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September 01, 2006 Friday Sha'aban 7, 1427 KARACHI: Top KBCA officials to face action: SHC ruling on violation KARACHI, Aug 31: Justice Maqbool Baqar of the Sindh High Court asked the chief controller of buildings, Karachi Building Control Authority, on Thursday to take action against the KBCA officials who... KARACHI: City braces for strike KARACHI, Aug 31: People braced for a shutter-down on Friday following a strike call given by all the opposition parties and human rights organizations to condemn the military action in Balochistan and the killing of Nawab Akbar Bugti.... KARACHI: PR plea in land case dismissed KARACHI, Aug 31: The Sindh High Court dismissed on Thursday a Pakistan Railways appeal against allotment of its prime land to its employees through the Railways Co-operative Housing Society.... KARACHI: Nationalists vow to defy rulers KARACHI, Aug 31: The Sindh Qaumi Ittehad, a conglomerate of various nationalist parties, staged a big protest rally here on Thursday where speakers held the military rulers responsible for the Kohlu... KARACHI: Two youth kidnapped, shot dead KARACHI, Aug 31: Two young men were killed after being kidnapped by unknown persons, and their bodies were found in the limits of Gulberg police station early Thursday morning.... KARACHI: No changes in KU exams schedule KARACHI, Aug 31: The ongoing examinations for students of colleges affiliated with the University of Karachi will be held as usual, said an official of the university.... KARACHI: 583 conferred degrees at BU convocation KARACHI, Aug 31: As many as 583 graduates of the business management, computer engineering and computer science programmes were conferred degrees at the third convocation of Bahria University (BU), Karachi Campus, on Thursday.... KARACHI: US, allies against Islamic system, not N-plan: Iran KARACHI, Aug 31: Iranian Consul General in Karachi Syed Musa Hosseini on Thursday said that it was the Islamic revolution and the Islamic governance system in Iran, and not the nuclear... KARACHI: Repeal of Hudood laws demanded KARACHI, Aug 31: Speakers at a meeting rejected the amendments being suggested by the government to the Hudood ordinances and demanded that these laws be repealed immediately.... KARACHI: New poetry collection KARACHI, Aug 31: “Though straight mostly while addressing realities of life, Alvi has also supplemented his poetry with expression and imagery, without compromising on the subtleness of subject and his romanticism.”... KARACHI: Encroachments on Burnes, Frere roads KARACHI, Aug 31: The width of Burnes Road and Shahrah-i-Liaquat (Frere Road) has been reduced to almost half owing to encroachments by vendors selling fruits and other fruit items, and only one lane is available for traffic flow.... KARACHI: Education festival in Malir draws huge crowd KARACHI, Aug 31: Speaking at the concluding session of a week-long education festival, organised by different union councils of Malir Town at RCD Ground, City Naib Nazim Nasreen Jaleel lauded the... KARACHI: Fake permits seized KARACHI, Aug 31: The FIA immigration staff arrested on Thursday a suspect and seized from him 100 blank residence permits. Officials said Assistant Director, FIA Arrival, Mir Mazhar Jabbar, on a... KARACHI: Action against rapists urged KARACHI, Aug 31: An NGO has urged the authorities to arrest all the people, including the influential ones, involved in a gang rape case and exemplary punishments be given to them according to law.... KARACHI: MMA appeals for complete shutdown: ‘Country’s survival at stake’ KARACHI, Aug 31: The Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal on Thursday appealed to people to observe a complete but peaceful strike on Friday against the killing of Jamhoori Watan Party leader Nawab Akbar Khan... KARACHI: Govt policies pose threat to national integrity: ARD KARACHI, Aug 31: The Sindh chapter of the Alliance for the Restoration of Democracy (ARD) has condemned the killing of Nawab Akbar Bugti in a military operation in Kohlu on Saturday,... KARACHI: Opposition slams govt for putting off City Council session KARACHI, Aug 31: Opposition members in the City Council have expressed their resentment over the postponement of the Thursday session of the council, and termed the action ‘a sheer violation of the rules of conduct’.... KARACHI: PML-Q MPA acquitted in Eshwar Lal case KARACHI, Aug 31: The district and sessions judge, South, Agha Rafique Ahmed Khan, acquitted on Thursday the ruling party MPA Murad Ali Shah in the Eshwar Lal case.... KARACHI: Implementation of wage award demanded KARACHI, Aug 31: A joint meeting of the Karachi Union of Journalists (KUJ) and local chapter of the All Pakistan Newspapers Employees Confederation (Apnec) has demanded immediate implementation of the 7th Wage Award and formation of the 8th Wage Board.... KARACHI: Recognition of endocrinology demanded KARACHI, Aug 31: The Pakistan Endocrine Society (PES) has stressed the need for recognition of postgraduate training programmes in endocrinology by the Pakistan Medical and Dental Council as well as the College of Surgeons and Physicians (CPSP).... KARACHI: Safari project KARACHI, Aug 31: Sindh Home Minister Rauf Siddiqui has said that the provincial cabinet has accorded approval to the project of establishing international safari park on Shah Belo forest lands, in Sukkur and Shikarpur districts, which have been cleared of dacoits.... KARACHI: Urs celebration KARACHI, Aug 31: The Administrator Auqaf, Karachi, on Thursday announced that the annual urs of Hazrat Chuttan Shah would be celebrated at his mazar in Kharadar from Sept 7 to 9.—PPI... KARACHI: Paintings show at Canvas KARACHI, Aug 31: An exhibition of paintings by Afshar Malik began at the Canvas gallery on Thursday. The exhibition will continue till Sept 9, open daily from 11am to 8pm.... HYDERABAD: Protest day observed in Sindh towns against Bugti’s killing HYDERABAD, Aug 31: On the call of Sindh Qaumi Ittehad, a protest day was observed in parts of Sindh on Thursday against the killing of Nawab Akbar Bugti and his associates.... MITHI: Rain-hit Tharis await help MITHI, Aug 31: The naib nazim of Tharparkar district, Mr Abdul Karim Rahmoon, has urged the government to declare those union councils of Thar as calamity hit where heavy rains have wreaked havoc.... HYDERABAD: Price control steps prove ineffective HYDERABAD, Aug 31: District revenue officers assumed the powers of first and second class magistrates five days ago to control prices, but the Hyderabad government has yet to issue price lists for fruit, vegetables, mutton and grocery items.... HYDERABAD: Proposals sought for taluka schemes HYDERABAD, Aug 31: District Nazim Kanwar Naveed Jamil has sought proposals for inter-taluka development schemes from nazims concerned so that projects proposed by them could be discussed in the next meeting of the Zila Mushawarti Committees.... NAWABSHAH: Preference to locals in recruitment ordered NAWABSHAH, Aug 31: The district nazim of Nawabshah, Ms Faryal Talpur, has directed the District Coordination Officer to give preference to local people while recruiting BPS-1 to four employees in the education department.... HYDERABAD: 10 students injured HYDERABAD, Aug 31: Ten students of a government primary school in Hala Naka, Ali Abad, were injured on Thursday when they were struct by crumbling plaster of the roof.... PESHAWAR: Call for direct election of district nazims PESHAWAR, Aug 31: The NWFP government has proposed to Islamabad to hold direct elections for the office of district nazims in the next local bodies elections.... ISLAMABAD: UNHCR field offices in quake areas closed: Govt assumes camp management ISLAMABAD, Aug 31: The UN refugee agency on Thursday closed its field offices in Pakistan’s earthquake-affected areas after local authorities gradually assumed full responsibility for the management of relief camps.... PESHAWAR: Traders urged to observe strike PESHAWAR, Aug 31: The Grand Opposition Alliance, comprising the Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal, Alliance for Restoration of Democracy and the Pakistan Tehrik-i-Insaf, will observe a countrywide strike on Friday in protest against the killing of Nawab Akbar Khan Bugti.... PESHAWAR: Hostage’s release sought PESHAWAR, Aug-31: The Private Schools Associate (PSA) of Bara (Khyber Agency) on Thursday warned of closing down all 1,200 schools in protest if a nine-year old kidnapped student was not recovered within a week.... PESHAWAR: Eye section opens in Hangu hospital PESHAWAR, Aug 31: NWFP Governor Lieutenant General (retd) Ali Mohammed Jan Aurakzai inaugurated the newly-established Eye Department in Civil Hospital, Hangu on Thursday.... PESHAWAR: Government to arrange tours for students PESHAWAR, Aug 31: NWFP Minister for Sports, Culture and Tourism Hussain Ahmad Kanju has said the MMA government will arrange tours for students of government schools in rural and remote areas.... PESHAWAR: Two Africans deported PESHAWAR, Aug 31: Immigration authorities of the Federal Investigation Agency at the Peshawar airport deported two nationals of African countries on Thursday who had arrived from Dubai by Emirates Airline on fake visas....

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