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March 09, 2007 Friday Safar 19, 1428 KARACHI: Ensure equal rights for women: International Women’s Day observed KARACHI, March 8: Various women’s organisations and rights groups held different programmes on Thursday to mark International Women’s Day.... KARACHI: Environment facelift: SHC notice to CDGK KARACHI, March 8: The Sindh High Court issued notices to the city district government and other respondents on Thursday in a writ petition seeking environmental facelift of Karachi.... KARACHI: KPC honours Mukhtaran Mai KARACHI, March 8: “Everybody knows women are being exploited, the need is to stand up and fight back against all oppressive forces. My dream is to disseminate education, build more and more schools so that we can make a better society.”... KARACHI: Traffic plan for Chehlum KARACHI, March 8: The Traffic Police on Thursday announced alternate traffic routes on the occasion of Chehlum of Hazrat Imam Hussain (RA) to be observed on March 10.... KARACHI: Early diagnosis important: World Kidney Day KARACHI, March 8: Expressing concern over the rising incidents of renal failures in the country, Sindh Chief Minister Dr Arbab Ghulam Rahim said that the only treatment for this ailment was either dialysis or kidney transplantation which was very costly.... HYDERABAD: Official APC on provincial autonomy termed farce HYDERABAD, March 8: The Anti-Greater Thal Canal and Kalabagh Dam Action Committee has rejected the All-Party Conference on provincial autonomy convened by the Sindh government and called it a farce.... PESHAWAR: MPAs draft bill on hijab discrimination PESHAWAR, March 8: Woman members of the Jamaat-i-Islami in the NWFP Assembly have drafted a private-member bill to enact a law for penalising discrimination on the basis of hijab in educational and professional institutions and offices.... KARACHI: PA unlikely to take up main items on agenda KARACHI, March 8: The Sindh Assembly is not likely to make any headway when it resumes business on Friday after a two-day recess in the requisitioned session that had commenced on March 2.... KARACHI: Sale of 1,200 acres challenged KARACHI, March 8: The Sindh government has challenged the sale of 1,200 acres of its land as part of the property of M/s Sindh Alkalis.... KARACHI: 18 towns to have hydrants KARACHI, March 8: The Karachi Water and Sewerage Board has decided to establish hydrants in all the 18 towns to supply water through tankers at reasonable rates to the areas where piped water is not available.... KARACHI: ‘Reconsider allotment near Chaukandi’ KARACHI, March 8: The Director-General of Projects and Special Initiatives (P&SI) has proposed to the provincial revenue department to reconsider the allotment of over 68 acres to an industry near the... KARACHI: Powdered milk prices raised KARACHI, March 8: The manufacturers of powdered milk have increased its price from Rs35 to Rs45 per kg. While a tea whitener, produced by a multinational company has become dearer by Rs25 per kg at the retail stage.... KARACHI: Mushaira at arts council KARACHI, March 8: The Arts Council of Pakistan in Karachi organised a Mushaira of women poets to mark International Day of Women here on Wednesday.... KARACHI: Women’s rights linked with progress KARACHI, March 8: Speakers at a seminar to mark the International Women’s Day highlighted the women’s role and their struggle for their due rights in the society.... KARACHI: Action ordered against polluters KARACHI, March 8: The provincial minister for environment and alternative energy, Dr Sagheer Ahmed, has asked the Sindh Environmental Protection Agency to initiative action against polluters without any discrimination.... KARACHI: Lyari to see peace, assures adviser KARACHI, March 8: Sindh Home Adviser Waseem Akhtar has said that the government will restore peace in Lyari at any cost and anti-social elements will not be allowed to take the law into their hands.... KARACHI: Plea to import LPG duty-free KARACHI, March 8: Liquefied Petroleum Gas Distributors Association has urged the government to allow import of duty-free LPG as non-supply of gas from Pak-Arab Refinery may cause a shortage of gas in the country.... KARACHI: Weather KARACHI, March 8: The Met office has forecast fair weather with hazy morning on Friday with the minimum temperature expected to range between 19°C and 21°C.... KARACHI: Rivals torch gangster’s house in Lyari KARACHI, March 8: Police launched a siege and search operation in the gang-war-ridden parts of Lyari on Thursday as gangsters set ablaze the house of a rival in the vicinity.... KARACHI: Religions promote peace: Polish envoy KARACHI, March 8: The Consul General of Poland in Karachi, Ireneusz Makles said on Thursday that dialogue between the three monotheistic religions was very important to ensure world peace.... KARACHI: Rangers asked to vacate health centre KARACHI, March 8: Sindh Minister for Health Syed Sardar Ahmed on Thursday asked the Rangers personnel to vacate the Urban Health Centre, Orangi Town, to facilitate normal functioning of the institution.... KARACHI: Give women economic independence KARACHI, March 8: Feudal system, age-old traditions and unjust laws have hampered women’s development in society. To bring a sustainable change, awareness is the key. Women need to know their rights before waging a struggle for them.... KARACHI: Opponents missed the train: Arbab KARACHI, March 8: Sindh Chief Minister Dr Arbab Ghulam Rahim has said that the parties which stayed away from the government-sponsored all-parties conference on provincial autonomy have, in fact, missed the train.... KARACHI: Parents see ailing son after 22-day struggle KARACHI, March 8: The aggrieved parents of Aariz Shaikh, a 15-year boy suffering from epilepsy, were able to visit him in the ICU of the Aga Khan University Hospital on Thursday after about 22 days.... KARACHI: Committee on traffic laws KARACHI, March 8: The Pakhtun Action Committee (Loya Jirga) on Thursday announced that it did not accept the setting up of the committee assigned to prepare draft laws on road accidents,... KARACHI: Power failures persist KARACHI, March 8: Residents of different areas complained of prolonged and intermittent power breakdowns on Thursday.... KARACHI: 60 suspects held KARACHI, March 8: As many as 60 suspects involved in streetcrime, drug pushing and selling harmful substances were arrested in the jurisdictions of the Zaman police station during last two months.... HYDERABAD: Women’s Day observed in Sindh HYDERABAD, March 8: The International Women’s Day was observed throughout Sindh on Thursday to highlight the plight of women in Pakistan.... THATTA: Solemnity marks Shah Inayat’s Urs THATTA, March 8: Devoid of official patronage which marred the opening ceremonies of Shah Abdul Latif Bhitai’s Urs, the three-day 298th Urs of warrior-saint Sufi Shah Inayat Shaheed concluded in Jhoke on Thursday evening.... HYDERABAD: Dist council wants law on protection strictly enforced HYDERABAD, March 8: The members of district council, while urging the government to ensure strict implementation of the newly-enacted Women''s Protection Act, have expressed concern that despite enactment of the... MIRPURKHAS: Murder case inquiry by crime branch demanded MIRPURKHAS, March 8: Habibullah Brohi, cousin of Zulfiqar Brohi who was shot dead here on January 13, has called upon the authorities to take action against the Satellite Town police for spoiling the murder case and patronising the accused.... PESHAWAR: Women pray for peace in region PESHAWAR, March 8: Women activists of the Awami National Party observed the International Women’s Day in a different way by offering special prayers for peace in the region.... PESHAWAR: Charsadda councillors demand honorarium PESHAWAR, March 8: Councillors from various union councils of the Charsadda district held a demonstration on Thursday in protest against the government’s failure to pay them monthly honorarium.... PESHAWAR: NWFP free of bird flu: official PESHAWAR, March 8: A provincial government official has said that the province is free from the bird flu pandemic and all measures are in place to cope with any eventuality in this regard.... PESHAWAR: Kabul’s help sought for kerosene supply to Chitral PESHAWAR, March 8: Afghan consul in Peshawar Abdul Khaliq Farahi on Thursday called on NWFP Chief Minister Akram Khan Durrani at the Frontier House here and discussed with him matters pertaining to overall situation in the region.... PESHAWAR: Paraplegic Centre holds function PESHAWAR, March 8: The Paraplegic Centre held a function for people with spinal cord injuries at the Tatatara Park in Hayatabad on Thursday....

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