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September 02, 2006 Saturday Sha'aban 8, 1427 KARACHI: Strike paralyses life in Karachi KARACHI, Sept 1: Life in city was paralysed by a complete shutter-down observed on Friday in response to the call given by the opposition parties in protest against the killing of... KARACHI: Sporadic incidents of violence: Two Rangers men shot dead as city protests against Bugti’s killing KARACHI, Sept 1: The sporadic incidents of violence, continuing in the city since the killing of Nawab Akbar Bugti in Balochistan on Aug 26, took a serious turn on Friday evening... KARACHI: SHC moved against ban on teachers’ union KARACHI, Sept 1: A division bench of the Sindh High Court admitted to regular hearing on Friday a writ petition challenging the ban imposed on unions and associations of professors, lecturers... KARACHI: City govt to announce price list on 10th KARACHI, Sept 1: The city government will publicise rates of essential commodities through daily newspapers from Sept 10 to curb the ongoing practice of overcharging and keep the prices stable.... KARACHI: Commuters suffer at the hands of transporters: Malir-Korangi route KARACHI, Sept 1: The transport and communications department of the city government and the Sindh Transport Department have miserably failed to enforce discipline among transporters operating between Malir and Landhi-Korangi.... KARACHI: Opposition condemns denial of body to heirs KARACHI, Sept 1: Prof Ghafoor Ahmad, the deputy chief of Jamaat-i-Islami, said on Friday that like elsewhere in the country, people in Karachi joined the countrywide condemnation of assassination of Nawab... KARACHI: Strike rejects autocratic rulers: ARD leader KARACHI, Sept 1: The provincial chapter of the Alliance for Restoration of Democracy termed Friday''s strike an "emphatic rejection of the autocratic rulers" and thanked the people for their overwhelming support.... KARACHI: Altaf, Ghinwa and Meraj slam clandestine burial KARACHI, Sept 1: Muttahida Qaumi Movement chief Altaf Hussain termed the manner ‘tyrannical worse than murder’ in which Nawab Akbar Bugti was buried in his native town on Friday.... KARACHI: Notice issued to PSM KARACHI, Sept 1: A division bench of the Sindh High Court issued notice to the Pakistan Steel management on Thursday in a writ petition questioning its refusal to promote an employee.... HYDERABAD: Protest shutdown in most of cities and towns in Sindh: Killing of Nawab Akbar Bugti HYDERABAD, Sept 1: Except for Sanghar and Mirpurkhas districts, the traditional base of the Pakistan Muslim League (Functional), a complete strike was observed in almost all districts of Sindh on Friday... KARACHI: Teaching activities suspended KARACHI, Sept 1: Teaching activities remained suspended almost in all the educational institutions of the city due to strike observed on a call by opposition parties on Friday.... KARACHI: No proceedings at City Courts KARACHI, Sept 1: The City Courts premises wore a deserted look on Friday as legal proceedings remained suspended due to the strike call given by opposition parties to protest the killing... KARACHI: 31 cellphones taken away KARACHI, Sept 1: Bandits took away nine vehicles and 31 cellphones in different parts of the city on Friday. Only two cars were stolen. Six motorcycles were taken away and one was snatched.... KARACHI: Nestle’s plea dismissed KARACHI, Sept 1: A Sindh High Court division bench dismissed on Friday a Nestle appeal against a single judge’s order restraining it from initiating any commercial or industrial activity, including setting... KARACHI: KU awards 25 PhD, MPhil degrees KARACHI, Sept 1: The Board of Advanced Studies and Research (BASR), University of Karachi, has awarded 25 PhD and M Phil degrees in various disciplines.... KARACHI: Transplantation termed viable for children KARACHI, Sept 1: Prof Lothar Bernd Zimmerhacki, chairman of paediatrics, Medical University of Innsbruck, Austria at a seminar “Update on Paediatric Nephrology”, held here at the SIUT identified kidney transplantation as preferred choice of treatment for children suffering from kidney failures.... KARACHI: HSC results today KARACHI, Sept 1: The Board of Intermediate Education, Karachi, will declare the results of HSC Science (Pre-Medical) annual examination 2006 on Sept 2.... KARACHI: Cases of 75pc UTPs pending in courts KARACHI, Sept 1: IG Jails Sindh Mohammad Yamin Khan said on Thursday that in all the 20 prisons of Sindh cases of 75 per cent under-trial prisoners were pending in various courts.... KARACHI: KWSB asked to plug leakages KARACHI, Sept 1: City Nazim Syed Mustafa Kamal has directed the officials concerned to check the sewerage and water lines to ensure a smooth movement of people and traffic on the... KARACHI: Pedestrian bridge inaugurated KARACHI, Sept 1: Defence Housing Authority administrator Brig Maqsood Hussain on Thursday inaugurated a pedestrian bridge on Korangi Road here.... KARACHI: Stage drama KARACHI, Sept 1: Students of the Tokyo University of Foreign Studies will perform a stage drama Hiroshima Ki Kahani, based on the cartoon, “Barefoot Geni” written by Nakazawa Keiji, at the Arts Council of Pakistan on Sept 7.... KARACHI: Gutka seller punished KARACHI, Sept 1: The regulation and quality control department of the city government, during its ongoing campaign, conducted raids in different parts of the city and collected samples of gutka.... KARACHI: ACE power to register FIR challenged KARACHI, Sept 1: A full bench of the Sindh High Court will decide whether the Anti-Corruption Establishment (ACE) can register a first information report (FIR) without holding a formal inquiry first.... KARACHI: CM fetes Chinese delegation KARACHI, Sept 1: The history of Pakistan-China friendship is stretched over a period of half-century and the bilateral relations are growing stronger with the passage of time.This... KARACHI: MMA holds demos against army operation KARACHI, Sept 1: The secretary general of Jamaat-i-Islami, Syed Munawar Hasan, who is also a senior leader of the Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal, has said that complete, peaceful strike all over the country... HYDERABAD: Arbitrator appointed by SHC : Protective embankment case HYDERABAD, Sept 1: The Hyderabad circuit bench of the Sindh High Court on Friday appointed Chief Engineer Sukkur Barrage Agha Aijaz as arbitrator to settle a dispute between a petitiner and... HYDERABAD: Nazim for reactivating NAB at district level HYDERABAD, Sept 1: District Nazim Kanwar Naveed Jamil has stressed the need for reactivating the National Accountability Bureau at the district level.... HYDERABAD: Court orders standard procedure for testing Manchhar water HYDERABAD, Sept 1: The Hyderabad circuit bench of the Sindh High Court on Thursday directed the provincial government to take steps for standard operating procedure (SOP) for testing the Manchhar... HYDERABAD: Agriculture varsity reschedules exam HYDERABAD, Sept 1: The Sindh Agriculture University on Friday announced that cancelled theory paper of Java-I for the fourth semester would now be held at 10am on Sunday.... HYDERABAD: School given back to Diocese of Hyderabad HYDERABAD, Sept 1: The Diocese of Hyderabad has taken back the possession of St. Saviour’s High School and College, Sukkur, after the High Court ruled that the Diocese of Hyderabad (COP) is the rightful owner of the school.... KHAIRPUR: Protest against acute water shortage in two minors KHAIRPUR, Sept 1: A large number of tail-end growers of Khuhra and Thatti minors continued their protest against an acute shortage of water in their minors for few months.... NAWABSHAH: Development scheme funds stopped NAWABSHAH, Sept 1: Development works of different district government departments have been affected due to non-release of funds by the district coordination officer.... JACOBABAD: Bandits kill villager JACOBABAD, Sept 1: Armed bandits shot dead one Meeral Mirani in the kutcha area of Kandhkot on Friday morning.... KHAIRPUR: Villager killed KHAIRPUR, Sept 1: An old man was killed over in the Allah Dino Channa village in the jurisdiction of the Sobhodero police station on Thursday night.... JACOBABAD: Hashish seized JACOBABAD, Sept 1: Police on Thursday seized 600kgs of hashish from a truck near Umrani Laro. The contraband was hidden in apple cartons in the truck.... PESHAWAR: Strike paralyses most of Peshawar PESHAWAR, Sept 1: A complete shutter-down strike was observed here on Friday on a call given by the Alliance for Restoration of Democracy and the Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal to protest against the... PESHAWAR: Goods transporters threaten protests PESHAWAR, Sept 1: The All-Pakistan Goods Transport Association (APGTA) has threatened to hold demonstrations and park their vehicles in front of governor’s houses in the four provincial capitals if their demands are not met by September 15.... PESHAWAR: Bugti’s killing a bad omen, says ANP PESHAWAR, Sept 1: Awami National Party president Asfandyar Wali Khan has said that August 26 will be remembered as the darkest day in the history of the country because of the killing of Nawab Akbar Bugti in a military operation.... SWABI: Kidnappers demand Rs4m ransom SWABI, Sept 1: Kidnappers of three men of the Mian village have demanded a ransom of Rs4 million from their families for their release.... SKARDU: Call for release of Guzara allowance SKARDU, Sept 1: People belonging to different walks of life in Skardu and Ghangche Northern Areas have called upon the Ministry of Religious Affairs to release Zakat Fund Guzara Allowance before the advent of the holy month of Ramazan.... PESHAWAR: Inauguration of school today PESHAWAR, Sept 1: Federal Interior Minister Aftab Ahmed Khan Sherpao will inaugurate the Police Foundation School in Swabi district on Saturday. He will also inaugurate a PPP-S secretariat in the area.... QUETTA: Bugti was killed in gunbattle: Khan of Kalat QUETTA, Sept 1: Khan of Kalat Mir Suleman Daud Ahmedzai has rejected the government’s claim that Nawab Akbar Khan Bugti was killed in a cave.... SKARDU: Silk Route Festival commences SKARDU, Sept 1: A week-long Silk Route Festival started in the two districts of Baltistan — Skardu and Ghangche Siachen, and Kargil — on Friday.... NOWSHERA: Nurse commits suicide NOWSHERA, Sept 1: A nurse, employed with the Khyber Teaching Hospital Peshawar, committed suicide here on Friday.... SKARDU: Rs12m to be spent for Skardu drought relief SKARDU, Sept 1: Ghangche district deputy commissioner Fida Hussain has said Rs12 million will be spent in the district in Northern Areas under the Drought Emergency Relief Assistance programme.... MUZAFFARABAD: Protest in Muzaffarabad against killing MUZAFFARABAD, Sept 1: Protests and processions against the killing of Nawab Akbar Bugti, were held across Azad Kashmir on the call of Pakistan People’s Party (AJK PP) here on Friday....

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