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KARACHI: ARD wants NA to take up foreign troops issue KARACHI, Nov 1: The Chairman Alliance for the Restoration of Democracy (ARD), Makhdoom Amin Fahim, has reiterated the alliance’s position on not attending the round table conference called by the government...		KARACHI: More doctors leave for quake-hit areas KARACHI, Nov 1: More groups of doctors, including surgeons and psychiatrists, left for earthquake-hit areas on Tuesday to treat hundreds of survivors in northern parts of the country and Azad Jammu Kashmir....
KARACHI: Emergency control rooms to stay open: Security measures on Eid KARACHI, Nov 1: The Home Minister, Rauf Siddiqui, on Tuesday said control rooms of the home minister, home secretary, IGP Sindh, CCPO Karachi, DG Rangers and RPOs of Hyderabad and Sukkur...		KARACHI: Devolution of Sindh IT deptt on the cards KARACHI, Nov 1: The Information Technology Department of Sindh is actively working for the introduction of IT in district administration throughout the province, said adviser to chief minister on Tuesday....
KARACHI: Rangers reduce water charges KARACHI, Nov 1: The Rangers have revoked their earlier decision of adjusting tanker filling charges. The decision has been taken to prevent the tanker mafia from increasing rates of water tankers who were taking undue advantage of adjustment of filling charges....harges....		KARACHI: Altaf calls for award of tenders on merit KARACHI, Nov 1: MQM chief Altaf Hussain has directed the newly elected city, town, and union council nazims to avoid awarding tenders to favourites, and deal with issues purely on merit and transparency....
KARACHI: Man stabbed to death over property issue KARACHI, Nov 1: A man killed his brother and wounded his sister-in-law over a property dispute in Orangi Town on Tuesday, police said. Father of two, Rias Ahmed, 30, was repeatedly...		KARACHI: Nazim urges solution of civic problems KARACHI, Nov 1: The City Nazim, Mustafa Kamal, says he wants to bring a revolutionary change with regard to provision of civic facilities. Speaking as the chief guest at the inauguration...
KARACHI: Corruption cases against Imtiaz KARACHI, Nov 1: The hearing of three cases of corruption against Imtiaz Ahmed Shaikh were adjourned till Nov 12 by Arjun Ram Talreja, Judge, Provincial Anti-Corruption Court, Karachi, on Tuesday....		KARACHI: The fear factor in Karachi KARACHI: There is just no coming to grips with the tragedy. After concerted relief efforts by almost every citizen for two weeks (and continuing), all that is left is remorse because...
KARACHI: Solidarity expressed with quake victims on Diwali KARACHI, Nov 1: Members of the Hindu minority community in the city, like everywhere else around the world, celebrated their annul festival of lights, Diwali, on Tuesday....		KARACHI: Rs50 million released to set up reform support unit KARACHI, Nov 1: The Sindh Minister for Education and Literacy, Dr Hamida Khuhro, on Tuesday announced that Rs50 million had been released for the establishment of the “Reform Support Unit” (RSU)...
KARACHI: Graduation ceremony at AKU held KARACHI, Nov 1: The 11th postgraduate medical education graduation ceremony of the Aga Khan University was held here on Tuesday. The vice-chancellor of the Dow University of Health Sciences, Prof Masood Hameed Khan, was the chief guest on the occasion.....		KARACHI: Two Edhi ambulances taken away KARACHI, Nov 1: The Edhi Foundation has expressed grave concern over the snatching of its two ambulances and warned that if the government did not make efforts to recover the ambulances, it would be compelled to suspend ambulance service....
KARACHI: FCS still without head after lapse of one year KARACHI, Nov 1: The Fishermen Cooperative Society is still without a chairman and its affairs are being looked after by a three-member managing committee set up by the government last year....		KARACHI: Deptts ordered to maintain services KARACHI, Nov 1: The Chief Secretary, Fazalur Rehman, has, in his directions to concerned departments and organisations, stressed effective maintenance of water, power and sewerage systems on Eidul Fitr....
KARACHI: Students told to celebrate Eid with simplicity KARACHI, Nov 1: The Vice-Chancellor of University of Karachi, Prof Dr Pirzada Qasim Raza Siddiqui, has asked students to celebrate Eidul Fitr in a simple manner with a spirit of devotion and dedication....		KARACHI: Director’s plea against conviction dismissed: Mehran Bank case KARACHI, Nov 1: The Sindh High Court on Tuesday dismissed an appeal moved by a director of Tawakkal Group of Companies, Abdul Qadir Tawakkal, against his conviction and sentence in a corruption reference....
KARACHI: Anticipatory bail granted KARACHI, Nov 1: Another division bench comprising Justices Mohammad Afzal Soomro and Rehmat Hussain Jafri granted anticipatory bail to Khwaja Naseer, a co-accused with Usman Farooqui in the Pakistan Steel Mill reference....		KARACHI: Ship with relief goods arrives KARACHI, Nov 1: A ship carrying relief goods, including tents, blankets and warm clothes, arrived here on Tuesday from Dubai. The goods arrived here were later dispatched to earthquake-hit areas by...
KARACHI: Demo staged against police torture KARACHI, Nov 1: A number of Islami Jamiat Talaba (IJT) activists on Tuesday staged a protest demonstration against police torture on the students collecting relief funds for Oct 8 quake victims....		KARACHI: Compensation announced KARACHI, Nov 1: Sindh Home Minister Rauf Siddiqui on Monday announced Rs500,000 compensation amount for the family of late Abdul Aziz, husband of MPA Asma Sherwani, who was allegedly killed in police firing on the Super Highway....
KARACHI: NED holidays KARACHI, Nov 1: The NED University of Engineering and Technology, Karachi will remain closed from Nov 3 to 5 on account of Eidul Fitr. This was announced by the registrar of the NED varsity on Tuesday.—APP...		HYDERABAD: Woman rejects police claim of encounter: Killing of four villagers HYDERABAD, Nov 1: A woman from Juman Chandio village of the Moro taluka of the Naushahro Feroze district has refuted police claim of killing bandits in an encounter....
HYDERABAD: Varsity to have new attendance system HYDERABAD, Nov 1: The University of Sindh will introduce an education management information system to record attendance of faculty members and students at deans’ offices....		HYDERABAD: Establishment-backed alliance opposed HYDERABAD, Nov 1: The central committee of the Sindh National Party at a meeting held here on Monday announced that the party would not enter into any alliance which might be formed by the establishment....
HYDERABAD: Protest against sale of coastal land HYDERABAD, Nov 1: Activists of the Jeay Sindh Qaumi Mahaz and Jeay Sindh Students Federation on Tuesday staged a demonstration in protest against the Thatta district nazim for allegedly disposing of coastal area land to outsiders and sale of forest wood..........		KHAIRPUR: Nazim pledges to reopen closed schools KHAIRPUR, Nov 1: District Nazim Niaz Hussain Shah has expressed regrets over closure of around 300 government schools in the district. He was talking to a delegation of reporters led...