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April 30, 2006 Sunday Rabi-us-Sani 1, 1427 KARACHI: College teachers boycott classes: Protest against violence KARACHI, April 29: More than 7,000 teachers of 238 colleges all over Sindh observed a complete strike on Saturday against hooliganism in Karachi’s colleges... KARACHI: Ban on child labour demanded KARACHI, April 29: Teachers saw child labour, lack of educational facilities, absence of interest among teachers, lack of awareness among parents and poor vigilance of schools as major hurdles in the promotion of "Education for All” (EFA) in the province.... KARACHI: Sindh culture deserves promotion: PM KARACHI, April 29: Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz has urged writers and intellectuals to promote the traditional and heritage culture of the country for the benefit of the young generation, and also promote inter-provincial harmony.... KARACHI: Harkat man gets death sentence in murder case KARACHI, April 29: An anti-terrorism court, headed by Judge Haq Nawaz Baloch, awarded death sentence to a Harkat activist on Saturday for killing a woman and awarded an aggregate of 51... PESHAWAR: Seminar calls for suo motu action: Jirga ban on honour killing reporting PESHAWAR, April 29: Participants of a seminar, held here on Saturday, urged chief justices of the Supreme Court and the Peshawar High Court to take suo motu action against members of... SUKKUR: SHC issues notices to officials SUKKUR, April 29: The division bench of the Sindh High Court, Sukkur, has issued notices to government functionaries and a builder to appear in the court on May 16 regarding a... HYDERABAD: Ghinwa criticizes political parties HYDERABAD, April 29: Pakistan People’s Party-SB chairperson Ghinwa Bhutto has said that political parties are taking the country to the Bangladesh-like situation.... KARACHI: KESC claims restoration of supply from Wapda KARACHI, April 29: Power supply to the city from Wapda was normalized by mid-day, Saturday, enabling the KESC to end loadshedding during night hours. The loadshedding was effected due to the short supply of up to 300mw from Wapda.... KARACHI: Our war against fundamentalism to benefit China: Nisar KARACHI, April 28: Pakistan''s war against fundamentalism will benefit China which faces a similar threat in certain parts of the country.... KARACHI: Hygiene to prevent bird flu stressed KARACHI, April 29: Looming threat of a wide range of infections at institutional as well as community levels across the globe enhances urgency to adopt universal precautionary measures particularly in healthcare facilities in Pakistan.... KARACHI: Atta visits Karachi varsity KARACHI, April 29: The Chairman of the Higher Education Commission, Prof Dr Atta-ur-Rahman, visited the Department of Genetics, University of Karachi, on Saturday.... KARACHI: Outgoing AKU president feted KARACHI, April 28: Outgoing president of the Aga Khan University Mr Shamsh Kassim-Lakha, was feted at a dinner hosted by the chairman and members of the university’s board of trustees on Friday.... KARACHI: Govt given ultimatum to release 50 people KARACHI, April 29: The Pasban-i-Aaza, an organisation of Millat Jafria, has accused the authorities of nabbing over 50 people since April 25 without any warrants and shifting them to unknown places.... KARACHI: 21 illegal hydrants closed KARACHI, April 29: The Karachi Water and Sewerage Board in the second phase of its drive against the illegal hydrants in the city on Saturday removed connections of 21 more illegal hydrants and demolished their constructions.... KARACHI: Fishermen perturbed over security measures KARACHI, April 29: The children of fishermen are not being allowed to go on hunting trip by personnel of a security agency posted in Petty Creek near Ibrahim Haideri.... KARACHI: MMA demands arrest of terrorists KARACHI, April 29: The MMA parliamentary party in the Sindh Assembly on Saturday expressed its grave concern over the provincial government''s failure in arresting perpetrators of the April 11 blast at... KARACHI: CM orders amenities for all Goths KARACHI, April 29: Sindh Chief Minister Dr Arbab Ghulam Rahim on Friday called for inclusion of the boundaries of Karachi and Hyderabad in the cities’ master plans, and directed the officials... PESHAWAR: Peshawar UC plans water filter plants PESHAWAR, April 29: After receiving reports from a PCSIR laboratory about water contamination, the public representatives of the Peshawar Union Council 16 have decided to install filter plants for provision of clean drinking water to the area people.... PESHAWAR: Programme to connect major highways PESHAWAR, April 29: The National Highway Authority (NHA) is planning to build a northern bypass that will link the expressway between Peshawar and Torkhum with the under-construction Islamabad-Peshawar Motorway, sources said.... HYDERABAD: Dist to install generators at pumping stations HYDERABAD, April 29: District Nazim Kanwar Naveed Jamil said on Friday the district would install generators at all the pumping stations to ensure uninterrupted supply of water to people and save them from unnecessary nuisance caused by frequent power-breakdowns.... PESHAWAR: Cleanliness day at varsity PESHAWAR, April 29: University Clean Day will be observed on May, 7. Vice-Chancellor of the Peshawar university, Prof Dr Haroon Rashid would launch the campaign.... KHAIRPUR: Relatives of kidnapped girls protest KHAIRPUR, April 29: The mother and brother of two abducted sisters staged protest demonstration outside the Razidero Press Club, taluka Gambat on Saturday....

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