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KARACHI: Six aspirants file papers for Senate election: Nomination process starts KARACHI, Feb 11: On the first day of filing nomination papers for the 11 Senate seats for Sindh, six candidates submitted their papers on Saturday. Three of them are contesting on general seats and the other three on women seats....		KARACHI: Train traffic restored KARACHI, Feb 11: Pakistan Railways on Saturday resumed the train operation here after a delay of 24 hours as one of the two tracks has been opened for train traffic which...
KARACHI: Jatoi calls for steps to end crises KARACHI, Feb 11: Former caretaker prime minister and chairman of the National Peoples Party, Ghulam Mustafa Jatoi, on Saturday expressed concern over happenings in North Waziristan, Hangu and Balochistan....		KARACHI: Mechanized road sweeping begins KARACHI, Feb 11: Sindh Governor Dr Ishratul Ibad on Saturday inaugurated mechanized sweeping of city roads after a gap of more than five decades and termed it as “conceptual transformation of vision and attitude” towards civic needs....
PESHAWAR: MMA, allies vow to fight horse-trading PESHAWAR, Feb 11: The Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal and its two new allies — Pakistan People’s Party (Parliamentarians) and the Awami National Party – on Saturday said their alliance would end horse-trading in the province....		KARACHI: Six-lane motorway soon, says minister KARACHI, Feb 11: Federal Minister for Communications Mohammad Shamim Siddiqui has said that a six-lane Karachi-Hyderabad motorway project would be launched soon whereas the four-lane Karachi-Peshawar motorway would be completed by 2012....
KARACHI: Secret cameras KARACHI, Feb 11: Wireless cameras have been installed on all entrance and exit routes of the city to curb car lifting and snatching, which was increasing day by day....		KARACHI: Senate chief stresses quality education KARACHI, Feb 11: The Senate Chairman, Mohammadmian Soomro, on Saturday emphasised the need for imparting quality education to and proper upbringing of youngsters so they can meet present day needs....
KARACHI: Christians seek representation in Senate KARACHI, Feb. 11: A meeting of the minority communities on Saturday, pointing out that Christian community, has been ignored while nominating the candidates for the ensuing Senate elections, demanded that a...		KARACHI: Polish army officers leave after quake relief work KARACHI, Feb 10: Poland’s army officers of first engineering brigade, part of Nato forces, left Karachi on Friday after completing 90 days rescue, relief and reconstruction mission in Oct 8, 2005 earthquake affected areas of Azad Kashmir....
KARACHI: Govt urged to help resolve women’s issues KARACHI, Feb 11: The Aurat Foundation has urged the government to resolve issues being faced by women and formulate laws so that their rights are protected....		KARACHI: Environment projects suffer for lack of funds KARACHI, Feb 11: Delay in provision of funds by the federal government is likely to decrease the motivation of Sindh-based NGOs interested in undertaking environment related projects at the grassroots level, said people in conservation circles....
KARACHI: Transfers, postings in Sindh KARACHI, Feb 11: The government of Sindh has undertaken a large number of transfers and postings in the province of Sindh....		KARACHI: Situation worsening, says Mengal KARACHI, Feb 11: Chief of the Balochistan National Party-M Sardar Akhtar Mengal has on Saturday said that there has been no sign of a let-up in the armed conflict in Balochistan....
KARACHI: Arbab seeks report on sugar crisis KARACHI, Feb 11: Sindh Chief Minister Dr Arbab Ghulam Rahim on Saturday took a serious note of sugar shortage in the province, and asked the cane commissioners to urgently submit to...		KARACHI: War against Iraq opposed KARACHI, Feb 11: The representatives of various organizations of professionals on Saturday declared to support a call by an NGO to hold a protest rally on March 18 against the continued occupation of Iraq by the US and its allied forces....
KARACHI: Two killed in accidents KARACHI, Feb 11: Two men died in separate road accidents at various places here on Saturday. Police said that Imran Khan, 22, a motorcyclist, was hit by a coach on main university road in Aziz Bhatti police limits....		KARACHI: Arrangements for mushaira KARACHI, Feb 11: Federal Minister for Housing Syed Safwanullah will preside over a meeting to be held on the Sadequain Lawn, Gulshan-i-Iqbal, on Feb 14 to review arrangements for the ‘Sakanan-i-Sher-i-Quaid Aalmi Mushairah’....
HYDERABAD: PPP-SB demands probe into murder of five HYDERABAD, Feb 11: Terming murder of five youth by police in Gulshan-i-Hadeed area of Karachi as extra-judicial killings, the Pakistan People’s Party-SB has called for a judicial probe into the incident....		HYDERABAD: CM criticized for cancelling SPSC exam results HYDERABAD, Feb 11: The doctors who have passed Sindh Public Service Commission examination staged a demonstration outside the press club here on Saturday in protest against cancellation of their results by the Sindh chief minister....
HYDERABAD: BISE to hold science fair HYDERABAD, Feb 11: The Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education, Hyderabad, is organizing a science fair-2006 from March 3 to 11 with a view to engaging the youth in healthy activities and exploiting their talents....		PESHAWAR: Endowment Fund working reviewed PESHAWAR, Feb 11: The Board of Trustees, Endowment Fund Project, on Saturday reviewed the functioning of the project. Fund director Dr Azzamul Asar informed the meeting that Rs130 million were available...
PESHAWAR: FC’s anti-terror role praised PESHAWAR, Feb 11: General Ehsan ul Haq, Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee, on Friday appreciated the performance of the Frontier Corps in the war against terrorism and the measures undertaken...		PESHAWAR: Police team to probe Hangu bomb blast PESHAWAR, Feb 11: Inspector-General of the NWFP Muhammad Raffat Pasha on Saturday visited the Hangu district and inspected the site of the bomb blast that occurred during the Ashura procession the other day....
NAWABSHAH: Two illegal detainees recovered NAWABSHAH, Feb 11: The district judicial magistrate raided the B-section police station, Linepar, on Saturday and recovered two people from illegal detention....		MIRPURKHAS: Court accepts policeman’s apology MIRPURKHAS, Feb 11: Mirpurkhas District and Sessions Judge Faiz Rasool Shah Rashidi on Saturday accepted unconditional apology of in charge of the Mirwah Gorchani police post for keeping an innocent person in illegal confinement....