KARACHI: Nazim rules out sale of land for revenue
KARACHI, Jan 28: The City Nazim, Syed Mustafa Kamal, on Saturday said it was not a good policy to sell city government land to meet expenses for its uplift projects....
KARACHI: Day-care centre for children opened
KARACHI, Jan 28: With a view to provide support to working mothers associated with both private and public sector institutions, the first child day-care centre in the public sector was inaugurated on Saturday....
KARACHI: Country’s integrity at stake: NP leader
KARACHI, Jan 28: Leader of the opposition in the Balochistan Assembly Mir Kachkol Ali has stressed the need for finding a political solution to the problems in that province, warning that...
KARACHI: Dawn education expo tomorrow
KARACHI, Jan 28: The third annual Education Expo 2006 organized by the Dawn Group of Newspapers will open tomorrow (Monday) at the Karachi Expo Centre. It will run for two days...
KARACHI: Law on cadaver organ donation being reviewed
KARACHI, Jan 28: The director-general of the federal health ministry, Abdul Majid Rajput, stressed the need for modifying and making the undergraduate medical education curriculum more community-oriented....
KARACHI: ATC defers framing of charges against Imtiaz
KARACHI, Jan 28: The framing of charge in kidnapping for ransom case against former Sindh senior minister Imtiaz Shaikh and other accused was deferred till Feb 1 by Haq Nawaz Baloch, Judge, Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC-V) for Karachi division on Saturday....
KARACHI: Nisar denies rift in PML
KARACHI, Jan 28: Senator Nisar A Memon, Chairman, the Senate Standing Committee on Defence and Defence Production, said here on Saturday that political system in the country is working smoothly and...
KARACHI: Traffic arrangements for match
KARACHI, Jan 28: The Karachi traffic police on Saturday issued details of traffic arrangements regarding the third cricket test match between India and Pakistan, being played at the National Stadium from Jan 29....
KARACHI: Drive for treatment of fistula launched
KARACHI, Jan 28: Special Envoy of the UN Secretary-General on HIV/Aids in Asia, Dr Nafis Sadik, on Saturday launched the UNFPA-sponsored ‘Prevention and treatment of fistula: post partum complications campaign’ in Pakistan....
KARACHI: Police officials suspended
KARACHI, Jan 28: Sindh Home Minister Rauf Siddiqui has directed to suspend staff of North Nazimabad police station for detaining an innocent after registering a false case against him....
KARACHI: Completion of project ordered
KARACHI, Jan 28: Sindh Planning Minister Shoaib Bukhari directed that construction of Advance Emergency Centre building, forming part of the Sindh Government Hospital, Liaquatabad, should be completed by June 2006....
KARACHI: Bench set up to consider contempt reference
KARACHI, Jan 28: Sindh High Court Chief Justice Sabihuddin Ahmed has constituted a three-member bench to consider a contempt reference against a lawyer on Monday. The matter was referred to the...
KARACHI: Cable operator found dead in Landhi
KARACHI, Jan 28: The bullet-riddled body of a cable operator was found in a car in Landhi on Saturday. The man, later identified as Mohammad Irshad, 35, was father of two daughters....
KARACHI: Rs1.5m cash reward for police team announced
KARACHI, Jan 28: Sindh Chief Minister Dr Arbab Ghulam Rahim has announced Rs1.5 million cash prize for the policemen who took part in the operation in Dadu district to recover three traders who were kidnapped in Karachi....
KARACHI: Jordanian prince arrives
KARACHI, Jan 28: Jordan and Pakistan have enjoyed close friendly relations and that these ties have stood the test of times. This was stated by Prince Hasan Bin Talal of Jordan while talking to APP on Saturday evening....
KARACHI: Baton-charge condemned
KARACHI, Jan 28: The President of Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal Sindh, Asadullah Bhutto, on Saturday condemned the arrests of MMA activists in Lahore, who were protesting against the government-sponsored marathon....