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December 12, 2006 Tuesday Ziqa'ad 20, 1427 KARACHI: PIA Haj flight takes off after 22 hours KARACHI, Dec 11: Nearly 22 hours after they were scheduled to depart from Quetta, 305 very upset Haj pilgrims finally boarded PIA’s Haj flight (PK-1307) to Jeddah on Monday morning.... KARACHI: Fee structure for plots conversion to go up KARACHI, Dec 11: The fee structure for conversion of residential plots to commercial ones along 21 commercialised roads of the metropolis is to be revised upwards and owners of such plots... KARACHI: Fisherfolk strike protests eviction, excesses KARACHI, Dec 11: A strike was observed in the coastal areas and the areas along rivers and lakes of Sindh on the call of Pakistan Fisherfolk Forum (PFF) protesting against the... KARACHI: Bomb expert examined in US diplomat murder case KARACHI, Dec 11: An anti-terrorism court on Monday adjourned hearing of the US diplomat’s killing case against two alleged Al Qaeda activists after recording statement of a bomb disposal expert.... KARACHI: SHC allows transfer of recovery suit KARACHI, Dec 11: The Sindh High Court ordered on Monday transfer of a recovery suit instituted by the First Women Bank in the banking court for hearing by it, together with... HYDERABAD: SC wants probe report by 13th: Gang rape victim’s counsel seeks more time HYDERABAD, Dec 11: The Supreme Court has directed the district and sessions judge, Hyderabad, to finalise the inquiry into Nadra Parveen gang rape case by December 13, but the applicant''s counsel... PESHAWAR: Corruption can’t be eliminated: NAB: Relief funds misuse being probed PESHAWAR, Dec 11: The National Accountability Bureau is investigating alleged irregularities in various government departments in the NWFP and the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (Fata).... PESHAWAR: MMA rift will be bridged, hopes Qazi PESHAWAR, Dec 11: Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal (MMA) president Qazi Hussain Ahmad has said that differences over resigning from the National Assembly do threaten the unity of the alliance, but the issue will be resolved during the next supreme council meeting.... PESHAWAR: IB man’s remand extended PESHAWAR, Dec 11: An Intelligence Bureau employee, Mohammad Tufail, was remanded in the police custody for two more days by an anti-terrorism court here on Monday.... SWABI: Accord with France on research plans SWABI, Dec 11: The French government and the Ghulam Ishaq Khan Institute of Engineering Sciences and Technology on Monday agreed to launch joint research projects to boost collaboration in the field of engineering sciences.... KARACHI: CNG-powered vehicle on world tour in city KARACHI, Dec 11: A German driver, Rainer Zietlow, who is promoting the eco-friendly fuel, natural gas, by undertaking a tour of the world in his van.... KARACHI: Victims suffer due to changed system: Handling of sensitive police cases KARACHI, Dec 11: Acting in contravention of the government’s policy of devolution, the provincial Police Surgeon Office has stripped the medico legal centres across the city of their authority to examine ‘sensitive’ cases.... KARACHI: Robbers kill three in Maymar KARACHI, Dec 11: A contractor and his watchman were killed while one of the attackers also died in retaliatory firing in Gulshan-i-Maymar on Monday evening.... KARACHI: Minibus operators block roads in Banaras KARACHI, Dec11: The main Banaras Chowk remained blocked for about three hours (from 7am to 10am ) on Monday as a result of transporters'' protest against, what they described as, police’s apathy towards their problems.... KARACHI: SSC supp. results KARACHI, Dec 11: The Board of Secondary Education Karachi on Monday declared the results of Secondary School Certificate (SSC) supplementary examination, 2006, held for regular and private candidates of Science and General groups.... KARACHI: Drive against vehicles sans number plates KARACHI, Dec 11: Adviser to the Chief Minister on Home Mr Wasim Akhtar has warned of strict action against owners of vehicles plying on city roads with ‘applied for registration’ instead of registration number plate.... KARACHI: 61 cellphones, 35 cars stolen KARACHI, Dec 11: At least 35 vehicles and 61 mobile phones were taken away by bandits in different parts of the city on Monday. Police said three cars were snatched at gunpoint and nine were reported stolen.... KARACHI: Politics has ruined education in Sindh: PPP KARACHI, Dec 11: The Leader of the Opposition in Sindh Assembly, Nisar Khuhro, has drawn a close link between unemployment and the rising rate of students dropping out of school.... KARACHI: End discriminatory laws: minorities KARACHI, Dec 11: Speakers at a demonstration on Monday demanded that the rights of the minorities be protected and all discriminatory laws be abolished immediately.... KARACHI: 39 centres set up for BCom exam KARACHI, Dec 11: The University of Karachi is conducting BCom (first and second year) annual examination, 2006, for college students from Tuesday at about 39 centres set up on the campus and in city colleges.... KARACHI: Fish harbour facelift planned KARACHI, Dec 11: Senior authorities of the fisheries department have decided to engage a reputed firm for fumigation before the European Union’s inspector arrives in January.... KARACHI: Workshop on human resource management KARACHI, Dec 11: A two-day training workshop on the subject of ‘Human Resource Management’ for district, town, tehsil nazims and naib nazims, EDOs, DOs, TMOs, TOs began here on Monday at the Municipal Training and Research Institute (MTRI).... KARACHI: Social security schemes KARACHI, Dec 11: More than 2,109,000 secured workers and their family members are benefiting from SESSI’s Social Security Schemes. In a statement issued here on Monday said the net of social... KARACHI: JSQM fast in second day KARACHI, Dec 11: More Jeay Sindh Qaumi Mahaz (Karachi) leaders joined in the token hunger strike on Monday, second day of the protest,... KARACHI: Better awareness of Aids stressed KARACHI, Dec 11: Speakers at a function on Monday pointing to the threat of HIV/AIDS demanded that awareness of the fatal infection be created among the people, particularly the youth that are among the most vulnerable groups.... KARACHI: Work on IT tower yet to begin KARACHI, Dec 11: Construction of the country’s tallest building project – the IT Tower and Call Centre – has not started despite the fact an agreement for it was signed five months ago.... KARACHI: Govt violating human rights at whim: PPP KARACHI, Dec 11: The Pakistan People’s Party has expressed its serious concern over the increasing cases of disappearance and demanded an inquiry into the alleged illegal arrests, abductions by law-enforcement agencies and detentions without trial.... HYDERABAD: Villagers accuse DCO, HDA of intimidation HYDERABAD, Dec 11: A group of villagers on Monday alleged that the DCO of Hyderabad and Hyderabad Development Authority (HDA) were threatening them, in defiance of court’s stay order, to leave 100 acres of agricultural land their families owned for centuries.... HYDERABAD: Govt hospitals short of MLOs HYDERABAD, Dec 11: Many government-run hospitals in Hyderabad district have to make do without medico-legal officers (MLOs) for a long time conducting autopsies often under unhealthy conditions at mortuaries with outdated equipment.... HYDERABAD: Housing scheme declared illegal HYDERABAD, Dec 11: The planning and development department of the the Hyderabad Development Authority (HDA) notified here on Monday that the booking being carried out in Gulshan-e-Imtiaz Housing Scheme, deh Gujjo,... SHIKARPUR: Double-murder SHIKARPUR, Dec 11: Two people were killed by their rivals near Agha Farm, some 5km from Garhi Yasin, on Monday. Mehar Ali Marfani, 25, and his relative Mohammad Ibrahim Marfani, 65,... HYDERABAD: Three awarded life term in kidnapping case HYDERABAD, Dec 11: Judge of the The Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC), Syed Ali Ashraf Shah, on Monday awarded life imprisonment to Dhani Bux Abro, Dayam Dahiri and Barkat alias Majnoo Dahiri and acquitted Zareen Shah and Aqeel Arain for lack of evidence.... KHAIRPUR: Accident KHAIRPUR, Dec 11: A tractor driver was killed in an accidents near here on Monday, reports our correspondent. A Karachi-bound coach coming from upcountry and a tractor trolley collided head-on on... ISLAMABAD: Widow to get family pension on SC order ISLAMABAD, Dec 11: The Supreme Court on Monday ordered immediate payment of family pension to the widow of Rab Nawaz, an employee of Wapda. Taking up an application by Khurshid Bibi,... PESHAWAR: Aids consortium wants projects extended PESHAWAR, Dec 11: The Pakistan National Aids Consortium is likely to extend the tenure of its projects in three NWFP districts.... PESHAWAR: ‘Power schemes be completed in time’ PESHAWAR, Dec 11: NWFP Minister for Information Asif Iqbal Daudzai has directed the Peshawar Electricity Supply Corporation (Pesco) to expedite the pace of work on electricity supply projects in his constituency, PF-8 Peshawar.... PESHAWAR: Surveillance cameras installed at LRH PESHAWAR, Dec 11: The provincial health department installed sensitive screening cameras in various wards and outpatient departments of the Lady Reading Hospital (LRH) on Monday.... PESHAWAR: Afghan violence a home-grown problem: official PESHAWAR, Dec 11: A senior government official on Monday said that the upsurge in violence in Afghanistan was a home-grown problem and people of the Pakistani tribal region were not involved in it.... KHAAR: ANP calls for action against Jamaat KHAAR, Dec 11: Awami National Party (ANP) leader Shahabuddin Khan said on Monday that the Jamaat-i-Islami would not be allowed to sabotage by-elections to be held for a National Assembly seat in Bajaur Agency.... LANDI KOTAL: Ban on drug trade in Bara imposed LANDI KOTAL (Khyber Agency), Dec 11: The political administration of the Khyber Agency has banned opium trade in Bara bazaar and closed down about 100 shops dealing in the contraband.... QUETTA: BHC orders eviction from medical college QUETTA, Dec 11: A division bench of the Balochistan High Court on Monday directed the administration of the Bolan Medical College to evict illegal occupants from hostel and quarters of the college.... NOWSHERA: Revision of motorway land price ordered NOWSHERA, Dec 11: Additional District and Sessions Judge Ashfaq Taj on Monday ordered to revise the rate of the land acquired for the Peshawar-Islamabad motorway in Misri Banda village from Rs1,098 to Rs7,000 per marla of land....

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