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May 30, 2006 Tuesday Jumadi-ul-Awwal 2, 1427 KARARACHI: Work on Corridor-I to begin shortly: Karachi Mass Transit Project KARARACHI, May 29: City Nazim Syed Mustafa Kamal announced on Monday that work on much-publicised and long-awaited Corridor-I of Karachi Mass Transit System, from Mereweather Tower to Sohrab Goth, will begin either in June or July.... KARACHI: MQM, CM hold first meeting after patch-up KARACHI, May 29: A delegation of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement led by Mr Babar Ghauri, the federal Minister for Transport and Shipping, called on Sindh Chief Minister Dr Arbab Rahim at... KARACHI: Altaf demands provincial autonomy KARACHI, May 29: Muttahida Qaumi Movement founder Altaf Hussain on Monday reiterated his party’s demand for complete autonomy to the provinces and their equal representation in the armed forces and bureaucracy, in letter and spirit, to save Pakistan.... KARACHI: Woman’s test shows no signs of delivery: Kidnapping of newborn baby KARACHI, May 29: Medical examination of a woman claiming that her newborn baby was kidnapped from the National Institute of Child Health last week has shown that she has no signs of recent delivery.... KARACHI: KESC comes under fire at city council KARACHI, May 29: The City Council Karachi has expressed its grave concern over the power crisis that has been prevailing in the city for more than a month.... KARACHI: Demolition of villages condemned KARACHI, May 29: A majority of speakers at a consultative meeting on Monday, condemned razing of old villages in the city, and demanded that the action be stopped.... PESHAWAR: Formation of grand jirga under way: governor PESHAWAR, May 29: The situation in North and South Waziristan can be normalised through mutual consultations, says NWFP Governor Ali Muhammad Jan Orakzai. This was stated in a handout issued here on Monday.... KARACHI: Protest against power failures KARACHI, May 29: An 11KV underground high-tension power cable got damaged on Monday during the development work in Nazimabad, suspending supply to Gulbahar, parts of Nazimabad, Rizvia and adjoining areas.... KARACHI: Campaign against tobacco use urged KARACHI, May 29: A countrywide campaign involving all segments of society, against consumption of tobacco in one or the other form was stressed at a seminar organised by the Chest Medicine... KARACHI: KU evening admissions being finalized KARACHI, May 29: The University of Karachi will start collecting admission forms and tuition fee for various evening programmes from June 5 onwards. The admission committee of the university has released... KARACHI: IT dept to award scholarships KARACHI, May 29: Microsoft intends to invest in the information technology sector in Sindh, a delegation of the firm told the Chief Minister’s Adviser for IT Mohammad Noman Saigal here on Monday.... KARACHI: College project reviewed KARACHI, May 29: Sindh Minister for Planning and Development Shoaib Ahmed Bukhari on Monday reviewed the expansion project of the Government College of Education, Federal B.... KARACHI: Police told to change attitude with women KARACHI, May 29: The Sindh Women Development Directorate will ensure that the women associated with the Sindh Police are provided the opportunities of promotion and professional growth at par with their male counterparts.... KARACHI: Honoured KARACHI, May 29: The editor of Anjuman Taraqqi-i-Urdu’s magazine Qaumi Zuban, Adib Sohail, has been selected by the Cambridge-based International Biographical Centre as “International Professional of the Year 2005”, says a press release.... KARACHI: President urged to modify VCs appointment criteria KARACHI, May 29: The Federation of All-Pakistan Academic Staff Associations (FAPUASA) on Monday urged President Pervez Musharraf to allow the statutory bodies of the public Universities and Senate to elect their own vice chancellors to make the varsities more autonomous.... KARACHI: ATC issues black warrant of murderer KARACHI, May 29: An anti-terrorism court (ATC) issued on Monday black warrants of a murderer for hanging him till death in respect of execution of a judgment.... KARACHI: Two die in accident, tanker set ablaze KARACHI, May 29: Two young cousins died in a road accident near Guru Mandir intersection on Monday. A duty officer of the Soldier Bazar police station said Iqbal, 25 and Marium,... KARACHI: Lyari to get due share of water: Nasreen KARACHI, May 29: Lyari will be given its due share of water and all illegal connections responsible for creating obstacles in the system operating through South Bank Line will be removed by the next month.... KARACHI: No gastro panic in Gulshan now KARACHI, May 29: The medical camp set up at Munno Goth, Gulshan-i-Iqbal, has been wound up as it did not receive fresh cases of gastroenteritis on Monday.... KARACHI: Muslims urged to shun sectarianism KARACHI, May 29: Renowned religious scholar Dr Jamil Rathore urged Muslims to shun sectarianism and forge unity among themselves to face the challenges posed by the western world.... HYDERABAD: Rs70m water project to be completed soon: Nazim HYDERABAD, May 29: District Nazim Kanwar Naveed Jamil has said that work on laying of a water pipeline from the filter plant to Sehrish Nagar will be completed soon at a cost of Rs70 million.... HYDERABAD: Officials summoned by SHC in land case HYDERABAD, May 29: The Hyderabad circuit bench of the Sindh High Court on Monday issued notices to officials of different departments to appear in the court on May 31, for cancelling a land agreement.... HYDERABAD: STPP opposes 40 per cent job quota for MQM HYDERABAD, May 29: Sindh Taraqi Passand Party chairman Dr Qadir Magsi has rejected allocation of 40 per cent government jobs for the Muttahida Qaumi Movement and all jobs in multinational companies only for Karachi-domiciled candidates.... NAWABSHAH: Revised budget okayed NAWABSHAH, May 29: The Nawabshah Taluka Council approved a revised budget on Monday for the fiscal 2005-06 with Rs3.1 million surplus. A meeting of the taluka council, presided over by Khan Bahadur Bhatti, approved the budget.... NAUSHAHRO FEROZE: Breach inundates crops NAUSHAHRO FEROZE, May 29: A 35-foot breach in Sehra Minor near Kandiaro inundated crops of sugarcane, banana and vegetables on about 400 acres on Monday. It is the second time the Minor has developed a breach near Jeevan Solangi village.... PESHAWAR: Imposition of duty opposed PESHAWAR, May 29: The association of farmers and landowners has urged the government to to let farmers participate in the process of formulating budget proposals relating to agriculture.... PESHAWAR: Kabul blamed for heroin trade PESHAWAR, May 29: Senator Nisar A. Memon, chairman of the Senate Standing Committee on Defence & Defence Production, has said that 90 per cent of world’s heroin is cultivated in Afghanistan.... PESHAWAR: Plea for recovery of child PESHAWAR, May 29: Provincial president of the All Pakistan School and Management Association Haji Olas Khan urged the government to mobilise its resources to find Sanaullah, a student of the Islamia Public School Shekhan kidnapped for ransom.... PESHAWAR: Govt doctors warned against private practice PESHAWAR, May 29: The NWFP health department has warned senior doctors doing private practice in the morning of disciplinary action. The action came following reports that some teachers of the Khyber... KOHAT: Fata official, contractor kidnapped KOHAT, May 29: Three people, including an official of the Fata irrigation department, were kidnapped on the border between Kohat district and the Frontier Region, a police official said on Monday.... QUETTA: ‘Anti-govt struggle to continue’ QUETTA, May 29: The Balochistan chapter of the Pakistan Muslim League-N observed Yaum-i-Takbir to mark the eighth anniversary of testing nuclear devices by Pakistan. The party vowed to continue its struggle against the military government.... SUKKUR: Robbers caught by villagers SUKKUR, May 29: People in the Esso Chachar village on Saturday caught four bandits after a clash near Daharki. According to reports, a group of bandits had forcibly entered the house of Abdul Aziz Chachar and took his family members hostage.... SUKKUR: Two women killed SUKKUR, May 29: Two women were shot dead follwing a domestic dispute in village Chandan Umrani, near Garhi Khairo, late on Saturday night. Its has reported that Ali Dost Khorkhani had... SUKKUR: ST calls for quick action SUKKUR, May 29: Local leaders of the Sunni Tehreek have demanded immediate arrest of the actual culprits behind the Nishtar Park carnage and exemplary punishment for the....

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