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October 05, 2006 Thursday Ramazan 11, 1427 KARACHI: Ibad wants more parties to generate electricity KARACHI, Oct 4: Sindh Governor Dr Ishratul Ibad Khan has stressed on self power generation by organisations and newly developed residential localities to overcome power crisis in Karachi.... KARACHI: Arbab asks PQA for proof of islands’ ownership KARACHI, Oct 4: Sindh Chief Minister Dr Arbab Ghulam Rahim has stated that the land reclaimed from sea is the property of the province under the Sindh Land Revenue Act.... KARACHI: Over 1,000 complaints lodged in four days: Cellphone thefts KARACHI, Oct 4: People from across the country have lodged more than 1,000 complaints with the authorities concerned during the past four days requesting for making their stolen mobile phones dysfunctional.... KARACHI: Housewife strangled in Quaidabad KARACHI, Oct 4: A housewife was killed by unknown persons in the Quaidabad area on Wednesday, police said.... KARACHI: High Court continues interim stay on ATC order: Army men hostage-taking case KARACHI, Oct 4: The Sindh High Court on Wednesday, continuing interim stay on anti-terrorism court''s order in army personnel hostage taking case being tried against four employees of former Chief Minister Balochistan Sardar Akhtar Mengal, adjourned the hearing till Oct 13.... KARACHI: Jirga evidence of Baloch unity, says NP leader KARACHI, Oct 4: Secretary-General of the National Party Mir Hasil Khan Bizenjo has termed the holding of Baloch jirga ‘a positive and significant development’ in Balochistan politics, saying that it has... MIRPURKHAS: 16 injured in clash MIRPURKHAS, Oct 4: A clash between Rajput and Marwari groups left some 16 men injured, one seriously, in Aurangabad on Tuesday night.... HYDERABAD: Call for complete provincial autonomy HYDERABAD, Oct 4: The chief of the Siraikistan Qaumi Movement (SQM), Hameed Asghar Shaheen, has demanded complete provincial autonomy for all the federating units and stressed the need for raising the leadership from the middle class.... KOHAT: Work on gas pipeline in Karak starts KOHAT, Oct 4: Construction work on a pipeline has started in the areas of Easak and Teri after the government sanctioned Rs1.49 billion for providing natural gas to 55 villages in the Karak district from the Gurguri oil and gas fields.... WANA: Tribe warns foreigners against kidnapping WANA, Oct 4: In a major development, a tribe in South Waziristan has warned Uzbek militants to refrain from kidnapping and killing tribesmen or risk eviction from their territory.... KARACHI: Lawlessness prevails in Lyari localities KARACHI, Oct 4: For quite some time, Lyari, which has remained a peaceful area, is in the grip of terror due to lawlessness, and there is a marked increase in robberies, snatching of cellular phones and shootings.... KARACHI: 11 cars, 17 motorcycles taken away KARACHI, Oct 4: At least 28 vehicles – 11 cars and 17 motorcycles -- were taken away in various areas on Wednesday.... KARACHI: 333 traders fined for overcharging KARACHI, Oct 4: The city government officials with magisterial powers conducted raids in different markets of the city on Wednesday to inspect prices of essential items.... KARACHI: Strategic plan ready to check crime KARACHI, Oct 4: Following the concern expressed at street crimes in Karachi and the meeting chaired by Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz on the issue, Provincial Police Officer Jehangir Mirza on Wednesday... KARACHI: Babul Islam day observed KARACHI, Oct 4: Youm-i-Babul Islam was observed on Wednesday in various parts of the city, and speakers in various meetings recalled the services rendered by Mohammad bin Qasim for the people... KARACHI: 400 IT centres planned in Sindh KARACHI, Oct 4: Sindh Information Technology Department has planned to establish about 400 IT awareness centres in phases in low-income group localities throughout the province.... KARACHI: Mega-unit platelet for VHF patients urged KARACHI, Oct 4: Blood banks in Karachi urgently need to ensure easy availability of “mega-unit platelet” which is needed to be transfused to the increasing number of patients reaching local hospitals... KARACHI: German envoy visits trauma centre KARACHI, Oct 4: The German Consul-General, Hans Joachim Glderlin, accompanied by Karachi Naib Nazim Nasreen Jalil visited the trauma centre of Abbasi Shaheed Hospital on Wednesday.... KARACHI: Japanese delegation calls on KU VC KARACHI, Oct 4: A visiting Japanese professor, Hiroji Kataoka, called on the vice-chancellor of Karachi University, Dr Pirzada Qasim, on the campus on Wednesday.... KARACHI: Supply of filthy water to Baldia flayed KARACHI, Oct 4: Thousands of residents of Baldia Town have been compelled to use gutter-mixed water for the last many months due to negligence of the officials concerned, said the office-bearers of Pasban on Wednesday.... KARACHI: Minister takes notice of pollution KARACHI, Oct 4: Sindh Minister for Environment Dr Sagheer Ahmed has taken strict notice of the growing environmental pollution in the metropolis.... KARACHI: Comprehensive tourism policy stressed KARACHI, Oct 4: Sindh Minister for Tourism, Culture and Social Welfare Rauf Siddiqi said here on Wednesday that there was a dire need to devise a comprehensive tourism policy for foreign... KARACHI: Steps urged to preserve mosque KARACHI, Oct 4: Sindh Chief Minister Dr Arbab Ghulam Rahim has taken notice of the poor condition of the historic mosque built by Mohammad bin Qasim at Arore near Sukkur which... KARACHI: Rs15.9m zakat to be distributed among needy KARACHI, Oct 4: Around Rs15.9 million rupees would be distributed among 5,203 persons in Shah Faisal Town through Baitul Maal funds for Food Support Programme.... KARACHI: Ads at cost of health need to be checked, say experts KARACHI, Oct 4: Doctors have underlined the need for maintaining a balance between revenue generation through advertisements of unhealthy food goods and consequent health conditions fast enhancing pressure to raise budgetary allocations for health sector.... KARACHI: Heart diseasein children KARACHI, Oct 4: About 120,000 children are born with congenital heart disease in the country each year and almost 90 per cent of these kids either die or are diagnosed so late that even surgery is ineffectual.... KARACHI: Power breakdowns in Malir KARACHI, Oct 4: Residents of Pak Kausar Town, Kausar Town, Saudia Colony, Malir Colony and Liaquat Market and adjoining localities in Malir have been groaning owing to frequent power breakdowns, saying that the unannounced loadshedding had made their lives miserable.... KARACHI: Inspection of industries for safety steps planned KARACHI, Oct 4: All industries and factories in SITE will under go an inspection after Eidul Fitr to ensure availability of safety measures as the Sindh cabinet has taken a decision to this effect.... KARACHI: Restructuring in KWSB KARACHI, Oct 4: The Karachi Water and Sewerage Board has separated the bulk consumer department, industrial consumer and government departments for timely dispatch and collection of bills to improve the recoveries and distribution system of bills.... KARACHI: Reward money withdrawn KARACHI, Oct 4: The Home Department has notified that the Sindh government has withdrawn the reward money of Rs300,000 placed upon Karim Bux alias Karo, son of Shahnawaz Maitlo, a handout said on Wednesday.... HYDERABAD: Inquiry into delay in draining out rainwater ordered HYDERABAD, Oct 4: Sindh Chief Minister Dr Arbab Ghulam has ordered an inquiry into delay in draining out rainwater from parts of Latifabad and Qasimabad talukas.... KHAIRPUR: Five motorway cops, seven others booked KHAIRPUR, Oct 4: On the orders of the third additional sessions judge of Khairpur, 12 people, including five personnel of motorway police, were booked by the B-section police... JACOBABAD: Poppy found in truck JACOBABAD, Oct 4: Police on Wednesday found 2,820 kilogrammes of poppy in a truck and arrested its driver and the conductor in the jurisdiction of Sardar police station on Wednesday morning.... KHAIRPUR: Man axed to death in village KHAIRPUR, Oct 4: Shah Nawaz Shaikh, 20, was axed to death near Rahoja village in Pir-jo-Goth on Wednesday.... PESHAWAR: Fata, jail officials summoned PESHAWAR, Oct 4: The Peshawar High Court on Wednesday summoned the assistant political agents of Bajaur and Khyber Agencies and the superintendent of the Peshawar central prison while hearing 19 petitions filed by prisoners detained under the Frontier Crimes Regulations.... PESHAWAR: Women’s rights bill opposed PESHAWAR, Oct 4: The women’s wing of the NWFP chapter of Jamaat-i-Islami, has called upon the government to withdraw be proposed ‘protection of women bill’.... PESHAWAR: Call to revoke decision to close down NCHD offices PESHAWAR, Oct 4: Local body representatives, tribal elders and Maliks have called for withdrawing of a decision to close the office of the National Commission for Human Development (NCHD) and called for continuation of its work.... PESHAWAR: Nurse alleges illegal appointments PESHAWAR, Oct 4: A nurse has alleged that illegal appointments had been made by the provincial health department.... PESHAWAR: One-minute silence on 8th PESHAWAR, Oct 4: The NWFP government has decided to observe one-minute silence at 8.50am on October 8 in memory of thousands of people who lost their lives in the devastating earthquake that rocked northern areas of the country last year.... KOHAT: Kohat tehsil postpones road repair KOHAT, Oct 4: The Kohat tehsil municipal administration (TMA) has postponed the repair of city roads....

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