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February 25, 2007 Sunday Safar 7, 1428 KARACHI: Century-old leprosy centre to be upgraded KARACHI, Feb 24: The city government has decided to develop its century-old leprosy centre in Manghopir as an infectious disease centre.... KARACHI: Promote health care, environment thru research: DUHS symposium under way KARACHI, Feb 24: The third annual international symposium of the Dow University of Health Science (DHUS) began on Saturday with the resolution that government should ensure development of environmental health professionals, in addition to judicious use of finite natural resources.... KARACHI: Protest held against disappearances KARACHI, Feb 24: Speakers at a demonstration on Saturday condemned the ‘forced disappearance’ of a nationalist leader, Dr Safdar Sarki, and others nationalist activists, and demanded their immediate release or recovery.... KARACHI: No terrorist act in Sindh in 3 months: adviser KARACHI, Feb 24: The Advisor to Chief Minister on Home, Wasim Akhtar, said on Saturday that no terrorist act had occured in the province during the past three months due to foolproof security arrangements.... HYDERABAD: 127 conferred degrees by Isra University HYDERABAD, Feb 24: As many as 127 graduates and postgraduates were conferred degrees at the fourth convocation of the Isra University Hyderabad here on Saturday.... KARACHI: Meeting postponed at eleventh hour: Textbooks printing KARACHI, Feb 24: A meeting between the Sindh education minister and publishers, which was supposed to be held Saturday on the issue of printing of textbooks from abroad, was postponed after... KARACHI: Khuhro alarmed by fanatic’s ‘revelation’ KARACHI, Feb 24: Leader of the Opposition in the Sindh Assembly Nisar Ahmed Khuhro has taken serious note of the disclosure by the killer of a Punjab woman minister that he... KARACHI: Sindh Archives gets priceless data KARACHI, Feb 24: The Sindh Archives has received the first consignment of copies of eighteen out of seventy volumes of Syed Shamsul Hasan’s historic collection from the National Documentation Centre (NDC) Islamabad.... KARACHI: Ikebana exhibition an aesthetic treat KARACHI: Ikebana, the creative and artistic hobby launched in Pakistan in 1992 has now attained a level of professional excellence.... KARACHI: Anti-polio drive KARACHI, Feb 24: The Pakistan Medical Association on Saturday expressed grave concern over the unauthorised arrest,... KARACHI: Train blast adds to divided Pakistani families misery KARACHI, Feb 24: Mohammad Sami says he may never go to India again to see his relatives after his parents and three siblings died in the firebombing of the “Samjhota Express”.... KARACHI: Necessary Targets hits home KARACHI: The Commune Artist Colony – home to the increasingly popular Yousuf Bashir Qureshi – recently played host to a reading by some of the best in Pakistani theatre namely Ayesha... KARACHI: Govt move to hike gas price opposed KARACHI, Feb 24: The Muttahida Majlis-i-Ammal on Saturday, condemning the government’s decision to fix gas prices according to the international market, demanded that this anti-people decision be taken back immediately.... KARACHI: Waseem to launch diabetes foundation KARACHI, Feb 24: The Diabetes Education Awareness Foundation (DEA) comes into being on Monday when a formal announcement to this effect will be made at a news conference at a local... KARACHI: Flower show KARACHI, Feb 24: A three-day 56th All Pakistan Flower Exhibition, being organised under aegis of Horticulture Society of Pakistan in collaboration with Defence Housing Authority,... KARACHI: Fair weather KARACHI, Feb 24: The meteorological office has forecast fair weather with hazy morning for Sunday. Minimum temperature is expected to range between 18 and 20 degrees centigrade.... KARACHI: Remand extended of terrorism suspects KARACHI, Feb 24: Court of Judicial Magistrate East, Ganhwar Khan Gadehi Saturday extended the remand of the three alleged suspects of Al-Qaeda in police custody till February 28.... KARACHI: Musharraf to perform balloting on 27th: Taiser Town KARACHI, Feb 24: President General Pervez Musharraf would perform the computerised balloting of the third phase of the low-cost housing scheme – Taiser Town – on February 27.... KARACHI: School playground turns into college bldg KARACHI, Feb 24: The students of a government secondary school in Lyari Town have strongly protested against the construction of a girls intermediate college on the school’s playground, saying that it would deprive them from recreational facilities.... KARACHI: Man hurt in shootout KARACHI, Feb 24: A suspect was shot and critically injured on Saturday during a shootout with police in Saddar. The injured suspect, identified as Juma, 30, was shifted to the Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre by the police.... KARACHI: Power failures KARACHI, Feb 24: Shopping centres and various localities in the metropolis suffered prolonged power cuts on Saturday.... KARACHI: Probe urged into train tragedy KARACHI, Feb 24: The Tehrik-i-Insaf, condemning the Indian government’s attitude after the Samjhota Express tragedy for not even providing information about the victims, has demanded that the real culprits be arrested, tried and punished.... KARACHI: CBC tax defaulters KARACHI, Feb 24: The Cantonment Board Clifton has decided to take action against violators of building by-laws and CBC tax defaulters.... PESHAWAR: Man awarded 16-month RI for abusing minor boy PESHAWAR, Feb 24: A man was sentenced here on Saturday to 16-month rigorous imprisonment for sexually abusing a child.... HYDERABAD: Death of student leads to violence at varsity: Seven vehicles burnt HYDERABAD, Feb 24: Seven vehicles, including point buses, were burnt and 19 others were damaged a mob went on rampage at the Sindh Agriculture University Tandojam (SAUT) on Saturday following the death of a student and SPSF activist.... LANDI KOTAL: Aurakzai hints at use of force to end Tirah feud LANDI KOTAL (Khyber Agency), Feb 24: NWFP Governor Ali Mohammad Jan Aurakzai on Saturday hinted at use of force for resolving the conflict going on between two warring factions in the remote valley of Tirah.... HYDERABAD: All parties invited to APC: Arbab HYDERABAD, Feb 24: Sindh Chief Minister Dr Arbab Ghulam Rahim has said that all the political parties functioning in the province are being invited by his government to an all-party conference (APC) on provincial autonomy.... HARIPUR: ‘PPP, PML-N afraid of local govt system’ HARIPUR, Feb 24: National Reconstruction Bureau Chairman Danial Aziz on Saturday said that the `charter of democracy’ signed between the PML-N and PPP was based on antagonism towards the local government... HARIPUR: Seven killed in accident near Haripur HARIPUR, Feb 24: Seven people, including three women, were killed and eight others injured when a passenger van collided head-on with an oil tanker near Chamba bridge on GT road, 12km off here on Saturday.... Khyber Bank rating upgraded PESHAWAR, Feb 24: The JCR-VIS Credit Rating Company Limited has upgraded the rating of the Bank of Khyber (BoK) for showing better financial management and operations in 2006.... CHITRAL: PPP backs professional development centre CHITRAL, Feb 24: The Pakistan People’s Party has extended its support to the professional development centre (PDC) being constructed by the Aga Khan University in Chitral.... PESHAWAR: Quota ‘violation’ slammed PESHAWAR, Feb 24: The Bajaur Students Organisation has said that the agency has been deprived of a seat from its allocated quota of four seats for admission to the Khyber Medical College (KMC), Peshawar.... HYDERABAD: STP deplores ban on criticizing president, army HYDERABAD, Feb 24: Sindh Taraqqi-Pasand Party chairman Dr Qadir Magsi has accused the rulers of pushing the country towards fascism and said that restrictions on criticising the president, army and judiciary in parliament spoke volumes about authoritarian intensions of the rulers.... NOWSHERA: Mortar shell defused NOWSHERA, Feb 24: Police on Saturday defused a 120-millimetre mortar shell found in the Badrashi graveyard here, officials said.... KHAIRPUR: Mukhtiarkar transferred KHAIRPUR, Feb 24: The Revenue Department high-ups on Saturday transferred Gul Baig Majidano, mukhtiarkar of Khairpur, and directed him to report at the DCO office Khairpur.... MARDAN: Takht Bhai Bar office-bearers take oath MARDAN, Feb 24: Justice Shahjehan Khan Yousufzai of the Peshawar High Court (PHC) has said that cordial relations between the Bar and the bench are imperative for the successful functioning of the judicial system....

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