2 April, 2005 Saturday 22 Safar 1426 KARACHI: Citywide crackdown on MMA leaders, workers: MNAs, MPAs, ulema held KARACHI, April 1: In a crackdown on Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal leaders and activists, police made a number of arrests late Thursday night. The crackdown, launched ahead of the Saturday strike announced by... KARACHI: Arsonists to face trial in ATCs: governor KARACHI, April 1: Sindh Governor Dr Ishratul Ibad said on Friday that those found involved in damaging public properties and sabotage activities during the Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal’s strike on April 2 would... KARACHI: High Court attaches two projects on highway: Nazir told to post guards KARACHI, April 1: The Sindh High Court asked its nazir on Thursday to affix notices across a 24-acre construction site of two sprawling residential and commercial projects on the Superhighway near... KARACHI: Steps taken to neutralize strike KARACHI, April 1: The government has taken all necessary preventive measures for ensuring peaceful atmosphere in the city and check miscreants from disturbing routine life in the city which included visible... KARACHI: MMA asks govt to stop crackdown, propaganda KARACHI, April 1: Senator Prof Ghafoor Ahmad, a central leader of the Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal (MMA) has said that despite crackdown, propaganda and all provocative measures, the strike on Saturday will prove... KARACHI: Karachi JI chief held KARACHI, April 1: The city chief of the Jamaat-i-Islami, Dr Mairajul Huda Siddiqui, was arrested at the party’s head office late on Friday night.... KARACHI: Arbab asks PML men to foil strike KARACHI, April 1: Sindh Chief Minister Arbab Ghulam Raheem said the Pakistan Muslim League (PML) was an organized political party and it would resolve problems of the people by using all... KARACHI: Transporters decide not to observe wheel-jam KARACHI, April 1: The office bearers of the Karachi Transport Ittehad (KTI) on Friday appealed to owners of all buses, minibuses and coaches to run their vehicles on roads on April... KARACHI: FIRs lodged against Ponam workers KARACHI, April 1: The police on Friday registered cases of arson attacks against Ponam activists at various police stations. The incidents occurred during Thursday’s strike call by Ponam.... KARACHI: Officials assigned for schools registration KARACHI, April 1: The Sindh education department on Friday notified the names of registration and controlling authorities for privately managed educational institutions at different levels in the province, with immediate effect.... KARACHI: FC constable dies in mysterious circumstances KARACHI, April 1: A constable of the Frontier Constabulary died in controversial circumstances at an FC post outside the US Consulate on Friday.... KARACHI: SHC restrains city govt from issuing NOCs for billboards KARACHI, April 1: Justice Zia Pervez of the Sindh High Court has restrained the city district government from licensing more billboards pending hearing of a suit against violative hoardings in the... KARACHI: Govt to compensate transporters: Adil KARACHI, April 1: The provincial labour and transport department in a statement issued on Friday said all industrial and business activities would continue as normal in Karachi and elsewhere in Sindh... KARACHI: Armed men kill youth, injure father KARACHI, April. 1: A young man died and his father was wounded when assailants opened fire on them in Saeedabad on Friday.... KARACHI: All schools to stay open KARACHI, April 1: All public and private educational institutions will remain open on April 2, according to a statement issued by the Sindh education secretary on Friday.... KARACHI: Medical check-up ordered KARACHI, April 1: The Sindh High Court administrative judge for Karachi division anti-terrorism courts remanded on Friday three people and discharged one person accused of arson and disturbances at Sohrab Goth... KARACHI: Two-day exhibition of handloom product KARACHI, April 1: A large number of people visited an exhibition of handloom product, organized by Hawwa, an NGO, at the Alliance Francaise.... KARACHI: More desalination plants in city pledged KARACHI, April 1: City Nazim Niamatullah Khan said on Friday that more desalination plants would be set up in Karachi to meet increasing needs of water in the city.... KARACHI: UTS routes for Shah Faisal area urged KARACHI, April 1: The city government’s transport and communications department seems less interested in resolving the pressing problem of public transport being faced by residents of Shah Faisal Colony as it... KARACHI: Commonwealth scientists visit KU KARACHI, April 1: A five-member delegation of foreign scientists from various Universities of the Commonwealth countries visited the Department of Chemistry, Karachi University on Friday.... KARACHI: Catholic board criticized KARACHI, April 1: The Sindh Professors and Lecturers Association (SPLA), at a hurriedly called meeting on Friday, has alleged the Catholic Education Board (CEB) to be involved in illegal activities violating... KARACHI: Chinese youth to visit Karachi KARACHI, April 1: A 100-member Chinese youth delegation is scheduled to visit Karachi to see different places and hold meetings with the Sindh governor, chief minister and the provincial minister for... KARACHI: OIC workshop concludes KARACHI, April 1: Adviser on Excise and Taxation M.A. Jalil has said that despite having enormous resources, the OIC countries still lag behind and economic development of all the OIC countries... KARACHI: Schools told to release admit cards of students KARACHI, April 1: The private schools in the province have been asked not to withhold admit cards of SSC annual examinations of class IX and X in any condition.... HYDERABAD: Wasa employees demand salary HYDERABAD, April 1: Activists of the Hyderabad Development Authority unit of the All Pakistan Clerks Association continued a token hunger strike outside the press club here on Friday in protest against... HYDERABAD: SHC wants housing scheme developed HYDERABAD, April 1: The Sindh High Court, Hyderabad circuit bench, on Friday directed the provincial secretary of town planning and public works and taluka nazim of Qasimabad to draw up a... HYDERABAD: Plan ready for water schemes HYDERABAD, April 1: The Sindh government is planning to carry out water supply and other development schemes under the Hyderabad Development Package, an official source told this correspondent on Friday.... HYDERABAD: Water being discharged below Kotri HYDERABAD, April 1: The member of Wapda (water), Chaudhry Mohammad Amin, while visiting the Kotri Barrage on March 30 observed that about 10,000 cusec of water was being discharged downstream Kotri....

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