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February 08, 2007 Thursday Muharram 19, 1428 KARACHI: Ghotki incident: protesters demand culprits’ arrest KARACHI, Feb 7: Various rights groups, political parties and civil society organisations jointly staged a demonstration outside the Karachi Press Club and marched towards the Governor’s House protesting against the gang-rape in District Ghotki and a surge in violence against women.... KARACHI: FSC seeks govt’s views on Khula KARACHI, Feb 7: The Federal Shariat Court issued notices to the attorney-general and the advocates-general of the four provinces in a petition challenging the validity of a family law provision empowering... KARACHI: Appeal against church poll disposed of KARACHI, Feb 7: A Sindh High Court appellate bench declined to interfere with a single judge’s order under which the election of the Bishop of Karachi Diocese of the Church of... KARACHI: Differences in PML-N over MPC KARACHI, Feb 7: Differences have cropped up in the Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz) over the proposed multi-party conference (MPC) as many in the party say that the central leadership is giving undue concessions to the Pakistan People’s Party.... KARACHI: Immediate curative steps urged for polio KARACHI, Feb 7: Appearing frustrated over the performance of anti-polio campaign workers and officers, the Expanded Programme on Immunisation (EPI) Sindh, has urged the high-ups in the provincial health department and... KARACHI: Bandits shoot man to death; son kills father KARACHI, Feb 7: A 56-year-old man was stabbed to death on Wednesday by his son, and a 45-year-old man was shot dead by robbers in different parts of the city.... KARACHI: NAB gets time for comments: Ex-CCPO’s bail plea KARACHI, Feb 7: The National Accountability Bureau was allowed on Wednesday to file fresh comments on the bail application of former capital city police officer Tariq Jamil by February 19.... PESHAWAR: Pesco defaulters asked to clear dues by 15th PESHAWAR, Feb 7: The Peshawar Electric Supply Company has warned all provincial government departments, autonomous bodies and local government departments to clear outstanding dues by Feb 15, or face power disconnection.... PESHAWAR: High court dismisses petition : Girl’s ‘kidnapping’ PESHAWAR, Feb 7: The Peshawar High Court on Wednesday dismissed a petition filed against kidnapping of a university student when the tribal administration of the Mohmand Agency informed the court that... KARACHI: Tetra milk producers to furnish cost details KARACHI, FEB 7: The city government has asked tetra milk producers to furnish details in a week about the cost incurred by them for their milk packs.... KARACHI: Schoolteacher, motorcyclist die in accidents KARACHI, Feb 7: A 54-year-old schoolteacher, who was returning home from her school, was knocked down on Thursday by a hit-and-run vehicle on M. A. Jinnah Road.... KARACHI: Court police to get 136 vehicles for UTPs KARACHI, Feb 7: The Sindh government has decided to provide 136 vehicles to the court police for production of under trial prisoners (UTP) in different courts of the province.... KARACHI: CM urges KBA to help eradicate corruption KARACHI, Feb 7: Sindh Chief Minister Dr Arbab Ghulam Rahim on Wednesday called for a more effective role of the lawyers community to eradicate corruption.... KARACHI: Elocution contest KARACHI, Feb 7: Students enrolled with the Dow University of Health Sciences affiliated educational institutions largely attended the elocution contest organised with the support of the HEC.... KARACHI: Contempt plea against BoR member adjourned KARACHI, Feb 7: Justice Gulzar Ahmed of the Sindh High Court has adjourned the hearing of a contempt application against a member of the provincial board of revenue to enable him to file his rejoinder.... KARACHI: CBC to complete work by monsoon KARACHI, Feb 7: The Cantonment Board Clifton has initiated various developmental works at a cost of Rs650 million in the area to be completed by monsoon.... KARACHI: Mly leadership aware of challenges: CJCSC KARACHI, Feb 7: Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee General Ehsanul Haq speaking at the installation of Major General Muhammad Ashraf Saleem as the new Colonel Commandant of Army Air Defence... KARACHI: 7,500 cases of violence against women reported in 2006 KARACHI, Feb 7: More than 7,500 women were the victims of torture and other excesses in 2006. A rights group providing legal aid to children and women victims of human rights... KARACHI: Transfers, postings KARACHI, Feb 7: Sindh Secretary Environment Protection Agency Mohammad Iqbal Dewan has been transferred and posted as director-general in the department of Sindh Ombudsman.... KARACHI: 97,913 liquor bottles destroyed KARACHI, Feb 7: Pakistan Customs destroyed a huge quantity of confiscated goods, including 97,913 bottles of liquor, on Wednesday.... KARACHI: Exhibition at Canvas KARACHI, Feb 7: An exhibition of internationally acclaimed artist Mansoora Hassan titled ‘I am wind You are Fire: An Installation’ opens at Canvas Gallery on February 8tat 5pm.... KARACHI: Power failures belie KESC promises KARACHI, Feb 7: Contrary to the claims of the Karachi Electric Supply Corporation (KESC) that there would be no power shutdown on Wednesday, electricity played hide-and-seek throughout the day across the city.... KARACHI: Altaf wants 100pc literacy in Pakistan KARACHI, Feb 7: MQM Chief Altaf Hussain has said his party aspires for 100 per cent literacy rate in Pakistan, and pointed out that his party was the only one that... ISLAMABAD: No posh hotel on JPMC land: govt ISLAMABAD, Feb 7: The government on Wednesday said it had no plan to build a five star hotel and a shopping plaza on Jinnah Post-graduate Medical Centre (JPMC) land in Karachi.... KARACHI: Electioneering in NA-250 ends tonight KARACHI, Feb 7: Electioneering in the February10 by-election for the National Assembly seat, NA-250 Karachi-XII), draws to a close on Thursday-Friday midnight.... KARACHI: PPP leads big poll rally KARACHI, Feb 7: The Pakistan People’s Party staged a big rally on Wednesday in favour of the consensus candidate of the Alliance for the Restoration of Democracy, Nafees Ahmed Siddiqui, for by-election on a vacant national assembly seat (NA-250).... KARACHI: Pipeline in Bath Island KARACHI, Feb 7: City Nazim Syed Mustafa Kamal on Wednesday inaugurated a 72-inch dia sewerage pipeline in Bath Island on Wednesday.... HYDERABAD: Use of public money in poll drive alleged HYDERABAD, Feb 7: People’s Party Parliamentarians MPA Shazia Mari has accused the Sindh government of using public money on advertisements, banners, placards, stickers and vehicles being used for election campaign of... HYDERABAD: Water committee wants Wapda dissolved HYDERABAD, Feb 7: The Sindh Water Committee on Wednesday termed the Water and Power Development Authority (Wapda) ‘an enemy of the state’ and warned that if the authority was not dissolved,... HYDERABAD: Participation of ministers in campaign defended HYDERABAD, Feb 7: Sindh Minister for Irrigation Nadir Akmal Leghari, who is also general secretary of the Sindh Pakistan Muslim League, has defended participation of the chief minister and provincial ministers... HYDERABAD: SITE asked to pay water dues HYDERABAD, Feb 7: District Nazim Kanwar Naveed Jamil has asked the SITE management to pay dues running into millions of rupees to the Water and Sanitation Agency (Wasa), which was in the grip of financial crisis.... HYDERABAD: Speedy work on Rani Bagh urged HYDERABAD, Feb 7: District Naib Nazim Zafar Rajput has urged the consultants and contractors to accelerate the pace of Rani Bagh development work and complete the project by the end of current calendar year.... MIRPURKHAS: Overflowing drains irk residents MIRPURKHAS, Feb 7: Sewage water has began overflowing from gutters and drains in different areas of the Satellite Town as the sewerage pumping station has stopped working after its power connection was disconnected by Hesco due to non-payment of dues.... NAWABSHAH: Composite exams opposed NAWABSHAH, Feb 7: A group of Jeay Sindh Mahaz (Zain) activists began observing hunger strike unto death outside the press club on Wednesday to pressure the authorities to cancel the decision... THATTA: Highway blocked THATTA, Feb 7: Hundreds of activists of Sindh Taraqqi-Pasand Party (STP) blocked the National Highway near Gaggar Phatak on Wednesday in protest against land grabbing in the coastal talukas of Ghorabari and Mirpur Sakro.... LARKANA: JUS leader grieved LARKANA, Feb 7: The mother of Jamait Ulema-i-Sindh general secretary Rafiq Ahmed Indhar was buried in the graveyard of Haleji village near Pano Aqil on Wednesday amid touching scenes.... SANGHAR: Council slams DPO over law & order SANGHAR, Feb 7: The district council session on Wednesday criticised the District Police Officer Ajmal Magsi for his failure to control crimes in the district and said that the SHOs knew... PESHAWAR: People being screened for hepatitis PESHAWAR, Feb 7: People are being screened under the Prime Minister’s Hepatitis Control Programme in high-risk districts of the province to ascertain the prevalence rate of hepatitis and undertake measures to arrest the spread of the disease, an official said.... PESHAWAR: Reforms to boost farm sector: minister PESHAWAR, Feb 7: Federal Minister for Food, Agriculture and Livestock Sikandar Hayat Bosan said on Wednesday that economic and structural reforms would make agriculture a vibrant sector.... PESHAWAR: Irregularities found in award of contracts: Cattle fairs, slaughter house PESHAWAR, Feb 7: The provincial Local Government Commission on Wednesday took strong exception to the violation of rules and regulations in awarding contracts of cattle fairs and slaughter house in Town One, Peshawar.... PESHAWAR: PPP calls for polls under caretaker setup PESHAWAR, Feb 7: PPP provincial president Rahimdad Khan has urged President General Pervez Musharraf to hand over power to an independent caretaker setup for holding free and fair elections and transfer power to the victorious party.... PESHAWAR: Chickens, pet birds culled PESHAWAR, Feb 7: The provincial health department in collaboration with the veterinary department has culled all chickens of a poultry farm and other pet birds of a nearby house in Mansehra... PESHAWAR: ‘NPSC to be made result-oriented’ PESHAWAR, Feb 7: NWFP Governor Ali Mohammad Jan Aurakzai has said that the National Public Safety Commission will be made a fully functional and result-oriented body.... PESHAWAR: Workshop on health reforms PESHAWAR, Feb 7: The NWFP Health Department will arrange a workshop on “district government and health reforms” at the Khyber Medical College here on Thursday....

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