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May 12, 2006 Friday Rabi-us-Sani 13, 1427 KARACHI: Court orders demolition of two illegal buildings KARACHI, May 11: A Sindh High Court division bench on Thursday ordered demolition of two unauthorized buildings in Azam Basti, an old kutchi abadi near Mehmoodabad, Jamshed Town.... KARACHI: Violence over power failures continues: 12-hour breakdown KARACHI, May 11: Violence broke out in protest against prolonged power breakdowns in Liaquatabad late Wednesday night and continued into the small hours of Thursday.... KARACHI: Manhandling of sugar mills’ workers slammed KARACHI, May 11: Nisar Khuhro, opposition leader in the Sindh Assembly and a central leader of the Pakistan Peoples Party, has strongly condemned the baton charge of protesting employees of the... KARACHI: Release of acquitted foreigner ordered KARACHI, May 11: The Sindh High Court ordered on Thursday immediate release of a Zimbabwean national kept in custody after his acquittal in one case and bail in another.... KARACHI: PPP critical of Musharraf’s indulgence in PML affairs KARACHI, May 11: Pakistan Peoples Party Parliamentarians chief Makhdoom Amin Fahim on Wednesday expressed lack of confidence in the present Chief Election Commissioner and said the CEC could only restore his... KARACHI: MQM demands ban on IJT KARACHI, May 11: The Muttahida Qaumi Movement on Thursday demanded that Islami Jamiat Talaba, a student wing of Jamat-i-Islami, should be banned along with other “anti-education, violent and anti-state" organisations for... KARACHI: Altaf slams attacks on students KARACHI, May 11: Founder of Muttahida Qaumi Movement Altaf Hussain on Thursday accused Jamat-i-Islami and its students wing Islami Jamiat Tulba of complicity in destroying peace in Karachi, attacking educational institutions and kidnapping and torturing students and supporters of APMSO.... KARACHI: JAP warns govt to stop crackdown KARACHI, May 11: The Jafria Alliance Pakistan (JAP), reacting strongly to the raids for the alleged arrest of the youths belonging to the Jafria community, has given the government a 72-hour... KARACHI: Loadshedding to continue: KESC KARACHI, May 11: The recently privatised KESC is trying its best to maintain power supply to all its consumers but the load-shedding in Karachi would continue till October this year.... KARACHI: Three of a family killed in accident KARACHI, May 11: A couple and their five-year-old child died in a road accident in Quaidabad on Thursday. Police said Wazir, 40, his wife Shazia, 32 and Waseem, 5, were on... KARACHI: Strike call keeps students confused KARACHI, May 11: Most students remained confused on Thursday over whether to go to their educational institution or not on Friday amid a strike call given by the Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal for the day.... KARACHI: Concrete steps for national harmony stressed KARACHI, May 11: Speakers at a seminar on Thursday expressed grave concern over the law and order situation in the country and urged the government to take concrete steps for creating national harmony.... KARACHI: SEPA seals two factories KARACHI, May 11: While the resentment of people over the dumping of toxic industrial waste in an open area in SITE increased, officials of the Sindh Environmental Protection Agency sealed the chemical wings of two factories on Thursday.... KARACHI: Toxic waste: HRCP calls for arrest of culprits KARACHI, May 11: Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has strongly condemned dumping of chemical waste at an open place in Site area and demanded an independent inquiry into the incidents of death and injuries in this regard.... KARACHI: British team briefed about devolution system KARACHI, May 11: Sindh Governor Dr Ishratul Ibad Khan has said that besides alleviating poverty, providing basic facilities to the poor people and putting the country on the path of development,... KARACHI: DAE results announced KARACHI, May 11: Sindh Board of technical Education on Thursday declared results of Diploma of Associate Engineer, Second Year (Morning and Evening) Annual examination, 2005.... KARACHI: Bagh Ibn-i-Qasim to opens soon KARACHI, May 11: The biggest park of the city, Bagh Ibn-i-Qasim is being opened to public by the end of this month. This was stated at a meeting of the city government’s Human Resources Management Committee here on Thursday.... KARACHI: Rs402m Landhi Town budget KARACHI, May 11: The Landhi Town on Thursday presented its annual budget of Rs402 million for the fiscal 2006-07 in the town council for discussion and sought proposals from the council members.... KARACHI: Paintings by special child KARACHI, May 11: An exhibition of painting by Mariam Khan will begin at the National Institute of Child Health at 6.30pm on Friday.... KARACHI: Group show at Alliance KARACHI, May 11: An exhibition of paintings and sculptures by three young artists – Tariq Usman Luni, Shair Jan Luni and Farrukh Shahab -- will open at the Alliance Francaise art gallery at 6pm on Friday.... KARACHI: SSC exams from 18th KARACHI, May 11: The practical of SSC Part-II Science annual examinations will commence on May 18, said controller of examination of the Board of Secondary Education on Thursday.... KARACHI: LLM forms KARACHI, May 11: The University of Karachi on Thursday announced that examination forms and fees of LLM (Previous & Final) annual examinations 2006 will be accepted with normal fees of Rs1550 from May 13 27.... KARACHI: SHC maintains death sentence in killing case KARACHI, May 11: An anti-terrorism bench of the Sindh High Court maintained the penalties of death and life imprisonment awarded to a man and his mother for kidnapping and killing the minor son of a neighbour and distant relative.... KARACHI: Water shortage in Mauripur KARACHI, May 11: Normal water supply to UC-6 Mauripur in Keamari Town has been suspended due to stoppage of water from the Gulbai Pumping Station, which is in crisis because it is not getting its due quota.... KARACHI: Hotels raided KARACHI, May 11: The city government’s veterinary committee on Thursday raided a number of famous restaurants and seized large quantity of meat and related dishes on charges of selling them on a meatless day.... KARACHI: Bar moot KARACHI, May 11: The Sindh High Court Bar Association will hold a seminar on ‘judicial reforms and continuing legal education’ on Saturday to mark the 50th anniversary of the establishment of... KARACHI: New registrar of high court KARACHI, May 11: Special judge Arshad Noor Khan of the anti-terrorism court number one has been appointed registrar of the Sindh High Court.... KARACHI: Hot weather KARACHI, May 11: The Met Office has forecast hot and windy weather for Karachi on Friday with maximum temperature ranging from 36 to 38°C.—PPI... HYDERABAD: Employees call upon govt to take over education system HYDERABAD, May 11: The Sindh Employees Alliance has demanded that the Sindh government should take over the provincial education system.... HYDERABAD: Thar people yet to get calamity relief HYDERABAD, May 11: Distribution of subsidised wheat in Tharparkar has not begun yet despite the fact the district was declared a calamity-affected area by the Sindh relief commissioner in November last year.... HYDERABAD: Protests against demolition of villages HYDERABAD, May 11: A large number of political activists marched from the Hyder chowk to the press club here on Thursday in protest against demolition of villages of Sindhis and what they called anti-Sindh projects.... SUKKUR: Four members of car lifters’ gang arrested SUKKUR, May 11: The District Police Officer of Sukkur, Ghulam Shabbir Shaikh, said here on Thursday that four members of a gang of car lifters have been arrested and six cars,... HYDERABAD: AG summoned in detention case HYDERABAD, May 11: A bench of the Sindh High Court, Hyderabad, on Wednesday summoned the attorney-general and the advocate-general of Sindh on May 16 to explain their position regarding non-implementation of... SUKKUR: New municipal taxes opposed SUKKUR, May 11: The Sukkur Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SCCI) urged the government on Wednesday to turn down taluka municipal council’s proposals for new taxes at municipal level for the financial year 2006-2007.... SHIKARPUR: Apca rally SHIKARPUR, May 11: Activists of the All Pakistan Clerks Association took out a procession against non-acceptance of their demands here on Wednesday. The rally was led by Abdul Wahab Kaghzi, Shafiq Ahmed Memon and Abdul Razzaq Lakho.... PESHAWAR: PA demands return of Cheema’s body PESHAWAR, May 11: The NWFP Assembly in a unanimously- adopted resolution on Thursday urged the centre to make early arrangements for bringing back the body of Amir Cheema, who died in police custody in Germany, and sever diplomatic ties with Berlin.... PESHAWAR: Indus Highway not handed over to Motorway Police PESHAWAR, May 11: Engineering faults and inability of the traffic police to manage traffic on the Indus Highway and other main routes in the NWFP have made road journey unsafe, officials said.... PESHAWAR: Plea for training in disaster management PESHAWAR, May 11: Health and development workers on Thursday appealed to the government to impart training to people in disaster and crisis management and help them to cope with natural calamities in future.... PESHAWAR: Mobile phone snatchings to be curbed PESHAWAR, May 11: The city police have decided to launch an awareness campaign with the use of modern technology to help curb increasing incidents of mobile phone snatching.... PESHAWAR: Doctors end protest at three hospitals PESHAWAR, May 11: Junior doctors of three major public sector hospitals — Lady Reading Hospital, Khyber Teaching Hospital and Hayatabad Medical Complex — conditionally ended their protest on Thursday.... MUZAFFARABAD: Probe into goods looting urged MUZAFFARABAD, May 11: Traders of Azad Kashmir have demanded an investigation into an incident of looting of relief goods for earthquake victims.... DERA ISMAIL KHAN: Burn victims DERA ISMAIL KHAN, May 11: Two cousins died of burn injuries in the District Headquarters Hospital here on Thursday....

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