January 6, 2006	Friday	Zilhaj 5, 1426

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KARACHI: Code of conduct for hides collection issued KARACHI, Jan 5: The Sindh government has issued a code of conduct for compliance by the various social, religious and welfare organizations in connection with the collection of hides on Eid....		KARACHI: Setting up of camps, stalls from 9th to 13th banned KARACHI, Jan 5: Sindh Home Minister Rauf Siddiqui has announced that there would be a complete ban on setting up relief camps and stalls of any kind from Monday (Jan 9) for five days throughout the province....
KARACHI: Eight more engineering varsities planned KARACHI, Jan 5: Pakistan will set up eight new world class engineering and technology varsities in its different cities with foreign collaboration during the next ten years, said Dr Attaur Rahman, chairman, Higher Education Commission (HEC), on Thursday....		KARACHI: Nato forces eyeing N-assets: Qazi KARACHI, Jan 5: The President of the Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal and Amir Jamaat-i-Islami, Qazi Hussain Ahmed, has claimed that forces of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization have come to Pakistan to take control over the country’s nuclear assets....
KARACHI: Three of a family among 4 kidnapped KARACHI, Jan 5: Three persons of a family and a seven-year-old boy were kidnapped by unknown persons in two separate incidents in different parts of the city late on Wednesday night....		KARACHI: Order reserved in ranger van attack case KARACHI, Jan 5: An anti-terrorism court reserved on Thursday judgment in the rangers van attack case against two workers of the banned Jundullah....
KARACHI: SHC puts off hearing of Asif’s exemption plea KARACHI, Jan 5: The Sindh High Court adjourned on Thursday the hearing of an application moved by former federal minister Asif Ali Zardari for continued exemption from personal appearance in the...		KARACHI: Projects worth Rs4.48bn planned: Alternative energy KARACHI, Jan 5: The Sindh Government and Alternate Energy Development Board (AEDB) will initiate six projects worth Rs4,485.2 million by September 2006 to generate power through biomass, wind and solar means....
KARACHI: All major industrial areas to have treatment plants KARACHI, Jan 5: The Sindh government is planning to install effluent treatment plants in all major industrial areas of Karachi. The first such plant being installed in the Korangi Industrial Area is nearing completion....		KARACHI: Pakistanis urged to work on genetics KARACHI, Jan 5: Nations should review their respective policies of competition and conflicts and divert their non-development expenditures towards public welfare schemes....
KARACHI: 17kg heroin seized, man held KARACHI, Jan 5: The Anti Narcotics Force, Sindh seized 17kg heroin from a vehicle and arrested the driver near Sohrab Goth on Super Highway....		KARACHI: Nazims told to look after entire jurisdiction KARACHI, Jan 5: Town and taluka nazims have been urged to plan and implement those development programmes which could cater to the needs of the entire population of their respective jurisdictions....
KARACHI: CT, PTC results KARACHI, Jan 5: The Board of Intermediate Education, Karachi on Thursday declared the results of Primary Teaching Certificate (PTC) and Certificate of Teaching (CT) annual exams 2005....		KARACHI: Anti-encroachment drive KARACHI, Jan 5: The government has decided to remove all encroachments in Saddar and its surrounding areas to restore right of way and ensure smooth flow of traffic besides facilitating pedestrians....
KARACHI: Nazim asks utilities for network details KARACHI, Jan 5: The City Nazim, Mustafa Kamal, on Thursday asked utility services organisations to provide details of underground networks so that these could be included in the Karachi master plan....		KARACHI: Comment sought on arrest of Afghan DPs KARACHI, Jan 5: The Sindh High Court on Thursday called comments from the interior secretary and Sindh home secretary within 15 days on a writ petition in which the arrest and...
KARACHI: Altaf lauds Shahzad’s work on MQM history KARACHI, Jan 5: Chief of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement Altaf Hussain has said that the book Shaoor Ka Safar by one of the founder leaders of the MQM, Saleem Shahzad, is...		KARACHI: Asif’s plea for transfer of case turned down KARACHI, Jan 5: The District and Session Judge-East, Zafar Ahmed Khan Sherwani, on Thursday turned down the request of Asif Ali Zardari seeking transfer of Murtaza Bhutto murder trial from the...
KARACHI: Bulldozing of settlements resented KARACHI, Jan 5: A large number of the residents of Rehmatia Colony and Prem Nagri, located in Gulshan-i-Iqbal’s 13D-II and III blocks, staged a demonstration at the Karachi Press Club against...		KARACHI: Seamen hold rally against PNSC officials KARACHI, Jan 5: Speakers at a demonstration on Thursday demanded that the Shipping Ordinance-2002 be implemented fully and the corrupt officials who were working against the interests of seamen and the country be taken to task....
KARACHI: Eid holidays KARACHI, Jan 5: The Sindh government has declared Jan 10, 11 and 12 as holidays in all offices, autonomous, semi-autonomous bodies, corporations and local councils under its administrative control, on account of Eidul Azha.—PPI...		HYDERABAD: Protest planned against KBD, Balochistan operation HYDERABAD, Jan 5: Awami Tehrik chief Rasool Bux Palijo has accused the government of committing atrocities against people of Sindh and Balochistan....
HYDERABAD: SPSC asked to ensure merit in selection HYDERABAD, Jan 5: Sindh Chief Minister Dr Arbab Ghulam Rahim has directed the Sindh Public Service Commission to ensure that appointments are made on merit and in a transparent way....		HYDERABAD: Demonstration against arrest of union leaders HYDERABAD, Jan 5: Under the banner of the CBA union, employees of the highways works and services department held a protest demonstration outside the press club here on Thursday against the arrest of their colleagues in Larkana....
HYDERABAD: Plant found curative for diabetes HYDERABAD, Jan 5: A noted biochemistry scholar of the Nagoya University of Arts and Sciences Japan, Prof (Dr) Yasuo Natori, on Thursday gave a lecture at the Sindh University on “Characterization...		THATTA: Delegation visits historical places THATTA, Jan 5: A 27-member delegation comprising intellectuals, writers and poets from the US, the UK and India visited the Haleji Lake, the Keenjhar Lake and the Makli necropolis on Wednesday....
SUKKUR: Protest against kidnapping of contractors SUKKUR, Jan 5: Hundreds of labourers and residents of Daharki staged a demonstration outside the police station, following kidnapping of two people on Thursday....		SUKKUR: Online train reservation facility in Rohri SUKKUR, Jan 5: The Pakistan Railways reservation office of Rohri has been connected with the network of online reservation presently operating at 18 locations....