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October 31, 2006 Tuesday Shawwal 7, 1427 KARACHI: Rs1.8bn package for city unveiled: UCs to prepare plans KARACHI, Oct 30: A rare show of unity by the treasury and opposition benches was witnessed in the city council on Monday when Naib Nazim Nasreen Jalil, by suspending the agenda,... KARACHI: Altaf shocked at Bajaur operation KARACHI, Oct 30: Muttahida Qaumi Movement chief Altaf Hussain has demanded a swift and impartial inquiry into the military operation on Sunday-Monday night in Bajaur Agency, bordering Afghanistan, which left about 80 people dead.... KARACHI: 64 contract VHF, 25th victim dies KARACHI, Oct 30: One more dengue fever patient died at a private hospital here on Monday pushing up the death toll of the viral haemorrhagic fever, including dengue fever, in the city over the past 18 weeks to 25.... KARACHI: SHC seeks report from city govt, Nepra: Power generators on pavements KARACHI, Oct 30: The Sindh High Court has directed the National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra), the city district government of Karachi and the Environmental Protection Agency to look into the... KARACHI: Three die, 2 injured in accidents KARACHI, Oct 30: Three persons died and two were injured in road accidents in different parts of the city on Monday. A motorcyclist was crushed to death and his pillion rider... KARACHI: Intermediate humanities results announced: Girls clinch top positions KARACHI, Oct 30: The Board of Intermediate Education on Monday declared results of HSC Part-II (Humanities) Annual Examinations 2006 of regular and special candidates separately.... KARACHI: Irregularities in MBBS entry test criticized KARACHI, Oct 30: The Pakistan Medical Association has criticised irregularities and mismanagement by the authorities concerned in conducting the entry test for admission to the Dow Medical College, Sindh Medical College and on the reciprocal seats in the LUMHS.... KARACHI: Coordination urged between govt bodies, blood banks KARACHI, Oct 30: Sindh Minister for Health Syed Sardar Ahmed visited major blood banks and relevant facilities in the city on Monday to examine quality of service being offered to the patients inflicted with the viral hemorrhagic fever.... KARACHI: IHD on top among 10 killer heart diseases KARACHI, Oct 30: The medical science and health care professionals are currently exposed to a paradigm shift with major focus on prevention and efficient diagnostic skills.... KARACHI: Dental graduates refused registration KARACHI, Oct 30: Discrepancies between the regulations, rules and role of the Pakistan Medical and Dental Council and universities have once again surfaced, as the dental graduates of Fatima Jinnah Dental... KARACHI: LDA told to ensure facilities in Hawkesbay KARACHI, Oct 30: Sindh Minister for Local Government, Katchi Abadies and Spatial Development Mohammad Hussain has directed the Lyari Development Authority (LDA) and other housing authorities to ensure provision of facilities... KARACHI: Eid Milan for handicapped children KARACHI, Oct 30: Over hundred handicapped children had fun for over a couple of hours at an Eid Milan function organized by Jimmy Engineer at an elite city club on Monday.... KARACHI: Judgment reserved in teachers’ case: Ban on associations KARACHI, Oct 30: A division bench, comprising Chief Justice Sabihuddin Ahmed and Justice Yasmeen Abbasey, reserved judgment on a petition moved by the Sindh Professors and Lecturers Association and other organizations... KARACHI: ATC puts off hearing in US diplomat killing case KARACHI, Oct 30: An anti-terrorism court put off hearing of the US diplomat killing case against two activists of the Al Qaeda after recording deposition of a prosecution witness.... KARACHI: Ibad for promoting community policing KARACHI, Oct 30: Sindh Governor Dr Ishratul Ibad on Monday directed the authorities to chalk out a strategy for community policing across the province and increase twice the number of police motorcycle force in Karachi, within next 15 days.... KARACHI: PPP women resolve to counter atrocities KARACHI, Oct 30: The Pakistan Peoples Party’s Sindh women wing on Monday expressed concern over the rising crime rate, lawlessness and inflation, and deplored the government’s inability to provide relief to the rain-affected people of Sindh.... KARACHI: SCBA’s polls on 31st KARACHI, Oct 30: The Supreme Court Bar Association will elect new office-bearers of the lawyers'' body on Oct 31. As many as 291 members of the SCBA in Sindh will use... KARACHI: DCET notifies exam schedule KARACHI, Oct 30: The Dawood College of Engineering & Technology on Monday notified that 1st term 1st year regular exam of BE Electronics, Chemical, Metallurgy and Materials, Industrial and Management and B.... KARACHI: DHA denies report KARACHI, Oct 30: The Defence Housing Authority on Monday rejected reports that the DHA claimed the ownership of the Bundal and Buddo islands. A spokesman for the DHA said the controversy... HYDERABAD: Two missing JSMM activists produced in court after 10 months HYDERABAD, Oct 30: Two missing activists of the Jeay Sindh Muttaheda Mahaz surfaced here on Monday when the Kadhan police produced them in the Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) in an explosive substance case.... KHAIRPUR: Khairpur getting dirty drinking water, says Qaim KHAIRPUR, Oct 30: The president of the Sindh chapter of Pakistan People’s Party, Syed Qaim Ali Shah, has said that residents of Khairpur are getting dirty drinking water and insanitation in the city has made their life miserable.... NAUSHAHRO FEROZE: 30 injured as bus overturns NAUSHAHRO FEROZE, Oct 30: Thirty passengers, 10 of them women and three children, were injured in an accident on the National Highway bypass here early Monday morning.... HYDERABAD: PPP leader demands suspension of SHO HYDERABAD, Oct 30: Pakistan People’s Party leader Syed Zafar Ali Shah demanded on Monday that the SHO of Chhachhar police station be suspended and police register an FIR against people who had attacked him and his brothers.... BADIN: Two freed from illegal detention BADIN, Oct 30: Badin District Nazim Ali Anwar Halepoto during surprise visit to the police lock-up in Tando Bago found two people detained there illegally since October 26.... LARKANA: Two killed in exchange of fire LARKANA, Oct 30: Two people were gunned down and two others suffered bullet injuries near Ratodero on Monday in an exchange of fire following a dispute related to a karo-kari incident, police said.... PESHAWAR: Rs60m allocated for steps against dengue PESHAWAR, Oct 30: The provincial government has allocated Rs60million to contain the spread of dengue fever. An official said that Rs50million had been released to the health department for taking immediate curative and preventive measures.... PESHAWAR: Unicef plan to prevent water-borne diseases PESHAWAR, Oct 30: Unicef is planning to extend the community-led total sanitation programme to other districts of the province in order to check water-borne diseases. The programme introduced by the United... PESHAWAR: No-confidence move against Peshawar nazim planned PESHAWAR, Oct 30: A large number of members of the Peshawar district council are preparing to bring a no-confidence motion against Nazim Haji Ghulam Ali. The Leader of the Opposition in... PESHAWAR: ANP opposes Islamabad water supply scheme PESHAWAR, Oct 30: Awami National Party’s leader Asfandyar Wali Khan has expressed concern over the government’s plan to siphon 1,000 million gallons a day off River Indus to supply water to... SWABI: Tribute paid to Ghulam Ishaq Khan SWABI, Oct 30: Members of the faculty and staff of the GIK Institute of Engineering Sciences and Technology have expressed deep grief over the death of former president Ghulam Ishaq Khan and termed it a national loss....

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