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November 15, 2006 Wednesday Shawwal 22, 1427 KARACHI: City council okays new taxes for abattoirs KARACHI, Nov 14: After a heated debate, the City Council Karachi on Tuesday approved new taxes for slaughterhouses despite protests by the opposition that it would overburden people and result in increase in meat prices.... KARACHI: Another dengue patient dies KARACHI, Nov 14: One more patient succumbed to mosquito menace at a private hospital on Tuesday, while patients afflicted with viral and dengue fever in a good number were rushed to city hospitals.... KARACHI: Coordination body formed: US$800m mega project KARACHI, Nov 14: The city district government of Karachi has set up a district-town coordination committee as part of the Mega City Development Project.... KARACHI: Housing societies told to follow new laws KARACHI, Nov 14: The Sindh High Court asked co-operative housing societies on Tuesday to streamline their working in accordance with the new rules prescribed by Sindh government.... KARACHI: PA session adjourned on MPA’s death KARACHI, Nov 14: The Sindh Assembly session on Tuesday, which is private members’ day, could not take up any legislative business due to death of one of its sitting member Ghulam Nabi Shoro of the Pakistan People’s Party.... KARACHI: ATC defers judgment in armymen’s hostage case KARACHI, Nov 14: An anti-terrorism court deferred on Tuesday judgment in the hostage-taking case against former Balochistan chief minister Sardar Akhtar Mengal and his four servants.... KARACHI: Education promotion plan approved KARACHI, Nov 14: Sindh Education Minister Dr Hamida Khuhro on Tuesday approved a plan aimed at creating public awareness for promotion of education in Sindh and directed the officials concerned for... KARACHI: Students clean Sandspit beach KARACHI, Nov 14: Over 500 students belonging to various city schools collected over 2,000 kilograms of rubbish from Sandspit, one of the important turtle nesting beaches, under its beach clean-up programme on Tuesday.... KARACHI: ‘Injustices cause of aggression’ KARACHI, Nov 14: Extreme sense of deprivation, anger, humiliation and helplessness besides lack of education, opportunities and discrimination are some of the main factors and causes, compelling Muslim youth to adopt the course of violence.... KARACHI: ADB study on KWSB privatisation explained KARACHI, Nov 14: KWSB managing director Brig Iftikhar Haider said on Tuesday that privatization was not an option as the KWSB considered water and sewerage service as social responsibility of the... KARACHI: Who killed the poor youth, if not policemen? KARACHI, Nov 14: The death of a 23-year-old youth, Asif, on Stadium Road on September 20 night may remain a mystery as the six policemen nominated as accused in the case have been exonerated for ‘lack of evidence’.... KARACHI: Youth dies in accident KARACHI, Nov 14: A young man died and his friend was injured in a road accident at Sea View on Tuesday evening.... KARACHI: Prolonged power failures irk citizens KARACHI, Nov 14: People across the city braved prolonged and unannounced shutdowns and frequent power failures on Tuesday.... KARACHI: PTCL seeks compensation KARACHI, Nov 14: The PTCL asked for compensation from the civic agencies responsible for damaging underground fixed phone line network.... KARACHI: Foreign investment cell plan delayed KARACHI, Nov 14: The city government’s plan to set up an independent secretariat to attract foreign investors has been delayed for a few months, officials in the city government said.... KARACHI: Work on two flyovers to be completed next month KARACHI, Nov 14: The works and services department of the city government has failed to complete the construction of flyovers at Hasan Square and Karsaz intersections within the stipulated time, which was November 2006.... KARACHI: One hydrant for each town planned KARACHI, Nov 14: Sindh Local Government Minister Muhammad Hussain Khan on Tuesday stressed the need for a comprehensive survey of coastal belt and islands to compile an authentic data of acquired facilities in these areas.Addressing... KARACHI: 36 model schools on the cards KARACHI, Nov 14: Thirty-six model schools would be set up in the city.... KARACHI: Gorakh Hill project KARACHI, Nov 14: The Gorakh Hill Development Authority would be set up to expedite the project.... KARACHI: BL results KARACHI, Nov 14: The University of Karachi on Tuesday announced results of Bachelor of Law second year annual exams 2006.... KARACHI: Paintings show KARACHI, Nov 14: An exhibition of paintings by Arjumand Faisal opens at the Indus Gallery at 5.30pm on Wednesday. The exhibition will remain open till Nov 30, daily from 11am to 7.30pm.... KARACHI: Notices in denial of admission case KARACHI, Nov 14: The Sindh High Court issued notices to the respondents in a petition challenging the denial of a medical college seat to an allegedly eligible candidate.... KARACHI: MQM chief condemns preaching of hatred KARACHI, Nov 14: Founder of Muttehida Qaumi Movement (MQM) Altaf Hussain has said that preaching hatred or attacking non-conformists, desecrating their holy places, mosques, imambargahs are satanic acts and totally against Islamic injunctions.... KARACHI: Moot on city organisation KARACHI, Nov 14: As many as 28 district nazims of various non-metropolitan cities will attend a tow-day conference on ‘city organisation’ on Wednesday.... KARACHI: DHA college convocation KARACHI, Nov 14: The 9th convocation for the graduates of BA, BSc and BCom of the DHA College for Women for the academic year 2003-04 will be held on Nov 28 at 4pm.... KARACHI: PPP alleges pre-poll rigging in Tharparkar KARACHI, Nov 14: The Pakistan People’s Party has accused the regime of alleged pre-poll rigging in Tharparkar where thousands of PPP supporters have deliberately been omitted from the electoral lists.... HYDERABAD: Police restrained from harassing couple HYDERABAD, Nov 14: The Hyderabad circuit bench of the Sindh High Court on Tuesday granted bail to a newly-wed Leghari couple who faced charges under Zina Hudood Ordinance and restrained police and the girl’s relatives from harassing them.... HYDERABAD: HSC part-I results announced HYDERABAD, Nov 14: The controller of examinations of the Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education (BISE) announced here on Tuesday the result of the Higher Secondary Certificate Part-I (class-XI) annual examination 2006 of pre-medical, pre-engineering and science general groups.... HYDERABAD: Three talukas get garbage clearing trucks HYDERABAD, Nov 14: The district government has given nine more hydraulic trucks to taluka administrations for lifting garbage from three urban talukas of the district.... PESHAWAR: PAF College of Education 70 women get B.Ed degrees PESHAWAR, Nov 14: The first convocation the PAF College of Education for Women for awarding BEd degrees and postgraduate diplomas in Montessori method of teaching was held here on Tuesday.... PESHAWAR: Woman with pistol held in court PESHAWAR, Nov 14: A woman litigant carrying a pistol was arrested from the court of Senior Civil judge Ms Kulsoom Azam in the judicial complex here on Tuesday.... PESHAWAR: Conviction set aside in drug case PESHAWAR, Nov 14: The Peshawar High Court on Tuesday acquitted a person of drug trafficking and set aside his conviction by a subordinate court.... PESHAWAR: Continuous training of troops stressed PESHAWAR Nov 14: Corps Commander Lt-Gen Mohammad Hamid Khan has said that vigorous and relentless training is the hallmark of soldier''s preparedness to face the modern day warfare and asked troops to pursue this objective by enhancing their professional skills.... PESHAWAR: UET symposium PESHAWAR, Nov 14: The University of Engineering and Technology (UET), Peshawar, will hold symposium on nanotechnology here tomorrow....

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