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May 20, 2006 Saturday Rabi-us-Sani 21, 1427 KARACHI: Treasury fails to meet quorum: 10-minute PA session KARACHI, May 19: The Sindh Assembly, which met here on Friday to start the current session with Deputy Speaker Rahila Tiwana in the chair, was adjourned till Monday morning without taking... KARACHI: DNA of suspect’s ‘kin’ negative: Nishtar Park blast KARACHI, May 19: The results of DNA test carried out to establish the relationship between the person whose severed head was found from Nishtar Park and the two brothers, who had... KARACHI: Taiser Town, Ahsanabad road link ordered KARACHI, May 19: Sindh Chief Minister Dr Arbab Ghulam Rahim has directed that the road coming from Ahsanabad Industrial Area and Gulshan-i-Maymar should be extended by one kilometer and connected with... HYDERABAD: Musharraf can be re-elected by current house: Leghari HYDERABAD, May 19: Former president Farooq Ahmed Leghari has said that Gen Pervez Musharraf can be re-elected president of the country by the existing assemblies.... PESHAWAR: Acute water shortage hits quake zone: IUCN: Survivors without bath for months PESHAWAR, May 19: The problem of water shortage is common in earthquake-hit areas and people desperately need water for simple day-to-day needs like drinking, bathing and sanitation, an IUCN study says.... PESHAWAR: Fake degrees, passports seized PESHAWAR, May 19: Thousands of fake educational degrees and certificates, Pakistani and Afghan passports and other bogus official documents were seized in a raid at a local medicine market, an official said on Friday.... KARACHI: Rs80m project for Abbasi hospital KARACHI, May 19: The City Nazim, Syed Mustafa Kamal, said on Friday that the Abbasi Shaheed Hospital would soon be turned into a modern hospital of the country.... KARACHI: Muttahida’s token presence noted KARACHI, May 19: Most of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement legislators were conspicuous by their absence from the Sindh Assembly session, which began here on Friday.... KARACHI: Assault accused remanded KARACHI, May 19: The man who was arrested on Thursday for kidnapping a lady doctor and having subjected her to criminal assault was on Friday remanded in police custody for further interrogation and investigation.... KARACHI: Four held KARACHI, May 19: Police have arrested four suspects wanted in 75 robbery cases. SP Aslam Khan said the suspects were held after an encounter in Lyari.... KARACHI: Traffic jam at Jauhar More KARACHI, May 19: The traffic jam at around 8.30 on Friday morning on the Rashid Minhas Road-Jauhar More intersection was nerve shattering, despite the fact that traffic jams have become the... KARACHI: Measures to check sale of fake drugs suggested KARACHI, May 19: The Pakistan Medical Association, Karachi, has formulated a set of recommendations and submitted the same to federal health minister to control the business of fake/ counterfeit medicines with... KARACHI: Rs15.473m for SESSI hospitals KARACHI, May 19: The Sindh Minister for Labour, Transport and Industries has directed concerned officials of SESSI to complete development works going on in different hospitals and medical centers as early... KARACHI: Islamic banking course at KU KARACHI, May 19: The Faculty of Islamic Learning, University of Karachi, is in the process of planning courses on Islamic Banking and Islamic Laws for its evening programme.... KARACHI: Convention of scheduled castes on 22nd KARACHI, May 19: For the first time in the history of Sindh, a convention of scheduled castes living in the province is being organized here on May 22.... KARACHI: Work begins on four pedestrian bridges KARACHI, May 19: The Transport and Communication Department of the city government has started construction of pedestrian bridges at four sites on build operate transfer (BOT) basis.... KARACHI: Construction of roads begins in Gulshan KARACHI, May 19: MPA Faisal Sabzwari kicked off construction of roads worth Rs.7 million in UC-9 of the Gulshan-i-Iqbal Town on Friday. The construction would be completed within 15 days.... KARACHI: College project KARACHI, May 19: Sindh Mininster for Planning and Development, Syed Shoaib Ahmed Bukhari, accompanied by MPA Mohammad Idrees Sidiqqi and Liaquatabad Town Nazim Hafiz Osama Qadri, on Friday inaugurated the first phase of reconstruction of Government College for Men Nazimabad, Karachi.... KARACHI: Governor wants Sindh free of narcotics KARACHI, May 19: Sindh Governor Dr Ishratul Ibad Khan has emphasised upon gearing up the joint efforts of organisations and community concerned to make Sindh a drug-free province.... KARACHI: SHC allows appeal against inclusion of name in ECL KARACHI, May 19: A division bench of High Court of Sindh (SHC), comprising Chief Justice Sabihuddin Ahmed and Justice Mrs Qaiser Iqbal, on Friday allowed a constitutional petition filed by Farrukh Niaz, advocate.... KARACHI: Khuhro blames govt for lack of quorum KARACHI, May 19: Leader of the opposition in the Sindh Assembly Nisar Khuhro has termed the Friday session of the house ‘illegal’.... KARACHI: SC dismisses state appeal as withdrawn KARACHI, May 19: The Sindh government on Friday withdrew its appeal in Supreme Court filed against acquittal of Dr Akmal Waheed and his brother Dr Arshad Waheed.... KARACHI: Tiwana defends adjournment KARACHI, May 19: Deputy Speaker of the Sindh Assembly Rahila Tiwana has defended her decision to adjourn the Friday session of the house within 10 minutes after it started as a... KARACHI: Concern over Afaq’s health KARACHI, May 19: The solitary Mohajir Qaumi Movement legislator in the Sindh Assembly, Younus Khan, has appealed to the chief justices the Supreme Court and the Sindh High Court to take... KARACHI: Students’ protest KARACHI, May 19: Students belonging to the Islami Jamiat Talaba on Friday staged a protest demonstration against the police’s failure to yet arrest the culprits involved in the murders of Farhan... KARACHI: Problems of district govts reviewed KARACHI, May 19: The newly constituted provincial financial commission held its first meeting with Finance Adviser M.A. Jalil in the chair here on Friday.... KARACHI: Cultural activities KARACHI, May 19: The community development department of the city government has planned to arrange a cultural and recreational programme at Beach Park every Saturday night from 9pm to 11pm.... KARACHI: Coach driver beaten to death KARACHI, May 19: The police’s high-handedness on Friday morning resulted in the death of a coach driver in Shershah. Transport workers then blocked the main University Road by transport workers to protest against the police action.... HYDERABAD: Officials summoned in SPSC exams case HYDERABAD, May 19: The Hyderabad circuit bench of the Sindh High Court on Thursday issued notices to the Sindh government through the chief secretary, the secretary of health, the Sindh Pubic... HYDERABAD: Nazim accused of harassing colleague HYDERABAD, May 19: The nazim of a union council on Friday accused another union council nazim belonging to Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) asking him to keep quiet shut during district... NAWABSHAH: Demand for water release into canal NAWABSHAH, May 19: Farmers of the Setharki water channel of the Nusrat irrigation division on Thursday called upon the Sindh chief minister and the irrigation minister to take notice of non-availability of water in the area.... KHAIRPUR: Breach inundates village, crops KHAIRPUR, May 19: A breach of about 60 feet wide occurred in the Abul Wah, the main irrigation artery of the district, on Friday. The breach, which developed at RD-28, submerged... PESHAWAR: Petition admitted for full hearing: Shifting of girl to Islamabad PESHAWAR, May 19: The Peshawar High Court on Friday admitted to full hearing a writ petition challenging the shifting by police of a newly-married girl from a local shelter house to Islamabad.... PESHAWAR: Cleric’s supporters arrest challenged PESHAWAR, May 19: The Peshawar High Court on Friday issued notice to the NWFP advocate-general on a writ petition challenging the arrest of 70 supporters of a cleric by the administration of Khyber Agency under the Frontier Crimes Regulation.... ABBOTTABAD: US pledge for reconstruction aid renewed ABBOTTABAD, May 19: USAID Director in Pakistan Jonathan Addleton has said that the government and people of the United States are happy to take part in the quake-affected reconstruction activities... PESHAWAR: New prospects for Shangla district PESHAWAR, May 19: Political Affairs Minister Amir Muqam said on Friday that President Pervez Musharraf demonstrated wisdom and acumen in tackling delicate issues and resolved them with courage by exploring new avenues.... PESHAWAR: Turkey plans institute in Peshawar PESHAWAR, May 19: The City District Government of Peshawar and Pakistan-Turkish Education Foundation signed an agreement on Friday to set up a modern educational institute in Peshawar.... PESHAWAR: Ihsan new VC of Hazara university PESHAWAR, May 19: The provincial governor has appointed Dr Ihsan Ali as vice-chancellor of the Hazara University for four years.... HYDERABAD: Varsity students to train rural taluka farmers HYDERABAD, May 19: District Nazim Kanwar Naveed Jamil has said that the district government will arrange at least 100 seminars in a year in villages of the rural taluka.... HYDERABAD: Family complains of police excesses HYDERABAD, May 19: Members of a family belonging to Thatta has accused the Jherruk police of committing excesses and implicating them in a false case and sought justice from the higher authorities.... SANGHAR: Literacy plan for prisoners launched SANGHAR, May 19: An adult literacy programme has been launched in the district jail in collaboration with a non-governmental organisation, Full Gospel Assembly.... SUKKUR: Two killed in villages near Kandhkot SUKKUR, May 19: A man and a woman were killed in villages Miro Ogahi and Garhi Tegho, near Kandhkot in the early hours of Thursday....

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