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November 24, 2006 Friday Ziqa'ad 2, 1427 KARACHI: ADB doubles aid for mega-city project KARACHI, Nov 23: City Nazim Syed Mustafa Kamal on Thursday told a Swiss mission that improving law and order situation and government’s swift actions to make Karachi a modern and developed... KARACHI: Rangers, police told to vacate bus depots: Shifting of inter-city termini KARACHI, Nov 23: The Sindh High Court directed the Pakistan Rangers and the Sindh Police on Thursday to vacate the defunct Karachi Road Transport Corporation bus depots at Malir, Gulshan-i-Iqbal, SITE... KARACHI: Shipyard to build parts of submarine KARACHI, Nov 23: The Karachi Shipyard and Engineering Works would produce some parts of submarines and surface ships for the French Navy, besides fulfilling all requirements of the Pakistan Navy, including... KARACHI: Heroin found in dry fruits KARACHI, Nov 23: The drug enforcement cell of Pakistan Customs at the Jinnah International Airport seized heroin concealed in dry fruits destined for Australia.... KARACHI: Dengue patients to get payment KARACHI, Nov 23: The Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre has decided to make payments to its registered dengue patients against transfusion of platelets, said Dr Mashoor Alam, executive director of the hospital, on Thursday.... KARACHI: Court told of Asif’s ailment KARACHI, Nov 23: The defence counsel for Asif Ali Zardari told a court on Thursday that his client was unable to attend the legal proceedings against him as he was under medical treatment in the United States.... KARACHI: Consulate blast case convicts acquitted KARACHI Nov 23: The Sindh High Court on Thursday set aside the conviction of nine activists of the banned Harkatul Mujahideen Al-Alami and acquitted them of the honorary Macedonian consulate explosion, killing and dacoity charges.... KARACHI: Altaf tells partymen to rectify misconceptions: History, religion KARACHI, Nov 23: Chief of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement Altaf Hussain has said that religio-political parties, mullahs and the so-called ‘guardians’ of Islam are paid to mislead the people of Pakistan... KARACHI: Ideas-2006 marred by mismanagement KARACHI, Nov 23: The lack-lustre international defence exhibition and seminar -- Ideas-2006 -- failed to generate the desired interest on the third day as the event was not properly managed.... KARACHI: UK-based charity focusing on Gadap KARACHI, Nov 23: A UK-based Muslim charity on Thursday announced it would focus on the city’s backward Gadap Town in improving healthcare facilities for its people.... PESHAWAR: PA criticises restriction on Azaan during Blair''s visit PESHAWAR, Nov 23: The provincial assembly adopted a unanimous resolution on Thursday condemning desecration of Islamic flags by an American multinational company and restrictions on Azaan for Asr prayers at the... PESHAWAR: PHC takes up petition on open manholes PESHAWAR, Nov 23: The Peshawar High Court on Thursday issued a notice to the provincial government and the Peshawar city district nazim on a writ petition calling for covering open manholes and drains in the provincial capital.... KARACHI: Rumi revisited KARACHI, Nov 23: The mystical ideas of Jalaluddin Rumi, thirteenth century man of letters well known for his magnum opus Masnavi, are as profound and relevant today as they were over 700 years ago.... KARACHI: 3 killed in road accidents KARACHI, Nov 23: Three persons were killed in road accidents in the city on Thursday.... KARACHI: Bandits injure pedestrian KARACHI, Nov 23: A young man was injured during a snatching bid in Liaquatabad on Thursday. Police said Azhar Noman was intercepted by armed men in Sharifabad police limits at a deserted stretch of road.... KARACHI: Sessi officers accused of harassment KARACHI, Nov 23: The private hospitals in the city are up in arms in the wake of the demand by Sindh Employees Social Security Institution (Sessi) officials for payment of their contribution.... KARACHI: Security to be enhanced at Quaid’s mazar KARACHI, Nov 23: The security arrangements at the mausoleum of the Father of the Nation, Quaid-i-Azam Mohammad Ali Jinnah will be enhanced by employing well-trained security guards and close circuit camera surveillance system.... KARACHI: JI activists protest against women’s bill KARACHI, Nov 23: The Jamaat-i-Islami, Karachi (Women Chapter) staged a protest rally against the Women Protection Bill outside the Karachi Press Club here on Thursday.... KARACHI: SHC bar elections tomorrow KARACHI, Nov 23: The Sindh High Court Bar Association will go to the polls on Saturday, November 25th to elect its office-bearers and a managing committee for 2007.... KARACHI: Two books on China launched KARACHI, Nov 23: The Pakistan Academy of Letters on Thursday launched two books on China to mark the 55th anniversary of the friendship between the two countries.... KARACHI: Move to shift WSD offices slammed KARACHI, Nov 23: A large number of workers of the director-general (designs), Work and Services Department, have urged the authorities to withdraw decision on shifting of the department to Hyderabad.... KARACHI: LLM thesis KARACHI, Nov 23: The University of Karachi has extended the date for submission of thesis for LLM final annual examination. The thesis can now be submitted till November 28 with a late fee of Rs 500.... KARACHI: Entry test results KARACHI, Nov 23: The Department of Statistic, University of Karachi, on Thursday announced the entry test results of BS Actuarial Sciences and Risk Management-2007.... KARACHI: Weather KARACHI, Nov 23: The Met office has forecast fair weather with cool night on Friday with the minimum temperature expected to range between 15°C and 17°C.... KARACHI: Mosque, mazar get stay KARACHI, Nov 23: A division bench comprising Chief Justice Sabihuddin Ahmed and Justice Faisal Arab allowed appeals by a Shaheed-i-Millat Road plot owner and the CDGK against an interim order passed... KARACHI: 16 vehicles, 46 mobile phones taken away KARACHI, Nov 23: At least 16 vehicles and 46 cellphones were snatched or stolen by bandits in different parts of the city on Thursday.... KARACHI: Intending Hajis facing hardship KARACHI, Nov 23: The sewage spilling out of a broken line near the Baitul Hujjaj at Haji Camp is causing immense hardship and inconvenience to the intending pilgrims and their families... KARACHI: ‘No one has left MQM’ KARACHI, Nov 23: The Muttahida Qaumi Movement Coordination Committee said that none of its workers had left the party.... SUKKUR: APC accuses govt of serving US interests SUKKUR, Nov 23: Expressing concern over a reported move to hand over the Shahbaz Airbase in Jacobabad to Nato forces, an all-party conference termed it harmful to solidarity and integrity of the country.... HYDERABAD: ‘Water-logged land can be used for bio-energy’ HYDERABAD, Nov 23: Dr Kausar Abdullah Malik, a member of the Planning Commission, has said that the water-logged land can be made usable and bio-energy could be obtained from it.... LARKANA: Steps urged to check spread of hepatitis LARKANA, Nov 23: Cases of hepatitis B and C are on the rise in the mountainous belt of Sindh. The situaiton demands urgent and extensive measures to check the outbreak of the disease.... PESHAWAR: Paramedical centre for women planned PESHAWAR, Nov 23: To overcome the current shortage of female technicians in government-run hospitals, NWFP Health Minister Inayatullah Khan has ordered preparation of a plan for the establishment of a separate paramedical institute for women in the province.... PESHAWAR: Doctors demand reinstatement PESHAWAR, Nov 23: Senior doctors and consultants who had resigned in protest against introduction of the institution-based practice system in government hospitals have demanded that they should be reinstated following the... PESHAWAR: Collection of love letters launched PESHAWAR, Nov 23: A collection of love letters titled ‘Magar Ye Ho Na Saka.’ The letters describe the feelings of love in an innovative way, besides raising serious questions about social behaviours and barriers.... PESHAWAR: Gemstone centre project approved PESHAWAR, Nov 23: The Higher Education Commission on Thursday approved a Rs32.929 million project of the NWFP University of Engineering and Technology, Peshawar, for setting up a gemstone development centre.... PESHAWAR: Hydel profit to be spent on public ‘welfare’ PESHAWAR, Nov 23: Chief Minister Akram Khan Durrani has said that the net hydel profit to be given to the province as a result of the arbitration commission''s decision would be spent on the education and medical treatment of deserving people....

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