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March 16, 2007 Friday Safar 26, 1428 KARACHI: Ibad wants new police system enforced KARACHI, March 15: Sindh Governor Dr Ishratul Ibad has called for early implementation of the proposed police system to control crime, regulate traffic and improve security system by dividing the city... KARACHI: Polythene bags seized KARACHI, March 15: A number of polythene bag wholesalers kept their shutters down in major markets of the city as specially constituted teams were fielded for the first time under a... KARACHI: Promotions in police dept after verdict KARACHI, March 15: All promotions in the Sindh Police made after March 16, 2006, will be subject to the final outcome of the petition moved by 50 police officers, a division... KARACHI: Restore CJP’s facilities: lawyers KARACHI, March 15: The Bar representatives called for the restoration of all the facilities that Justice Iftikhar Mohammad Chaudhry was entitled to as the Chief Justice of Pakistan.... SHIKARPUR: CM threatens to dissolve Sindh Assembly SHIKARPUR, March 15: Sindh Chief Minister Dr Arbab Ghulam Rahim has said that the agitation launched by the lawyers and the opposition on the issue of the action against the chief... HYDERABAD: CJ’s moves on PSM case, missing persons irked rulers: Qaim HYDERABAD, March 15: People’s Party Parliamentarians leader Syed Qaim Ali Shah has said that action against the chief justice of Pakistan and confinement of his family members in his house were unconstitutional and immoral acts.... KARACHI: Rulers using judiciary for personal gain, moot told KARACHI, March 15: Speakers at a public dialogue titled ‘Evolution of the Judicial System in Pakistan’ said on Tuesday that rulers had always used powers for their personal gain and tried... KARACHI: Restoration of CJP’s status demanded KARACHI, March 15: The Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal on Thursday, condemning the suspension of the chief justice and keeping him under detention in his house, termed it unconstitutional and demanded that he be restored in office immediately.... KARACHI: Music conference from 22nd KARACHI, March 15: The All Pakistan Music Conference (APMC) will hold its fourth annual festival at the National Academy of Performing Arts (NAPA), Hindu Gymkhana, from March 22 to March 24.... KARACHI: SHC stays Kidney Hill land disposal KARACHI, March 15: A division bench of the Sindh High Court on Thursday stayed the disposal of Kidney Hill land under a compromise recorded by the court.... KARACHI: HSC exam on old pattern KARACHI, March 15: The Board of Intermediate Education (BIE) Karachi on Thursday announced that the annual examination for the higher secondary school certificate 2007 will be conducted ‘on the old pattern’ of examination.... KARACHI: Strike cinema operators’ act of desperation KARACHI, March 15: All 54 cinemas in the southern circuit of the Pakistani film industry comprising Sindh and Balochistan remained closed on Thursday to protest against the government''s failure to curb... KARACHI: Use of latest ultrasound techniques stressed KARACHI, March 15: Importance of latest ultrasound techniques in diagnosing abdominal diseases was highlighted by Dr Seerat Aziz of the University of California, San Francisco, in his lecture at the Dow University of Health Sciences here on Thursday.... KARACHI: Free camp performs 47 cleft surgeries KARACHI, March 15: Forty-seven cleft lip surgeries were performed at a three-day medical camp set up at a charity hospital in Tando Adam last week. All surgeries were done free of cost by a doctors team from Karachi.... KARACHI: Female workers enjoy more rights: moot told KARACHI, March 15: In Pakistan’s labour laws, especially social security scheme, women workers enjoy more rights than their male counterparts. This was stated by Sindh Social Security Commissioner Syed Hashim Raza... KARACHI: Illustrations of Sind tiles KARACHI, March 15: Henry Cousens’ Portfolio of Illustrations of Sind Tiles was launched at the Mohatta Palace Museum on Wednesday, says a press release. The folio with 52 coloured plates is... KARACHI: Women’s day seminar wastes participants’ time KARACHI, March 15: A seminar organised by the Social Welfare Deparment (SWD) of the Government of Sindh, started two hours late even if Pakistani standards of punctuality were kept in mind.... KARACHI: Minorities bemoan discriminatory attitude KARACHI, March 15: Representatives from the minority communities spoke their hearts out and voiced their grievances and the various forms of discrimination they have been subjected to over the years.... KARACHI: Poll plea dismissed KARACHI, March 15: Justice Mushir Alam of the Sindh High Court on Thursday dismissed petitions against the election of MNA Dr Ghaffar Jatoi and MPA Arif Jatoi of Naushero Feroze.... KARACHI: Education KARACHI, March 15: Nazim of Site Town Izharuddin Ahmed Khan has said that efforts were being made to impart quality education to the new generation, and asked teachers to perform their duties with dedication.... KARACHI: Funds for Absa KARACHI, March 15: The Helpline Trust organised an event to raise funds for Absa, a non-profit school for teaching children with impaired hearing. The programme coincided with the distribution of Helpline Trust''s Corporate Social Responsibility Awards.... KARACHI: IDSP moot KARACHI, March 15: The Infectious Disease Society of Pakistan (IDSP) will hold its fifth annual conference at Abbottabad from March 23-24, said the president of the society.... KARACHI: Imam Raza conference on Saturday KARACHI, March 15: The 27th annual international Imam Ahmad Raza Conference is being organised by the Idara Tehqeeqat-i-Imam Ahmad Raza at the Arts Council here on Saturday.... KARACHI: Beautification KARACHI, March 15: The town municipal administration of Lyari has prepared a green belt development plan to beautify the main roads and roundabouts in the locality.... KARACHI: Protest demo KARACHI, March 15: The Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal has organised a demonstration at Masjid Khizra, near Sindh High Court, on Friday against the military rulers’ “attempt to undermine the independence of judiciary”.... KARACHI: Weather KARACHI, March 15: The Met office has forecast fair weather for the city on Friday with the minimum temperature expected to range between 17 and 19 degrees Centigrade.—PPI... HYDERABAD: Lawyers will continue protest till CJ is reinstated HYDERABAD, March 15: Lawyers’ protest against President Musharraf’s decision to suspend Chief Justice Iftikhar Mohammad Chaudhry, including boycott of proceedings of courts, continued for fourth consecutive day on Thursday in different parts of Sindh.... HYDERABAD: Master plan for Hyderabad development sought HYDERABAD, March 15: An All Parties Conference, organized by Jamaat-i-Islami, Hyderabad chapter, at the press club on Thursday, pointed out that without a master plan, the development schemes under the Hyderabad Development Package would not give desired results.... THATTA: Memorial in Makli for Dr Schimmel urged THATTA, March 15: The Thatta Heritage Society has urged the Thatta district government to build a fountain at the junction of Thatta and Makli to honour distinguished scholar Dr Anne-Marie Schimmel... HYDERABAD: British team to train Sindh police on karo-kari probe HYDERABAD, March 15: Robin Field Smith, the Inspector of Constabulary (Personnel, Training and Diversity), UK, has said that the UK police would help Sindh police mitigate the incidents of honour killings....

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