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November 08, 2006 Wednesday Shawwal 15, 1427 KARACHI: PA rejects opposition motion on dengue KARACHI, Nov 7: The treasury benches on Tuesday defeated a resolution moved by opposition members calling for effective measures to check and control the spread of dengue virus which has claimed... KARACHI: 101 more dengue patients admitted KARACHI, Nov 7: The number of new patients of viral haemorrhagic fever went beyond 100 again on Tuesday, indicating that there was a need for further strengthening of the ongoing dengue epidemic outbreak containment initiatives.... KARACHI: People suffer power breakdowns KARACHI, Nov 7: People suffered frequent power failures in their respective localities on Tuesday as power demand exceeded the supply by 100 MW.... KARACHI: City council fails to debate Bajaur KARACHI, Nov 7: The debate on Bajaur bombing could not be held in the City Council session on Tuesday due to lack of quorum, and the issue will now be discussed on Wednesday when the house meets again.... KARACHI: Bandit killed in encounter KARACHI, Nov 7: An alleged bandit was killed and his accomplice was injured in what police claimed an encounter on Tuesday night.... KARACHI: Trust for national heroes set up KARACHI, Nov 7: The Sindh government, with the cooperation of private sector, has established a legend trust for welfare of national heroes with an initial funding of Rs 50 million.... KARACHI: Nazim inspects uplift projects KARACHI, Nov 7: City Nazim Syed Mustafa Kamal has said that prior to the IDEAS 2006 programme work is in full swing on Rs1.84 billion signal-free corridor and foreign delegates would have a happy surprise on seeing the extra-ordinary developmental activities.... PESHAWAR: Three rockets fired in Peshawar PESHAWAR, Nov 7: Three rockets, one which failed to explode, landed in various localities in the city early Monday morning in different localities. No casualty or property loss was reported.... MIRAMSHAH: Governor seeks tribesmen’s help to restore peace MIRAMSHAH, Nov 7: The NWFP Governor Ali Mohammad Jan Aurakzai has said that tribal areas have become focal point of the world attention and urged tribesmen to understand significance of the prevailing situation in the region.... KARACHI: Attempt to sabotage SCBA poll result decried KARACHI, Nov 7: A number of Bar representatives from Sindh warned against any attempt to foist a president on the Supreme Court Bar Association in place of the duly-elected Muneer A.... KARACHI: Opening of Yousuf Goth bus terminus delayed: Highest bidder to pay Rs35m KARACHI, Nov 7: While the operation, management and maintenance contract of the first inter-city bus terminus at Yousuf Goth, Baldia Town, is awarded to a local firm, its formal opening has... KARACHI: AKU to add 100 more beds KARACHI, Nov 7: The Aga Khan University (AKU) will be adding 100 more beds to its hospital in the next five years, under an expansion programme aimed at enhancing its activities... KARACHI: Removal of adviser’s name from ECL ordered KARACHI, Nov 7: The Sindh High Court ordered on Tuesday omission of provincial adviser Mohammad Waseem Akhtar’s name from the exit control list.... KARACHI: Meeting to resolve promotion issue called KARACHI, Nov 7: Sindh Chief Minister Dr Arbab Ghulam Rahim has summoned a meeting to resolve the controversy over promotion formula between the officers of the Provincial Civil Services and Provincial... KARACHI: 350 professors await promotion KARACHI, Nov 7: The seriousness of the government regarding promotion of the education sector in Sindh could be gauged from the fact that more than 300 assistant professors and more than... KARACHI: Probe into Urdu varsity affairs demanded KARACHI, Nov 7: An emergency meeting of the Anjuman Asatiza held on Tuesday demanded probe into alleged malfunction of the Senate of Federal Urdu University of Arts, Science and Technology (FUUAST).... KARACHI: Weather KARACHI, Nov 7: The Met office has forecast fair weather in the metropolis on Wednesday. A met official said that dust storm with lightening on Tuesday night is likely to drop temperature by two degrees.... KARACHI: Victim testifies in Rs25m ransom case KARACHI, Nov 7: An anti-terrorism court recorded the statement of an American-Pakistani businessman, who was allegedly kidnapped for Rs25 million ransom by his paternal nephew and his alleged accomplices.... KARACHI: Over 100 vehicles seized in operation KARACHI Nov 7: Over one hundred private vehicles were lifted and impounded from various showrooms situated at New M.A. Jinnah Road and Khalid Bin Waleed Road in a major operation in Jamshed Town on Tuesday.... KARACHI: MQM chief’s warning KARACHI, Nov 7: Founder of Muttahida Qaumi Movement Altaf Hussain has asked the people to beware of what he called fake or pseudo maulvis who were trying to mislead people in the name of Islam.... KARACHI: 73 deprived of vehicles, phones KARACHI, Nov 7: At least 18 vehicles and 55 cellphones were taken away in different parts of the city on Tuesday.... KARACHI: Iqbal Day KARACHI, Nov 7: The NED varsity and Karachi University will remain closed on Nov 9 on account of Iqbal Day. The schedule of exams at KU, if any, will remain unchanged.—PPI/APP... KARACHI: Sana assails appointments in education department for Mirpurkhas KARACHI, Nov 07: The chief of the Sindhi Association of North America (Sana) has accused Gen Pervez Musharraf and the Muttahida Qaumi Movement of pursuing policies which are tantamount to denying... HYDERABAD: Seminar on way of curbing corruption HYDERABAD, Nov 7: In order to eradicate the menace of corruption from society and government organisations, the district government has decided to organise a seminar on corruption in collaboration with the National Accountability Bureau on Nov 13.... HYDERABAD: Irregularities in admission test denied HYDERABAD, Nov 7: The admission directorate of the Liaquat University of Medical and Health Sciences and the National Testing Service have stated that the test conducted for admission to MBBS/BDS for the session 2006-07 was absolutely fair and transparent.... PESHAWAR: Experts call for repeal of FCR PESHAWAR, Nov 07: Legal experts at a discussion on Tuesday criticised the colonial law Frontier Crimes Regulations which, they said, did not address the ongoing socio-political crisis in the tribal agencies.... PESHAWAR: Medical varsity in Peshawar soon PESHAWAR, Nov 7: Former NWFP senior minister and Jamaat-i-Islami provincial chief Sirajul Haq has said that a medical university will soon be established here.... PESHAWAR: Break-up sought of ‘umbrella schemes’ PESHAWAR, Nov 7: Opposition members in the NWFP Assembly on Tuesday asked the government to furnish details of projects approved under the so-called ‘umbrella scheme’. They alleged that the constituencies of...

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