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May 17, 2006 Wednesday Rabi-us-Sani 18, 1427 KARACHI: Ibad sets up body for disaster management KARACHI, May 16: Sindh Governor Dr Ishratul Ibad Khan on Tuesday issued directive for finalizing the Standard Operational Procedures at the earliest to meet any kind of calamities and pursue the required measures for providing relief at every level.... KARACHI: Minorities hold demo for Islamic charities KARACHI, May 16: About 300 Christians and Hindus on Tuesday protested a recent US decision branding Jamaat-ud-Dawa a terrorist body. The demonstrators said the group did charity work that benefited minorities in Pakistan.... KARACHI: Complaints of electricity breakdowns on the rise KARACHI, May 16: While people complained about prolonged electricity breakdowns in several localities on Tuesday, the power utility claimed that it did not resort to load-shedding in any of city locality... KARACHI: 36-hour water suspension KARACHI, May 16: Water supply to Liaquatabad and its adjoining areas will remain suspended for the next 36 hours due to development work in progress for the construction of Liaquatabad Underpass.... KARACHI: No water problem in next two years: nazim KARACHI, May 16: City Nazim Syed Mustafa Kamal on Tuesday said that the city’s water problem had been solved for the next two years with the commissioning of K-III project whereby... KARACHI: MMA rally pays homage to Cheema, slams govt KARACHI, May 16: The Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal staged a protest demonstration at Empress Market here on Tuesday against the government’s silence over the death of a Pakistani student, Amir Cheema, in German jail.... KARACHI: Protest continues against arrest of Shia youth KARACHI, May 16: The peaceful sit-in protest by family members and supporters of arrested youths outside Shah-i-Khurasan continued on third consecutive day on Tuesday. The Shia Action Committee, which had organised... KARACHI: Govt denies Sarki’s detention by ISI KARACHI, May 16: The defence ministry categorically denied on Tuesday that Dr Safdar Sarki, secretary-general of the Jeay Sindh Qaumi Mahaz, was in the custody of the Inter-Services Intelligence or any... KARACHI: HSC exam centres lack security KARACHI, May 16: Some of the staff appointed at exam centres set up for the HSC annual exams have complained about security arrangements, demanding that adequate deployment should be ensured for a foolproof conduct of exams.... KARACHI: Sabzi Mandi affairs yet to be streamlined KARACHI, May 16: Although more than six years have passed since the fruit and vegetable market, popularly known as Sabzi Mandi, was shifted from the University Road to Super Highway, the... KARACHI: Two bandits shot dead, two arrested KARACHI, May 16: Two suspected bandits were shot dead, two of their accomplices arrested while two others fled in a shootout with police during a robbery in New Town on Tuesday evening.... KARACHI: City Council KARACHI, May 16: The postponed general meeting of City Council will be held at the Council Secretariat, M.A. Jinnah Road on Wednesday at 3pm. The meeting would discuss the report of finance committee in the light of proposals received from members.—PPI... KARACHI: Standard education across Sindh planned KARACHI, May 16: Sindh Chief Minister Dr Arbab Ghulam Rahim on Tuesday asked the Planning and Development Department to include more education schemes in the next Annual Development Programme (ADP) so... KARACHI: LLM students advised to submit theses KARACHI, May 16: The University of Karachi on Tuesday asked LLM (Final) students to observe instructions regarding preparation and submission of their theses for the forthcoming LLM (Final) Annual Exams 2006.... KARACHI: Monitoring bodies asked to hold weekly meetings KARACHI, May 16: Naib Nazim Nasreen Jalil has asked the chairpersons of city government''s monitoring committees to discharge their responsibilities while maintaining good liaison with the officials.... KARACHI: Charter heralds end to dictatorship: Qaim KARACHI, May 16: Sindh chief of the Pakistan People’s Party Syed Qaim Ali Shah has said that the Charter of Democracy signed by Ms Benazir Bhutto and Mian Nawaz Sharif would... KARACHI: KPT hospital’s labour room inaugurated KARACHI, May 16: The Karachi Port Trust has taken upon itself the social responsibility to cater to the healthcare needs of people belonging to Keamari and surrounding islands, other than KPT officials and staffers.... KARACHI: Teachers told to show devotion KARACHI, May 16: The Vice-Chancellor of the University of Karachi, Prof Pirzada Qasim, has asked the faculty members to devote themselves towards imparting knowledge to students.... KARACHI: Renovation of college KARACHI, May 16: The Sindh Planning and Development Minister, Shoaib Bukhari, on Tuesday said the present government was making efforts to establish modern technical and scientific educational institutions so the next generation get education according to contemporary and future needs.... KARACHI: BSc results declared KARACHI, May 16: The Federal Urdu University for Arts, Sciences and Technology has announced the results of BSc 3rd year on Tuesday. The Controller of Examinations, Prof Waqar-ul-Haq, announced this in a press statement.... KARACHI: Inter exams KARACHI, May 16: The Board of Intermediate Karachi on Tuesday notified that the paper of Botany (I), Computer Science (I) of Science group, and Chemistry of the Home Economics group, which... KARACHI: Seminar KARACHI, May 16: A seminar on “Media Coverage of India and Indians”, is being organised by the Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists, at Karachi Press Club on Wednesday at 10am.... KARACHI: Ponam spells out terms for taking part in polls KARACHI, May 16: The Pakistan Oppressed Nations Movement (Ponam) will not participate in the forthcoming elections if held under the supervision of the present government. This was announced by the heads of Ponam component parties who met here on Monday.... KARACHI: Aggravation feared in power crisis KARACHI, May 16: Power supply position in the city may further aggravate in the ensuing summer because the new KESC management is finding it difficult to improve the utility’s power generation... KARACHI: Boycott of PIA KARACHI, May 16: The global union body, the International Transport Workers'' Federation, has launched a consumer boycott of Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) in London and Bradford to pressure the Pakistani government to stop victimisation of aviation workers.... KARACHI: Package for sugar mill workers soon: Arbab KARACHI, May 16: The Sindh government is considering to work out a package for workers of Thatta and Dadu sugar mills. Talking to newsmen at the Chief Minister’s House here on... HYDERABAD: Protest against freezing of university funds HYDERABAD, May 16: A black day was observed in the Sindh University on Monday in protest against freezing of development funds of three universities of Sindh.... HYDERABAD: Construction of district govt office begins HYDERABAD, May 16: District Nazim Kanwar Naveed Jamil on Tuesday laid the foundation stone of the district complex to be built at a cost of Rs60 million.... PESHAWAR: WB gender report superficial, say NGOs PESHAWAR, May 16: The Alliance for the Protection of Human Rights has denounced the World Bank’s Pakistan Gender Assessment Report released on May 5. According to a press release, the alliance... PESHAWAR: WHO criticises govt handling of bird flu PESHAWAR, May 16: The World Health Organisation on Monday expressed concern over the provincial government was making no effort to cope with problem. “There is no effort on part of the provincial government.... PESHAWAR: Development forum begins tomorrow PESHAWAR, May 16: A two-day NWFP development forum will begin in Peshawar on Thursday to apprise foreign donor agencies about economic growth and prospects of development in the province.... PESHAWAR: PHC asked to free ‘newly-wed’ girl PESHAWAR, May 16: A man petitioned the Peshawar High Court on Monday, seeking shifting – and release — of his daughter-in-law from Islamabad to Peshawar where she had married his nephew... PESHAWAR: Mine safety rules being ignored PESHAWAR, May 16: Over 1,000 workers engaged in coal mining in various parts of the Federally Administered Tribal Area (Fata) face serious safety hazards and suffer because labour laws are not followed in their case.... KOHAT: 6 held in cyber cafe raid KOHAT, May 16: Police on Monday arrested five boys and owner of a net cafe on a charge of watching pornographic films. Police also seized 500 pornographic CDs, impounded computers and sealed the cafe....

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