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August 26, 2006 Saturday Sha'aban 1, 1427 KARACHI: Govt moves to penalise protesting teachers: Ban on associations KARACHI, Aug 25: Sindh Education department, which came out with an outright ban on union activities by employees of public sector educational institutions about a month back, has approved punitive action to be taken against more 100 school and college teachers.... KARACHI: Flyovers promised at Valika Hospital, Banaras Chowk KARACHI, Aug 25: City Nazim Syed Mustafa Kamal on Friday announced construction of flyovers at Banaras Chowk and in front of Valika Hospital with the construction of new roads.... KARACHI: Damages suit against KWSB, city govt KARACHI, Aug 25: A suit for damages has been filed in the Sindh High Court by the parents of two children against the city district government, the Karachi Water and Sewerage... KARACHI: Agencies raid LTF offices KARACHI, Aug 25: Once considered the most secure premises, the offices of the Lyari Task Force have been repeatedly raided for the past three nights by sleuths of different intelligence agencies taking away various documents.... KARACHI: MMA holds rallies against changes in Hudood laws KARACHI, Aug 25: Protest rallies were organised across the city after Juma prayers by the Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal to condemn the government’s moves to amend the Hudood laws.... KARACHI: Babar accuses MMA of committing blasphemy KARACHI, Aug 25: Stepping up pressure on the Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal, the Muttaheda Qaumi Movement (MQM) on Friday declared it was invoking legal course by filing a petition against MMA legislators for... HYDERABAD: Farmers to get implements at half price HYDERABAD, Aug 25: The Sindh agriculture department will launch a project costing Rs100 million this year for providing agricultural implements including sprayers at 50 per cent subsidy to farmers.... NAWABSHAH: Police submit interim charge-sheet: Brohi case NAWABSHAH, Aug 25: The investigation police on Friday submitted an interim charge-sheet in the Rasool Bux Brohi encounter case in the court of Sakrand judicial magistrate, Sohail Akhtar Mangi.... MUZAFFARABAD: Kashmir group rejects criticism MUZAFFARABAD, Aug 25: Dismissing criticism by four groups in occupied Kashmir, the Hizbul Mujahideen has vowed to take all possible steps needed to resolve the Kashmir issue in accordance with the wishes of the Kashmiris.... KARACHI: Revival of entire KCR network inevitable KARACHI, Aug 25: Sindh Transport Minister Adil Siddiqui has described revival of the entire Karachi Circular Railway network inevitable to overcome growing traffic problems.... KARACHI: 26 vehicles, 34 mobile phones taken away KARACHI, Aug 25: Bandits took away at least 26 vehicles and 34 mobile phones in various city areas on Friday. Police said 10 cars were stolen while one was snatched at gunpoint by bandits.... KARACHI: 3 arrested under loudspeaker act KARACHI, Aug 25: Police on Friday lodged 22 FIRs and arrested three religious scholars in different parts of the city under the “loud-speaker act”. Similarly, recordings of the Juma sermons were also made.... KARACHI: Outbreak of viral diseases feared: Stagnant water KARACHI, Aug 25: The rainwater accumulated in various localities of the city after the heavy downpours that lashed the city on Aug 17, may cause outbreak of various viral diseases.... KARACHI: City govt to launch drive against marine pollution KARACHI, Aug 25: The city naib nazim, Nasreen Jalil, said that marine life in Karachi was threatened due to discharge of toxic waste into the sea by industries.... KARACHI: Textbooks distributed in Malir Town KARACHI, Aug 25: The provincial and the city governments were striving for the promotion of education in the province and teachers will have to perform their duties sincerely.... KARACHI: Joint efforts urged to check ailments in South Asia KARACHI, Aug 25: Sindh Health Secretary Prof Naushad A. Shaikh has underscored the need for close collaborative efforts among physicians and surgeons from across the country as well as those from... KARACHI: Conference on ‘urban poverty’ from 28th KARACHI, Aug 25: A two-day national conference on ‘Urban Poverty’, being organised jointly by the UNDP and the Aga Khan University, begins at the AKU auditorium on Monday.... KARACHI: DHA, CCB apology welcomed KARACHI, Aug 25: Leader of the opposition in the City Council, Karachi, Saeed Ghani on Thursday welcomed the apology by DHA and Clifton Cantonment Board for the miseries suffered by people... KARACHI: SHC stays demolition KARACHI, Aug 25: The High Court of Sindh on Friday restrained the authorities concerned from carrying out demolition of constructions raised on 26 plots in Ali Mohammad Goth, North Karachi.... KARACHI: Muslims urged to get rid of secularism, capitalism KARACHI, Aug 25: Pledging to continue their struggle for restoration of Islamic Khilafat system, the Hizbul Tehrir announced on Friday that it will launch mass contact campaign in the forthcoming days to liberate Muslim countries from influence of western system.... KARACHI: Traders give 48-hour ultimatum to city govt KARACHI, Aug 25: Speakers at a demonstration on Friday warned that if rainwater and sewage was not drained out from all markets of the city within 48 hours, the traders and shopkeepers would stage a sit-in on M A Jinnah Road.... KARACHI: Young man shot dead in Site KARACHI, Aug 25: A young man died and two of his friends got injured following an altercation with the employees and owner of a food outlet in Site area late Thursday night.... KARACHI: Report sought on disputed structure KARACHI, Aug 25: The High Court of Sindh on Friday sought report from the KBCA officials concerned about a disputed structure built on plot 345, Street-7, C-Road, Bihar Colony, Lyari Town.... KARACHI: Liquor seized KARACHI, Aug 25: Pakistan Coast Guards seized huge quantity of liquor from Hub and arrested one person. According to the Coast Guards, acting on a tip-off a raid was planned during... KARACHI: Drizzle likely KARACHI, Aug 25: The Met office has forecast cloudy weather with chances of drizzle with the maximum temperature expected to range between 29°C and 31°C.—PPI... SUKKUR: Karo-kari: two women, man killed SUKKUR, Aug 25: Three people, two of them women, were killed in what has been described as karo-kari murders in Buxapur and Sukkur on Thursday. Accused Hamal Jaffery killed his wife Ferozan, 18, in Usman Domki village after dubbing her kari.... DADU: Two girls kidnapped in Dadu DADU, Aug 25: Two girls were kidnapped in two areas on Friday. Three armed men barged into the house of Kirar Panhwar in the Magsi Colony and kidnapped Arbab Khatoon, 18.... PESHAWAR: Kidnapped Afghan trader recovered PESHAWAR, Aug 25: Police on Friday claimed to have freed an Afghan trader from his captors without paying any ransom. Abdul Wakeel had been kidnapped while he was driving on the Dalazak Road about 16 days ago.... PESHAWAR: Implementation of service structure ordered PESHAWAR, Aug 25: NWFP Health Minister Inayatullah Khan has expressed concern over the delay in implementation of the service structure for paramedics and directed authorities to immediately apply it to benefit health workers.... PESHAWAR: Human traffickers arrested PESHAWAR, Aug 25: Two human traffickers were arrested by the anti-trafficking unit of the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) from Swabi, said an official. A team went to Swabi on Thursday and... PESHAWAR: Islamic Investment Bank depositors seek govt’s help PESHAWAR, Aug 25: People affected by the winding up of the Islamic Investment Bank (IIB) have sought government’s help to get their money back. Mohammad Riaz Afridi, secretary of the... LANDI KOTAL: Three Afghan women buried alive LANDI KOTAL (Khyber Agency), Aug 25: Three Afghan women collecting sand were buried alive when a dune caved in on Friday morning. The women were taking out from the dune at... GHALNAI: Couple killed, bodies burned GHALNAI, (Mohmand Agency), Aug 25: A young man and a woman were killed and their bodies were set on fire by some people here on Thursday night.... SWABI: Kidnapper commits suicide SWABI, Aug 25: The NWFP police have launched an operation to find a boy kidnapped for ransom from Rawalpindi. The kidnappers abducted the son of a retired army officer from Askari... PESHAWAR: 1,200 ad hoc teachers to be appointed PESHAWAR, Aug 25: The NWFP government will soon recruit 700 senior English teachers and 500 subject specialists on an ad hoc basis to overcome shortage of teaching staff in the province.... PESHAWAR: Protest against power cuts PESHAWAR, Aug 25: Pakistan People’s Party Parliamentarians on Friday held a protest demonstration against price-hike, load shedding and lawlessness. PPP workers also protested against the government’s inability to control the law and order situation....

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