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March 15, 2007 Thursday Safar 25, 1428 KARACHI: Lawyers change tactics, vow to continue struggle KARACHI, March 14: Lawyers across the country will observe a one-hour token strike from Thursday till their convention scheduled to be held in Lahore on March 17 decides on the future course of action.... KARACHI: PIA, CAA were aware of serious lapses KARACHI, March 14: The Pakistan International Airlines and the Civil Aviation Authority were well-aware of serious lapses found by a European Union (EU) inspection team in flight operations, flight safety, engineering... KARACHI: Crackdown on offenders begins today: Ban on polythene bags KARACHI, March 14: The Sindh environment department and the City District Government Karachi have joined hands in launching a crackdown on Thursday (March 15) on the manufacturers and sellers of the polythene bags of banned category, i.e.... KARACHI: 86 Karachi villages to get power KARACHI, March 14: The federal government has approved a village electrification plan costing Rs8.5 million for the rural areas of Karachi.... KARACHI: Sindh to get Rs7.65bn for uplift under DERA KARACHI, March 14: Sindh will get Rs7,650 million as its share for carrying out development projects in the drought-affected districts out of Rs30 billion under the Drought Recovery Assistance Programme Project... HYDERABAD: Sindh lawyers continue protest for third day HYDERABAD, March 14: Lawyers across the Sindh province continued their boycott of courts for the third day running on Wednesday in protest against the president’s action against Chief Justice of Pakistan.... KARACHI: City govt criticised for price hike KARACHI, March 14: The leader of the opposition and councillors in the City Council have criticised the city government’s policy on prices of essential commodities.... KARACHI: Dignity of judiciary KARACHI, March 14: Speakers at an ‘All Parties Conference’, criticising the suspension of Chief Justice of Pakistan Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry, termed it a violation of the constitution.... KARACHI: SHC issues notice in CDL official’s case KARACHI, March 14: A division bench of Sindh High Court issued notices to the respondents on Wednesday in a petition moved by a government official.... KARACHI: 803 goths to be regularized KARACHI, March 14: Sindh Revenue Minister Irfan Gul Magsi said on Wednesday that soon 803 old goths would be regularized in Karachi and ownership rights would be given to their residents.... KARACHI: Man commits suicide KARACHI, March 14: A 39-year-old man committed suicide on Wednesday in Kharadar. Police said Mohammed Younus, son of Abdul Latif, jumped off the rooftop of Sana Apartments and killed himself.... KARACHI: Ibad calls for action against factories polluting environment KARACHI, March 14: Sindh Governor Dr Ishratul Ibad on Wednesday called for identifying most hazardous factors in the industrial sector contributing to environmental degradation, and ordered initiation of action in this regard.... KARACHI: Coalition against war formed KARACHI, March 14: Representatives of various political parties and rights groups forming ‘Stop the War Coalition’ on Wednesday finalised the arrangements for an anti-war demonstration on March 19 on the fourth anniversary of the US-led coalition forces attack on Iraq.... KARACHI: Many areas face power failures KARACHI, March 14: Residents of various localities experienced prolonged and frequent suspension in power supply on Wednesday.... KARACHI: KESC campagin for schools KARACHI, March 14: Karachi Electricity Supply Corporation has planned a campaign to spread awareness among schoolchildren about the use and conservation of energy in homes.... KARACHI: Water, sewerage issues discussed KARACHI, March 14: City Nazim Syed Mustafa Kamal on Wednesday reviewed the position of water and sewerage networks in Landhi Town and issued directives to the authorities concerned to resolve the problem being faced by people on an urgent basis.... KARACHI: Maternity home KARACHI, March 14: Work on PIB Maternity Home expansion project in UC-3 of Gulshan-i-Iqbal Town is fast progressing.... KARACHI: Fair weather KARACHI, March 14: The meteorological office has forecast fair weather with hazy morning for Thursday. The minimum temperature is expected to range between 17 and 19 degrees Centigrade.... KARACHI: Skin Bank at CHK proposed KARACHI, March 14: Skin Bank is expected to be set up in Burns Centre of Civil Hospital Karachi as proposed by the officials of the centre to Sindh Health Minister Syed Sardar Ahmed.... KARACHI: Work reviewed at shrine KARACHI, March 14: The Senate Committee on Housing and Works on Wednesday reviewed the development works being carried out at the shrine of Hazrat Lal Shahbaz Qalandar in Sehwan Sharif.... KARACHI: Smiles cost so little KARACHI, March 14: It only requires a little to make a child smile, no matter what strata of the society he/she hails from. So was the case with three hundred underprivileged... KARACHI: Purchase body reconstituted KARACHI, March 14: The advisor to chief minister for home, Waseem Akhtar, has ordered reconstitution of purchase committee following the reports of serious irregularities committed in procuring uniforms and other articles for Sindh police.... KARACHI: Paramedics seek more benefits KARACHI, March 14: The Sindh Paramedical Staff Welfare Association has appealed to the provincial department of local government for the same benefits for paramedics of both provincial and local governments.... KARACHI: MQM chief grieved KARACHI, March 14: The Convenor of Muttahida Qaumi Movement Dr Imran Farooq and members of the Coordination Committee have condoled with party chief Altaf Hussain on the demise of his neice Ms Aalia Khatoon, who passed away the other day.... KARACHI: Rs44m project for college KARACHI, March 14: Sindh Planning and Development Minister Shoaib Ahmed Bokhari inaugurated Rs44.30 million extension project of Government College of Physical Education, University Road, on Wednesday.... HYDERABAD: Operational control, royalty of dams on Indus rejected HYDERABAD, March 14: Speakers at a seminar have rejected operational control of any water reservoir built on the River Indus and payment of royalty to the province saying such "official packages" are a vain bid to hoodwink people.... SHIKARPUR: Teenaged girl gang-raped by policeman, his friend SHIKARPUR, March 14: The activists of the Pirbhat Women''s Development Society took out a procession here on Wednesday to protest against gang- rape of a teenaged girl, Saira Chandio.... LARKANA: Dubious operation in Larkana forest LARKANA, March 14: Operation against dacoits in the Kutcha area by Larkana police in fact is aimed at crushing the peasants belonging to Mumtaz Ali Bhutto.... HYDERABAD: 4 killed as speedy truck overturns HYDERABAD, March 14: Four labourers were killed and 15 injured when a truck carrying them and their belonging overturned on the National Highway near Hala late Tuesday night.... THATTA: Barrages ruined delta: expert THATTA, March 14: Wilson Lee, a representative of National Endowment Democracy (NED) from the USA, said on Wednesday that the construction of barrages on the Indus River and non-release of water downstream Kotri had ruined the delta.... JACOBABAD: 2 children die in accidents JACOBABAD, March 14: Two children Rizwan Lashari 5, and Abdul Sami Buriro 10, were killed in road accidents on Wednesday.... HYDERABAD: Software developed HYDERABAD, March 14: Some students of the University of Sindh have developed a videoconferencing software, which offers more features than the software currently available in markets, and provides better quality with bandwidth that can transmit as low as 64 kbps data.... HYDERABAD: Dacoit injured HYDERABAD, March 14: A bandit was injured in a police ‘encounter’ in Latifabad on Wednesday and his accomplice was arrested.... JACOBABAD: Did doctor’s neglect claim life of youth? JACOBABAD, March 14: Whether or not it was negligence of the doctor or the fate of the young man who died within two hours of an operation, the thing which claimed his life, according to sources, was loss of blood....

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