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April 17, 2007 Tuesday Rabi-ul-Awwal 28, 1428 KARACHI: Sindh Vision-2030 taking shape KARACHI, April 16: The Sindh government is preparing a long-term development plan – Sindh Vision-2030 – envisaging coordinated efforts towards pooling resources for efficient development.... KARACHI: CDGK to start community policing KARACHI, April 16: The City District Government Karachi is all set to start community policing in the metropolis to enforce all municipal laws at the level of its 178 union councils.... KARACHI: SC allows KBCA to demolish unauthorised structure KARACHI, April 16: The Supreme Court allowed the Karachi Building Control Authority on Monday to demolish an unauthorised structure if it can not be regularised under the rules.... KARACHI: Lawyers continue protest campaign KARACHI, April 16: The lawyers’ fraternity on Monday continued its campaign in the city courts and Malir district against the suspension of Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Iftikhar Mohammad Chaudhry.... KARACHI: Matric exams begin today KARACHI, April 16: Matric examinations will begin from Tuesday (today) starting with the paper of English compulsory. As many as 141,780 students will appear for the examinations at 415 centres set up across the city.... KARACHI: Lawyers meet media, want close ties KARACHI, April 16: The journalists committee set up to resolve the row between them and the lawyers following Friday’s incident, observed on Monday that attempts to obstruct the resolve differences between... HYDERABAD: Notices issued to secy, Wapda chief: Erection of towers HYDERABAD, April 16: The Hyderabad circuit bench of the Sindh High Court on Monday issued pre-admission notices to the secretary of water and power, chairman of Water and Power Development Authority,... DADU: 10 houses gutted DADU, April 16: A fire gutted 10 houses while three persons received burn injuries on Monday in Farooqabad village 12km from here. Five goats, 200 maunds of wheat, furniture and other valuables worth of Rs300,000 were also gutted.... KARACHI: 300-bed teaching hospital planned KARACHI, April 16: A general hospital, along with a 23-bed round-the-clock emergency relief department, being raised through philanthropy of the Memon community based in Pakistan and abroad, would be commissioned in the city in the first quarter of 2008.... KARACHI: Family thwarts robbery attempt: Bandits put to flight KARACHI, April 16: A family put up strong resistance to robbers, captured one of their three accomplices and handed him over to the police on Monday.... KARACHI: Citizens endure another day of power cuts KARACHI, April 16: Prolonged power breakdowns continued to torment Karachiites on Monday and the power utility failed to overcome the power crisis in the metropolis. Some of the complainants said they... KARACHI: City council slams attack on newsmen KARACHI, April 16: Members of the city council expressed rare solidarity on Monday when the Treasury and Opposition benches submitted a number of resolutions in the house.... KARACHI: Three cops detained KARACHI: April 16: Three policemen were detained following an incident in which one of the two suspects they were escorting to a police station sustain bullet wounds early on Monday morning.... KARACHI: Action ordered KARACHI, April 16: Sindh Governor Dr Ishratul Ibad has directed the concerned agencies to initiate action against industries spreading dangerous and poisonous fumes. Presiding over a meeting on environment, he... KARACHI: Youth more prone to oral cancer KARACHI, April 16: Oral cancer is one of the most common cancers seen in Karachi, with an increasing number of younger patients, said Prof Tariq Rafi, a senior ENT specialist in a recently conducted study.... KARACHI: Traffickers nabbed with 8.4kg hashish KARACHI, April 16: Pakistan Coast Guards arrested two drug traffickers from a passenger coach and seized from them 8.4 kilograms hashish at Uthal check post. A spokesman for the coast guards... KARACHI: Losses blamed for PR’s takeover of KCR: Number of trains curtailed KARACHI, April 16: Owing to huge losses and unsafe conditions Pakistan Railways (PR) took over charge of Karachi Circular Railway (KCR), operated by private sector since March 2005.... KARACHI: Fishermen oppose army man as FCS executive KARACHI, April 16: Two key organizations representing the fishermen community have condemned the appointment of a retired army officer as general manager of Fishermen Cooperative Society (FCS) and termed it illegal and in violation of bylaws of the society.... KARACHI: Muttahida rally termed ‘a failure’ KARACHI, April 16: The Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal (MMA) on Monday alleged that huge public funds were spent and government servants from interior Sindh were brought to the venue of the Muttahida Qaumi... KARACHI: Labour bodies criticise govt policies KARACHI, April 16: Various labour organisations expressing concern over the ongoing judicial crisis and military operations in the country have vowed to work against the military government.... KARACHI: Couple given in police custody: Doctor’s kidnapping KARACHI, April 16: Justice Mrs Qaiser Iqbal, Sindh High Court administrative judge for the Karachi division anti-terrorism courts, remanded a couple to police custody on Monday for allegedly kidnapping a doctor for ransom.... KARACHI: Man shot dead by bandits KARACHI, April 16: A man was shot dead near his Paposh Nagar home when he put up resistance to bandits here on Monday. Police said that Mohammad Tahir, 40, was taken... KARACHI: FIA men booked as 7 escape from lock-up KARACHI, April 16: Four officials of the Federal Investigation Agency, including a sub-inspector, were booked and arrested on Monday following the escape of seven suspects from the lock-ups of the FIA’s Passport Circle.... KARACHI: Flats for all city govt employees under study KARACHI, April 16: The city government is considering a proposal on construction of apartments for its employees through public-private partnership in order to provide them better housing facilities.... KARACHI: 20 vehicles stolen KARACHI, April 16: Fifty-eight people were deprived of their cell phones and 20 people of their cars and motorcycles here on Monday. Police sources said 25 people complained that bandits intercepted... KARACHI: Protest over power breakdowns KARACHI, April 16: Worst type of traffic jam was witnessed on Monday evening when hundreds of protestors blocked main Banaras Chowk to protest prolonged power breakdowns.... KARACHI: Justice to Bengalis KARACHI, April 16: Sindh Home Adviser Waseem Akhtar on Monday advised Pakistani Bengalis to approach the newly formed committee to get their legal issues solved.... KARACHI: Dr Ambedkar’s anniversary KARACHI, April 16: The 116th birth anniversary of the great Dalit hero of the subcontinent, Dr Baba Saheb B. R. Ambedkar , was celebrated last night under the aegis of Scheduled... KARACHI: Exhibition at Canvas KARACHI, April 16: “Heavenly ornaments” an exhibition of sculptures and drawings by artist Naiza Khan, opens at Canvas gallery on Tuesday 17th April at 5pm. Naiza Khan is an artist... HYDERABAD: Body seeks jobs for locals in Kohistan factories HYDERABAD, April 16: The Save Kohistan Action Committee on Monday demanded that the government should pay compensation for the land in Nooriababd, which it charged, had been encroached upon to set... THATTA: Chinese envoy urged to help save doctor’s life THATTA, April 16: The Ambassador of China in Pakistan, Zang Chunxiang has been asked to help save the life Dr Zaibunnisa Abdul Rehman who is fighting for her life in a government hospital there.... NAWABSHAH: Nazim bans pillion-riding NAWABSHAH, April 16: District Nazim Ms Faryal Talpur on Monday imposed ban on pillion riding for a week and urged the chief minister to take notice of increasing rate of crimes in the district....

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