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December 21, 2006 Thursday Ziqa'ad 29, 1427 KARACHI: City council demands 25pc cut in POL prices KARACHI, Dec 20: The City Council on Wednesday expressed concern over reports that the government was considering an increase in fuel prices and enhancing its reserves from 21 days and 45 days.... KARACHI: Five more weekly bazaars closed KARACHI, Dec 20: The drive to take action against holding of weekly bazaars on parks, playgrounds, greenbelts and service lanes is gaining momentum as the city government on Wednesday closed down five more such bazaars.... KARACHI: 52 TV channels, 120 FM stations in country soon KARACHI, Dec 20: Chairman, Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (Pemra) Iftikhar Rashid has said that all 167 illegal FM channels operating mostly in parts of Balochistan and the Northwest Frontier Province (NWFP) had been closed.... KARACHI: ‘Radio is and will always be people’s voice’ KARACHI, Dec 20: Speakers at a two-day conference held to celebrate one hundred years of radio said despite the arrival of television and FM channels, people still listened to the radio. The falling standards, they said,... KARACHI: Inter-provincial gang of carjackers smashed KARACHI, Dec 20: The staff of the Anti Car Lifting Cell on Wednesday busted a nine member inter-provincial gang of car snatchers. The police seized stolen vehicles besides two TT pistols.... KARACHI: Petitions disposed of as JWP men return home KARACHI, Dec 20: The Sindh High Court on Wednesday disposed of three detention matters when it was informed on Wednesday that the alleged detainees have since returned home.... KARACHI: UCs to get 25pc of water bills KARACHI, Dec 20: The nazims and councillors of all the 178 union councils (UCs) of the city will help the Karachi Water and Sewerage Board (KWSB) in collection of monthly water... KARACHI: HRCP, JWP demand end to HR violations KARACHI, Dec 20: The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan and a leader of the Jamhoori Watan Party, Saleem Baloch, who had allegedly been kidnapped and tortured for eight months by the... KARACHI: Prosecution evidence ends in LJ men’s case KARACHI, Dec 20: The prosecution on Wednesday concluded its evidence in a sectarian murder case against chief of the banned Lashkar-i-Jhangvi and two others with the examination of the investigation officer as the last prosecution witness.... PESHAWAR: Governor praises friendship with Chinese people PESHAWAR, Dec 20: A delegation of the Chinese People’s Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries called on NWFP Governor Ali Mohammad Jan Aurakzai at the Governor’s House here on Wednesday.... PESHAWAR: Anti-child labour project launched PESHAWAR, Dec 20: The Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation and the International Labour Organisation on Wednesday launched a $1.5 million programme aimed at combating child labour in hazardous sectors.... KARACHI: 65 cellphones, 27 vehicles taken away KARACHI, Dec 20: At least 65 cellphones and 27 vehicles including 10 cars and 17 motorcycles were taken away by bandits from different parts of the city on Wednesday.... KARACHI: Quake disaster response seen as unsatisfactory KARACHI, Dec 20: A researcher from the University of London delivered a lecture on Wednesday on humanitarian aid management in response to the October 2005 earthquake disaster in Pakistan.... KARACHI: Awareness stressed of blood-borne viruses KARACHI, Dec 20: Speakers on the third day of the international conference on infection control stressed the need for spreading awareness among doctors and other health workers regarding the common blood-borne... KARACHI: Better facilities for Indian visa demanded KARACHI, Dec 20: Speakers at a reception on Wednesday demanded that efforts be made to increase the people-to-people contact opportunities between India and Pakistan so that the masse and members of the divided families could meet easily.... KARACHI: JUP slams govt at party meeting KARACHI, Dec 20: The office bearers of Jamiat Ulema-i-Pakistan (Noorani) have expressed concern at deterioration of law and order in the country and increase in incidents of crime.... KARACHI: Transporters neutral in Friday’s strike KARACHI, Dec 20: The Karachi Transport Ittehad and the Supreme Council of All-Pakistan Transporters have announced that they would remain neutral vis-à-vis the strike call given by the Majlis Tahaffuz-i-Hudood Allah for Friday (Dec 22).... KARACHI: ANP rejects MQM chief’s claim KARACHI, Dec 20: The Awami National Party, Sindh chapter, has rejected the claim of MQM leader Altaf Husain that the December 15 strike call by the Pakhtoon Action Committee was a conspiracy to foment Pakhtoon-Mohajir riots.... KARACHI: CHK official allowed bail in Zakat fraud case KARACHI, Dec 20: The Supreme Court allowed bail to an accused in the hospital Zakat fund embezzlement case on Wednesday.... KARACHI: Repatriation of stranded Pakistanis demanded KARACHI, Dec 20: Speakers at a seminar on Wednesday demanded that the stranded Pakistanis be repatriated and those responsible for the separation of East Pakistan be punished according to the law.... KARACHI: Two more held for liquor tragedy KARACHI, Dec 20: Two more suspects have been arrested in the liquor tragedy that had left six people, including a couple, dead on Monday. DIG Investigation Manzoor Mughal said on Wednesday... KARACHI: Conspiracy case hearing put off KARACHI, Dec 20: Judge Ghulam Ali A. Samtio of the ATC-1 put off hearing of the conspiracy case against three top leaders of the banned Harkatul Mujahideen Al-Aalmi as the defence lawyer did not turn up.... KARACHI: Senate body visits naval installations KARACHI, Dec 20: The Senate Standing Committee on Defence and Defence Production held two days of meetings and visited naval installations at Karachi and Ormara on December 19 and 20.... KARACHI: Police hospital refurbishment under way KARACHI, Dec 20: The work on the refurbishment and improvement of the Police Hospital under public-private partnership came under discussion at a meeting of the hospital’s governing body here on Wednesday.... KARACHI: Correction KARACHI, Dec 20: The Chairman and President of National Bank of Pakistan is S.Ali Raza and not Shaukat Tareen as was inadvertently mentioned in a news report titled ‘Legend Trust set... HYDERABAD: Arbab pledges to challenge verdict: Removal of ban on teachers union HYDERABAD, Dec 20: Sindh Chief Minister Dr Arbab Ghulam Rahim on Wednesday reiterated his vow to challenge Sindh High Court’s verdict on ban on teachers'' unions in Supreme Court and warned... HYDERABAD: District council resents Hesco’s detection bills HYDERABAD, Dec 20: Role of the Hyderabad Electricity Supply Company (Hesco) came under fire in the district council session here on Wednesday for issuing inflated bills to the consumers and declaring them as ‘power thieves’.... HYDERABAD: Indus is the least understood civilisation: expert HYDERABAD, Dec 20: Visiting scholar of Cornell University of USA and noted archaeologist Prof Dr Parveen Talpur has said that Indus valley civilisation is one of the oldest but least understood civilisations of the world.... HYDERABAD: Interim govt sought HYDERABAD, Dec 20: Sindh Taraqi Passand Party (STPP) has demanded institution of an interim government before holding general elections comprising the senior judges of Supreme Court who had refused to take... HYDERABAD: Foundation stones laid HYDERABAD, Dec 20: District Nazim Kanwar Naveed Jamil on Tuesday laid the foundation stone of bridges and roads on Pinyari canal and lined channel in Phulleli Paretabad.... SANGHAR: Kidnapped Muttahida activists return SANGHAR, Dec 20: The three Muttahida Qaumi Movement activists, who were kidnapped about a month ago, safely reached their homes safely on Wednesday. They were picked-up by a group of armed men while returning from Tando Adam.... MIRPURKHAS: Theft at temple deplored MIRPURKHAS, Dec 20: A large number of people belonging to Hindu community staged a sit-in outside the Samaro police station on Wednesday to protest theft of donation money by unknown people... PESHAWAR: Housing scheme for widows of FC personnel PESHAWAR, Dec 20: A housing scheme has been launched for the widows of the Frontier Corps soldiers who lost their lives during operations in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas.... PESHAWAR: ‘Taboos stop girls from practising medicine’ PESHAWAR, Dec 20: Even though girls join medical colleges in increasing numbers now, taboos and marital constraints stop most of them from practising medicine. Interviews with professors and students have revealed... PESHAWAR: Work to upgrade hospital begins PESHAWAR, Dec 20: NWFP Health Minister Inayatullah Khan on Wednesday launched a project to upgrade the Pabbi Hospital. The hospital after upgradation will have 110 beds, said a handout.... MARDAN: Youth commits suicide MARDAN, Dec 20: A young man committed suicide in the Lund Khwar area here after a quarrel with his mother, while another man was injured after he was attacked by his neighbours in the same area....

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