January 19, 2006	Thursday	Zilhaj 18, 1426

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KARACHI: Police told to stop practice of sealing FIRs KARACHI, Jan 18: The Sindh High Court declared on Wednesday that the sealing of first information reports was illegal and directed the provincial police officer to ensure that the practice was stopped....		KARACHI: City govt moves to privatize MVI dept: Parking plazas planned KARACHI, Jan 18: The city government has sent a summary to the provincial government proposing privatization of the motor vehicle inspection department for bringing an improvement in the state of fitness of vehicles plying on roads....
KARACHI: Musharraf’s decisions bid to mislead people: Opposition parties say… KARACHI, Jan 18: Opposition parties have termed General Pervez Musharraf’s address to the nation on Tuesday “a tactical move to mislead people and impose his will on them with regard to the NFC and water reservoirs issue”....		KARACHI: Schools olympiad gets under way KARACHI, Jan 18: A five-day educational contest featuring different events to test and promote skills and talents of students mostly coming from private schools of the country got under way on Wednesday....
KARACHI: French envoy assures help to madressahs KARACHI, Jan 18: The French Vice Consul General in Karachi, Didier Drevet, on Wednesday said his country had never imposed any kind of restrictions on its students for travelling to any...		KARACHI: Nationalists reject president’s claim KARACHI, Jan 18: Baloch nationalist leaders have rejected President Musharraf’s allegation that a few sardars of Balochistan were creating restive conditions in the country....
KARACHI: Speech full of contradictions, says Ghinwa KARACHI, Jan 18: Chairperson of the PPP-SB Ghinwa Bhutto has termed contents of Gen Pervez Musharraf’s address to the nation on Tuesday ‘full of contradictions and confusion’, and observed that he...		KARACHI: Govt’s decision on dams, NFC hailed KARACHI, Jan 18: President Pervez Musharraf’s address to the nation on Tuesday has widely been hailed by a cross section of people who described his decisions regarding the Bhasha Dam first and the new NFC Award formula as ‘a milestone’....
KARACHI: Ibad orders 5-year plan for health facilities KARACHI, Jan 18: Sindh Governor Dr Ishratul Ibad on Wednesday ordered devising of five-year comprehensive plan for ensuring availability of better healthcare facilities in primary, secondary and tertiary hospitals in the province....		KARACHI: Altaf urges peasants to join MQM KARACHI, Jan 18: Founder of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement Altaf Hussain on Wednesday appealed to intellectuals, peasants and workers of Sindh to join MQM for the attainment of their rights....
KARACHI: Appointment letters given to 18 disabled graduates KARACHI, Jan 18: On the directives of President Musharraf, Sindh Governor Dr Ishratul Ibad handed over appointment letters to 18 recently graduating special persons at a ceremony held at Governor’s House on Wednesday....		KARACHI: 3 die in road accident KARACHI, Jan 18: Three persons including two women died and five others were injured in a road accident in Korangi on Wednesday night. Police said the accident occurred in Korangi No...
KARACHI: Local holiday on 23rd KARACHI, JAN 18: City Nazim Syed Mustafa Kamal has announced local holiday on Monday (Jan 23) (22nd Zilhaj) on account of Urs of Hazrat Abdullah Shah Ghazi....		KARACHI: Fumigation drive begins in Gulshan KARACHI, Jan 18: Gulshan-i-Iqbal Town Administration has kicked off fumigation campaign, under the supervision of TMO Matanat Ali, to kill germs following animal sacrifice during Eidul Azha....
KARACHI: Counselling of street children stressed KARACHI, Jan 18: The way police deal with street children play a crucial role in setting future path of this ‘vulnerable and dangerous’ segment of society, observed a workshop on Wednesday....		KARACHI: Optimum use of healthcare facilities urged KARACHI, Jan 18: Sindh Health Secretary Prof Naushad A. Shaikh has stressed need for optimum utilization of health care infrastructure and facilities available in government sector across the province....
KARACHI: Easy availability of ARV drugs emphasized KARACHI, Jan 18: Physicians, nurses and other health care providers need to have improved understanding and updated knowledge about HIV/AIDS and its management enabling local patients to have a quality life....		KARACHI: Forms, fees dates extended KARACHI, Jan 18: The Board of Intermediate Education, Karachi, has extended the dates for submission of examination forms and fees for HSC parts I and II annual examinations 2006 for college students....
KARACHI: Booklet banned KARACHI, Jan 18: The government of Sindh has imposed a ban on the booklet “Dori Mutta Ka Dora” published by Moulvi Habibullah Pitafi, resident of Padidan, District Noshehro Feroze....		KARACHI: Fair weather KARACHI, Jan 18: The Met office has forecast fair weather with cool night for Thursday with minimum temperature ranging between 12 and 14 degrees Centigrade....
KARACHI: Paintings show at Indus KARACHI, Jan 18: An exhibition of paintings by Mansur Aye will open at the Indus gallery at 6.30pm on Thursday. The exhibition will be on till Feb 5, open daily from 10am to 6.30pm....		KARACHI: Sindh govt to file comments on police officers’ plea: Out-of-turn promotions KARACHI, Jan 18: A division bench of Sindh High Court adjourned the hearing of a petition challenging out-of-turn promotions in the police department to Jan 26 for comments by the provincial government....
KARACHI: UK, US envoys meet Ibad KARACHI, Jan 18: The Consul Generals of Britain and the USA separately called on the Sindh Governor Dr Ishratul Ibad at the Governor’s House on Wednesday....		HYDERABAD: Proposal to provide state land for private industrial zone HYDERABAD, Jan 18: Sindh Chief Minister Dr Arbab Ghulam Rahim has said the government is actively considering to provide state land for establishing industrial zones in private sector to encourage industrialization, eradicate unemployment and poverty from the society....
HYDERABAD: Order to speed up work on projects: Hyderabad development package HYDERABAD, Jan 18: District Nazim Kanwar Naveed Jamil has directed consultants of the president’s Hyderabad Development Package to speed up the ground work of prioritized development schemes to ensure utilization of...		HYDERABAD: Demand for compensation to displaced families HYDERABAD, Jan 18: Activists of the Pakistan People’s Party (SB) and its students and youth wings observed a token hunger strike outside the press club here on Wednesday against non-payment of...
HYDERABAD: Protection sought by couple HYDERABAD, Jan 18: A girl, Sakina, said at a news conference at the press club here on Wednesday that she had embraced Islam and married Tillan Khan of her own will and without any pressure....		LARKANA: Protest against Balochistan operation LARKANA, Jan 18: Activists of the Watan Dost Mazdoor Federation took out a procession here on Tuesday in protest against the Kalabagh dam and the army operation in Balochistan....
SUKKUR: Man killed in tribal clash SUKKUR, Jan 18: One person was killed and 10 were injured in an armed clash between groups of Buledi and Shahaliani clansmen in Wandh Buledi and Mehrabpur on Monday night....		SUKKUR: Case registered against 13 policemen SUKKUR, Jan 18: The Civil Lines police, Jacobabad, on Wednesday registered a case against an ASI and 12 police constables of Shikarpur under sections 3 and 17 of the Hudood Ordinance....