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February 12, 2007 Monday Muharram 23, 1428 KARACHI: Governor for speedy disposal of criminal cases KARACHI, Feb 11: Sindh Governor Dr Ishratul Ibad has stressed on an accelerated pace of disposing of criminal cases, saying that courts could succeed in providing timely justice to people only when cases were filed immediately and pursued strictly.... KARACHI: Silk Route moot concludes KARACHI, Feb 11: The two-day New Silk Route Conference on Design (education and research) concluded on Sunday.... KARACHI: KWSB body formed to improve service delivery KARACHI, Feb 11: To improve the service delivery of the Karachi Water and Sewerage Board, the city government has constituted an 11-member reforms committee with City Nazim Syed Mustafa Kamal in the chair, Dawn learnt reliably.... KARACHI: Sindh asked to set up DMAs at district level KARACHI, Feb 11: The federal government has asked the Sindh government for setting up disaster management bodies in each district as required under Section-18 of Chapter-IV of the National Disaster Management... KARACHI: New treatment for orthopaedic problems KARACHI, Feb 11: Ilizarov technique has a lot of potential in managing common orthopaedic problems with better results than the conventional methods.... HYDERABAD: Judge remandsfour accused in police custody: Greesh Kumar murder case HYDERABAD, Feb 11: Anti- Terrorism Court (ATC) Judge Syed Ali Ashraf Shah on Saturday remanded for five days in the custody of Market investigation police four more people accused of involvement in Greesh Kumar’s kidnapping and murder.... HYDERABAD: Bashir blamed for crisis in JSQM HYDERABAD, Feb 11: The chairman of the organising committee of Jeay Sindh Qaumi Mahaz (JSQM), Shafi Mohammad Karnani, and senior members Abdul Wahid Arisar, Serai Qurban Khuhawar, Shabbir Jamali, Akbar Soomro,... PESHAWAR: Police give up checking militants’ movement: Lack of resources PESHAWAR, Feb 11: Police in the sensitive southern district of Tank have given up checking the movement of militants from the adjoining South Waziristan tribal region saying the force is ill-equipped and lacks resources, informed sources said.... KARACHI: Clients of open deception KARACHI: Every now and then a new pir or amil pops up out of nowhere and claim to have a cure for incurable diseases like diabetes, high blood pressure etc.... KARACHI: Officers briefed on development projects KARACHI, Feb 11: City Nazim Syed Mustafa Kamal has said that the development work on bridges, underpasses and roads worth Rs30 billion is underway while the improvement of infrastructure and water... KARACHI: City Council KARACHI, Feb 11: The special session of the City Council will held here on Monday at 3.30pm at the Council Hall, Council Secretariat, M. A. Jinnah Road.—PPI... KARACHI: Pakistan’s role in anti-terror drive lauded KARACHI, Feb 11: Pakistan is playing a very important role in the war on terrorism and it is a vital link in the campaign the international community has launched to stamp out terrorism.... KARACHI: Transfers, postings KARACHI, Feb 11: The Services, General Administration and Coordination Department, Sindh, has issued an order for the transfer and posting of various officers.Under the notification, Abid Ali Shah, an officer of... KARACHI: Stretching as good as massage KARACHI, Feb11: More often than not, after a good workout, many people walk straight. Some find stretching boring, others just can''t visualise themselves as contortionists. Fact is that all non-stretchers are losing out.... KARACHI: City govt pledges investors’ security KARACHI, Feb 11: The city government through public-private partnership policy will provide security to foreign investment and give permission to use its land for this purpose as all projects are being carried out for the benefit of citizens.... KARACHI: Mock bomb creates panic in Liaquatabad KARACHI, Feb 11: A mock bomb placed at a busy place in Liaquatabad Town created panic among people on Sunday.... KARACHI: Rain forecast stalls event KARACHI, Feb 11: The organisers of the weekly Koocha-i-Saqafat avoided holding the event on Sunday after the meteorological department forecast rain on the day, an organiser told Dawn.... KARACHI: Arbab Rahim felicitated KARACHI, Feb 11: President of the ruling PML Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain and Secretary General Mushahid Hussain have congratulated Sindh Chief Minister Dr Arbab Ghulam Rahim on the success of PML candidate Pir Mujeeb Shah Jeelani in the PS-71 the by-election.... KARACHI: Strict ban on smoking in offices likely KARACHI, Feb 10: The Sindh government has decided to activate its task force on curbing smoking to ensure “strict implementation of prohibition of smoking at public places and transports”, said sources in the Sindh health department.... KARACHI: Zardari resents armed attacks on PPP women KARACHI, Feb 11: PPP leader Asif Ali Zardari has expressed grief over the state atrocities on his party’s workers, and anguish at the alleged rigging by the government and its allied parties in the February 10 by-election in Sindh.... KARACHI: Demo against Indian movie KARACHI, Feb 11: The Punjabi Pakhtoon Ittehad Pakistan chairman Malik Sikandar Awan criticising an Indian film ''Kabul Express'', in which Hazara community was humiliated, said the film reflected traditional anti-Pakistan and anti-Islam mentality of India.... KARACHI: Protest rally against milk prices KARACHI, Feb 11: Black sheep in the provincial and city administrations are behind ''artificial'' price-hike of milk to create market for the multinationals selling packaged milk, charged speakers of a rally against increasing milk prices here on Sunday.... KARACHI: Scrabble contest KARACHI, Feb 11: The Pakistan Scrabble Association (PSA) organised a scrabble championship of Master''s Group here at a hotel on Sunday.... KARACHI: Ailing poet KARACHI, Feb 11: Sindh Tourism and Culture Minister Rauf Siddiqui has given a cheque of Rs50,000 for medical treatment of ailing poet Raghib Muradabadi, who is admitted at a local hospital.... HYDERABAD: Flour-mills warn of strike: Supply of substandard wheat HYDERABAD, Feb 11: The Hyderabad Atta Chakki Owners Association has warned that its members will go on strike for an indefinite period if the food department-administered godowns does not supply them... HYDERABAD: SCA criticises SBP’s farm-loan policy HYDERABAD, Feb 11: The Sindh Chamber of Agriculture (SCA) has criticised the agricultural loan policy of the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) and complained that the policy discriminates against the growers of Sindh.... SHIKARPUR: Demand for steps to end tribal feuds SHIKARPUR, Feb 11: Activists of Shehri Ittehad staged a peace rally in Chak town on Sunday demanding the government should take effective measures to put an end to tribal feuds in the district.... NAWABSHAH: PR reservation office not functioning NAWABSHAH, Feb 11: The Pakistan Railways has failed to rectify a fault which occurred more than 40 days ago in its Data Transmission Unit (modem) installed at its reservation office at Nawabshah.... DADU: Bandits injure policeman, 4 passengers DADU, Feb 11: Armed bandits hijacked a Karachi-bound passenger coach from the Bareja bus stop late on Saturday night and injured four passengers and a police constable when they put up resistance.... MIRPURKHAS: Man electrocuted MIRPURKHAS, Feb 11: A man was electrocuted when he tried to vandalise power lines while clinging to an electricity pole in the Ghulam Mohammed Makrani village near Seed Farm late on Saturday night.... NAWABSHAH: ‘Polls results engineered’ NAWABSHAH, Feb 11: Mohammad Sharif Sarki and Mohammad Hashim Siddiqui, advocate, President and Gen Secretary respectively of the Jamiat Ulema-i-Pakistan Sindh, have said that elections would not be free and fair in the presence of president in uniform.... PESHAWAR: Move to honour late freedom fighter PESHAWAR, Feb 11: Some Afridi tribesmen have launched a move to exhume the remains of freedom fighter Multan Khan Afridi from his grave in the Peshawar central prison and transfer them to his ancestral Khyber Agency.... MARDAN: People’s help to curb crimes in Mardan sought MARDAN, Feb 11: Police on Saturday sought cooperation of people in its efforts to curb rising incidents of kidnapping for ransom in the district.... KOHAT: Peace talks in Hangu today KOHAT, Feb 11: The authorities hope that elders from the rival sides will help pave the way for army pullout from Hangu in a couple of days as curfew was lifted...

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