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KARACHI: Shrine blast seen as plot to divide Ummah: 24 parties attend JI’s APC KARACHI, Feb 25: The All-Parties Conference, held under the auspices of the Jamaat-i-Islami here on Saturday, has condemned the bomb blasts at sacred shrines in Iraq, and said that it considered...		KARACHI: Free bus service for Chundrigar Road KARACHI, Feb 25: The city government would ply a free-of-cost shuttle bus service from one end of the I.I. Chundrigar Road to another from Feb 27....
KARACHI: Ibad terms LG system silent revolution KARACHI, Feb 25: Sindh Governor Dr Ishratul Ibad has said that continuity of parliamentary institutions and completion of their term is imperative for democratic traditions and stability of institutions....		KARACHI: CM orders action against land mafia KARACHI, Feb 25: Sindh Chief Minister Dr Arbab Ghulam Rahim on Saturday paid a surprise visit to Scheme-33 and its adjoining areas and issued orders on public complaints against land mafia....
KARACHI: KU to award honorary degrees KARACHI, Feb 25: The syndicate of the University of Karachi on Saturday approved five names for award of honorary doctorate degrees. The meeting, chaired by vice-chancellor Dr Pirzada Qasim, among other...		KARACHI: Education deptt seeks Rs900m for uplift projects KARACHI, Feb 25: The Sindh education department has so far been able to utilize 32 per cent of Rs1,000 million allocated for annual development programme, it was observed at a meeting...
KARACHI: Doctors’ group boycotts Danish medical goods KARACHI, Feb 25: The Pakistan Islamic Medical Association (PIMA) on Saturday announced boycott of Danish medicines and medical equipment to protest against the publication of blasphemous cartoons published in the newspapers of some Western countries....		KARACHI: Women can play effective role: Nasreen KARACHI, Feb 25: The Naib Nazim, Nasreen Jalil, has said women could play an effective role by working side-by-side men for the country’s development, and urged for creating awareness among the women folk....
KARACHI: Garbage heaps in Malir KARACHI, Feb 25: The residents of Saudia Colony and Gharibabad in Malir town have expressed concern over heaps of garbage in the locality. They said the sanitary workers were not collecting...		KARACHI: Minister warns officials KARACHI, Feb 25: Sindh Health Minister Shabbir Ahmed Qaimkhani on Saturday paid a surprise visit to different offices of the provincial health department and found three senior officials and 13 other staffers not on their seats without any prior intimation....
KARACHI: Options for Iran to avert crisis discussed KARACHI, Feb 25: Iran should engage itself in diplomatic mobility and manoeuvrability with other powerful states on nuclear issue to lessen its isolation, said Mr Mansoor Alam, a former Pakistani ambassador....		KARACHI: Two policemen arrested for custodial death KARACHI, Feb 25: Two policemen were arrested on charge of unintentional murder after a youth, picked up late Friday night, died in the Manghopir police lockup on Saturday morning....
KARACHI: Witnesses identify murder accused KARACHI, Feb 25: Two eye-witnesses identified on Saturday before an anti-terrorism court two of the three accused in the murder and kidnapping for ransom case of a young man, whose body was recovered in Hyderabad....		KARACHI: Recruitment through SPSC demanded KARACHI, Feb 25: The former city nazim of Karachi, Niamatullah Khan, on Friday demanded the Sindh government to fill all posts above grade 11 through the Sindh Public Service Commission (SPSC)...
KARACHI: WSF gets govt support KARACHI, Feb 25: The State Minister for Information and Broadcasting, Anisa Zeb Tahirkheli, on Saturday assured the organizers of the World Social Forum in Karachi that the government would do everything possible to facilitate the visit of foreign visitors to the forthcoming five-day-long event....		KARACHI: KBCA cancels NOC KARACHI, Feb 25: The Karachi Building Control Authority on Saturday revoked the NOC granted to the Muslim City project in Gadap Town and sealed its office, as well as the office of another project in F B Area of Liaquatabad Town....
KARACHI: PTCL waives surcharge KARACHI, Feb 25: The PTCL referring to the newsitem “Telephone bills land at kebab shop” in Feb 25 issue of Dawn has said that “to provide relief to our 67 valued...		KARACHI: German language KARACHI, Feb 25: The Goethe-Institut Karachi is offering new German language courses for beginners and advanced students under the guidance of highly qualified experienced teachers. Admissions will start from Feb 27 and will continue till March 3.—APP...
HYDERABAD: Steps urged to eradicate bonded labour HYDERABAD, Feb 25: The director of the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan and convenor of the National Coalition against Bonded Labour, Mr I. A. Rehman, has called for determined efforts to eradicate bonded labour in the country....		HYDERABAD: Plan finalized to achieve cotton output target HYDERABAD, Feb 25: The Sindh agriculture department has constituted four committees to ensure timely achievement of cultivated area and production target of cotton during the Kharif season of 2006-07....
HYDERABAD: Ban on entry of buses into Hyderabad opposed HYDERABAD, Feb 25: Nazims of three union councils and transporters have opposed a decision of the district government to ban entry of buses into the city....		LANDI KOTAL: Jirga to resolve Bara crisis set up LANDI KOTAL, Feb 25: The NWFP governor on Saturday constituted a jirga comprising leading maliks of all tribal agencies to resolve the situation arising out of a religious discord between the...
PESHAWAR: Healthy lifestyle urged to cope with stress PESHAWAR, Feb 25: Quest for material gains, yawning social disparities and a prolonged status quo-like situation created unwanted stress in every individual’s life that could be overcome with a healthy lifestyle....		LAKKI MARWAT: Completion of sub-jail repair urged LAKKI MARWAT, Feb 25: District Coordination Officer Kifayatullah Khan has urged officials of the works and services department to ensure early completion of repair of the Lakki Marwat sub-jail....
KOHAT: Nazims plan to get gas for their areas KOHAT, Feb 25: Four union nazims have decided to allocate their entire development funds for providing gas in their union councils. This was decided in a meeting presided over by the nazim of union council Bilitang....		PESHAWAR: Nazim seeks Rs111m for Town-II PESHAWAR, Feb 25: The Town Council-II has called upon the district government to release operational grant to provide municipal facilities to people. The demand for the Rs111.7...
PESHAWAR: Land allotted for skill development centres PESHAWAR, Feb 25: The NWFP government on Saturday alloted 17 kanals of land for the Technology Upgradation and Skill Development Company to construct two skill development centres in the earthquake-hit district of Batgaram....		PESHAWAR: Recruitment of sons of martyrs in police force approved PESHAWAR, Feb 25: The NWFP government has approved the recruitment of 24 sons of police martyrs in the force. Chief Minister Akram Khan Durrani will hand over appointment letters to the...
PESHAWAR: JI to invite Hamas leader PESHAWAR, Feb 25: The Jamaat-i-Islami announced on Saturday that it would invite Hamas leader Ismail Hania, who has been nominated for the premiership of Palestine, to participate in a JI convention to be held in Nowshera next month....		PESHAWAR: Federation postpones Feb 28 sit-in PESHAWAR, Feb 25: The Muttahida Labour Federation of the NWFP has postponed its Feb 28 sit-in call after assurance by Industries Minister Malik Zafar Azam Khan that genuine demands of the organisation would be redressed....