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April 16, 2006 Sunday Rabi-ul-Awwal 17, 1427 KARACHI: Permission must for big religious gatherings: Sindh cabinet decides... KARACHI, April 15: The Sindh Cabinet, which met on Saturday with Chief Minister Dr Arbab Ghulam Rahim in the chair, decided that religious parties and organisations would have to take prior... KARACHI: Life returns to normality KARACHI, April 15: Life in Karachi started returning to normality amid tension in some areas after a four-day lull in business and commercial activities in the aftermath of the Nishtar Park tragedy on Tuesday.... KARACHI: Police fail to make headway: Nishtar Park blast probe KARACHI, April 15: Police have failed to make headway into the investigation of the Nishtar Park bomb blast that killed 47 people and injured over 100 others.... KARACHI: Mengal fears for his, colleagues’ lives KARACHI, April 15: Chief of the Balochistan National Party (BNP) and a former chief minister of Balochistan Sardar Akhtar Mengal has appealed to the superior courts to take notice of the... KARACHI: Centre lacks trust in Sindh officials, says Khuhro KARACHI, April 15: Leader of the opposition in the Sindh Assembly Nisar Ahmed Khuhro has that the assigning of investigations in the Nishtar Park bomb blast to the federal agencies, including... KARACHI: BNP chief’s house again besieged KARACHI, April 15: The police pickets, removed from outside the houses of the former Balochistan chief minister, Sardar Akhtar Mengal, and his brother in Defence area only on Friday last, have been set up again.... KARACHI: Cytogenetic lab to be established at NICH KARACHI, April 15: An advanced cytogenetic laboratory for diagnosis of cancer, being established at the National Institute Child Health, will be operational by March 2007.... KARACHI: Ali Haider decides to marry KARACHI, April 15: Finally laying rumours and scandals to rest, popular singer Ali Haider has confirmed his wedding plans. His Nikah will be performed at a simple ceremony at his PECHS... MIRPURKHAS: Water shortage hits Nara Canal command area MIRPURKHAS, April 15: About fifty per cent water shortage persisted in the Nara canal command area after the shortfall in water flow in the Indus River.... KARACHI: SSC exams delayed for a week KARACHI, April 15: In view of the recent developments and law and order situation in the city, Sindh Governor Dr Ishratul Ibad Khan has exclusively allowed the Board of Secondary Education... KARACHI: City target of hostile forces, says Kamal KARACHI, April 15: City Nazim Mustafa Kamal on Saturday said anti-Islam, anti-Pakistan and anti-people forces, who wanted to target Karachi, were behind the Nishtar Park tragedy.... KARACHI: Teachers suspended KARACHI, April 15: The Sindh education department has suspended three associate professors of BPS-19, five assistant professors of BPS-18 and 20 lecturers BPS-17 of the Government Girls Degree College Qasimabad, Hyderabad, due to their absence from duty.... KARACHI: Schedule for postponed KU exams KARACHI, April 15: The examination department of the University of Karachi on Saturday finalized the dates for MBBS (final professional) and BSC physiotherapy annual exams, which could not be held due... KARACHI: Weather KARACHI, April 15: The Met office has forecast hot and humid weather for the city on Saturday with maximum temperature expected to range between 33°C and 35°C.... KARACHI: MBBS results KARACHI, April 15: The University of Karachi on Saturday announced the results of first professional (part B) MBBS annual exams 2006.... KARACHI: JUP accuses Sindh govt of involvement in blast KARACHI, April 15: Leaders of the Jamiat Ulema-i-Pakistan (JUP) have demanded removal of the Sindh government, and called for including the home minister in the investigation for fixing responsibility for the Nishtar Park bomb blast.... KARACHI: No demand withdrawn, says ST KARACHI, April 15: Sunni Tehrik leaders have made it clear that the withdrawal of the party’s ultimatum does not mean that it has given up its demand for the dismissal of... KARACHI: Altaf wants end to blame game KARACHI, April 15: Founder of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement on Saturday directed the MQM coordination committee, legislators and other party workers not to level allegations against person or party till the completion of investigations in the Nishtar Park bomb blast.... KARACHI: Judgment reserved KARACHI, April 15: Anti-Terrorism Court reserved on Saturday judgment in a kidnapping for ransom and murder case for April 19.... KARACHI: Draft budget KARACHI, April 15: The Site Town has prepared a draft budget for the next fiscal year and has sent it to Sindh government for approval after getting it approved from the town council.—PPI... HYDERABAD: Arrest of culprits demanded: Nishtar Park tragedy HYDERABAD, April 15: Tando Muhammad Khan District Nazim Mir Inayat Ali Khan Talpur has said he saw anti-state and anti-Islam elements’ hand behind the Nishtar Park carnage and demanded the government unearth culprits and award them an exemplary punishment.... PESHAWAR: Girl students complain of being forced to wear veils PESHAWAR, April 15: Girl students of the University of Peshawar blame some ‘conservative-minded’ university lecturers and the ‘mullah culture’ for the rise in wearing scarves and veils (burqas) among female students.... PESHAWAR: CNG dealers demand reduction in gas price PESHAWAR, April 15: The Sarhad CNG Association, a body representing CNG station owners, has threatened to close gas stations if the Sui Northern Gas Pipeline Limited does not reduce gas prices.... PESHAWAR: Audit of local govts yet to be completed PESHAWAR, April 15: The NWFP Local Government Commission has conducted annual audit of 16 of 24 districts of the province but the report has not been presented to the chief minister as yet, sources said.... PESHAWAR: Early work urged on Karak road PESHAWAR, April 15: The NWFP Assembly’s sub-committee on local government and rural development has called for an early start of work on Karak- Sabirabad road.... PESHAWAR: Body set up for religious education PESHAWAR, April 15: The Peshawar University has set up Khyber Islamic Cultural Society for religious education and promotion of Islamic values among the university students.... BADIN: Free eye camp organised BADIN, April 15: Over 480 eye patients were treated and 58 were operated upon at a two-day free eye camp which concluded at the Civil Hospital, Badin, on Saturday.... PESHAWAR: Fateha for Dr Kabir offered PESHAWAR, April 15: A large number of Pakhtun writers, intellectuals, academics, artistes and political leaders, both from Pakistan and Afghanistan, participated in the Fatehakhwani for the departed soul of Afghan scholar and political leader, Dr Kabir Stooray, here on Saturday....

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