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February 01, 2007 Thursday Muharram 12, 1428 KARACHI: Appointment of advisers to Sindh CM challenged KARACHI, Jan 31: The High Court of Sindh on Wednesday issued notices to the advisers to the Sindh chief minister in a petition against the appointments or presence of any adviser to the CM.... KARACHI: Main Ashura procession concludes peacefully KARACHI, Jan 31: The main Ashura procession culminated at Imambargah Husainian Iranian here on Tuesday peacefully after passing through its designated route. The procession, led by scouts, started from Nishtar Park... KARACHI: Newly-laid parks facing decay KARACHI, Jan 31: At least five of the 21 parks developed by the city government under its ambitious plan of turning the metropolis into a ‘city of parks and gardens’ are... KARACHI: Two gangs busted, eight men arrested KARACHI, Jan 31: The Site Town police busted two gangs of bandits and arrested eight persons. Police said both gangs were involved in several robberies and mobile snatching incidents.... KARACHI: Fake entries of govt land worth Rs 80bn canelled: CM KARACHI, Jan 31: The government has cancelled ''fake entries'' of land worth Rs 80 billion in Karachi. This was stated by the Sindh Chief Minister, Dr.... KARACHI: Governor says extra vigilance ensured peace KARACHI, Jan 31: Sindh Governor Dr Ishratul Ibad has said despite fears that there might be attempts by anti-state elements to create a law and order situation, Ashura had passed peacefully... PESHAWAR: Peshawar blast toll rises PESHAWAR, Jan 31: A police constable succumbed to his injuries on Wednesday, bringing the death toll in the Peshawar suicide blast to 16. Constable Irshad Ali Khan was the 10th policeman to have died in the bombing.... PESHAWAR: NWFP to have own syllabus: minister PESHAWAR, Jan 31: The NWFP government will formulate its own syllabus in accordance with the people’s wishes. The centre has acknowledged the province’s rights in this regard, according to NWFP Minister for Local Government and Rural Development Sardar Mohammad Idrees.... PESHAWAR: Indian couple challenges govt order in PHC PESHAWAR, Jan 31: The Peshawar High Court on Wednesday admitted for full hearing a writ petition filed by an Indian couple challenging the requirement of paying Rs5 million in their case.... KARACHI: 4,203 cellphones, 934 vehicles taken away in January KARACHI, Jan 31: The year 2007, has started on a sour note for citizens. Armed robberies and theft of vehicles and cell phones continue without any hinderance.... KARACHI: Prices of roti increase KARACHI, Jan 31: With the increase in the prices of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG), the rates of firewood have also gone up, forcing the tandoor walas to raise the price of roti (naan).... KARACHI: AHRC urges govt to stop project KARACHI, Jan 31: The Hong Kong-based Asian Human Rights Commission has urged Pakistani authorities to halt work on the projects being constructed on the two islands off Port Qasim saying it... KARACHI: Feudals inhuman act against girl condemned KARACHI, Jan 31: A charity working for children’s rights has demanded immediate action from the authorities against the persons involved in the rape and humiliation of a teenage girl.... KARACHI: Professors oppose composite exams KARACHI, Jan 31: Senior professors have strongly opposed the federal government’s decision to hold composite examination for classes XI and X, and termed it a blatant intervention in the autonomous education policy of a province.... KARACHI: OUP contradicts SPLA statement as malicious KARACHI: A press release issued by the Oxford University Press has contradicted a news item appearing on Page 17 in the issue of January 30, and termed the Sindh Professors and... KARACHI: SC tells police to submit final challan in rape case KARACHI, Jan 31: The Supreme Court on Wednesday directed the concerned officials to submit the final challan of a case against six accused in a rape case within three days before trial court.... KARACHI: 108 govt doctors to be promoted KARACHI, Jan 31: The Sindh Health Department is constituting a board to interview doctors, pertaining to specialist cadre, for their promotion from grade 18 to grade 19 and from grade 19 to grade 20.... KARACHI: PIA regrets brief distribution KARACHI, Jan 31: Pakistan International Airline (PIA) has regretted the distribution of a brief to the media even before the start of debate on PIA in the Senate on Friday last and termed the incident “a genuine error of commission”.... KARACHI: High court sets aside governor’s order KARACHI, Jan 31: A division bench of the Sindh High Court comprising Chief Justice Sabihuddin Ahmed and Justice Faisal Arab on Wednesday set aside Sindh governor’s order and reinstated Prof Dr... KARACHI: Fumes from factory endanger lives KARACHI, Jan 31: The inhabitants of Bawani Chali, Site Town, have complained against a battery manufacturing company for using chemicals which they said produced dangerous fumes and was causing respiratory and chest diseases among residents of the area especially minors.... KARACHI: Mushtaq Yousfi grieved KARACHI, Jan 31: Idrees Fatima, wife of renowned writer Mushtaq Yousfi, died here on Wednesday after a protracted illness. According to family members, her funeral procession will be taken out... KARACHI: Air, noise pollution worries Lea Market residents KARACHI, Jan 31: The people residing in Lea Market and adjoining areas have urged the authorities to reduce air and noise pollution which is affecting their health.... KARACHI: MMA sees conspiracy in terror incidents KARACHI, Jan 31: Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal Sindh President Asadullah Bhutto on Wednesday termed the surge in terrorist activities in the NWFP a conspiracy against the MMA leadership.... KARACHI: Calendars exhibition KARACHI, Jan 31: An exhibition of Japanese calendars 2007 opens on Friday, February 2, at the Japan Consulate General. The address is 6/2, Civil Lines, Abdullah Haroon.... KARACHI: Protection against allergens urged KARACHI, Jan 31: Doctors have appealed to people to ensure protection against allergens triggering varied ailments among vulnerable individuals. The chairperson paediatric department of Lyari General Hospital, Dr Ayesha Mehnaz, said there were several agents which provoke allergic reactions.... KARACHI: ARD claims edge in by-election KARACHI, Jan 31: Leader of Opposition in the Senate Raza Rabbani has said that after getting the support of religious and political parties and various communities, Alliance for Restoration of Democracy... KARACHI: UTP remanded in escape bid case KARACHI, Jan 31: Mohammad Shafiq, the under-trial prisoner who recently jumped from the second floor of the city court building, was produced in the court of a Judicial Magistrate, South.... KARACHI: Turkey offers cooperation in housing sector KARACHI, Jan 31: Turkey is prepared to extend cooperation to Pakistan in lining canals, low-cost housing schemes and other projects in private sector. This offer was made by Turkish Consul-General Erdem... KARACHI: NED to have electron microscopy laboratory KARACHI, Jan 31: The NED University of Engineering and Technology will have an electron microscopy laboratory after the Higher Education Commission approved the project in its recent meeting of the Departmental Development Working Party in Islamabad.... KARACHI: Drive against fancy number plates KARACHI, Jan 31: Traffic police will launch special campaign against all unregistered vehicles plying on roads and those carrying fancy number or name plates. Keeping in view Section-23 of Motor Vehicle... KARACHI: PPP rejects charges KARACHI, Jan 31: The Pakistan People’s Party has strongly condemned the government’s accusations against party leaders, including Leader of the Opposition in Sindh Assembly Nisar Khuhro, about burning of the hoardings... KARACHI: Fair weather KARACHI, Jan 31: Met office has forecast a fair weather with cold night in the city for the next 24 hours. The minimum temperature will remain in the range of 14 to 16 degrees centigrade on Thursday.—APP... HYDERABAD: Jamaat won’t attend MPC under PPP, says Munawar HYDERABAD, Jan 31: Jamaat-i-Islami (JI) Secretary General Syed Munawar Hassan on Tuesday warned that his party would not participate in the multi-party conference proposed to be held in London if its... HYDERABAD: Matiari seeks funds for offices HYDERABAD, Jan 31: Matiari District Nazim Syed Mohammad Ali Shah Jamote on Wednesday urged the Sindh governor to release special funds for constructing offices of the newly created district.... HYDERABAD: Hesco to step up drive against defaulters HYDERABAD, Jan 31: The Hyderabad Electric Supply Company (Hesco) Chief Executive Maqbool Ahmed Khwaja has directed the officials to step up drive against all the defaulting Sindh government departments, which owed the company Rs4.08... HYDERABAD: SHC issues notice to Quest VC HYDERABAD, Jan 31: The Sindh High Court, Hyderabad bench, on Wednesday issued a pre-admission notice to the vice-chancellor of the Quaid-i-Awam University of Engineering and Technology (Quest) for Feb 7 on... HYDERABAD: Ashura observed amid tight security HYDERABAD, Jan 31: People observed Ashura on Tuesday in a peaceful atmosphere amid unusually elaborate security measures made more tightened in the wake of a series of suicide bombings in different parts of the court.... KHAIRPUR: Girl dies as canal bank collapses KHAIRPUR, Jan 31: One girl was killed and two others were injured when a part a canal bank collapsed on them in the Shahnawaz Solangi village, Kot Diji taluka, on Wednesday.... KARACHI: Qazi Saeed Akbar dies KARACHI, Jan 31: Qazi Saeed Akbar, veteran journalist and publisher, chief editor of English daily Regional Times and former secretary-general of the All Pakistan Newspapers Society, died in a hospital here on Wednesday morning after protracted illness.... MIRPURKHAS: Accident MIRPURKHAS, Jan 31: One passenger was killed and 12 were injured when a truck and a jeep of law-enforcement agencies overturned in the Morasio area on Chhachhro road on Wednesday.... NAWABSHAH: Two motorcyclists run over by train NAWABSHAH, Jan 31: Two motorcyclists died after a train ran over them at an unmanned railway crossing near Buchheri on Tuesday. The deceased were identified as Mohammad Qasim Lund, bank employee, and Gulzar Ali Lund, head constable in police department.... PESHAWAR: Ashura observed in NWFP PESHAWAR, Jan 31: Like other parts of the country, Yum-i-Ashur was observed with great religious reverence and solemnity in the NWFP and Fata on Tuesday to commemorate the supreme sacrifices rendered... PESHAWAR: PPP-S to observe Hayat’s anniversary PESHAWAR, Jan 31: The Pakistan People’s Party (Sherpao) will observe the death anniversary of former NWFP governor Hayat Mohammad Khan Sherpao on Feb 8. This was stated by provincial general-secretary of... PESHAWAR: Contaminated water causing diseases PESHAWAR, Jan 31: Consumption of contaminated water is causing the spread of diarrhoea and other water-borne diseases in the Shangla district of the province, according to doctors.... PESHAWAR: Most medical graduates prefer to go abroad PESHAWAR, Jan 31: Graduating doctors leave the province as well as the country for better prospects — an act that is in conflict with the oath they take at the time... SWABI: Two killed, three injured in Swabi SWABI, Jan 31: Two people, including a passer-by, were killed and three injured when some unidentified persons opened fire on them in the main bazaar here on Wednesday.... PESHAWAR: IGP praises policemen’s alertness PESHAWAR, Jan 31: The entire police department of the NWFP was proud of unparalleled sacrifices rendered by police officers and jawans in the line of duty during Muharram in Peshawar and Dera Ismail Khan, according to IGP Sharif Virk.... CHITRAL: Wireless sets being sold in black market, say customers CHITRAL, Jan 31: Customers of the wireless local loop phone service VPTCL in Chitral have alleged that the phone sets and their accessories are being sold in the black market.... PESHAWAR: Ulema’s help sought in awareness campaigns PESHAWAR, Jan 31: NWFP Health Minister Inayatullah Khan has asked the officials to devise a mechanism to ensure the participation of ulema in public awareness initiatives relating to preventable diseases.... PESHAWAR: ‘Clerics should shun terrorism’ PESHAWAR, Jan 31: Federal Minister for Political Affairs Amir Muqam has said that Ulema and intellectuals would have to rise to the occasion to shun growing terrorist tendencies by building up a mass awareness campaign to this effect....

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