Low Graphics Site

December 11, 2006 Monday Ziqa'ad 19, 1427 KARACHI: Protesters block highway for hours: Police kill boy KARACHI, Dec 10: Protesters on Sunday blocked the National Highway by placing the body of a young man who was killed in police firing early on Sunday morning in Bin Qasim Town in the Shah Latif police limits.... KARACHI: Acting governor sworn in KARACHI, Dec 10: The swearing-in ceremony of acting governor of Sindh was held on Sunday at a simple ceremony at the Governor''s House.... KARACHI: Shifting of samples from services hospital risky KARACHI, Dec 10: As the Sindh health minister has ordered dismantling of the Services Hospital, what bothers officials of the Chemical Examiner’s (CE) office situated on the same premises along M.A.... KARACHI: Reopening of major roads by 30th ordered KARACHI, Dec 10: City Nazim Syed Mustafa Kamal on Sunday visited the Ayesha Manzil-Karimabad section of Shahrah-i-Pakistan to inspect the pace of work for shifting underground utility lines, and gave the... KARACHI: Six labourers die in road accident KARACHI, Dec 10: Six labourers, were killed in a road accident on the Northern Bypass early on Sunday morning. Police said that coming from Nawabshah and destined for Hub carrying wood,... KARACHI: 3,000 people regain sight KARACHI, Dec 10: The Society For Preservation and Restoration of Vision, an NGO engaged in restoring sight of poor and helpless villagers all over Pakistan, has removed opaque eye lenses and... KARACHI: Stress laid on state’s duty to protect citizens’ right KARACHI, Dec 10: Speakers at a seminar on Sunday said that since all human beings had equal rights regardless of their caste, creed or colour, it was the duty of the state to protect those human rights.... HYDERABAD: Concern expressed over ‘disappearance’ of political activists: International Human Rights Day HYDERABAD, Dec 10: Intellectuals, rights activists, political leaders and social workers urged the international community on International Human Rights Day on Sunday to take notice of ‘enforced disappearances’ and arrests of political activists by the state.... PESHAWAR: Minorities urge governor not to approve Hasba Bill PESHAWAR, Dec 10: The All-Pakistan Minorities’ Alliance (APMA) on Sunday called upon the NWFP governor not to approve the controversial Hasba Bill as it was aimed at curtailing civil liberties and rights of the minorities.... PESHAWAR: WHO warns of epidemics in quake-hit areas PESHAWAR, Dec 10: The World Health Organisation has warned of a possible outbreak of epidemics in the earthquake-hit region of the NWFP following rains and snowfall and has asked the government to speed up reconstruction activity.... LANDI KOTAL: Blast damages 3 oil tankers LANDI KOTAL (Khyber Agency), Dec 10: Three oil tankers were damaged after an blast on Saturday night. The blast occurred near the agency headquarters hospital. Two other vehicles were saved.—Correspondent... KARACHI: Citizens at mercy of butchers KARACHI, Dec 10: Owing to negligence of the authorities concerned, citizens are compelled to buy substandard meat at exorbitant rates because after Ramazan neither any official rate list has been circulated... KARACHI: KIHD to be made most modern hospital, says nazim KARACHI, Dec 10: City Nazim Syed Mustafa Kamal has vowed to make the Karachi Institute of Heart Diseases (KIHD) one of the country’s most modern healthcare centres, and announced that the... KARACHI: 19 vehicles, 55 cellphones taken away KARACHI, Dec 10: At least 19 vehicles and 55 cellphones were taken away by bandits in different parts of the city on Sunday.... KARACHI: Sindh defies Centre on permits for falcon hunting KARACHI, Dec 10: The Sindh government, flouting federal government’s directives, has issued hundreds of permits for catching and trading in falcon, a rare species facing extinction, it is learnt reliably.... KARACHI: Govt sets up body for Sabzi Mandi allotments KARACHI, Dec 10: The Sindh government has constituted a four-member committee to ensure transparency in the allotment and regularisation process vis-a-vis the New Sabzi Mandi.... KARACHI: Hospital mourns humane surgeon’s death KARACHI: By and large Karachiites who wish to remain anonymous keep the glimmer of hope alive in the dismal milieu of this metropolis. Dr Masood Ahmed, who died a few weeks ago, was one such Karachiite.... ISLAMABAD: Obesity on the rise in Pakistan: study ISLAMABAD, Dec 10: One in four Pakistani adults aged 15 years or over are overweight or obese, according to the Asian-specific Body Mass Index (BMI) cut off value of 23kg/m2.... KARACHI: Child health centres in towns proposed KARACHI, Dec 10: Lyari Town Nazim has urged the city government to establish child health care centres at town level.... KARACHI: Demo for Israel KARACHI, Dec 10: The God’s People Fellowship of Pakistan on Sunday staged a demo outside the Press Club demanding the government to recognize the state of Israel so that they could visit the holy sites located there.... KARACHI: Cattle colonies in 22 districts planned KARACHI, Dec 10: Sindh Chief Minister Dr Arbab Ghulam Rahim has said that the government will give a boost to cattle farming and fishing sectors to bring about a rapid change in people’s standard of living in the province.... KARACHI: Protest rally held against disappearances KARACHI, Dec 10: Various leaders of the Jeay Sindh Qaumi Mahaz on Sunday staged a token hunger strike in front of the Karachi Press Club to protest against the disappearance of... KARACHI: Body set up to recover KESC dues KARACHI, Dec 10: The Karachi Electricity Supply Corporation has constituted a 40-member team led by a senior bank officer to launch a drive for the recovery of outstanding dues.... KARACHI: Children in Lyari win prizes KARACHI, Dec 10: Junaid, Ulfat, Nobahar, Ayesha, Sana Altaf and Kanwal Akbar Ali were given prizes for winning the art and essay writing competition organised jointly by the Child Rights Committee... KARACHI: Entrance tests KARACHI, Dec 10: Entrance tests for BE (Chemical Technology), MPA and BPA programmes were held on Sunday at arts faculty departments of Karachi University under the supervision of Prof Shafiqur Rehman and Dr Saleem Shahzad.... KARACHI: Conference KARACHI, Dec 10: The Area Study Centre will hold international conference on “Dialogue versus Confrontation” in collaboration with Goethe Institut at a local hotel on Tuesday.... DADU: Manchhar water released into Indus DADU, Dec 10: Irrigation officials released on Sunday 250 cusecs of water from Manchhar Lake into the Indus through Aral Wah amid demands by villagers living around the lake that the... HYDERABAD: Religious parties blast women’s law HYDERABAD, Dec 10: Naib Ameer Jamaat-i-Islami Dr Mirajul Huda Siddiqi has reiterated that the government cannot enforce the Protection of Women Act after rushing it through parliament and the party will continue its struggle against the controversial law.... SUKKUR: Man killed, two injured in attack SUKKUR, Dec 10: A man was killed and a woman and a child suffred injuries when some people travelling in a train hurled hand-grenades and opened fire on Rajab Tart village in Lakhi Ghulam Shah police station’s area on Sunday.... MIRPURKHAS: Ransom sought to free son of industrialist MIRPURKHAS, Dec 10: The Town police registered a case against unidentified people late on Saturday night for kidnapping the son of an industrialist.... SUKKUR: Bandits attack rice mill SUKKUR, Dec 10: A group of bandits raided a rice mill in Abad Lakha, near Sukkur on Sunday night and tried to kidnap its owner, Mukhtar Ahmed.... PESHAWAR: Guidelines being formulated to curb hepatitis PESHAWAR, Dec 10: The Prime Minister''s Programme for Prevention and Control of Hepatitis has started preparing national guidelines for effectively implementing the five-year programme, an official of the provincial health department told Dawn.... PARACHINAR: Awareness stressed to prevent Aids PARACHINAR, Dec 10: The number of Aids and hepatitis cases has increased in the Kurram Agency and other parts of Federally-Administered Tribal Areas due to lack of awareness.... ABBOTTABAD: Minister hints at AMC shake-up ABBOTTABAD, Dec 10: The institutional management committee of the Ayub Medical Complex will be dissolved soon, according to NWFP Minister for Local Government Sardar Mohammad Idrees....

Contributions Privacy Policy © DAWN Group of Newspapers, 2006