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November 9, 2005 Wednesday Shawwal 6, 1426 KARACHI: Police may prosecute corrupt officials: Supreme Court ruling KARACHI, Nov 8: The police are empowered by law to register and prosecute corruption cases against public servants, the Supreme Court declared on Tuesday while reviving a case against seven provincial government employees.... KARACHI: 7,000 foreign relief workers in country KARACHI, Nov 8: As many as 6,962 relief and rescue workers from over 80 countries have so far arrived in the country since the October 8 devastating earthquake.... KARACHI: SSP man acquitted in murder case KARACHI, Nov 8: The Sindh High Court acquitted a murder convict on Tuesday and ordered his release if not wanted in any other case. Mohammad Faisal alias Pehlwan, an alleged activist... KARACHI: CM visits quake-hit patients at CHK KARACHI, Nov 8: Sindh Chief Minister Dr Arbab Ghulam Rahim has assured the injured quake victims under treatment in various hospitals in the city that they would be extended all necessary... KARACHI: Sindh may get Rs10bn loan from World Bank: Education reforms KARACHI, Nov 8: Sindh may get a significant amount of loan from the World Bank for its educational sector during the next three to four years, it was learnt on authority here on Tuesday.... KARACHI: Under-sea pipeline for Keamari Town KARACHI, Nov 8: A 2km long water pipeline will be laid under the sea water to provide potable water to the residents of the Keamari Town.... KARACHI: Sessi’s welfare projects reviewed KARACHI, Nov 8: The Sindh Industries Minister, Adil Siddiqi, has asked the Sindh Employees Social Security Institution (Sessi) to complete those projects and schemes which relate to the welfare of the workers.... KARACHI: WB pledges $100 million for uplift projects KARACHI, Nov 8: The World Bank will give a loan package of US$100 million to Sindh on interest-free basis to support its development projects. This was stated by World Bank Country Director John W.... KARACHI: Water shortage in several areas KARACHI, Nov 8: Various parts of the city continue to face water shortage for the last one week. The hard-hit localities include North Karachi’s Sector 11-A, Surjani Town’s Sector 7-D, Bath... KARACHI: Installation of cellphone jammers in jails ordered KARACHI, Nov 8: Sindh Governor Dr Ishratul Ibad Khan ordered an immediate installation of cellphone jammers to break criminal networks and underworld mafia chiefs, operating from within the jails in Sindh.... KARACHI: KBCA told to demolish unauthorized structure KARACHI, Nov 8: The Sindh High Court directed the Karachi Building Control Authority KBCA to completely demolish an unauthorized construction in survey No 331 Jaffer Tayar Co-operative Housing Society in Malir and submit a report.... KARACHI: Operation against fake faith healers KARACHI, Nov 8: Sindh Home Minister Rauf Siddiqui on Tuesday announced the launch of province-wide action against fake spiritual healers and magicians. He appealed to the victims of these so-called ‘Amils,... KARACHI: Pir Pagara’s grandson booked for killing guard KARACHI, Nov 8: Police arrested two private guards allegedly for killing a private security guard in a clash over the possession of a plot in Gulistan-i-Jauhar late on Monday night.... KARACHI: Guard killed in attack on PPP MPA KARACHI, Nov 8: A police guard of PPP MPA Akhtar Jadoon was killed in Keamari on Tuesday night. DIG Mushtaq Shah told Dawn that the MPA had a dispute with Sartaja, ringleader of a group who is currently in jail.... KARACHI: Worst not yet over, major NGOs remind aid bodies KARACHI, Nov 8: The International Union for Conservation of Nature, The Worldwide Fund for Nature and the CARE International have warned of further losses from environmental hazards in quake-hit areas of Pakistan.... KARACHI: Cemetery renovated KARACHI, Nov 8: The Polish Consulate in Karachi renovated 58 graves of Polish nationals at Karachi Christian Cemetry (Gora Qabristan). During 1942-1945, over 30,000 refugees deported from East Poland, found shelter... KARACHI: Languages to be taught in accordance with 1972 Act KARACHI, Nov 8: The Sindh education department in a meeting with Sindh Chief Minister Dr Arbab Ghulam Rahim in the chair on Tuesday announced to withdraw all notifications regarding the teaching... KARACHI: PIA lifts over 1,450 tons of relief goods in a month KARACHI, Nov 8: Continuing with its earthquake relief operation, PIA lifted 1,467 tons of relief supplies from its domestic and international networks till date, exactly one month since the disaster hit Azad Kashmir, Northern Areas and the NWFP.... KARACHI: Compensation for victims of boat incident KARACHI, Nov 8: Adequate compensation will be paid to the affected fishermen families who had been hit by the tragic boat incident near a Ketti Bundar settlement in the Arabian Sea on Friday night.... KARACHI: Water tanker set afire after accident KARACHI, Nov 8: A water tanker was set on fire after it knocked down a motorcyclist at Nagan Chowrangi on Tuesday. Police said that Abdul Rasheed and Zaheer were riding a motorcycle when it was hit by the speeding water tanker.... KARACHI: Infrastructure for Korangi industrial area promised KARACHI, Nov 8: City Nazim Syed Mustafa Kamal has said that Korangi is the biggest industrial area of Pakistan and it would get modern infrastructure soon.... KARACHI: Thar people contribute to relief fund KARACHI, Nov 8: Poor villagers living in remote areas of Tharparkar have contributed a sum of over Rs53,000 to the president’s relief fund. An NGO Baanh Beli said in a statement... KARACHI: Relief fund set up KARACHI, Nov 8: The World Bridge Federation (WBF) has instituted an earthquake relief fund, according to the WBF Vice-President, Mazhar Jafri. He said on Tuesday that the fund had been set... KARACHI: Haj training KARACHI, Nov 8: The Ministry of Haj Affairs has chalked out a day-long Haj training programme at the district and tehsil levels for the intending pilgrims.... KARACHI: Fulfilment of KBCA rules urged KARACHI, Nov 8: The acting Chief Controller of Buildings, Rauf Akhtar Farooqi, has called upon the KBCA officials to follow the rightful procedures for the approval of building plans and only... KARACHI: Weather KARACHI, Nov 8: The Met office has forecast fair, dry weather on Wednesday with maximum temperature expected to range between 33ºC and 35ºC.—PPI... KARACHI: CM announces compensation KARACHI, Nov 8: Sindh Chief Minister Dr Arbab Ghulam Rahim has announced compensation for people who died in the Keti Bunder boat accident, Rs100,000 for every adult and Rs50,000 for each child.... HYDERABAD: Court issues notices to education department HYDERABAD, Nov 8: The Sindh High Court, Hyderabad circuit bench, on Tuesday issued notices to provincial education department, Executive District Officer (EDO) Mirpurkhas, District Officer Education (secondary and higher secondary, and... HYDERABAD: ‘Grow more wheat’ drive launched HYDERABAD, Nov 8: A spokesman for the directorate of the Agriculture Information of the Agriculture Extension, Sindh, has said that a campaign for wheat sowing has been launched to achieve the target of 2.47... HYDERABAD: PPP criticizes official ‘apathy’: Boat tragedy HYDERABAD, Nov 8: Peo-ple’s Party Parliamentarians MPA from Thatta Sassui Palijo has criticized what she called callous attitude of the Sindh government and the district administration on the death of 35 people in the Keti Bunder boat accident.... HYDERABAD: Judge to probe death of MPA’s husband HYDERABAD, Nov 8: The District and Sessions Judge of Jamshoro would conduct a judicial inquiry into the death of Abdul Aziz, the husband of Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) MPA Asma Sherwani,... HYDERABAD: SU exams from 14th HYDERABAD, Nov 8: The controller of examinations of the University of Sindh has anno-unced that semester examination will commence from Nov 14. In a statement issued here on Tuesday, he said...

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