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August 11, 2006 Friday Rajab 15, 1427 KARACHI: Access to information ordinance promulgated KARACHI, Aug 10: Sindh Governor Dr Ishratul Ibad on Thursday promulgated the Sindh Freedom of Information Ordinance to ensure transparency and openness in the functioning of government departments.... KARACHI: US and UK conspiring to bolster Israeli might KARACHI, Aug 10: Speakers at a seminar held at the Karachi Press Club on Thursday condemned Israel’s aggression against Lebanon and criticised the UN and the OIC for failing to stop atrocities against innocent civilians.... KARACHI: Seminaries’ reforms plan discussed KARACHI, Aug 10: The Sindh Education Minister, Dr Hamida Khuhro, on Thursday stressed the need for bringing Madressahs into the mainstream and asked all the officials concerned to make all-out efforts... KARACHI: MMA to resist expulsion of foreign students KARACHI, Aug 10: The Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal (MMA) on Thursday announced to resist any move by the government to expel foreign students of local religious seminaries, saying the government is taking actions on US directives.... SUKKUR: 100 villages inundated by flood water SUKKUR, Aug 10: With the flood water reaching Sindh, more than 100 villages in kutcha area of Ghotki and Kashmore districts were submerged on Thursday. According to officials of the irrigation... KARACHI: Nazim calls for speedy work on projects KARACHI, Aug 10: City Nazim Mustafa Kamal has called for an accelerated pace of development works on Corridor-I so that these are completed in time.He said timely completion of these projects... KARACHI: Power supply position improves KARACHI, Aug 10: As the supply of the electricity to the city improved and the demand remained almost the same on Thursday a relatively lesser number of people called newspaper offices to register their grievances towards the Karachi Electricity Supply Corporation.... KARACHI: 17 suffer from food poisoning KARACHI, Aug 10: Seventeen persons were brought to the Jinnah Hospital for suffering from food poisoning, some of them in an unconscious state, on Thursday night.... KARACHI: Medical curricula be updated: moot KARACHI, Aug 10: Speakers at an international conference have stressed the need for improving the content of undergraduate medical education programme in the light of local needs, tradition and resources available for the purpose.... KARACHI: Payscales of paramedics may be revised KARACHI, Aug 10: The Sindh health department has adopted a pragmatic approach to bridge the wide gap between doctors/ dentists and nurses/paramedics through establishment of new training schools for the latter as well as revising their pay scales.... KARACHI: Each town to have one model college soon KARACHI, Aug 10: The provincial education manager (colleges) Sindh, Dr Mohammad Ali Sheikh, on Thursday said that efforts were being made to transform at least one intermediate college in each town... KARACHI: New Middle East aggression part of plan to create greater Israel: Ghinva KARACHI, Aug 10: The US-backed Israeli attack on Lebanon is part of a new Middle East plan for creating a ‘greater’ Israeli state stretching from River Nile up to the Litani... KARACHI: Eating vegetables a sure way to stay healthy KARACHI, Aug 10: The trend to eat more and more vegetables is becoming popular by every passing day in almost all parts of the world, because green vegetables are healthy and packed with nutrients.... KARACHI: Restoration of democracy stressed KARACHI, Aug 10: The best solution to the country’s problems, which has been under the army rule since 1999, was the return of the military to the barracks and restoration of democracy, says a human rights organization.... KARACHI: Fishermen asked to modify boats to EU specifications KARACHI, Aug 10: Fishing boat owners at the Karachi Fish Harbour have been asked to modify their boats in accordance with the European Union specifications before the deadline.... KARACHI: Hearing adjourned KARACHI, Aug 10: A Division Bench of Sindh High Court on Thursday adjourned till Aug 19 hearing of a constitutional petition seeking investigation and legal action against police officials accused of... KARACHI: Equipment at skin hospital lying idle KARACHI, Aug 10: Various machines procured by the Institute of Skin Disease Sindh (ISDS) two and a half months ago, are still not being used due to a financial dispute between... KARACHI: Schools given one year for shifting KARACHI, Aug 10: The Karachi Building Control Authority (KBCA) on Thursday gave one year more for regularisation of private schools established in the residential areas or shifting them to commercial buildings.... KARACHI: Schools body holds demo KARACHI, Aug 10: The Private Schools Management Association (PSMA) on Thursday held a protest demonstration in front of the Karachi Press Club (KPC) against government''s decision regarding the start of academic session from August 16.... KARACHI: 16 vehicles, 43 cellphones taken away KARACHI, Aug 10: At least 16 vehicles and 43 mobile phones were snatched or stolen in different parts of the city on Thursday. Police sources said five cars were snatched at... KARACHI: Free textbooks KARACHI, Aug 10: The Sindh education department on Thursday announced that free textbooks would be distributed to students of secondary classes (Class 6th-10th), studying in government schools from Aug 21.—PPI... KARACHI: KU holiday KARACHI, Aug 10: The University of Karachi and its affiliated colleges shall remain closed on August 14 on account of the Independence Day, says a KU notification issued here.—PPI... HYDERABAD: ‘Wasa supplying water above WHO standard’ HYDERABAD, Aug 10: The Water and Sanitation Agency of Hyderabad in its daily water analysis report on Thursday said that it was supplying water to consumers which was even better than the WHO’s standard.... LARKANA: Army to air drop flood warning pamphlets LARKANA, Aug 10: About fifteen thousand pamphlets have been printed requesting people living in the kutcha area as to move to safe places before the arrival of high deluge.... HYDERABAD: Body formed for price control HYDERABAD, Aug 10: DCO Mohammad Hussain Syed has formed a price control committee directing revenue officials to ensure that essential items are being sold according to fixed prices.... DADU: Oil company urged to spend on social sectors DADU, Aug 10: Speakers at a workshop held on Thursday demanded that the BHP Billiton, a multinational oil and gas company, spend one per cent of its income on development projects... KHAIRPUR: Lakes filled by flood water KHAIRPUR, Aug 10: The flood water has refilled and revitalised several dry lakes and ponds in the katcha area along the Indus river.... NAWABSHAH: Team set up to arrest deportees NAWABSHAH, Aug 10: The Matiari police have constituted a special team to arrest 33 people who were deported from Muscat for illegal stay and had escaped from a bus near the Hala branch of the National Highway from the FIA custody.... SUKKUR: People asked to move to safe places SUKKUR, Aug 10: The district administration has warned people living in Bunder Wall area who face direct threat from the expected incoming floods to evacuate latest by 6.00... NAWABSHAH: Teachers decry deduction in their salaries NAWABSHAH, Aug 10: Members of the Primary Teachers Association on Thursday staged a protest demonstration outside the EDO education office here for deduction in their salaries without giving any reason.... PESHAWAR: Health services hit by floods in Mardan, says WHO PESHAWAR, Aug 10: Safe water is not available even for preparation of oral re-hydration salt (ORS) because of flood in Mardan, says the World Health Organisation.... PESHAWAR: PPP calls for rehabilitation package PESHAWAR, Aug 10: The Pakistan People’s Party Parliamentarians has urged the federal and provincial governments to provide a rehabilitation package for people affected by floods across the province.... PESHAWAR: ‘Judicial issues to be discussed’ PESHAWAR, Aug 10: The International Judicial Conference will go a long way to learn from the expertise of renowned jurists and ensure quick and speedy dispensation of justice besides addressing core... PESHAWAR: Education dept to seek decision making power PESHAWAR, Aug 10: The provincial education authorities are likely to ask the chief minister for transfer of decision making power to the department to improve its performance, it is learnt.... PESHAWAR: Two held on charges of forgery PESHAWAR, July 10: Two people were arrested by personnel of the Federal Investigation Agency on various charges here on Thursday. One man was arrested at the Peshawar international airport when he... PESHAWAR: PAC unhappy over police failure PESHAWAR, Aug 10: The Public Accounts Committee of the NWFP Assembly has expressed displeasure over police department’s failure to present documentary proof of its expenditure in 2001-2....

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