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December 08, 2006 Friday Ziqa'ad 16, 1427 KARACHI: CDGK to revive citizen community boards KARACHI, Dec 7: The City District Government Karachi is set to kick-start an ADB-funded project to revitalise citizen community boards (CCBs) that have been dormant for the last four years, CDGK officials told Dawn.... KARACHI: Man murders ex-wife, parents KARACHI, Dec 7: A man killed his former wife and her parents in Gulistan-i-Jauhar on Thursday morning. The Gulistan-i-Jauhar police station SHO said Nusrat Shah along with his wife Zaigham Bibi and daughter Zaitoon were murdered by Zaitoon’s former husband in Chaman Iqbal Colony, Gulistan-i-Jauhar around 11am.... KARACHI: Man dies of blood loss as people look on KARACHI, Dec 7: A man who was injured in an altercation with some men in Saeedabad died of profuse loss of blood as no one came to his rescue.... KARACHI: Safari Park gives off foul smell KARACHI, Dec 7: A garbage dump has been created within the Safari Park vicinity in complete disregard of the very concept of a recreation spot frequented by hundreds of men, women and children every day.... KARACHI: 4 PWs examined in US diplomat case KARACHI, Dec 7: An anti-terrorism court put off on Thursday hearing of the US diplomat killing case against two activists of the Al Qaeda after recording the deposition of four more prosecution witnesses.... KARACHI: SHC orders demolition of illegal structure KARACHI, Dec 7: The Sindh High Court ordered on Thursday prompt demolition of an unauthorised structure and directed the crimes branch to conduct an inquiry into the alleged fabrication of documents by the builder to substantiate his case.... KARACHI: Inquiry finds JPMC surgeon incompetent KARACHI, Dec 7: A three-member inquiry committee of the Department of Forensic Medicine, Dow University of Health Sciences, has observed that under the administrative control of additional police surgeon, the Medico-legal... KARACHI: USAID offers $12m to improve Sindh economy KARACHI, Dec 7: The USAID has offered $12 million, to be matched equally by the federal government, for a number of programmes and projects aimed at improving the overall economic performance of Sindh.... PESHAWAR: Toll plaza proposal dropped: CM for improving taxation system PESHAWAR, Dec 7: The NWFP government on Thursday decided to drop the idea of setting up toll plazas and instead suggested rationalising the existing tax mechanism for generating the resources required for beautifying the city.... PESHAWAR: Request to restore trainee doctors’ stipend rejected PESHAWAR, Dec 7: The NWFP government has rejected the health department’s request to restore the monthly stipend to a category of trainee medical officers. According to sources, the decision was conveyed... PESHAWAR: Body to review water situation PESHAWAR, Dec 7: The NWFP government has set up a coordination committee on water and sanitation to review implementation and enforcement of legislation dealing with drinking water and sanitation.... MUZAFFARABAD: President’s Kashmir proposals criticised MUZAFFARABAD, Dec 7: The chief of his own faction of the Jammu Kashmir Liberation Front, Amanullah Khan, on Thursday said the rulers of India and Pakistan had no moral, political or constitutional right to impose their views on Kashmiris.... KARACHI: PTCL to curtail calls through operators KARACHI, Dec 7: The Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited (PTCL) has decided to close its inland operator-assisted service from coming Sunday, after which no services accessible through 109, 103, and 105 will be available to subscribers.... KARACHI: Tammanna ka chhatta qadam The Sixth KaraFilm Festival inauguration ceremony, Tammanna Ka Chhatta Qadam, was held last evening in the Mohatta Palace Museum grounds. Organised under the aegis of the KaraFilm Society, the KaraFilm Festival is a ‘celebration of the moving image and storytelling.’... KARACHI: DUHS directed to grant admission KARACHI, Dec 7: The Sindh High Court directed the Dow University of Health Sciences (DUHS) on Thursday to admit a student excluded from admission to MBBS on a ‘hyper-technical’ ground.... KARACHI: 53 fake HTV licences seized KARACHI, Dec 7: The Mithadar traffic section police have seized 53 fake HTV driving licences in a fortnight.This is a good indication there are rampant irregularities in the issuance of driving licences particularly heavy vehicles.... KARACHI: Illegal inter-city bus stands hamper traffic flow KARACHI, Dec 6: The illegal bus stands along main Manghopir Road around Banaras Chowk (Bacha Khan Chowk) are a hurdle in traffic flow as the Town Municipal Administration (TMA) SITE Town has failed to stop illegal parking of inter-city buses.... KARACHI: Hamara Karachi to be made memorable: Ibad KARACHI, Dec 7: Sindh Governor Dr Ishratul Ibad Khan said on Thursday that the ‘Hamara Karachi’ programme would be made a memorable function to highlight historical and cultural identity of Sindh, especially Karachi.... KARACHI: Police dept restrained KARACHI, Dec 7: The Sindh High Court on Thursday restrained the police department from processing tenders for supply of assorted material to it pending hearing of a petition on December 21.... KARACHI: ‘Awami courts’ planned KARACHI, Dec 7: Pakistan Fisherfolk Forum has decided to hold awami courts and assemblies at the union and tehsil level throughout the province to draw the authorities attention to fishermen’s problems.... KARACHI: Naval chief inspects Seaspark KARACHI, Dec 7: Pakistan Navy’s biannual exercise Seaspark 06 has entered the crucial phase of war manoeuvres east of Karachi along the Indus delta country in the Arabia Sea.... KARACHI: Recovery of teenager demanded KARACHI, Dec 7: Parents of a teenaged girl, alleging that their child has been kidnapped by their neighbours, have urged the authorities to direct the police to recover their child and take action against the kidnapers.... KARACHI: Work on new truck stand to begin soon: nazim KARACHI, Dec 7: City Nazim Syed Mustafa Kamal on Thursday announced that the construction of infrastructure for a new truck stand close to the Northern Bypass would start soon.... KARACHI: Plight of Muslims in Europe highlighted KARACHI, Dec 7: The British government has been trying to impose a ban on hijab, naqab or burqa while the Muslim community in the United Kingdom and other such countries is... KARACHI: 440 child prisoners entertained KARACHI, Dec 7: More than 440 child prisoners in a local jail had fun for over three hours, enjoying various sports activities, singing performances etc at a function on Thursday morning.... KARACHI: Teacher gets bail in fraud case KARACHI, Dec 7: A division bench of the Sindh High Court on Thursday granted bail before arrest to a schoolteacher facing trial before an accountability court.... KARACHI: MSA rescues three fishing vessels KARACHI, Dec 7: At least 18 fishermen were saved by the Maritime Security Agency near Gwadar. According to a MSA report, its Gwadar base rescued the fishermen from two sinking boats... KARACHI: International book fair from 13th KARACHI, Dec 7: The Pakistan Publishers and Booksellers Association (PPBA) has organised a five-day international book fair in collaboration with the National Book Foundation (NBF).... KARACHI: GST waiver on import of buses welcomed KARACHI, Dec 7: Sindh Minister for Transport and Industries Adil Siddiqui has welcomed the federal government’s decision to withdraw the general sales tax in the transport sector and hoped it will help provide better transport facilities to the people.... KARACHI: Unikarians’ award ceremony KARACHI, Dec 7: The Unikarians, a body of the University of Karachi alumni of distinction, will hold its “Nishan-i-Fazeelat Award” ceremony at Shaikh Zayed Auditorium, University Road, on December 9.... KARACHI: PIA scouts KARACHI, Dec 7: The annual inspection of district headquarters of PIA Scouts in North and South division has been completed. Provincial inspection team comprising Rashid Amin Dar and Sadaqat Mahmood inspected... KARACHI: Humanities Part-I result KARACHI, Dec 7: The Board of Intermediate Education, Karachi, will declare the results of Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) Humanities Private Part-I annual examination today on Friday (Dec 8) at 11am.... HYDERABAD: Police chief visits disputed plot: Construction likely to stir resistance HYDERABAD, Dec 7: Provincial Police Officer (Sindh) Jehangir Mirza on Thursday visited the proposed site for the construction of a complex comprising housing scheme for police personnel and an auditorium in Qasimabad taluka.... HYDERABAD: AT vows to resist dam construction HYDERABAD, Dec 7: The activists of Awami Tehrik on Thursday observed a token hunger strike outside the Hyderabad press club to protest against the proposed construction of Kalabagh and other controversial dams on River Indus.... KHAIRPUR: Women ignored in revenue record: Khairpur council KHAIRPUR, Dec 7: The members of the district council, Khairpur, lashed out at the officials of the revenue department for their failure to maintain the record.... MITHI: Villager dies MITHI, Dec 7: A villager, Mumtaz, who had been wounded in an attack by his rivals in Batingiari Goth of Mithi taluka, died in the Civil Hospital here on Wednesday.... PESHAWAR: MMA lawmakers flay Musharraf’s statement PESHAWAR, Dec 7: Provincial lawmakers of the Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal have criticised a statement made by President Gen Pervez Musharraf in which he characterised the NWFP government as “an agglomeration of the religious illiterate”.... PESHAWAR: Training centres for Fata planned PESHAWAR, Dec 7: The Agricultural University of the NWFP is preparing two PC-1s for establishing one training and advisory service centre each in North and South Waziristan tribal agencies under the agricultural development plan for the Federally-Administered Tribal Areas....

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