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September 23, 2006 Saturday Sha'aban 29, 1427 KARACHI: Effective control on drug prices demanded: SIUT’s oncology unit opens KARACHI, Sept 22: The director of Sindh Institute of Urology and Transplantation, Dr Adibul Hasan Rizvi, has stressed the need to make efforts for bringing down the exorbitant prices of drugs.... KARACHI: Moot resents curbs on teachers’ bodies: Joint efforts urged KARACHI, Sept 22: Eminent personalities of the judiciary, educationists and social workers on Friday termed the ban on teachers’ associations in the province a complete violation of the country’s constitution and a test case for teachers of the entire country.... KARACHI: PTI to launch drive against govt: Imran KARACHI, Sept 22: The Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf chief, Imran Khan, has said that anti-government movement would be launched in November.... KARACHI: Tribal clashes claimed 33 lives in 2005 KARACHI, Sept 22: A total of 33 people were killed in tribal clashes in the year 2005 and 24 of them were killed in Shikarpur district and another nine in Sukkur district.... KARACHI: CPP seeks end to US hegemony KARACHI, Sept 22: The dream of restoration of democracy, upholding of people''s rights and an end to feudalism and military dictatorship could not be realized till the imperialist forces were ousted... HYDERABAD: Foreign investment in Hyderabad sought HYDERABAD, Sept 22: District Nazim Kanwar Naveed Jamil has said that Hyderabad has a good potential for foreign investment in industrial and agriculture sectors.... PESHAWAR: Swiss agency to help improve infrastructure PESHAWAR, Sept 22: The University of Engineering and Technology, NWFP on Friday signed a memorandum of understanding with the Swiss Humanitarian Aid (SHA) to improve the infrastructure quality in earthquake-hit areas.... KARACHI: City govt to facilitate vocational centres KARACHI, Sept 22: City Naib Nazim Nasreen Jalil stressing the need for technical training of manpower pledged to facilitate institutes who wanted to establish and run technical education centres in the city.... KARACHI: Clifton’s drainage system to be improved KARACHI, Sept 22: City Nazim Syed Mustafa Kamal said on Thursday that all those localities of Clifton which were exposed to recent rains will not face such problems in future owing... KARACHI: 2 brothers among four shot dead KARACHI, Sept 22: Four persons were gunned down in two separate incidents in various areas of the city here on Friday.... KARACHI: Teenaged boy gets life term KARACHI, Sept 22: The additional district and sessions’ judge, South, Ghulam Rasool Sammu, sentenced on Friday a teenaged boy to suffer rigorous imprisonment for life in the murder case of a 12-year-old boy.... KARACHI: Newsman’s whereabouts still unknown KARACHI, Sept 22: The whereabouts of Saeed Sarbazi, a journalist missing since Wednesday, are still not known and his family has expressed fear for his safety.... KARACHI: ATC restrained from giving Verdict KARACHI, Sept 22: The Sindh High Court on Friday restrained an anti-terrorism court in Karachi from announcing order in army personnel hostage taking case on Sept 25.... KARACHI: Seminar at DCET KARACHI, Sept 22: A seminar on ISDN technology was held at the Dawood College of Engineering and Technology (DCET) here on Friday.... KARACHI: Haj flights KARACHI, Sept 22: The Civil Aviation Authority Pakistan and Ministry of Religious Affairs have not granted permission to any private airline for Haj or Umrah flights... KARACHI: Strategy to check air pollution urged KARACHI, Sept 22: The participants of a workshop on air quality control have called for the adoption of a comprehensive approach to control air pollution. The two-day national workshop on Urban... KARACHI: 27 modern cattle colonies planned KARACHI, Sept 22: Sindh Chief Minister Arbab Ghulam Rahim on Friday said that the provincial government would set up 27 modern cattle colonies in the province, which would provide thousands of new job opportunities, besides greatly boosting rural economy.... KARACHI: Major fire destroys warehouse in SITE KARACHI, Sept 22: The warehouse in SITE, where a major fire broke out on Thursday, remained in flames on Friday as the fire fighters are making all-out efforts to overcome the conflagration.... KARACHI: Retailers want official price list revised KARACHI, Sept 22: The Karachi Retail Grocers Group (KRGG) has said that the city government has just issued a notification regarding the prices of essential items for Ramazan but it has, so far, failed to publish the price list.... KARACHI: Five killed in accidents KARACHI Sept 22: Five persons, including a woman and a minor girl, lost their lives in various incidents on Friday.... KARACHI: 69 deprived of vehicles, phones KARACHI, Sept 22: As many as 69 people were deprived of their cars, motorbikes or cellphones in various localities of the city here on Friday.... HYDERABAD: Urban talukas get garbage-clearing hydraulic trucks HYDERABAD, Sept 22: District Nazim Kanwar Naveed Jamil on Friday handed over three hydraulic trucks to nazims of Hyderabad, Qasimabad and Latifabad talukas.... Soomro visits mazar in Sehwan DADU, Sept 22: Acting President Mohammadmian Soomro during his visit to Sehwan Sharif on Friday offered fateha and laid floral wreaths on Mazar of Qalandar Lal Shahbaz.... DADU: 5 killed, 20 hurt as wagon overturns DADU, Sept 22: Five people were killed and 20 others suffered injuries, nine of them serious, when their wagon overturned after its tie-rod broke at the Ghulam Ali Bhand village near Khudabad on the Indus Highway on Friday.... NAWABSHAH: Motorcyclists die in accident NAWABSHAH, Sept 22: Two men were killed when their motorcycle skidded on the 68-Mori Road late Thursday night.... KHAIRPUR: Four women arrested KHAIRPUR, Sept 22: Babarloi police arrested four women on Friday after a goldsmith accused them in an FIR of stealing of gold jewellery.... PESHAWAR: Strict action against hoarders ordered PESHAWAR, Sept 22: NWFP Chief Secretary NWFP Ejaz Ahmad Qureshi has directed the police, home and food departments to take essential administrative steps and ensure maximum relief to citizens during the holy month of Ramazan.... PESHAWAR: Services of former governor praised PESHAWAR, Sept 22: Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam’s leader in Waziristan Senator Mohammad Saleh Shah has appreciated efforts of former NWFP governor Khalilur Rehman for the development of the tribal areas.... PESHAWAR: Proper disposal of hazardous waste stressed PESHAWAR, Sept 22: Acting Governor Justice Tariq Parvez Khan has stressed the need for immediate and effective disposal of hospital waste to eliminate chances of reuse of syringes.... PESHAWAR: Cabinet calls for curbing ‘obscenity’ PESHAWAR, Sept 22: The NWFP cabinet has directed district coordination officers (DCOs) of the 24 districts in the province to curb ‘obscenity’, gambling and other anti-social activities.... SWABI: Centre spending Rs350m in Swabi SWABI, Sept 22: The federal government is spending Rs350 million on different projects in Swabi district.... PESHAWAR: Three tourist spots to be leased out PESHAWAR, Sept 22: The Sarhad Tourism Corporation has decided to lease out the Doonga Gali Plot, Kund Park and Bahrain Rest House and Park to private firms for 30 years....

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