March, 13 2005 Sunday 02 Safar 1426 KARACHI: City govt plans 26 steel flyovers KARACHI, March 12: The City Nazim, Niamatullah Khan, on Saturday said the city government had finalized projects for construction of steel flyovers at 26 busy traffic intersections of the city at... KARACHI: SBC urged to tighten discipline KARACHI, March 12: There is pressing need to improve the standard of legal profession to enhance the quality of justice, speakers at a Sindh Bar Council ‘orientation session’ said here on... KARACHI: SHC puts off hearing of appeals: Infrastructure cess KARACHI, March 12: A Sindh High Court division bench adjourned the hearing of appeals against infrastructure cess on Friday to March 16.... KARACHI: Govt promoting new sources of energy: Ibad KARACHI, March 12: Sindh Governor Dr Ishratul Ibad Khan said here on Saturday that the government is working for attaining and promoting alternate sources of energy, and various low-cost projects are... KARACHI: Milk retailers’ strike on 15th KARACHI, March 12: Milk sellers in Karachi have announced a shutter down for March 15 and threatened to observe an indefinite strike if their problems were not resolved.... KARACHI: HSC suppl results KARACHI, March 12: Karachi Board of Intermediate Education on Saturday announced the results of HSC Part-II Supplementary Examinations 2004, of Science General and Pre-engineering groups.... KARACHI: Ghazal festival begins on 29th KARACHI, March 12: The Pakistan National Council of the Arts is organizing a four-day national ghazal festival at the Arts Council from March 29.... KARACHI: New secretariat building opened KARACHI, March 12: Sindh Chief Minister Dr Arbab Ghulam Rahim inaugurated building number 6 of the Sindh Secretariat at a simple ceremony on Friday.... KARACHI: Poets honoured KARACHI: Two prominent poets Ahmad Naveed and Anwer Shaoor were invited as guests of honour at Karachi Gymkhana on Friday. They entertained a large number of audience as Mahmood Sham held... KARACHI: Nasima Tirmizi remembered KARACHI, March 12: The teachers of the University of Karachi eulogized the services of Prof Dr Nasima Tirmizi for the university and her contributions to the field of marine biology at... KARACHI: Another day of unrest at DCET KARACHI, March 12: Dawood College of Engineering and Technology (DCET) administration on Saturday sent six more non-teaching employees on “forced leave” of two months, allegedly on their protest against maltreatment by... KARACHI: Maternal health awareness urged KARACHI, March 12: Women in Pakistan have inadequate access to obstetrics care due to limited health care options and poor knowledge of obstetrics complications. This can be corrected by overall maternal... KARACHI: Transporters put off strike plan KARACHI, March 12: The Karachi Transport Ittehad on Saturday announced to defer their March 14 and 15 transport strike for another 20 days following a meeting with Dr Farooq Sattar, MNA... KARACHI: Two maids killed by male servant KARACHI, March 12: Two maid servants were killed by a male servant of the same house in Defence Housing Authority on Saturday.... KARACHI: Salma Ahmed sent to jail KARACHI, March 12: Administrative Judge of the accountability court in Sindh on Saturday remanded Begum Salma Ahmed to jail custody.... KARACHI: Support sought for democratic struggle KARACHI, March 12: The National Trade Union Federation of Pakistan has urged all the progressive, nationalists, and worker-friendly forces to join hands with it for the launching of a struggle for... PESHAWAR: UC nazim granted pre-arrest bail PESHAWAR, March 12: An additional district and sessions judge, Rajab Ali Khan, on Friday confirmed the pre-arrest bail of a union council nazim accused of verifying fake documents.... PESHAWAR: Lawyer’s bail plea dismissed PESHAWAR, March 12: Additional district and sessions judge Shahid Khan on Saturday dismissed the pre-arrest bail petition of a lawyer accused of manhandling an official of the Peshawar High Court.... PESHAWAR: Probe against deported woman begins PESHAWAR, March 12: The passport circle of the Federal Investigation Agency has initiated inquiry against a woman deported from the United Kingdom to Lahore on Friday.... PESHAWAR: District govts ignore PFC’s instruction PESHAWAR, March 12: The NWFP government’s bid to make district governments plan and execute major projects under their respective Annual Development Programme for the 2004-05 financial year remained unfulfilled after none... PESHAWAR: Office of anti-car lifting cell closed PESHAWAR, March 12: An office of the anti-car lifting cell of police at the excise and taxation office on Shami Road has been closed down.... PESHAWAR: Thalassaemia awareness project planned PESHAWAR, March 12: The NWFP health department is launching a project to spread awareness regarding prevention of thalassaemia.... ISLAMABAD: PM calls for checking galloping population ISLAMABAD, March 12: Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz laid the foundations of Population House at Pak Secretariat here on Saturday.... ISLAMABAD: Over Rs7 billion irregularities detected in NHA ISLAMABAD, March 12: The Auditor General of Pakistan report 2002-03 has unearthed serious financial irregularities to the tune of Rs7.7 billion in the accounts of the National Highway Authority (NHA) during... ISLAMABAD: Changes to LG ordinance soon: NRB ISLAMABAD, March 12: The National Reconstruction Bureau (NRB) Chairman Daniyal Aziz has said amendments to the Local Government Ordinance 2001 will be finalized soon as the government was holding consultations with... ISLAMABAD: Senate chief disallows PPP resolution: Armed forces commercial activities ISLAMABAD, March 12: Senate Chairman Mohammadmian Soomro has disallowed a resolution, moved by a Pakistan People’s Party senator, urging that the military should not be involved in commercial and industrial activities... ISLAMABAD: ‘Uzbek girl died unnatural death’ ISLAMABAD, March 12: The autopsy conducted on the body of an Uzbek girl found dead in a local hotel on February 10 suggests that she had died an unnatural death, sources... ISLAMABAD: MMA criticized for opposing honour killing bills ISLAMABAD, March 12: People’s Party Parliamentarians (PPP) MNA Sherry Rehman has criticized the female legislators of the Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal (MMA) for opposing honour killing bills and other pieces of legislation aimed... ISLAMABAD: PTV claims to have achieved Rs100m saving ISLAMABAD, March 12: Pakistan Television Corporation (PTV) claims to have achieved a saving of Rs100 million in satellite charges and equipment purchases during the first six months of the financial year... LAHORE: Police can take action against helmet law violators: LHC LAHORE, March 12: Chief Justice Iftikhar Husain Chaudhry of the Lahore High Court has observed that the use of helmet has been prescribed by a valid law for the safety of... LAHORE: CDGL to look into causes of bus stand failure LAHORE, March 12: The city district government will discuss measures for attracting transporters to its new bus stand on Bund Road, which has proved a failure despite its ideal location, vast... LAHORE: Ring Road plan: traders seek market rates LAHORE, March 12: Bund Road Anjuman Tajran has demanded payment of compensation for land, houses and shops, proposed to be acquired for the Ring Road project, at prevailing market rates.... LAHORE: Students’ campaign against AKB LAHORE, March 12: The Muttahida Tulaba Mahaz has decided to launch country-wide protest against the Aga Khan Board.... LAHORE: Delhi-Multan peace march LAHORE, March 12: A group of peace activists from Pakistan and India are reportedly planning to undertake a journey on foot later this month from Delhi to Multan through the route... LAHORE: Malaysia keen to invest in Pakistan LAHORE, March 12: Rakyat Bank Chairman Prof Syed Jalaluddin Syed Salim has said that Malaysian entrepreneurs are keen to invest in tourism, housing and dairy sectors in Pakistan.... LAHORE: Plan for Liberty Market roads LAHORE, March 12: District Nazim Mian Amer Mahmood has directed the Traffic Engineering and Planning Agency (Tepa) to submit a plan for upgradation of roads around the Liberty Market, Gulberg in...

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