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April 09, 2007 Monday Rabi-ul-Awwal 20, 1428 KARACHI: City govt spending billions on healthcare: Nazim opens dialysis centre KARACHI, April 8: The City District Government Karachi has upgraded its hospitals by spending billions of rupees, said City Nazim Syed Mustafa Kamal on Sunday.... KARACHI: Centre urged to check sectarianism in NWFP KARACHI, April 8: NWFP Chief Minister’s Advisor Ramzan Tauqeer on Sunday condemned sectarian violence in Parachinar and urged the federal government to take necessary steps so that such incidents did not recur.... KARACHI: Foreigner found dead KARACHI, April 8: A German national was found dead in a hotel room where he had been staying for the last 10 days, police said.... KARACHI: 30kg heroin seized, drug pusher arrested KARACHI, April 8: Excise Police on Sunday arrested a man and seized 30kg heroin, which he was allegedly transporting in a jeep from Peshawar to Karachi, officials said.... KARACHI: $100 million for education promotion KARACHI, April 8: The World Bank will extend a sum of $100 million for the promotion of education in Sindh.... KARACHI: Govt slammed over Jamia Hafsa issue KARACHI, April 8: Muttahida Majlis Amal (MMA) on Sunday said that General Musharraf, by fanning the Jamia Hafsa issue, was trying to divert the attention of the masses from real issues and to prolong his tenure.... HYDERABAD: SCA seeks end to water rotation programme HYDERABAD, April 8: The Sindh Chamber of Agriculture president Syed Qamaruzzaman Shah on Sunday demanded an end to water rotation programme and urged the government to make public the aims and objectives of its Vision 2030.... THATTA: Political structure crumbling, says JSQM chief THATTA, April 8: Chairman of the Jeay Sindh Qaumi Mahaz, Basheer Khan Qureshi, has claimed that Sindh would definitely get its due rights as the country''s political structure was crumbling and coming to its logical.... HYDERABAD: Two activists of MQM shot dead HYDERABAD, April 8: Two activists of Mohajir Qaumi Movement (MQM) were gunned down in what appeared to be targeted killing within the jurisdiction of Sakhi Pir police station on Sunday evening, near Pakistan Oil Mills.... KARACHI: When beggars are choosers KARACHI: A stroll down any main street can easily give a person an idea of how bad the situation of beggars (particularly the female ones) is in the city.... KARACHI: 142 DCET students’ future at stake KARACHI, April 8: The future of 142 students of Dawood College of Engineering and Technology (DCET) is at stake as current vice-chancellor of NED University of Engineering and Technology has once... KARACHI: Citizens still await functional BHUs KARACHI, April 8: Two years back in 2005, the government had decided to reactivate basic healthcare structure throughout the country and set a deadline of June 2007; however, till now there... KARACHI: ‘E-policing project to reduce crime’ KARACHI, April 8: Advisor to Sindh Chief Minister for Information Technology Noman Saigal has said that the standard of Sindh E-Policing Project would be at par with the best E-Policing projects... KARACHI: Hepatitis common in Pakistan KARACHI, April 8: The acute and chronic hepatitis is common in Pakistan and developing countries. This was pointed out in a statement of the Aga Khan University Hospital issued here on Sunday.... KARACHI: Easter celebrated in city KARACHI, April 8: As elsewhere, the members of the Christian community in the city are celebrating Easter with enthusiasm and fervour. This festival is celebrated on a Sunday in March or April.... KARACHI: Report on LERP sought KARACHI, April 8: The Lyari Expressway Resettlement Project (LERP) is the first successful experiment in the history of Pakistan, impacts of which will be felt across the world.... KARACHI: STB exam result KARACHI, April 8: The Sindh Technical Board (STB) has announced the results of Diploma in Information Technology (DIT) 1st semester and Short Courses 3rd term Commercial Examinations.... KARACHI: Weather KARACHI, April 8: The Met office has forecast hot and humid weather for the city on Monday with the maximum temperature expected to range between 35°C and 37°C.... KARACHI: Provincial autonomy linked to stability KARACHI, April 8: The two nation theory and the provincial autonomy were the two basic pillars of the Pakistan movement, and provincial autonomy was linked to the national stability, as denial... KARACHI: Unsolved problems termed gift of past politics KARACHI, April 8: Sindh Minister for Local Government, kutchi abadis and spatial development Muhammad Hussain Khan has said that the main reason of the problems of Pakhtoons, Punjabis, Sindhis and Bengalis... KARACHI: Riots termed conspiracy against nation KARACHI, April 8: The sectarian tension in Parachinar is a conspiracy against the nation and country, said speakers at a rally here on Sunday.... KARACHI: Public transport system getting bad to worse KARACHI, April 8: Karachi, the largest city called ‘revenue engine’ of Pakistan, has been facing traffic mess since decades but despite hue and cry being raised by Karachiites and a constant... KARACHI: Arrest of killers demanded KARACHI, April 8: Pasban on Sunday condemned the government for patronizing killers, robbers and extortionists and demanded that all culprits be arrested immediately and punished according to the law.... KARACHI: PN festival held KARACHI, April 8: A large number of Karachiites had a day full of fun at the traditional fun fair-cum-industrial home sale festival organised by Pakistan Navy Women Association (PNWA) at Pakistan Maritime Museum here on Sunday.... HYDERABAD: Teacher warns of immolating himself if son is not freed HYDERABAD, April 8: Ghulam Hussain Solangi a teacher at the Government High School Johi, warned on Sunday that he would commit self-immolation in front of the offices of DPO of Dadu... JACOBABAD: Kidnappers free boy after three weeks JACOBABAD, April 8: Eight-year-old Om Parkash was released by his captors on Sunday after more than three weeks in captivity. The family insisted that no ransom had been paid.... DADU: Sughars protectors of culture, say writers DADU, April 8: Eminent Sindhi poets and writers said at the conclusion of Sindh Sughar Conference Jalal Khati in Pir Tarho village on Sunday that sughars were representatives and protectors of culture as well as spokesman for common people.... JACOBABAD: Lal Masjid issue aimed at defaming Islam: MMA leader JACOBABAD, April 8: Deputy parliamentary leader of Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal (MMA) in the National Assembly Maulana Abdul Ghafoor Haideri has said that the Lal Masjid issue has been whipped up at this stage to defame Islam.... KHAIRPUR: Growers’ protest against food dept enters 3rd day KHAIRPUR, April 8: The Khairpur chapter of Abadgar Action Committee (AAC) continued protest on the third consecutive day on Sunday in Kotdiji, Hingorja and Sobhodero against the food department for its... NAWABSHAH: Nadra’s online facility suspended NAWABSHAH, April 8: People seeking information about status of CNICs were facing difficulties due to sudden suspension of Nadra’s online Registration Tracking System (RTS).... NAUSHAHRO FEROZE: Protest against change of road’s name NAUSHAHRO FEROZE, April 8: Scores of workers of different political and social organisations staged a rally on Sunday in protest against changing the name of Qazi Faiz Mohammad Road to Colonel (late) Meeran Shah Raod.... LARKANA: Prisoner dies after clash LARKANA, April 8: A prisoner, Anwar Gopang, 40, undergoing life imprisonment in a case related to karo-kari, died in the hospital of central prison Larkana where he was admitted after a fatal injury inflicted on him by an inmate on Sunday....

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