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December 15, 2006 Friday Ziqa'ad 23, 1427 KARACHI: New assembly building foundation next month KARACHI, Dec 14: Foundation stone of the new building of the Sindh Assembly will be laid next month and the project is likely to be completed by the end of next year.... KARACHI: Blast death toll rises to five KARACHI, Dec 14: One of more person injured in Tuesday’s blast in Shireen Jinnah Colony died in a private hospital on Thursday pushing the death toll to five.... KARACHI: Pakhtoon body gives strike call for today KARACHI, Dec 14: The Pakhtoon Action Committee (Loya Jirga) on Thursday announced a strike would be observed on December 15 to protest against what they said were injustices being perpetrated against the Pakhtoons in Karachi.... KARACHI: SHC seeks report on shifting of bus terminals KARACHI, Dec 14: The Sindh High Court has asked the city district government to submit a report on the shifting of inter-city buses and bus stands from inside the city.... KARACHI: Eshwar Lal case: Khurho files acquittal plea KARACHI, De14: An application for acquittal of Leader of the Opposition in the Sindh Assembly Nisar Ahmed Khuhro in the Eshwar Lal case was filed before the District and Sessions Judge, South, Zaheer Ahmed Leghari.... KARACHI: Body identified as Szabist student, killers caught KARACHI, Dec 14: A young man’s body found earlier this week in DHA has been identified as that of a of SZABIST Mirpurkhas campus student, Abdul Sami.... KARACHI: Security, traffic plans for ODI KARACHI, Dec 14: Police have planned to beef up security and divert traffic on Saturday in and around the National Stadium in connection with the one-day international cricket match between Pakistan and West Indies.... KARACHI: LPG business thriving sans safety measures KARACHI, Dec 14: Like many other daily use commodities, the sale of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) has also been continuing in parts of the city without fulfilling legal requirements and safety... HYDERABAD: Leasing process illegal, SHC told: Lakhra Power Plant HYDERABAD, Dec 14: The whole exercise of leasing out the Lakhra Power Plant (LPP) to the Lahore-based Associated Group was patently illegal and unconstitutional, because on a similar point, Supreme Court... PESHAWAR: World Bank urges govt to control Aids PESHAWAR, Dec 14: A World Bank mission currently visiting Pakistan has asked the provincial government to take measures to control the spread of HIV/Aids. The mission, however, appreciated the provincial government''s... PESHAWAR: PHC expedites pace of case disposal PESHAWAR, Dec 14: The Access to Justice Programme (AJP) has helped the judiciary dispose of cases which had been pending for many years and now only 6,152 of the 33,535 such... PESHAWAR: Desecration: bookseller acquitted PESHAWAR, Dec 14: The Peshawar High Court on Thursday acquitted the owner of a bookstore and set aside the sentence of life imprisonment awarded to him by a subordinate court in a case of desecration of the Holy Quran.... KARACHI: City council praises self, takes time off KARACHI, Dec 14: The issue of construction of Diamond Bar island city off the Karachi coast echoed in the City Council session when the Opposition tabled a resolution in the house... KARACHI: 52 cellphones, 7 cars stolen KARACHI, Dec 14: At least 52 cellphones, seven cars and 17 motorcycles were taken away by bandits in different parts of the city on Thursday. Police officials said 15 mobile phones... KARACHI: Three caught stealing KESC wire KARACHI, Dec 14: Three members of a gang were caught red-handed stealing underground cables worth Rs500,000 in Muwachh Goth in the small hours of Thursday. The KESC police received a tip-off... KARACHI: International cardiovascular moot begins KARACHI, Dec 14: Sindh Chief Minister Dr Arbab Ghulam Rahim on Thursday expressed his concern over the growing vulnerability of comparatively young people to ischemic heart diseases.... KARACHI: Bangladeshi art at Chawkandi KARACHI, Dec 14: A group exhibition of artists from Bangladesh opens at Chawkandi Art on Friday, December 15th, at 5.30pm. The exhibition has been organised in collaboration withj the Society for Promotion of Bangladesh Art (SPBA).... KARACHI: Cello, saxophone cast spell at sailing club KARACHI, Dec 14: Thursday evening saw the Karachi Sailing Club alight and resounding with sophisticated music in a line-up organised by a leading international brand of apparel, shoes and accessories.... KARACHI: Japanese agency to chalk out master plan KARACHI, Dec 14: Following a request from the Government of Pakistan, the Japanese government through the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) has agreed to undertake a study mainly aimed at chalking... KARACHI: Two acquitted in ransom case KARACHI, Dec 14: An anti-terrorism court on Thursday acquitted two accused in the kidnapping for ransom case of an American-Pakistani businessman. Judge Haq Nawaz Baloch of the ATC-5 exonerated the two... KARACHI: Tributes paid to retiring justice KARACHI, Dec 14: The Sindh High Court bade farewell to Justice M. Mujibullah Siddiqui on Thursday with rich tributes to his legal acumen and sense of humour.... KARACHI: 25 weekly bazaars shut down KARACHI, Dec 14: Staff of the City District Government Karachi’s Enterprises and Investment promotion (E&IP) department on Thursday shut down 25 bachat bazaars being held on amenity plots, officials confirmed.... KARACHI: KWSB imports pipes for water, sewerage lines KARACHI, Dec 14: The Karachi Water and Sewerage Board has imported high-quality pipes from Dubai to accomplish the task of laying new water and sewerage lines in all four industrial zones of the city.... KARACHI: Missing activist’s family holds sit-in KARACHI, Dec 14: Family and relatives of a missing Baloch activist, Gowaram Saleh, staged a sit-in outside the Karachi Press Club and observed a token hunger strike to press the government locate/release the victim of ‘enforced disappearance’.... KARACHI: HBFC to promote Chandi ghar KARACHI, Dec 14: The House Building Finance Corporation (HBFC) has assured Gulbahao, an NGO, that houses constructed by it would be promoted.... KARACHI: City govt pledges support to event: World Health Update KARACHI, Dec 14: World Health Update 2007, a mega event on health issues, will be held at Expo Center Karachi from January 26 to 28, 2007 in which over 9,000 health... KARACHI: SHC orders temporary closure of school KARACHI, Dec 14: The Sindh High Court on Thursday ordered the temporary closure of a school in a residential area, pending hearing of a suit against it.... KARACHI: PPP backs KTI strike call KARACHI, Dec 14: The Pakistan People’s Party on Thursday extended its support to the strike call given by the Karachi Transport Ittehad for Friday (December 15) in Karachi.... HYDERABAD: Performance of district govt reviewed HYDERABAD, Dec 14: The district nazim of Hyderabad, Kanwar Naveed Jamil, has said that main purpose of appointing district monitoring committees was to maintain check and balance over the government organizations to ensure efficient utilization of government resources.... NAWABSHAH: PMA not happy with PMC name change NAWABSHAH, Dec 14: Nawabshah chapter of the Pakistan Medical Association (PMA) has criticised the government decision to change the name of People’s Medical College.... THATTA: Villagers complain of ejection THATTA, Dec 14: Residents of several villages of deh Kohistan have complained of forcible ejection from their ancestral lands by the personnel of a law enforcement agency.... NAWABSHAH: Eight booked in kidnapping case NAWABSHAH, Dec 14: Police on Thursday booked eight people for injuring their six rivals and attempting to kidnap three girls.... PESHAWAR: Call for maintaining medical services PESHAWAR, Dec 14: NWFP Health Minister Inayatullah Khan has ordered provision of quality health services in hospitals and dispensaries.... PESHAWAR: Aids patients call for jobs PESHAWAR, Dec 14: People Living With HIV/Aids (PLWHA) have demanded of the government to extend them proper treatment facilities as well as jobs so that they can lead a respectable life....

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