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October 03, 2006 Tuesday Ramazan 9, 1427 KARACHI: Man dies of viral fever at JPMC: Fumigation drive urged KARACHI, Oct 2: One of the six patients of suspected haemorrhagic fever admitted to the Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre died on Monday morning, said sources in the hospital.... KARACHI: Aspirants of govt jobs still in disarray KARACHI, Oct 2: Hundreds of unemployed graduates and postgraduates are still running from pillar to post after submitting their applications for jobs whenever vacancies are publicised after the lifting of ban... KARACHI: SHC orders demolition of two structures KARACHI, Oct 2: The Sindh High Court has ordered the partial demolition of two unauthorized structures in the Saddar Town.... KARACHI: Two bodies found in Maymar area KARACHI, Oct 2: Two bullet riddled bodies were recovered in Gulshan-i-Maymar on Monday.... KARACHI: Uplift work well-planned, says nazim KARACHI, Oct 2: City Nazim Mustafa Kamal has said that the city government was carrying out development works with proper planning.... HYDERABAD: Nationalists urged to unite on one platform: Rights of Sindh and Balochistan HYDERABAD, Oct 2: Nationalist leaders of Sindh and Balochistan on Sunday called upon nationalist parties of the two provinces to unite on one platform to launch a joint struggle for their rights.... GILGIT: Stress laid on efforts to revive local dialects: Burushiski-Urdu dictionary launched GILGIT, Oct 2: Speakers at the launching ceremony of the first Burushiski-Urdu dictionary said that the valuable literary work would help revive dying languages of the Northern Areas as the project... KARACHI: 136 deprived of cars, cellphones KARACHI, Oct 2: As many as 113 people were deprived of their vehicles and cell phones in the city on Monday.... KARACHI: Profiteers fleecing consumers at will KARACHI, Oct 2: A couple of weeks before the holy month of Ramazan, the city government had resolved to deal profiteers and profiteering with an iron hand to maintain prices of all essential commodities at a reasonable level.... KARACHI: 320 fined KARACHI, Oct 2: In the continued drive against profiteers, the city government officials with magisterial powers on Monday imposed fines amounting to Rs490,150 on 320 shopkeepers for overcharging.—PPI... KARACHI: Seats available in 50 city colleges KARACHI, Oct 2: As many as 19 boys and girls colleges and 31 higher secondary schools in the city, where seats are still available have been permitted to grant admissions to first year classes for the session 2006-07 on their own.... KARACHI: NICH acquires MRI Facility KARACHI, Oct 2: The National Institute of Child Health (NICH), Karachi has procured a Rs57 million MRI machine and plans to make it operational soon after Eid.... KARACHI: Joint efforts for uplift stressed KARACHI, Oct 2: Naib Nazim Nasreen Jalil has said that collective efforts produce more effective results than individual efforts and if various NGOs would work along with the city government, it is going to have more positive impact.... KARACHI: City govt notifies town-wise schedule for fumigation KARACHI, Oct 2: Fumigation team sprayed the areas of Landhi Town on Monday under the city government’s campaign initiated to check rapid growth of mosquitoes, houseflies and other insects that cause viral fever and various diseases.... KARACHI: 5,288 clear NED varsity entry test KARACHI, Oct 2: As man as 5,288 candidates out of the 6,167 registered have cleared the entry test 2006-07 of the NED University of Engineering and Technology, said Prof Dr Mahmood Khan Pathan, the chairman of admission committee on Monday.... KARACHI: Diploma results KARACHI, Oct 2: The results of the Diploma of Associate Engineer (evening) was declared on Monday by the Sindh Board of Technical Education (SBTE) here.... KARACHI: Appointments at FUUAST KARACHI, Oct 2: The Federal Urdu University of Arts, Science and Technology (FUUAST) has decided to bring an end to ''ad-hocism''. The decision to this effect was taken at the 9th meeting of the varsity syndicate.... KARACHI: Blackmarketing of tickets KARACHI, Oct 2: Strict measures have been taken to check black-marketing of tickets for upcountry-bound trains and special teams, comprising divisional, vigilance and police personnel have been formed to check the menace.... KARACHI: KWSB men told to improve performance KARACHI, Oct 2: Shah Faisal Town Nazim Mohammmed Imran has asked the water board to improve its performance in respect of water supply and sewerage and warned that no carelessness and negligence in the provision of public facilities would be tolerated.... KARACHI: Lack of staff hits EPA KARACHI Oct 2: Sindh minister for Environment and Alternate Energy Dr Saghir Ahmed said on Monday that shortage of technical staff, lack of financial resources, absence of logistic support and several other issues were impediment in proper working of the EPA.... KARACHI: 280 killed on pretext of karo-kari in 9 months KARACHI, Oct 2: At least 375 women, including 19 minor girls, were murdered and 143 others were injured in the province during the first nine months of 2006, says a report.... KARACHI: PPP insists on old voters’ list KARACHI, Oct 2: The Karachi Coordination Committee (KCC) of the Pakistan People’s Party has urged the Chief Election Commissioner to restore the old electoral voter lists for the next general elections after updating them with the enlistment of new eligible voters.... KARACHI: Kidnapping case accused sent to jail KARACHI, Oct 2: The administrative judge of the anti-terrorism courts in Karachi on Monday sent two accused, facing kidnapping for ransom charges, to jail and directed the investigation officer to submit a charge sheet against them.... KARACHI: Chairlift fare cut KARACHI, Oct 2: City Nazim of Karachi Syed Mustafa Kamal on Monday announced a cut in the fares of chairlift at Safari Park from 9am to 2pm.... KARACHI: Five awarded 10-year jail term KARACHI, Oct 2: The judicial magistrate, South, Munawwar Sultana, sentenced five men to a 10-year term for making preparation to commit a dacoity.... HYDERABAD: Court orders setting up of medical board in Manu Bheel case HYDERABAD, Oct 2: The Sindh High Court, Hyderabad circuit bench, on Monday directed the Director-General Health Services Sindh to form a medical board to examine Abdul Rehman Mari, the principal accused... HYDERABAD: Palijo says PPP, govt speaking same language HYDERABAD, Oct 2: Awami Tehrik chief Rasool Bux Palijo has said that the PPP is supporting the forces of exploitation and General Musharraf and the party are speaking the same language.... JACOBABAD: Boys die as car falls into fish pond JACOBABAD, Oct 2: Two children drowned and their father was injured when a car fell into a fish pond near Taj Mohamaddani village in the Kandhkot police area on Sunday.... MIRPURKHAS: Chemists, druggists warn of protests MIRPURKHAS, Oct 2: The president of the Chemists and Druggists Association, Mirpurkhas, Mohammad Rafique, has warned that if police fail to arrest the culprits involved in robbing a drug agency, the association will launch a massive protest campaign.... MIRPURKHAS: Bheels stage demo against landlord MIRPURKHAS, Oct 2: Twenty-three men, women and children of the Bheel community staged a demonstration outside the local press club on Monday demanding that the chief justice of Pakistan get 50... THATTA: Nazim calls for thorough repair of bridge THATTA, Oct 2: District Nazim Syed Shafqat Hussain Shah Shirazi has termed the repair work on the crumbling Thatta-Sujawal Bridge over the River Indus unsatisfactory and requested the chief minister to order its complete rehabilitation.... KHAIRPUR: Govt help urged for ailing sufi singer KHAIRPUR, Oct 2: Sufi singer Fakir Qalandar Bux is seriously ill and his both kidneys have failed. But he is not getting proper medical treatment due to poverty.... SUKKUR: Kidnappers demand Rs 800,000 ransom SUKKUR, Oct 2: Police on Monday failed to recover Satish Kumar kidnapped by armed men from Daharki town some six months ago.... NAWABSHAH: LBOD workers protest against non-payment of salary NAWABSHAH, Oct 2: Hundreds of contractual employees of the Left Bank Outfall Drain (LBOD) staged a demonstration outside the press club in protest against non-payment of salaries on Monday.... PESHAWAR: Private schools threaten protests: Reimposition of term deposits PESHAWAR, Oct 2: The Joint Action Committee of private educational institutions has criticised the provincial government’s decision of levying term deposit receipts and inspection fee again on private schools.... PESHAWAR: Work in progress on Suray Pul project PESHAWAR, Oct 2: The long-awaited expansion of Surey Pul interchange connecting the Peshawar city and cantonment area will ease traffic congestion of the provincial metropolis. Work on the project is moving at a fast pace.... PESHAWAR: Four of a family die as roof collapses PESHAWAR, Oct 2: Four members of a family were killed and as many injured when roof of their home caved in in Gharibabad No-2 locality of Pahari Pura late on Sunday night.... PESHAWAR: World urged to honour quake relief pledges PESHAWAR, Oct 2: Provincial Senior Minister Sirajul Haq has called upon the world community, especially the Arabs, to honour their commitments and promises made at the donors’ conference for rehabilitation of quake-affected people and reconstruction of areas hit by the disaster.... PESHAWAR: ‘JUI-F getting ready for polls’ PESHAWAR, Oct 2: The Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam-F will soon start preparing for the next general elections in the NWFP, according to its provincial chief Senator Maulana Gul Naseeb Khan.... SWABI: Women’s role vital in next polls, says ANP SWABI, Oct 2: Women will play a crucial role in the next general elections and the Awami National Party plans to ensure their full participation, enabling them to exercise their right to vote.... Kohat varsity VC sacked KOHAT, Oct 2: NWFP Governor Lt-Gen Ali Mohammad Jan Orakzai is reported to have sacked the vice-chancellor of the Kohat University of Science and Technology, following confirmation of allegations against him by the governor’s inspection team.... MIRAMSHAH: Khasadars’ salaries robbed by gunmen MIRAMSHAH, Oct 2: Masked men snatched at gunpoint salaries of Khasadars amounting to Rs600,000 from a subedar near Miramshah, officials said on Monday....

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