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October 16, 2006 Monday Ramazan 22, 1427 KARACHI: 9 bandits held in separate incidents KARACHI, Oct 15: Police arrested a bandit following an encounter in which a policeman was injured early Sunday morning in Ahsanabad.... KARACHI: Prisoner with high fever dies KARACHI, Oct 15: A prisoner rushed to the Civil Hospital on Saturday night from the Karachi Central Prison with symptoms similar to those of the Viral Hemorrhagic Fever (VHF) died on Sunday.... KARACHI: Special care stressed for the visually impaired: White Cane Safety Day KARACHI, Oct 15: Speakers at a function held here on Sunday in connection with the White Cane Safety Day urged motorists to take special care upon seeing a person carrying white... KARACHI: Muttahida blames JI for rise in crimes KARACHI, Oct 15: Members of the Sindh Assembly belonging to the Muttahida Qaumi Movement have accused activists of the Jamaat-i-Islami of being responsible for the rise in street crimes in Karachi,... LARKANA: Sindh sole owner of islands: Mumtaz LARKANA, Oct 15: The Chairman of the Sindh National Front and the Sindh Qaumi Ittehad (SQI), Mumtaz Ali Bhutto, has said that Sindh is the sole owner of its islands and centre’s claims are unjustified.... PESHAWAR: Education plan funds remain unutilised PESHAWAR, Oct 15: The city district government has failed to launch the Education Sector Reforms programme and funds remain unutilised since the financial year 2003-04, sources said.... KARACHI: 73 mobile phones, 17 vehicles taken away KARACHI, Oct 15: Bandits took away at least 73 cellphones and 17 vehicles from different parts of the city on Sunday.... KARACHI: KIHD research centre soon: Nasreen KARACHI, Oct 15: Naib Nazim Nasreen Jalil has said that a cardiac disease research centre would soon be established at Karachi Institute of Heart Diseases, Gulberg Town, and the hospital would be provided with another angiographic machine forthwith.... PESHAWAR: System planned for regular pollution monitoring PESHAWAR, Oct 15: The government in cooperation with a Japanese donor agency, JICA, is initiating a Rs1 billion project to instal equipment to monitor pollution of in five cities – Islamabad, Peshawar, Lahore, Karachi and Quetta.... KARACHI: Easy access to illegal arms pushing up crime rate KARACHI, Oct 15: The reason why the city is saturated with illegal weapons is simple: obtaining an illegal gun is far easier than procuring a legal one.... KARACHI: How to hook yourself on reading KARACHI, Oct 15: Book reading in one of the most prized habits of successful and learned people. Famed English novelist and short-story writer W. Somerset Maugham has written: “To acquire the... KARACHI: MMA slams intensified extortion drive KARACHI, Oct 15: MMA members of the Sindh Assembly Nasrullah Shaji and Younus Barai have expressed their grave concern over the unrest among businessmen community vis-à-vis the intensified extortion (Bhatta) drive,... KARACHI: Prof Sabir Ali passes away KARACHI, Oct 15: Prof Dr Syed Sabir Ali, a former pro-vice-chancellor of Karachi University, died here on Sunday after a protracted illness. He was 74.... KARACHI: Dispensaries in SITE reflect govt apathy KARACHI, Oct 15: Though there are many dispensaries in SITE Town, which on the papers are called healthcare centres, they practically ceased to function in the prevailing circumstances.... KARACHI: Rural Women Day goes unnoticed KARACHI, Oct 15: The world observed October 15 as the Rural Women''s Day, aimed to raise the profile of rural women, sensitise both the government and public to their crucial, yet... KARACHI: Transporters allege harassment by police KARACHI, Oct 15: Owners of public transport vehicles on Sunday accused traffic police of kicking off an “Eid Bhatta” drive.... KARACHI: Privatisation proposed KARACHI, Oct 15: Commenting on the dismal situation of the government dispensaries, some of the doctors proposed privatisation of these centres under certain conditions so that the poor patients could get treatment at minimum charges.... KARACHI: PSM workers get raise KARACHI, Oct 15: All regular employees of the Pakistan Steel Mills shall get a bonus equal to their basic salary before Eidul Fitr.... KARACHI: Children asked to focus on learning KARACHI, Oct 15: The Provincial Minister for Women Development, Dr Saeeda Malik, has called upon the children to gain their strength through learning so that they could carry the responsibilities of making Pakistan a strong country.... KARACHI: 222 profiteers fined KARACHI, Oct 15: The city government officials having magisterial powers on Monday imposed fine of Rs314,700 on 222 shopkeepers for over charging, while two profiteers were sent to jail for three days.—PPI... KARACHI: Weather KARACHI, Oct 15: The Met office has forecast warm and humid weather for the city on Monday with the maximum temperature expected to range between 33 and 35 degrees Centigrade.... SUKKUR: Kidnapped woman’s body found in Thull SUKKUR, Oct 15: The body of a married woman, Rasheeda Channa, was found in the graveyard of Dhani Bux Channa village near Thull early on Sunday morning.... HYDERABAD: Anti-encroachment drive: old woman dies, two injured HYDERABAD, Oct 15: An old woman reportedly died and two women suffered injuries during Pakistan Railways’ anti-encroachment drive backed up by police on Saturday, which saw 80 shanty homes erected along the track near Makki Shah railway crossing dismantled.... KHAIRPUR: Two kidnapped women freed KHAIRPUR, Oct 15: Two women of the Jogi community, kidnapped in retaliation after a girl of the Shar community had eloped with a Jogi boy, were released on Saturday night.... HYDERABAD: 2,115 take admission test at SU HYDERABAD, Oct 15: The University of Sindh on Sunday conducted a pre-entry test for admission to its master’s degree programme for the 2007 academic year at the Allama I.... HYDERABAD: SCA warns of pest attack HYDERABAD, Oct 15: Sindh Chamber of Agriculture president Syed Qamaruzzaman Shah has urged the Sindh government to take immediate steps to eradicate pests which, he said, had all but destroyed the cotton crop.... HYDERABAD: Allegations denied HYDERABAD, Oct 15: The owner of Sohail No.1 air-conditioned coaches, Mullah Mohammad Rafique, on Sunday denied allegations levelled against him by Aurangzeb Khan, acting provincial president of the Awami National Party at a press conference on Oct 12.... PESHAWAR: Body to probe appointment of registrar PESHAWAR, Oct 15: The NWFP government has constituted a committee to look into appointment of a registrar at the University of Peshawar after receiving complaints from members of the syndicate that rules were violated in the matter.... PESHAWAR: Naatia Mushaira held PESHAWAR, Oct 15: Hindko poets from different parts of the province gathered here on Saturday night for a naatia mushaira to express reverence for Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him).... DERA ISMAIL KHAN: Utility Store robbed DERA ISMAIL KHAN, Oct 15: A Utility Store was robbed near Tank on Saturday might. According to police, robbers entered the store near the Tank bus-stand and snatched Rs70,000 from its manager at gunpoint....

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