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KARACHI: Field wide open for private sector: PM KARACHI, May 22: The Prime Minister, Shaukat Aziz, on Sunday said the role of the government was to facilitate investors, formulate policies and give incentives, while it was up to the private sector to take advantage of these with new ideas and innovations....		KARACHI: ‘Media enjoys full freedom’ KARACHI, May 22: The Prime Minister, Shaukat Aziz, on Sunday said press freedom in the country had reached such a level that the process couldn’t be reversed. “We are proud to say that such a level of press freedom was never allowed in the country before. This credit goes to the present government. In my view, it is irreversible. It will be very difficult for anybody to reverse this trend,”...
KARACHI: Musharraf’s exit must for democracy, says MMA KARACHI, May 22: The constitution and national security of the country are facing immense threats as Gen Pervez Musharraf is busy paving the way for a presidential form of government by...		KARACHI: Power cuts continue in simmering heat: May the hottest month KARACHI, May 22: Meteorologists agree that May is the hottest month of the year in Karachi. The mean maximum temperature for the month is 36 degrees Centigrade. May also holds the...
KARACHI: Prolonged breakdowns in city areas KARACHI, May 22: Power breakdowns occurred in many localities of the city on Sunday as staff at the KESC centres responded lazily to complaints. Calling from Gulshan-i-Iqbal, Block 14, a resident...		KARACHI: Dakait’s brother shot dead KARACHI, May 22: A brother of notorious ringleader Rehman Dakait was shot dead in what police claimed to be an encounter on Sunday night. The Industrial Crime Unit of the police...
KARACHI: Robber killed in shootout KARACHI, May 22: An alleged robber was killed and two policemen were wounded in a shootout in Gulshan-i-Iqbal on Sunday night. Police said two alleged robbers on a motorbike snatched Rs400...		KARACHI: VIP movement jams the city again KARACHI, May 22: Over a thousand vehicles, including cars, buses, taxis and rickshaws, were held up for nearly two hours on several roads due to VVIP movement on Saturday. In the...
KARACHI: Rs100m plan to restore mangrove forests KARACHI, May 22: The Sindh Coastal Development Authority (SCDA) has prepared a plan for the replanting of mangroves across the 8,000 hectares of Indus Delta region, stretched over Karachi, Shah Bandar...		KARACHI: Govt urged to revise privatization policy KARACHI, May 22: Speakers at a press conference urged the government to review and revise its privatization policy under which it was handing over / selling off its precious and sensitive...
KARACHI: Gadap to have 100-bed hospital KARACHI, May 22: The Provincial Minister for Planning and Development, Syed Shoaib Ahmed Bukhari, along with MPAs Muhammad Hussain Khan and Yousuf Munir Sheikh laid the foundation stone of a 100-bed...		KARACHI: Storybook for children launched KARACHI, May 22: Khoon alood khanjer, aur doosri kahanian — a book meant for children — written by Mujeeb Zafer Anwaar Hameedi and published by Al-Hasan Academy was launched on Friday....
KARACHI: Incomplete road project cause of trouble KARACHI, May 22: Piles of earth and gravel at several spans of the road running between Korangi Crossing and Daud Chowrangi are causing immense hardship to commuters as well as residents....		KARACHI: Reward money KARACHI, May 22: The Sindh government has announced reward money for the arrest of two proclaimed offenders. A head money of five million rupees was announced for Abdul Rehman alias Rehman...
KARACHI: Asif calls for immediate elections KARACHI, May 22: PPP leader Asif Ali Zardari has said that any further delay in announcing free, fair and transparent elections in the country could jeopardize the federation and its integrity....		KARACHI: Adviser warns against funds embezzlement KARACHI, May 22: Sindh Health Adviser Faisal Malik on Sunday highlighted the significance of controlling embezzlement of funds, provided by international donor agencies, for extending better health facilities in the province....
KARACHI: Weather KARACHI, May 22: The Met office has forecast hot and humid weather for Karachi on Monday. The maximum temperature in the city is expected to range between 35ºC and 37ºC. The...		KARACHI: Army reign supreme LAHORE, May 22: Army reigned supreme winning five events out of eight, including a women’s on the opening day of the Anti-narcotics National machine rowing championship on Saturday. Army’s Maqbool Ali...
HYDERABAD: Firms in Sindh urged to give 80pc jobs to locals: Conference in Bhit Shah HYDERABAD, May 22: A national conference organized by the Awami Tahreek in Bhit Shah on Saturday night demanded that 80 per cent of jobs in national and multinational companies located in...		HYDERABAD: Demand for autonomy, land for haris HYDERABAD, May 22: The Sindh Hari Committee on Saturday condemned what they called injustices meted out to smaller provinces, supremacy of Punjab, construction of Thal Canal and Kalabagh Dam and injudicious...
SUKKUR: ARD leaders blast govt’s policies SUKKUR, May 22: The government’s foreign, Kashmir, defence and economic policies have put the country’s integrity at stake, two leaders of the Alliance for the Restoration of democracy said here on...		SHIKARPUR: Role of family planning highlighted SHIKARPUR, May 22: A seminar titled ‘Role of Registered Medical Practitioners and General Practitioners in Population Welfare Programme’ has highlighted the importance of family planning and its role in socio-economic development...
MITHI: Employees observe hunger strike MITHI, May 22: The employees of district council Tharparkar continued their hunger strike outside the local press club. Protesting against the decision to send them in surplus pool, they called upon...		KHAIRPUR: Farmers protest against water shortage KHAIRPUR, May 22: Farmers of Babarloi and Kola Jail minors took out a procession on Sunday in protest against the irrigation department....
BADIN: Australian seed firm faces case: minister BADIN, May 22: The Minister of State for Agriculture, Mohammad Ali Malkani, said here on Sunday the company which had supplied sub-standard sunflower seeds to Pakistan had been black-listed and a...		THATTA: PML to sweep LB polls, claims Arbab THATTA, May 22: Chief Minister of Sindh, Arbab Ghulam Rahim, has said that the Pakistan Muslim League (PML) will sweep the upcoming local bodies elections in the province. Addressing a gathering...