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February 13, 2007 Tuesday Muharram 24, 1428 KARACHI: City Council rejects composite exam system KARACHI, Feb 12: The City Council on Monday blasted the federal government for insisting on the composite examination system to be introduced in Sindh for class IX and X, and termed... KARACHI: School demolition matter hushed up KARACHI, Feb 12: An inquiry conducted into the demolition of a school building in Firdous Colony was allegedly pushed under the rug, sources in Sindh Education Department told Dawn on Monday.... KARACHI: 300 Afghan Hajis being deported today KARACHI, Feb 12: A group of 300 Afghan Hajis is being deported to Afghanistan via Chaman today. The Afghans were detained when they arrived in Karachi after performing Haj on fake Pakistani passports.... KARACHI: HRCP not satisfied with polling process: NA-250 by-election KARACHI, Feb 12: The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) on Monday said that voters’ apathy, keenness by overexcited party workers to inflate turnout figures, substandard arrangements at polling stations, and... KARACHI: Prof Zafar elected CPSP president KARACHI, Feb 12: The newly-elected councillors of the College of Physicians and Surgeons (CPSP) have chosen Prof Zafar Ullah Chaudhry, a senior surgeon from Lahore, as new president of the college.... PESHAWAR: Four NWFP districts named high-risk areas : Parents averse to polio vaccination PESHAWAR, Feb 12: The NWFP health department has designated four districts as high-risk areas for the polio after reporting more refusals by the parents to vaccinate their children against the disease.... PESHAWAR: Rain brings misery to NWFP; govt machinery unmoved PESHAWAR, Feb 12: At least 28 people were killed and 36 others wounded as heavy rains and snowfall continued to pound different parts of the NWFP and its adjacent tribal areas... KARACHI: Physicians seek ban on fake ads KARACHI, Feb 12: Five leading physicians of Karachi have welcomed the recent accord between the Federal Ministry of Health and Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (Pemra) under which they will jointly... ISLAMABAD: HEC asks Presidency to look into FUUAST affairs ISLAMABAD, Feb 12: The Higher Education Commission (HEC) has formally asked the Presidency to look into the affairs of the Federal Urdu University for Arts, Science & Technology (FUUAST) in Karachi... KARACHI: Iranian reception KARACHI, Feb 12: Iranian Consul-General Syed Musa Hosseini held a reception on Monday evening at the consulate general to celebrate the 28th anniversary of the victory of the Islamic revolution.... KARACHI: Closure of road creates traffic mess KARACHI, Feb 12: Closure of a portion of Dr Ziauddin Ahmad Road from Shaheen Complex to S.M. Law College for replacing an underground sewerage line left a number of motorists stranded on the nearby roads for hours on Monday evening.... KARACHI: Historical sites crumble as govt depts pass buck KARACHI, Feb 12: Not a single penny out of the Rs100 million, allocated by the Sindh government, has been spent on the maintenance and rehabilitation of the archeological sites of the... LAHORE: Need stressed for five big dams LAHORE, Feb 12: Punjab Chief Minister Chaudhry Pervaiz Illahi has said that the country is facing severe water and electricity shortages and five big dams will have to be constructed soon to meet the growing demand for water and power.... KARACHI: PMA for ban on tobacco use KARACHI, Feb 12: The Pakistan Medical Association (PMA) Karachi chapter has demanded a ban on smoking, pan, betel nuts and gutkas in government hospitals and offices.In... KARACHI: ILO fishing convention endorsed KARACHI, Feb 12: Various trade unions and organisations supporting the fishing community endorsed the ILO’s ‘Work in Fishing Convention’ and took a unanimous decision in this regard.... KARACHI: Central Jail gets fogging machine KARACHI, Feb 12: Gulshan-i-Iqbal Town Nazim Muhammad Wasay Jalil on Monday donated a fogging machine to Sindh Inspector General Prisons Yamin Khan for the Central Jail.... KARACHI: Railway employee reinstated KARACHI, Feb 12: The Federal Service Tribunal reinstated a railway employee but allowed the management to institute a fresh inquiry in accordance with the rules.... KARACHI: Security in posh areas KARACHI, Feb 12: The CCPO Azhar Ali Farooqui on Monday asked police force to remain alert to combat street crimes in the metropolis, particularly in Defence and Clifton.... KARACHI: NWFP delegation hails Karachi uplift KARACHI, Feb 12: A delegation of naib nazims from the NWFP on Monday said there had been a marked difference between present Karachi and that of a few years ago.... KARACHI: Industrial pollution growing fast KARACHI, Feb 12: The speakers at a consultative meeting on industrial pollution expressed grave concern over the damage caused to citizens’ health and the environment by industrial effluent and vowed to raise the issue at different fora.... KARACHI: People suffer at KESC’s hands KARACHI, Feb 12: Residents of various localities across the city suffered intermittent and prolonged power outages also on Monday due to what the Karachi Electricity Supply Corporation claimed to be system improvement work.... KARACHI: Seminar opposes composite exam KARACHI, Feb 12: Parliamentary Leader of the Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal in the Sindh Assembly Nasrullah Shaji said on Monday that the rulers had pushed the education system towards disaster by introducing the... KARACHI: Police alert till Chehlum KARACHI, Feb 12: In view of persisting threat of terrorism and short strength of police force in the metropolis, the government has decided that police should remain on red alert till Chehlum of Hazrat Imam Hussain.... KARACHI: People trust govt: PML KARACHI, Feb 12: A leader of ruling Pakistan Muslim League (PML) has said that the victory of PML and its allied candidates in by-election showed confidence of people on the present government and the policies of President Pervez Musharraf.... KARACHI: Altaf praises party workers KARACHI, Feb 12: MQM chief Altaf Hussain on Monday praised party workers for their untiring efforts which materialised in the win in the NA-250 by-election.... KARACHI: Jolly Phonics easy way to teach English KARACHI, Feb 12: Two hundred forty teachers from 50 plus schools attended a workshop on Jolly Phonics conducted by a phonetics specialist Ms Anne Mckeefry, at a local hotel yesterday.... Lady doctor clinches five gold medals: LUMHS convocation HYDERABAD, Feb 12: Sindh Governor Dr Ishratul Ibad Khan awarded 15 gold medals, a silver and a bronze medal and degrees and diplomas to more than 400 medical, dental and nursing... HYDERABAD: Labourer shot dead HYDERABAD, Feb 12: A labourer was shot dead by armed men on the Matli bridge on Monday. He was identified as Mir Mohammad Pitafi, who belonged to Goth Nabi Bux Pitafi in Tando Mohammad Khan district.... KHAIRPUR: Jirga-holders produced in court KHAIRPUR, Feb 12: The Gambat investigation police on Monday produced in the court of senior civil judge Sultan Ali Leghari Ms Farzana Shaikh and seven others accused of involvement in convening... DADU: SHO asked to file report on polls day clash DADU, Feb 12: The additional and sessions judge of Kotri on Monday directed the SHO of Budhapur police station to submit a report on February 19 on the clash between Pakistan... NAWABSHAH: Slow pace of anti-hepatitis drive deplored NAWABSHAH, Feb 12: The district nazim of Nawabshah, Ms Faryal Talpur, has taken serious notice of the slow progress of prevention of hepatitis campaign and directed the concerned officials to effectively achieve the objectives of the programme.... LARKANA: Govt trying to protect historic sites: minister LARKANA, Feb 12: The provincial government was making all out efforts to protect acheological, historic and cultural heritage sites, including Mohenjodaro, Gorikh Hill and Rani-Kot.... MIRPURKHAS: Official hopeful of rescuing Bheel family MIRPURKHAS, Feb 12: The Provincial Police Officer (PPO), Jehangir Mirza, has said that some progress has been made in Mannu Bheel family members’ kidnapping case and predicted better results soon.... JACOBABAD: Tribal feud settled JACOBABAD, Feb 12: An ongoing feud between Mangi and Dasti tribes was settled at a meeting held in the Circuit House here on Monday.... KHAIRPUR: Youth commits suicide KHAIRPUR, Feb 12: Poverty drove a 20-year-old breadwinner to commit suicide in Khamiso Khan Khaskheli village late on Monday night.... PESHAWAR: Ulema council urges arrest of Hangu killers PESHAWAR, Feb 12: The Sarhad Ulema Council has asked the NWFP government to take action against the criminals involved in the killings of Shia mourners in Hangu in 2006, collect Rs20... PESHAWAR: Plan for Lakki Marwat uplift chalked out PESHAWAR, Feb 12: A comprehensive plan has been chalked out with the assistance of the federal government for the rapid development of Lakki Marwat district and provision of basic necessities to... PESHAWAR: Govt urged to trace journalist PESHAWAR, Feb 12: Journalists, businessmen, social workers and nazims of Mardan on Monday staged protest demonstrations in front of the Governor’s House and the Chief Minister’s House and demanded early recovery... PESHAWAR: Conference on languages on 17th PESHAWAR, Feb 12: The Gandhara Hindko Board will organise a two-day conference on Feb 17 entitled “Frontier Languages” in the city.... NOWSHERA: MPC is ‘aimed against Musharraf’s re-election’ NOWSHERA, Feb 12: Pakistan Muslim League-N leader Chaudhry Nisar Ali has said the all-parties conference being held next month is aimed at preventing Gen Pervez Musharraf’s re-election as president from the present assemblies and ridding the country of the army ruler.... CHITRAL: Work on AKU project stopped after protest CHITRAL, Feb 12: Construction work on a professional development centre of the Aga Khan University, Chitral, was stopped on Tuesday after activists of a religious political party threatened to resist the project.... SWABI: Man kills father SWABI, Feb 12: A man was killed allegedly by his son in the Rashakai village here on Monday. Residents said that the alleged killer ran a dispute with his father over...

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