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January 21, 2007 Sunday Muharram 01, 1428 KARACHI: Experts call for prison reforms KARACHI, Jan 20: Speakers at a workshop on prison reforms on Saturday expressed grave concern over the problems being faced by inmates in Karachi jails due to lack of accommodation, medical, food and other facilities.... KARACHI: PM asks Ulema to ensure peace in Muharram KARACHI, Jan 20; Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz appealed on Saturday to the ulema across the country to maintain sectarian harmony and peace during Muharram. He said this while talking to a... KARACHI: CM renews Sindh’s claim on islands’ ownership KARACHI, Jan 20: Sindh Chief Minister Dr Arbab Ghulam Rahim has said that the twin islands off Karachi coast have not been handed over to the Dubai-based investors.... HYDERABAD: Khuhro calls for dissolving LGs before polls HYDERABAD, Jan 20: Opposition leader in Sindh Assembly Nisar Ahmed Khuhro has called for suspending district governments before forthcoming general elections, saying that they could influence elections.... KARACHI: 1,000 students in a fix as school got vacated KARACHI, Jan 20: A school-building had to be vacated on Saturday on the order of the city government’s education department with no justification having been given for the haste shown in the matter.... KARACHI: City govt wants traffic police control KARACHI, Jan 20: City Nazim Mustafa Kamal has said that traffic-related problems in the metropolis could only be solved if the city government gets control of traffic police.... KARACHI: Blast case hearing put off KARACHI, Jan 20: Judge Haq Nawaz Baloch of the ATC-5 put off the hearing of the US consulate bomb blast case after recording the statements of two prosecution witnesses.... KARACHI: Site building debris removed KARACHI, Jan 20: The rescue workers on Saturday finally removed the rubble from the fire-devastated garment factory as the five-day rescue operation concluded. Seven firemen and a factory worker were killed... KARACHI: Guard among three shot dead KARACHI, Jan 20: Three people were shot dead on Saturday. A labourer, Shakil Ahmed, 29, was shot dead at a construction site on Khalid Bin Waleed Road.... KARACHI: Meditation in motion KARACHI: To celebrate the 800th anniversary of the birth of the great Muslim mystic Jalaluddin Rumi, UNESCO has declared 2007 the Year of Rumi. It is therefore entirely apt that the... KARACHI: Breast cancer afflicting young women KARACHI, Jan 20: More women are being diagnosed with breast cancer in Pakistan, and that too at a younger age. There is a need to detect the disease at an early stage.... KARACHI: Govt criticised over law and order situation KARACHI, Jan 20: The Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal condemned the Sindh government for its failure to maintain law and order and demanded its resignation. In a statement issued on Saturday, MMA legislators Nasurullah Shajeeh, Hameedullah Khan, and M.... KARACHI: Expo for women from Feb 23rd KARACHI, Jan 20: An expo for women is being organised at Expo Centre in Karachi from February 23 to 25. The three-day exhibition is the first national interactive platform for Pakistani women.... KARACHI: Airline staff rewarded KARACHI, Jan 20: Four employees of Pakistan International Airlines were given prizes for their efficiency and honesty. PIA chairman Tariq Kirmani gave away the prizes to the employees – Abdul Qayyum... KARACHI: PPP seeks suo motu notice on harassment KARACHI, Jan 20: The legislators belonging to Pakistan People’s Party appealed to the Supreme Court of Pakistan to take suo motu notice against those who were harassing party’s minority leader Dr Khatumal Jeewan.... KARACHI: Action urged to check robberies KARACHI, Jan 20: The Pasban referring to growing number of robberies has demanded stern action against robbers and their patrons. The Pasban said people returning from abroad were robbed close to their home in North Nazimabad, F.... KARACHI: Unit planned to curb motorcycle thefts KARACHI, Jan 20: Sindh IGP Jehangir Mirza has accorded approval to the Anti-Car Lifting Cell for establishment of Anti-Motorcycle Theft Unit within its functionary framework to effectively check motorcycles’ theft in the city.... KARACHI: Balochistan focused at book launch KARACHI, Jan 20: At a book-launching ceremony held here on Saturday, speakers highlighted the importance media and its role in understanding the problem of Balochistan in its true perspective.... KARACHI: Bail plea rejected KARACHI, Jan 20: The additional district and sessions judge, South, Sher Bano Karim, on Saturday dismissed the bail application of an accused in an electric wire theft case.... KARACHI: Day-long power cuts KARACHI, Jan 20: While the KESC carried out one-hour suspension of power supply across the city on Saturday under its load-shedding exercise, people from many localities complained of frequent and prolonged power cut in their localities over the past 24 hours.... PESHAWAR: 100 kiosks dealing in contraband demolished PESHAWAR, Jan 20: Law-enforcement personnel demolished 100 shacks and kiosks selling contraband goods in the Karkhano Bazaar on Saturday. A big contingent of police and Frontier Constabulary personnel was deployed on the Peshawar-Torkham Road to avert any untoward incident.... HYDERABAD: Benazir will not return, says CM HYDERABAD, Jan 20: Sindh Chief Minister Dr Arbab Ghulam Rahim has said that if PPP chairperson Benazir Bhutto lands at the Karachi airport, she will be dealt with according to law,... CHITRAL: Chitral festival to boost tourism CHITRAL, Jan 20: Inclusion of the Baroghil festival in the calendar of events for the “Visit Pakistan Year” is a laudable step as it will help boost tourism in the area.... MANSEHRA: Five quake victims get scholarship MANSEHRA, Jan 20: Five students, who had been orphaned in the October 2005 earthquake, left for Turkey to get higher education there. These students will complete their studies in various disciplines... HYDERABAD: 25 medals awarded at MUET convocation HYDERABAD, Jan 20: Six received gold medals, 19 silver medals and 33 merit certificates among the 394 graduates who were awarded degrees at the 9th convocation of the Mehran University of Engineering and Technology (MUET) on Saturday.... PESHAWAR: Water supply project inaugurated PESHAWAR, Jan 20: MPA Maulana Mohammad Idrees has said that development projects worth billions of rupees have been undertaken in the PF-20 constituency of Charsadda district, while a number of such projects have already been completed.... HYDERABAD: Protest against SNP chief’s disappearance HYDERABAD, Jan 20: Activists of Sindh National Party (SNP) staged a protest demonstration and hunger strike outside the Hyderabad press club on Saturday against the arrest and disappearance of party chairman Agha Shamshad Mughal.... HYDERABAD: Snake charmers call for research HYDERABAD, Jan 20: Snake charmers called Jogis in Sindhi warned on Saturday that many rare species of snakes were fast becoming extinct in Sindh and demanded that the government should set... PESHAWAR: Philanthropists’ support sought PESHAWAR, Jan 20: Provincial Minister for Social Welfare, Zakat and Usher, Hafiz Hashmet Khan, on Saturday urged the philanthropists to support social welfare organisations as they provided valuable services to ailing humanity.... PESHAWAR: Uplift of Malakand Agency promised PESHAWAR, Jan 20: A 12-member delegation from the Malakand Agency called on NWFP Governor Lt-Gen (retd) Ali Mohammad Jan Aurakzai here on Saturday and apprised him of the problems being faced by the people of the area.... PESHAWAR: Pesco power shutdown notice PESHAWAR, Jan 20: The power supply from 132-KV Peshawar University Grid Station will remain suspended on Jan 22 from 8am till noon because of repair and maintenance work, according to a press release of the Peshawar Electric Supply Company (Pesco).... PESHAWAR: Police official promoted PESHAWAR, Jan 20: The Deputy Inspector General (Investigations), Syed Akhtar Ali, has been promoted to grade 20, according to an official handout issued on Saturday. The notification was issued following a clearance from the Central Selection Board....

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