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January 09, 2007 Tuesday Zilhaj 18, 1427 ISLAMABAD: Clifton roads, sewerage: SC gives week for report ISLAMABAD, Jan 8: The Supreme Court has taken serious notice of the dilapidated conditions of roads and sewerage in Clifton, directing the authorities to come up within a week with steps being taken to rectify the situation.... KARACHI: Centre censures Sindh over falcon permits KARACHI, Jan 8: The federal government has sought an explanation from the Sindh Wildlife department over the issuance of falcon hunting permits to dignitaries from Gulf states in violation of a directive from the Centre.... KARACHI: Petitioners told to vacate land for expressway KARACHI, Jan 8: The Sindh High Court asked the petitioners occupying land required for the construction of the Lyari Expressway project on Monday to vacate it by the first week of February.... KARACHI: PML and allies to contest from single platform KARACHI, Jan 8: Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz said on Monday that the ruling Pakistan Muslim League and its allies in the government would contest general elections from a single platform and... KARACHI: US diplomat killing case hearing put off KARACHI, Jan 8: Judge Haq Nawaz Baloch of the ATC-5 put off the hearing of the US diplomat killing case against two activists of Al Qaeda as none of the two defence counsel turned up.... KARACHI: Rs23 million books for college libraries: Centralised procurement planned KARACHI, Jan 8: Sindh education department will have a centralised procurement of books in English, Urdu and Sindhi languages for libraries of 238 government colleges throughout the province for the year 2006-07 and onwards, it was learnt officially.... KARACHI: By-polls on February 10 KARACHI, Jan 8: The Election Commission has fixed February 10 as the new date for by-elections on the National Assembly seat NA-250 Karachi-XII and Sindh Assembly seat PA-71 Dadu.... KARACHI: Sub-committees formed to help finalise milk prices KARACHI, Jan 8: The 13-member committee formed by City Nazim Mustafa Kamal on January 5 held its meeting here on Monday to discuss the arbitrary raise in the prices of dairy... PESHAWAR: NWFP gets its first burns unit PESHAWAR, Jan 8: A 15-bed burns unit was inaugurated at the Lady Reading Hospital (LRH) here on Monday and a UK-based charity handed over equipment for the unit to the provincial government.... PESHAWAR: MMA govt not against art and culture, says Akram PESHAWAR, Jan 8: NWFP Chief Minister Akram Durrani has said that the Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal government has given special grants for the promotion of culture and archaeological sites in the province.... KARACHI: Thin attendance in schools, colleges KARACHI, Jan 8: Attendance in schools and other educational institutes remained thin on Monday due to the unusually cold weather after the institutions opened after the winter vacation that started on December 22.... KARACHI: Thieves arrested after shootout KARACHI, Jan 8: Police on Monday arrested a proclaimed offender wanted in 19 cases of car snatching/theft along with his accomplice while their third accomplice managed to escape during a shoot out in Khawaja Ajmer Nagri in North Karachi.... KARACHI: Fire erupts in Jodia Bazaar KARACHI, Jan 8: A fire broke out in a three-storey building in the densely populated of Jodia Bazaar area on Monday. The fire department spokesman said the fire broke out in a building located in Chipa Gali, Jodia Bazaar.... KARACHI: 49 deprived of cellphones KARACHI, Jan 8: Forty nine cellphones and 12 vehicles, including five cars and seven motorcycles, were taken away from the city on Monday. Police sources said two cars were snatched at gunpoint and three were reported stolen.... KARACHI: Fishermen’s release KARACHI, Jan 8: A ceremony will be held on Tuesday (January 9) on the occasion of the release of 115 Indian fishermen languishing in the District Jail Malir, known as Landhi Jail.... KARACHI: Laws to curb anti-women customs our aim: Anisa KARACHI, Jan 8: The government is committed to introducing women-friendly laws and it is also contemplating to make anti-women practices, including that of honour killing, a non-compoundable offence.... KARACHI: KWSB plans tariff study KARACHI, Jan 8: The Karachi Water and Sewerage Board has plans to commence a study funded by the Asian Development Bank to develop tariff policies and objectives for urban environmental services in the city, sources in the KWSB told Dawn.... KARACHI: Non-CDGK areas also being developed, says nazim KARACHI, Jan 8: City Nazim Mustafa Kamal has said that the city government is spending huge amounts from development funds to strengthen the city’s infrastructure and covering all areas, even those... KARACHI: Security ordered KARACHI, Jan 8: Sindh Chief Secretary Fazalur Rehman has asked the officials concerned for taking precautionary measures for Muharram and prepare an effective strategy to ensure law and order.... KARACHI: Pakistani doctor honoured KARACHI, Jan 8: The secretary-general of the Diabetic Association of Pakistan, Prof A. Samad Shera, has been elected founder chairman of the Diabetes in Asia Study Group.... KARACHI: Pirzado’s demise condoled KARACHI, Jan 8: Sindh Governor Dr Ishratul Ibad on Monday expressed deep grief and sorrow over the demise of renowned poet, writer and journalist, Anwer Pirzado.... KARACHI: Fees date extended KARACHI, Jan 8: The last date for submission of Bachelor of Studies (evening programme) admission-cum-semester tuition fees has been extended up to January 10, said Director of Evening Programme, University of Karachi, on Monday.... KARACHI: Notice issued in MBBS admission case KARACHI, Jan 8: A division bench of Sindh High Court on Monday issued pre-admission notice to the vice-chancellor of Liaquat Medical University of Health Sciences and other respondents in a petition seeking admission to MBBS at the university.... KARACHI: Hearing of case transfer application adjourned KARACHI, Jan 8: The Sindh High Court on Monday adjourned hearing of application filed by two alleged Al-Qaeda suspects to transfer their trial from Anti-Terrorism Court-V to another ATC in Karachi.... KARACHI: American experts briefed on special education KARACHI, Jan 8: Educationists from the USA called on Sindh Secretary Special Education Maula Bakhsh Khatian on Monday. The secretary briefed the experts on the situation of special education in the... KARACHI: Woman gets bail in murder case KARACHI, Jan 8: The Sindh High Court on Monday confirmed bail of a woman facing murder case. Syeda Sardar was accused of gunning down her husband Syed Zameer Hussain Shah Shamsi on July 2, 2006 in Larkana.... KARACHI: SNF backs strike call KARACHI, Jan 8: Chairman of the Sindh National Front Sardar Mumtaz Ali Bhutto has extended his party’s support to the call for strike on January 10 given by the Pakistan Fisherfolk Forum.... KARACHI: Group show at Canvas KARACHI, Jan 8: A group show of six young contemporary miniature artists opens at the Canvas gallery on Tuesday at 5pm. The artists whose works will be on display are: Amjad... KARACHI: Mansur Aye at Indus KARACHI, Jan 8: An exhibition of paintings by Mansur Aye opens at the Indus gallery on Tuesday at 5.30pm. The exhibition will continue till January 19, daily from 10amto 7.30pm.... HYDERABAD: Milk-sellers warned of imprisonment for overcharging HYDERABAD, Jan 8: The district government on Monday repeated its warning to the milk retailers that they would face challans and imprisonment if they charged people more than the official price of Rs28 per litre.... HYDERABAD: Govt accused of deviating from Kashmir policy HYDERABAD, Jan 8: A leading Jamat-i-Islami leader of Azad Kashmir and former member of the Azad Kashmir assembly, Abdul Rasheed Turabi, has warned that if the Pakistani rulers deviated from the... HYDERABAD: Benazir has rejected govt’s offer, says Qamar HYDERABAD, Jan 8: The chairperson of Pakistan People’s Party Ms. Benazir Bhutto has rejected outright any offer of Gen Pervez Musharraf and that is one of the reasons she is still... HYDERABAD: Vehicles carrying milk detained HYDERABAD, Jan 8: Huge quantity of milk turned sour after police detained several vehicles carrying milk in the wake of a ban under section 144 by the district nazim on the... LARKANA: PPP chief grieved at Pirzado’s demise LARKANA, Jan 8: The chairperson of Pakistan People’s Party Ms Benazir Bhutto on Monday condoled the death of eminent writer Anwer Pirzado who she said was led his life with utmost honesty and honour.... SHIKARPUR: Two men, woman fall prey to old feuds SHIKARPUR, Jan 8: Two men and a woman fell prey to running disputes among different groups in the district on Monday. Reports reaching here said that Mohammad Yaqoob Gopang and Ms.... NAWABSHAH: Rail ticket reservation office shut NAWABSHAH, Jan 8: The Pakistan Railways has failed to remove a fault that occurred in a device of computerised ticket reservation office at Nawabshah railway station a week ago.... HYDERABAD: Hospital chief transferred, doctor suspended HYDERABAD, Jan 8: District Nazim Kanwar Naveed Jamil has taken notice of irregularities in some government healthcare facilities and ordered transfer of a medical superintendent and other staff, suspension of a... HYDERABAD: Punjabi leftmade mistakes, says scholar HYDERABAD, Jan 8: Eminent intellectual Manzoor Aijaz has said that the Punjab’s progressive elements have committed big mistakes in the past and acted as silent spectators to the killings in East Pakistan.... NAUSHAHRO FEROZE: Bail pleas rejected NAUSHAHRO FEROZE, Jan 8: The additional sessions judge, Kandiaro, Iqbal Ahmed Khwaja, rejected bail applications of 12 accused in Shahzadi Nagore gang rape case on Monday.... PESHAWAR: Delay in Pushto TV channel blamed on federal govt PESHAWAR, Jan 8: A Pushto television channel, Abaseen, has not been launched owing to a delay on the part of the federal government, it is learnt.... PESHAWAR: ‘NWFP govt to resist change in curriculum’ PESHAWAR, Jan 8: NWFP Minister for Education Maulana Fazle Ali Haqqani has said that the federal government is trying to secularise the education system at the behest of foreign masters.... PESHAWAR: Vocational courses for jobless youth planned PESHAWAR, Jan 8: The NWFP government is planning to launch a special skill development project by making technical training compulsory in public sector schools besides initiating special courses for unemployed youth.... PESHAWAR: JUI Fata chief elected PESHAWAR, Jan 8: MNA Maulana Mirajuddin Khan from South Waziristan was elected president of the Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam (Fazl), Fata chapter. According to a press release, a meeting was held here on... PESHAWAR: Committee to oversee uplift schemes PESHAWAR, Jan 8: Peshawar District Nazim Haji Ghulam Ali has set up a committee to identify and resolve problems hindering development projects in the four towns of the district....

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