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September 29, 2006 Friday Ramazan 5, 1427 KARACHI: Govt moves to check hoarders, profiteers KARACHI, Sept 28: The Sindh governor on Thursday issued an ordinance providing a mechanism to check prices of essential commodities and to curb profiteering and hoarding.... KARACHI: No let-up in power breakdowns KARACHI, Sept 28: Despite tall claims by the officials concerned about an uninterrupted power supply during the holy month of Ramazan, there has been no respite from the unannounced load-shedding and frequent power failures in the city amid sultry weather conditions.... KARACHI: Alarming rise in dog-bite cases KARACHI, Sept 28: As many as 40 dog-bite cases on an average are referred to the National Institute of Child Health alone every week, showing an alarming rise in the number of stray dogs in the city.... KARACHI: Woman with infant girl jumps into well KARACHI, Sept 28: A young woman with her infant girl committed suicide by jumping into one of the Damloti Wells situated in the outskirts of the city, police said on Thursday.... KARACHI: Four of nine bus depots in LEAs occupation KARACHI, Sept 28: Nine bus depots, being handed over by the provincial transport department to the City government’s transport department appeared of no immediate use as four of them are under... KARACHI: Prisons to get 153 vehicles KARACHI, Sept 28: The Sindh police would be provided with sufficient funds to re-structure the force on modern lines, enabling it to effectively control the crime rate, said Waseem Akhtar, advisor... KARACHI: PTCL fails to restore phones KARACHI, Sept 28: The Pakistan Telecommunication Corporation has failed to restore many telephones that are lying dead in different areas for several days.... KARACHI: Gadap TPO KARACHI, Sept 28: Only a day after his transfer from SP Driving Licence Branch on charges of misappropriation and irregularities, the same police officer has been posted as TPO Gadap.... KARACHI: Four women Aids patients languish in prison KARACHI, Sept 28: At least four inmates, all of them of foreign origins, of the Special Prison for Women in the city are infected with the HIV/AIDS, it is learnt.... KARACHI: 12,532 girls selected for Humanities: College admissions KARACHI, Sept 28: The centralised admission committee for first year classes in colleges on Thursday issued the placement lists of 12,532 woman students selected for admission to humanities faculty of 62 government colleges and higher secondary schools for the session 2006-07.... KARACHI: Shortage of water in many areas KARACHI, Sept 28: Acute water shortage continued to persist in some parts of the city, forcing the residents of the affected localities to either purchase water from the private tankers at exorbitant rates or consume sub-soil unhygienic water.... KARACHI: Two new deptts at NED varsity KARACHI, Sept 28: The NED University of Engineering and Technology is introducing two engineering degrees in materials and metallurgical (MM) and chemical engineering from the new academic session 2006-07, commencing in January.... KARACHI: Four-year BS at KU KARACHI, Sept 28: The University of Karachi’s Academic Council in its meeting with Vice-Chancellor Prof Pirzada Qasim Raza Siddiqi in the chair, on Thursday decided that a BS four-year programme would be started at the varsity from the next academic session.... KARACHI: TAAP poll KARACHI, Sept 28: The regional executive committee of the Travel Agents Association of Pakistan met here on Wednesday to elect the regional chairman.... KARACHI: Appointment of former brigadier as VC slammed KARACHI, Sept 28: The Federation of All Pakistan Universities Academic Association (FAPUASA) has expressed concern over the appointment of a former brigadier as vice-chancellor of Balochistan University.... KARACHI: KESC told to improve performance KARACHI, Sept 28: Federal Minister for Water and Power Liaquat Ali Jatoi has asked the KESC to put all efforts together to solve the power problems of the metropolis.... KARACHI: Ibad orders timely completion of schemes KARACHI, Sept 28: Sindh Governor Dr Ishratul Ibad on Thursday issued directive for ensuring completion of development work in the city within the stipulated period without compromising on quality and standards.... HYDERABAD: Govt’s inaction on prices criticised HYDERABAD, Sept 28: The Consumer Rights Forum has criticised the failure of government functionaries to provide relief to people during Ramazan in spite of directive of Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz.... HYDERABAD: Cane crop not yet harvested: mills HYDERABAD, Sept 28: In spite of Sindh government’s notification directing sugar mills of the province to start cane crushing from October 1, not a single mill is ready to start it, saysing there is ni cane to crush.... Compensation paid to heirs of rain victims in Mirpurkhas MIRPURKHAS, Sept 28: A total amount of Rs600,000 as compensation has been paid to the heirs of 10 people, who died during recent heavy rains in the district, under directives of the Sindh government.... BADIN: Redesigning of LBOD inevitable: minister BADIN, Sept 28: Sindh Minister for Population and Welfare Syed Ali Bux Shah has said that redesigning of Left Bank Outfall Drain is inevitable in order to save people, wildlife, fisheries and eco-system from further destruction in Badin and Thatta districts.... THATTA: Donors asked not to fund controversial projects THATTA, Sept 28: In view of a report compiled by a World Bank panel on disasters and damage caused by the Left Bank Outfall Drain (LBOD) in tail-end districts of Thatta... Two shot dead SHIKARPUR, Sept 28: Two people were killed by a group of Marfani trobesmen near the Deeya village in the jurisdiction of Hamayoon police station on Wednesday.... PESHAWAR: NGOs working on Aids need capability PESHAWAR, Sept 28: Lack of training among NGO workers was adversely affecting the awareness campaign against HIV/Aids in the province, officials said.... PESHAWAR: Rs300m for flood control PESHAWAR, Sept 28: NWFP Minister for Irrigation and Power Hafiz Akhtar Ali has said that the provincial government has allocated Rs80 million in the Annual Development Programme for canal roads and Rs300 million for flood control in the NWFP.... PESHAWAR: 85,000 girls enrolled by Unicef in two years PESHAWAR, Sept 28: The Unicef has enrolled 85,000 girls under its universal primary education programme in four districts of the province during the last two years....

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