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April 11, 2007 Wednesday Rabi-ul-Awwal 22, 1428 KARACHI: Bird flu outbreak: no human case reported yet Karachi, April 10: The latest outbreak of bird flu in the poultry estate located in Gadap Town of Karachi, which killed thousands of layer birds in the last fortnight, has so far not cast an adverse affect on human health.... KARACHI: Interim milk price fixed at Rs32 KARACHI, April 10: The Sindh High Court fixed Rs32 per litre as the interim retail price of milk till a price was agreed upon by all stakeholders and adjourned further hearing of the retailers’ petition to May 8.... KARACHI: City council divided on electricity crisis KARACHI, April 10: A clear political divide was witnessed on Tuesday in the City Council session on the persisting electricity crisis when the Opposition’s resolution on the KESC’s privatisation was not allowed for debate in the house.... KARACHI: No let-up in power failures KARACHI, April 10: People from many areas of the city complained of intermittent and prolonged power suspensions on Tuesday.... KARACHI: 2 bandits killed, cops injured in shootout KARACHI, April 10: Two dacoits were killed and two policemen were injured in a shootout in North Nazimabad on Tuesday.... KARACHI: 40-year-old kills father KARACHI, April 10: A 65-year-old man was axed to death by his son in Moachko area on Tuesday.... KARACHI: ARD plans rally on day of hearing: Reference against CJP KARACHI, April 10: The Alliance for Restoration of Democracy, Sindh, will hold another rally on April 13, the day of hearing of presidential reference against Chief Justice of Pakistan Iftikhar Muhammad... KARACHI: Govt trying to set up rival judicial system: SBC KARACHI, April 10: Five more members of the Sindh High Court Bar Association observed a token hunger strike on Tuesday to express the legal fraternity’s resolve to uphold the independence of the judiciary.... HYDERABAD: Grand opposition alliance in offing, says JI leader HYDERABAD, April 10: The Jamaat-i-Islami Secretary Gen Syed Munawwar Hassan said on Tuesday that a grand opposition alliance was in the offing and the conditions prevailing in the country would soon lead to its formation.... LARKANA: Two shot dead over karo-kari LARKANA, April 10: A man and a woman — mother of five -- were gunned down in village ‘Sobdar Jatoi’ near Wagan town on Tuesday for Karo-kari.... KARACHI: CDGK raises milk rates KARACHI, April 10: The city government on Tuesday increased fresh milk the prices by announcing an interim price of Rs28 and Rs30 per litre at wholesale and retail level respectively.... KARACHI: DCET raises 142 students’ hope for favour KARACHI, April 10: The principal of Dawood College of Engineering and Technology (DCET), Professor Dr Mohammad Nasim, on Tuesday said that he would take necessary steps to help save the future... KARACHI: Hearing adjouned in Trust’s sealing KARACHI, April 10: A division bench comprising Justices Amir Hani Muslim and Mrs Yasmeen Abbasy adjourned the hearing of a petition by Al Akhtar Trust against sealing of its offices and other immovable property.... KARACHI: LG minister calls meeting on KESC KARACHI, April 10: Sindh Minister for Local Government and Special Development Muhammad Hussain Khan has convened a meeting of all town nazims of Karachi on Thursday to review the situation created... KARACHI: Plea to reactivate govt run Unani clinics KARACHI, April 10: Sindh Minister for Health Syed Sardar Ahmed, said on Tuesday that efforts would be made to reactivate the government clinics meant for traditional (unani) healthcare at the earliest.... KARACHI: 7-year RI awarded KARACHI, April 10: The Additional District and Session Judge, South, Sher Bano Karim, awarded seven years rigorous imprisonment to Mohammad Abid for his involvement in street crimes.... KARACHI: Workshop on children in conflict KARACHI, April 10: A training workshop was held for police officers on Children in conflict with the Law in respect to UNCRC at ADRC (CIA Center) Saddar.... KARACHI: Homoeopathy Day observed KARACHI, April 10: Like elsewhere in the world, International Homoeopathy Day was observed in Pakistan to commemorate the 252nd birth anniversary of the founder of Homoeopathy, Dr Hahnemann.... KARACHI: Exhibition at Clifton art gallery KARACHI, April 10: An Exhibition of painting by A.Q. Arif opens at Clifton art gallery on Wednesday 11 April at 6pm.... KARACHI: Children paint corruption KARACHI, April 10: At a two-day poster exhibition, children from 180 schools of the city drew a horrible (but close to reality) picture of corruption that they see around themselves.... KARACHI: Rushdi’s death anniversary KARACHI, April 10: The fans of famous singer late Ahmed Rushdi will observe his 24th death anniversary today (Wednesday).... KARACHI: Hadith manuscript at museum KARACHI, April 10: A manuscript on forty Hadith, which is generally known as “Arbaeen” is on display in the National Museum of Pakistan as object of the month, for the month of April 2007.... KARACHI: Officials re-designated KARACHI, April 10: The designations of the officers responsible for college education management in Sindh have been changed.... KARACHI: LLB, LLM exam forms KARACHI, April 10: The Examinations Department of the University of Karachi, on Tuesday announced the schedule for submission of forms and fee for annual examinations 2007 of LLB-I, II, (Final) and LLM (Previous and Final).... KARACHI: Talent show KARACHI, April 10: The Society for Educational Welfare, an NGO working in the education sector in katchi abadis, has organised a children’s talent show on April 15 at 11am at Karachi Club.... KARACHI: Weather KARACHI, April 10: The Met Office has forecast hot and dry weather for Wednesday in Karachi with maximum temperature expected to range between 37°C and 39°C.... KARACHI: Varsity restrained KARACHI, April 10: Another division bench consisting of Chief Justice Sabihuddin Ahmed and Justice Gulzar Ahmed, meanwhile, restrained the NED University from filling the vacancy created by the dismissal of assistant professor Asif Ali.... KARACHI: Ombudsman office solved 350 cases in three months KARACHI, April 10: Registrar of the Sindh Ombudsman (Mohtaib), Masood Ishrat, on Tuesday said 239 complainants were provided relief during the last three months.... KARACHI: Muttahida plans rally on 15th KARACHI, April 10: The Muttahida Qaumi Movement will stage a rally on April 15 in connection with the programme announced by MQM chief Altaf Hussain to condemn “the attempt by the... KARACHI: Arrest of fisherman’s killers demanded KARACHI, April 10: Speakers at a demonstration on Tuesday condemning the murder of a fisherman demanded that his murderers be arrested immediately.... KARACHI: PPP sees ruling parties’ hand in street crimes KARACHI, April 10: Media Cell of the Pakistan People’s Party has released a research report which claims that a gang of front-men belonging to several parties forming the ruling clique have... KARACHI: Order to shift cellphone towers justified KARACHI, April 10: The orders to shift mobile phone towers from residential areas are given keeping in mind their hazardous impact on public health and environment.... KARACHI: Jatoi calls on Arbab KARACHI, April 10: Federal Minister for Water and Power Liaquat Ali Jatoi called on Sindh Chief Minister Dr Arbab Ghulam Rahim at the CM’s House here on Tuesday and discussed with... HYDERABAD: Bureaucracy accused of scuttling abolition of contract system HYDERABAD, April 10: The Pakistan Fisherfolk Forum said on Tuesday that a nexus of bureaucrats, contractors and influential people was scuttling the implementation of government’s decision to abolish contract system for fishing in sweet water resources of the province.... HYDERABAD: Mukhtiarkars served notices HYDERABAD, April 10: The Hyderabad circuit bench of the Sindh High Court on Tuesday issued notices to mukhtiarkar of Latifabad, mukhtiarkar of headquarter estate and director of Settlement Land Revenue and Records asking them to appear in court on April 18.... HYDERABAD: Provisional selection of professors opposed HYDERABAD, April 10: A member of selection board and some associate professors have written to the governor of Sindh objecting to the way six professors (BPS-20) were provisionally selected by the... DADU: Govt failed to protect Hindus, says MNA DADU, April 10: People’s Party Parliamentarians MNA Ramesh Lal said on Tuesday that the Sindh government had failed to provide security to Hindus in the province whose kidnapping had become a routine matter.... DADU: Two killed, three hurt in attack on mosque DADU, April 10: Two men were shot dead and three others sustained injuries when an armed group opened fire on a small congregation of people in Jamia Masjid in Kathia village late on Monday night.... NAWABSHAH: NCHD under fire over teachers’ appointments NAWABSHAH, April 10: The elected representatives of local bodies have charged that National Commission on Human Development (NCHD) have not followed the agreed criteria in reopening closed schools and making appointments of feeder teachers in the district.... NAWABSHAH: Villagers stage demo against police NAWABSHAH, April 10: Dozens of people from Allah Jurio Rind village of Daulatpur taluka staged a demonstration outside the local press club on Tuesday against police for refusing to register an FIR about kidnap of two persons from their village.... KHAIRPUR: Section 144 imposed KHAIRPUR, April 10: District Nazim Khairpur, Niaz Hussian Shah has announced imposition of section 144 CrPC during the annual examination of secondary school certificate (SSC) part-I and II -- scheduled from April 17 to 27.... THATTA: Rifts in PPP forces MPA to resign THATTA, April 10: The resignation of former MPA Syed Shah Bukhari from the PPP’s Sindh Council in Thatta and creation of another group within the party rank is considered a severe blow to the party by political analysts and sympathisers....

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