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February 19, 2007 Monday Safar 1, 1428 KARACHI: Societies may face action for flouting by-laws KARACHI, Feb 18: The registrar of welfare societies has recommended to the law department to authorise the registration wing to cancel registration of those societies, including educational and medical, which do not follow the relevant by-laws.... KARACHI: Blast stirs panic in Gadap locality KARACHI, Feb 18: Unidentified persons hurled some explosive on an office of a local estate agency in Gadap causing no casualties, said a police official.... KARACHI: Carjacking, cellphone robberies on the rise KARACHI, Feb 18: The incidence of carjacking and cellphone robbery in the city in the first half of this month shows an upward trend as 528 vehicles – 222 four-wheelers and... KARACHI: PA meets today in charged atmosphere KARACHI, Feb 18: The Sindh Assembly meets here on Monday in the first session of the new parliamentary year amid a charged atmosphere created by results of the recent by-elections for NA 250 and PA 71.... KARACHI: 54pc Sindh population poor: study KARACHI, Feb 18: An exhaustive study conducted by foreign consultants with the assistance of the Asian Development Bank shows that increasing poverty in Sindh, particularly its coastal areas, and widespread unemployment... KARACHI: No action taken against college land grabbers KARACHI, Feb 18: The National Accountability Bureau, which had started inquiry into land grabbing issue of Hamid Bidayuni Government College, has yet to take action against the land grabbers and officials involved in the corruption.... PESHAWAR: Health officials refuse to join campaign: Killing of doctor in Bajaur PESHAWAR, Feb 18: Health officials say they won’t participate in the three-day anti-polio campaign in parts of the Federally-Administered Tribal Areas (Fata), which will start on Feb 20.... PESHAWAR: Call to preserve local languages PESHAWAR, Feb 18: The two-day Frontier National Languages Conference on Sunday urged the NWFP government to patronise all native languages and dialects and take concrete steps for their preservation and promotion.... LAKKI MARWAT: Anti-polio drive faces problems LAKKI MARWAT, Feb 18: Even though the polio eradication campaign is supposed to commence from February 20, the local health authorities are still in a fix as to what kind of... KOHAT: Bar association election KOHAT, Feb 18: Abdur Rauf of the Pakistan People’s Party has been elected president of the Kohat Bar Association for second consecutive term.... KARACHI: Action against use of plastic bags KARACHI, Feb 18: In a bid to curb usage of polythene bags in the metropolis, the city government has decided to impose fine and arrest all those wholesalers and shopkeepers found violating the ban.... KARACHI: 6 model schools in Malir soon KARACHI, Feb 18: Federal Communication Minister Shamim Siddiqui has said that six model schools would soon be established in Malir at a cost of Rs30million.... KARACHI: Minister dissatisfied with KWSB performance KARACHI, Feb 18: Sindh Minister for Local Government, Katchi Abadis and Spatial Development Muhammad Hussain Khan has expressed dissatisfaction over the performance of the Karachi Water and Sewerage Board staff in Liaquatabad Town.... KARACHI: Rally staged for drinking water KARACHI, Feb 18: Fishermen belonging to Gabopat village staged a rally in front of the office of Keamari Town administration against non-availability of drinking water in their village.... KARACHI: Independent tests of patient urged KARACHI, Feb 18: Relatives of a young man fighting for life in a private hospital on Stadium Road have urged the authorities to intervene and make the hospital management allow an independent panel of doctors to examine the patient immediately.... KARACHI: Gambia promoting tourism KARACHI, Feb 18: A reception was hosted by the Honorary Consul General of the Republic of Gambia Tahir Husain to celebrate the country’s independence day.... KARACHI: Lyari facing persistent water shortage KARACHI, Feb 18: Three non-government organisations representing Lyari and Trans-Lyari have expressed concern at the perennial water crisis in Lyari despite the authorities repeated assurances to solve it.... KARACHI: Power cuts in Orangi, Baldia KARACHI, Feb 18: The residents of different localities experienced power failures. The Karachi Electric Supply Corporation (KESC) officials, however, said repair and replacement work to upgrade the local distribution network had... KARACHI: Test for call centre training KARACHI, Feb 18: The city government has announced that written test for call centres training will be held on Feb 25 at the KMC Sports Complex and admit cards will be issued from Feb 19.... KARACHI: PPP asks govt to resign KARACHI, Feb 18: The Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) has demanded the rulers resign immediately for failing to maintain peace and order in the country.... KARACHI: Weather KARACHI, Feb 18: The Met office has forecast partly cloudy and dry weather for the city on Monday with the minimum temperature expected to range between 17 and 19 degrees Centigrade.... KARACHI: Iranians ready for hardship: CG KARACHI, Feb 18: The outgoing Iranian consul-general in Karachi, Syed Moosa Hussaini, on Saturday said his country wanted only its right to use nuclear technology for peaceful purposes and for that... KARACHI: Large turnout at education expo KARACHI, Feb 18: Thousands of students visited Dawn’s Education Expo 2007 at Expo Centre on the second and final day of the exhibition on Sunday. They sought information about admissions in... KARACHI: People urged to strive against corruption KARACHI, Feb 18: The Jamaat-i-Islami condemning the government for its failure to provide safety and security to the people and to control the ever increasing inflation has urged the masses to forge unity to launch a struggle against the corrupt rulers.... KARACHI: Preventive measures KARACHI, Feb 18: Sindh Governor Dr Ishratul Ibad Khan has said that the government is focusing on preventive measures against diseases across the province, adding that a special secretary has been... KARACHI: Uplift schemes KARACHI, Feb 18: The Sindh Chief Secretary, Fazlur Rehman, has directed the officials concerned to complete all the ongoing uplift schemes coming under the Annual Development Programme or donor agencies on... KARACHI: Nawab Ismail’s daughter dies KARACHI, Feb 18: Razia Mushtaq Elahi, daughter of Nawab Ismail Khan, passed away here on Sunday morning. She was about 80.... KARACHI: Campaign against measles in Dadu KARACHI, Feb 18: Supplemental immunisation activities against measles will be conducted in one select district of three provinces of the country and Azad Jammu Kashmir in March this year, said sources in the national Expanded Programme on Immunisation.... HYDERABAD: Park named after Shaikh Ayaz HYDERABAD, Feb 18: District Nazim Kanwar Naveed Jamil has named the newly built Nasim Nagar Park in Qasimabad taluka as "Shaikh Ayaz Park" and announced that the district would also name... HYDERABAD: Anthology of women poets launched HYDERABAD, Feb 18: The Sindhi translation of "Penguin Book of Women Poets" by Dr Fahmida Hussain, published by the Sindhi Adabi Board, was launched on Saturday.... HYDERABAD: Lawyers appeal to chief justice HYDERABAD, Feb 18: A group of lawyers has appealed to Chief Justice of Pakistan Justice Iftikhar Mohammad Chaudhry to ensure that the building of the district and sessions courts will not be converted into a university or handed over to builders.... HYDERABAD: Importance of library highlighted HYDERABAD, Feb 18: Mehran University of Engineering and Technology Vice- Chancellor Dr Abdul Qadeer Rajput has said that libraries are as important for educational institutions as vital organs for the body.... HYDERABAD: STP plans motherland day HYDERABAD, Feb 18: The Sindh Taraqqi-Pasand Party (STP) decided on Sunday to organise Youm-i-Madar-i-Watan on March 21 in Qasimabad and invite Sindhi, Siraki, Baloch and Pukhtoon nationalist leaders to attend the event.... PESHAWAR: Shinwari’s death anniversary goes unnoticed PESHAWAR, Feb 18: The death anniversary of Amir Hamza Khan Shinwari has passed without any significant event held in the city....

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