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September 05, 2006 Tuesday Sha'aban 11, 1427 KARACHI: Karachiites endure hours-long power cuts KARACHI, Sept 4: Snapping of a high-tension line carrying electricity from Bin Qasim station rendered almost three-fourth of the city without power for many hours on Monday.... KARACHI: Protest against raids in Lyari KARACHI, Sept 4: Baloch women staged a protest demo on Monday against police raids on their houses in Lyari. The protestors, who had gathered at Karachi Press Club from Kalri Ali... KARACHI: SHC allows Benazir’s plea KARACHI, Sept 4: A full bench of the Sindh High Court allowed on Monday an application moved by PPP chairperson Benazir Bhutto for amendments to her pending petition for notification as... KARACHI: Governor for more private universities KARACHI, Sept 4: Sindh Governor Dr Ishratul Ibad Khan on Monday said that the Sindh government would encourage setting up of more quality private universities in the province.... KARACHI: New stormwater drain for Bath Island KARACHI, Sept 4: City Nazim Syed Mustafa Kamal has directed the Karachi Water and Sewerage Board to convert the recently laid three-mile-long temporary storm-water drain in Clifton into a permanent one... KARACHI: High Court orders action against CBR officials KARACHI, Sept 4: A division bench of the Sindh High Court asked the Central Board of Revenue on Monday to take action against the officials of the customs intelligence and investigation... KARACHI: Teachers call for revival of unions KARACHI, Sept 4: The All-Pakistan Professors and Lecturers Association on Monday demanded withdrawal of ban on teachers unions and associations, and action against the police personnel who subjected teachers to violence on Aug 22 in Karachi.... KARACHI: PPP rejects govt claims on Balochistan issue KARACHI, Sept 4: The leader of the opposition in the Senate and Deputy Secretary-General of the Pakistan Peoples Party, Mian Raza Rabbani, has rejected the government’s so-called fact sheet on the... KARACHI: MQM wants judicial probe into Bugti’s killing KARACHI, Sept 4: Parliamentarians belonging to the Muttahida Qaumi Movement on Monday demanded high-level inquiry into the ‘murder’ of Nawab Akbar Bugti by Supreme Court judges, and slated the government’s decision of not handing over his corpse to his family members.... NAWABSHAH: Women’s rights bill criticised NAWABSHAH, Sept 4: Sindh Jamaat-i-Islami Amir Dr Mumtaz Memon has said that the operation in Balochistan and tribal areas can be harmful to the solidarity of country.... KARACHI: Five die in road accidents KARACHI, Sept 4: Five persons died in separate road accidents in different parts of the city on Monday. A customs employee was traveling in a rickshaw when apparently due to over-speeding... KARACHI: Boat missing KARACHI, Sept 4: A fishing boat Al-Husaini 15654-B carrying 19 fishermen has been reported missing. The boat had reportedly left Karachi fish harbour on Aug 22 and was scheduled to return on Sept 1.... KARACHI: Body to assess needs of colleges: Placement lists announced KARACHI, Sept 4: A committee of college principals and other experts would soon identify colleges and their requirements for declaring them as model colleges. Instead of establishing new colleges, it has... KARACHI: Action against sale, use of crackers ordered KARACHI, Sept 4: Sindh Home Minister Rauf Siddiqi ordered strict actions against the use of firecrackers on the occasion of Shab-i-Barat. If anyone below the age of 18 years is found... KARACHI: Book on gender-based violence launched KARACHI, Sept 4: A new publication, Beyond Honour: A Historical Materialist Explanation of Honour Related Violence, an academic study on gender-based violence, was launched here on Monday.... KARACHI: Accord signed on exchange of scientists KARACHI, Sept 4: A memorandum for exchange of scientists between Pakistan and Egypt and to further strengthen cooperation between the two countries in the fields of research and education has been... KARACHI: The story of destruction caused by the bomb KARACHI, Sept 4: A 14-member cultural delegation of the Urdu Natak Sabha of Tokyo University of Foreign Studies will stage a play, based on the dropping of the atomic bomb and... KARACHI: Cases of malaria on the rise KARACHI, Sept 4: The cases of malaria are on the rise as the number of mosquitoes is increasing owing to the stagnant water accumulated after the recent monsoon showers.... KARACHI: Work on shrine reviewed KARACHI, Sept 4: Sindh Chief Secretary Fazlur Rehman on Monday directed the authorities concerned to approach the culture department prior to undertaking any repair or reconstruction work of an old building having heritage importance.... KARACHI: Fun day for children KARACHI, Sept 4: Children in Karachi and Lahore will get a fantastic opportunity to spend time with their favourite `toon'' stars at an exciting and fun-filled evening in Karachi at the... KARACHI: Efforts urged against army rule, foreign hegemony KARACHI, Sept 4: Chief of his own wing of Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam, Senator Maulana Samiul Haq, has stressed the need to liberate the country and the army from foreign domination and as... KARACHI: NWP demands full provincial autonomy KARACHI, Sept 4: The National Workers Party has stressed the need for all political forces getting united at one platform, saying this was the only way to save the country.... KARACHI: Al-Khidmat group seeks city council session KARACHI, Sept 4: The Al-Khidmat group in the City District Council has called for holding an emergency session of the council to discuss various issues pertaining to the city, particularly the... KARACHI: 35 vehicles, 47 cellphones taken away KARACHI, Sept 4: Bandits took away at least 35 vehicles and 47 cellphones from different parts of the city on Monday. Police sources said that three cars were snatched at gunpoint and 13 were reported missing.... KARACHI: Filing of rejoinder allowed KARACHI, Sept 4: Chief Justice Sabihuddin Ahmed of the Sindh High Court allowed the administrators of the Quaid-i-Azam’s estate to file a rejoinder to the archaeology director’s statement on the upkeep of the Quaid’s Museum at Flagstaff House.... KARACHI: Traffic police under city govt KARACHI, Sept 4: The placement of traffic police under the city district government is being actively considered, with the preparation of bylaws in this regard, and a resolution is likely to be tabled be tabled by the city council shortly.... HYDERABAD: Need stressed for standard blood bank in Hyderabad HYDERABAD, Sept 4: District Nazim Kanwar Naveed Jamil has stressed the need for establishing a blood bank in Hyderabad according to the WHO standard. It was due to non-availability of healthy... HYDERABAD: Call for banning illegal auctions at vegetable market HYDERABAD, Sept 4: Wholesale traders of the vegetable and fruit market on Sunday presented their grievances to Latifabad Taluka Nazim Sabir Qaimkhani and pointed out problems being faced by them and consumers on account of poor infrastructure of the market.... KHAIRPUR: Khairpur, Mirpurkhas hit by gastroenteritis KHAIRPUR, Sept 4: Two children suffering from gastroenteritis died in the City hospital on Sunday night. The deceased were identified as Shazia, of Allahdad colony, and Fareed, of Phul Wahan village.... JACOBABAD: Bugti killing a shameful act: Mumtaz JACOBABAD, Sept 4: Sindh National Front chairman Mumtaz Ali Bhutto has condemned the killing of Nawab Akbar Bugti and termed it an act of shame. He was talking to reporters at... DADU: Acute water shortage in Johi minors DADU, Sept 4: On the call of the Johi taluka PPP, a large number of growers and party activists took out a rally in Johi on Monday to protest against an... MIRPURKHAS: Gen Hayat visits rain-hit areas MIRPURKHAS, Sept 4: Corps Commander Lieutenant General Ahsan Azhar Hayat on Monday was informed about losses casused by recent heavy rains and breaches in the Left Bank Outfall Drain.... SUKKUR: JUI leaders condemn Bugti killing, military operation SUKKUR, Sept 4: Declaring Nawab Akbar Khan Bugti a martyr, the Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam (Sindh) has expressed solidarity with the oppressed people of Balochistan. Leaders of the party made the observation... THATTA: Protest against Bugti’s killing THATTA, Sept 4: Hundreds of People’s Party activists affiliated with a dissident group in the party took out a procession here on Monday in protest against what they termed assassination of... PESHAWAR: ‘One-window system delaying land deals’ PESHAWAR, Sept 4: Property dealers have complained that slow pace of development work and introduction of one-window operation for transfer of plot ownership are creating problems for them and investors.... PESHAWAR: JUI women’s wing rejects bill PESHAWAR, Sept 4: Women parliamentarians of Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam have rejected the women’s rights bill 2006 saying it does not ensure protection of women’s rights. Shahida Akhtar Ali, MNA and central convener... LANDI KOTAL: Row over land acquisition: Proposed customs complex LANDI KOTAL (Khyber Agency), Sept 4: A seemingly unending row over acquisition of land is hampering construction of a Customs Complex at Torkham. The government had announced the construction of the... PESHAWAR: Shop raids criticised PESHAWAR, Sept 4: The Jamaat-i-Islami, Peshawar, has demanded that the provincial government should protect booksellers from highhandedness of district police or resign.... PESHAWAR: HEC calls for timely faculty replacement PESHAWAR, Sept 4: Higher Education Commission Chairman Dr Attaur Rehman has stressed the need for processing recruitment to faculties at least six months ahead of retirement of staff members.... KHAR: Two jirga members shot dead KHAR, Sept 4: Two tribal elders were shot dead and two others, including a malik, were injured when a jirga was attacked in the Kohi area in Barang tehsil, 40 kilometres from here on Monday, officials said.... SWABI: Protesting villagers block road SWABI, Sept 4: Villagers gathered at the Kunda chowk here on Monday and blocked the road in protest against the kidnapping of a retired armyman. The protesters raised slogans against police for failing to recover the kidnapped man.... DERA ISMAIL KHAN: Four killed as bus overturns DERA ISMAIL KHAN, Sept 4: Four people, including a woman and her minor son, were killed and 12 others injured when a passenger bus overturned near here on Monday....

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