3, April 2005 Sunday 23 Safar 1426 KARACHI : Governor, CM visit city markets KARACHI, April 2: The governor and the chief minister of Sindh on Saturday said the MMA’s strike call had totally failed, as people of the province had rejected it by carrying... KARACHI : Arms found in JI office: adviser KARACHI, April 2: The Adviser to the Chief Minister on Information and Archives, Salahuddin Haider, has said the police in a raid early Saturday morning recovered arms, 37 petrol- and chemical-filled... KARACHI : Govt lost right to rule, says Ghafoor KARACHI, April 2: The peaceful general strike of Saturday on the appeal of Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal has proved that the government no more enjoys public confidence.... KARACHI : No work in city courts KARACHI, April 2: Legal proceedings remained suspended on Saturday as people could not come to courts due to a remarkably low quantum of the public transport.... KARACHI : Karachi witnesses crippling strike KARACHI, April 2: An effective strike was observed in the metropolis on the Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal’s call for a countrywide strike on Saturday in protest against price-hike, poverty and unemployment.... 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 : Seven arsonists remanded KARACHI, April 2: As many as seven arsonists were remanded to police custody till April 4. Faizullah, Alamgir, Waris, Anwar, Mohammad Ashraf, Amir Khan and Bashar were arrested for arson and... KARACHI : Man shot dead at bus stop KARACHI, April 2: An unidentified man was shot dead at a bus stop by unknown assailants in Sharafi Goth on Saturday.... KARACHI : Low attendance in schools, colleges KARACHI, April 2: The academic activities at most educational institutions in the city were affected as attendance of students and staff remained critically low due to thin traffic on roads in... KARACHI : Life normal in city, says Rauf KARACHI, April 2: The Sindh Home Minster, Rauf Siddiqui, on Saturday morning visited various parts of the city and expressed satisfaction over the normal flow of traffic and hustle and bustle... HYDERABAD: Mixed response to strike call in Sindh HYDERABAD, March 2: The strike call by the Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal against price hike, unemployment and policies of the government received a mixed response in the interior of Sindh on Saturday.... 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... HYDERABAD: Strengthening of river embankments urged HYDERABAD, April 2: The Sindh Abadgar Board has expressed satisfaction over the decision of Irsa that water distribution will be done in accordance with the 1991 water accord.... HYDERABAD: TMA gets share of social plan funds HYDERABAD, April 2: Tando Allahyar Taluka Nazim Abid Yousuf Bachani has claimed that Tando Allahyar is the first taluka municipal administration to directly receive its share of Rs.6.16 million in the... KARACHI : Punctuality in PIA KARACHI, April 2: The national flag carrier, PIA, further improved its punctuality record - touching an all time high of 90.1 per cent during March as against the previous high of... HYDERABAD: Two awarded life term for murder, kidnapping HYDERABAD, April 2: Anti-terrorism court judge Ali Ashraf Shah on Thursday awarded life imprisonment to two accused in two separate cases of kidnapping for ransom and murder.... KARACHI : Notice to state KARACHI, April 2: The Provincial Anti-Corruption Court on Saturday issued notice to the state for April 4 on a bail application submitted by an estate agent Abdul Hafeez Shoro, facing corruption... 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.... 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... 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... 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.... 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... 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.... 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... 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... 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.... Sindh culture to be promoted: adviser HYDERABAD, April 1: The Sindh Minister for Culture and Tourism, Mr Shabbir Ahmed Qaimkhani, has said that efforts are being made to promote the culture of Sindh throughout the world.... 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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