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April 19, 2006 Wednesday Rabi-ul-Awwal 20, 1427 KARACHI: Suspected bomber’s sketch released KARACHI, April 18: Police on Tuesday released sketches of the reconstructed head of the suspected suicide bomber involved in the Nishtar Park blast.... KARACHI: Arbab-Pagara meeting stirs speculations KARACHI, April 18: Chief Minister Dr Arbab Ghulam Rahim on Tuesday called on chief of the Pakistan Muslim League (Functional) Pir Pagara at his residence at the Kingri House.... KARACHI: IJT worker wounded in college clashes KARACHI, April 18: The police on Tuesday registered another FIR against unknown persons after a student belonging to the Islami Jamiat Talaba sustained a gunshot wound behind the Islamia Arts and... KARACHI: Altaf says available facts be published: Nishtar Park blast KARACHI, April 18: Muttahida Qaumi Movement chief Altaf Hussain on Tuesday emphasized that twisting of facts about Nishtar Park tragedy was not in nation’s interest and asked the government to publish... KARACHI: Musharraf terms blast sectarian act KARACHI, April 18: President General Pervez Musharraf terming the Nishtar Park blast a sectarian issue has said that he is conscious of the fact that law and order must be improved.... PESHAWAR: JI to act against MPAs violating party line: Horse-trading in Senate elections PESHAWAR, April 18: Jamaat-i-Islami (JI) will take action against its MPAs who violated the party discipline in the Senate elections.... KARACHI: Resolution to present draft CDGK budget adopted KARACHI, April 18: The City District Council of City District Government Karachi (CDGK) has adopted a resolution allowing to present the draft budget for the year 2006-2007 to the Finance and Planning Committee of the CDGK.... KARACHI: Water shortage in several areas KARACHI, April 18: Various parts of the city remained in the grip of acute water shortage, giving boost to sale of private tankers in the affected localities.... KARACHI: Citizens brave frequent power failures KARACHI, April 18: A vast area of the metropolis plunged into darkness on Tuesday night when the city experienced power shortage of almost 200 megawatts and five main cables were damaged near the National Stadium.... KARACHI: 3 awarded death in murder case KARACHI, April 18: An anti-terrorism court sentenced on Tuesday three accused to death in the murder and kidnapping for ransom case of a young man, whose body was found in Hyderabad.... KARACHI: Media’s role for positive social change highlighted KARACHI, April 18: The media should play the role of a catalyst to ensure a positive social change, said speakers at a workshop here on Monday.... KARACHI: Promotion of tourism urged KARACHI, April 18: Federal Tourism Minister Ghazi Gulab Jamal has underlined the need to promote domestic tourism first to attract foreign tourists.... KARACHI: Class IX exams notification issued KARACHI, April 18: The Sindh Education and Literacy Department on Tuesday issued the much awaited notification pertaining to the conduct of SSC part-I (class IX) annual exams, 2006, under educational boards, in the province.... KARACHI: Arrest of Baloch activists slammed KARACHI, April 18: The secretary-general of the National Party, Mir Hasil Khan Bizenjo, has condemned the arrests of Baloch activists in Karachi, saying that arbitrary imprisonment cannot weaken the national struggle of the Baloch people for their rights.... KARACHI: HSC exam forms schedule KARACHI, April 18: The Board of Intermediate Education, Karachi on Tuesday issued schedule for acceptance of examination forms of HSC part-II or part I or combined annual exams 2006, with a late fee up to Rs1,000.... KARACHI: Nilofer for more such events: Women’s Expo KARACHI, April 18: Adviser to Prime Minister on Women Development, Senator Nilofer Bakhtiar, has said that more than 300,000 women visited the Women’s Expo from April 13 to 16.... KARACHI: Rs164m hospital project reviewed KARACHI, April 18: Sindh Planning and Development Minister Shoaib Ahmed Bukhari reviewed the progress of Sindh Government Hospital Korangi No 5 extension project.... KARACHI: Road projects for Saddar approved KARACHI, April 18: A meeting chaired by Presiding Officer Mohammad Arif Gaddi of the Saddar Town Council on Tuesday approved the development of Shahrah-i-Iraq, Dr Dawood Pota, Prize Street and Hambrige... KARACHI: Calligraphy exhibition KARACHI, April 18: An exhibition of calligraphy by Wasi Haider opens at the Citi art gallery at 5pm on Wednesday. The exhibition will continue till April 26.... KARACHI: Kidnappers’ appeals dismissed KARACHI, April 18: The Sindh High Court dismissed on Tuesday appeals moved by two accused against their conviction in a kidnapping-for-ransom case, but commuted the death sentence of one of them to life imprisonment.... KARACHI: Good health services pledged KARACHI, April 18: The City Nazim, Syed Mustafa Kamal, has said the city government was working on priority basis for providing free but modern medical facilities to the people of Karachi and its backward rural areas.... KARACHI: Govt morally bound to step down: JI KARACHI, April 18: The chief of Jamaat-i-Islami, Sindh, Dr Mumtaz Ali Memon, on Tuesday accused the government of failing to protect the lives and property of citizens, adding that the rulers had no moral right to continue their rule.... HYDERABAD: STPP demands elections under Supreme Court HYDERABAD, April 18: The Sindh Taraqi Passand Party has demanded that President Gen Musharraf should hand over the reins of government to the Supreme Court for holding fresh elections.... HYDERABAD: Defaulters’ supply be cut: Hesco: Dues recovery from govt depts HYDERABAD, April 18: The Hyderabad Electric Supply Company launched a vigorous recovery campaign on Tuesday against Sindh government departments which have failed to clear their dues amounting to Rs3.59 billion.... HYDERABAD: Karo Khaho forest is public property: chief conservator HYDERABAD, April 18: Sindh’s chief conservator of forests said on Tuesday that Karo Khaho forest spread over 2,785 acres of land had been a government property since 1916, and a claim by any individual to its ownership was false.... SWABI: Need stressed to eradicate Swara SWABI, April 18: There is an urgent need to eradicate the Pukhtun tradition of Swara and people, especially jirga members and ulema, must discourage the un-Islamic custom, speakers at a seminar said.... PESHAWAR: KMC students oppose new exam system PESHAWAR, April 18: The Muttahida Talaba Mahaz (MTM) on Tuesday boycotted classes in the Khyber Medical College and staged a sit-in in protest against what they called the introduction of a new examination system by the University of Peshawar.... SWABI: NGO to help district govt achieve self-sufficiency SWABI, April 18: United Nations Development Programme’s country director Dr Anne Cockroft said on Tuesday that the CIET, an American non-governmental organisation, would provide technical and financial assistance to the district government to help it achieve self-sufficiency.... ABBOTTABAD: Nine profiteers jailed ABBOTTABAD, April 18: Senior Civil Judge Abbottabad Mr Tahir Ali on Tuesday sent nine shopkeepers to jail on charge of profiteering.... PESHAWAR: Flying school ceremony PESHAWAR, April 18: The graduation ceremony of 15th Basic Helicopter Conversion Course was held at the Helicopter Flying Training School, PAF Base, here on Tuesday....

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