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January 08, 2007 Monday Zilhaj 17, 1427 KARACHI: Ibad stresses ‘single agency operation’ KARACHI, Jan 7: Sindh Governor Dr Ishratul Ibad has said that the ‘single agency operation’ should be the essence of Karachi Master Plan, which should provide for all civic facilities of international standards within the municipal boundaries of the city government.... KARACHI: Milk-sellers warned of further action KARACHI, Jan 7: City Nazim Mustafa Kamal said on Sunday that although the retailers had reduced the milk price to Rs30 per litre from Rs36, the city government’s action would continue... KARACHI: 104 held for car thefts last month KARACHI, Jan 7: More than hundred suspects involved in vehicle theft or snatching were arrested by the Anti-Car Lifting Cell during the month of December 2006.... KARACHI: Diplomats join in walk for city festival KARACHI, Jan 7: A walk to express solidarity and affection with Karachi was held at the mausoleum of Quaid-i-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah on Sunday in connection with the Hamara Karachi festival.... KARACHI: 70-year-old among two killed in accidents KARACHI, Jan 7: Two persons died in road accidents in different parts of the city here on Sunday. Police said that 70-year-old Subha Khan was crossing the Gurumandir intersection when a speeding bus heading to the interior of Sindh hit him.... KARACHI: PM opens Jinnah Express train today KARACHI, Jan 7: Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz would inaugurate the Karachi-Rawalpindi ''Jinnah Express'' train here on Monday, Federal Minister for Railways Sheikh Rashid Ahmed said on Sunday.... KARACHI: PAC gives govt 15 days to resolve issues KARACHI, Jan 7: The Pakhtoon Action Committee, calling itself the ‘Loya Jirga’, has expressed concern over cold-shoulder response from the government towards its demands for resolving the issues confronting the Pakhtoons... KARACHI: Baloch scholar pessimistic about provincial autonomy: ‘Rulers not mentally prepared’ KARACHI, Jan 7: Baloch scholar Khan Mohammad Hussain Khan, a former minister and chief adviser to the late Khan of Kalat Ahmed Yar Khan and founder of the Association of Coloured... HYDERABAD: 200 activists of PML-Q quit party’s basic membership HYDERABAD, Jan 7: Members of central and Sindh councils and office-bearers of ruling Pakistan Muslim League on Sunday announced their resignation from the party’s basic membership over what they described as the leadership’s indifference towards sincere workers.... LARKANA: Jamali hails PML-PPP talks LARKANA, Jan 7: Former Prime Minister Mir Zafarullah Jamali on Sunday welcomed contacts between Pakistan People’s Party and the ruling Pakistan Muslim League saying it would greatly benefit the country.... KARACHI: Jinnah Day celebrated in Sri Lanka KARACHI, Jan 7: The birth anniversary of Quaid-i-Azam Mohammad Ali Jinnah was celebrated in Sri Lankan capital Colombo, said a message received here. It said the event was organised by the... KHAIRPUR: Govt blamed for activists’ disappearance KHAIRPUR, Jan 7: General Secretary of the Sindh United Party (SUP), Syed Ghulam Shah, has said that agencies were involved in disappearances of nationalist workers. Talking to newsmen here on Sunday... PESHAWAR: Steps for peaceful by-election urged: JI vows to intensify agitation PESHAWAR, Jan 7: The Awami National Party has asked the federal government to ensure peaceful by-election in the Bajaur Agency. Reacting to a statement of MMA’s chief Qazi Hussain Ahmad that... DADU: Call for probe into SMC fund embezzlement DADU, Jan 7 Activists of social organisations and political parties staged a demonstration outside the press club on Sunday to protest against education officials of the district allegedly involved in embezzlement in School Management Committee (SMC) funds.... KARACHI: Policy for homoeo drugs on cards KARACHI, Jan 7: The federal health ministry has finally decided to formulate a comprehensive quality control policy for homoeopathic system of medicines. In this regard, Federal Health Minister Mohammed Nasir Khan... KARACHI: Dr Israr lauds MQM stance on feudalism KARACHI, Jan 7: Feudalism is the root cause of all the problems in Pakistan and without doing away with it no real and meaningful change could be expected in our society,... KARACHI: Encroachments in Liaquatabad irk commuters KARACHI, Jan 7: The encroachments at Liqauatabad Bazaar are irksome for shoppers, area residents as well as passers-by as they cause traffic snarl. Although the encroachments mainly by vendors were removed... KARACHI: Retired PR workers yet to get Eid allowance KARACHI, Jan 7: Retired and widows of deceased railway workers remained deprived of pension and Eid allowance as the agreement between Pakistan Railway and the National Bank of Pakistan could not be implemented.... KARACHI: KU classes begin today KARACHI, Jan 7: The classes for the new academic session 2007 at the University of Karachi will begin from January 8. This was stated by the KU vice-chancellor, Prof Dr Pirzada Qasim Raza Siddiqui.... KARACHI: Traffic mess at Banaras Chowk KARACHI, Jan 7: Owing to the negligence of traffic police, hours-long traffic jam was witnessed on Saturday night and Sunday afternoon forcing the passengers of public transport to march towards their destinations.... KARACHI: Rallies held against price-hike KARACHI, Jan 7: Demonstrations were held here on Saturday against the rising inflation and the indifferent attitude of the rulers towards the resultant sufferings of masses.... KARACHI: Call for Jan 10 strike backed KARACHI, Jan 7: Many nationalist and national political parties of Sindh have extended their support to the Pakistan Fisherfolk Forum’s call for a shutter-down on Wednesday (January 10) and ‘black day’... KARACHI: Fate of 1,000 goths hangs in balance KARACHI, Jan 7: The fate of over 1,000 Goths of Karachi hangs in the balance as bureaucracy is dragging feet over the vital issue linked to socioeconomic survival of millions of... KARACHI: Mengal’s continued detention condemned KARACHI, Jan 7: Speakers at a rally held here on Sunday strongly condemned the continued detention of Sardar Akhtar Mengal, chief of the Balochistan National Party, and demanded his immediate release.... KARACHI: Qazi’s call for protest endorsed KARACHI, Jan 7: The Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal’s Karachi chapter has endorsed MMA chief Qazi Hussain Ahmed’s call for observing a protest day on Monday against the holding of by-election in Bajaur Agency for the seat vacated by MNA Sahibzada Haroon-ul-Rashid of Jamaat-i-Islami.... KARACHI: Sewerage work in Landhi KARACHI, Jan 7: The additional vice-chairman of the Karachi Water and Sewerage Board (KWSB), Imamuddin Shahzad, on Sunday directed the water board authorities to complete work on sewerage lines in different localities of Landhi Town before the commencement of Muharram.... KARACHI: Altaf wants law to curb organ trade KARACHI, Jan 7: Muttahida Qaumi Movement chief Altaf Hussain has expressed his deep concern over the trading in human organs, and urged President General Pervez Musharraf and Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz to get the menace curbed through legislation.... PESHAWAR: FSC urged to hear pending cases of women, children PESHAWAR, Jan 7: Lawyers dealing with different cases have requested the Chief Justice of the Federal Shariat Court (FSC) to expedite hearing of cases against women and children pending in the court for last many years.... PESHAWAR: ADB to provide Rs1.5bn for Hangu-Thall highway PESHAWAR, Jan 7: The Asian Development Bank (ADB) would provide Rs1.5 billion assistance to the NWFP government for the construction of a highway between Hangu and Thall, official sources said.... PESHAWAR: Business of bogus medical bills goes unchecked PESHAWAR, Jan 7: The trend of submitting fake medical bills by government employees is causing huge losses to the exchequer, according to sources. Government employees, especially non-gazetted officials, get bogus medical... KOHAT: Bangladeshis held for illegal entry KOHAT, Jan 7: Fourteen Bangladeshis were arrested at the Tor Pul Checkpost near Thall in Hangu district on Sunday. They were booked for entering the country without proper travelling documents.... PESHAWAR: People can’t be misled: minister PESHAWAR, Jan 7: Federal Minister for Political Affairs Amir Muqam has criticised press statements regarding President Pervez Musharraf’s visit to Karak in which he announced a development package for the area... PESHAWAR: HIV screening at airports planned PESHAWAR, Jan 7: The government is planning to set up voluntary screening centres at airports to detect the HIV/Aids patients, sources said. An official of the World Health Organisation (WHO) said... PESHAWAR: Centenary celebrations PESHAWAR, Jan 7: The former director of the Peshawar Museum and chairman of the Peshawar University’s archaeology department, Fidaullah Sehrai, has praised the provincial government for making quick preparations for celebrating the centenary of the Peshawar Museum, commencing from Monday (today).... PESHAWAR: Steps to check pollution by gold refining PESHAWAR, Jan 7: The Environment Protection Agency and representatives of union council 16 will meet again on Monday (today) to discuss measures aimed at controling environmental degradation because of gold processing.... ABBOTTABAD: Activist ‘shot by mistake’ ABBOTTABAD Jan 7: NGO activist Farzana Bibi of Ghazi Kot Mansehra district was killed on Saturday reportedly by accident by her husband. Mr Shiraz told the police that while he was... HYDERABAD: Distt govt fails to check rise in milk price HYDERABAD, Jan 7: The district government could not enforce its writ on the issue of retail price of milk as retailers did not reduce the price of per litre milk in... THATTA: Protesters block road THATTA, Jan 7: Enraged relatives of a man arrested on charges of drug peddling staged a sit-in and set ablaze tyres on the Thatta-Badin highway near Pathan Colony bringing the traffic to a halt for four hours on Sunday.... HYDERABAD: More funds urged for agriculture research HYDERABAD, Jan 7: The Sindh Abadgar Board (SAB) has called for more agricultural research to increase per acre yield, which it says is 50 to 300 per cent less than in developed countries.... NAUSHERO FEROZE: Kidnapped lawyer recovered NAUSHERO FEROZE, Jan 7: The Naushahro Feroze police on Sunday recovered Advocate Rashid Bohio, son of Azizullah Bohio, the general secretary of PONM Sindh chapter, during a raid near a grid station, Johi taluka, Dadu district.... SUKKUR: Protests in Sukkur jail SUKKUR, Jan 7: More than 25 prisoners climbed onto the rooftop of their barracks in Central Jail-I on Sunday evening to press for their demands. The prisoners, including an alleged bandit... HYDERABAD: SCA seeks withdrawal of notification HYDERABAD, Jan 7: The Sindh Chamber of Agriculture (SCA) demanded on Sunday that the government take back its notification on withdrawal of payment of premium on sugarcane.... JACOBABAD: Rally against price hike JACOBABAD, Jan 7: The Sindh People’s Youth (Shaheed Bhutto) staged a rally on Sunday in protest against price hike, unemployment and deteriorating law and order situation in the country.... SUKKUR: Wife of Ghous Ali Shah dies SUKKUR, Jan 7: Wife of former chief minister of Sindh and president of Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz), Sindh, Syed Ghous Ali Shah passed away in Garhi Mori on Sunday after a prolonged illness....

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