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November 25, 2006 Saturday Ziqa'ad 3, 1427 KARACHI: Detention illegal if UTPs not produced: High Court ruling KARACHI, Nov 24: The non-production of an under-trial prisoner on the date of hearing of his case would be treated as detention without authority with effect from March 31 2007, a division bench of the Sindh High Court observed on Friday.... KARACHI: 32 new suspected dengue cases reported KARACHI, Nov 24: Thirty two new patients afflicted with viral mosquito borne diseases were brought to eight government and private hospitals in Karachi in the past 24 hours ending at 2pm Friday.... KARACHI: Nazim promises more signal-free corridors KARACHI, Nov 24: The signal-free corridor from SITE to Airport would be developed as a model corridor and later more such corridors would be built, said the city nazim, Mr Mustafa Kamal, while presiding over a meeting.... KARACHI: Employer keeps child in confinement KARACHI, Nov 24: A young domestic servant has allegedly been kept in illegal confinement by his employer at her house in Defence Housing Society.... KARACHI: Muttahida legislators ask MMA leaders to resign KARACHI, Nov 24: The Muttahida Qaumi Movement MNAs in a joint statement have said with the adoption of Women Protection Bill, the religious parties had suffered a defeat in the National... KARACHI: Infant abandoned in plastic bag recovered KARACHI, Nov 24: A two-day old girl was recovered alive from a stormwater drain in North Nazimabad on Friday. The infant was stuffed in a sealed plastic bag.... KARACHI: SHC puts off Pearl case hearing KARACHI, Nov 24: A division bench of the High Court of Sindh, comprising Justice Rehmat Hussain Jaffery and Justice Yasmeen Abbasey, on Friday put off hearing of appeals filed by the accused and by the state in Daniel Pearl kidnapping-murder case.... KARACHI: Plan for drug regulatory authority under fire KARACHI, Nov 24: Two NGOs working for consumers’ protection and a higher quality of life for the poor, have urged the government to place its plan for the establishment of a ‘federal drug regulatory authority’ before the parliament.... KARACHI: SEPA, CDGK to ensure proper hospital waste disposal KARACHI, Nov 24: The Sindh Environmental Protection Agency and the City District Government of Karachi have joined hands to check the hospitals responsible for unsafe or careless disposal of hazardous waste.... KARACHI: Police dept still waiting for reward money KARACHI, Nov 24: Disbursement of reward money announced by the Sindh government for the arrest of the various terrorists and gangsters is pending for the last one year, sources in the law enforcement agencies told Dawn.... KARACHI: Baldia residents bothered by industrial pollution KARACHI, Nov 24: Industrial pollution, mainly smoke, is a major problem in parts of Baldia Town, and is causing diseases among people, especially children.... KARACHI: Early prevention for dental health stressed KARACHI, Nov 24: Dental preventive services should ideally be carried out at an early stage, Dr Munawar Rahman, consultant dental surgeon at the Aga Khan University Hospital (AKUH), said.... KARACHI: Ideas 2006 concludes KARACHI, Nov 24: The International Defence Exhibition and Seminar (Ideas 2006) organised at the Expo Centre concluded on Friday with a display by the joint forces.... KARACHI: MMA holds protest demos against women’s bill KARACHI, Nov 24: The Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal staged protest demos after Friday prayers outside different mosques in the city against adoption of the women’s protection bill.... KARACHI: Govt urged to sign ILO convention KARACHI, Nov 24: The representatives of civil society organisations on Friday urged the government to sign the International Labour Organisation’s Convention C-177 on home-based work so that rights of the home-based workers could be protected.... KARACHI: ADB-funded projects reviewed KARACHI, Nov 24: Director Operations and Evaluation of the Asian Development Bank Mr R. K. Leonard on Friday called on Chief Secretary Fazlur Rehman and exchange with him views on the ADB-funded projects in the Sindh.... KARACHI: Journalist’s wife robbed KARACHI, Nov 24: Four bandits deprived a woman of her ornaments while she was returning home in a rickshaw after dropping her children to their school in Block-3, Gulshan-i-Iqbal on Thursday morning.... KARACHI: Phone lines damaged in Azizabad KARACHI, Nov 24: Thousands of fixed phone lines went out of order on Friday in Azizabad telephone exchange after a main underground cable was damaged during development work being carried out by the city government.... KARACHI: Loudspeakers land JI leaders in trouble KARACHI, Nov 24: Some leaders of Jamaat-e-Islami were booked by police for the violation of the Loudspeaker Act here on Friday.... KARACHI: Land grabbers KARACHI, Nov 24: Sindh Revenue Minister Dr Irfan Gul Magsi said on Friday that government land would be protected at all costs and action would be initiated against the land mafia... KARACHI: LLB results KARACHI, Nov 24: The University of Karachi on Friday announced the results of LLB final year exam 2006. All three positions were bagged by students of S.M.... KARACHI: Entry test KARACHI, Nov 24: The Sir Syed University of Engineering and Technology announced the results of admission tests for the bachelors programme. Candidates can collect their admission letters from Nov 25 to 30.... HYDERABAD: Farmers advised to prefer organic fertiliser HYDERABAD, Nov 24: The third national conference on “agriculture and animal sciences” at the concluding session on Thursday stressed the need for concerted efforts and joint research to restore organic matter... HYDERABAD: Psychiatry institute lacks funds to feed patients, SHC told HYDERABAD, Nov 24: An institute, which is meant for rehabilitating the mentally retarded and the insane, has not enough resources even to feed its patients not to mention meeting their other... PESHAWAR: PA adopts medical varsity bill PESHAWAR, Nov 24: The NWFP assembly on Friday adopted a bill for setting up the Khyber Medical University to promote excellence in medical education through standardisation, training, evaluation and research.... PESHAWAR: FC to have 50 more platoons PESHAWAR, Nov 24: The federal government has approved 50 new platoons for the Frontier Constabulary and formation of a Quick Response Force to maintain law and order and enhance patrolling in troubled areas across the country.... SWABI: Topi to be made tehsil SWABI, Nov 24: The NWFP government has decided to upgrade Topi to the level of tehsil, provincial Minister for Education Fazl Ali Haqqani said on Friday.... SWABI: Swabi colleges to remain closed today SWABI, Nov 24: Colleges in the district have been closed for Saturday to scuttle a protest demonstration of the Islami Jamiat Tulaba during a visit of NWFP Chief Minister to the district.... PESHAWAR: Call to provide quality health service PESHAWAR, Nov 24: NWFP Chief Secretary Ejaz Ahmed Qureshi has said that quality service and good care should be priorities in all aspects of medicare, including dermatology.... PESHAWAR: Woman burnt to death in house fire PESHAWAR, Nov 24: A woman died of severe burns after her house caught fire in the Saddar area on Friday. Razia Bibi, wife of Farooq Shafi, died after fire erupted in her house due to short-circuit, police said....

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