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January 19, 2007 Friday Zilhaj 28, 1427 KARACHI: Police station occupied to protest trader’s murder KARACHI, Jan 18: Traffic remained suspended on M.A. Jinnah Road for an hour on Thursday afternoon when traders and shopkeepers of Kharadar cloth market blocked it.... KARACHI: City dept keen to help landlord: School’s eviction ordered KARACHI, Jan 18: The fate of hundreds of students of a school hangs in the balance following the orders of the Sindh government and the City District Education Department to the... KARACHI: Load-shedding in city from today KARACHI, Jan 18: The Karachi Electric Supply Corporation has announced that it will carry out load-shedding in the city for 45 to 60 minutes daily, between 6pm and midnight.... KARACHI: PML candidate quits NA-250 contest KARACHI, Jan 18: The ruling Pakistan Muslim League has withdrawn its candidate for the NA-250 seat in favour of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement in the by-election being held on February 10.... KARACHI: Hamara Karachi Festival ends KARACHI, Jan 18: The closing ceremony of Hamara Karachi Festival were held on Thursday on the grounds of the KMC building. Naib Nazim Karachi Mrs Nasreen Jalil hosted the show.... KARACHI: Ranpathani Bridge: normal rail traffic by March KARACHI, Jan 18: Continuous improvement in railway operations has resulted in more people opting for travel by train. Railways Minister Shaikh Rashid Ahmad said this at the inauguration of the refurbished Ranpathani Bridge, some 80 kilometres from here, on Thursday.... KARACHI: SHC notices to LEAs KARACHI, Jan 18: The Sindh High Court issued notices to law enforcement agencies in a petition for recovery and production of a person picked up for suspected links with Al Qaeda.... KARACHI: Qatar-based firm keen to build 7-star hotels KARACHI, Jan 18: The city government is offering attractive incentives to foreign investors and paying due attention to the public/private partnership to encourage projects like seven-star hotels, restaurants, etc to be built along the city’s coastline.... PESHAWAR: ‘First policewomen batch kept out of passing out parade’ PESHAWAR, Jan 18: Policewomen belonging to the first female batch of officers, after completing their training at the Hangu Police Academy (HPA), have joined various police stations in the NWFP.... KARACHI: Uplift to help bridge urban-rural divide: Ibad KARACHI, Jan 18: Sindh Governor Dr Ishratul Ibad has said the government has made good progress to overcome the rural and urban divide with the initiation of development projects worth billions of rupees by the local government.... KARACHI: Officials told to pay power bills KARACHI, Jan 18: The KESC and HESCO have been allowed to disconnect power supply to government officials if they fail to clear their bills according to the readings of installed meters at their residences.... KARACHI: Rafi, Kiran win inter-town schools declamation KARACHI, Jan 18: Mohammad Rafi of Nazimabad Town and Kiran Aslam of North Karachi Town won the final of the Inter Towndeclamation contest organised by the Nazaria-e-Pakistan Foundation, Sindh Committee, and... KARACHI: Sindh sea festival Rising to Greater Heights KARACHI: The Sindh Sea Festival sponsored by the Sindh Culture Department started at the Beach Park on Thursday. A large area around the Beach Park was reserved for the festival, which has become a regular annual feature.... KARACHI: Industrial area to be cleared of all waste KARACHI, Jan 18: Removal of the solid waste dumped at various places industries in Korangi Town will be undertaken on war-footing in a week or so.... KARACHI: Missing boy found dead after 24 days KARACHI, Jan 18: The decomposed and headless body of a seven-year-old boy was recovered from a drain in Korangi on Thursday. Shahroz, who was a class-I student was missing since December 25, 2006.... KARACHI: MRCP exams allowed KARACHI, Jan 18: The candidates of postgraduate examination conducted by the Royal Colleges of Physicians, UK, will be able to take the relevant written examinations in Karachi from May onwards.... KARACHI: Safeguarding self-interest West’s only aim: expert KARACHI, Jan 18: Khan Hussain Zia, in his lecture at the department of international relations, University of Karachi, on Thursday brought into the limelight the facts that usually had been brushed under the carpet.... KARACHI: Postal ballot KARACHI, Jan 18: The last date for submission of applications for postal ballot in the by-elections for NA-250 (Karachi-XII) and PS-71 (Dadu-I) is January 25, a handout issued here on Thursday said.... KARACHI: Bhopali remembered KARACHI, Jan 18: Sindh Governor Ishratul Ibad on Thursday expressed sorrow over the demise of poet Mohsin Bhopali. Lauding the late poet’s services, Dr Ibad said Mohsin Bhopali and his work would be remembered for long.... KARACHI: Witnesses examined in ransom cases KARACHI, Jan 18: An anti-terrorism court put off the hearing of a kidnapping for ransom case of an infant against two accused after recording the statement of a prosecution witness.... KARACHI: New Lankan consul-general KARACHI, Jan 18: Mr V.S. Sidath Kumar, the new Consul General of Sri Lanka has assumed duties in Karachi. Mr Sidath Kumar is a B.Com special graduate from the University of... KARACHI: Tributes to Bashir Mirza today KARACHI, Jan 18: The IGI and Fomma will pay tributes to Bashir Mirza, Pakistan’s renowned artist, on Friday January 19, at Fomma DHA Art Centre at Zamzama Park Clifton at 5pm.... KARACHI: Further cut urged in POL prices KARACHI, Jan 18: The National Labour Federation Pakistan (NLFP), while reacting to the recent reduction in the prices of petroleum products, has termed it a futile exercise on part of the government in providing relief to the poverty-stricken masses.... KARACHI: Weather KARACHI, Jan 18: The Met office has forecast fair/partly cloudy weather with cold night for Karachi on Friday with the minimum temperature ranging from 13 to 15 degrees centigrade.... KARACHI: KU prohibits cellphones in exam centres KARACHI, Jan 18: Mobile phones have been banned in the examination hall by the University of Karachi. A circular to this effect was issued by the controller of examination, University of Karachi, on Thursday.... HYDERABAD: Nazim demands more funds for rural areas HYDERABAD, Jan 18: District Nazim Kanwar Naveed Jamil has called for increase in funds for the rural areas of the district to bring them at par with the urban areas.... KHAIRPUR: Three booked for blasts KHAIRPUR, Jan 18: The Faiz Ganj police have registered a case against three unidentified persons for damaging a gas pipeline by detonating explosive material. The FIR was lodged on the complaint... DADU: PML-N fears poll rigging DADU, Jan 18: The government has planned to get favourite candidates elected in the election by casting bogus votes but the PML-N resist such plans. This was stated by General Secretary... HYDERABAD: Old guard set to grab bar posts HYDERABAD, Jan 18: Same old faces are vying for main slots of Hyderabad District Bar Association (HDBA) in annual elections which are scheduled for Saturday as electioneering reached a feverish pitch... HYDERABAD: JUI-F plans motor rally HYDERABAD, Jan 18: The Sindh chapter of the Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam (Fazl) will stage a motor rally from Hatri bypass to Hyder Chowk on Sunday to protest against amendments in the Hudood... HYDERABAD: NOC for housing scheme cancelled HYDERABAD, Jan 18: The Hyderabad Development Authority announced on Thursday that it had cancelled the NOC issued to Fareed Illahi Goth housing scheme for breach of conditions.... SANGHAR: 15,000 wheat bags damaged SANGHAR, Jan 18: About 15,000 wheat bags worth more than Rs20 million have been spoiled at Khipro godown due to negligence of the food department officials.... LARKANA: Sub-inspector shot dead in Larkana LARKANA, Jan 18: Armed men shot dead a sub inspector of police on Thursday near railway crossing in the jurisdiction of Dari police station and escaped.... NAUSHAHRO FEROZE: No session of taluka council in 4 months NAUSHAHRO FEROZE, Jan 18: Naib nazim UC Naushahro Feroze, Dr Abdul Qadir has said the taluka council Naushahro Feroze has proved ineffective as no session was called during the last four and a half months.... PESHAWAR: NWFP to set up fund for road maintenance PESHAWAR, Jan 18: The NWFP government will establish a fund to look after the road network in the province, officials said here on Thursday. The fund, to be managed by a... CHITRAL: Crime on the rise in Chitral CHITRAL, Jan 18: Chitral witnessed a rise in crimes during 2006 as 1,806 cases were registered in the district’s nine police stations against previous year’s 1,585 cases.... QUETTA: Balochistan problems to be resolved: Mushahid QUETTA, Jan 18: Senator Mushahid Hussain, the secretary-general of the Pakistan Muslim League (PML-Q), has said the problems of Balochistan will be resolved by implementing the recommendations of a parliamentary committee.... PESHAWAR: ‘Work on gas pipeline to start soon’ PESHAWAR, Jan 18: Work on the main pipeline from the Gurguri gas field to Noshwera, costing about Rs3.5 billion, will start soon, ending the problem of gas loadshedding during winters.... GILGIT: Quake jolts N. Areas GILGIT, Jan 18: An earthquake, measuring 4.2 on the Richter scale, jolted almost the entire Northern Areas early on Thursday. The Met Department told APP from Peshawar that the epicentre of... PESHAWAR: Woman challenges husband’s detention PESHAWAR, Jan 18: The alleged illegal detention of an education institute chief by an intelligence agency has been challenged in the Peshawar High Court. A habeas corpus petition was filed ... PESHAWAR: Child rights network established PESHAWAR, Jan 18: A social networking group was formed here on Thursday for more coordinated efforts for promotion and protection of child rights in NWFP. The group comprises government officials and representatives of non-governmental organisations, lawyers, teachers and media persons.... SWABI: Call for eradicating violence against women SWABI, Jan 18: The people should cooperate with the NGOs to help eradicate the menace of violence against women. This was stated by the leaders of welfare bodies while presenting their... PESHAWAR: Anti-poverty scheme planned PESHAWAR, Jan 18: Federal Minster for Social Welfare and Special Education Zubaida Jalal on Thursday announced that the government would launch from next fiscal year a “social protection programme” that will... ABBOTTABAD: Firing in air kills woman ABBOTTABAD, Jan 18: A 16-year-old woman, Rabia Bibi, died in Shinkiyari, Mansehra District, on Thursday due to aerial firing by some people during the wedding ceremony of one Asif Hussain Shah....

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