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November 13, 2006 Monday Shawwal 20, 1427 KARACHI: Govt decides to privatise KWSB: ADB lends US$0.3m for study KARACHI, Nov 12: After the privatisation of the Karachi Electric Supply Corporation, the government has decided to privatise the Karachi Water and Sewerage Board and a foreign-funded study would be conducted in this regard soon.... KARACHI: Cancellation of islands deal urged KARACHI, Nov 12: Speakers at a meeting here on Sunday called for the cancellation of the agreement under which two islands off the Karachi coast have been allotted to a foreign firm for a mega project.... KARACHI: Noorani’s services eulogized KARACHI, Nov 12: Enforcement of Nizam-i-Mustafa is panacea for the problems being faced by the nation, and Allama Shah Ahmed Noorani always believed in this as he devoted his entire life in striving for the attainment of this objective.... KARACHI: Two killed in road accidents KARACHI, Nov 12: Two persons died in separate road accidents in different parts of the city on Sunday. A five-year-old boy died in a road accident in the Site area on Sunday.... KARACHI: Under-trial prisoner dies KARACHI, Nov 12: An under trial prisoner died at the Karachi Central Jail on Sunday.... KARACHI: Need stressed to end privatisation KARACHI, Nov 12: Renowned economist Dr Qaiser Bengali has said that the privatisation programme must be buried for good and in certain cases, it should be reversed.... KARACHI: Tribute paid to Pirzada Qasim KARACHI, Nov 12: A function to pay tribute to the poet of vintage mood and quality; Dr Pirzada Qasim (the vice-chancellor of Karachi University), was held at the Burnes Garden Auditorium on Saturday evening.... KARACHI: A little extra care can help keep healthy hair KARACHI, Nov 12: Hair is an important part of your body as well as personality, and lack of care would surely spoil them. It is not necessary to use costly cosmetics,... KARACHI: ‘366 million to become diabetic by 2030’ KARACHI, Nov 12: It is feared that that there would be about 366 million diabetes patients in the world by the end of 2030 but this number could be reduced by... KARACHI: Homage to Ismail Meeruthi KARACHI, Nov 12: A programme was held at the Arts Council on Sunday to celebrate the 162nd birth anniversary of Mohammad Ismail Meeruthi, the most famous figure of Urdu literature for children.... KARACHI: CPLC workshop concludes KARACHI, Nov 12: The four-day capacity building training workshop for police officers and members of the Citizens Police Liaison Committee concluded here on Saturday.... KARACHI: Psychiatrists say suicide is preventable KARACHI, Nov 12: Suicide is preventable. That was the message to emerge from the presentations given by different speakers at a seminar on “Building Awareness – Reducing Risk: Mental Illness and Suicide”.... KARACHI: NP plans strike on visit of Musharraf KARACHI, Nov 12: The National Party has decided to observe ‘protest day’ in Balochistan on Nov 16 against the ongoing military operation in that province, arrests and kidnappings, besides disappearance of Baloch activists.... KARACHI: Govt toeing rejected US policies: JI KARACHI, Nov 12: Jamaat-i-Islami Secretary-General Syed Munawwar Hassan has wondered that Gen Pervez Musharraf is pursuing President Bush’s policies which Americans themselves have totally rejected in the mid-term elections.... KARACHI: Altaf tells workers to improve character KARACHI, Nov 12: Muttahida Qaumi Movement chief Altaf Hussain has emphasised the importance of good character in an ideological movement and called upon all MQM members to become ideologically strong and... KARACHI: 73 deprived of vehicles, cellphones KARACHI, Nov 12: At least 47 mobile phones and 26 vehicles were taken away by bandits in different parts of the city on Sunday.... KARACHI: Reception KARACHI, Nov 12: To mark the 88th anniversary of restoration of Poland''s Independence, the consul-general of Poland in Karachi, Ireneusz Malkes, hosted a reception at a local hotel on Saturday evening.... KARACHI: Weather KARACHI, Nov 12: The Met office has forecast fair weather with hazy morning on Monday with the maximum temperature in the range of 34-36 and the minimum 18-20 degrees centigrade.... DADU: CM appoints officer for Petaro village clash probe DADU, Nov 12: Sindh Chief Minister Dr Arbab Ghulam Rahim has appointed Sindh Anti-Corruption Establishment Director A. D. Khwaja as inquiry officer to investigate into a clash over land that took... HYDERABAD: SCA demands inquiry into canal breach HYDERABAD, Nov 12: The Sindh Chamber of Agriculture (SCA) on Sunday called for a judicial inquiry into causes that led to Naseer Canal developing a wide breach and punishment to the officers responsible for the damage.... NAWABSHAH: 2,054 take admission test NAWABSHAH, Nov 12: A total of 2,054 students appeared in a test for admission to different faculties of engineering, science and technology in the Quaid-e-Awam University of Engineering, Science and Technology (QUEST) on Sunday.... NAUSHAHRO FEROZE: Ban on TV channel criticised NAUSHAHRO FEROZE, Nov 12: Journalists and local people took out a procession here on Sunday in protest against the ban slapped by the Pakistan Electronic and Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA) on programmes of Sindh TV.... HYDERABAD: Five test positive for dengue fever HYDERABAD, Nov 12: Five more patients were tested positive for hemorrhagic fever caused by the dengue virus in Hyderabad civil hospital, according to hospital sources.... SUKKUR: 3 girls die as wall collapses SUKKUR, Nov 12: Three minor girls lost their lives when the wall of their house in Muhabat Ruk village, near Ghotki, collapsed on Sunday morning.... WASHINGTON: WB urged to include compensation package in action plan for LBOD WASHINGTON, Nov 12: A four-member delegation of the Sindhi Association of North America, the World Sindhi Institute and Sindhi Excellence Team recently met representatives of the World Bank Inspection Panel in... PESHAWAR: More powers for political agents proposed PESHAWAR, Nov 12: Political Agents in all seven agencies of Fata are likely to get more financial powers as, according to sources, a government committee has called for bringing the agency-level finance and planning departments under the control of political administrations.... PESHAWAR: Private trainee doctors’ stipend to be restored PESHAWAR, Nov 12: The provincial government has decided in principle to restore the monthly stipend for private trainee medical officers (TMOs), sources said.... MARDAN: Workshop on child’s rights MARDAN, Nov 12: The Society for Protection of Rights of the Child organised a workshop for district government representatives on child’s rights.... PESHAWAR: Minorities’ group begins membership campaign PESHAWAR, Nov 12: The All Pakistan Minorities Alliance on Sunday launched its membership drive.... KOHAT: Mobile teams for anti-polio drive formed KOHAT, Nov 12: The district health department has formed 426 mobile teams with the help of the WHO to vaccinate 166,000 children against polio during a three-day campaign starting Nov 14....

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