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February 21, 2007 Wednesday Safar 3, 1428 KARACHI: Train survivors reach city KARACHI, Feb 20: The 264 shattered survivors of the Samjhota Express tragedy reached here by Sindh Express on Tuesday evening. They were received by relatives and friends in heart rendering scenes... KARACHI: Benazir will attend MPC: PML-N KARACHI, Feb 20: The Pakistan Muslim League- Nawaz (PML-N) is very confident former prime minister and Chairperson Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Benazir Bhutto will attend the multi-party conference (MPC), to be held on March 24 in London.... KARACHI: City council clash over Gutter Baghicha KARACHI, Feb 20: The Gutter Baghicha land issue was taken up again when the City Council resumed its session on Tuesday. Complete chaos prevailed in the house as the treasury and... KARACHI: Class IX exam schedule delayed KARACHI, Feb 20: An anomaly may still delay the holding of Class IX examinations. The meeting of the Committee of Chairman of secondary boards in Sindh has noticed the non-issuance of... KARACHI: 100 more fire stations needed KARACHI, Feb 20: The seventh largest city of the world, Karachi, has no proper disaster management infrastructure and it urgently needs at least 100 new fire stations, says the Pakistan Medical Association.... KARACHI: List of survivors KARACHI: Sikander Azam, Zarina, Tarunnisa Saleem, M Iqbal, Aiman Sultan, Maiman Aiman, G. Sulaiman Khan, M Shahid, M Anas, Rabia, Munawar Ali Khan, M. Kaleem, Saira, Shakeela Begum, Shah Mohammad Ansari,... PESHAWAR: Akram demands share in Afghan refugee fund PESHAWAR, Feb 20: NWFP Chief Minister Akram Khan Durrani has called upon the federal government to provide the province its 75 per cent share from the President’s Fund for Afghan Refugees... KARACHI: ADB to release $200m in May KARACHI, Feb 20: The Asian Development Bank has agreed to release the first tranche of $200 million of the $800 million grant for mega city development projects ahead of schedule appreciating the fast pace of work.... KARACHI: Drug trafficker held after shootout KARACHI, Feb 20: A suspected drug trafficker was injured and arrested after a shootout with police on Tuesday. Two constables were also hurt.... KARACHI: Protection of women’s rights stressed KARACHI, Feb 20: The Karachi Women’s Peace Committee (KWPC) on Tuesday appealed to the president and the prime minister to take relevant steps in not only formulating laws, but ensuring effective... KARACHI: Water shortage in Lyari condemned KARACHI, Feb 20: The PPP Shaheed Bhutto condemning shortage of drinking water in Lyari and deteriorating law and order in the vicinity has demanded that these basic problems of the Lyariites be solved immediately.... KARACHI: Kidnapped minor girl recovered KARACHI, Feb 20: A minor girl who was kidnapped from outside her house in Jacob Lines was recovered from Larkana.... KARACHI: Notices issued to home, prison depts KARACHI, Feb 20: The Sindh High Court has issued notices to the home and prisons departments in a petition that has alleged the illegal detention of an acquitted man.... KARACHI: PPP plans meetings to devise strategy KARACHI, Feb 20: The Pakistan People’s Party would hold a series of meetings from Wednesday at Bilawal House to review prevailing political situation after by-elections and internal organisational matters to formulate recommendations and suggestions for devising future line of action.... KARACHI: Revival of old pension system urged KARACHI, Feb 20: The Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal (MMA) opposing the new system for payment of pension has demanded revival of the old system.... KARACHI: ‘Steps for exam system needs admiration’ KARACHI, Feb 20: Sindh Minister for Education and Literacy Dr Hamida Khuhro has said the improvement in the examination system by adopting measures like computerization of results, launching of website, centralised... KARACHI: Train attack slammed KARACHI, Feb 20: Pakistan India People’s Forum for Peace and Democracy on Tuesday condemned the attack on Samjhota Express.... KARACHI: Smart budget hotels project finalized KARACHI, Feb 20: The Sindh IT Department has given final shape to projects of smart budget hotels in Sukkur, under E-government project.... KARACHI: German naval chief, vessel to visit Karachi KARACHI, Feb 20: The German frigate ‘Bremen’ will enter the Karachi port on February 23 on a courtesy visit to Pakistan and to accompany the stay of German Vice-Admiral Wolfgang E.... KARACHI: Sufi moot KARACHI, Feb 20: The Sindh government has constituted a nine-member coordinating committee to monitor the steps taken for the Sufi Conference to be held during the annual Urs of Hazrat Shah Abdul Latif Bhitai at Bhitshah.... KARACHI: PTCL’s system uplift today KARACHI, Feb 20: The Pakistan Telecommunication Corporation Limited (PTCL) will carry out maintenance/ uplift works on its main optical fibre cable network between Karachi-Rawalpindi on midnight of Feb 21 and 22 from 1am to 5am.... KARACHI: Karachi Marathon KARACHI, Feb 20: The marathon organising committee of Pakistan Medical Association is organizing its 18th Karachi City Marathon and Health Walk on February 25 at PMA House, Sir Aga Khan III Road.... KARACHI: Dow journal KARACHI, Feb 20: The DUHS will hold the launching ceremony of its first scientific journal on Feb 22 at 9am at Arag Auditorium. The Vice-Chancellor of KU, Dr Pirzada Qasim,... KARACHI: Paintings exhibition KARACHI, Feb 20: An exhibition of Ahmed Zoay’s paintings, one of Pakistan’s gifted artists, will open on February 21 (today) at the Citi Arts Gallery. The opening reception is from 5.30pm... KARACHI: Weather KARACHI, Feb 20: The Met office has forecast partly cloudy weather on Wednesday with the minimum temperature expected to range between 18 and 20 degrees Centigrade.... KARACHI: Daewoo bus service in city from June KARACHI, Feb 20: The Korean firm, Daewoo, will start plying its modern bus service on Karachi – Hyderabad route from June 1. A written undertaking has been given by the company in this regard to the Sindh government.... KARACHI: Prince Hasan calls on Governor KARACHI, Feb 20: Jordan’s Prince Hasan Bin Talal called on Sindh Governor Dr Ishratul Ibad on Tuesday and exchanged views on issues facing the Ummah and other matters.... KARACHI: Women in political parties not over 17pc, moot told KARACHI, Feb 20: The presence of women in politics has always been looked down upon in every society. It took centuries for some nations to break stereotypes and accept women as a part of opinion forming political groups.... KARACHI: Opposition requisitions Sindh PA session KARACHI, Feb 20: The combined opposition on Tuesday requisitioned the Sindh Assembly session to discuss the worsening law and order situation and attacks on party leaders and workers during the February... KARACHI: Ban on two trusts condemned KARACHI, Feb 20: The government’s decision to shut down offices and freeze the funds of Al Rashid Trust and Al Akhtar Trust, allegedly at the behest of foreign powers.... KARACHI: Former CCPO’s petition: SHC adjourns hearing KARACHI, Feb 20: A Division Bench of Sindh High Court comprising Justices Rehmat Hussain Jafferi and Munib Ahmed Khan adjourned the hearing of former capital city police officer Tariq Jamil’s petition to March 2.... KARACHI: Mother demands help KARACHI, Feb 20: The mother of a 15-year old epilepsy patient who is reported to be in critical condition at a private hospital has urged human right bodies and influential quarters to stand with her to see her ailing ward.... KARACHI: Power cuts continue KARACHI, Feb 20: Residents of various localities suffered power suspensions on Tuesday.... KARACHI: ‘Inflated’ bills irk gas consumers KARACHI, Feb 20: Many citizens have complained about receiving inflated bills of January from the Sui Southern Gas Company.... KARACHI: KU forms KARACHI, Feb 20: The examinations department of Karachi University on Tuesday announced registration forms submission schedule of BA/BCom/BOL and BSc and improvement of division for external examination 2007.... KARACHI: Retailers selling milk for Rs32 KARACHI, Feb 20: Milk is being sold for Rs32 per litre in city for a few days though the city government has fixed the price at Rs28 per litre.... DCO’s memo stirs protest in council: Presence of EDOs in house HYDERABAD, Feb 20: A communication by DCO Mohammad Hussain Syed, disagreeing with the ruling of the district council convener that the presence of EDOs and other district government officials during council... HYDERABAD: Training workshop HYDERABAD, Feb 20: A five-day training workshop on the subject of “Dispensation of Justice through Para-legal Advising” being organised jointly by the Italian Trade Union Federation Institute and Pakistan Workers Federation began at the Labour Hall on Tuesday.... HYDERABAD: Agreement soon on china clay exploration HYDERABAD, Feb 20: Sindh Minister for Mines and Minerals Irfanullah Khan Marwat said on Tuesday that the government would soon sign an agreement with a Chinese company to explore china clay in the province.... PESHAWAR: NWFP shelves tax dept transfer plan PESHAWAR, Feb 20: The NWFP government has decided not to transfer the Excise and Taxation Department (E&TD) to the districts as envisaged under the Local Government Ordinance (LGO), 2001.... PESHAWAR: Traders call for better dry port facilities PESHAWAR, Feb 20: Lack of infrastructure is hampering timely clearance of goods reaching at the sole dry port in the provincial capital through the Afghan Transit Trade.... PESHAWAR: Death penalty set aside in murder case PESHAWAR, Feb 20: The Peshawar High Court on Tuesday set aside capital punishment awarded by a qazi court to a man for killing his wife and remanded the case back to the trial court.... PESHAWAR: Rs50m road project launched PESHAWAR, Feb 20: NWFP Governor Ali Mohammad Jan Aurakzai on Tuesday performed the groundbreaking of a road reconstruction project from the Nishter Hall to Governor''s House section of Saddar Road.... PESHAWAR: Most drains in Peshawar covered, court told PESHAWAR, Feb 20: The Peshawar High Court on Tuesday disposed of a writ petition about uncovered drains and manholes in the provincial capital.... PESHAWAR: Manchester, Peshawar varsities to sign MoU PESHAWAR, Feb 20: In order to strengthen educational ties and quality of research, the Manchester University, UK, has agreed to sign a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the University of Peshawar.... PESHAWAR: Two women, student die in roof collapse incidents PESHAWAR, Feb 20: Two women were killed and a minor injured when a house collapsed in Mochian locality on Tuesday, police said.... PESHAWAR: Officials told to inspect projects PESHAWAR, Feb 20: NWFP Chief Secretary Ejaz Ahmad Qureshi on Tuesday directed all the administrative secretaries of the province to conduct regular inspections of major projects and ensure similar inspections by heads of the department under their control.... PESHAWAR: Soapstone reserves to be tapped PESHAWAR, Feb 20: A meeting held here on Tuesday discussed mining and international marketing of soapstone found in Kurram Agency. FATA Development Authority chief executive Mohammad Shahzad Arbab presided over the...

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