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February 28, 2006 Tuesday Muharram 29, 1427 KARACHI: Separate rallies by treasury, opposition: Blasphemy condemned KARACHI, Feb 27: The treasury and opposition benches took out separate processions from the Sindh Assembly building on Monday to register their protest against the blasphemous sketches published by certain newspapers in some European countries.... KARACHI: Use of force at Lahore demo condemned KARACHI, Feb 27: The Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal (MMA) staged a demonstration at the Empress Market here on Monday in protest against the arrest of several prominent political and religious leaders and activists,... KARACHI: Bird flu: Sindh health concerns put on alert KARACHI, Feb 27: Following reports about confirmed H5 strain of Avian influenza in chicken in the NWFP, the Sindh health department has once again alerted the health concerns throughout the province.... KARACHI: High Court puts off hearing in Pearl case KARACHI, Feb 27: The Sindh High Court adjourned the hearing of appeals in the US journalist Danial Pearl murder case on Monday to a date in office as the counsel for the main accused withdrew his power of attorney.... KARACHI: Hollywood director with subcontinental roots KARACHI: The acclaimed Hollywood director Michael Radford has long been in and out of this part of the world, and doesn’t feel like a stranger. With films like Il Postino (1995),... KARACHI: Waterbuck breeds in Safari Park KARACHI, Feb 27: For the first time in Pakistan, the African antelope commonly known as waterbuck (Robusiellipiprymnus) has bred in Safari Park of the city government.... KARACHI: Dug-up roads add to traffic mess KARACHI, Feb 27: Several roads in the city have been dug up at various places causing disruption in traffic flow and subsequent congestions of vehicles at different spots increasing hardships of motorists and commuters.... KARACHI: Citizens to brave more electricity shutdowns KARACHI, Feb 27: The Karachi Electric Supply Corporation on Monday shutdown one of its power generating units in Bin Qasim power plant for maintenance and started carrying out load shedding for... KARACHI: Need for new traffic system stressed KARACHI, Feb 27: City Nazim Syed Mustafa Kamal here on Monday emphasized the need for carrying out consultation for implementation of a new traffic control system to bring the city’s traffic system at par with developed cities of the world.... KARACHI: Two policemen gunned down KARACHI, Feb. 27: Two policemen were gunned down by unknown persons in Gulberg on Monday evening. SI Kamil Raza and head constable Asif Sindhu was going to his home in civvies... KARACHI: Nominations KARACHI, Feb 27: The date for submission of nomination forms for various monitoring committees for monitoring performance of group of offices of city government has been extended till Feb 28.... KARACHI: Coordination stressed for population welfare KARACHI, Feb 27: An organized and coordinated programme of population welfare can help achieve the targets of the Millennium Development Goals. This was stated by MNA Gul-i-Farkhanda, the chairperson of steering... KARACHI: Performance of students praised KARACHI, Feb 27: The British deputy high commissioner in Karachi, Hamish St Clair Daniel, has praised the performance of the students from Pakistan in the General Certificate of Education and O and A level examinations.... KARACHI: Action on gas station sought KARACHI, Feb 27: Sindh Ombudsman K. Yousuf Jamal has drawn the attention of City Nazim Syed Mustafa Kamal towards the proposed establishment of a CNG station in North Nazimabad.... KARACHI: PMA opposes contractual hiring KARACHI, Feb 27: The Pakistan Medical Association on Monday expressed its concern about the proposal of health department regarding the recruitment of doctors in health facilities on contract basis.... KARACHI: EPA asked to curb pollution KARACHI, Feb 27: Muhammad Noman Saigal, adviser to the Sindh Chief Minister on Environment, Alternate Energy and Information Technology, has asked officials of the Environment Protection Agency to improve their performance... KARACHI: PWD told to stop work at Customs House KARACHI, Feb 27: The Sindh government has directed the Public Works Department (PWD) to stop construction activities in the Old Customs House building, a site protected under the Sindh Cultural Heritage Protection Act (SCHPA), it is reliably learnt.... KARACHI: Diabetes care costs billions annually KARACHI, Feb 27: The total cost of diabetes care worldwide came to around US$153 to 286 billion in 2003 which as feared if doubled by 2025 would consume 7.5... KARACHI: Contaminated water in Clifton, Soldier Bazaar KARACHI, Feb 27: Around 200 houses in Clifton’s Block 2 and hundreds of apartments of several buildings, situated on Shahnawaz Bhutto Road, Soldier Bazar No 1, are getting contaminated water.... KARACHI: Declamation contest KARACHI, Feb 27: The Mama Parsi Girl’s Secondary School and Hamdard Public School won the winner and runners up trophies respectively at the 15th All Pakistan Invitation Inter-School Bilingual Declamation contest of the Habib Public School (HPS) on Monday.... KARACHI: Separate exams of 9th likely this year KARACHI, Feb 27: The Board of Secondary Education Karachi (BSEK) has made preparations for holding the class IX exams separately in April this year in case it receives a go ahead signal in this respect from the authorities concerned.... KARACHI: Dental moot concludes KARACHI, Feb 27: Sindh Health Minister Shabbir Ahmed Qaimkhani stressed the need for massive public awareness to prevent dental diseases and improve oral hygiene. He was speaking at the concluding ceremony... KARACHI: SPLA’s protest KARACHI, Feb 27: The Sindh Professors and Lecturers’ Association (SPLA) Karachi region has decided to observe hunger strike on March 1 at the DJ Sindh Government Science College to register their protest against the publishing of sacrilegious caricatures in European newspapers.... KARACHI: SBTE results KARACHI, Feb 27: The Sindh Board of Technical Education on Monday declared the results of Diploma of Associate Engineer (third year evening) annual exams, 2005. According to statistics of the results,... KARACHI: Fair weather KARACHI, Feb 27: Fair weather has been forecast for the city on Tuesday. According to met office, the minimum temperature will range from 18 to 20 degrees Centigrade and the maximum temperature will remain between 30 and 32 degrees Centigrade.—APP... KARACHI: Hon consul KARACHI, Feb 27: Najeeb Anver Baig, a businessman, has been appointed honorary consul for the Republic of Lebanon in Karachi.... KARACHI: Paintings at Momart KARACHI, Feb 27: An exhibition of paintings by Zaibun Zuby will open at Momart gallery on Tuesday at 5pm. The exhibition will continue till March 7, open daily from 11am to 7pm.... HYDERABAD: Nazim presents surplus budget for Latifabad HYDERABAD, Feb 27: Latifabad Taluka Nazim Sabir Hussain Qaimkhani presented a surplus budget of Rs134,551 in the taluka council on Monday. The revised budgetary estimates of 2004-05 were also presented which stood at Rs107.561... HYDERABAD: Farmers advised to avoid use of pesticides HYDERABAD, Feb 27: Use of pesticides is declining in Sindh and farmers have been getting higher yields than in Punjab by adopting the IPM method of cropping introduced over the past few years.... SHIKARPUR: Truck runs over constable SHIKARPUR, Feb 27: A police constable, a man were killed and another injured in two road accidents on Monday. Constable Rahimdad Narejo of the New Foujdari police was killed when a truck hit him near Sindh Wah on the Shikarpur-Sukkur road.... PESHAWAR: Decision on remission in light of SC verdict: PHC PESHAWAR, Feb 27: A full bench of the Peshawar High Court on Monday observed that it would take a decision on writ petitions regarding remission to under-trial prisoners in the light of a judgment of the Supreme Court in that regard.... PESHAWAR: JI stages protest against arrests PESHAWAR, Feb 27: Jamaat-i-Islami staged a demonstration in protest against the detention of Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal president Qazi Hussain Ahmad and other workers here on Monday.... PESHAWAR: Call to penalise organisers of violent rally PESHAWAR Feb 27: Tehrik-i-Istiqlal (TI) President Rehmat Khan Wardag on Monday appealed to the government to penalise political parties that organised violent street protests and committed acts of vandalism during rallies and processions held earlier this month.... PESHAWAR: Ex-official declared absconder PESHAWAR, Feb 27: An Accountability Court here on Monday declared Roshan Khan Khattak, former executive director of the defunct Federally-Administered Tribal Areas (Fata) DC, as proclaimed offender following his failure to appear in court despite being summoned.... PESHAWAR: Bank’s division shifted PESHAWAR, Feb 27: The Islamic banking division of the Bank of Khyber has been shifted from Karkhanu Market to the State Life Building in the cantonment area, said a release on Monday.—APP... MIRPUR: Early settlement of Kashmir sought MIRPUR, Feb 27: Visiting Mayor of Britain’s Hyewacomb city Chaudhry Liaquat Hussain has called for early and peaceful resolution of the Kashmir issue in accordance with the aspirations of Kashmiris.... MIRPUR: AJK to start carbon finance project MIRPUR, Feb 27: The AJK forestry department will soon start a carbon finance project, first of its kind in the country, with the assistance of World Wildlife Fund (WWF), Pakistan, for biodiversity conservation.... HARIPUR: ‘Foreign agents exploiting issue of blasphemy’ HARIPUR, Feb 27: Minister of State for Finance Omar Ayub Khan has said certain foreign agents are misusing the issue of blasphemy for their ulterior motives and damaging public and private property in the country.... HARIPUR: Afghan boy dies in accident HARIPUR, Feb 27: An Afghan boy was killed and three people suffered injuries when two pick-up vans collided on Sirikot road here on Monday. Police said that a pick-up collided with a parked vehicle after hitting two Afghan boys.... KOHAT: Transporters double fares in Kohat KOHAT, Feb 27: Transporters have doubled the fares on Kohat-Hangu and Kohat-Parachinar routes. People have to travel to Kohat from Hangu to buy foodstuff because the Hangu bazaar remains closed because of curfew.... SWABI: School closure rumours denied SWABI, Feb 27: Announcements were made on loudspeakers on Monday in various localities asking students to attend schools following rumours spread by sum elements that educational institutions had been closed in the district for the third time by the government.... SKARDU: Army plans more medical camps in Ghangche SKARDU, Feb 27: The army is providing free medical treatment to people living in remote areas along the Line of Control (LoC) in the Northern Areas, Siachen Brigade commander Brig Ahmad Nawaz said here on Monday....

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