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August 31, 2006 Thursday Sha'aban 6, 1427 KARACHI: Four killed, 3 injured in Gulshan shootout KARACHI, Aug 30: Four suspects were killed and three pedestrians were injured in an encounter between the alleged bandits and the police in Gulshan-i-Iqbal on Wednesday.... KARACHI: Tension, violence in Lyari on fourth day KARACHI, Aug 30: Tension prevailed in parts of Lyari on the fourth consecutive day on Wednesday following a three-day violence that broke out in the aftermath of killing of Nawab Akbar Bugti during an army operation in Balochistan on Saturday.... KARACHI: HRCP, WSF back calls for strike, protest KARACHI, Aug 30: Supporting the Sept 1 nationwide strike call given by the major opposition alliances in the country against the killing of Baloch nationalist leader Nawab Akbar Khan Bugti, the... KARACHI: Pakistan’s integrity at risk, ANP rally told KARACHI, Aug 30: A big rally was staged by Awami National Party in front of the Karachi Press Club on Wednesday against, what it called, ‘assassination’ of Jamhoori Watan Party leader... KARACHI: SHCBA condemns Bugti’s killing KARACHI, Aug 30: The Sindh High Court Bar Association condemned on Tuesday the military operation that resulted in the death of Nawab Akbar Khan Bugti, president of the Jamhoori Watan Party.... KARACHI: 161 ‘dangerous’ buildings yet to be vacated KARACHI, Aug 30: No steps have been taken yet to vacate the 161 buildings declared dangerous by the technical committee of Karachi Building Control Authority. These dilapidated buildings might cause a... KARACHI: KBCA allowed to inspect project KARACHI, Aug 30: The Sindh High Court allowed the Karachi Building Control Authority to inspect the site of a commercial project on Sharea Faisal and take appropriate action after noticing any... HYDERABAD: Plea to declare Jhando Mari taluka calamity-hit HYDERABAD, Aug 30: Jhando Mari Taluka Nazim Mir Mohammad Ghulam alias Pappu Talpur has appealed to the president, the prime minister and the Sindh chief minister to declare the entire taluka as calamity affected.... HYDERABAD: Explanation sought over misleading police statement: Disappearance of political activists HYDERABAD, Aug 30: The Hyderabad circuit bench of Sindh High Court on Wednesday sought an explanation from the DPO of Hyderabad and the SHO of Bhittai Nagar police station and... KARACHI: Nationalist students hold rally at KU KARACHI, Aug 30: The Nationalist Students Alliance on Wednesday took out a rally on the Karachi University campus to condemn the killing of Nawab Akbar Khan Bugti and his companions in a military operation in Kohlu, Balochistan, on August 26.... KARACHI: Delay in books may cost govt Rs4m more KARACHI, Aug 30: The inordinate delay caused by the Sindh Textbook Board in the supply of books to government schools for free distribution will cost an extra amount of Rs 4 million to the Sindh education department.... KARACHI: Govt asked to seek release of prisoners: Guantanamo Bay KARACHI, Aug 30: The Sindh High Court asked the federal government to make all efforts for the release of Pakistanis held at Guantanamo Bay and elsewhere and send quarterly progress reports to the families.... KARACHI: 30 vehicles, 47 mobile phones taken away KARACHI, Aug 30: Bandits had a field day on Wednesday taking away 30 vehicles and 47 cell phones from different parts of the city. Police sources said that as many as... KARACHI: City Council moot put off KARACHI, Aug 30: The City District Council meeting scheduled for Thursday has been put off amid reports that the opposition benches planned to move a resolution in the house to condemn... KARACHI: City govt to start uplift work in Scheme-33 KARACHI, Aug 30: The City District Government Karachi on Wednesday decided to kick off infrastructure development work in Scheme 33 (Gulzar-i-Hijri) at double pace so that this largest residential scheme of... KARACHI: Filthy conditions in Saddar KARACHI, Aug 30: Filthy water standing on several major roads in Saddar and those surrounding Empress Market have turned the atmosphere stinky all around the shopping centers and residential buildings besides hindering the smooth flow of traffic.... KARACHI: DHA told to redesign sewerage KARACHI, Aug 30: Lt-Gen Azhar Hayat, the Corps Commander-V, who is also President DHA executive board has emphasized the need for taking proper stock of post-rains situation in DHAPresiding over a... KARACHI: APC calls for popular movement to oust rulers KARACHI, Aug 30: Condemning the killing of Baloch nationalist leader Nawab Akbar Khan Bugti, the all-parties conference held here on Wednesday under the auspices of the Jamaat-i-Islami called for an immediate halt to the military operation in Balochistan.... KARACHI: Pir Pagara condoles with Talal Bugti KARACHI, Aug 30: Chief of the Pakistan Muslim League-Functional Pir Pagara has condoled the demise of Nawab Akbar Bugti with his son, Talal Bugti. Pir Pagara noted that what had happened... KARACHI: Drizzle likely KARACHI, Aug 30: The meteorological office has forecast partly cloudy weather with chances of drizzle for Karachi on Thursday. The maximum temperature is expected to range between 30 and 32 degrees Centigrade.... KARACHI: People urged to help special citizens KARACHI, Aug 30: Speakers at a function on Wednesday urged philanthropists to come forward and joins hands with the government so that more facilities could be provided to special people.... KARACHI: Scholarships KARACHI, Aug 30: The British Council has invited applications from Pakistanis for one-year postgraduate study in the United Kingdom. A British Council press release stated that applications for the British Chevening... KARACHI: Honoured KARACHI, Aug 30: Prof S. A. Jaffar Naqvi of the Kidney Foundation has been awarded with the National Kidney Foundation (USA) International Medal for the year 2007.... HYDERABAD: Jobs for locals condition for Daewoo service HYDERABAD, Aug 30: District Nazim Kanwar Naveed Jamil has linked the offer of the Daewoo Pakistan Express Bus Service’s offer with jobs for local people in the express bus service connecting Hyderabad with the rest of the country.... HYDERABAD: Warrants issued for PR official HYDERABAD, Aug 30: A division bench of the Sindh High Court Hyderabad circuit bench issued bailable warrants on Wednesday against the Divisional Superintendent Railways (DSR) of Karachi for his failure to... HYDERABAD: Handicapped boys granted bail HYDERABAD, Aug 30: Special Anti-Corruption Judge Abdul Rasool Memon on Wednesday granted bail to two physically handicapped boys who had been illegally taken to Iran for begging.... NAUSHAHRO FEROZE: Demonstration against Hesco NAUSHAHRO FEROZE, Aug 30: People of Moro led by a union council nazim took out a rally against Hesco on Wednesday. Power consumers led by Dr Aslam Qureshi marched on different roads and raised slogans against executive engineer Hesco Moro.... NAUSHAHRO FEROZE: Stray dog bites five in Kandiaro NAUSHAHRO FEROZE, Aug 30: A stray dog attacked five people, three of them children, in the Kandiaro taluka on Wednesday. The dog attacked Habibullah Brohi, Tariq Brohi and Mehnaz Brohi in village Hassan Brohi near Kandiaro.... PESHAWAR: ARD holds protest against killing of Bugti PESHAWAR, Aug 30: The NWFP chapter of the Alliance for Restoration of Democracy on Wednesday held a demonstration in Qissakhwani Bazaar in protest against the killing of Baloch leader Nawab Akbar... PESHAWAR: Two districts qualify for matching grants PESHAWAR, Aug 30: Only two districts in the NWFP have qualified for receiving matching grant from the provincial government by virtue of raising additional revenue during the 2005-6 financial year, according to sources.... PESHAWAR: Seminary teacher kidnapped PESHAWAR, Aug 30: A teacher of a local girls seminary was kidnapped along with his companion in Shalobar area of Bara tehsil in Khyber Agency, the victim’s father told Dawn on Wednesday.... PESHAWAR: Japan pledges help for social sector PESHAWAR, Aug 30: Japan Ambassador to Pakistan Seiji Kojima has said that his government will provide assistance to the NWFP government in social sector. He said that the assistance would be... PESHAWAR: Kidnapped professor untraced for 2 weeks PESHAWAR, Aug 30: Medicine teachers have called upon the government to take serious action for the recovery of Dr Ayaz, assistant professor of Ayub Medical College (AMC), and threatened to stop emergency service at night if the situation remains unchanged.... KOHAT: Rs400 per tanker development surcharge KOHAT, Aug 30: The district council has unanimously approved a resolution for levying Rs 400 per oil tanker as development surcharge on production from Shakardarra oil and gas fields operated by OGDC.... PESHAWAR: VC given show-cause notice PESHAWAR, Aug 30: The NWFP Governor Ali Mohammad Jan Aurakzai has served a show-cause notice on Vice-Chancellor of Peshawar University for appointing a junior officer on a post meant for a senior officer.... SWABI: Woman killed by relatives SWABI, Aug 30: A woman was killed by two relatives here on Wednesday when she refused to give them money. Gul Naz, wife of Nawab Zada, was shot dead allegedly by Bakht Zada and Salain Khan in Maneri Payan....

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