempt on her life.... PESHAWAR: Service structure for paramedics approved PESHAWAR, May 14: The NWFP health department has approved an eight-stage service structure for paramedics with effect from December 2005, the day the provincial cabinet approved the service structure for more than 10,000 paramedics.... SWABI: Rehabilitation of the blind planned SWABI, May 14: Represen-tatives of two non-governmental organisations said on Sunday that they had launched a campaign for the rehabilitation of the blind in Swabi district and Skardu.... HARIPUR: Quake-hit people still living in tents HARIPUR, May 14: At least 274 earthquake-affected families of union council Kalinjar have failed to attract the attention of government and non-governmental organisations and are being forced to live in tents even after the passing of eight months.... KARACHI: Sindh PA question session KARACHI, May 14: The speaker of the Sindh Assembly has allotted the following days by rotation for answering questions relating to various provincial departments.... PESHAWAR: Resource utilisation key priority for govt PESHAWAR, May 14: NWFP Health Minister Inayatullah Khan said on Sunday that the government’s key developmental priority for the next financial year would be to utilise resources to strengthen existing health outlets instead of establishing new facilities.... LAKKI MARWAT: Pesco lodges cases against power thieves LAKKI MARWAT, May 14: Pesco launched a crackdown to curb the menace of power theft in the district and found at least 200 illegal connections. Cases have been lodged during the last three days against the people involved....

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