March 8, 2006	Wednesday	Safar 7, 1427

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KARACHI: High Court tells city govt to restore PECHS road KARACHI, March 7: The Sindh High Court asked the city district government to restore a 40-feet wide road in the PECHS and report compliance within a month....		KARACHI: 23 acres of JPMC to be vacated KARACHI, March 7: Federal Health Minister Muhammad Naseer Khan on Tuesday called for vacation of 23 acres of the Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre encroached upon by land mafia and others during the years....
KARACHI: Chicken safe for human consumption, moot told KARACHI, March 7: Field works and surveillance reports suggest that chickens in the country are safe for human consumption and people should not be concerned about bird flu hazard....		KARACHI: SHC issues notice to govt in film case KARACHI, March 7: The Sindh High Court on Tuesday issued notices to the federal ministry of culture and the central board of films censors for March 14 in a petition of...
KARACHI: Nadra to issue special cards for disabled KARACHI, March 7: The federal government is considering introduction of a uniform policy for the welfare of physically or mentally disabled people, whose precise data has been collected by the National Database Registration Authority (Nadra)....		HYDERABAD: Rural economy being ignored: Abadgar Board HYDERABAD, March 7: The Sindh Abadgar Board has painted a gloomy picture of the rural economy of Sindh and said that according to a World Bank report, economic conditions in Sindh today are worse than in 1947....
KARACHI: Police grope for clues to blast KARACHI, March 7: Police groped around in the dark as they failed to make a breakthrough even on Tuesday in the suicide car bombing that occurred on last Thursday killing a...		KARACHI: Movement of heavy vehicles restricted KARACHI, March 7: City Nazim Syed Mustafa Kamal on Tuesday prohibited entry/movement of all types of heavy vehicles going to and from upcountry within the limits of the city district government...
KARACHI: City govt to set up trauma centre KARACHI, March 7: Nazim Karachi Mustafa Kamal has said that the City Government is setting up a trauma centre, equipped with all modern facilities, near NIPA Chowrangi which would provide immediate medical aid in emergencies....		KARACHI: No ban on medicines import yet: minister KARACHI, March 7: Federal Health Minister Naseer Ahmed Khan has said that at present there is no ban on import of medicines from certain European countries involved in the publication of blasphemous cartoons....
KARACHI: Lyari Expressway: boon or bane? SINCE April 2002 when President Pervez Musharraf laid the foundation stones of the Northern Bypass and the Lyari Expressway Project (LEP), the latter has been the focus of heated controversy among concerned citizens of Karachi....		KARACHI: DHA making efforts to improve security KARACHI, March 7: The Defence Housing Authority is making concerted efforts to ensure provision of secure and peaceful living environment to its residents. According to a statement issued on Tuesday, the...
KARACHI: Ibad, Arbab brief ADB team on uplift plans KARACHI, March 7: Sindh Governor Dr Ishratul Ibad on Tuesday praised the cooperation extended by the Asian Development Bank (ADB) in the development of Sindh, and expressed the hope that the assistance would continue for progress and prosperity of the province....		KARACHI: Mega-projects opposed KARACHI, March 7: Hundreds of people from coastal communities and activists of civil society observed hunger strike in front of the Karachi Press Club on Tuesday to protest against the proposed...
KARACHI: Suo motu notice of missing activists sought KARACHI, March 7: Accusing the government of committing atrocities and violating human rights in the Balochistan province, Baloch leaders have appealed to the Chief Justice of Pakistan to take suo moto...		KARACHI: Influx of aliens slammed KARACHI, March 7: A one-day token hunger strike was observed by the Jeay Sindh Mahaz (Junejo) on Tuesday as part of its ongoing campaign against the influx of aliens into Sindh....
KARACHI: Report denied KARACHI, March 7: The consulate-general of Japan has denied that it has given any footage to FBI agents investigating the recent blast behind the Marriott Hotel....		SUKKUR: Hunger strike SUKKUR, March 7: More than 200 growers whose land lie at the tail-end of Faiz Ganj canal started hunger strike in front of the Sukkur Press Club on Tuesday against unavailability of water and construction of illegal watercourses....
HYDERABAD: Teachers take out procession HYDERABAD, March 7: A large number of college teachers, including women, marched from Government Muslim Science College to the Press Club on Tuesday in protest against government’s delay in meeting their demands....		HYDERABAD: ‘Irrigation system being reformed’ HYDERABAD, March 7: Sindh Irrigation and Power Minister Nadir Akmal Leghari on Tuesday said that although irrigation reforms process was slow but in the next three months radical changes would be witnessed....
HYDERABAD: Woman seeks protection HYDERABAD, March 7: A woman has appealed to the president and the prime minister, the Sindh governor and the chief minister to protect her and members of her family against threats...		KOHAT: NAB to probe charges against two officials: Embezzlement of millions alleged KOHAT, March 7: The district government has decided to refer the case of a Tehsil Municipal Officer (TMO), who allegedly misappropriated Rs40.5 million, to the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) for investigation and recovery of the amount....
QUETTA: Govt accused of kidnapping JWP candidate QUETTA, March 7: Opposition parties in the Balochistan assembly accused the government of kidnapping MPA Saleem Khosa in a bid to defeat JWP candidate Agha Shahid Bugti in the senate election....		PESHAWAR: 89kg of heroin found in car PESHAWAR, March 7: The customs intelligence seized 89kg of brown heroin from a vehicle left behind by smugglers after a car chase on Jamrud Road, an official said on Tuesday....
HARIPUR: American national held HARIPUR, March 7: Law-enforcement personnel picked up an American national from Ghazi Bazaar, some45 km from here, on Tuesday. “We are unable to confirm in what activities he (US national) was...		PESHAWAR: Judgment in accountability case reserved PESHAWAR, March 7: The Peshawar High Court on Tuesday reserved judgment in an accountability case appeal filed by former federal minister Syed Qasim Shah against his conviction....
PESHAWAR: Court summons all ballots cast in Dir PESHAWAR, March 7: A two-member bench of the Peshawar High Court on Tuesday summoned all votes cast in the polls of Lower Dir’s district nazim. The bench comprising Chief Justice Tariq...		PESHAWAR: Indonesian visa for NWFP traders PESHAWAR, March 7: The Indonesian embassy in Pakistan will issue visas to NWFP businessmen on a preferential basis to bolster trade ties between the two countries, Indonesian Ambassador Anwar Santoso said here on Tuesday....
PESHAWAR: Wali Khan’s chehlum observed PESHAWAR, March 7: The Chehlum of Rehber-i-Tehreek of the Awami National Party Khan Abdul Wali Khan, who died on January 26, was observed here on Tuesday at the Bacha Khan Markaz....		GILGIT: Hydel project GILGIT, March 7: Work on the 18MW hydro-electric project is proceeding and the plant will start functioning by the end of December 2006. Official sources in Water and Power Department told...
TIMERGARA: Roof collapses killing five of a family TIMERGARA, March 7: Four brothers and their sister were killed when the roof of their room caved after torrential rain in the Sultankhel Darra in the Upper Dir district on Monday night....		KHAR: Two shot dead in Bajaur Agency KHAR (Bajaur Agency), March 7: Two alleged spies were shot dead in the Chengi Damadola area of the agency on Monday night. Sources said the victims were beggars and had moved to the locality in January this year....