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September 06, 2006 Wednesday Sha'aban 12, 1427 KARACHI: Murder-bid charge against 27 professors: Protest plan prompts security alert KARACHI, Sept 5: Stringent security arrangements were witnessed in certain parts of the city to pre-empt any attempt by teachers to stage protest rallies or indulge in violence on Tuesday on the occasion of the trial of 27 professors.... KARACHI: KESC unit closed for over 2 months KARACHI, Sept 5: People across the city continued to endure power outages on Tuesday, as the KESC resorted to loadshedding after one of its six units in Bin Qasim Power Station was shut down for maintenance.... KARACHI: Notices issued to 3 army officers, SHO KARACHI, Sept 5: A division bench of the Sindh High Court issued contempt notices to three army officers, one civil servant and a police official for forcibly evicting a tenant of... KARACHI: DHA defends waterfront project KARACHI, Sept 5: The Defence Housing Authority has emphasised that the city beach would be turned into an attractive recreational resort for the public with the provision of proper lighting, decent... PESHAWAR: No raise for contract employees in NWFP: 32,000 workers affected PESHAWAR, Sept 5: The federal government’s decision to increase the salary of public sector employees by 15 per cent from the current financial year will not apply to those working on fixed salary or on contract basis.... KARACHI: Fireman injured in factory blaze KARACHI, Sept 5: A fireman received injuries while struggling to extinguish a major fire that had broken out in a factory in Site on Tuesday.... KARACHI: 63 deprived of vehicles, cellphones KARACHI, Sept 5: At least 63 persons were deprived of their vehicles and cellphones from different parts of the city on Tuesday.... KARACHI: Transporters asked not to violate traffic laws: Concern over deaths in accidents KARACHI, Sept 5: Sindh minister for transport Adil Siddiqi expressing anger over growing traffic accidents, ordered strict enforcement of traffic laws. and said that more deaths were taking place in traffic accidents.... KARACHI: Clifton residents warned KARACHI, Sept 5: The Karachi Building Control Authority (KBCA) has warned owners of showrooms, beauty parlours, shops and clinics being run in residential bungalows in Clifton block-4 that their business activities... KARACHI: 550 filter plants to be set up soon: minister KARACHI, Sep 5: Federal Minister for Environment Makhdoom Syed Faisal Saleh Hayat said on Monday that 550 water filter plants would be installed in the first phase in different districts of the country to provide clean drinking water to the people.... KARACHI: Doctors to be posted at place of domicile KARACHI, Sept 5: Sindh Health Minister Shabbir Ahmed Qaimkhani has announced that doctors of the disbanded Sindh School Health Services would be appointed at their respective residence of origin as shown in their domiciles.... KARACHI: Book week opens at S.M. Science College KARACHI, Sept 5: The leaders of the Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal (MMA) on Tuesday paid tribute to the Islami Jamiat Talaba (IJT) for helping those students who could not afford to acquire education... KARACHI:Drive for Greener Karachi from 12th KARACHI, Sept 5: Some 0.5 million plants will be planted by schools, private institutions and Nazims of Towns and union councils under the ”Mission Greener Karachi” to be launched on Sept 12.... KARACHI:Defence Day today KARACHI, Sept 5: As elsewhere, the Defence Day of Pakistan will be marked in Karachi on Wednesday with traditional spirit and in a befitting manner.... KARACHI:Principals told to maintain sanctity of educational institutions KARACHI, Sept 5: The education department has directed the principals of all government-run colleges in the province to strictly follow departmental rules and regulations and curb activities at colleges premises, which violate sanctity of educational institutes.... KARACHI:Blood donation KARACHI, Sept 5: A number of lawyers on Tuesday donated blood at the National Institute of Child Health (NICH) for poor and sick children under treatment at the facility.... KARACHI:Annual moot KARACHI, Sept 5: The annual Markazi Khatam-i-Nabuwwat Conference would be held on Wednesday organized by Fidayan-i-Khatm-i-Nabuwwat Pakistan after Isha prayers at Jamia Masjid Rahmania, Liaquatabad behind Supermarket.... KARACHI:Encroachments KARACHI, Sept 5: The revenue department of the city government on Tuesday in its drive against encroachments carried out an operation at the Suparco Road, Gulshan-i-Iqbal Town, and removed some 100 encroachments from the service road.—PPI... KARACHI:TB patients with gland disorder increasing KARACHI, Sept 5: Contrary to available western information, a significant number of tuberculosis patients in Indo- Pakistan subcontinent were also found to be inflicted with Addison Disease, a condition with lower function of adrenal gland which produces cortisol.... KARACHI:Charge-sheet against two Al Qaeda activists KARACHI, Sept 5: The administrative judge of anti-terrorism courts in Karachi on Tuesday accepting charge sheet against two Al Qaeda suspects, facing charges for killing US diplomat and others in Karachi, sent their case to ATC-V for trial.... KARACHI:Govt gears up efforts towards city uplift KARACHI, Sept 5: The Steering Committee of the Karachi Mega City Project held its second meeting here on Tuesday with Adviser to the Chief Minister on Finance M.... KARACHI: Missing boat found, crew safe KARACHI, Sept 5: The missing fishing boat Al-Husaini 15654-B carrying 19 fishermen was pulled back to shore with the collective efforts of the Maritime Security Agency (MSA) and local fishermen, fishing sources said on Tuesday.... KARACHI: Accident KARACHI, Sept 5: A young motorcyclist died in a road accident on Lilly Bridge on Tuesday.... KARACHI: Report on detainees KARACHI Sept 5: Lawyers Committee for Human Rights president Aqil Lodhi has released a list of political workers and citizens arrested in Balochistan.... HYDERABAD: Nazim calls for comprehensive sewerage,water plan HYDERABAD, Sept 5: District Nazim Kanwar Naveed Jamil has directed the Water and Sanitation Agency (Wasa) to devise a comprehensive programme to ensure that people living in the Site area of... HYDERABAD: Teachers plan another sit-in outside CM House HYDERABAD, Sept 5: The Sindh Employees Alliance has decided to hold a sit-in outside the chief minister’s house on September 17, in protest against government’s ban on teachers’ associations.... HYDERABAD: MUET budget approved HYDERABAD, Sept 5: The Mehran University of Engineering and Technology has approved the revised recurring budget of Rs397.386 million for the 2005-06 year.... MIRPURKHAS: District govt comes under fire over relief work MIRPURKHAS, Sept 5: The People’s Party Parliamentarians has said that provincial and district governments have failed to provide relief to rain-affected people.... PESHAWAR: Court declares notice for council session illegal PESHAWAR, Sept 5: The Peshawar High Court on Tuesday declared illegal the convening of Dera Ismail Khan district council session by its secretary for deciding a motion of no-confidence against the nazim.... PESHAWAR: Need for scientific education stressed PESHAWAR, Sept 5: Speakers at a workshop on Tuesday underlined the need for dissemination of scientific knowledge for concrete socio-economic development of the Muslim society which, they said, was plagued by centuries-old taboos.... PESHAWAR: Man sentenced to life term for killing wife PESHAWAR, Sept 5: A single-member bench of the Peshawar High Court on Monday awarded an accused life term, enhancing the sentence of 14 years of imprisonment given by a lower court.... PESHAWAR: Five Bangladeshis sent back to Dubai PESHAWAR, Sept 5: Five Bangladeshis were deported on Tuesday after their arrival here from Dubai by an Emirates Airline flight on the charge of travelling on forged Pakistani visas, said an official source.... PESHAWAR: Journalists urged to avoid sensationalism: Covering tribal area events PESHAWAR, Sept 5: NWFP Governor Ali Mohammad Jan Aurakzai has urged journalists to be realistic and objective and try to avoid sensationalism while filing reports on tribal areas.... PESHAWAR: Iran’s help praised PESHAWAR, Sept 5: NWFP Senior Minister Sirajul Haq has praised the government and people of Iran for their timely help for earthquake victims and said Tehran always remained in the forefront in helping the Ummah in hard times.... PESHAWAR: University appointments discussed PESHAWAR, Sept 5: The syndicate of the Kohat University of Science and Technology in a meeting held on Tuesday, discussed job structure, appointments, construction work and developmental projects of the university.... KOHAT: Kohat varsity closes BIT department KOHAT, Sept 5: The Kohat University of Science and Technology (KUST) has closed down its Department of Business and Information Technology due to poor response from local industry where BBA degree...

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