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April 08, 2007 Sunday Rabi-ul-Awwal 19, 1428 KARACHI: Lawyers preparing to prolong campaign KARACHI, April 7: Various associations of lawyers’ fraternity on Saturday decided to continue their protest campaign against the suspension of Chief Justice of Pakistan Iftikhar Mohammad Chaudhry.... KARACHI: Monitoring of air quality begins KARACHI, April 7: Two fixed stations and one mobile laboratory has started generating data pertaining to ambient air quality in the city under a programme funded by Japan, sources in the Sindh Environment Protection Agency (Sepa) said on Saturday.... KARACHI: 4 gangsters killed in Lyari KARACHI, April 7: Four members of the Arshad Pappu gang were killed early on Saturday morning in Lyari during a shootout with police. Officials said a Baghdadi police team reached Gali No.... KARACHI: Tension grips Lyari after encounter KARACHI, April 7: Tension gripped parts of Lyari on Saturday after the killings of notorious gang leader Shahzeb and his three accomplices early in the morning.... KARACHI: Ragini’s canvas demands emotional outlets KARACHI, April 7: The works of Ragini Upadhyaya Grela, a renowned Nepalese artist who believes in ‘Art for Life’ are on display at Majmua Art Gallery.... KARACHI: Sign language books launched KARACHI, April 7: A major initiative was taken in development of sign language in the country with publication of a set of books. These books introduce the concept of idioms, riddles and stories, using signs and colourful illustrations.... KARACHI: KESC drive KARACHI, April 7: The KESC on Saturday disconnected power supply to 200 consumers in its Defence and Clifton zones for default on dues. According to a KESC spokesman, during a... KARACHI: Rs20m water line project opened KARACHI: April 7: City Nazim Mustafa Kamal said on Friday that the water and sewerage related problems of Baldia Town would be resolved on a permanent basis within a few months.... KARACHI: Sparc condemns sale of free textbooks KARACHI, April 7: The Society for the Protection of the Rights of the Child (Sparc) has expressed grave concern over reports that textbooks to be provided free to the students of government schools are being sold by the administration.... KARACHI: CBC water plant KARACHI, April 7: Major General Wajahat Ali Muftee has asked the Cantonment Board Clifton (CBC) management to expedite work on all ongoing projects of solid waste management, sewerage system, street lights, roads and parks.... KARACHI: Boycott of plastic bags urged KARACHI, April 7: Sindh Minister for Environment and Alternative Energy Dr Saghir Ahmed has urged the citizens to voluntarily abandon the use of polythene bags with less than 30 micron thickness.... KARACHI: Police told to submit report on boy’s death KARACHI, April 7: The Federal Ministry of Law, Justice and Human Rights has directed the police to submit a report regarding the death of 11-year-old Izrail Khan in a textile mill in the city.... KARACHI: Stakeholders playing blame game: Public transport crisis KARACHI, April 7: Owing to negligence of the authorities concerned, the condition of public transport in the metropolis is going from bad to worse. Not only is overloading and over-speeding a... KARACHI: Power failures in many areas KARACHI, April 7: People from various residential and commercial areas complained of prolonged and intermittent power suspensions on Saturday. Electricity failures lasting hours were reported from Bath Island, Clifton, Defence Housing Authority, PECHS, Bahadurabad, Gulshan Iqbal, Federal B.... KARACHI: Cellphone towers KARACHI, April 7: Mobile companies have not yet responded to the call of Sindh Minister for Environment and Alternative Energy Dr Saghir Ahmed for shifting mobile phone towers out of the city.... KARACHI: Altaf for fight against fanaticism KARACHI, April 7: Muttahida Qaumi Movement chief Altaf Hussain has urged people of Pakistan to remain united and prepare themselves for a struggle against “unjustifiable extremism and fanaticism in the name of Islam.”... KARACHI: Vehicles stolen KARACHI, April 7: Forty cellphones and 18 vehicles – 10 cars and eight motorcycles – were snatched at gunpoint or stolen on Saturday in the city.... KARACHI: Fumigation drive extended till 30th KARACHI, April 7: City Nazim Mustafa Kamal has extended the ongoing fumigation and spray campaign in the city till April 30. Chairing a meeting at his office on Saturday, the nazim... KARACHI: NGO demands safety of heritage site KARACHI, April 7: The Centre for Environment and Development (CEAD) on Saturday expressed concern on the ongoing mining in the Pir Lakho graveyard, an archeological site in Thatta District.... KARACHI: Public address KARACHI, April 7: Muttahida Qaumi Movement leader Altaf Hussain will address a public meeting on Sunday to apprise the people of latest developments with regard to the imposition of Shariat by clerics of Lal Masjid in Islamabad.... KARACHI: Training course KARACHI, April 7: A week-long training course on the ‘Fundamentals of Municipal Engineering’ is scheduled to commence here at Municipal Training and Research Institute from April 9.... PESHAWAR: Nationalists accused of exploiting Pukhtun vote PESHAWAR, April 7: Interior Minister Aftab Ahmad Khan Sherpao has said that the Pakistan People’s Party (Sherpao) will continue its struggle for Pukhtun rights as they can play a vital role in national development.... PESHAWAR: Varsity teachers offered incentives PESHAWAR, April 7: University of Peshawar Vice-Chancellor Dr Haroon Rashid has said that university teachers will be given handsome remunerations, laptops and other lucrative incentives in order to improve the overall academic atmosphere on the campus.... MIRPURKHAS: Paramedics decry jobs on political basis MIRPURKHAS, April 7: Enraged by appointments in the health department on political basis, a large number of paramedics observed black day and shouted slogans against the officials on the occasion of World Health Day here on Saturday.... HYDERABAD: Youth urged to learn skills HYDERABAD, April 7: Teachers have been asked to help realise among the youth of today the value of education and how they can make use of the traditional skills and professions.... PESHAWAR: Integrated approach to health issues stressed PESHAWAR, April 7: NWFP Health Minister Inayatullah Khan on Saturday called upon professionals to adopt an integrated and multi-sector approach to deal with challenges in the health sector.... KHAIRPUR: Protests against police KHAIRPUR, April 7: Scores of villagers and city dwellers staged two separate demonstrations outside the press club on Saturday against police excesses. A large number of people from the Nawab Khan village staged demonstration carrying lanterns and candles.... JACOBABAD: No clue yet to kidnapped boy JACOBABAD, April 7: The police have failed to find any clue of the kidnapped boy Omparkash despite the lapse of 24 days, while Hindu community continued their protest and observed token hunger strike on Saturday.... LANDI KOTAL: 3 injured in fresh Tirah fighting LANDI KOTAL (Khyber Agency), April 7: At least three people were injured and eight houses demolished in fresh clashes between the Ansaar-ul-Islam and Lashkar-i-Islam militant groups in Tirah on Saturday.... PESHAWAR: Health Day observed PESHAWAR, April 7: Health experts have stressed the need for a global and holistic approach to address the emerging threats to human health to ensure promotion of a healthy and prosperous society....

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