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March 1, 2006 Wednesday Muharram 30, 1427 KARACHI: Uproar mars proceedings of Sindh Assembly KARACHI, Feb 28: The Sindh Assembly session on Tuesday, which was private members’ day, was adjourned till Friday by Deputy Speaker Rahila Tiwana following uproar in the House.... KARACHI: Opposition to boycott session on March 3 KARACHI, Feb 28: The joint opposition in Sindh Assembly on Tuesday announced to boycott the assembly session fixed for Friday, as March 3 is a universal protest day against publications of cartoons and caricatures of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH).... KARACHI: Blasphemy: opinion-making demos planned KARACHI, Feb 28: A high-level meeting, chaired by Sindh Governor Ishratul Ibad, passed a resolution condemning the publication of blasphemous caricatures in newspapers in Denmark and some other European countries.... KARACHI: Altaf calls for taking cartoon issue to UN KARACHI, Feb 28: The founder of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement, Altaf Hussain, on Tuesday condemned the publication of the blasphemous cartoons in some European newspapers and asked its allies in the... KARACHI: Govt urged to create atmosphere for talks: Balochistan issue KARACHI, Feb 28: The National Party Chief, Dr Abdul Hayee Baloch, has said since the government was the one to impose war on the Baloch people, it was, therefore, its responsibility... KARACHI: Warrants against Bugti’s grandson KARACHI, Feb 28: An anti-terrorism court once again issued non-bailable warrants for the arrest of a grandson of Nawab Akbar Bugti in the PIDC House bomb blast case on Tuesday.... Japanese concerned over ‘militarization’ REPRESENTATIVES of Japanese civil society are not happy with their country’s current foreign policy that encourages “militarization” of Japan through participation in the so-called peace keeping in Iraq and providing financial... KARACHI: 390 receive MBBS, BDS degrees: KMDC seats doubled KARACHI, Feb 28: As many as 390 graduates of medicine and dentistry programmes belonging to five batches of the Karachi Medical and Dental College (KMDC) were conferred University of Karachi degrees at a convocation held on Tuesday.... KARACHI: Women MPs’ unity urged to change feudal mindset KARACHI, Feb 28: Networking among women legislators, belonging to both ruling and opposition parties, is urgently needed to counter the rampant tribal system and feudal mindset coupled with their consequent repercussions on the lives of both rural and urban women.... KARACHI: Opening of Khokhrapar rail link welcomed KARACHI, Feb 28: The Pakistan India People’s Forum for Peace and Democracy on Tuesday welcomed the revival of the rail link between Khokhrapar and Monabao. It demanded opening of consulates in... KARACHI: IG told to help locate missing person KARACHI, Feb 28: The Sindh High Court asked the inspector-general of police on Tuesday to ascertain the whereabouts of a ‘missing’ brother of a convicted activist of the outlawed Lashkar-i-Jhangvi.... KARACHI: Young man shot dead in New Karachi KARACHI, Feb 28: A youth was shot dead allegedly by his brother-in-law over a family dispute in New Karachi on Tuesday. Police said Mir Bux divorced Halima sometime back but their case was pending in a court.... KARACHI: Project for signal-free SITE-airport road link KARACHI, Feb 28: With a view to making a signal-free road from SITE to Quaid-i-Azam International Airport, the city government has decided to initiate half a dozen major development works, simultaneously... KARACHI: 3 car thieves held, eight vehicles seized KARACHI, Feb 28: The Anti-Car Lifting Cell arrested three alleged carjackers and recovered eight stolen cars and unlicensed weapons from their procession. Addressing the news conference on Tuesday at the ACLC... KARACHI: Prevalence of diabetes in youth on the rise KARACHI, Feb 28: South East Asian Chairman for International Diabetes Federation, Mahan Wijesuriya, has warned against growing prevalence of Diabetes Type-II among youth - representing the major work force of their respective countries.... KARACHI: Drive against encroachments KARACHI, Feb 28: In a major anti-encroachment operation, New Karachi Town, on Tuesday, removed encroachments from a main road, starting from Godhra roundabout to Gabol Town, thus paving way for the smooth flow of vehicular traffic.... KARACHI: Court issues notice to interior ministry: Removal of name from ECL KARACHI, Feb 28: The Sindh High Court issued the federal interior ministry a notice in a contempt petition against its failure to remove the name of Sardar Akhtar Mengal, Balochistan National... KARACHI: Minister suspends three doctors KARACHI, Feb 28: Sindh Health Minister Shabbir Ahmed Qaimkhani on Monday suspended three lady doctors in the light of an inquiry report of Shahida Sultana’s case on account of their alleged... KARACHI: Scrutiny of promotions in police KARACHI, Feb 28: A scrutiny of all those police officials, who got out-of-turn promotions during the past four years, may begin next week after collection of relevant information regarding each such... KARACHI: Duplicate documents KARACHI, Feb 28: The University of Karachi has changed the procedure of obtaining duplicate marks sheet, degree, enrolment card etc by regular students of colleges associated with the KU.... KARACHI: Education exhibition from 5th KARACHI, Feb 28: The 16th Pakistan International Education Exhibition will commence at the Karachi Expo Centre from March 5. This was announced by the Director of World learning Bureau (WLB), Rashidul... KARACHI: DHA school’s annual prize distribution KARACHI, Feb 28: The annual prize distribution and project display of the DHA Junior Model School Sea Breeze was held in the Sea View Township here on Tuesday.... KARACHI: SSUET results KARACHI, Feb 28: The Sir Syed University of Engineering and Technology, Karachi, on Tuesday notified the results of BS degree programme in electronic computer, biomedical and civil engineering and Bachelor of Computer Science.... KARACHI: Paintings show at Clifton KARACHI, Feb 28: An exhibition of paintings by Fauzia Khan will open at Clifton Art Gallery at 6.30pm on Wednesday. The show will continue till March 10, open daily from 11am to 8pm.... KARACHI: Bird flu crisis cell set up KARACHI, Feb 28: Chief Minister’s Adviser on Environment Noman Saigal announced on Tuesday establishment of Bird Flu Crisis Management Cell comprising officers of Sindh Environment Protection Agency.... KARACHI: Murder case KARACHI, Feb 28: Judge Haq Nawaz Baloch of the ATC-V put off the hearing of the murder and kidnapping for ransom case of a young man, whose body was recovered in Hyderabad.... HYDERABAD: Rs344.27m budget presented in taluka council HYDERABAD, Feb 28: The Nazim of the Taluka Municipal Administration (TMA) city Javed Jabbar on Tuesday presented a Rs344.27-million budget in the council with an allocation of Rs41.39 million for development.... HYDERABAD: Education, health sectors being improved HYDERABAD, Feb 28: District Nazim Kanwar Naveed Jamil has said the district government is spending maximum funds from its kitty to improve health and education sectors.... PESHAWAR: Verdict disqualifying UC nazims upheld PESHAWAR, Feb 28: The Peshawar High Court on Tuesday dismissed three identical writ petitions challenging the disqualification by an election tribunal of three union council nazims and naib-nazims on account of holding sanads of seminaries in Hangu district.... PESHAWAR: Protests should have been against price hike: ANP PESHAWAR, Feb 28: President of the Awami National Party Senator Asfandyar Wali Khan has said the general public and political parties should have protested against the unprecedented price hike in the... PESHAWAR: Pesco’s Rs3.876bn budget approved PESHAWAR, Feb 28: The board of directors of the Peshawar Electricity... PESHAWAR: Health awareness at community level stressed PESHAWAR, Feb 28: NWFP Health Minister Inayatullah Khan has urged better communication and education on public health issues to check the spread of preventable ailments.... PESHAWAR: Bail plea of rioting case accused rejected PESHAWAR, Feb 28: An anti-terrorism court here on Tuesday dismissed bail applications of 19 people charged with damaging public and private property during a strike against the publication of blasphemous cartoons in some European newspapers.... PESHAWAR: Women’s forum publishes book PESHAWAR, Feb 28: The Women Writer’s Forum on Monday launched the first book on the history of the Frontier College, the first women’s college in the province set up since 1948.... SKARDU: Flood-hit villages to get relief SKARDU, Feb 28: Commander Siachen Brigade Brig Ahmad Nawaz on Tuesday visited the flood-affected villages of Gwari and Kuru in Ghangche district and inspected the affected areas.... HYDERABAD: Livestock of superior breed ‘on verge of extinction’ HYDERABAD, Feb 28: Livestock scientists and experts have expressed concern over extinction of superior breed animals and stressed the need for research to save the breed....

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