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February 24, 2007 Saturday Safar 6, 1428 KARACHI: Rangers to guard Thar Express KARACHI, Feb 23: In the wake of security threats and the Samjhota Express tragedy, the security of Thar Express from Karachi to Zero Point has been handed over the Sindh Rangers.... KARACHI: Incentives given to protect heritage bldgs KARACHI, Feb 23: The Advisory Committee for Sindh Cultural Heritage has recommended amendments in The Sindh Rented Premises Ordinance 1979 as a token of incentives to the owners of protected buildings... KARACHI: Parks to be city’s identity: governor KARACHI, Feb 23: The Sindh Governor, Dr Ishratul Ibad has said that by developing parks in every part of the city, efforts were being made to make parks the identity of thismega city.... KARACHI: STB to get textbooks printed abroad KARACHI, Feb 23: The Sindh Textbook Board is likely to hire a foreign company to ensure the textbooks are printed in time with good quality paper and printing as all eleven local bidders have failed to qualify for the tender specification.... KARACHI: Three more bodies arrive KARACHI, Feb 23: Three more bodies of Samjhota Express victims arrived here from Lahore on Friday afternoon. The bodies were handed over to Pakistan Rangers by Indian authorities at Wahgah border.... KARACHI: 3-day Women’s Expo begins KARACHI, Feb 23: The Adviser to Sindh Governor, Fatima Surriya Bajia, and the Adviser to Chief Minister on Home Affairs, Waseem Akhtar, jointly inaugurated a three-day Women’s Expo at the Karachi Expo Centre on Friday.... KARACHI: Rally demands end to ban on two trusts KARACHI, Feb 23: The speakers at various demonstrations held on Friday condemned the ban imposed on Al Rasheed Trust and Al Akhtar Trust and suspension of the printing of a newspaper,... KARACHI: PPP finalises list of possible candidates: Sindh constituencies KARACHI, Feb 23: The Pakistan Peoples Party on Friday finalised a list of its possible candidates from Sindh constituencies for the upcoming general elections. The final list emerged after a lengthy exercise that lasted three days.... KARACHI: WB team stresses check on HIV/Aids KARACHI, Feb 23: A World Bank delegation called on Sindh Health Minister Syed Sardar Ahmed here on Friday and expressed concern over a surge in the number of Aids cases in the province.... PESHAWAR: PPP rules out deal with government PESHAWAR, Feb 23: The People’s Party Parliamentarians (PPP) has accused the government of creating problems for Benazir Bhutto by instituting bogus cases against her and disseminating baseless news of a deal with the party on the country’s future political set-up.... KARACHI: JAC says CoC a draconian measure KARACHI, Feb 23: The Joint Action Committee (JAC) for People’s Rights met on Friday and discussed the code of conduct (CoC) for the regulation and operation of non-governmental organizations (NGOs) proposed by the social welfare and special education ministry.... KARACHI: Fixed, mobile stations to monitor environment KARACHI, Feb 23: As many as seven fixed stations and four mobile laboratories will become operational for environmental monitoring activities in five cities including Karachi in April, said officials on Friday.... KARACHI: SHC allows Dr Azra’s petition KARACHI, Feb 23: The Sindh High Court allowed a petition moved by PPP MNA Dr Azra Pechuho for employing armed guards for her security.... KARACHI: Drug peddlers arrested KARACHI, Feb 23: Police arrested three drug traffickers and seized three kilogram hashish and three pistols from their possession.... KARACHI: Proper disposal of hospital waste urged KARACHI, Feb 23: Sindh Ombudsman Yousuf Jamal taking serious note of civil hospital waste asked the director-general of Sindh Environmental Protection Agency to formulate a sustainable plan in coordination with the concerned officials for safe disposal of the hospital waste.... KARACHI: Curbs on press freedom condemned KARACHI, Feb 23: Speakers at a protest rally on Friday condemned the government for imposing restrictions on a newspaper, Islam, and demanded that freedom of press be ensured and the paper be allowed to be published without undue pressures and restrictions.... KARACHI: Demolition plan slated KARACHI, Feb 23: Jamiat Ulema-i-Pakistan has condemned the plan to demolish certain mosques to make way for the Lyari Expressway project, and demanded that the plan be done away with.... KARACHI: Commission offices to be linked with LG dept KARACHI, Feb 23: Sindh Minister for Local Government, Kutchi Abadis and Spatial Development, Muhammad Hussain Khan, has said the provincial local government commission offices should be connected with the local government department via internet to ensure redressal of public grievances effectively.... KARACHI: More cadet colleges KARACHI, Feb 23: Sindh Chief Minister Arbab Rahim on Friday said cadet colleges would be opened in all districts of the province to help improve overall standard of education.... KARACHI: Practical exams KARACHI, Feb 23: The University of Karachi has notified that BA/BSc (Pass) first year and second year annual psychology practical examinations 2006 will begin from March 5.... KARACHI: Attack on HRCP activist condemned KARACHI, Feb 23: The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan Secretary General, Iqbal Haider, on Friday condemned the armed attack on a human rights activist in Orangi Town.... KARACHI: Partially decomposed body found KARACHI, Feb 23: Partially decomposed body of a man was found near Bilal Colony in Korangi on Friday. Police said Bengali-speaking Noorul Ameen, 35, had been living in his hutment alone for the past four years.... KARACHI: Power failures hit various localities KARACHI, Feb 23: People in various localities of the city continued to experience power failures on Friday. A resident of Karachi University Staff Colony said power supply to the township was... KARACHI: Absent sanitary workers warned of action KARACHI, Feb 23: Taking notice of the absence of sanitary workers for a long period, City Nazim Syed Mustafa Kamal on Friday warned that stern action would taken against those who... KARACHI: JPMC complex to offer all facilities under one roof KARACHI, Feb 23: Federal Health Secretary Syed Anwar Mehmood on Friday said the envisaged 13-storeyed medical complex in the premises of Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre was meant to ease patients’ accessibility to wide range of health care facilities.... KARACHI: Illegal fuel outlet removed KARACHI, Feb 23: An illegal fuel outlet dealing in smuggled Iranian petrol was removed during an anti-encroachment drive in Gulshan Town on Friday.... KARACHI: Plugging of leakages ordered KARACHI, Feb 23: Vice-chairman of the Karachi Water and Sewerage Board MPA Mohammad Moin Khan has asked officials of the Board to take immediate steps to plug pipeline leakages and ensure regular and equitable supply of water to all localities.... HYDERABAD: Autonomy to cement federation: SUP chief HYDERABAD, Feb 23: Sindh United Party convenor Syed Jalal Mehmood Shah has stressed the need for decentralisation of powers from the federation to the federating units and said that if the provinces are given autonomy, the federation will become strong.... HYDERABAD: Another victim of train tragedy laid to rest HYDERABAD, Feb 23: Relatives of Habibullah, 80, a victim of Samjhota Express tragedy, received his body here on Friday and buried it in Amani Shah Colony graveyard amid tears.... HYDERABAD: Doctor dies in blast caused by gas leakage HYDERABAD, Feb 23: A doctor died and three members of his family were injured in an explosion, apparently caused by gas leakage, in a third floor flat in Hirabad here on Friday.... HYDERABAD: JSSF condemns leader’s arrest HYDERABAD, Feb 23: Jeay Sindh Students Federation activists observed black day in different educational institutions of Sindh on Friday to protest against the arrest of JSSF president Kehar Ansari.... HYDERABAD: Parents urged to encourage children to read HYDERABAD, Feb 23: Poetry and quiz competitions were held at the Sindh University Model School, Jamshoro, on Friday when the Students’ Week entered fourth day.... HYDERABAD: Varsity bus torched HYDERABAD, Feb 23: A bus carrying 25 employees of the Mehran University of Engineering and Technology was torched within the jurisdiction of Bhittai Nagar police on Friday.... PESHAWAR: Trader seeks recovery of dues from Turkish firm PESHAWAR, Feb 23: A Pakistan gems trader has requested the Turkish government and the Pakistani embassy in Turkey to help him recover his dues against an Istanbul-based company and provide him life protection.... PESHAWAR: Tight security planned for assembly session PESHAWAR, Feb 23: In view of the recent incidents of suicide attacks on official buildings and personnel of law-enforcement agencies, extraordinary security arrangements will be made for the forthcoming session of... PESHAWAR: WHO calls for increasing health budget PESHAWAR, Feb 23: The World Health Organisation has expressed concern over what it calls meagre expenditure on the health sector and has asked the government to increase budgetary allocation for the sector.... PESHAWAR: Court rejects bail plea PESHAWAR, Feb 23: A local court on Friday dismissed bail application of a union council nazim for his alleged involvement in kidnapping of a minor boy.... PESHAWAR: ‘All villages in NWFP to get power supply this year’ PESHAWAR, Feb 23: Thousands of new connections have been given this year and efforts are underway to electrify every village in the NWFP province before December 2007....

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