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KARACHI: Complete strike in city observed: Riots at Sohrab Goth KARACHI, Feb 17: A complete strike was observed in the metropolis on Friday against the publication of blasphemous sketches by certain European newspapers. The strike brought the life across the city...		KARACHI: Universal day of protest against blasphemy urged KARACHI, Feb 17: Ulema and religious scholars, addressing protest demonstrations outside various mosques in the city after Juma prayers, called on the Organization of Islamic Countries (OIC) to announce observance of...
KARACHI: High Court acquits LJ activist: Status quo ordered on billboards KARACHI, Feb 17: Upholding the acquittal of three activists of the banned Lashkar-i-Jhangvi in a murder case on Friday, the Sindh High Court on Friday also set aside the conviction of the fourth accused, facing death punishment....		KARACHI: Media must respect cultures, values: German envoy speaks... KARACHI, Feb 17: The German Ambassador to Pakistan, Dr Gunter Mulack, has ruled out the possibility of changes in European laws governing freedom of expression and press but emphasized the need...
KARACHI: Schools, colleges reopen today KARACHI, Feb 17: After a suspension of academic activities for two days, educational institutions in the city would resume activities on Saturday as usual. A source in the government said authorities...		KARACHI: Doctor recovered KARACHI, Feb 17: The Capital City Police have safely recovered a doctor who was allegedly kidnapped from Korangi on Thursday night. An accused kidnapper was also arrested....
KARACHI: Opium seized in Keamari KARACHI, Feb 17: The Keamari Town police on Friday seized 130 kg opium from taxi no JN-6178 during snap checking at the Mauripur Truck Stand, and arrested its driver Aziz Khan....		KARACHI: Rail-link to open era of prosperity: minister: Khokhrapar-Monabao service KARACHI, Feb 17: The Federal Minister for Railways, Shamim Haider, said that the Khokhrapar-Monabao rail-link between Pakistan and India would open up the area for progress and prosperity....
KARACHI: Removal of encroachments in Landhi ordered KARACHI, Feb 17: Nazim Karachi Syed Mustafa Kamal, accompanied by DCO Fazlur Rehman on Friday visited various areas of Landhi and Bin Qasim towns to inspect the ongoing development schemes and issued directives for removing encroachments from the project sites....		KARACHI: Experts for emphasis on indigenous values: Development of bioethics KARACHI, Feb 17: In too many instances the Pakistani health care system fails the people it purports to serve and protect. Too many patients bleed to death and too many of them are administered tainted blood....
KARACHI: Traffic plan for match KARACHI, Feb 17: The traffic police has chalked out special traffic plan on the occasion of Pak-India One-Day International cricket match scheduled on Feb 19 at the National Stadium Karachi, said an announcement on Friday....		KARACHI: Services of health care professionals lauded KARACHI, Feb 17: Around 1,500 health care professionals hailing from 80-odd countries helped Pakistan cope with the effects of the Oct 8 earthquake, a top government official publicly said on Friday....
KARACHI: Legislation in the offing on bioethics KARACHI, Feb 17: The National Bioethics Committee, notified by the government two years back, is in fast process of finalizing a draft legislation focussed at issues related to ethics in medical...		KARACHI: Training for district nazims from 20th KARACHI, Feb 17: The Decentralization Support Programme (DSP) is arranging a 4-days training workshop for the newly elected district nazims to be held from Feb 20 to 23....
KARACHI: Officials told to complete work in industrial estate KARACHI, Feb 17: Sindh Minister for Labour, Transport, Industry and Commerce, Adil Siddiqui, who is also chairman of Sindh Small Industries Corporation, on Friday directed the officials of SSIC to complete...		KARACHI: Scouts selection camp KARACHI, Feb 17: The Sindh Boy Scouts Association on Friday announced the names of the scouts selected for President’s Gold Medal and Chief Scout Commissioner Award 2005....
KARACHI: Enrolment in schools KARACHI, Feb 17: The Sindh Chief Secretary, Fazalur Rahman, has asked the education secretary to adopt an innovative strategy for improving enrolment in primary schools to promote literacy rate in rural...		KARACHI: Govt aid for Lehri KARACHI, Feb 17: Sindh Minister for Culture, Tourism, and Sports, Qamar Mansoor, here on Friday, presented a cheque for Rs50,000 to artist Safirullah Lehri for his medical treatment and prayed for his quick recovery....
KARACHI: OSP moot from today KARACHI, Feb. 17: The Ophthalmological Society of Pakistan, Karachi Chapter, will hold its two-day annual conference, KAROPHTH 2006, from Saturday. The Conference with the theme “Glaucoma” is being attended by ophthalmologists...		KARACHI: Shot dead KARACHI, Feb 17: A young man was killed by unknown persons in Mehmoodabad. Police said unknown suspects barged into the house of Aslam, 36, in Mehmoodabad No 5, and opened fire on him....
HYDERABAD: Officials blamed for slow pace of watercourse lining HYDERABAD, Feb 17: Federal Minister for Industries, Production and Special Initiatives Jehangir Khan Tareen has said that weaknesses in the water management machinery in Sindh is responsible for slow pace of work on watercourse lining....		HYDERABAD: Protest against dams planned in Sukkur HYDERABAD, Feb 17: The anti greater-Thal canal and Kalabagh dam action committee has decided to hold a rally in Sukkur in April. A meeting of the committee was held here on Thursday evening with Qaim Ali Shah in the chair....
LARKANA: Another radio station in Larkana soon LARKANA, Feb 17: Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Sheikh Rashid Ahmed will inaugurate newly-established medium wave radio station in Larkana. This was stated by the controller home services of the...		HYDERABAD: Rally planned against Thar express HYDERABAD, Feb 17: The Sindh National Party has announced to observe a black day and hold protest demonstrat-ions and hunger strikes throughout Sindh on Saturday (today) against opening of the Khokhrapar railway service....
SUKKUR: Punjab police team arrested, released SUKKUR, Feb 17: Acting on some information provided by the Karachi police, the Sukkur police arrested a Bahawalpur police team on Thursday night, locked them up and released them on Friday evening after verifying facts....		DADU: 40 injured as bus overturns DADU, Feb 17: About 40 pilgrims were injured when their bus overturned on the Dadu-Larkana road at the Johi branch on late Thursday night. The bus was going to Saint Saeedi Moosani from the Khairpur district....