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December 16, 2006 Saturday Ziqa'ad 24, 1427 KARACHI: One dead, many hurt as strike turns violent: 100 ‘miscreants’ picked up KARACHI, Dec 15: A man was killed and many people, including four policemen and two Rangers personnel, were injured in violence at Sohrab Goth on Friday during the strike called by... KARACHI: Thin attendance in varsities, schools KARACHI, Dec 15: Attendance at educational institutes remained very low on Friday due to the strike called by the Pakhtoon Action Committee against police highhandedness, extortion and demolition of kutchi abadis housing Pakhtoons.... KARACHI: Govt discrediting political parties, says PPP KARACHI, Dec 15: Leader of the opposition in the Sindh Assembly, Nisar Khuhro, on Friday accused the regime of misleading people by creating doubts about credibility of political parties for creating... KARACHI: MMA rally slams praise for Rushdie KARACHI, Dec 15: The Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal staged a rally here on Friday to condemn the Time magazine for projecting Salman Rushdie (author of the Satanic Verses, a book regarded by Islamic world as containing blasphemous contents), a ‘hero’.... KARACHI: SC orders rehearing of case against KESC: Levy of load regularisation charges KARACHI, Dec 15: The Supreme Court has remanded the case of about 120 commercial and industrial undertakings and domestic consumers against load regularisation charges levied by the Karachi Electricity Supply Corporation... The anti-encroachment drive THE authorities concerned must be commended for their rejuvenated anti-encroachment drive in Karachi. Not many people would dispute the fact that unauthorised encroachments on many a sidewalk, pathway and thoroughfare in... KARACHI: Nine more VHF cases reported KARACHI, Dec 15: With the arrival of a cold December, cases of suspected viral haemorrhagic fever (VHF) are also declining as different hospitals of the city admitted nine more such patients during the past 24 hours.... KARACHI: BNP chief’s employees file appeal against conviction KARACHI, Dec 15: Balochistan National Party chief Sardar Akhtar Mengal’s guard, driver and two other employees have moved an appeal against their conviction and punishment by an anti-terrorism court for kidnapping and beating up two army personnel in April.... KARACHI: Accidents claim five lives KARACHI, Dec 15: Five persons died in accidents in different parts of the city since late Thursday night.... KARACHI: 51 deprived of phones, vehicles KARACHI, Dec 15: At least 36 cellphones, six cars and nine motorcycles were taken away from the city on Friday. Police sources said that 15 cellphones were snatched at gunpoint and... KARACHI: From garage to class in quest of knowledge KARACHI, Dec 15: In a society like ours, where most of the endeavours revolve around fulfilment of one’s own dreams, there still are people working relentlessly for the welfare of others.... KARACHI: Task force against dengue soon KARACHI, Dec 15: The provincial health department is in the process of creating a permanent task force to take preventive steps and launch a public awareness campaign to tackle the possible... KARACHI: ‘Rs55bn projects will change city’s face’ KARACHI, Dec 15: Sindh Local Government Minister Muhammad Hussain Khan has said citizens would see a different Karachi after the completion of Rs55 billion worth development projects, which were initiated by the present city government.... KARACHI: Think.com for Pakistan schools KARACHI, Dec 15: More than 700 students from eight schools in Pakistan will join Think.com, a protected online learning community where they can share educational content, collaborate on projects, and build knowledge.... KARACHI: Bill on ‘controlling’ press slammed KARACHI, Dec 15: The move to establish a press and publications regulatory authority is an attempt by the federal government to ‘ambush’ freedom of press and the motive for the legislation is to effectively control the print media.... KARACHI: Composite exams KARACHI, Dec 15: A delegation of the National Education Council (NEC), led by its Chairman Syed Khalid Shah, will hold a meeting with Federal Education Minister Javed Ashraf Qazi in Islamabad... KARACHI: Quaid-i-Azam museum stays closed on Wednesday KARACHI, Dec 15: The envoy representing the world’s most powerful country in Islamabad was denied entry to Quaid-i-Azam House Museum on Wednesday, as it is the weekly holiday for the museum.... KARACHI: Row over jurisdiction ruins roads in Jauhar KARACHI, Dec 15: The Gulshan town administration and Faisal Cantonment Board are not ready to own the responsibility of roads in Gulistan-i-Jauhar.... KARACHI: Anti-smoking ordinance KARACHI, Dec 15: The government has taken serious notice of violation of its directive for ensuring implementation of the Prohibition of Smoking and Protection of Non-smokers Health Ordinance 2002 particularly in educational institutions, health centres, government offices and public transports.... KARACHI: Minister visits Services Hospital KARACHI, Dec 15: Sindh Health Minister Syed Sardar Ahmed on Friday paid second visit to Services Hospital in two weeks and inspected different departments to get fresh account of their functioning.... KARACHI: Auction of Dr Mustafa’s calligraphy KARACHI, Dec 15: The National Commission for Human Development (NCHD) and world’s leading auction house, Christi’s, are to hold auction of calligraphy of renowned artist/scholar Dr Mustafa, regarded as an authority on Arabic/Islamic art and design, here on December 17.... KARACHI: SAI starts Multan flight KARACHI, Dec 15: The second national carrier of Pakistan, Shaheen Air International, started on Friday its flight operation from Karachi to Multan. The inaugural flight to Multan carried over 80 passengers... KARACHI: Dry weather KARACHI, Dec 15: The Met office has forecast dry weather with cool night in the city for the next 24 hours. The minimum temperature will remain between 13 degree Celsius and 15 degree Celsius on Saturday.—APP... HYDERABAD: 20 students awarded gold medals: Sindh University convocation HYDERABAD, Dec 15: Governor of Sindh Dr Ishratul Ibad Khan conferred degrees on 633 graduates and postgraduates and awarded medals to the students who had topped in their respective disciplines at... HYDERABAD: Protest against dams, island sale continues HYDERABAD, Dec 15: The activists of Sindh National Students Federation staged a protest demonstration outside the Hyderabad press club on Friday against the sale of Sindh''s properties, unemployment, demolition of Sindhi... HYDERABAD: Sindh jail chief’s move challenged: OG wardens appointment HYDERABAD, Dec 15: The Sindh High Court, Hyderabad circuit bench, on Friday issued notices to Home Secretary, Inspector General of Prisons, Sindh, and the Additional Advocate-General (AAG) Sindh on a constitutional... HYDERABAD: Govt accused of neglecting historic sites HYDERABAD, Dec 15: People’s Party Parliamentarians MNA Nawab Abdul Ghani Talpur has demanded that the federal ministry of tourism include the historic fort of Rani Kot, Gorakh Hill Station and Manchhar... NAWABSHAH: Sindhi-Urdu Mushairas in every district planned NAWABSHAH, Dec 15: Sindh Minister for Culture and Tourism Rauf Siddiqui has said that his ministry will organise Sindh-Urdu Mushaairas in every district of the province.... MIRPURKHAS: 50,000 maunds of cotton gutted MIRPURKHAS, Dec 15: At least 50,000 maunds of cotton were reduced to ashes as a result of a fire in a cotton and ginning factory near Khipro town on Sindhri-Khipro road on Thursday.... LARKANA: Board to accept exam fee in two instalments LARKANA, Dec 15: The controller of examinations of the Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education (BISE), Larkana, said on Friday that the board would collect examination fee for SSC Part-I annual examination 2007-08 in two instalments to facilitate poor students.... PESHAWAR: Unemployed postgraduates to be paid allowance PESHAWAR, Dec 15: NWFP Chief Minister Akram Khan Durrani has announced a monthly allowance of Rs1,000 for unemployed postgraduates in the province under a Berozgar Allowance Scheme.... PESHAWAR: Administrators told to support Red Crescent PESHAWAR, Dec 15: NWFP Governor Ali Muhammad Jan Aurakzai on Friday lauded the services rendered by voluntary organisations during natural calamities.... PESHAWAR: Utility bodies urged to improve services PESHAWAR, Dec 15: Federal Minister for Political Affairs and provincial president of PML Amir Muqam has urged the public utility organisations to improve their services and redress people’s grievances on priority basis.... PESHAWAR: 2 missing boys found dead PESHAWAR, Dec 15: Bodies of two school students, who went missing a day earlier, were recovered from Ali Baig village of the Nowshera district on Friday.... PESHAWAR: Aids figures understated: UN body PESHAWAR, Dec 15: Even though the number of HIV/Aids cases registered in the country so far is 3,591, the actual figure, according to the UNAID, will be as high as 1,50,000, said Dr Khizar Hayat, Manager of NWFP Aids Consortium (NAC).... PESHAWAR: Plea to cancel doctor’s bail dismissed PESHAWAR, Dec 15: The Peshawar High Court on Friday dismissed a petition seeking cancellation of bail granted by a lower court to a surgeon charged with illegal removal of a child''s kidney.... PESHAWAR: ‘NWFP govt to develop mountainous areas’ PESHAWAR, Dec 15: NWFP Minister for Local Government and Rural Development Sardar Mohammad Idrees has said the provincial government is paying special attention to development of backward and mountainous areas.... PESHAWAR: Importance of N-technology for agriculture stressed PESHAWAR, Dec 15: The 23rd training course on use of nuclear and other advanced techniques in food and agriculture research concluded at the Nuclear Institute for Food and Agriculture (Nifa) in Tarnab on Friday.... PESHAWAR: Protest against women’s rights act PESHAWAR, Dec 15: Students of religious seminaries and members of Jamiat Talaba Arabia (JTA), an affiliate of Jamat-e-Islami, held a protest demonstration against the women’s rights act here on Friday and... PESHAWAR: ANP calls for probe into Karachi police action PESHAWAR, Dec 15: The Awami National Party has urged the government to hold an inquiry into police violence against activists of the Pukhtun Action Committee in Karachi on Friday and punish those responsible.... PESHAWAR: ‘NWFP govt ignoring Lakki Marwat’ PESHAWAR, Dec 15: Federal Inter-Provincial Coordination Minister Salim Saifullah Khan has alleged that the NWFP government has ignored the Lakki Marwat district. During a visit on Friday to the Women’s and... GILGIT: Gilgit cultural centre gets Rs125m GILGIT, Dec 15: The federal government has allocated Rs125 million for the construction of a cultural centre and an auditorium in Gilgit to preserve the rich culture and antiques of the northern region....

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