March 19, 2006	Sunday	Safar 18, 1427

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KARACHI: Draft of new education policy to be ready in May KARACHI, March 18: Sindh Chief Minister Dr Arbab Ghulam Rahim said on Saturday that like some other departments, now corruption has found its roots in the education department as well, which...		KARACHI: Arbab opposes composite exam KARACHI, March 18: Sindh Chief Minister Dr Arbab Ghulam Rahim has said that he personally feels that the proposed system of composite examination at the Secondary School Certificate and Higher Secondary...
KARACHI: Doctor brothers released KARACHI, March 18: The doctor brothers were released on Friday night by jail authorities after the Sindh government withdrew the order for their continued detention under the Maintenance of Public Order (MPO)....		KARACHI: Rally slams US military adventures KARACHI, March 18: Left-wing parties and groups, along with trade unions staged a rally here on Saturday to condemn the US occupation of Iraq. Carrying red flags, portraits of Karl Marx...
KARACHI: French envoy comments on EU expansion KARACHI, March 18: Ambassador of France Mr Regis de Belenet on Saturday said that his country had proposed holding of a referendum on any future expansion of the European Union, adding that the move won’t be Turkey-specific....		KARACHI: 51pc work on LEW completed, Ibad told KARACHI, March 18: Sindh Governor Dr Ishratul Ibad Khan said that the objective of the Lyari Expressway was not only the construction of a highway but to provide a better housing...
KARACHI: LJ man sent to jail in sectarian killing case KARACHI, March 18: An administrative judge of the anti-terrorism courts in Karachi on Saturday sent Mohammad Anwar, brother of convicted activist of banned Lashkar-i-Jhangvi, Gul Hasan, to jail and directed the investigation officer to submit chargesheet against him on March 25....		KARACHI: Law & order in Sindh termed satisfactory KARACHI, March 18: Sindh Chief Minister Arbab Ghulam Rahim has said that maintenance of law and order is the foremost responsibility of his government, which is taking full advantage of available resources....
KARACHI: Selection for Hifz-o-Qirat contest KARACHI, March 18: The community development department of the city government is holding a contest for selection of Huffaz, Qari and Qaria who will represent Karachi in the upcoming Annual National Hifz-o-Qirat Competition-2006 to be held in Islamabad......		KARACHI: Policy on UAE e-visas KARACHI, March 18: The immigration authorities of the Federal Investigation Agency and the representatives of airlines have evolved a policy for the passengers travelling on fax and e-visas to the United Arab Emirates....
KARACHI: Date for HSC forms extended KARACHI, March 17: The BIEK has extended the dates for acceptance of forms of HSC Part-I and II annual exams, 2006, till April 5 with a late fee of Rs1,000....		KARACHI: Women seek equal chances for role in country’s uplift KARACHI, March 18: Speakers at a seminar on Saturday demanded that equal opportunities should be provided to women so they can play their due role in the social and economic development of the country....
KARACHI: Opposition united for democracy: leaders KARACHI, March 18: Opposition parties are striving to unite people and channel their energy to create a healthy and strong democratic society in the country so that fear of the people...		KARACHI: PPP alleges ethnic bias in villages’ demolition KARACHI, March 18: The Karachi Coordination Committee of the Pakistan People’s Party, which met here at the Bilawal House with Aftab Sha’aban Mirani in the chair, strongly condemned the demolition of...
KARACHI: Interests of Sindh to be defended: CM KARACHI, March 18: Sindh Chief Minister Ghulam Arbab Rahim on Saturday said that his government would leave no stone unturned to defend the interests of Sindh, but Pakistan’s interests were above all....		KARACHI: 2 acquitted in ransom case KARACHI, March 18: Administrative judge of anti-terrorism courts in Karachi on Saturday acquitted two men of kidnapping for ransom charges as police found no evidence against them....
KARACHI: Pearl case KARACHI, March 18: An anti-terrorism court in Karachi on Saturday adjourned the hearing of a trial against Mohammad Hashim alias Arif, one out of five proclaimed offenders arrested by the police...		HYDERABAD: Rs1.2bn to be spent on development schemes: Qasimabad taluka HYDERABAD, March 18: District Nazim Kanwar Naveed Jamil has said the local government will spend over Rs1.2 billion on 25 schemes of communication, sewerage and water supply in the Qasimabad taluka....
MIRPURKHAS: Order to line 168 channels in Umerkot by June MIRPURKHAS, March 18: The project director of the National Programme for Improvement of Watercourses, Mohammad Younus Dagah, has directed officers concerned to line 168 watercourses in the Umerkot district by June....		HYDERABAD: MMA rally against blasphemy on 26th HYDERABAD, March 18: Sindh Jamaat-i-Islami Ameer Dr Mumtaz Ali Memon has announced that the Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal will take out a ‘Shan-i-Mustafa’ procession from Mirpurkhas up to Hyderabad on March 26 against publication of blasphemous cartoons....
HYDERABAD: Six low-cost housing schemes launched HYDERABAD, March 18: The Sindh Kutchi Abadis Authority has launched six low-cost housing schemes in the province on self-financing basis where 1,200 families are being provided shelter....		KHAIRPUR: Chopping of trees banned in Nara KHAIRPUR, March 18: District Nazim Syed Niaz Hussain Shah Jilani on Friday banned chopping of trees in the Nara desert of the district. The order said that survival of wild and...
NAWABSHAH: QUEST to set up three more departments NAWABSHAH, March 18: The Quaid-e-Awam University of Engineering, Science and Technology (QUEST) is planning to establish three more departments, Textile, Telecommunications and Chemical Engineering, said Vice-Chancellor Professor A....		KHAIRPUR: Protest against police KHAIRPUR, March 18: Residents of Mohalla Munshi Darbar staged a procession on Saturday against the SHO of investigation police for allegedly torturing and manhandling Khadim Ansari, encroachment inspector of the taluka council....
PESHAWAR: Only 10pc of beds for children in NWFP hospitals: Promises for child hospital yet to be fulfilled PESHAWAR, March 18: Children are the worst affected due to lack of healthcare facilities in public sector hospitals in the NWFP. A paediatrician told Dawn on Saturday that there were only...		PESHAWAR: NCHD to start work in eight more districts PESHAWAR, March 18: The National Commission for Human Development is planning to expand its operations to eight more districts of the NWFP, Minister of State Dr Nasim Ashraf said here on Saturday....
SWABI: Demand to declare Swabi calamity-hit SWABI, March 18: The Anjuman-I-Kashthkaran NWFP has demanded that the areas of the district that were hit by hailstorms on Thursday should be declared calamity-hit areas by the provincial government....		PESHAWAR: ANP urges probe into misuse of relief funds PESHAWAR, March 18: The Awami National Party (ANP) has called upon the federal government to order probe into the alleged misappropriation of relief funds earmarked for victims of last year’s devastating earthquake....
PESHAWAR: Advice to teachers PESHAWAR, March 18: Peshawar University vice-chancellor Professor Dr Haroon Rashid has said that a good teacher must know psychology of students. He was speaking at the certificate distribution ceremony of a...		PESHAWAR: ‘Doctors needed in remote areas’ PESHAWAR, March 18: NWFP Governor Khalilur Rehman on Saturday urged doctors and health workers to rise up to the humanitarian challenge of serving people in remote parts of the province and...