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February 26, 2007 Monday Safar 8, 1428 KARACHI: Dengue may strike any time, expert tells moot KARACHI, Feb 25: Various diseases posing a threat to public health were discussed by experts at the third annual symposium currently under way at the Dow University of Health Sciences (DUHS).... KARACHI: Kidnapped girl student recovered KARACHI, Feb 25: Gulshan-i-Iqbal police on Sunday arrested six members of a gang and recovered a female university student who was kidnapped for ransom a day ago, said a senior police official.... KARACHI: EOBI invests Rs12bn in real estate, stock market KARACHI, Feb 25: The Employees Old Age Benefit Institution has so far made an investment of Rs12 billion in real estate, stock market and other schemes and has been able to get targeted 17 per cent profit last year.... KARACHI: Pakhtuns’ problems being solved, says Ibad KARACHI, Feb 25: Sindh Governor Dr Ishratul Ibad has said that directives had been issued to sort out the problems being faced by the Pakhtuns living in the province.... HYDERABAD: PPP blames wrong foreign policy for suicide blasts HYDERABAD, Feb 25: The chairman of Alliance for Restoration of Democracy (ARD) and chief of People’s Party Parliamentarians, Makhdoom Amin Faheem, has said that suicide bomb blasts are the result of... HYDERABAD: Tension prevails in Tandojam HYDERABAD, Feb 25: Tandojam town and hostels of the Sindh Agriculture University remained tense on Sunday following a mob’s attack on the university on Saturday in which a number of vehicles... HYDERABAD: JUP wants interim govt for election HYDERABAD, Feb 25: General-secretary of the Sindh chapter of Jamiat Ulemai-i-Pakistan, Mohammad Hashim Siddiqui, has said the government should be removed and an impartial interim government comprising clean political and patriotic... BHITSHAH: Conference calls for abolition of governor’s office BHITSHAH (Matiari), Feb 25: The Sindh Qaumi Conference, held under the aegis of Awami Tehrik here on Sunday demanded abolition of governor’s office alleging it was used as a tool for interference in provincial matters.... DADU: Early completion of RBOD sought DADU, Feb 25: Speakers at a seminar have demanded early completion of the Right Bank Outfall Drain Project (RBOD) to divert toxic water of Main Nara Valley (MNV) drain into the sea.... KARACHI: Human rights cell set up KARACHI, Feb 25: The inspector-general of police, Sindh, Jehangir Mirza, has ordered the establishment of a special Human Rights Cell where both men and women police personnel will be deployed.... PESHAWAR: Juvenile justice system not yet enforced in Fata PESHAWAR, Feb 25: The extension of the Juvenile Justice System Ordinance (JJSO) to the tribal areas proved to be an exercise in futility as most of the concerned officers are ignorant about the law.... KARACHI: Thar Express back from Zero Point KARACHI, Feb 25: Amid tight security, the first train of Thar Express after the Samjotha Express tragedy travelled to Zero Point (Pak-India border) from Karachi and arrived back in the city on Sunday.... KARACHI: Urgent steps to protect environment stressed KARACHI, Feb 25: A report prepared by the Environment Stakeholders’ Action Committee (Esac) on Karachi’s environmental issues and challenges calls on the federal and provincial governments to immediately undertake an action plan to improve the situation.... KARACHI: Madressahs’ registration easier now KARACHI, Feb 25: Contrary to the opposition’s apprehensions, the Sindh government is not discouraging establishment of madressahs (religious schools) in the province. Rather, facts and figures, as well as procedures, show that registration of such institutions is being facilitated.... KARACHI: A scholarly talk on Life and Aesthetics KARACHI, Feb 25: People in hundreds attended the Arts Council’s programme “Life and Aesthetics” based on lectures by eminent Indian scholar Ayatullah Syed Aqeel al-Gharavi and known poet and critic Sehar Ansari, held here on Sunday.... KARACHI: Poetry collection launched KARACHI, Feb 25: An Urdu poetry collection of a young Baloch, Imran Saqib, was launched here on Saturday evening.... KARACHI: Demo staged against Basant festivities KARACHI, Feb 25: Speakers at a protest demonstration condemning the government for patronising the Valentine’s Day and Basant demanded that the authorities should refrain from promoting such activities that were not allowed in Islam.... KARACHI: Women’s Expo concludes KARACHI, Feb 25: With the participation of more than 300,000 women, the three-day Women’s Expo concluded on Sunday.... KARACHI: Landhi police nabbed 140 in two months KARACHI, Feb 25: Landhi police have arrested 140 criminals involved in robberies, kidnappings, vehicle snatching and drug trafficking and recovered a large number of arms, snatched valuables during a special drive against crimes since January 1.... KARACHI: Awards for women KARACHI, Feb 25: There are many awards ceremonies held in the city but the unusual aspect about the one organised on Saturday night Women’s Forum ‘Role Model 2007 – Celebrating Womanhood’... KARACHI: PPP slams 10pc raise in power tariff KARACHI, Feb 25: The Paki-stan People’s Party has condemned the 10 per cent increase in power tariff and termed it a continuity of the anti-people measures being taken by the regime.... KARACHI: Dawn staffers grieved KARACHI, Feb 25: The mother of Ashfaq Kothari, assistant manager (personnel), Altaf Kothari, assistant accounts officer, the Dawn Group of Newspapers, died on Sunday. She was buried in the Ghasmandi graveyard.... KARACHI: Scouts KARACHI, Feb 25: The Pakistan International Airlines Scouts have launched weeklong celebrations to mark the centenary of the World Scouts Movement and 150th birthday of its founding leader, Lord Baden Powel.... KARACHI: Towns, UCs asked to help discard shopping bags KARACHI, Feb 25: City Nazim Syed Mustafa Kamal has asked town and union councils’ administrations to create awareness of hazards involved in the improper disposal of plastic bags by educating residents of their respective areas.... KARACHI: Transport yet to get due attention KARACHI, Feb 25: The public transport problem in Karachi is where it had been years ago, and there is no hope of its solution as the rulers seem not yet ready... KARACHI: Turkey pledges cooperation for investments KARACHI, Feb 25: Sindh Minister for Industry and Trade Mohammad Adil Siddiqui has said that Pakistan and Turkey have the status of trade gateway to international markets, including those of Middle... KARACHI: Families throng nature carnival KARACHI, Feb 25: A large number of children, accompanied by their families, visited the nature carnival organised by the World Wide Fund for Nature at the PAF Museum on Sunday.... KARACHI: Preparations for APC KARACHI, Feb 25: Special Assistant to Sindh Chief Minister Syed Amir Abidi has said that All Parties Conference onProvincial Autonomy will prove to be a milestone towards resolution of a number of problems.... KARACHI: Ban on gutka KARACHI, Feb 25: Liaquatabad Town Nazim Osama Qadri has imposed ban on manufacture and sale of gutka, mainpuri and other such items in the town.... HYDERABAD: BD envoy seeks more trade with Pakistan HYDERABAD, Feb 25: Deputy High Commissioner of Bangladesh in Pakistan Saqib Ali has said that great opportunities exist for increasing trade between Pakistan and Bangladesh and stressed the need for exchange of trade delegations between the two countries.... HYDERABAD: Dozens of vehicles burnt in inferno HYDERABAD, Feb 25: Dozens of vehicles including rickshaws, mini taxies, motorcycles and pushcarts were burnt in a garage in Noorani Basti within the jurisdiction of Pinyari police station in the wee hours on Sunday.... HYDERABAD: Two sweepers die in chocked drain HYDERABAD, Feb 25: Two sweepers died of suffocation while trying to open a choked gutter in the Site area on Indus hills in the jurisdiction of Site police station on Sunday.... DADU: Minister blamed for land grabbing DADU, Feb 25: The Activists of the People’s Party Parliamentarians and Sindh People’s Students Federation staged a protest demonstration here on Sunday against a federal minister and his brothers for allegedly occupying land in the kutcho area.... THATTA: Three revenue officials arrested THATTA, Feb 25: The Anti-Corruption Establishment arrested a former Mukhtiarkar and two Tapedars here on Sunday for allegedly changing property deeds of hundreds of acres of the state land in favour of some people.... PESHAWAR: Plan to set up child health institute PESHAWAR, Feb 25: The NWFP government is planning to set up an institute for child health in the provincial capital.... PESHAWAR: MRI scanners for four districts approved PESHAWAR, Feb 25: The NWFP government has approved installation of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scanners in four districts of the province.... PESHAWAR: Policemen’s murderer killed in encounter PESHAWAR, Feb 25: Police on Saturday killed a man allegedly involved in killing two policemen two days ago. A Khazana police official claimed that police had been searching for the accused,... HARIPUR: Woman injured in gang-rape attempt HARIPUR, Feb 25: A woman was injured in an alleged attempt of gang rape by six people in the village of Bandi Sehran, some 9km from here, on Sunday....

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