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November 16, 2006 Thursday Shawwal 23, 1427 KARACHI: PA passes 13 bills amid opposition protest KARACHI, Nov 15: Treasury benches passed as many as 10 bills into law within 25 minutes amid boycott of the session by the opposition. The house had already adopted three other bills rejecting the opposition’s reservations before the boycott.... KARACHI: CM’s remarks stir uproar KARACHI, Nov 15: The Sindh Assembly session witnessed uproar on Wednesday when Chief Minister Arbab Ghulam Rahim and Leader of Opposition Nisar Ahmad Khuhro exchanged accusations and passed personal remarks while... KARACHI: One more dengue suspect dies: 56 fresh cases reported KARACHI, Nov 15: Dengue-related fatalities continued to occur on the sixth consecutive day on Wednesday as one more patient afflicted with the mosquito-borne disease died at a private hospital amid reports of 56 fresh arrivals at different hospitals.... KARACHI: Ideas-2006 exhibition opens on 21st KARACHI, Nov 15: Pakistan’s indigenous defence production, through which the country has been earning more than $200 million annually in exports, would be on display, alongside the products of some of... KARACHI: Work on Education City to start soon: Ibad KARACHI, Nov 15: Sindh Governor Ishratul Ibad has said that the work on Education City project must start in a month or two. He stated this while chairing a high-level meeting... KARACHI: Governor hails women bill KARACHI, Nov 15: Sindh Governor Dr Ishratul Ibad Khan hailed the passage of the Women Protection Bill by the National Assembly. He said the approval reflected practical efforts by the... HYDERABAD: Council urges govt to enforce labour laws HYDERABAD, Nov 15: The district council on Wednesday urged the district and provincial governments to ensure implementation of labour laws in factories because employees do not give their workers any incentive and hire them on contract.... HARIPUR: Adoption of Hasba bill condemned HARIPUR, Nov 15: The women wing of the Pakistan People’s Party took out a procession here on Wednesday to protest against the adoption of the Hasba bill and the Bajaur incident.... PESHAWAR: Number of suspected dengue cases rises to 25 in NWFP PESHAWAR, Nov 15: The health department is yet to initiate effective measures to deal with the incidence of dengue as the number of suspected cases in the province reached 25, sources said.... TIMERGARA/KHAAR: ANP, levy men clash at Fata entry post TIMERGARA/KHAAR, Nov 15: A clash between ANP workers and levy force took place at the Tor Ghundi checkpost when the party''s president Asfandyar Wali Khan leading a big procession was refused entry into the tribal agency on Wednesday.... KARACHI: Tankers movement on service lane prohibited KARACHI, Nov 15: The Sindh High Court prohibited the plying of water tankers on a service lane of Catholic Colony, Muslimabad, on Wednesday and asked its nazir to inspect the site... KARACHI: Minorities concerned over Hisba KARACHI, Nov 15: Provincial secretary general of the All-Pakistan Minorities Alliance Michael Javed has expressed deep anguish and dismay over the adoption of Hisba Bill by the NWFP Assembly and said... KARACHI: Pledges stall Karachi Package progress KARACHI, Nov 15: City Naib Nazim Nasreen Jalil said here on Wednesday that the total amount of the Karachi package was about Rs29 billion in the beginning but it has now... KARACHI: No govt hostel in city for working women KARACHI, Nov 15: Though women constitute half of the city’s population, there are only two hostels, none of them in the government sector, with a total capacity of less than a... KARACHI: Traffic plan for Ideas-2006 KARACHI, Nov 15: City Nazim Syed Mustafa Kamal has said the city government had been putting extraordinary effort over the past five months to make the defence equipment exhibition – Ideas-2006 – a success.... KARACHI: New unit to curb phone thefts KARACHI, Nov 15: A new specialized unit to combat rampant cellphones snatching has been established by the police in Karachi.... KARACHI: 388 cases of child rights violations in six months KARACHI, Nov 15: Over 388 cases of child rights violation have been reported in Sindh between Jan 1 and August 11, says a report prepared by the Society for the Protection of the Rights of Child (SPARC).... KARACHI: Kumhar Mela kicks off today KARACHI, Nov 15: The three-day Kumhar Mela is to open at the Arts Council of Pakistan on Thursday.... KARACHI: Registration of Afghan DPs receives lukewarm response KARACHI, Nov 15: The UN-sponsored campaign to register Afghan refugees in Pakistan has not been receiving an enthusiastic response from the refugees as the National Database Registration Authority (Nadra), entrusted with... KARACHI: Traffic police facing manpower crisis KARACHI, Nov 15: The city traffic police are facing a shortage of manpower and vehicles as only 3,516 personnel using 421 vehicles regulate the 1.5 million vehicles in the metropolis spread over 3,500 sq.km.... KARACHI: Full court reference for four lawyers KARACHI, Nov 15: The Sindh High Court assured its advocates on Wednesday of its full cooperation in extending help to the families of deceased lawyers. Addressing a full court reference in honour of Advocates Mansoor Ahmad Khan, G.M.... KARACHI: DIG defends ban on pillion riding KARACHI, Nov 15: The ban on pillion riding came into force on Wednesday. It will remain in force for the next 15 days, and is being widely seen as part of the security concerns for Ideas 2006.... KARACHI: Rally against ban on TV channel KARACHI, Nov 15: The leaders, workers and supporters of various political, social and religious parties and groups gathered outside Karachi Press Club on Wednesday to stage a demonstration against the government’s... KARACHI: Education moot KARACHI, Nov 15: The third inter-provincial conference on “Learning to change-improving educational practices” starting today would strengthen the educational environment in the country by identifying strengths as well as areas of... KARACHI: Film industry to be revived KARACHI, Nov 15: Sindh Culture Adviser Omer Sharif has said that the government was willing to revive film industry and bottlenecks in the way would be removed on priority basis.... KARACHI: Sister cities KARACHI, Nov 15: Steps would be taken to make Karachi and Istanbul sister cities. This was decided in a meeting between City Nazim Mustafa Kamal and Consul-General of Turkey Erdem Mutaf on Wednesday.... KARACHI: Paintings show KARACHI, Nov 15: An exhibition of paintings by Hanif Shahzad opens at the Clifton art gallery at 5.30pm on Thursday. The exhibition will remain open till Nov 25.... THATTA: Proposal to set up utility stores in 13 towns THATTA, Nov 15: The Utility Stores Corporation (USC) was considering to set up its stores in 13 big and small towns of the district with a Super Utility Store in Thatta... LARKANA: Palijo calls for revival of literary criticism LARKANA, Nov 15: The culture of criticism has been, under a conspiracy, excluded from the Sindhi literature rendering it ineffective. This was stated by Awami Tehrik chief Rasool Bakhsh Palijo at a lecture on Sindhi literature here on Tuesday.... KARACHI: Local holiday in Shikarpur KARACHI, Nov 15: The Services, General Administration and Coordination Department announced on Wednesday that the Sindh government had declared Thursday, Nov 16, as local holiday in the limits of PS-II Shikarpur-III on account of by-elections.—PPI... PESHAWAR: PAEC to set up six medical centres PESHAWAR, Nov 15: The Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission plans to set up six more nuclear medicine centres in the country, said PAEC director-general Dr Saeeda Asghar on Tuesday.... PESHAWAR: Women lawyers hold demo PESHAWAR, Nov 15: Women lawyers on Wednesday staged a demonstration in protest against the adoption of the Hasba bill and urged the NWFP governor not to sign it....

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