KARACHI: CJ for Bar’s role in law reforms
KARACHI, May 13: No judicial reform should be introduced without consulting the Bar, Chief Justice Iftikhar Mohammad Chaudhry said at a seminar organized by the Sindh High Court Bar Association to...
KARACHI: Islamabad agrees to revive KCR
KARACHI, May 13: The federal government has agreed to revive the Karachi Circular Railway and implement the mass transit programme, said a press release of the city government issued here on Saturday....
KARACHI: Report on Gichki’s death submitted
KARACHI, May 13: The cause of Balochistan National Party activist Mohammad Hasan Gichki’s death could not be ascertained in the first or second autopsy, according to the final report submitted to...
KARACHI: NP leader links autonomy issue with democracy
KARACHI, May 13: National Party Chief Dr Abdul Hayee Baloch has stated that there was a possibility that nationalist parties in Balochistan may fight the forthcoming general elections on a single platform on the pattern of Balochistan National Alliance (BNA)....
HYDERABAD: Govt urged to implement ’91 water accord
HYDERABAD, May 13: The Sindh Abadgar Board has reiterated its appeal for government steps to end injustices meted out to Sindh and ensure implementation of the 1991 Water Accord to save...
KARACHI: Power failures persist
KARACHI, May 13: Complaints of unannounced power load-shedding from various areas of the city continued to pour into newspaper offices while the Karachi Electric Supply Corporation termed the power situation as normal....
KARACHI: Rally slams police for brutality
KARACHI, May 13: Labourers, politicians, NGOs and human rights bodies held a demonstration in front of the Karachi Press Club on Saturday to protest the police brutality against protesters, and demanded...
KARACHI: LEW cost revised
KARACHI, May 13: The State Minister for Communication, Shahid Jameel, on Saturday visited the Lyari Expressway (LEW) and the Karachi Northern Bypass to review construction work there....
KARACHI: Role of women entrepreneurs praised
KARACHI, May 13: Women have an edge because they usually develop their own styles and products, but without the scientific methods required for international sale, asking SMEDA to assist women in this aspect....
KARACHI: Hot weather
KARACHI, May 13: The Met Office has forecast hot and humid weather for Karachi on Sunday with the maximum temperature ranging between 35 and 37 degrees Centigrade....
KARACHI: BIE to change exam dates
KARACHI, May 13: The Board of Intermediate Education, Karachi, has decided to modify the date sheet of Science (Pre-Medical) annual examinations, 2006, said a source in the board....
KARACHI: Japanese help in education sought
KARACHI, May 13: Sindh Minister for Education and Literacy Dr Hamida Khuhro said that Japan by giving due importance to children has emerged as most developed nation of the world and...
KARACHI: Naval exercises end
KARACHI, May 13: The five-day long Pak-French Naval joint maritime exercises "Bright Star" concluded in the Northern Arabian Sea on Saturday....
KARACHI: ANF awarded distinction
KARACHI, May 13: The Pakistan''s Anti Narcotics Force has been acknowledged by international organisations as “the world''s leading agency, which in recent years had apprehended genuine hardcore drug traffickers and made record seizures of narcotics in the country.”...
HYDERABAD: Nazim opens development projects for rural taluka
HYDERABAD, May 13: District Nazim Kanwar Naveed Jamil has said that the district government has planned an integrated development plan to achieve unparalleled development in rural areas to bring them at par with urban areas of the district....
PESHAWAR: Autonomy plan irks staff of hospitals
PESHAWAR, May 13: The NWFP government’s plan to award financial and administrative autonomy to the four teaching hospitals by December 2006 has raised concern among the staff of these hospitals....
PESHAWAR: Govt committed to curbing poverty: minister
PESHAWAR, May 13: Federal Minister for Political Affairs Amir Muqam has said that the government has taken steps to eradicate poverty and unemployment from the country....
PESHAWAR: Nazim seeks funds for Peshawar uplift
PESHAWAR, May 13: District Nazim Haji Ghulam Ali has asked the federal government departments working in the province to contribute generous amounts for developing social sector infrastructure in Peshawar city....