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January 24, 2007 Wednesday Muharram 04, 1428 KARACHI: High court allows CDGK to retain 20 acres for amenity: Kidney Hill Park KARACHI, Jan 23: A division bench of Sindh High Court disposed a petition moved by the Pakistan Employees Co-Operative Housing Society in terms of a compromise reached by the parties before the Supreme Court.... KARACHI: Fire dept given Rs100m KARACHI, Jan 23: City Nazim Syed Mustafa Kamal has said the city government has earmarked a fund of Rs100 million to streamline the working of the fire brigade department on modern lines.... KARACHI: Sindh govt likely to have FM radio next month KARACHI, Jan 23: The Sindh government is likely to become the first provincial government within a month to have its own FM radio covering 50 to 80sq-kms area.... KARACHI: Who gains from school building’s demolition KARACHI, Jan 23: The Education Department of the City District Government Karachi (CDGK) has failed to produce the relevant court order pertaining to the evacuation of the school premises in Firdous... KARACHI: Mehdi Hassan in hospital with chest infection KARACHI, Jan 23: Veteran Ghazal singer Mehdi Hassan was admitted to a local hospital on Monday, said a family source on Tuesday.... PESHAWAR: 415 NWFP women murdered in ’06 PESHAWAR, Jan 23: More women were murdered in the NWFP during 2006 than the preceding year, hospital record show.... PESHAWAR: Bail petition of IB man dismissed PESHAWAR, Jan 23: An additional district and sessions judge on Tuesday dismissed the bail petition of a naib qasid of the Intelligence Bureau (IB) charged with planting explosives near the Chief Minister Secretariat.... PESHAWAR: Entry of DPs into Peshawar banned PESHAWAR, Jan 23: The Frontier Corps, Frontier Constabulary and police have increased patrolling in the provincial capital to forestall any act of sabotage during Muharram.... KARACHI: SHC accepts appeal of Tawakkal Group chief KARACHI, Jan 23: The Sindh High Court accepted the appeal of Abdul Qadir Tawakkal, chairman of the Tawakkal Group of Companies, against his conviction by an accountability court in one of the references filed by the National Accountability Bureau.... KARACHI: 200 ailing prisoners await treatment KARACHI, Jan 23: About 200 prisoners have been suffering from different diseases in central prison and 20 of them are said to be in serious condition, but due to lack of... KARACHI: Saddar Town school saved from land mafia KARACHI, Jan 23: The Saddar Town administration has saved a school located in Pakistan Chowk from being occupied by the land mafia.... KARACHI: A great park beckons KARACHI, Jan 23: Bagh Ibne Qasim, the country’s largest and most beautiful park according to city horticulture officials, is almost complete. The authorities are waiting as to when the president will be available to formally open it for the public.... KARACHI: Intermediate papers put off KARACHI, Jan 23: The Board of Intermediate Education on Tuesday announced that the papers of higher secondary school supplementary examination 2006 scheduled for Jan 27, was postponed due to the seventh day of Muharram.... KARACHI: Guard squads on UTPs be increased KARACHI, Jan 23: Justice Amir Hani Muslim of the Sindh High Court on Tuesday asked the capital city police officer to increase the strength of the contingent deputed to transport under-trial... KARACHI: Ulema urged to help maintain peace KARACHI, Jan 23: Sindh Governor Ishratul Ibad has appealed to Ulema of different schools of thought that while paying tributes to martyrs of Karbala they must refrain from hurting feelings of any section of society.... KARACHI: Lyari facing financial crunch: town nazim KARACHI, Jan 23: Lyari town is facing financial crisis, as it has no revenue sources to match its expenditures, Town Nazim Malik Muhammad Fayyaz told a meeting of Lyari Town Council here on Tuesday.... KARACHI: Withdrawal of case against MMA leaders demanded KARACHI, Jan 23: The Mutahida Majlis-i-Amal on Tuesday condemning the registration of a case against political leaders and workers who were protesting against inflation has demanded that false case be withdrawn.... KARACHI: Epilepsy preventable in certain cases KARACHI, Jan 23: Epilepsy, mainly a biological phenomenon, is treatable but not preventable. However, it can be prevented in the instance of damage caused to the brain during child delivery.... KARACHI: Defence committee visits PEC KARACHI, Jan 23: The members of the National Assembly Standing Committee on Defence visited the Precision Engineering Complex and reviewed its performance on Tuesday.... KARACHI: Award ceremony at central prison KARACHI, Jan 23: A certificate distribution ceremony was held at the central prison’s computer centre here on Tuesday. On the occasion, largely attended by prisoners, jail staff and media men, 35... KARACHI: Leaders want book fairs on campus KARACHI, Jan 23: Political leaders on Tuesday demanded of the administration of the NED University of Engineering and Technology to allow students to hold book fairs and other ‘constructive’ activities within the varsity campus.... KARACHI: Govt misleading workers: MNA KARACHI, Jan 23: PPP MNA Nawab Yousuf Talpur, commenting on a statement of the federal IT minister about carrying out no further retrenchments in the PTCL after its privatisation, on Tuesday termed it an attempt to mislead workers.... KARACHI: Uplift of excise dept planned KARACHI, Jan 23: The excise police, in order to stop inter-provincial narcotics smuggling and elimination of drugs, will be equipped with modern arms and vehicles.... KARACHI: Weather KARACHI, Jan 23: The Met office has forecast cool and dry weather for the city on Wednesday with the minimum temperature expected to range between 12 and 14 degrees Centigrade. —PPI... KARACHI: 12pc young Lyariites are out of school KARACHI, Jan 23: A seminar on education giving a dismal picture of education in Lyari called for an action-oriented programme to solve multifarious problems.... KARACHI: Islam is for whole universe: Altaf KARACHI, Jan 23: Muttahida Qaumi Movement chief Altaf Husain has said that no ideology can be dependent on geographical boundaries but, in fact, it always transcends geographical borders.... KARACHI: Chinese to invest in treatment plants KARACHI, Jan 23: A three-member delegation of Biomax Environment Holding Company of China, led by Hank Huang, met Sindh Industries Minister Adil Siddiqi and expressed interest in investing in effluent treatment and recycling plants in Karachi''s industrial areas.... KARACHI: Removal of encroachments ordered KARACHI, Jan 23: Jamshed Town Nazim Muhammad Arif Ajakia on Tuesday directed concerned officials to remove encroachments along procession routes and declare them no parking zones so that citizens attending mourning processions may not face hardships.... KARACHI: ‘Fact-finding’ committee visits twin islands KARACHI, Jan 23: A fact-finding committee headed by the adviser to Sindh chief minister on fisheries, Fakir Jaddam Mangrio, on Tuesday visited Bhandar and Dinghi islands to investigate whether these two islands were inhabited or not.... KARACHI: Renewable energy policy soon KARACHI, Jan 23: Faced with galloping energy deficit with serious threat to industrial production and civilian life style in the growing urbanized settlements, the government would soon announce renewable energy policy... KARACHI: Subject teachers KARACHI, Jan 23: Malir Town Naib Nazim Sharafat Ali on Tuesday urged the concerned authorities to ensure posting of subject teachers in schools.... HYDERABAD: FIRs against nine kiln owners ordered : Bonded labour HYDERABAD, Jan 23: The Sindh High Court, Hyderabad circuit bench, has ordered registration of a case against nine kiln owners accused of meting out inhuman treatment to bonded labourers, provided a... HYDERABAD: Workers seek abolition of contractual system HYDERABAD, Jan 23: Activists of National Labour Federation (NLF) staged a four-hour sit-in outside the press club on Tuesday demanding abolition of contractual system, issuance of appointment letters, attendance cards and payment of Rs4,000 per month minimum wage to workers.... HYDERABAD: Arms display banned in Hyderabad HYDERABAD, Jan 23: Hyderabad District Nazim Kanwar Naveed Jamil on Tuesday imposed section 144 banning display of arms, delivery of objectionable speeches and pillion riding in the district on Muharram 9-10.... MIRPURKHAS: Two killed in accident MIRPURKHAS, Jan 23: Two people were killed and two others sustained injuries after a vehicle, locally known as ‘Kekra’, overturned at the Wasal Wah near Khokhropar on Tuesday.... PESHAWAR: New force to maintain law, order PESHAWAR, Jan 23: The newly-established Quick Response Force (QRF) of the Frontier Constabulary will assist police in maintaining law and order during Muharram in Peshawar, Dera Ismail Khan and Tank.... PESHAWAR: Plea against church rebuilding disposed of PESHAWAR, Jan 23: The Peshawar High Court on Tuesday observed that Islam guaranteed complete freedom to religious minorities for practising their faith and there was no bar on construction of their places of worship.... PESHAWAR: Plan for destitute persons approved PESHAWAR, Jan 23: The NWFP government has approved a three-year project for the social uplift of helpless and deprived segments of society.... PESHAWAR: Help centres for polio-hit children urged PESHAWAR, Jan 23: The World Health Organisation (WHO) has asked the NWFP government to set up rehabilitation centres for polio-affected children to save them from paralysis.... SWABI: Funding for graduate, PhD programmes sought SWABI, Jan 23: Members of the International Advisory Board of the Ghulam Ishaq Khan Institute of Engineering Sciences and Technology have backed a proposal that graduate and PhD programmes of the institute should be assisted by the government.... SWABI: PTB asked to raise tobacco price SWABI, Jan 23: Tobacco growers and dealers, district government and officials of the local administration on Tuesday demanded that the Pakistan Tobacco Board (PTB) should increase the price of tobacco for... LAKKI MARWAT: Protest against power cuts LAKKI MARWAT, Jan 23: Workers of the Awami National Party here on Tuesday took out a procession in protest against power loadshedding in the area....

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