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March 12, 2007 Monday Safar 22, 1428 KARACHI: Rain lashes Karachi, disrupts civic life KARACHI, March 11: Routine life came to a standstill in the metropolis following the moderate-to-heavy rain which began on Sunday morning and continued intermittently till late into the night.... KARACHI: Emergency declared in city govt depts KARACHI, March 11: City Nazim Mustafa Kamal has declared emergency and directed all city government departments, town and union council administrations to remain vigilant and efficient to cope with problems due to the Sunday’s downpour in the metropolis.... KARACHI: City plunges into dark as KESC feeders trip KARACHI, March 11: The ill-maintained transmission and distribution system of the Karachi Electric Supply Corporation broke down with the first drop of rain in the metropolis on Sunday, causing inconvenience to hundreds of thousands of people.... KARACHI: PPP body demands interim govt KARACHI, March 11: Demanding setting up of an interim government of national consensus, the Think Tank of Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) has described the action of General Pervez Musharraf against the... KARACHI: Intellectuals slam military rule in country KARACHI, March 11: The Pen and Art for Peace, a forum striving for peace in the region and the world at large, organised three back-to-back sessions at the Jinnah Medical and... PESHAWAR: One-man rule nearing its end, says PPP leader PESHAWAR, March 11: Former interior minister and PPP leader Maj-Gen (retd) Naseerullah Babar has said that the suspension of Chief Justice Iftikhar Mohammad Chaudhry will prove to be General Pervez Musharraf’s last battle against his opponents.... PESHAWAR: Musharraf out to create political crisis, says Fazl PESHAWAR, March 11: Leader of the Opposition in the National Assembly Maulana Fazlur Rehman has said that President Gen Pervez Musharraf is creating a political crisis by floating the idea of extending the tenure of the assemblies.... KARACHI: STB fails to procure paper for textbooks KARACHI, March 11: The Sindh Textbook Board has failed to start the process of procuring paper for textbooks printing for the upcoming academic session starting from August 15.... KARACHI: Gas consumers complain of excessive billing KARACHI, March 11: Consumers of natural gas have complained of excessive billing and said the charges levied in the bills for January and February are much higher than their average monthly bills.... KARACHI: Govt hospitals need proper sanitation KARACHI, March 11: The government hospitals including the Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre and the Civil Hospital Karachi badly need an effective infection control strategy through improved cleanliness and sanitary conditions, and... KARACHI: Encroachment still a menace in Lyari, Saddar towns KARACHI, March 11: Like elsewhere in the city, encroachment is a major problem of the old city areas of Lyari and Saddar.... KARACHI: Conference on microbiology KARACHI, March 11: The Sixth International Biennial Conference of Microbiology will commence from March 18 in Islamabad.... KARACHI: Training plan for scouts KARACHI, March 11: The central training and programme sub-committee of PIA Scouts meeting, chaired Provincial Commissioner Training Mohammad Hanif Pathan, was held on Sunday.... KARACHI: Dawn staffers grieved KARACHI, March 11: Shaikh Rashid Mohammad, elder brother of three Dawn staffers – Shaikh Hanif Mohammad, Shaikh Mohammad Suleman and Shaikh Nazir Ahmed – died of a heart attack on Saturday... KARACHI: Exhibition at Gulmohar KARACHI, March 11: A combined show of paintings by Khalid Sabbah and Malik Tariq titled `Cityscapes’ opens at Gulmohar art gallery on Monday at 5pm.... KARACHI: SHC moved for conversion of public transport to CNG KARACHI, March 11: A division bench of the Sindh High Court has issued notices to the Ministry of Environment, the federal and provincial Environment Protection Agency (EPA) and others on a... KARACHI: Inmates to have new meeting facilities: Central prison KARACHI, March 11: ''C'' Class inmates of the Central Prison of Karachi will have sound-proof cubicles fitted with latest audio facilities for meeting their relatives.... KARACHI: Antiques tell about the lost heritage KARACHI: Telling the tales of bygone era, antique collections have their own allure. A reflection of the old times, they are a study in themselves.... KARACHI: A fiery parliamentarian with sardonic wit KARACHI: There are not many personalities who would want their memoirs to be a compilation of their boldest quotes. Sir Gerald Kaufman, a fiery member of the House of Commons, came across as one such individual.... KARACHI: Immediate relief steps ordered KARACHI, March 11: Sindh Chief Secretary Fazalur Rehman has directed the emergency control rooms and the departments concerned to ensure effective measures to meet the rain emergency situation.... KARACHI: Policeman killed KARACHI, March 11: A policeman was killed in an encounter with armed bandits in the Defence police limits on Sunday.... KARACHI: PAC asks govt to hold talks KARACHI, March 11: The Pakhtoon Action Committee (Loya Jirga) on Sunday urged Sindh government to hold talks on the problems faced by transporters and inhabitants of katchi abadis.... HYDERABAD: Workers oppose privatisation of Jamshoro powerhouse HYDERABAD, March 11: A meeting of labour unions of powerhouses demanded on Sunday cancellation of decision to privatise Jamshoro powerhouse and restoration of workers’ allowances.... MITHI: Rich tribute paid to Taj Abro’s services MITHI, March 11: Rich tributes were paid to leftist activist Taj Mohammad Abro for his outstanding social, literary, political and judicial services on the occasion of his 21st death anniversary commemorated by Bazm-i-Comrade Taj Mohammad Abro at Karoonjher hall on Saturday.... KHAIRPUR: SNF procession KHAIRPUR, March 11: A large number of Sindh National Front activists took out a procession here on Sunday against the Larkana police which has registered a non-cognizable report against party chairman Mumtaz Bhutto.... MIRPURKHAS: Nazim opens flower show MIRPURKHAS, March 11: District Nazim Dr Sughra Junejo opened the 46th flower, fruit and vegetable show at the Cheema House organised by the district government on Sunday.... PESHAWAR: Livestock scheme extended PESHAWAR, March 11: The provincial government has extended the European Commission-assisted Strengthening of Livestock Programme to the remote areas of the province so as to help people start their own businesses.... PESHAWAR: Early completion of gas project ordered PESHAWAR, March 11: NWFP Chief Minister Akram Khan Durrani has said that the provincial government has provided 50 per cent of the agreed resources for the proposed natural gas supply project for six southern districts of the province.... PESHAWAR: Sanitation week in Mardan ends PESHAWAR, March 11: The sanitation week observed in Mardan to promote safe hygienic practices among people concluded on Sunday.... LANDI KOTAL: 8 injured in gas cylinder blast LANDI KOTAL, March 11: Eight people were injured when a gas cylinder exploded in a bakery shop here on Sunday.... LANDI KOTAL: Man killed LANDI KOTAL, March 11: A man was killed and another person was injured when someone opened fire in Bara Bazaar on Sunday. The cause of the incident was said to be an old enmity.... HYDERABAD: Supply of fertiliser for cotton crop sought HYDERABAD, March 11: The Sindh Chamber of Agriculture demanded on Sunday that the government should ensure that the areas where cotton had been cultivated earlier were supplied DAP fertiliser on priority basis....

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