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KARACHI: Karachi in forefront of relief work: Ibad KARACHI, Oct 15: Sindh Governor Dr Ishratul Ibad has said that people of Karachi have remained on the forefront in the relief efforts for the victims of the earthquake....		KARACHI: Mustafa vows to serve metropolis KARACHI, Oct 15: Karachi’s Nazim-elect, Syed Mustafa Kamal, has said that his priority would be to help improve the lot of the common man in the metropolis....
KARACHI: Altaf urges transporters to desist from overcharging KARACHI, Oct 15: Founder of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement Altaf Hussain has urged transporters not to overcharge for transporting relief goods to quake victims and thus participate in the relief and rehabilitation drive....		KARACHI: Notification for disaster management body KARACHI, Oct 15: The Sindh government has issued a notification under which a 19-member Disaster Management Committee (DMC) headed by Mr Waseem Akhtar, Adviser to the CM on Local Government, has been set up....
KARACHI: More medical teams off to earthquake-hit areas KARACHI, Oct 15: A 30-member medical team left here for the earthquake-stricken areas on the directive of City Nazim-elect Syed Mustafa Kamal to provide medical facility to affected people....		KARACHI: Considerable donations by local, foreign entities KARACHI, Oct 15: International and domestic entities have been pledging more assistance for the victims of October 8 victims in cash and kind. The Emirates Airlines joined in the relief efforts...
KARACHI: Volunteers at PAF Museum camp required KARACHI, Oct 15: The relief camp set up at the PAF Museum for earthquake victims requires a large number of volunteers for sorting out relief goods, packing and loading them on...		KARACHI: PTV caravan sets off for aid collection KARACHI, Oct 15: The PTV’s ‘Caravan-i-Muhabbat’ train left Karachi for Rawalpindi on Saturday morning on a mission to collect relief goods from people along its route....
KARACHI: Another day of protests at KU: Classes disrupted KARACHI, Oct 15: A number of classes were either put off or remained halfway due to the ongoing protest campaign under a students’ alliance at the University of Karachi on Saturday,...		KARACHI: Sindh cabinet, employees’ donation KARACHI, Oct 15: The Sindh finance department on Saturday announced that all members of the provincial cabinet and employees of the provincial government from BPS-1 to BPS-22 and equivalent would contribute......
KARACHI: Order reserved in Rs298m post office fraud case KARACHI, Oct 15: An accountability court reserved on Saturday judgment in a Rs298 million fraud case against four officials of the Pakistan Post Office and a beneficiary....		KARACHI: Four more survivors in city KARACHI, Oct 15: Four more injured survivors of Oct 8 earthquakes were admitted to Civil Hospital Karachi and Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre on Saturday. According to CHK Medical Superintendent Dr Kaleem...
KARACHI: Three die in accidents KARACHI, Oct 15: Three persons, including a boy, died in separate road accidents in different localities here on Saturday. Three people were injured in a collision between two vehicles on Superhighway....		KARACHI: Ban on substandard food items urged KARACHI, Oct 15: The Pakistan Medical Association expressed its deep concern over manufacture and sale of substandard, counterfeit and adulterated products in the country, especially in Karachi, and urged the government...
KARACHI: 70 bandits killed, 512 held this year KARACHI, Oct 15: The crime rate registered a decline during the current year as compared to last year due to what the police claimed its improved performance....		KARACHI: White Cane Safety Day observed KARACHI, Oct 15: A large number of students and concerned citizens participated in a walk organized in connection with the International White Cane Safety Day on Saturday....
KARACHI: PIA to help social sector KARACHI, Oct 15: PIA Chairman Tariq Kirmani has created a Corporate Social Responsibility Team. Following the team’s formation, the PIA will be assisting in various areas of the social sector such...		PESHAWAR: Rehabilitation plan in affected areas soon: minister PESHAWAR, Oct 15: The NWFP government has urged volunteers busy in the calamity-hit districts of the Hazara division to strengthen their coordination with government agencies and departments executing the relief and rescue operation in the disaster zone....
KARACHI: Release of BSO leaders urged KARACHI, Oct 15: The Baloch Rabita-Ittefaq Tehrik has urged the government to take steps for creating a congenial atmosphere to find out a solution of problems faced by the Baloch people....		KARACHI: Donors at EPZs being discouraged KARACHI, Oct 15: About 22 containers loaded with readymade garments for the earthquake victims have been waiting for clearance by customs authorities at the Karachi Export Processing Zone for the last one week, exporters said here on Saturday....
KARACHI: Mushtaq Memon laid to rest KARACHI, Oct 15: Senior journalist and former staffer of daily Dawn, Mushtaq Ahmed Memon, who died here on Friday, was laid to rest at the Mevashah Graveyard on Saturday....		KARACHI: Mustafa seeks clarification KARACHI, Oct 15: The city nazim-elect, Syed Mustafa Kamal, has sought clarification from the officials concerned regarding the expenditure of over Rs20 million being made on the renovation of his future office as reported in Dawn’s Saturday issue....
KARACHI: Seminar on headache KARACHI, Oct 15: The department of anaesthesiology and pain management clinic of the Dow Medical College and Civil Hospital Karachi is organizing a seminar in connection with the Global Pain Day on Oct 17....		HYDERABAD: Soomro, Wasim condole death of Mushtaq Memon HYDERABAD, Oct 15: Senate Chairman Muhammedmian Soomro has expressed his deep sense of grief over the demise of senior journalist Mushtaq Ahmed Memon, elder brother of the chairman of Senate Standing Committee on Defence and Defence Production, Senator Nisar Ahmed Memon....isar Ahmed Memon....
MIRPURKHAS: District nazim to take oath tomorrow MIRPURKHAS, Oct 15: District Nazim-elect Dr Kaneez Sughra Junejo and members of the district council will take oath of their offices on Monday. The oath-taking ceremony will be held at 10am at the Ghulam Nabi Shah Hall....		SUKKUR: Chang’s recent arrest denied by relatives SUKKUR, Oct 15: The mother of Abdul Hameed Chang, who was declared arrested along with Mohammad Ismail, by the Rohri police, on the alleged charges of terrorism, disclosed that her son was arrested 11 months ago....
SHIKARPUR: Two killed as rival groups clash SHIKARPUR, Oct 15: Two people were killed in a deadly clash between two rival groups in kutcha area near Jhalli Kalwari, on Saturday. Ghulam Shabbir Narejo of the Nareja Village was...		LANDI KOTAL: Khasadar killed at Torkham LANDI KOTAL (Khyber Agency), Oct 15: A khasadar was crushed to death on Saturday by a trailer at Torkham. The khasadar, identified as Walik Khan of Loe Shalman, was on duty at the Torkham gate....
LANDI KOTAL: Two kidnapped men freed after operation LANDI KOTAL (Khyber Agency), Oct 15: The political authorities in Landi Kotal on Friday secured the release of two kidnapped men following an operation in the Bazaar Zakhakhel area....		PESHAWAR: Advanced support cells set up PESHAWAR, Oct 15: Two advanced support cells have been established at Shangla and Mansehra to ensure quick distribution of relief goods, Fata Secretary told Governor Khalilur Rehman on Saturday at a briefing....