January 2, 2006	Monday	Zilhaj 1, 1426

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KARACHI: APC calls for immediate halt to army operation: Talks on Balochistan urged KARACHI, Jan 1: The All-parties Conference on Balochistan held here on Sunday condemned the ongoing military operation in that province and termed it “a conspiracy to harm the country’s integrity....		KARACHI: Rules amended to hire outsider as VC KARACHI, Jan 1: Under some amendments in the charter granted in the case of government medical universities in the province, vice-chancellors can now be appointed from outside the faculty as well, said sources in the provincial health department....
KARACHI: CNG dealers increase prices again KARACHI, Jan 1: Following the announcement by federal government about the raise in gas tariff for all domestic, industrial and commercial consumers on Dec 31, the associations of CNG station owners and dealers increased the CNG prices....		KARACHI: Many hurt in jubilation firing on New Year KARACHI, Jan 1: Celebratory firing on the New Year night in the city resulted in dozens of cases of stray bullet injuries. The unruly firing mostly by youths also hinted the...
KARACHI: Water from K-III by March: nazim KARACHI, Jan 1: The City Nazim, Syed Mustafa Kamal, said on Sunday that the K-III project, for supply of additional 100-mgd water to Karachi, would be completed by the end of February and it will start its test operation in March....		KARACHI: Passport seekers still being fleeced KARACHI, Jan 1: More than 300 agents, who gather around the passport office in Saddar daily, are fleecing applicants although they have no role in the processing of the machine-readable passports....
KARACHI: Musharraf’s insistence on KBD deplored KARACHI, Jan 1: The government’s insistence on building controversial water reservoirs has been slammed by a cross section of society and political parties. Naib Amir of Jamaat-i-Islami MNA Asadullah Bhutto, while...		KARACHI: New lab at NICH to be functional in June KARACHI, Jan 1: The Rs 20 million Cytogenetic Laboratory at the National Institute of Child Health Karachi will be functional by June 2006, the delegation of Pakistani American medical specialists was told on a visit to the NICH....
KARACHI: Opposition rejects govt offer on CCI KARACHI, Jan 1: Several political and nationalist leaders have rejected the federal government’s decision of constituting the Council of Common Interests (CCI) with the condition that a majority vote by CCI...		KARACHI: Survey of small marine mammals begins KARACHI, Jan 1: The World Wide Fund for Nature-Pakistan has initiated a survey to determine critical habitat, abundance, distribution and seasonal movement pattern of small marine mammals, i.e....
SUKKUR: People chain themselves with rail track: Anti-dam protest SUKKUR, Jan 1: People in different parts of Sindh took to the streets on Sunday to protest against the Kalabagh dam and the army operation in Balochistan....		KARACHI: ST man shot dead KARACHI, Jan 1: An activist of the Sunni Tehreek was gunned down by unknown persons in Saeedabad Sunday night. Police said Farhan, 22, was sitting at a side lane in Saeedabad...
KARACHI: Eid trains KARACHI, Jan 1: Three Eid special trains will be run from Karachi Cantonment Railway Station on Jan 8 for Rawalpindi, Lahore, Faisalabad and Sargodha stations. The advance reservation facilities for these trains will be started from Jan 2.—APP...		KARACHI: Govt to help promote Chinese language KARACHI, Jan 1: The Sindh Minister for Sports, Youth Affairs, Culture and Tourism, Qamar Mansoor, has underlined the need to promote Chinese language in the country and said the government will provide all assistance in this regard....
KARACHI: PIA scouts’ selection KARACHI, Jan 1: The selection camp for the Weekly All-Pakistan President’s Gold Medal was held at PIA training centre under the flag of PIA scouts, said a statement here on Sunday....		KARACHI: KU session KARACHI, Jan 1: Karachi University announced on Sunday that classes at the varsity for the session 2006 will commence from Jan 7 instead of Jan 2....
KARACHI: Power bills KARACHI, Jan 1: The Karachi Electric Supply Corporation has announced that electricity bills with payment due on Jan 2 may be paid up to Jan 4 without any late payment charges due to bank holiday....		KARACHI: Weather KARACHI, Jan 1: The Met office has forecast partly cloudy weather with chances of light drizzle during the next 24 hours in the city. The minimum temperature would range between 13 and 15°C on Monday.—APP...
KARACHI: Karachi more vibrant than other cities: CS KARACHI, Jan 1: Sindh Chief Secretary Fazlur Rehman has said that law and order in Karachi was satisfactory and claimed that the city enjoyed more vibrant life than any other city....		KARACHI: Illegal structures razed KARACHI, Jan 1: The demolition squad of Karachi Building Control Authority razed a number of illegal constructions in different localities of the city and sealed the site office of Moon City project in Manghopir....
KARACHI: Arbab visits central jail KARACHI, Jan 1: The Sindh Chief Minister, Dr Arbab Ghulam Rahim, on Sunday said steps were being taken to ensure provision of necessary facilities to prisoners in Sindh’s jails on priority basis....		KARACHI: 15 suspects involved in street crimes arrested KARACHI, Jan 1: The Anti-Dacoity and Robbery Cell of Investigation Police nabbed 15 accused involved in street crimes like snatching ornaments, cash and mobile phones at gunpoint....
KARACHI: Residents of Khadda resent KPT’s rent demand KARACHI, Jan 1: Occupants of the land granted by the British government in compensation of the properties they had surrendered to facilitate construction of the Native Jetty have expressed their resentment...		KARACHI: Relief efforts be continued, urges minister KARACHI, Jan 1: The Sindh Home Minister, Rauf Siddiqui, on Sunday called upon people to highlight problems and cooperate with the government to get them resolved....
KARACHI: Obituary KARACHI, Jan 1: Mrs Riaz Fatima, wife of Idris Ahmad Minai, a former deputy managing director of the NBP and elder brother of Dawn’s S.A. Meenai, died here on Sunday after prolonged illness....		HYDERABAD: Removal of SAB secretary urged HYDERABAD, Jan 1: A group of writers held a protest demonstration outside the press club on Sunday to protest against secretary of the Sindhi Adabi Board, Mr Inam Shaikh....
HYDERABAD: Vow to work for solving workers’ problems HYDERABAD, Jan 1: The All-Sindh Trade Union Conference has decided to observe 2006 as the year for resolving workers’ problems. The conference, organized by the Sindh chapter of the National Labour...		SUKKUR: Bridge collapses SUKKUR, Jan 1: The Shahi Wah bridge near the Guddu Barrage collapsed and its four gates were washed away on Saturday, forcing irrigation authorities to stop water supply from the barrage....