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April 8, 2006 Saturday Rabi-ul-Awwal 9, 1427 KARACHI: Karachiites endure day-long traffic jam KARACHI, April 7: It was the commuters’ nightmare as the city experienced the worst kind of traffic jam on dug up city roads on Friday due to the incompetence of the... KARACHI: CM fails to address PA session KARACHI, April 7: The uproar and slogan-raising by opposition benches in the Sindh Assembly on Friday did not let Chief Minister Dr Arbab Ghulam Rahim to make a policy statement with... KARACHI: Mengal’s guards, driver given in custody KARACHI, April 7: The Sindh High Court administrative judge for anti-terrorism courts of Karachi on Friday remanded two guards and a driver of former Balochistan chief minister Sardar Akhtar Mengal to... KARACHI: Mengal’s house besieged again KARACHI, April 7: Police have again laid siege to the residence of Akhtar Mengal’s house in the Defence Housing Authority, which continued till the filing of this report.... KARACHI: Ibad wants improved irrigation network KARACHI, April 7: Sindh Governor Dr Ishratul Ibad Khan on Friday called for a network of lined watercourses in the province to help agriculture sector enhance its production capacity.... KARACHI: Two shot dead KARACHI, April 7: A former policeman was shot dead by unknown persons in Korangi on Friday. Police said that Raja Nazeer was a used-cars dealer. He was coming to work in... KARACHI: Sindh CM defends demolition of villages KARACHI, April 7: Chief Minister Dr Arbab Ghulam Rahim has said that Jumma Goth, demolished by the city government, was neither a recognized nor a regularized village and 85 per cent of its population comprised Afghan nationals.... KARACHI: PBC rejects proposal for establishing federal court KARACHI, April 7: The Pakistan Bar Council has rejected the proposals for establishment of a federal court and division of high courts in four benches as being violative of the Constitution.... KARACHI: Vendors detained in blast case KARACHI, April 7: Police on Friday rounded up over a dozen fruit-sellers from the Abul Hasan Isphani Road as part of the investigations into Thursday’s blast in which Allama Hasan Turabi had escaped unhurt.... KARACHI: Opposition leader condemns govt KARACHI, April 7: Leader of the Opposition in Sindh Assembly Nisar Khuhro on Friday accused the government of failing to provide security to people while unleashing a reign of terror against the voice of dissent against the military-led regime.... KARACHI: Illegal immigrants held KARACHI, April 7: The Pakistan Coast Guards have taken into custody 79 illegal immigrants including 51 Afghans on charge of illegal border crossing from coastal highway to Kumb and Mand Bullo on the Pakistan-Iran border.... KARACHI: Kidnapping case KARACHI, April 7: An anti-terrorism court in Karachi on Friday adjourned hearing of businessman kidnapping and murder trial after recording statement of defence witnesses. Aurangzaib Brohi, 25, is accused of kidnapping... KARACHI: Arbab, Imtiaz shun differences KARACHI, April 7: The ongoing conflict between Sindh Chief Minister Dr Arbab Ghulam Rahim and former member of his cabinet Imtiaz Shaikh and his brother Maqbool Ahmed Shaikh came to an end on Thursday night.... KARACHI: Youth beat up constable KARACHI, April 7: A traffic constable was badly beaten up and his uniform was ripped-off by two youths at the Club Road on Thursday evening. Police said that Constable Ayub Gul,... KARACHI: Double road planned in Malir KARACHI, April 7: The Malir Town administration has finally decided to construct a major three-km long dual carriageway from the Malir-15 bus stop to Saudabad Chowrangi after persistent demand of a vast population living in Khokhrapar, Jinnah Square, Jafar Tayyar, etc.... KARACHI: Joint efforts stressed to preserve heritage KARACHI, April 7: Naib Nazim Nasreen Jalil has said that collaborative efforts based on partnership between public and private sectors are needed to preserve historical heritage in the city.... KARACHI: Impact of population KARACHI, April 7: The present rate of population growth is giving rise to a number of socio-economic problems especially when our resources are not increasing accordingly.... KARACHI: SPLA to observe black day KARACHI, April 7: The Sindh Professors and Lecturers Association (SPLA) has condemned the harassment of Prof Naseer of the Government Commerce College Karachi and damages done to his vehicle by activists... KARACHI: Private tankers do roaring business KARACHI, April 7: Private tankers had a field day on Friday in water-starved localities. Residents of the affected localities complained that private tankers taking undue advantage of the water shortage charged between Rs 500 and 600 per tanker.... KARACHI: Proposed bill on working hours slammed KARACHI, April 7: The Aurat Foundation and Women’s Action Forum have strongly condemned the proposed amended bill of extension in working hours for women. In a joint statement issued on Friday,... KARACHI: JUP flays city govt, KESC KARACHI, April 7: The Jamiat Ulema-i-Pakistan (JUP) on Friday accused the city government of disturbing various programmes chalked out to celebrate the Eid Milad-un-Nabi, saying the city government had dig out... KARACHI: Phone fault KARACHI, April 7: With reference to a news-item, a PTCL spokesman clarified that no cable was damaged in Gulistan-i-Jauhar. He clarified that all complaints booked on 18 directly updated in the Computerized Fault Management System.... Correction In the story headlined: ‘BNP to raise siege, arrest issue in parliament’, carried in Dawn’s April 7 issue, the name of Senator Sanaullah Baloch was mistakenly mentioned as Rauf Baloch.... KARACHI: Paintings show KARACHI, April 7: An exhibition of paintings and ceramics by Saba Shahid opens on April 8 at Unicorn Art Gallery, near British Consulate. It will remain open till April 15.... LARKANA: SNF demands dialogue on Balochistan, tribal areas LARKANA, April 7: The Sindh National Front has called for dialogue to resolve the issues of Balochistan. The front’s executive committee, in a meeting presided over by its chairman Mumtaz Ali... THATTA: Bifurcation of Thatta opposed THATTA, April 7: Pakistan People’s Party’s provincial president Syed Qaim Ali Shah, Thatta party MPAs, former legislators and other public leaders have opposed the proposed bifurcation of the district.... DADU: Prisoners’ escape: 13 policemen arrested DADU, April 7: At least 13 police personnel were arrested here on Friday for their alleged involvement in the escape of two prisoners, Abid Shah and Anwar Khoso.... HYDERABAD: Altaf calls for peace, harmony HYDERABAD, April 7: Muttahida Qaumi Movement chief Altaf Hussain has called upon people to follow the teachings of the Holy Prophet (peace be upon him) and promote harmony and peace.... SUKKUR: Bugti’s house raided SUKKUR, April 7: Jacobabad police raided the bungalow of Nawab Akbar Bugti, chief of Jamhoori Watan Party, in the early Friday morning and arrested three employees.... HYDERABAD: PML-N to contest by-election HYDERABAD, April 7: Provincial vice-president of the Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz) Shabbir Ahmed Hyderi, and chief of the party’s Hyderabad chapter Mohammad Afzal Gujjar have announced at a press conference that... PESHAWAR: Minister for action against outlaws PESHAWAR, April 7: NWFP Minister for Environment and Forests Shah Raz Khan has expressed concern over increasing activities of outlaws in Malakand, especially in Sakhakot and Dargai, and directed the district... PESHAWAR: Religious scholar calls for closure of cinemas PESHAWAR, April 7: A cleric on Friday warned cinema owners to stop showing films as a mark of reverence to the holy month of Rabiul Awal and said if they failed to comply, they would be forcibly shut down.... PESHAWAR: Training programme held for farmers PESHAWAR, April 7: A training programme was held in village Tarnab Farm to raise awareness among farmers about modern techniques and practices and encourage them to increase agricultural production.... PESHAWAR: 9 criminals arrested PESHAWAR, April 7: Peshawar police nabbed nine proclaimed offenders and seized weapons, police said on Friday. Arrested accused Sheren Agha, Irfanullah, Usman, Khan Zaman, Ashiq Zaman, Wardan Sher, Shahbaz Khan and...

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