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January 26, 2007 Friday Muharram 06, 1428 KARACHI: Major shake-up in Sindh police KARACHI, Jan 25: In a major shake-up in police, the provincial government transferred and posted several police officers on Thursday. Sultan Salahuddin Babar Khattak, additional IGP, Special Branch, was transferred and... KARACHI: Loophole allows firm to tweak KWSB nose KARACHI, Jan 25: A California-based firm which made a commitment with the Karachi Water and Sanitation Board (KW& SB) authorities about two years ago has refused to install a 35MW gas power generating plant at Dhabeji.... KARACHI: Big land scam unearthed KARACHI, Jan 25: A big land scam has been unearthed involving illegal occupation of 22,965 acres located in 18 towns and 8,162 square yards of the city survey, acquired through manipulation of the land record.... KARACHI: Security steps taken for Muharram KARACHI, Jan 25: Following the instructions of Inspector-General Jehangir Mirza, security plans have been prepared and implemented by each and every town in Capital City Police Karachi and districts of Hyderabad and Sukkur regions.According... KARACHI: 183 more Afghan Hajis held KARACHI, Jan 25: FIA Immigration arrested another 183 Afghan Hajis, returning here as Pakistani citizens, and sent them to the passport cell. According to FIA sources, these Afghan Hajis returned here... KOHAT: Row over royalty leads to decrease in coal output KOHAT, Jan 25: The production of coal from mines in Darra Adamkhel, the frontier region of Kohat, has dropped by 50 per cent owing to a dispute between tribal owners and miners over royalty.... KARACHI: Woman among 3 killed in accidents KARACHI, Jan 25: Three people, including a woman, were killed on Thursday in separate traffic accidents. A hit-and run vehicle knock down a 22-year-old man near a hospital in the limits of Steel Town police on the National Highway.... KARACHI: Bail plea, appeal against conviction rejected KARACHI, Jan 25: A Sindh High Court division bench comprising Justice Rahmat Hussain Jafferi and Justice Munib Ahmed Khan on Thursday dismissed the bail application of Alam Sher, a Pakistani, and... KARACHI: Hours-long power cuts across city KARACHI, Jan 25: Hours-long intermittent power breakdowns were reported across the city on Wednesday night and Thursday. Most of the consumers complained that they had been suffering for two to three hours breakdowns daily.... PESHAWAR: 3,500 workers to get jobs in South Korea, says minister PESHAWAR, Jan 25: Pakistan will export more than 3,500 skilled workers to South Korea by the end of March this year, says Ghulam Sarwar Khan, federal minister for Labour, Manpower and Overseas Pakistanis.... KARACHI: English subject to be taught from class-I KARACHI, Jan 25: The federal and provincial governments have decided that the subject of English will be taught from class one. This was stated by the Sindh minister for education and literacy, Dr Hamida Khuhro, here on Thursday.... KARACHI: Water shortfall in some areas KARACHI, Jan 25: A major technical fault in the Karachi Electric Supply Corporation grid station at Gharo caused a water shortfall of 42 million gallons on Thursday.... KARACHI: Inland waters: contract system’s abolition demanded KARACHI, Jan 25: Criticising the indifferent attitude of the successive governments towards the fishermen community, contributing Rs11 billion annually to the national exchequer, speakers at a seminar on Thursday demanded establishment of fund for the welfare of the fishermen.... KARACHI: Stevta to help improve technical training KARACHI, Jan 25: The Sindh government has set up the ‘Sindh Technical Education & Vocational Training Authority’ (STEVTA) with a view to provide necessary training to youths in order to meet the increasing demand for skilled manpower at home and abroad.... KARACHI: Imperialists have globalised terrorism KARACHI, Jan 25: Speakers at a seminar on Globalisation and Terrorism on Thursday were unanimous in blaming imperialistic forces for putting the world in immense turmoil.... KARACHI: Price-hike assumes alarming situation KARACHI, Jan 25: Steep rise in prices of almost all daily-use items including wheat flour, cooking oil, vegetables, bread, fresh milk, sugar and pulses is crossing all limits, but policymakers seemed unconcerned with this alarming situation.... KARACHI: Award ceremony held at AMI KARACHI, Jan 25: A graduation ceremony of a primary course on aerospace technology was held at the Aero Medical Institute (AMI), PAF Base Masroor here on Thursday.... KARACHI: Lawyers concerned at missing persons KARACHI, Jan 25: A meeting of the Sindh Bar Council committee on Thursday condemned the deteriorating law and order situation in the country, particularly in Sindh.... KARACHI: Composite exam issue may harm poll campaign: Minister tells allies KARACHI, Jan 25: Amid a situation where no less than 250,000 students, as well as their parents, are deeply concerned over the fallout of the federal government’s intention to introduce composite... KARACHI: Nato may ‘help’ more Asian states after Afghanistan KARACHI, Jan 25: The role of North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (Nato) has raised many eyebrows since it has broaden its area of action to other regions after the disintegration of the Soviet Union.... KARACHI: Weekly bazaars lure all classes alike KARACHI, Jan 25: Hard-pressed by growing inflation and shrinking purchasing power, a sizable number of people still turns to the weekly Bachat Bazaars in different parts of the city.... KARACHI: MMA condemns attack on JI office KARACHI, Jan 25: The Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal has strongly condemned the alleged attack on the office of Jamaat-i-Islami, Idra Noor-i-Haq, on Thursday, and demanded arrest of the culprits.... KARACHI: Ibad calls for study about rising road accidents KARACHI, Jan 25: Sindh Governor Dr Ishratul Ibad Khan has described the increase in road accidents a matter of concern and stressed the need for a study regarding the loss of precious lives and those injured in accidents.... KARACHI: ST backs PPP candidate KARACHI, Jan 25: Sunni Tehrik has announced to support PPP candidate Nafees Siddiqi contesting by-poll on NA-250 against candidate of the ruling coalition. This was announced on Thursday by ST central... KARACHI: Kidney centre for workers to open in March KARACHI, Jan 25: A 50-bed kidney centre established by the Workers Welfare Fund for the workers secured under various social and welfare schemes will go operational in March.... KARACHI: Stickers for vehicles on Ashura KARACHI, Jan 25: DIG Traffic Falak Khurshid has asked vehicle-owners to obtain stickers from his department if they intended to join in the processions to be taken out from Nishtar Park on the 8th, 9th and 10th of Muharram.... KARACHI: Mumtaz on Arbab’s election KARACHI, Jan 25: Chairman of the Sindh National Front Mumtaz Ali Bhutto has said Arbab Ghulam Rahim should speak truth who had recommended him for the office of chief minister or otherwise he would make it public.... KARACHI: Boy missing KARACHI, Jan 25: Thirteen-year-old Mohammad Rashid son of Mohammad Siddique, resident of C-12 Nazimabad No 2, Usmania Mosque, Mohalla Gujar Nullah, has been missing since January 8.... KARACHI: ITNE reserves judgments KARACHI, Jan 25: The Chairman Implementation Tribunal for Newspaper Employees, Justice (retd) Tanvir Bashir Ansari, reserved judgments on Thursday in as many as 124 cases relating to the implementation of the Seventh Wage Board Award.... KARACHI: Workshop on cardiac life support KARACHI, Jan 25: A workshop on advanced cardiac life support was held for senior doctors at the Abbasi Shaheed Hospital on Thursday in collaboration with the Professional Development Centre of the Dow University of Health Sciences.... KARACHI: Lasbella road reopens today KARACHI, Jan 25: The 917 metres long stretch of road from Grumandir to Lasbella Chowk known as Business Recorder Road will be reopened for normal traffic on 7th of Muharram.... KARACHI: Weather KARACHI, Jan 25: The meteorological office has forecast fair weather with cold night in the city for the next 24 hours. The minimum temperature will remain in the range of 12 to 14 degrees centigrade on Friday.—APP... HYDERABAD: Ex-minister deplores lack of access to information: ‘Missing’ persons HYDERABAD, Jan 25: Former federal information minister Javed Jabbar has expressed concern over the issue of ‘missing’ persons and said that the issue has become complicated because people do not have access to information.... JACOBABAD: Island sale to usher in prosperity: adviser JACOBABAD, Jan 25: Adviser to the Sindh Chief Minister, Sardar Ghulam Sarwar Khan Sarki, has said that Dingi and Bhindhar islands are the property of Sindh which are only leased out... MITHI: Simplified procedure for CNICs demanded MITHI, Jan 25: The District Council of Tharparkar on Thursday demanded of the Nadra to streamline and simplify procedure for preparation of computerized NICs by the residents of Thar.... HYDERABAD: HDA gets drain cleaning machines HYDERABAD, Jan 25: Hyderabad District Nazim Kanwar Naveed Jamil on Thursday handed over five modern heavy machines used to clean chocked drains to the HDA. Speaking on the occasion, the nazim... MIRPURKHAS: PPO pledges efforts to recover Bheel family MIRPURKHAS, Jan 25: Provincial Police Officer (PPO) Jehangir Mirza has said that police were making all out efforts to recover the kidnapped family members of Mannu Bheel keeping in view the directive of the apex court.... HYDERABAD: Four highwaymen held HYDERABAD, Jan 25: The Hyderabad police claimed to have arrested four alleged highwaymen from near the Pabban police post on Wednesday night. The DPO of Hyderabad, Ali Ahmed Junejo, told a... HYDERABAD: Rise in feuds, honour killings deplored HYDERABAD, Jan 25: The activists of Pirbhat Women''s Development Society staged a protest demonstration and observed token hunger strike outside the press club on Thursday to create awareness about increasing incidents of tribal feuds and honour killing in upper Sindh.... HYDERABAD: Ahsan Hashmi laid to rest HYDERABAD, Jan 25: A large number of poets, writers and intellectuals attended funeral rites of poet Ahsanul Hashmi in Abbasabad graveyard in Shah Bukhari deh on Thursday.... HYDERABAD: Bail granted HYDERABAD, Jan 25: The Sindh High Court, Hyderabad circuit bench, on Thursday granted bail to two accused of a narcotics case, Mohammad Imran and Hafiz Mohammad Kashif, in a sum of Rs50,000 each.... PESHAWAR: PTV’s Pushto channel soon PESHAWAR, Jan 25: Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz is likely to approve the launch of a new Pushto channel soon, sources said. “Feasibility report regarding the Pushto channel ‘Abaseen’ has already been... PESHAWAR: Information sought about cooperative society scam PESHAWAR, Jan 25: The National Accountability Bureau has sought information from the registrar of the cooperative societies, Islamabad, regarding the Lead Cooperative Society, Peshawar branch, scam, which has deprived dozens of citizens of their earnings.... PESHAWAR: Focus on disease prevention urged PESHAWAR, Jan 25: NWFP Health Minister Inayatullah Khan has underlined the need for a shift in the health policy to focus on prevention of diseases instead of investing on huge buildings.... PESHAWAR: Cut in farm inputs prices demanded PESHAWAR, Jan 25: The NWFP chapter of the Kissan Board on Thursday demanded of the government to reduce the prices of agricultural inputs – electricity, gas, petroleum and fertilisers – by... PESHAWAR: Agencies told to trace journalist PESHAWAR, Jan 25: NWFP Chief Secretary Ejaz Ahmad Qureshi has directed the law-enforcement agencies to expedite their efforts for the recovery of kidnapped journalist Suhail Qalandar.... TANK: 3 policemen kidnapped in Tank TANK, Jan 25: Three policemen were kidnapped from a checkpoint in the Kot Azam area, according to witnesses. Kidnappers after surrounding a checkpoint in the limits of the Gomal police station whisked the policemen away along with their rifles.... PESHAWAR: First course on disaster response ends PESHAWAR, Jan 25: Certificates were awarded among the participants of the first “leadership course in regional disaster response and trauma system management”. Corps Commander Lt-Gen Mohammed Hamid Khan was the chief...

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