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December 18, 2006 Monday Ziqa'ad 26, 1427 KARACHI: Exploiting Thar coal a tricky job: PM’s aide KARACHI, Dec 17: Advisor to the Prime Minister on Finance Dr Salman Shah has said that the Thar coal is a very major deposit but there is some complexity in exploit it.... KARACHI: Muttahida blames violence on JI KARACHI, Dec 17: Leaders of the Punjabi Pakhtoon Organising Committee of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement on Sunday accused Jamaat-i-Islami of deliberately triggering violence in the city on Friday and causing damage to public and private properties.... KARACHI: New train late by five hours on first day KARACHI, Dec 17: The newly introduced Pakistan Express, which began its first journey from Rawalpindi to Karachi, arrived here more than five hours late.... KARACHI: 6th KaraFilm Festival concludes KARACHI, Dec 17: A fabulous evening marked the closing of 6th KaraFilm Festival with announcement of awards for the best films in different categories on Sunday.... KARACHI: Constable shot dead KARACHI, Dec 17: A police constable was shot dead in Garden area late on Saturday night. Police said Constable Zahid Iqbal, 40, posted in Saddar Town was in an internet café... KARACHI: Thousands turn up to remember Jon Eliya KARACHI, Dec 17: Intellectuals say every man has a child within that sometimes emerges and manifests. But, there are very few people who live with one’s child throughout one’s life and... KARACHI: Key flyovers to be opened before Eid: Hassan Square, Karsaz projects KARACHI, Dec 17: The Karsaz and Hassan Square flyovers will be opened for vehicular traffic before Eidul Azha, while work on New M.A. Jinnah Road and Shahrah-i-Pakistan is nearing completion.... JAMSHORO: Jalal seeks people’s mandate to bring changes in Sindh JAMSHORO, Dec 17: The Chief of Sindh United Party (SUP) and former deputy speaker of Sindh Assembly, Syed Jalal Mehmood Shah, said here on Sunday that his party was committed to... QUETTA: 3,700 teachers regularised QUETTA, Dec 17: Balochistan Education Minister Abdul Wahid Siddique has said that the provincial government has issued a notification for regularisation of the services of 3,700 contract teachers.... KARACHI: Awareness drives on gender issues emphasised KARACHI, Dec 17: A country cannot prosper in true sense if half of its population is not provided with equal opportunities and discriminated on gender basis.... KARACHI: Loya Jirga seeks release of Pakhtoons KARACHI, Dec 17: The Pakhtoon Action Committee (Loya Jirga) has demanded release of all Pakhtoons arrested on Friday and withdrawal of cases against them. This demand was made by PAC Chairman... KARACHI: SCBA poll today KARACHI, Dec 17: The Supreme Court Bar Association is set to hold an unprecedented second ballot on Monday to elect its office-bearers for 2007.... KARACHI: Pensioners at the mercy of banks KARACHI, Dec 17: It is hard to earn money but its even harder to get pension through a bank. A heart wrenching scene will greet anybody who happens to be on... KARACHI: Expert stresses rules for raising dams KARACHI, Dec 17: Former chairman of the now defunct Technical Committee on Water Resources Mr A. N. G. Abbasi has called for evolving regulations for filling and operating future reservoirs and link canals before embarking upon more such projects.... KARACHI: Demo staged against privatization KARACHI, Dec 17: Speakers at a protest demonstration on Saturday demanded that privatisation policy should be rolled back and the government should take back all the units that had been privatised.... KARACHI: Empowerment of masses urged KARACHI, Dec 17: All the political parties and citizens including religious minorities and other disadvantaged groups should be allowed to participate in the political process without any discrimination so that real democracy could be strengthened.... KARACHI: Junior Grammarians perform Jungle Book KARACHI, Dec 17: Students of the Karachi Grammar School’s junior section enacted Jungle Book as part of the annual feature of the school.... KARACHI: KESC claiming withdrawn surcharge KARACHI, Dec 17: The Karachi Electricity Supply Corporation failed to honour its words on extension of bill payment date for the month of October and received late payment surcharge.... KARACHI: Campaign to procure textbooks KARACHI, Dec 17: The town municipal administration of Lyari has launched a campaign for procuring textbooks for schools in the town and for this purpose it has sought the assistance of the provincial government.... HYDERABAD: Palijo terms dam projects ‘a declaration of war’ HYDERABAD, Dec 17: Awami Tehrik on Sunday reiterated its opposition to the proposed construction of Kalabagh, Bhasha, Akhori and reservoirs on River Indus and described the water projects as ‘a declaration of war’ on Sindh.... DADU: Protest against delay in arrest: Constable’s murder DADU, Dec 17: Family members and relatives of Gul Mohammad Jatoi, a police constable who was killed after Dadu Taluka Nazim Dadu Naban Khan Lund, his sons and servants stormed the... NAUSHAHRO FEROZE: Division of Sindh to be resisted: Magsi NAUSHAHRO FEROZE, Dec 17: Chairman, Sindh Taraqi Passand Party, Dr Qadir Magsi has said that federal government''s move to construct Kalabagh dam and Thal canal was tantamount to declaring war against the people of Sindh.... SUKKUR: Civic agencies accused of negligence SUKKUR, Dec 17: Role of the civic agencies in clearing heaps of garbage and sewage water accumulating on main roads of the city came under severe criticism at an All Parties Conference (APC) held here on Sunday.... HYDERABAD: Govt urged to force mills to buy sugarcane HYDERABAD, Dec 17: The Sindh Chamber of Agriculture (SCA) demanded on Sunday that the Sindh government should direct the sugar mill owners to purchase sugarcane without any further delay to enable growers to prepare their land for wheat cultivation.... JACOBABAD: Rally against unemployment JACOBABAD, Dec 17: A procession was taken out against price hike and unemployment here on Sunday by the Mazdoor Ittehad. The procession, which started from Labour office after passing through different roads of city, converged outside the press club.... NAWABSHAH: Replacement of faulty PMT sought NAWABSHAH, Dec 17: Protesting against power outage, residents of 60-mile observed a shutter down strike and took out a rally against the Hesco officials for their failure in replacing a transformer, here on Sunday.... SHIKARPUR: Seminar on education SHIKARPUR, Dec 17: Speakers at a seminar urged the government to pay especial attention to the deteriorating standard of education in rural areas and advised it not to accept any political pressure with regard to appointment of academic staff.... LAKKI MARWAT: Call to allocate 6pc GDP for education LAKKI MARWAT, Dec 17: District Nazim Humayun Saifullah Khan has called upon the Centre to allocate six per cent of GDP for education and equip colleges and universities with modern facilities.... PESHAWAR: NWFP orders enforcement of ban on smoking PESHAWAR, Dec 17: NWFP Health Minister Inayatullah Khan has called for strict enforcement of the Prohibition of Smoking and Protection of Non-smokers Ordinance 2002 in the province.... PESHAWAR: PMAP condemns Pakhtuns’ killing PESHAWAR, Dec 17: The Pakhtunkhwa Milli Awami Party (PMAP) on Sunday condemned the killing of two Pakhtuns during a strike called by the Pakhtun action committee in support of their demands in Karachi.In... PARACHINAR: 20 arrested on charge of vandalism PARACHINAR (Kurram Agency), Dec 17: Political authorities have arrested 20 people, including an agency councillor, on Saturday night on charges on damaging public property during riots.... ABBOTTABAD: Snow removal from Balakot roads urged ABBOTTABAD, Dec 17: Balakot Tehsil Nazim Juneed Ali Qasim has demanded that the National Highway Authority and the Frontier Works Organisation should send heavy machinery to earthquake-affected areas to clear roads of snow and landslides.Speaking...

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