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August 10, 2006 Thursday Rajab 14, 1427 KARACHI: LTF chief, four other policemen arrested: Staged encounter KARACHI, Aug 9: In a dramatic turn of events, the head of the Lyari Task Force, SP Aslam Khan, was arrested on Wednesday after his suspension on Monday night.... KARACHI: Unannounced shutdowns go on with loadshedding KARACHI, Aug 9: The KESC continued to carry out unannounced shutdowns besides its regular one-hour loadshedding on Wednesday and people continued to call newspaper offices to highlight their hardships.... KARACHI: Officials told to redouble effort for masses’ welfare KARACHI, Aug 9: President General Pervez Musharraf has exhorted the officials of utility services and government departments to work hard for welfare, well-being of the people.... KARACHI: Delay in result sheets delivery affects college admissions KARACHI, Aug 9: Delay in delivery of SSC Part-II exams marks sheets to the students of science group is sure to cause an initial stage upset to ongoing centralised admission process... KARACHI: Completion of road filling ordered KARACHI, Aug 9: City Nazim Syed Mustafa Kamal has directed the works and services department that besides immediate measures to fill the potholes ensuring smooth flow of traffic, close liaison should... KARACHI: Many admit cards not yet issued: BCom exam today KARACHI, Aug 9: The University of Karachi failed to deliver a good number of admit cards pertaining to BCom supplementary examination-2005 for external candidates even a day before commencement of examination, said sources on the campus.... KARACHI: Charge-sheet in Turabi case sought KARACHI, Aug 9: The administrative judge of anti-terrorism courts on Wednesday directed police to submit charge-sheet on Aug 16 against three suspects for masterminding a suicide attack to kill Hassan Turabi.... KARACHI: Quackery menace growing unchecked KARACHI, Aug 9: The number of quacks is increasing fast in all localities, especially suburban ones, of the metropolis.... KARACHI: Opportunities for training of youths discussed KARACHI, Aug 9: Sindh Labour, Transport and Industries Minister Adil Siddiqui has directed the manpower and training director to provide more opportunities to youths for acquiring technical, vocational and apprenticeship training in the province.... KARACHI: BUI students urge govt to review visa policy KARACHI, Aug 9: The students and faculty of Binoria University International, Site, have appealed to the government to review its new visa policy which is not only causing multiple problems to... KARACHI: Promotion of handicrafts KARACHI, Aug 9: Additional Secretary for Culture, Tourism and Social Welfare Javeria Agha said that the UNESCO would play active role in the development and promotion of handicrafts from Sindh in the international market.... KARACHI: Group show at Indus KARACHI, Aug 9: An exhibition of paintings and drawings by three artists opens at the Indus Gallery at 5.30pm on Thursday. The artists whose works will be on display are: Qudsia Nisar, Abid Askari and Shazly Khan.... KARACHI: Three days after the last drop... Stagnant water adds to citizens’ miseries: Performance of city govt, DHA and cantonment boards criticised KARACHI, Aug 9: There was no end to the sufferings of Karachiites on Wednesday as the stagnant rainwater continued to wreak havoc on the roads and streets in almost every part of the city for the 12th day.... KARACHI: Number of gastro cases on the rise KARACHI, Aug 9: A surge is registered in the cases of gastro along with other waterborne diseases at major healthcare facilities, including the Lyari General Hospital, National Institute of Child Health and the Civil Hospital - Karachi.... KARACHI: Sustainable national fisheries policy urged KARACHI, Aug 9: Speakers at a conference held here on Wednesday stressed the need of framing a sustainable national policy ensuring socio-economic needs of the fishermen communities by taking all stake-holders into confidence.... KARACHI: Woman seeks husband’s release KARACHI, Aug 9: Syeda Z M Rizvi, wife of an IT engineer Syed Mumtaz Hussain Rizvi, has appealed to the authorities to order release of her husband who was whisked away... KARACHI: Postings of education managers notified KARACHI, Aug 9: The services and general administration department on Wednesday notified postings of regional education managers (Colleges) for five regions Karachi, Hyderabad, Larkana, Mirpurkhas and Sukkur as well as 15... KARACHI: JPMC told to set up medical board for injured UTP KARACHI, Aug 9: The Sindh High Court on Wednesday directed the director of Jinnah Post-graduate Medical Center to convene a medical board for examining an injured under-trial prisoner.... KARACHI: 26 cars, 42 cellphones taken away KARACHI, Aug 9: At least 26 cars and 42 cellphones were either snatched or stolen in different parts of the city on Wednesday. Police sources said four cars were snatched... KARACHI: PMA annoyed over hurdles in patients movement KARACHI, Aug 9: The Pakistan Medical Association has expressed its concern over the frequent traffic jams registered in different parts of the city which also affect the movement of ambulances carrying patients in need of early assistance.... KARACHI: Rakhsha Bandhan Celebrated KARACHI, Aug 9: Members of the minority Hindu community in the city, like everywhere else around the globe, celebrated their annual festival of Rakhsha Bandhan on Wednesday.... HYDERABAD: ‘Indus water safe for human consumption’ HYDERABAD, Aug 9: The Water and Sanitation Agency (Wasa) announced on Wednesday after analysing water at seven spots upstream the River Indus that it was fit for human consumption.... HYDERABAD: SC urged to take action against disappearances HYDERABAD, Aug 9: The leaders of various civil and political organizations and lawyers on Tuesday appealed to the Supreme Court to take suo motu notice of mysterious disappearance of political activists and extrajudicial violence.... HYDERABAD: Honour for LUMHS HYDERABAD, Aug 9: The vice-chancellor of the Liaquat University of Medical and Health Sciences (LUMHS), Jamshoro, Prof Jam Mohammad Memon said on Wednesday that the International Institute of Health Care Students (IIHS) had listed LUMHS among Asia’s top ten medical universities.... HYDERABAD: SP seeks pardon of Brohi’s family HYDERABAD, Aug 9: Lyari Task Force chief SP Chaudhry Aslam Khan is reported to have approached the family of Rasool Bux Brohi and sought pardon for Brohi’s murder at the hands of LTF personnel in a fake shootout on July 12.... HYDERABAD: Rift with Wapda not resolved: MLC chief HYDERABAD, Aug 9: Military Lands and Cantonments (MLC) director-general Maj-Gen Wajahat Hussain Muftee on Wednesday said that the row with Wapda was not yet resolved as Wapda was not seeking renewal of the lease of their properties in cantonment areas.... KHAIRPUR: Boy poisoned to death KHAIRPUR, Aug 9: Four men poisoned an intermediate student, Tanvir Ahmed Shar, to death on Tuesday, alleged Noor Mohammad Shar, Tanvir’s father, in an FIR lodged on Wednesday.... MIRPURKHAS: PML-F slams bid to unseat district nazim MIRPURKHAS, Aug 9: An emergency meeting of the PML-F, Mirpurkhas chapter, condemned efforts of local PML office-bearers to bring a no-confidence move against the district nazim.... KHAIRPUR: ‘Bandit’ held KHAIRPUR, Aug 9: Police arrested a bandit, Ardo Narejo, and two others after two brief encounters and recovered firearms, ammunition and motorbikes from their possession, said DPO Javed Jiskani on Wednesday.... BADIN: Relief camps BADIN, Aug 9: The district government had set up relief camps in three union councils of its coastal belt as part of preemptive measures against the onslaught of more rains during current monsoon season.... ABBOTTABAD: Slow reconstruction of quake-hit areas flayed ABBOTTABAD, Aug 9: Reconstruction in the areas affected by the October earthquake in the NWFP, especially in Hazara region, may take 10 to 15 years because of procedural hurdles despite the... PESHAWAR: Oil tanker owners seek compensation PESHAWAR, Aug 9: Representatives of the All-Pakistan Oil Tanker Owners Association on Wednesday called upon two oil companies, exporting diesel to Kabul, to pay compensation to the heirs of 16 of their members killed in Pakistan and Afghanistan.... PESHAWAR: 4,000 teachers for Fata shortly PESHAWAR, Aug 9: NWFP Governor Ali Muhammad Jan Aurakzai assured the participants of a conference on Wednesday that the shortage of 4,000 teachers in educational institutions of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (Fata) will be removed in a couple of weeks.... SWABI: Swabi road project to start soon SWABI, Aug 9: The construction of the 24km Yarhussian-Adina Road will cost Rs350 million and tenders for the purpose will be invited soon, it is learnt on Wednesday.... PESHAWAR: Spread of hepatitis alarming: minister PESHAWAR, Aug 9: NWFP Health Minister Inayatullah Khan has stressed the need for shifting the focus from curative to preventive side to effectively control diseases and called for launching a simple public awareness campaign.... BAGH: Joint strategy against Israel urged BAGH, Aug 9: Union of Journalists on Wednesday urged Muslim countries to hammer out a joint strategy against the Israeli offensive in Lebanon and Palestinian territories and called for boycotting products made in the US, India and Israel.... MUZAFFARABAD: AJK PM asked to take action against police MUZAFFARABAD, Aug 9: People on Wednesday protested against the arrest of some quake survivors, including women and children, who were calling for the provision of their fair share of earthquake relief in front of the Prime Minister’s Secretariat here.... PESHAWAR: Parts of Bara to face power suspension PESHAWAR, Aug 9: The power supply from the 132-KV grid station in Bara will remain suspended on Aug 10 in parts of the tribal area for repair and maintenance work....

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