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September 22, 2006 Friday Sha'aban 28, 1427 KARACHI: City govt fails to issue price lists KARACHI, Sept 21: With the Ramazan approaching fast, the city district government is yet to issue a final price list of essential commodities. The delay in the issuance of list is causing resentment among buyers and perturbing wholesalers and retailers.... KARACHI: Underpasses to be opened next week KARACHI, Sept 21: City Nazim Syed Mustafa Kamal on Thursday announced a number of measures to ensure unhindered flow of vehicular traffic during Ramazan, including opening of three under-construction underpasses for... KARACHI: Boycott mars city council session KARACHI, Sept 21: The combined opposition in the City Council on Thursday boycotted the session in protest against rejection of their resolution regarding release of funds for nazims of union councils,... KARACHI: KBCA notice in merger of plots case suspended KARACHI, Sept 21: The Sindh High Court suspended a Karachi Building Control Authority notice against amalgamation of four plots on Thursday but allowed it to move the Supreme Court against the order within four weeks.... MIRPURKHAS: Several villages in Mirpurkhas still submerged MIRPURKHAS, Sept 21: The district government has not been able to drain out flood water of the LBOD from several villages in Dehs 101, 106, 98 and 99 of the Hussain Bux Mari taluka.... SUKKUR: Beautification plan for Sukkur SUKKUR, Sept 21: The district nazim of Sukkur, Syed Nasir Hussain Shah, has said that the district government was set to beautify the Sukkur city with a view to providing recreational... KARACHI: Lady doctor shot dead in Gulistan KARACHI, Sept 21: A lady doctor was shot dead by suspects during a purse snatching attempt in Gulistan-i-Jauhar on Thursday.... KARACHI: Karachi master plan to be ready in two months KARACHI, Sept 21: The City District Government Karachi has decided to finalise a coordinated and comprehensive Master Plan for equipping the Sindh megapolis with modern infrastructure and turn it into a lucrative, developed and beautiful economic hub.... KARACHI: Pakistan urged to do more against extremism KARACHI, Sept 21: The Canadian High Commissioner in Pakistan Mr David B.Collins on Thursday appreciated Pakistan’s ‘crucial’ role in the US-led campaign against terrorism but stressed the need for more to counter extremism.... KARACHI: Four awarded death for kidnapping KARACHI, Sept 21: Judge Haq Nawaz Baloch of the Anti-terrorism Court No 5 sentenced four men to death in a kidnapping for ransom case on Thursday.... KARACHI: 77 deprived of vehicles, phones KARACHI, Sept 21: At least 21 vehicles and 56 cellphones were taken away in different parts of the city on Thursday. Police sources said one car was snatched at gunpoint and 11 were stolen.... KARACHI: Fire in godown KARACHI, Sept 21: A fire broke out in a chemical godown in Site area on Thursday night. However, no casualty was reported. A fire department spokesperson said that the fire had... KARACHI: Opposition criticises KESC performance KARACHI, Sept 21: The opposition on Thursday hit out at the government for prolonged and persistent power breakdowns and accused it of protecting the KESC’s foreign management which it said had failed to provide relief to the people.... KARACHI: City govt to remove structures on drains KARACHI, Sept 21: The defective storm-water disposal system of the city which has collapsed during the recent monsoons needs to be streamlined. This was stated by the naib nazim of the... KARACHI: Arbab denies encroachment on China ground KARACHI, Sept 21: Sindh Chief Minister, Dr Arbab Rahim on Thursday denied any encroachment in China ground.... KARACHI: Oncology centre at SIUT opens today KARACHI, Sept 21: The Sindh Institute of Urology and Transplantation that has been offering cancer treatment services for last 16 years will be formally inaugurating its full-fledged and well-equipped `The Hanifa Suleman Dawood Oncology Centre’ here on Friday.... KARACHI: SHC orders release of convict KARACHI, Sept 21: The Sindh High Court on Thursday ordered the release of a prisoner convicted of murder attempt in two cases after holding that both sentences would run concurrently from... KARACHI: Clinical research vital for better patient care: experts KARACHI, Sept 21: Doctors underlined the need for streamlining clinical research in Pakistan to improve patient care.... KARACHI: PPP sees flaws in hiring process KARACHI, Sept 21: Pakistan People’s Party, Sindh chapter, has condemned discrimination in appointments by the Sindh government and warned that such an approach will bring serious repercussions and severe protests.... KARACHI: NIRC restricts PTCL unions form strikes Karachi, Sept 21: The National Industrial Relation Commission (NIRC) has restrained Pak Telecom Employees Unions and through them all the workers from committing any acts of unfair labour practice and holding... KARACHI: Enrolment forms KARACHI, Sept 21: The registrar of the University of Karachi has announced that submission of enrolment forms for BLIS course of the PAF College of Education will be accepted till Sept 26.... KARACHI: Full court reference KARACHI, Sept 21: A full court reference will be held on Sept 28 in the Sindh High Court on account of death of 24 lawyers.... HYDERABAD: Polio eradication a big challenge, says DG health HYDERABAD, Sept 21: The director-general of Sindh health services, Dr Hadi Bux Jatoi, has said that 62 anti-polio rounds have been completed in the country but polio has not been eradicated.... HYDERABAD: Call for cultivating beet for sugar HYDERABAD, Sept 21: French Ambassador to Pakistan Regis De Belenet has said that farmers should think about cultivating beet in place of the high-delta crop of sugarcane.... HYDERABAD: Delay in resuming Thar Express criticised HYDERABAD, Sept 21: The Sindh chapter of the Pakistan-India People’s Forum for Peace and Democracy has criticised railway departments of India and Pakistan for the inordinate delay in resuming the service of Thar Express.... JACOBABAD: Departments in bad shape, says inspection team JACOBABAD, Sept 21: A six-member team of the Sindh Local Government Commission conducted annual inspection of Jacobabad and Kashmore districts.... KHAIRPUR: Old dispute claims four lives near Khairpur KHAIRPUR, Sept 21: Four people were killed and three others, one of them a woman, were injured in clashes between two groups on Thursday evening.... PESHAWAR: Drug baron’s houses seized on SC order PESHAWAR, Sept 21: The Anti-Narcotics Force (ANF) on Wednesday seized two houses of former MNA and alleged drug baron Haji Ayub Afridi in the provincial metropolis on the orders of the Supreme Court.... PESHAWAR: Paramedics’ service structure to cost Rs19m PESHAWAR, Sept 21: the service structure for paramedics notified last month will cost an additional Rs19 million annually and benefit 8,790 employees in the NWFP.... PESHAWAR: Call to curb ‘obscenity’ during Ramazan PESHAWAR, Sept 21: MMA’s member of NWFP Assembly Zakir Shah has called for a complete closure of music centres, cinemas and cable services and ban on video games and obscenity-oriented activities during the holy month of Ramzan.... PESHAWAR: PHC upholds life term in drug case PESHAWAR, Sept 21: The Peshawar High Court on Thursday upheld life imprisonment awarded to two drug traffickers by a subordinate court in Swat.... KOHAT: Implementation of dist council resolutions sought KOHAT, Sept 21: District Nazim Gohar Saifullah Khan has asked public representatives to limit their interference in government departments and avoid hampering the routine work by demanding personal favours of petty nature....

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