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November 18, 2006 Saturday Shawwal 25, 1427 KARACHI: Big women turnout at pro-bill rally KARACHI, Nov 17: Muttahida Qaumi Movement chief Altaf Hussain on Friday declared that his party would oppose any legislation that would curtail rights of women, and challenged religious parties to prove... KARACHI: Rallies create traffic jams KARACHI, Nov 17: Traffic remained disturbed on various thoroughfares here on Friday as the MQM and MMA held rallies. Motorists and commuters in public transport vehicles were stuck on various... KARACHI: Hearing put off in SCBA polls case KARACHI, Nov 17: The Sindh High Court indefinitely adjourned on Friday the hearing of a petition challenging the results of the Supreme Court Bar Association election after observing that an identical case was pending before the Supreme Court.... KARACHI: MMA stages rallies against govt, law on women KARACHI, Nov 17: Supporters of the Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal staged rallies outside various mosques after Juma prayers to condemn the passage of the Women Protection Bill in the National Assembly.... KARACHI: PPP MPAs indictment deferred in Eshwar case KARACHI, Nov 17: The District and Sessions Judge South, Mr Zaheer Ahmed Leghari, deferred on Friday the indictment of five MPAs of the Pakistan Peoples Party in the Eshwar Lal case.... KARACHI: Court orders six Harkat activists’ acquittal KARACHI, Nov 17: The Sindh High Court set aside on Friday the conviction of six activists of the banned Harkat Al Mujahidden Al Alami Al Islami in an explosives case and... KARACHI: Efforts for moderate society underway: Ibad KARACHI, Nov 17: Sindh Governor Dr Ishratul Ibad has said that efforts are being made for the establishment of an enlightened and moderate society based on justice.... KARACHI: PPP wants independent election commission KARACHI, Nov 17: The leader of the Opposition in the Sindh Assembly, Nisar Ahmed Khuhro has reiterated the demand for the establishment of an independent election commission for holding free and fair elections in the country.... HYDERABAD: Protest against women’s protection bill HYDERABAD, Nov 17: Activists of the Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal on Friday held a demonstration outside the press club in protest against the passage of Protection of Women’s Rights Bill by the National Assembly.... NAWABSHAH: Witness in Brohi murder case turns hostile NAWABSHAH, Nov 17: The Rasool Bux Brohi murder case took a new turn when an eye witness in the case, Siddique Brohi, retracted from his earlier statement and submitted an affidavit... KARACHI: Treasury, opposition skewer composite exam system KARACHI, Nov 17: The treasury and opposition benches in the Sindh Assembly on Friday demonstrated rare identical concern over the decision of the inter-provincial education ministers conference to hold composite examination of the ninth and tenth class from next year.... KARACHI: Technician dies in blast KARACHI, Nov 17: A technician died in a cylinder blast in Malir on Friday. Police said that the explosion occurred at an air-conditioning repair shop located in the Madina Market in Malir-15 area.... KARACHI: Ban lifted KARACHI, Nov 17: The ban imposed on movement of heavy vehicles in the jurisdiction of Karachi limits under section 144 CRPC has been lifted. This was stated in a Press release of the Transport and Communication Department.—PPI... KARACHI: Design competition for students KARACHI, Nov 17: The Virginia Commonwealth University School of the Arts in Qatar (VCUQ), will launch the Fifth Annual Design Competition in Pakistan. This competition is launched every year in the... KARACHI: 32 more with high fever admitted to hospitals KARACHI, Nov 17: Thirty-seven more patients, believed to be afflicted with mosquito-borne disease, were rushed to private and city government hospitals during the last 24 hours on Friday while 31 indoor patients were discharged from several health units in Karachi.... KARACHI: SHC allows removal of Sabzazar’s debris KARACHI, Nov 17: A division bench of the Sindh High Court, comprising Justices Sarmad Jalal Osmany and Ali Sain Dino Metlo, on Friday allowed the Karachi Water and Sewerage Board (KWSB)... KARACHI: ‘Missing’ man’s family demands his recovery KARACHI, Nov 17: A peaceful rally was held outside the press club here on Friday by the family and relatives of Gohram Saleh, a resident of Turbat who, they claimed, had... KARACHI: Saddar Town demands more funds as compensation: Services to non-residents KARACHI, Nov 17: The Saddar Town has suggested to the provincial and the city governments and town municipal administrations (TMAs) to pay for the burden of other agencies and governments it... KARACHI: Role of ethics in surgery highlighted: International surgical congress begins KARACHI, Nov 17: Speakers at an international surgical congress have said that a well-supervised training in surgery and a check and balance system in the healthcare sector can help improve the image of surgeons.... KARACHI: Goods transport carriers call off strike KARACHI, Nov 17: Goods transporters on Friday called off their strike following successful negotiations with the Sindh minister for transport and industries. The Supreme Council of All Karachi Transport Ittehad and... KARACHI: Mass communication results announced KARACHI, Nov 17: The University of Karachi has announced the final result of MA Mass Communication (Evening Programme).... KARACHI: Orangi, Baldia road in bad shape KARACHI, Nov 17: The main road connecting Orangi and Baldia towns has turned into a narrow strip of bumpy track insufficient for the heavy load of traffic plying on it.... KARACHI: PPP clarifies its stance on bill KARACHI, Nov 17: The Pakistan Peoples Party’s support on the women’s protection bill does not mean support for General Pervez Musharraf as the party was committed to struggle for a just, liberal and egalitarian dispensation in the country.... KARACHI: Books worth Rs23 million ordered for school libraries KARACHI, Nov 17: The Sindh Education Department plans to procure books worth Rs 23 million for libraries in schools and colleges. Dr Hamida Khuhro, Sindh education and literacy minister, has directed... KARACHI: Ban proposed on sale of leased plots KARACHI, Nov 17: The chairman of Sindh Kutchi Abadis Authority, Mohammad Hussain, has proposed a ban on the sale or transfer of plots in kutchi abadis, which were leased out to... KARACHI: Police told to improve performance KARACHI, Nov 17: The provincial police chief, Jehangir Mirza, has expressed his dissatisfaction over the overall performance of the Lyari Town police in general and particularly the Lyari Task Force (LTF).... NAUSHAHRO FEROZE: Three alleged bandit held NAUSHAHRO FEROZE, Nov 17: Police claimed to have arrested three alleged dacoits after an encounter near Toll Plaza on the National Highway on Friday.... HYDERABAD: SQI team to meet Mumtaz HYDERABAD, Nov 17: A delegation of the Sindh Qaumi Ittehad (SQI) will leave here for Karachi on Saturday to meet Mumtaz Ali Bhutto and appeal to him to withdraw his resignation as chairman of the SQI.... PESHAWAR: Micro-credit scheme extended to Fata PESHAWAR, Nov 17: The Khushali Bank has included the Federally Administered Tribal Areas in its country-wide programme to develop non-bankable territories through micro-credit services.... PESHAWAR: More civil staff soon to speed up reconstruction: 4,400 kanals earmarked for projects PESHAWAR, Nov 17: NWFP Chief Minister Akram Khan Durrani has approved appointment of additional staff for civil services departments in the quake-hit areas of the province.... PESHAWAR: 17 students awarded scholarships PESHAWAR, Nov 17: Seventeen students were awarded scholarships of Rs10, 000 each at a ceremony of semester-wise graduate merit scholarship held here in the Institute of Management Sciences on Friday.... NOWSHERA: Three killed in accident near Nowshera NOWSHERA, Nov 17: Three people were killed and 15 others injured when a truck carrying a marriage party collided head on with a coach on the Peshawar-Islamabad highway near Taro Jaba, west of Nowshera, on Friday....

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