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November 23, 2006 Thursday Ziqa'ad 1, 1427 KARACHI: Shaukat tells MMA to be ‘constructive’ KARACHI, Nov 22: Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz has advised the Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal to practise constructive politics instead of indulging in the politics of resignations.... KARACHI: SHC stays plan to privatise LPG business KARACHI, Nov 22: The Sindh High Court stayed on Wednesday the Oil and Gas Development Corporation’s plan to privatise its liquefied petroleum gas extraction business on a petition moved by two of its shareholders.... KARACHI: Four killed, 26 injured in factory explosion KARACHI, Nov 22: Four factory workers died and 26 others were wounded in an explosion at a cement factory in Nooriabad Industrial Estate near Karachi on Wednesday evening.... KARACHI: Dengue fever persists, 64 more in hospitals KARACHI, Nov 22: The number of dengue fever patients in Karachi on Wednesday swelled to 4,008, which is about 76 per cent of the total cases reported in the country so far.... KARACHI: Sindh PA summoned KARACHI, Nov 22: Speaker Syed Muzaffar Hussain Shah has summoned the Sindh Assembly on Dec 1. The session has been requisitioned by the opposition.—APP... KARACHI: Imtiaz resigns PML posts KARACHI, Nov 22: Former Provincial Minister Imtiaz Ahmad Shaikh has resigned from the offices of Pakistan Muslim League-Q’s Senior Central Vice President and Member of the Executive Committee in protest against the provincial party leadership.... PESHAWAR: Ban lifted on private practice by govt hospital doctors PESHAWAR, Nov 22: The NWFP Assembly on Wednesday adopted a bill withdrawing a ban on private practice by doctors serving in public sector hospitals in the province.... PESHAWAR: Governor to sign bill if SC’s objections have been removed PESHAWAR, Nov 22: Governor Ali Mohammad Jan Aurakzai has said he will give assent to the Hasba bill only if the NWFP government has removed the reservations of the Supreme Court.... KARACHI: PILER joins drive for disarmament KARACHI, Nov 22: Three civil society organisations of Pakistan, India and France have launched a joint international campaign on `Disarmament to Combat Poverty’ and are demanding 10 per cent reduction in... KARACHI: Centres for special children in poor shape KARACHI, Nov 22: There is no proper official arrangement for rehabilitation of special children in Karachi. The social welfare department has opened five rehabilitation centres in different localities for the deaf and dumb, but these centres are in a pathetic condition.... KARACHI: Last of Bohemians: Bashir Mirza KARACHI, Nov 22: A cultural evening was held on Wednesday to celebrate the genius of Bashir Mirza. The venue was the Acropolis in Clifton.... KARACHI: KESC opts for pre-fabricated grid stations KARACHI, Nov 22: The Karachi Electric Supply Corporation has signed a contract with a private firm for the manufacture of pre-fabricated grid stations for the city to improve the corporation’s power transmission and distribution capacity.... KARACHI: Expatriate robbed near Expo Centre KARACHI, Nov 22: Another armed robbery was reported in the proximity of Ideas 2006 venue on Tuesday night, says our Staff Reporter... KARACHI: 20 vehicles taken away KARACHI, Nov 22: Twenty vehicles and 53 cellphones were taken away by bandits in different parts of the city on Wednesday, says Our Staff Reporter... KARACHI: SCBA body to meet tomorrow KARACHI, Nov 22: Officiating president of the Supreme Court Bar Association Khwaja Naveed Ahmed has convened a meeting of the newly-elected SCBA executive in Islamabad on November 24.... KARACHI: Steps ordered to overcome teachers’ shortage KARACHI, Nov 22: Sindh Education and Literacy Department has moved to fill vacancies of college teachers against the budgeted positions on a two-year contract basis, said official sources.... KARACHI: Small families to get incentives: minister KARACHI, Nov 22: Sindh Population Welfare Minister Syed Ali Bakhsh Shah has said postings of grade 18 district officer for population welfare in 14 districts were aimed at revamping the administration to achieve positive results.... KARACHI: Sanitation work at harbour privatised KARACHI, Nov 22: Sanitation work in the Karachi Fish Harbour has been privatized after a tussle between the Marine Fisheries Department and the Fishermen Cooperative Society on the issue of poor sanitary conditions at the harbour.... KARACHI: NGO seeks help to save twin islands KARACHI, Nov 22: Pakistan Mahigir Tehrik has urged the civil society organizations and stakeholders to play their due role to save the livelihood of the poor fishermen being threatened due to ill-advised policies of the present government.... KARACHI: SBC discusses civil judge criterion KARACHI, Nov 22: The Sindh Bar Council has demanded that a lawyer should be eligible for appointment as civil judge or judicial magistrate only after a minimum of three years’ active practice.... KARACHI: Realistic use of resources stressed KARACHI, Nov 22: Experts at a seminar urged the hospital administrators to be proactive and make realistic use of the limited resources in the local context.... KARACHI: Exam for GPs tomorrow KARACHI, Nov 22: For the first time, a total of 116 family doctors and general physicians from Sindh and 85 doctors from Punjab will appear in the Member Royal College of General Practitioners (MRCGP) International UK examination here on November 24.... KARACHI: Gold slabs worth Rs6m seized KARACHI, Nov 22: The Customs preventive collectorate on Wednesday seized 400-tola gold, worth Rs6 million, from a passenger arriving from Dubai.... KARACHI: MCS admissions KARACHI, Nov 22: The Computer Science Department of Karachi University has announced the entry test results of MCS.... KARACHI: Foreigners safe in country, says adviser KARACHI, Nov 22: The government is keen to promote foreign investment and is ready to guarantee the safety of foreigners in Karachi and the rest of the country.... KARACHI: Paintings show by BD artists KARACHI, Nov 22: An exhibition of two contemporary Bangladeshi artists, Kazi Sayed and Sardar Nipu, began at the Canvas art gallery on November 22.... KARACHI: Two men, woman die in accidents KARACHI, Nov 22: Three persons, including a woman, died in accidents on Wednesday.... KARACHI: Notices issued in toxic waste dumping case KARACHI, Nov 22: A division bench of the Sindh High Court issued notices to the federal environment ministry, the Pakistan Environment Protection Agency and other respondents for November 28 in a... KARACHI: Mosque shifting stayed KARACHI, Nov 22: A Sindh Hich Court bench, stayed the shifting of a mosque to a public park near Karsaz and issued notices to the city district government and the Faisal Cantonment Board for December 6.... KARACHI: School art project KARACHI, Nov 22: Over 250 are pieces were shortlisted and exhibited from among the art works submitted by 150 schools who participated in the sixth Unilever International Art project for schools in Pakistan.... KARACHI: CM’s assurance KARACHI, Nov 22: Sindh Chief Minister Dr Arbab Ghulam Rahim has said that the government is making all-out efforts to curb crimes and in this regard law enforcers are being equipped with modern resources.... HYDERABAD: Rs 132m to be spent on 56 educational schemes HYDERABAD, Nov 22: District Nazim Kanwar Naveed Jamil has vowed to make Hyderabad the most literate district in the country.... LARKANA: Four killed in ‘encounter’ LARKANA, Nov22: An alleged bandit, Meer Chandio, died in the Naudero police station late on Tuesday night.... KHAIRPUR: 30 injured as coach overturns on highway KHAIRPUR, Nov 22: More than 30 people were injured, one of them seriously, when a Karachi-bound coach overturned on National Highway near Therhi town late on Tuesday night.... PESHAWAR: PHC says ministers can’t meddle in postings PESHAWAR, Nov 22: The Peshawar High Court on Wednesday set aside an order of a provincial minister regarding the re-instatement of a patwari (land revenue officer) after a case had been registered against him.... MARDAN: Literacy campaign in Mardan MARDAN, Nov 22: Over 1,000 literacy centres have been opened in Mardan district over the past four years from where 10,592 people have learnt how to read and write....

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