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April 10, 2007 Tuesday Rabi-ul-Awwal 21, 1428 KARACHI: Lawyers’ protest campaign enters second month KARACHI, April 9: The lawyers’ protest campaign opposing the Chief Justice of Pakistan’s (CJP) Iftikhar Mohammad Chaudhry suspension completed a month yesterday (Monday). During the campaign, the lawyers stayed away from courts proceedings every day for one hour.... KARACHI: Textbooks printing in jeopardy: Resignation by STB chief KARACHI, April 9: The crisis in the Sindh Textbook Board has deepened and led to an inordinate delay in initiating the process of procuring paper for printing textbooks for the upcoming academic session starting from August 15 this year.... KARACHI: KCC decision: UCs to collect water bills KARACHI, April 9: City Nazim Syed Mustafa Kamal on Monday announced a new plan for recovery of water bills and decentralisation of the dues collection system by authorising union councils to manage the affairs.... KARACHI: Govt trying to divide opposition: PPP KARACHI, April 9: Opposition Leader in the Senate Mian Raza Rabbani on Monday admitted that there had been contacts between his party and the government, but there had been no PPP deal with the government.... KARACHI: Nazim’s remarks cause uproar KARACHI, April 9: Eyebrows were raised in the City Council on Monday when City Nazim Syed Kamal Mustafa directly attacked the PPP leadership on the issue of water supply to Lyari area and held the party responsible.... KARACHI: Bandit gunned down KARACHI, April 9: A suspected dacoit, who was on run with his three accomplices after looting a man, was killed on Monday in a shootout with police in Quaidabad.... SHC modifies punishment KARACHI, April 9: A single bench of the High Court of Sindh comprising Justice Amir Hani Muslim on Monday rejected an acquittal appeal but reduced the punishment awarded to an accused in a dacoity case.... KARACHI: People brave power cuts KARACHI, April 9: Contrary to claims of the Karachi Electric Supply Corporation, power consumers across the city suffered due to prolonged power suspensions on Sunday. People from different areas said water was also not supplied to their localities due to load-shedding.... KARACHI: City govt employs 120 vehicles for cleanliness KARACHI: April 9: City Nazim Syed Mustafa Kamal said that the city government had started the work of cleaning 19 main roads and corridors from Monday to improve the sanitary condition of the city in the first phase.... KARACHI: 140 students take part in IT contest KARACHI, April 9: One hundred and forty students from 12 educational institutions of Karachi are participating in the two-day IT competition, SPARC 2007, which opened at the Mohammad Ali Jinnah University on Monday.... KARACHI: Fate of 154 students hangs in the balance KARACHI, April 9: The fate of 154 students of the University of Karachi hangs in the balance as their results of final year have not been announced for the past four... KARACHI: Encroachments removed KARACHI, April 9: A large number of encroachments, which had appeared since construction began on Abul Hasan Ispahani Road in Gulshan-i-Iqbal Town, were removed in an operation carried out under the supervision of Town Nazim Wasay Jalil.... KARACHI: Nazrul Academy’s services lauded KARACHI, April 9: The Nazrul Academy is playing an important role in imparting knowledge through its library, which is equipped with a large number of books on different subjects, especially in the Bangla language.... KARACHI: Free medical camps proposed KARACHI, April 9: City Naib Nazim Nasrin Jalil has said that the efforts of all those organizations and people who are fighting for elimination of various diseases deserve every appreciation, and the city government will extend them all cooperation.... KARACHI: Recovery of ‘missing’ people demanded KARACHI, April 9: A large number of people staged a protest demonstration at Karachi Press Club on Monday demanding immediate release of all those picked up by the intelligence agencies.... KARACHI: 19 projects at KU under way KARACHI, April 9: The University of Karachi is endeavouring for the uplift of faculty, capacity building and provision of infrastructure. In this connection, 19 development projects worth Rs1 billion are under... KARACHI: Balochistan polio case alarms Sindh officials KARACHI, April 9: Detection of a new polio case in Nasirabad, Balochistan, has alarmed all those involved in activities relating to the eradication of the disease across Sindh and Balochistan.... KARACHI: Action against negligent staff ordered KARACHI, April 9: The Sindh Local Government Minister, Mohammad Hussain, has warned that slackness and negligence of duty will not be tolerated and disciplinary action will be initiated against them.... KARACHI: Kidnappings on the rise in Site Town KARACHI, April 9: Three children were kidnapped for ransom in union council Metroville, Site Town, alone in two months. Families of the victims have provided Capital Police Liaison Committee and AVCC... KARACHI: Police officers asked to control crimes KARACHI, April 9: Capital City Police Officer of Karachi Azhar Ali Farooqi on Monday visited the Gulberg town police office and had a detailed briefing on the crime situation in the jurisdiction of the police stations concerned.... KARACHI: KU invites applications for fee concession KARACHI, April 9: The University of Karachi has invited applications for fee concession for the year 2007. This was announced by the Registrar of the university on Monday.... KARACHI: Indian fishermen jailed KARACHI, April 9: Judicial Magistrate, West, Irshad Hussain, on Monday sent 30 Indian fishermen to jail till April 22. Police said the fishermen were arrested by the Maritime Security Agency on... KARACHI: MRI unit KARACHI, April 9: Federal Health Minister Mohammad Naseer Khan is expected to inaugurate the MRI unit at the National Institute of Child Health (NICH) on Saturday.... KARACHI: Training course KARACHI, April 9: A weeklong training course for Balochistan Social Security officers concluded on Monday at the Sessi. Sessi Commissioner Hashim Raza stressed the need for implementing social security schemes throughout the country.—PPI... KARACHI: Weather KARACHI, April 9: The Met office has forecast hot and dry weather for the city on Tuesday with the maximum temperature expected to range between 36 and 38 degrees Centigrade.—PPI... KARACHI: Chawkandi Art KARACHI, April 9: An Exhibition of Paintings by Asad-Ur-Rehman opens at Chawkandi art gallery on Tuesday, 10th April 2007 at 6pm. “Asad, a French artist of Pakistani origin, touches the essence of life, the emptiness, the naivete and the vulnerability.... DADU: Man warns of suicide if son’s killers not held DADU, April 9: The father of Head Constable Qalandar Bux Gopang, who was killed in a clash between two groups of Gopang clan a few days ago in Qasimabad village, on... HYDERABAD: Allama I.I. Kazi remembered HYDERABAD, April 9: The Jamshoro University Sindh, to pay tributes to its founding Vice Chancellor Allama I.I. Kazi began a week of celebrations on Monday at its campus....

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