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January 23, 2007 Tuesday Muharram 03, 1428 KARACHI: PPP women’s rally stops traffic, lampoons CM KARACHI, Jan 22: A protest demonstration by the women’s wing of Pakistan Peoples Party held on Monday afternoon at Regal Chowk disrupted traffic for more than an hour.... KARACHI: Zardari’s petition disposed KARACHI, Jan 22: Justice Sarmad Jalal Osmany of the Sindh High Court on Monday disposed of as infructuous a petition by PPP leader Asif Ali Zardari for transfer of Mir Murtaza... KARACHI: Extra floors on CM’s orders, KBCA tells SHC: Building violations KARACHI, Jan 22: A housing-cum-commercial project in Clifton was allowed to raise four additional floors on the chief minister’s directives, the Karachi Building Control Authority informed a division bench of the Sindh High Court on Monday.... KARACHI: Students find school gate closed on their arrival: Demolition work continues KARACHI, Jan 22: Following the city education department move to hand over a school in Firdous Colony to an individual, students were not allowed to enter the school premises on Monday morning.... KARACHI: MMA leaders booked for violating law KARACHI, Jan 22: Police on Monday booked Secretary-General of the Jamaat-i-Islami Syed Munawwar Hassan and many prominent Karachi-based leaders of Muttahida Majlis-iAmal along with 150 activists and supporters, for violating the... KARACHI: Man, woman found dead in car KARACHI, Jan 22: A young man and a woman were found dead in their car in Gulistan-i-Jauhar on Monday morning. The bodies were shifted to Jinnah hospital where the man was... KARACHI: Imtiaz, 21 others get bail: Attack on police KARACHI, Jan 22: The Sindh High Court on Monday granted bail to former provincial minister Maqbool Ahmed Sheikh and 21 others allegedly involved in heavy firing on a police contingent when... KARACHI: 15,000 street children in Karachi: report KARACHI, Jan 22: Large majority of juvenile prisoners in different jails of the country are in their late teens - most of them (98.9 per cent) are boys and only 13 girls.... PESHAWAR: Police have no clue to whereabouts: PHC hears missing people’s case PESHAWAR, Jan 22: Two officials of the Swat police on Monday expressed ignorance before the Peshawar High Court about the whereabouts of four missing people allegedly detained by the Inter Service Intelligence (ISI) for the last two months.... HYDERABAD: ASI injured in bid to nab bandits HYDERABAD, Jan 22: A group of bandits who were fleeing after robbing a shop injured an ASI when he tried to catch them in the Market police station’s area on Monday.... KARACHI: KCR revival progresses at snail’s pace KARACHI, Jan 22: The Karachi Circular Railway project is not getting the attention that it deserves. This is the impression gathered from the slow pace of progress on the issue.... KARACHI: Towns take measures to improve civic facilities KARACHI, Jan 22: In order to maintain cleanliness and ensure provision of other civic facilities to participants of mourning procession and Majalis in Muharram, various town administrations initiated arrangements in their respective areas on Monday.... KARACHI: Baloch salvation lies in unity, moot told KARACHI, Jan 22: Speakers at a literary function held on Sunday evening called upon Baloch writers and poets to promote the Balochi language. Highlighting the importance of language, they said it... KARACHI: Sana flays mega projects KARACHI, Jan 22: The Sindhi Association of North America (Sana) has condemned the elements who dubbed Sindh anti-development for opposing the destruction of what rightfully belongs to it.... KARACHI: NA body visits dockyard KARACHI, Jan 22: A delegation of the National Assembly Standing Committee on Defence Production, headed by Fiza Jenejo, visited Pakistan Navy Dockyard on Monday. According to an ISPR (Navy) press release... KARACHI: Roads in Gulistan-i-Jauhar KARACHI, Jan 22: Almost all the roads in Gulistan-i-Jauhar are in bad shape, causing massive traffic jams and sometimes accisdents as well. The roads that need immediate attention of the authorities... KARACHI: Retrenchment of HBL men condemned KARACHI, Jan 22: The Pakistan Muslim League labour wing leaders and Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal MNAs expressed annoyance over retrenchment of thousands of workers of different departments, demanding government to reinstate them and withdraw privatisation policy.... KARACHI: Order on plea for retrial of Aalmi men on 26th KARACHI, Jan 22: An anti-terrorism court on Monday heard the arguments of the special public prosecutor who has sought retrial of a case pertaining to a plot to assassinate President Pervez... KARACHI: Stakeholders briefed on ‘Indus For All’ KARACHI, Jan 22: A special session of the Indus Eco-region Steering Committee (IESC) was held at a local hotel here on Monday to brief stakeholders on the salient features of WWF-Pakistan’s ‘Indus For All’ programme.... KARACHI: Load-shedding continues KARACHI, Jan 22: Citizens continued to suffer due to suspension of power supply to almost all areas of the city on Monday under the KESC’s load-shedding programme which entered its fifth day.... KARACHI: Relief in power tariff sought KARACHI, Jan 22: The Private Hospitals and Clinics Association has urged KESC to reduce power tariff for hospitals and clinics for their being emergency health care service providers.... KARACHI: Wasim takes notice of bride’s murder KARACHI, Jan 22: Sindh Adviser on Home Wasim Akhtar has taken strong notice of the murder of a bride, along with her uncle, on the night of her wedding on the charge of Karo-kari.... KARACHI: Two killed in accidents KARACHI, Jan 22: Reckless driving claimed lives of a police constable and a motorcyclist on Monday.... KARACHI: New facility at PCSIR inaugurated KARACHI, Jan 22: Federal Minister for Science and Technology Chaudhary Nouraiz Shakoor on Monday inaugurated the Process Control Centre of the Pakistan Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (PCSIR).... KARACHI: Nazim leaves for Davos KARACHI, Jan 22: City Nazim Mustafa Kamal will speak on urbanization at the annual World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, where mayors of nine other major cities of the world and economic wizards will be delivering their papers.... KARACHI: Adviser grieved KARACHI, Jan 22: Dr Syed Wajid Ali, the father-in-law of Sindh Home Adviser Wasim Akhtar, died here on Sunday after protracted illness. Soyem will be held on Tuesday between Asr and Maghrib prayers at the Sultan mosque, DHA.... KARACHI: KU notifies BCom exam schedule KARACHI, Jan 22: The University of Karachi on Monday notified that BCom Part-I/II, both Parts (external) annual examination 2006, would commence from January 26. According to the KU notification, admit cards have already been dispatched to candidates on their postal addresses.... KARACHI: Traffic mess in Garden KARACHI, Jan 22: Slow pace of work on sewerage lines along the roads in Garden area is causing difficulties for the residents and also resulting in massive traffic jams during peak rush hours.... KARACHI: Cold weather forecast KARACHI, Jan 22: The Met office has forecast cold and dry weather for Karachi with the minimum temperature of 11 to 13 degrees centigrade on Tuesday.... KARACHI: Ombudsman office plans awareness campaign KARACHI, Jan 22: The Sindh Ombudsman office has planned a comprehensive mass awareness campaign ‘walk along’ to guide people about the role of ombudsman offices in addressing public grievances.... KARACHI: Kunjahi’s demise condoled KARACHI, Jan 22: The Vice-Chancellor of Karachi University, Dr Pirzada Qasim, on Monday condoled the demise of noted scholar, poet and translator of Holy Quraan in Punjabi language Prof Sharif Kunjahi.... HYDERABAD: Haris seek protection against landlord: Escape from bonded labour camp HYDERABAD, Jan 22: About two dozen peasants, including women and children, who said they had escaped from a landlord’s private jail in Umerkot a day earlier, staged a protest demonstration outside the press club on Monday against their alleged captor.... HYDERABAD: Loadshedding during Muharram deplored HYDERABAD, Jan 22: Leaders of Shia Ulema Council (SUC) on Monday lashed out at the Hyderabad Electric Supply Company (Hesco) for disconnecting power supply to the city’s streetlights and imposing load-shedding on the consumers during the sacred month of Muharram.... THATTA: Ground-breaking ceremony held: Wind power plant THATTA, Jan 22: Federal Minister for Water and Power Liaquat Jatoi performed ground-breaking ceremony of the first wind power plant of the country in Jhampir town on Monday.... NAWABSHAH: ‘Missing’ persons recovery urged NAWABSHAH, Jan 22: Activists of the Tahrik-i-Jafria and Shia Ulema Council staged a demonstration outside the press club on Monday to protest against ‘enforced disappearance’ of some members of their sect.... HYDERABAD: UK investors will visit Hyderabad, envoy tells nazim HYDERABAD, Jan 22: UK Deputy High Commissioner in Islamabad Simon Butt has told District Nazim Kanwar Naveed Jamil that representatives of some British companies will soon visit the Hyderabad Chamber of Commerce and Industry.... HYDERABAD: HDBA polls results rejected HYDERABAD, Jan 22: The South Asia Lawyers Forum (SALF) on Monday rejected the results of Hyderabad District Bar Association (HDBA) annual elections held on January 20 and demanded re-election under the supervision of high court judges.... HYDERABAD: Demo held against raid on JSQM leader’s home HYDERABAD, Jan 22: Activists of Jeay Sindh Qaumi Mahaz (JSQM) on Monday staged a protest demonstration outside the press club against alleged police raid on the house of a party leader Raheem Bux Detho.... PESHAWAR: NGO to offer advisory service on transplant PESHAWAR, Jan 22: An elderly woman who underwent liver transplant in China has formed a charity organisation, Advance Medical Solutions (AMS), offering free advisory service to patients seeking similar treatment.... PESHAWAR: Call for action plan to promote education PESHAWAR, Jan 22: NWFP Governor Ali Mohammad Jan Aurakzai has called for preparation of an action plan within a fortnight for promoting quality education at school level throughout the province and in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas.... PESHAWAR: Policemen to attend US forensics moot PESHAWAR, Jan 22: The additional inspector-general of NWFP police and some officers from the technical sections of the department will be invited to the United States to attend the annual conference... PESHAWAR: MMA will not compromise on NWFP rights, says minister PESHAWAR, Jan 22: NWFP Minister for Finance and Environment Shah Raz Khan has said that the MMA-led provincial government will not compromise on rights of the province... PESHAWAR: Recovery of journalist demanded PESHAWAR, Jan 22: The Alliance for Protection of Human Rights (APHR) , a conglomerate of nine civil society organisations, has expressed concern over the kidnapping of the resident Editor of daily... PESHAWAR: Body to study merger of SDA, SIDB PESHAWAR, Jan 22: The NWFP government has constituted a committee to make recommendations for the long-awaited merger of the Sarhad Development Authority (SDA) and Small Industrial Development Board (SIDB).... HYDERABAD: SHC reserves verdict on ‘killer’ policemen’s bail plea HYDERABAD, Jan 22: Counsel for applicant in the murder case of Rasool Bux Brohi on Monday argued in the Hyderabad circuit bench of the Sindh High Court that a high-level inquiry... PESHAWAR: Section 144 imposed in Peshawar PESHAWAR, Jan 22: District Nazim Haji Ghulam Ali, under section 144 CrPC, on Monday banned the entry of certain Ulema in the city district with a view to ensuring peace in the area....

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