April, 1 2005 Friday 21 Safar 1426 KARACHI: Ibad, Arbab vow to show no leniency to strikers: April 2 protest KARACHI, March 31: Governor Dr Ishratul Ibad and Chief Minister Dr Arbab Ghulam Rahim said that anyone found indulged in causing damage to public properties on Saturday (April 2) would be... KARACHI: Section 144 enforced throughout Sindh KARACHI, March 31: Sindh Home Minister Rauf Siddiqui has announced enforcement of Section-144 throughout the province with effect from Thursday evening.... KARACHI: Complainant against Imtiaz shot at KARACHI, March 31: One person was killed and three others, including the complainant in a kidnapping for ransom case against PML leader Imtiaz Sheikh, suffered injuries in an attack on Korangi... KARACHI: MMA condemns govt tactics to fail strike KARACHI, March 31: The Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal Karachi chapter has condemned authorities for summoning traders and transporters to the Governor’s House and hurling threats of grave consequences at them if they responded... KARACHI: NGOs stress rehabilitation of street children KARACHI, March 31: Representatives of various NGOs working for the welfare of missing children have called for enhanced cooperation among all stake-holders to intensify efforts for the rehabilitation of such children.... KARACHI: Six Harkat men sentenced KARACHI, March 31: An Anti-Terrorism Court sentenced on Thursday six activists of the banned Harkatul Mujahideen Al-Alami to aggregate 19 years in prison each in explosive substance, illegal weapons and police... KARACHI: Plaintiffs told to approach revenue dept: Land case KARACHI, March 31: Justice Mushir Alam of the Sindh High Court asked two plaintiffs claiming ownership of 30 acres of land each to approach the revenue authorities first for the redressal... KARACHI: Robbers loot minibus, injure passengers KARACHI, March 31: A passenger of a minibus was seriously wounded on resistance when unknown armed suspects barged into the vehicle and tried to deprive the passengers of valuables near the... KARACHI: KBCA told to heed nazim’s orders KARACHI, March 31: The Nazim of Liaquatabad Town, Dr Pervaiz Mehmood, has suggested the KBCA to immediately halt its operation against illegally constructed buildings as the date for regularising illegally constructed... KARACHI: Random destruction of mangroves KARACHI: Sheltered from Karachi’s clamour, and extending for miles in a semi-circular shape, lies our turbid coastline with the deep waters of the Arabian sea brushing against its shores in their... KARACHI:Foundation of four govt schools laid KARACHI, March 31: The City Nazim, Niamatullah Khan, on Thursday laid the foundation stones of three primary and one double-shift high schools in North Karachi Town.... KARACHI: Club challenges cancellation of licence KARACHI, March 31: The Sindh High Court asked the provincial government on Thursday to deal with a club registered under the Societies Registration Act in accordance with the provisions of the... KARACHI: Police get 15 vehicles from PNSC KARACHI, March 31: The first tranche of 15 heavy duty Toyota Hilux vehicles was handed over to Sindh Police at a ceremony held at the Governor’s House here on Thursday. Federal... KARACHI: Japanese pianist enthrals audience KARACHI, March 31: A renowned Japanese pianist, Ms Hiroko Yasunori, performed at a programme held at the National Museum of Pakistan here on Thursday.... KARACHI: MBBS results KARACHI, March 31: The University of Karachi has declared the results of first professional (Part-A) MBBS annual examination, 2005, with a pass percentage of 86.55.... KARACHI: British Council to cooperate in education sector KARACHI, March 31: Sindh Minister for Education and Literacy, Dr Hamida Khuhro, and British Council Director Charlie Walker have agreed to work closely to address the education- related problems in Sindh.... KARACHI: E-health centres to be set up in Sindh KARACHI, March 31: The Sindh Governor, Dr Ishratul Ibad, on Thursday underlining the importance of telemedicine, asked health department to set up e-Health or telemedicine units in all district hospitals of... KARACHI: Women appeals for husband’s whereabouts KARACHI, March 31: A woman has appealed to the governor and chief minister Sindh to find the whereabouts of her husband who, according to her, was taken away by plain-clothed policemen... HYDERABAD: SHC seeks judge’s comments: Detention case HYDERABAD, March 31: The Sindh High Court, Hyderabad circuit bench, on Wednesday sought comments from the sessions judge, Nawabshah, who, according to an applicant, had forced her lawyer to withdraw a... HYDERABAD: Strike closes most of interior Sindh HYDERABAD, March 31: Almost all towns in Sindh remained completely closed on Thursday in response to a strike call given by the Pakistan Oppressed Nations Movement. By and large, the strike,... HYDERABAD: Demand for increase in octroi, zila tax share HYDERABAD, March 31: City Taluka Nazim Moinuddin Sheikh has called upon the Sindh government to increase octroi and zila tax share of the taluka municipal administration.... HYDERABAD: Landfill site identified for waste disposal HYDERABAD, March 31: A landfill site adjacent to the Tando Mohammad Khan road in front of Cattle Colony has been earmarked for disposal of the city’s garbage.... HYDERABAD: LUMHS yet to make payment to civil hospital HYDERABAD, March 31: The Liaquat University of Medical and Health Sciences has not made payment of 40 per cent of its annual collection under different heads to the civil hospital as... HYDERABAD: Water flow downstream Sukkur increased HYDERABAD, March 31: The water flow downstream Sukkur Barrage has increased to around 90,000 cusecs due to recent rains....

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