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April 14, 2007 Saturday Rabi-ul-Awwal 25, 1428 KARACHI: Struggle to continue till removal of Musharraf: ARD rally vows… KARACHI, April 13: Participants of a big rally of the Alliance for Restoration of Democracy on Friday declared that in the absence of Benazir Bhutto and Nawaz Sharif they would not... KARACHI: Lawyers’ protest continues KARACHI, April 13: Legal proceedings remained suspended on Friday in the city courts and Malir district due to a strike called by the Pakistan Bar Council against the suspension of Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Iftikhar Mohammad Chaudhry.... KARACHI: 50,000 to benefit from internship programme KARACHI, April 13: About 50,000 unemployed degree holders who have completed sixteen years education will benefit from the internship programme on which government is spending Rs400 million rupees.... KARACHI: ‘Attack on judiciary boomeranged’ KARACHI, April 13: Speakers at a demonstration on Friday said the illegal and unconstitutional attack on judiciary has boomeranged and now the rulers were unable to find a safe place for themselves.... KARACHI: Journalists condemn manhandling, demand action KARACHI, April 13: Journalists’ staged a protest demonstration in front of Karachi Press Club on Friday evening to condemn the members of Karachi Bar Association who manhandled and beat media persons... KARACHI: Multiple rallies cause traffic chaos KARACHI, April 13: Worst kind of traffic jams were witnessed on different roads of the metropolis due to political rallies and various lawyers’ processions on Friday.... KARACHI: SHC bars gas station in PECHS KARACHI, April 13: The Sindh High Court has barred the construction of a petrol and gas station in a residential area of the PECHS pending a suit instituted by some of its residents.... KARACHI: Ibad reviews law, order situation KARACHI, April 13: The efforts being made to control crimes and the obtaining law and order situation was reviewed at a meeting held under the chairmanship of Sindh Governor Dr Ishratul Ibad Khan on Friday.... KARACHI: Power failures persist KARACHI, April 13: Residents of various localities on Friday complained of intermittent and prolonged power suspension. Complainants from PECHS, Hill Area, Mehmood Shah Bukhari Road, Mohammadi Masjid Road and Swat Charbagh... KARACHI: New fisheries policy demanded KARACHI, April 13: A seminar on the problems of the fishermen community has urged the government to announce a new fisheries policy ensuring rights of the community.Expressing... KARACHI: Street crimes cause of rise in psycho cases KARACHI, April 13: Health experts say that street crimes are the main cause of increase in psycho patients besides the incidents of suicide and divorce in Karachi.... KARACHI: Roads closure in Gulshan KARACHI, April 13: Gulshan Town Nazim Mohammad Wasay Jalil on Friday appealed Karachiites to follow alternate routes as road leading from Hassan Square to Jail Chowrangi would be closed for transport due to uplift work being carried out by the KWSB.... KARACHI: Elderly man murdered KARACHI, April 13: A 65-year-old man was slaughtered in his house in Gulistan-i-Jauhar on Friday. Police said an unknown murderer barged into the house of John William Bhatti, slit his throat and fled.... KARACHI: Seminar on EU-Pakistan relations KARACHI, April 13: The Area Study Centre for Europe, the University of Karachi, in collaboration with the Hanns Seidel Foundation, Islamabad, will hold a seminar on EU-Pakistan relations at the Goethe Institute on April 17.... KARACHI: Women’s college principal removed KARACHI, April 13: The principal of a women’s college in North Karachi was removed from her post with immediate effect for suspending teaching activity. She was charged with laying off ad-hoc... KARACHI: Release of political activists urged KARACHI, April 13: A Hong Kong-based rights group has expressed its concern over the disappearance of four Pakistanis including a political activist and a journalist in Balochistan and demanded their urgent release.... KARACHI: Railways paid Rs2.5m for underpass project: nazim KARACHI, April 13: City Nazim Syed Mustafa Kamal said that the railways had been paid Rs2.5 million for the construction of an underpass at Wireless Gate to facilitate the residents of Shah Faisal Colony.... KARACHI: 36 dentists get degrees KARACHI, April 13: The first convocation ceremony of Altamash Institute of Dental Medicine was held on Thursday night. Thirty six graduates received their degrees. Bahria University, Islamabad awarded the degrees to the successful dentists.... KARACHI: Narcotics business thrives in Site KARACHI, April 13: The business of narcotics in the Site Town is on the rise. Heroin and other drugs are openly traded in Pathan Colony, Pirabad, Sheerkhanabad, Pak Colony, Baloch Colony and other areas of the town.... KARACHI: Govt’s decision lauded: Juvenile convicts KARACHI, April 13: Society for the Protection of the Rights of the Child (Sparc) on Friday appreciated President Musharraf’s move of granting total remission for all juvenile convicts.... KARACHI: Moon sighting KARACHI, April 13: The predicted parameters for new moon of Rabi-us-Sani (1428 AH) show that the chances of sighting the new moon on April 18 in the country are very bright... KARACHI: WHO director to address Ulema: Anti-polio campaign KARACHI, April 13: Regional Director of the World Health Organisation, Dr Hussein A. Gezairy, is scheduled to address religious leaders and scholars on the subject of polio eradication in Pakistan —... KARACHI: Cops held for making fake driving licences KARACHI, April 13: The CID police smashed on Friday a gang of forgers involved in the business of fake computerised driving licenses and arrested its four members, who included three police officials.... KARACHI: Efforts on to uplift education, says Nasreen KARACHI, April 13: Naib Nazim Nasreen Jalil has said the city government is making coordinated efforts to improve the condition of government schools. She said non-governmental organisations are being extended all possible encouragement to bring education in commensuration with modern trends.... KARACHI: Local experts developing software for global firms KARACHI, April 13: Various international companies are getting their software prepared from IT engineers in Sindh, which helps earning foreign exchange for the country. This was stated by the Adviser to... KARACHI: Rally against extremism KARACHI, April 13: Various individuals and organisations representing civil society in the country will attend a rally against religious extremism being organized by the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) on Sunday.... KARACHI: MBBS exams KARACHI, April 13: The Hamdard University on Friday announced the results of first professional MBBS second annual examination 2006. Thirty-nine candidates passed the MBBS Part-I exam and 19 candidates cleared Part-II exam.—PPI... KARACHI: FCS retired workers demand dues KARACHI, April 13: The Fishermen Co-operative Societies Employees Union (FCSEU) has expressed annoyance at the delay in payment of various funds to employees who have retired and asked for an early solution of their problems.... KARACHI: Cabinet KARACHI, April 13: The meeting of the provincial cabinet will be held on April 17 at 3pm in Cabinet Room of New Sindh Secretariat Building No 1.... KARACHI: Weather KARACHI, April 13: The meteorological office has forecast warm and humid weather in the city for Saturday. The maximum temperature in the city is expected to remain between 33 and 35 degrees centigrade on Saturday.... HYDERABAD: Lawyers boycott courts HYDERABAD, April 13: Lawyers throughout Sindh boycotted courts and staged protest demonstrations on the call of the Pakistan Bar Council on Friday. The protesting lawyers carried black flags, wore black... KHAIRPUR: Bandit held after gun battle KHAIRPUR, April 13: The Khairpur police arrested an outlaw after a gun battle here on Friday. The District Police Officer (DPO) of Khairpur, Din Mohammad Baloch, told journalists on Friday that... KARACHI: Five Thar villages electrified KARACHI, April 13: Five villages of Tharparkar district, including Salani, Edani, Dhori Kalario, Haji Rahim Rahimoon and Sundani of taluka Chachro, district Tharparkar. These villages were electrified due to the initiative... HYDERABAD: Allama Kazi’s services remembered HYDERABAD, April 13: Noted scholars, educationists and intellectuals paid rich tributes to great scholar and founder vice chancellor, University of Sindh, Allama I.I.Kazi, for his services in the field of education,...

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