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September 11, 2006 Monday Sha'aban 17, 1427 KARACHI: Well-wishers bring flowers for Dr A.Q. Khan KARACHI, Sept 10: Hundreds of well-wishers of Dr Abdul Qadeer Khan thronged the Aga Khan Hospital and prayed for his early recovery on Sunday afternoon.... KARACHI: Attempt on Niamat’s life slammed KARACHI, Sept 10: Jamaat-i-Islami Sindh Amir Dr Mumtaz Memon has condemned attempt on the life of the former city nazim Niamatullah Khan in Hyderabad by what he called “MQM terrorists” in which three workers of the Jamaat-i-Islami (JI) were injured.... KARACHI: One-window operation at Civic Centre KARACHI, Sept 10: Offices of all the departments of the city government and their subsidiaries besides Karachi Building Control Authority (KBCA) and the Karachi Water and Sewerage Board (KWSB) have been... KARACHI: Exorbitant increase in prices for Ramazan: City govt notifies list KARACHI, Sept 10: Karachiites will have to pay exorbitantly high prices of almost all essential commodities in Ramazan as compared to those prevailed in the previous holy month.... KARACHI: MQM urges president, PM to set up fund for rain victims KARACHI, Sept 10: The MQM Coordination Committee has appealed to President Pervez Musharraf and Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz to immediately set up a disaster relief funds for thousands of families affected... KARACHI: Spelling Bee contest kicks off today KARACHI, Sept 10: The third “Dawn in Education -- National Spelling Bee” competition begins with its first round contest here on Monday.... KARACHI: Culture deptt grills NAPA over illegal construction KARACHI, Sept 10: The Sindh Culture Department has asked the National Academy of Performing Arts to explain what kind of construction work it was carrying out in the premises of Hindu... HYDERABAD: PPP demands district nazim’s resignation HYDERABAD, Sept 10: The provincial leadership of the People’s Party Parliamentarians has demanded resignation of the Hyderabad district nazim for what it said his failure to provide relief to tens of thousands of people affected by rain.... LARKANA: Girls excel in Larkana board’s pre-medical group LARKANA, Sept 10: The Larkana Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education on Sunday announced the results of higher secondary certificate part-II examination.... PESHAWAR: Swara, child marriages continue unchecked PESHAWAR, Sept 10: The custom of Swara and child marriages are being practiced in the federally and provincially administered tribal areas, owing to the government’s failure to enforce laws banning these mediaeval customs to the region.... HYDERABAD: CM pledges unlimited funds for Hyderabad rain relief HYDERABAD, Sept 10: Sindh chief minister Dr Arbab Ghulam Rahim on Sunday promised unlimited funds for relief operations in Hyderabad district.... KARACHI: 22 vehicles, 43 mobile phones taken away KARACHI, Sept 10: At least 65 people were deprived of their cars, motorcycles or cellular phones in different parts of the city on Sunday.... KARACHI: PA meets today to consider no-trust move KARACHI, Sept 10: The Sindh Assembly is meeting on Monday in a requisitioned session summoned by Speaker Syed Muzaffar Hussain Shah to consider a no-confidence motion against deputy speaker Rahila Tiwana.... KARACHI: HBFC role in construction industry highlighted KARACHI, Sept 10: Federal Housing and Planning Minister Syed Safwanullah has said that the House Building Finance Corporation has played a key role in promotion of construction industry in the country... KARACHI: SESSI scheme KARACHI, Sept 10: Commissioner, Sindh Employees Social Security Institition, Rasul Bux Phulpoto, has directed the officials to work vigorously for promoting social security scheme.... KARACHI: Economic policies of govt criticized KARACHI, Sept 10: Social scientist and economist Anwar Rashid expressed concern over the financial institutions’ and the government policy makers’ neglect of the economic informal sector which was creating 73 per... KARACHI: Education system needs overhaul, say experts KARACHI, Sept 10: Experts at a conference here on Saturday stressed the need for a long-term education policy, which should not only reflect the national aspirations but also meet the scientific and technological demands of today’s world.... KARACHI: Action against unlicensed medical stores KARACHI, Sept 10: Action will soon be initiated against medical stores being run in katchi abadis without a drug licence, and wholesale chemists have been asked not to sell medicines to medical stores who do not have drug licence.... KARACHI: Uplift of villages top priority: Nasreen KARACHI, Sept 10: City Naib nazim Nasreen Jalil has said that the city government intends to plant 0.1million saplings on 100 acres while a chairlift will also be installed there for visitor''s recreation.... KARACHI: Sindh Madressah’s 122nd founding day KARACHI, Sept 10: The celebrations to mark the 122nd Foundation Day of Sindh Madressatul Islam would commence from Tuesday and continue till Sept 15.... KARACHI: PPP sets up relief camps for rain-hit people KARACHI, Sept 10: The PPP, Karachi chapter, set up a central relief camp at the People’s Secretariat and one camp each in five districts of the city to collect relief goods for the rain-affected people of the province.... KARACHI: Bill on women’s rights criticized KARACHI, Sept 10: MNA Dr Farida Ahmad, head of the JUP Karachi’s women wing, has expressed concern over the ruling coalition’s stubborn attitude, and deplored that it was bent upon getting... KARACHI: Pension fund KARACHI, Sept 10: Sindh Adviser on Finance M.A Jalil on Saturday chaired a meeting of Sindh Pension Funds Board that reviewed timely provision of pension funds to the retired employees.... HYDERABAD: Call for declaring Sindh calamity-hit HYDERABAD, Sept 10: The Sindh Chamber of Agriculture has demanded that the entire Sindh, especially 12 lower districts of the province, be declared calamity-hit.... DADU: Arrangements for Qalandar’s urs finalised DADU, Sept 10: The 754th annual Urs of Qalandar Lal Shahbaz will begin on September 12 in Sehwan Sharif. The programmes will continue for three days.... NAUSHAHRO FEROZE: Protest against transfer of employees NAUSHAHRO FEROZE, Sept 10: Members of the Wapda Hydro-Electric Central Labour Union, Moro and Naushahro Feroze, took out a procession on Sunday in protest against transfer of employees and for increments for 36 employees.... KOHAT: Community boards deprived of funds KOHAT, Sept 10: Shortage of technical staff and interference by district nazims in the affairs of community council boards (CCB) are main factors impeding the transfer of financial powers at the grass-roots level.... KOHAT: Father, son killed in shootout KOHAT, Sept 10: A man and his son were killed in a shootout in their house in the Chambai area here on Sunday. Mujahid, another son of the man, told police... LAKKI MARWAT: Two held for drug smuggling LAKKI MARWAT, Sept 10: Two alleged drug smugglers were arrested and 8.5 kilogrammes of hashish was seized here on Sunday, police said. A party of Darra Pezu police station, assisted by... PESHAWAR: Hindko poetry book launched PESHAWAR, Sept 10: The Gandhara Hindko Board launched the collected work of mystic poet Sain Ahmad Ali here on Sunday. Research scholar Prof Khatir Ghaznavi presided over the launching ceremony of...

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