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December 29, 2006 Friday Zilhaj 07, 1427 KARACHI: Eight modern vegetable, fish markets planned KARACHI, Dec 28: A US-based multinational company has shown its interest in investing some $150 million in the city by setting up at least eight vegetable and fish markets and a modern slaughterhouse.... KARACHI: Ministry, driver ordered to pay Rs4.88m compensation KARACHI, Dec 28: Justice Khilji Arif Hussain of the Sindh High Court has decreed over Rs4.88 million as compensation to be paid by the federal ministry of health and a driver... KARACHI: Cellphone snatchers kill 9-year-old KARACHI, Dec 28: A young boy was killed by fleeing cellphone snatchers in Nusrat Bhutto Colony, in Sector D-3 of North Karachi, late on Wednesday night.... KARACHI: Young boy dies in accident KARACHI, Dec 28: A young boy died in a road accident in Gulberg area on Thursday. Police said that Shakir, 12, was riding his cycle when a speeding bus of route 2-D knocked him down.... KARACHI: 3 officials held for forging documents KARACHI, Dec 28: Three government servants, including an excise official, were arrested on Thursday for their alleged involvement in producing fake number plates, files and registration books for vehicles.... KARACHI: Karachiites to have new hangout soon KARACHI, Dec 28: The preservation and restoration of a city landmark will soon give Karachi another recreation spot and food street along its coast. The project revolves around the abandoned Native Jetty (Napier Mole) Bridge.... KARACHI: Worst power crisis likely in summer: Delay in import of plant KARACHI, Dec 28: As the Karachi Electricity Supply Corporation is unlikely to install a new power plant, which was set to be made functional by April next year, the Karachiites may face the worst power crisis during the next summer.... KARACHI: Govt urged to ratify ICC treaty KARACHI, Dec 28: Speakers at a meeting here on Thursday urged the government to ratify the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court (ICC) so that the criminals fleeing the country... KARACHI: 472 women killed in Sindh this year KARACHI, Dec 28: At least 472 women were murdered in Sindh during 2006 as compared to 384 in 2005, showing an alarming increase in violence against women.... KARACHI: Indonesian biker finds Switzerland within Pakistan KARACHI, Dec 28: Jeffrey R. Polnaja, who is on a world tour on his motorcycle in his “ride for peace”, made a stopover at Karachi and shared his experience of travel... DADU: One more lake dies in Sindh, spews salt DADU, Dec 28: Jakhpari, the once-freshwater lake, which used to attract thousands of migratory birds and nurture around 70 species of fish, has become too saline for fish and birds and is only good for making salt.... HYDERABAD: River water termed safe HYDERABAD, Dec 28: The discharge of water downstream Sukkur Barrage on Thursday was recorded at 4,014 cusecs and the water release from Manchhar Lake was only 90 cusecs, which was strictly... PESHAWAR: Poor security hampers Fata mineral exploration PESHAWAR, Dec 28: Fragile security and inter-tribal disputes are hampering government’s efforts to bring foreign investment to the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (Fata) to explore minerals, gas and oil deposits in the 600km-long strip bordering Afghanistan, sources say.... PESHAWAR: Child-related laws’ enforcement urged PESHAWAR, Dec 28: Speakers at a conference on Thursday urged the government to implement laws dealing with the rights of children and take steps for their protection.... KARACHI: Sale of two islands resented KARACHI, Dec 28: The Green Economics & Globalisation Initiative, Shirkat Gah, and Pakistan Mahigeer Tehreek (PMT) held a meeting to bring together representatives of civil society organisations and political parties to brief them about “Selling off another piece of Karachi”.... KARACHI: 72 deprived of phones, vehicles KARACHI, Dec 28: At least 59 cellphones and 13 vehicles including four cars and nine motorcycles were snatched from different parts of the city. Police said that 24 cellphones were snatched... KARACHI: Civil society can help better education: SEF’s report launched KARACHI, Dec 28: Some effective innovations practised by civil society and education organisations to address the issues of quality, transparency and real concerns of the communities can be incorporated and replicated to improve the public education system.... KARACHI: Veterinary camps set up in all towns KARACHI, Dec 28: Agriculture Group of Offices, department of the city government has established veterinary relief medical camps to take care of sacrificial animals.... KARACHI: SMC alumni meeting held at SIUT KARACHI, Dec 28: The 4th winter meeting of the Sindh Medical College Alumni was held on Thursday at the Sindh Institute of Urology and Transplantation. Sindh Health Minister Syed Sardar Ahmed,... KARACHI: PML-F leaders join SUP KARACHI, Dec 28: Various local leaders and workers of Pakistan Muslim League (Functional) on Thursday called on Syed Jalal Mehmood Shah, president of the newly formed Sindh United Party (SUP) and joined the party.... KARACHI: NICH gets cytogenetic laboratory KARACHI, Dec 28: A multi-donor sponsored high-tech laboratory for diagnosis of childhood cancers and congenital malformations will become operational at the National Institute of Child Health in the next three months.... KARACHI: KU extends forms date KARACHI, Dec 28: The University of Karachi has extended the date for acceptance of admission forms of evening programmes up to December 30.According to a KU notification, the admission forms are... KARACHI: Rally condemns Mengal’s arrest KARACHI, Dec 28: Leaders of the Balochistan National Party (BNP) and the Baloch Students Organisation (BSO) have condemned the arrest of BNP chief Sardar Akhtar Mengal and termed the action ‘state terrorism’.... KARACHI: Jalandhari termed ‘master of poetry’ KARACHI, Dec 28: Speakers at a seminar on the work and person of Hafeez Jalandhari, who also penned the national anthem, described him as “master of all forms of poetry” that gave him distinction over all his great contemporaries.... KARACHI: Traffic jams increase as Eid approaches KARACHI, Dec 28: Traffic jams at major city intersections, including Liaquatabad, Benaras Chowk, Sohrab Goth and Water Pump, have increased as Eidul Azha draws closer.... KARACHI: Minister visits WWF centre KARACHI, Dec 28: Minister of State for Environment Malik Amin Aslam, who visited the Daran Beach near Jiwani, released more than 30 turtle hatchlings back into the sea.... KARACHI: Policemen recruitment to begin soon: adviser KARACHI, Dec 28: Sindh Adviser for Home Wasim Akhtar has said the present government wants to do away with the politics of vengeance and bring a change to the system.... KARACHI: Gang busted KARACHI, Dec 28: Ferozabad police on Thursday busted a gang of cellphone snatchers operating in the Sindh Muslim Housing Society and recovered 10 mobile phone sets and six TT pistols from their possession.... KARACHI: Body set up to check bus fares KARACHI, Dec 28: The Sindh government has constituted a committee to take action against operators of buses and coaches charging higher fares. The committee, set up on the directive of Sindh... KARACHI: Weather KARACHI, Dec 28: The Met office has forecast cold and dry weather for Karachi on Friday with the minimum temperature expected to range between 11 and 13 degrees Centigrade.... KARACHI: Exam dates KARACHI, Dec 28: The University of Karachi on Thursday said the papers of BCom, BSc and MSc postponed on December 15, 2006, would now be held on Dec 29 from 2:30pm to 5:30pm.... HYDERABAD: Council dissatisfied with performance of departments HYDERABAD, Dec 28: The Jamshoro district council has showed its exasperation at the performance of education, health and revenue departments and urged them to improve themselves.... HYDERABAD: Tributes paid to Shaikh Ayaz HYDERABAD, Dec 28: Rich tributes were paid to great poet of Sindh, Shaikh Ayaz, at his 9th death anniversary held at the Mumtaz Mirza auditorium Sindh museum on Thursday.... HYDERABAD: SHC seeks explanation from ATC judge HYDERABAD, Dec 28: Justice Mohammad Moosa K. Leghari of the Sindh High Court Hyderabad circuit bench, on Thursday issued notice to Anti Terrorism Court (ATC) judge, Syed Ali Ashraf Shah, to... HYDERABAD: SHOs will have to compensate the robbed, says nazim HYDERABAD, Dec 28: District Nazim Kanwar Naveed Jamil warned on Thursday that a SHO would have to pay to the robbed from his own pocket besides facing administrative action if someone... HYDERABAD: Two school heads suspended, 25 teachers transferred HYDERABAD, Dec 28: District Nazim Kanwar Naveed Jamil on Thursday ordered two headmistresses and a teacher suspended and 25 teachers and supervisors transferred on charges of negligence.... HYDERABAD: Jeejee Zarina Baloch Day HYDERABAD, Dec 28: The Sindh Research Council in collaboration with Jeejee Zarina Baloch Academy and Forum for Rights Justice and Peace is observing ‘Jeejee Zarina Baloch Day’ at Sindh Museum on Friday.... PESHAWAR: Farmers’ problems discussed PESHAWAR, Dec 28: A meeting of the NWFP Assembly’s Standing Committee on Agriculture and Livestock was held here on Thursday to discuss problems of the farming community and production of oilseed crop in the province....

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