March, 12 2005 Saturday 1 Safar 1426 KARACHI: Cabinet turns down US request for Clifton plot: AKU board okayed KARACHI, March 11: The Sindh cabinet in its meeting on Friday gave approval to the Aga Khan University Examination Board allowing it to conduct examinations at SSC and HSC levels. It... KARACHI: Revenue official’s bail plea dismissed: Imtiaz Shaikh’s arrest warrants issued KARACHI, March 11: Justice Mohammad Afzal Soomro of the Sindh High Court dismissed on Friday a bail application moved by a revenue official alleged to have fabricated land record at the... KARACHI: Setting up of check-posts on bypass ordered KARACHI, March 11: Sindh Governor Dr Ishratul Ibad has directed the concerned officials to get constructed a check-post at every 15th kilometre along the Northern Bypass.... KARACHI: NAB issued notices on Salma’s bail plea KARACHI, March 11: The Sindh High Court on Friday issued the National Accountability Bureau and others notices in a writ petition moved to seek bail and other reliefs for Begum Salma... KARACHI: Sec 144 around exam centres KARACHI, March 11: City Nazim Niamatullah Khan on Friday imposed Section 144 around examination centres and banned entrance of unauthorized persons in 200-metre area of examination centres for 30 days with... KARACHI: Crisis in Sindh to intensify, says Pagara KARACHI, March 11: The Pakistan Muslim League (Functional) President Pir Pagara, has said the ongoing political crisis in Sindh was not likely to be overcome soon, as he sees it to... KARACHI: Female medical graduates to be given part-time jobs KARACHI, March 11: The Federal Health Ministry is considering creating part-time slots in district and town health care units as well as in rural health centres for lady doctors who, owing... KARACHI: NICVD to have new gate KARACHI, March 11: A new entrance is being constructed for emergency patients of the National Institute of Cardio-Vascular Diseases.... KARACHI: Secretaries committee reviews key issues KARACHI, March 11: The Secretaries Committee met here on Friday under the chairmanship of Chief Secretary Mohammad Aslam Sanjrani and considered the issues related to pending litigation matters, disciplinary cases, KESC/Hesco... KARACHI: Community centre denied NOC KARACHI, March 11: The All-Sindh Kehar Welfare Association has demanded removal of hurdles which it says are being created by officials in the way of establishing a free dispensary and community... KARACHI: Problems of women workers to be solved KARACHI, March 11: Sindh Minister for Population Welfare Syed Ali Bux Shah on Friday directed the concerned authorities to resolve the problems being faced by the women serving in the department... KARACHI: WB to cooperate in education sector KARACHI, March 11: A World Bank (WB) mission has assured technical and financial help in preparation of a plan for the promotion of education in Sindh.... KARACHI: Ban urged on reuse of canisters KARACHI, March 11: The Awami Hiumayat Tehreek has demanded a ban on reuse of oil and ghee canisters for re-packing cooking oil and ghee as its reuse is injurious to health.... KARACHI: KFHA men’s demands KARACHI, March 11: The Sindh government has approved the charter of demands submitted by the CBA of the Karachi Fish Harbour Authority. ... KARACHI: PPP demands halt to privatization process KARACHI, March 11: The Pakistan People’s Party, Karachi division, on Friday deplored privatization of national assts at throw-away prices, and called for a halt to the process. It also described the... KARACHI: Govt seeks lifting of ban on mini-buses route permits KARACHI, March 11: In an unprecedented move, the Sindh transport department has directed the city government to lift the ban on the issuance of route permits for mini-buses.... KARACHI: Nasima Tirmizi passes away KARACHI, March 11: Noted marine scientist and writer, and a former dean of the University of Karachi’s science faculty, Dr Nasima Tirmizi, died after protracted illness on Friday. She was 72.... KARACHI: Govt’s ‘pro-US’ policies slammed KARACHI, March 11: The Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal (MMA) on Friday claimed that its million march, scheduled for March 20 in Karachi, will prove to be a referendum against government policies of secularization,... KARACHI: Pakistan, India urged to release all fishermen KARACHI, March 11: More than 100 civil society organizations, institutions and individuals from around the world have appealed to President Pervez Musharraf and Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to order immediate... KARACHI: SHC bench suspends judge’s order KARACHI, March 11: A Sindh High Court division bench suspended on Friday a single judge’s order against the arbitration tribunals set up by the Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and... KARACHI: DCET staff manhandled KARACHI, March 11: An employee of Dawood College of Engineering and Technology (DCET) was manhandled by Rangers deployed at the DCET.... KARACHI: KWSB notice KARACHI, March 11: Karachi Water and Sewerage Board (KWSB) issued final notices to defaulting water consumers who had been directed to pay their dues or else their water and sewerage connections... BADIN: Senate moved for oil, gas royalty BADIN, March 11: Senator Yasmin Shah has said that Badin will receive royalty of oil and gas as she has tabled the demand in the Senate.... DADU: Demonstration against police DADU, March 11: Residents of the Chakar Khan Lund village, Dadu taluka, held a protest demonstration on the Indus Highway on Friday to protest against the district investigation police for not... SANGHAR: Two booked for fraud SANGHAR, March 11: A case has been registered against two people for forging the revenue record.... HYDERABAD: Protest against rising prices HYDERABAD, March 11: Activists of the Pakistan Human Rights Forum on Friday held a rally outside the press club in protest against increases in prices of petroleum and essential commodities.... HYDERABAD: Teachers pay: summary pending with CM, court told HYDERABAD, March 11: The Sindh High Court, Hyderabad bench, was told on Friday by education and finance secretaries that a summary was pending with the chief minister since December 2004 to... SUKKUR: Rail traffic restored SUKKUR, March 11: Up and down tracks between Rohri and Begmaji railway stations were restored on Friday evening after about 24 hours, following derailment of five coaches of two good trains... PESHAWAR: CM concerned over rise in kidnappings PESHAWAR, March 11: NWFP Chief Minister Mohammad Akram Khan Durrani on Friday expressed concern over increasing incidents of kidnapping for ransom and car theft.... LANDI KOTAL: Tribesmen block highway LANDI KOTAL, (Khyber Agency), March 11: Traffic on the main Peshawar-Torkham highway remained suspended for four hours on Friday when Zakakhel tribesmen placed logs and rocks on the road in protest...

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