March, 27 2005 Sunday 16 Safar 1426 KARACHI : A Reopening of Indian consulate demanded KARACHI, March 26: The City Naib Nazim, Tariq Hasan, has suggested that the Indian consulate in Karachi and the Khokhrapar border should be opened so that people who had relatives in... KARACHI: PPP denies deal with ‘dictators’ KARACHI, March 26: The Pakistan People’s Party on Saturday denied that it had struck a deal with dictators and maintained that it would continue struggle for the supremacy of the Constitution... KARACHI: 2 held in principal’s murder case KARACHI, March 26: Police picked up a security guard and a naib qasid of the slain principal of the Dawood College of Engineering and Technology for interrogation and are looking for... KARACHI: City govt plans night train KARACHI, March 26: The city government is planning to start a night train under its circular railway project that will cover the entire city. A memorandum of understanding (MoU) has already... KARACHI: Senate body reviews KESC privatization KARACHI, March 26: The standing committee of senate on water and power describing the privatization of KESC as a positive step has said that prescribed guarantees for job security and consumer... KARACHI: Three men acquitted in rebate case KARACHI, March 26: An accountability court acquitted three accused, including two custom officers, in five different corruption cases. The cases pertained to obtaining over Rs90 million through bogus rebate claims. ... KARACHI: 6,000 villages in Sindh without schools KARACHI, March 26: About 6,000 villages in Sindh have no schools and 3.3 million children could not enrolled in the province due to poverty and non-availability of schools. This... KARACHI: Uplift work reviewed KARACHI, March 26: Progress made in respect of the Taiser Town Housing Scheme was reviewed at a meeting chaired by Sindh Governor Dr Ishratul Ibad on Saturday. The... KARACHI: Policeman shot dead KARACHI, March 26: A policeman and his cousin were shot dead at their home in Mochko police limits by unidentified gunmen on Saturday morning. Police said Mohammad Ali, 37, posted at... KARACHI: Element of pathos in Faiz poetry discussed KARACHI, March 26: Russian scholar Dr Ludmila Vasilyeva during her short stay in Karachi gave a talk on noted poet Faiz Ahmad Faiz, his person and poetry with special reference to... KARACHI: Ghazal festival opens tonight KARACHI, March 26: A four-day national ghazal festival will open at the Arts Council on Sunday night. The ghazal festival is being organized by the Pakistan National Council of the Arts.... KARACHI: PMA shows concern over pollution KARACHI, March 26: Noise pollution is at its highest level in some parts of the city and a lot of adult and children are suffering from deafness and other noise related... KARACHI: Walk held to sensitize citizens on TB KARACHI, March 26: Having constant population influx and the highest number of slums, Karachi needs to have an efficient programme to combat tuberculosis, prevalent in all age groups, particularly those with... KARACHI: PTCL extends package KARACHI, March 26: The Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited (PTCL) has extended the date for the ‘Bahar Package’ till March 31 keeping in view great public interest. A company official said special... HYDERABAD: Recruitment of local people demanded HYDERABAD, March 26: The Awami Action Committee, Union Council-4, Qasimabad taluka, has threatened to launch a protest movement from April 3 if 15 workers sacked by the HQ3 gas company, Shah... HYDERABAD Ponam forms bodies for strike HYDERABAD, March 26: The Pakistan Oppressed Nations Movement’s Sindh Unity Council at a meeting held here on Friday appointed several committees at district-level to ensure success of the strike on March... PESHAWAR: Increase in petroleum prices, Truckers block GT Road PESHAWAR, March 26: Hundreds of truckers blocked the Grand Trunk Road between Peshawar and Islamabad for several hours on Saturday, smashing windscreen of government and private vehicles on the main highway.... PESHAWAR: Korean monks to visit archaeological sites PESHAWAR, March 26: A 13-member delegation of South Korean monks led by Chief Executive Monk Jeon Woon Deok would start a three-day tour of NWFP from Sunday. The delegation, arriving... PESHAWAR: Wapda to sell power to Afghanistan PESHAWAR, March 26: Pakistan will export electric power to Afghanistan and for this purpose a grid station would be set up in Khost city. An official team comprising senior engineers of... PESHAWAR: Fresh spell of rain claims more lives PESHAWAR, March 26: The renewed spell of rain has caused 12 deaths and 32 injuries in districts Charsadda, Nowshera and Peshawar. UN Inter Agency Committee Coordinator Dr Quaid Saeed said this... PESHAWAR: Expulsion notice declared illegal PESHAWAR, March 26: Additional District and Sessions Judge Tariq Yousufzai on Saturday declared illegal a notice issued by a station house officer to a woman in which she had been asked... ABBOTTABAD: Yaqoob wants farm sector to get attention ABBOTTABAD, March 26: National Assembly Deputy Speaker Sardar Mohammad Yaqoob has stressed the need for paying attention to the agriculture sector to face the upcoming challenge of the World Trade Organization.... NAUSHAHRO FEROZE: Villagers stage sit-in against power cut-off NAUSHAHRO FEROZE, March 26: Residents of Molhan village blocked the Naushahro Feroze-Tharushah road for about four hours to protest against the disconnection of power supply to their village on Saturday. They... TAXILA: Korea keen to help preserve Gandhara sites TAXILA, March 26: South Korea is keen to enhance its cooperation to the government of Pakistan with special focus on preservation and excavation of Gandhara sites scattered in various parts of... RAWALPINDI: LG officials need to focus on UCs’ uplift: nazim RAWALPINDI, March 26: District Nazim Raja Tariq Kiani has exhorted the local representatives to focus on development of their respective union councils and work selflessly for the welfare of their people.... ISLAMABAD: SAF Games: irregularities of Rs201m detected ISLAMABAD, March 26: The management of South Asian Federation (SAF) Games has been found involved in financial irregularities to the tune of Rs201 million, which among other charges, include giving undue... ISLAMABAD: PPP asks govt to save small investors ISLAMABAD, March 26: The chairman of the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) economic coordination cell has criticized the government for what he said its failure to prevent the crash of the stock... ISLAMABAD: Pakistan to host next IT ministers’ summit ISLAMABAD, March 26: The participants of the 3rd IT Ministers’ Summit, which concluded in Bahrain on Saturday, awarded Pakistan the right to host the next moot in eaOver 30 ministers of... ISLAMABAD: Resumption of govt-Bugti talks welcomed ISLAMABAD, March 26: The National Democratic Front (NDF) has welcomed resumption of talks between the government and Jamhoori Watan Party (JWP) Chief Nawab Akbar Bugti to settle down the ongoing crisis... ISLAMABAD: PPP rejoinder to NAB ISLAMABAD, March 26: The Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) has said the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) is misleading the people by claiming that the Swiss court had not quashed the Dargal Tractor... ISLAMABAD: NHA repairs roads damaged in rain ISLAMABAD, March 26: The National Highway Authority (NHA) has repaired roads damaged during the recent rains mainly in the northern parts of the country. According to an official report issued... ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s role in rejuvenating Saarc lauded ISLAMABAD, March 26: South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (Saarc) Secretary-General Chenkyab Dorji on Saturday appreciated Pakistan’s role in rejuvenating the seven-member regional grouping and called for the need to sustain... ISLAMABAD: Agri sector to be given a boost: official ISLAMABAD, March 26: The government has signed a number of protocols with China for export of oranges and rice, and exchange of research information between the two countries. This was... LAHORE: Ministry told to place all accused on ECL: Corruption cases LAHORE, March 26: An accountability court on Saturday directed the interior ministry to place on the Exit Control List (ECL) the names of all the accused persons facing charges of corruption... LAHORE: Balochistan trains rescheduled LAHORE, March 26: The timings of all trains to and from Balochistan have been rescheduled, officials say. According to the revised schedule, the Bolan Express (3-Up) will reach Quetta at 10am... LAHORE: No dearth of funds for charity LAHORE, March 26: There is no dearth of funds for charity and social welfare works in Pakistan. Representatives of various NGOs stated this during a discussion held by the Lahore Association... LAHORE: BA, BSc examination begins LAHORE, March 26: As many as 143,058 candidates are appearing in the BA/BSc, First Annual Examination-2005, which commenced on Saturday. Punjab University Examination Controller Prof Dr Ahsan Malik, talking to APP... LAHORE: Doctors observe black day LAHORE, March 26: The Pakistan Medical Association, Punjab, Postgraduate Doctors Action Committee and Dental Doctors’ Association on Saturday jointly observed a ‘black day’ against what they called ‘occupation’ of PGMI’s facilities... LAHORE: Turkish team visits PU LAHORE, March 26: A Turkish delegation led by Koksal Toptan, a National Assembly member, visited the Punjab University on Saturday. The delegation, which called on PU vice-chancellor Arshad Mahmood, was briefed... Subsidized flour LAHORE, March 26: As many as 100,000 bags (20 kg) of flour will be made available at all Sunday Bazaars in the province to be sold at Rs231 each today....

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