March, 24 2005 Thursday 13 Safar 1426 KARACHI: Pressures force closure of milk plant KARACHI, March 23: The Karachi Milk Plant (KMP), which was made operational after an investment of Rs40 million, has again stopped pasteurization of milk for marketing, leaving high and dry whatever... KARACHI: Honorary teachers be regularized: nazim KARACHI, March 23: The City Nazim, Niamatullah Khan, has reiterated that the city government would open 10 new colleges each year according to its plan, saying construction of five out of... KARACHI: Minibus, hotels set on fire KARACHI, March 23: Enraged people set a minibus and private property on fire after an accident in which a young girl received injuries in Surjani Town. Police said a mother and... KARACHI: Passport-seekers suffer, agents prosper KARACHI, March 23: There is traffic chaos on Sharea Faisal where the reasonably vast edifice of the Awami Markaz stands in the midst of other garish constructions. The narrow side lane... KARACHI: New phone connections KARACHI, March 23: The PTCL has introduced “Bahar Package”, under which it plans to provide 19,000 new telephone connections, wherever technically possible, in Karachi.... KARACHI: Pagara sees martial law KARACHI, March 23: Pakistan Muslim League (Functional) President Pir Pagara on Wednesday expressed his apprehension about imposition of Governor’s rule in Sindh any time. Pir Pagara, who was responding to questions... KARACHI: Policeman shot dead KARACHI, March 23: A policeman was killed and another received injuries when unknown men opened fire on them in Baghdadi on Wednesday. Lyari town police officer Omar Shahid said two constables... KARACHI: No crisis in Sindh: Ibad KARACHI, March 23: The Sindh governor, Dr Ishratul Ibad has denied the presence of any political crisis in Sindh, and said the provincial government was having a smooth sailing.... KARACHI: Ibad orders master plan for each park KARACHI, March 23: Sindh Governor Dr Ishratul Ibad has directed district officials to prepare separate plans for all parks of the metropolis in order to make them attractive for public.... KARACHI: 22 get Sitara-e-Imtiaz, Pride of Performance KARACHI, March 23: Twenty-one distinguished figures were awarded Sitara-e-Imtiaz and President’s Pride of Performance for their excellent performance in their respective fields at an impressive investiture ceremony held at Darbar Hall,... KARACHI: Pakistan Day observed with zeal and fervour KARACHI, March 23: Pakistan Day was observed throughout Sindh as elsewhere in the country with great enthusiasm and renewed pledge by people belonging to all walks of life to work for... KARACHI: International education fair on April 2 KARACHI, March 23: More than 110 Educational institutions including 30 from the UK and three from the USA will be participating in the 15th Pakistan International Education Exhibition (PIEE), to be... KARACHI: Land-grabbers active in Gulshan KARACHI, March 23: Land-grabbers have become active in Shanti Nagar, Union Council No 7, Gulshan-i-Iqbal. They have encroached upon land near Nehru Gate where a boundary wall has been built by... KARACHI: Wage commission KARACHI, March 23: Habib Bank Workers Front (HBWF) on Wednesday demanded of the bank administration to insure implementation of Wage Commission Award so that employees could complete their due tenure till... KARACHI: Filthy water being supplied in Gulshan KARACHI, March 23: Different parts of the city, including Gulshan-i-Iqbal’s Metroville-III and Block 4- have been getting contaminated water for the last one month. ... KARACHI: MMA unveils formula to avert clash in Dera Bugti KARACHI, March 23: The Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal (MMA) on Wednesday unveiled its four-point formula to settle the Dera Bugti issue.... KARACHI: Teachers told to stay away from politics KARACHI, March 23: Political activism of teachers is perilous for education, hence the teacher community should avoid agitation-based methods for getting their problems resolved, said the Sindh Minister for Education and... KARACHI: World TB Day being observed today KARACHI, March 23: Like in other countries around the globe, the World TB Day is being observed in Pakistan on Thursday (March 24) with meetings, walks and other events to be... KARACHI: Dow varsity to impart training to teachers KARACHI, March 23: The Higher Education Commission has selected the Dow University of Health Sciences to work as its resources centre for imparting training to teachers involved in higher education within... KARACHI: NGOs trained to approach environmental tribunals KARACHI, March 23: Civil society, NGOs and law students attended an orientation workshop on the Pakistan Environmental Protection Act (PEPA) 1997 and the procedures for approaching Environmental Tribunals.... KARACHI: Youths urged to rise against rulers KARACHI, March 23: Leaders of various major political and religious parties, in a resolution on Wednesday, demanded the release of Javed Hashmi, permission for Nawaz Sharif and Benazir Bhutto to return... KARACHI: JSQM backs Ponam call for strike KARACHI, March 23: Jeay Sindh Qoum parast Party chief Qamar Bhatti has said that the people of Sindh are protesting over denial of rights to them, but rulers are busy in... HYDERABAD: Permanent solution to Balochistan issue sought HYDERABAD, March 23: Muttahida Qaumi Movement parliamentary leader in the National Assembly Dr Farooq Sattar has said that the Balochistan imbroglio has again highlighted the issue of provincial autonomy.... SUKKUR: FC man dies, three injured in accident SUKKUR, March 23: A Frontier Constabulary jawan was killed and three others were injured in an accident on Shikarpur Rroad, near Abad Lakho village, on Wednesday.... THATTA: Four killed in accident near Thatta THATTA, March 23: Four persons were killed and three others injured as an overloaded fodder truck fell on a passing car while negotiating a blind curve near the Bholari bus stop... DADU: PPP demands end to operation DADU, March 23: The leader of the opposition in the Sindh Assembly, Mr Nisar Ahmad Khuhro, has demanded that the government should stop army operation in Balochistan and resolve the issue... PESHAWAR: Rs622m needed for repair of roads PESHAWAR, March 23: The road infrastructure damaged by recent spell of heavy rain and snowfall requires Rs622.48 million for repairs and rehabilitation in the NWFP, officials said.... MANSEHRA : ‘Ranks of angry MMA MPAs swelling’ MANSEHRA, March 23: Deputy Speaker in the NWFP assembly, Ikramullah Shahid, has claimed that the number of MMA’s disgruntled MPAs in the provincial assembly is more than 22 and in case... PESHAWAR: Hurdles in education of girls discussed PESHAWAR, March 23: To mobilize people regarding female literacy, National Education Foundation, Islamabad, in collaboration with UNESCO organized a day-long consultative workshop entitled “Advocacy Intervention in Support of Girls Education”, at... SAWABI: Ulema asked to mobilize people for MMA march SWABI, March 23: Pesh Imams here have been asked to deliver special sermons to mobilize people for Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal’s ‘Million March’ to be held in Peshawar on March 28....

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