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January 10, 2007 Wednesday Zilhaj 19, 1427 KARACHI: Present coalition to stay in next polls: Ibad KARACHI, Jan 9: Sindh Governor Dr Ishratul Ibad on Tuesday said the present coalition in government would continue in the next general elections as every sector has made excellent progress during the last four years.... KARACHI: Students told to pay fees six months in advance: Summer vacations KARACHI, Jan 9: Irrespective of the fact that the new academic session will commence on August 16 and summer vacations are six months away, private schools have started demanding fees of... KARACHI: Botched bank robbery: police guard shot, wounded KARACHI, Jan 9: A police guard was critically wounded while foiling a bank robbery near Lasbela here on Tuesday.... KARACHI: 59 cellphones, 28 vehicles taken away KARACHI, Jan 9: At least 59 cellphones and 28 vehicles including 12 cars and 16 motorcycles were taken away from the city on Tuesday.... KARACHI: 20m voters not yet registered, says PPP KARACHI, Jan 9: The Karachi Coordination Committee of the Pakistan People’s Party has taken serious notice of what it called the deficiency in voters’ lists wherein 20 million eligible voters have not yet been registered.... KARACHI: 115 Indian fishermen released KARACHI, Jan 9: The Sindh government on Tuesday released 115 Indian fishermen from Landhi jail as a goodwill gesture.... KARACHI: Govt jobs for special persons KARACHI, Jan 9: Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz has said that the government is committed to help special persons and enable them lead a respectable life in society.... KARACHI: ‘Karachi’s architecture inspires everyone’ KARACHI, Jan 9: Eminent German architect Paul Bohm on Tuesday said Karachi’s vintage architecture had great appeal both for its citizens and foreign visitors and called for proper attention to the... KARACHI: Toys depict Pakistani, Japanese cultures’ similarity KARACHI, Jan 9: Speakers at an exhibition on Tuesday pointed out that a large number of Japanese toys on display were almost similar to those that Pakistani children cherished and played with showing the similarities between the two cultures.... PESHAWAR: PHC tells APA to produce old man, 2 blind detainees PESHAWAR, Jan 9: The Peshawar High Court on Tuesday directed the administration of the Orakzai Agency to produce two blind persons and an 80-year-old man detained under the Frontier Crimes Regulation (FCR).... KARACHI: Rediscovering the charm of geet KARACHI, Jan 9: Speakers outnumbered the audience at a seminar on lyric poetry organised by the Institute of Ethics and Culture, Men’s Forum and Archaeology Magazine at Mohammad Ali Jinnah University on Monday evening.... KARACHI: French opera artists to perform on 12th KARACHI, Jan 9: Internationally acclaimed French opera ensemble ‘Chants de Garonne’ will enthral Karachi’s discerning opera connoisseurs at the Pakistan Arts Council on January 12.... KARACHI: Car wash on roads adds to commuters’ miseries KARACHI, Jan 9: Car wash services available at roadside in the heart of city, Saddar, has become a major cause of traffic congestion in the vicinity of provincial secretariat, but the... KARACHI: JI’s protest day KARACHI, Jan 9: The Jamaat-i- Islami Sindh has announced it will observe a protest day on January 10 in Sindh including Karachi on the appeal of party chief Qazi Hussain Ahmad.... KARACHI: Sanitation policy to be finalised soon: minister KARACHI, Jan 9: The Sindh Minister for Local Government, Katchi Abadis and Spatial Development, Mohammad Hussain Khan, said the draft of provincial sanitation policy had been prepared and would be reviewed by experts before its final approval from the provincial cabinet.... KARACHI: MoU signed on coal project KARACHI, Jan 9: The Sindh Coal Authority (SCA) on Tuesday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Sindh Carbon Energy Ltd for ascertaining commercial availability of coal in Khorewah, District... KARACHI: Juvenile marine life under threat KARACHI, Jan 9: Some 20,000 acres of coastal marshes, habitat for juvenile marine life, are wiped out every year because of sea pollution, a survey shows.... KARACHI: Low gas pressure in Clayton Quarters KARACHI, Jan 9: The residents of Clayton Quarters (Jehangir Road) have complained of low gas pressure. They have demanded of the utility authorities to redress their grievances.... KARACHI: Free treatment to 87 HIV patients KARACHI, Jan 9: The Sindh Aids Control Programme (SACP) through its Center of Excellence at Services Hospital, Karachi is providing medical assistance to 87 patients - including 27 Aids cases, dispensed with anti-retro viral (ARV) drugs.... KARACHI: Man convicted of rape gets bail KARACHI, Jan 9: The Federal Shariat Court on Tuesday allowed bail to an appellant convicted of rape under the Offence of Zina (Enforcement of Hudood) Ordinance, 1979.... KARACHI: Vegetables prices up due to bad crop, monopoly Karachi, Jan 9: The city government last year announced the setting up of four new Sabzi Mandis in Karachi, but no progress has been made in this regard despite many months.... KARACHI: Education Olympiad KARACHI, Jan 9: A school educational Olympiad meant for school students of Karachi and outstation began here on Tuesday. The competition aims to provide a mix of educational, arts and sports learning under the auspices of Karachi High School.... KARACHI: Dog-bite victim dies at JPMC KARACHI, Jan 9: A 52-year-old dog bite victim from Frontier Colony, SITE Town, who was brought to the Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre for treatment on Tuesday, died within five hours.... KARACHI: WEF to help promote city, says nazim KARACHI, Jan 9: City Nazim Mustafa Kamal has said that the selection of Karachi in the list of 12 mega cities of the world at the World Economic Forum (WEF) shows... KARACHI: School drop-out rate cause for alarm: Senate body inspects institutions today KARACHI, Jan 9: The rising number of out-of-school children is the biggest problem faced by Sindh. This was said at a meeting of the Senate Standing Committee on Education, Science and... KARACHI: Admissions to degree classes from 15th KARACHI, Jan 9: Admissions to first year BA, BSc and BCom (pass) will commence on January 15 with the issuance of forms and continue till February 10.... KARACHI: ‘ARD’s APC to frame joint strategy’ KARACHI, Jan 9: Pakistan Muslim League-N Secretary General Zafar Iqbal Jhagra on Tuesday said there was a total anarchy in the country and a situation similar to 1971 was being created in Balochistan, Bajaur and Waziristan.... KARACHI: NWP backs protest call for 10th KARACHI, Jan 9: The National Workers Party has backed the protest strike call for January 10 against illegal sale of islands of Sindh and has appealed to people to record their protest by joining the peaceful strike.... HYDERABAD: People can’t be deceived by slogans: minister HYDERABAD, Jan 9: Sindh Minister for Law Chaudhry Iftikhar Ahmed has said that the people have become politically conscious and they can no longer be deceived by hollow slogans.... HYDERABAD: Students urged to focus on studies HYDERABAD, Jan 9: Mehran University of Engineering and Technology Professor Vice-Chancellor Dr Abdul Qadeer Rajput has urged the new students of the university to concentrate on academic and co-academic activities.... HYDERABAD: Row over milk price settled: Interim rate: Rs28 per kg HYDERABAD, Jan 9: The district government finally managed to overcome milk crisis in the city on Tuesday when it, with the consent of the retailers and cattle farmers, fixed the price... LARKANA: CM orders probe into ‘police encounter’ LARKANA, Jan 9: Sindh Chief Minister Dr. Arbab Ghulam Rahim, stressing that police were just performing their duty, ordered an inquiry into the killing in encounter of Imran Ali Supro who... SUKKUR: Basheer withdraws resignation SUKKUR, Jan 9: Jeay Sindh Qaumi Mahaz leader Bashir Khan Qureshi announcing withdrawal of resignation from the party leadership has summoned a meeting of the national congress on January 27.... THATTA: PPP activists criticise Qaim THATTA, Jan 9: The PPP Bachayo Action Committee has said that the provincial president of Pakistan People’s Party Syed Qaim Ali Shah has shattered the confidence of party workers in Thatta by installing his own favourites in the new district body.... KHAIRPUR: Suspicious material near gas pipeline found KHAIRPUR, Jan 9: A watchman’s sense of duty helped foil what possibly was an attempt to blow up a pipeline supplying gas to Karachi, Hyderabad and six other cities when he... PESHAWAR: Kabul urged to resolve issues through talks: Governor expresses reservations about mining PESHAWAR, Jan 9: NWFP Governor Ali Mohammad Jan Orakzai on Tuesday said that Afghanistan should stop ''blame-game'' and resolve issues with Pakistan through negotiations by involving the Pakistan-Afghanistan-United States tripartite commission.... PESHAWAR: Demonstration held against Saddam’s execution PESHAWAR, Jan 9: A protest demonstration was held here on Tuesday by Pasban workers against the execution of former Iraqi president Sadam Hussein.... PESHAWAR: Police join fight against Aids PESHAWAR, Jan 9: City police have extended support to the NWFP health department to implement a strategy aiming to raise awareness about the prevention of HIV/Aids and Hepatitis.... PESHAWAR: Help sought to screen Pushto films abroad PESHAWAR, Jan 9: Pushto filmmakers have requested the government to help them in exploring markets for their films in Afghanistan and the UAE. Speaking at a press conference in connection with... PESHAWAR: 2,800 tribesmen to be recruited in Levies PESHAWAR, Jan 9: About 2,800 tribesmen will be recruited in the Levies force and trained in four batches by the end of the current year under the Restructuring and Reinforcement of Law-Enforcing Agencies Project in four tribal agencies....

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