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April 30, 2007 Monday Rabi-us-Sani 12, 1428 KARACHI: City Council opposition ups the ante KARACHI, April 29: The combined opposition in the City Council has decided to resign en bloc from 33 committees fearing a possible physical assault and a threat to their lives from... KARACHI: Japan wants EIA before funding bridges project KARACHI, April 29: The Japan government has asked the City District Government of Karachi to fulfil the prerequisite condition of an Environmental Impact Assessment to get a Rs2.55... KARACHI: Right of free access to beach be protected KARACHI, April 29: A large number of concerned citizens took part in a demonstration held at the Seaview Beach to protest against the so-called uplift of the beach which according to... KARACHI: Factors behind power crisis unaddressed KARACHI, April 29: With power outages in the city persisting despite an enhanced supply from Wapda, the failure of the military-led management of the Karachi Electric Supply Corporation to improve the... HYDERABAD: SNP warns of protest drive against dist govt: Arrest of 50 activists HYDERABAD, April 29: The Sindh National Party (SNP) warned on Sunday that it would start a campaign of protest demonstrations starting from May 3 and hold a peoples'' assembly in Hyderabad... KARACHI: Judiciary urged to stand firm in defence of constitution KARACHI, April 29: The judiciary should stand firm on their oath to defend the Constitution of Pakistan, said Justice (retd) Fakharuddin G. Ibrahim while delivering a lecture on “Judiciary and the... KARACHI: Drive against plastic bags intensified KARACHI, April 29: The drive against the usage of polythene bags of less than 30 microns thickness has been intensified in the metropolis, as city government officials raided several shops, superstores and markets to arrest and fine violators of the ban.... KARACHI: Yousufi’s scintillating humour has audience in splits KARACHI, April 29: There is a very thin line between a good humorist and a humanist — and that’s the only line banker-turned-humorist Mushtaq Ahmed Yusufi toes.... KARACHI: Accolades for sitar & tabla maestros KARACHI, April 29: It was a day marked for two extremely tempting programmes: the cricket World Cup final was scheduled to be telecast at six-thirty in the evening, and the celebrated... KARACHI: Plan to upgrade katchi abadis KARACHI, April 29: In a conceptual proposal prepared by the Sindh Katchi Abadi Authority (SKAA), Shah Rasool Colony, a slum occupying about 12 acres adjacent to Abdullah Shah Ghazi’s shrine in... LARKANA: Boy, 4, sister die of gastroenteritis LARKANA, April 29: A four-year-old boy and his eight-year-old sister died of gastroenteritis in Adam Tunio village on the outskirts of Shahdadkot on Sunday.... KARACHI: Income Tax Bar confers award on SHC CJ KARACHI, April 29: The Income Tax Bar Association Karachi on Saturday awarded its first ever pride of Performance Award to the Chief Justice of Sindh High Court, Justice Sabihuddin Ahmed.... KARACHI: Community participation must for a cleaner city KARACHI, April 29: The people of Karachi whether living in posh localities or katchi abadis have one trait in common and that is throwing of garbage on streets and roads.... KARACHI: Arrangements for Sufi festival finalized KARACHI, April 29: The arrangements for International Mystic Music Sufi Festival were finalised at a meeting, chaired by Sindh Governor Dr Ishratul Ibad Khan, at the Governor’s House.... KARACHI: Return to spirituality stressed KARACHI, April 29: Acting President and Chairman of the Senate, Muhammadmian Soomro, has stressed the need to seek spiritual help for solving our religious and materialistic problems.... KARACHI: Mushaira at KPC KARACHI, April 29: The Karachi Press Club’s literary committee organised a Mushaira at its terrace on Saturday night in which many local poets recited their poetry.... KARACHI: Incidents of abduction on the rise in Site KARACHI, April 29: The fourth child abducted during the last three months from Metroville and Frontier Colony areas of Site Town have been released from the clutches of the kidnappers on the payment of ransom.... KARACHI: Ispahani Road awaits traffic signals KARACHI, April 29: The City District Government Karachi has failed to install traffic signals at main Abul Hasan Ispahani Road.... KARACHI: Dow varsity conducts entry tests KARACHI, April 29: The Dow University of Health Sciences, Karachi, conducted entrance test for admissions in Dow International Medical College at Ojha Campus, Dental College and School of Dental Care Professionals... KARACHI: 541 SRP men promoted KARACHI, April 29: Deputy Inspector General, Sindh Reserve Police, Ghulam Asghar Sheikh, has said 541 personnel of SRP have been promoted in different ranks with immediate effect.... KARACHI: Weather KARACHI, April 29: The Met Office has forecast warm and humid weather, with the maximum temperature of 33 to 35 degrees centigrade in Karachi on Monday.... KARACHI: Betterment of mountainous areas, people stressed: Book launched KARACHI, April 29: Speakers at a book launch on Sunday said that around three million people lived in Sindh’s mountainous regions but no government had ever taken interest in developing those... KARACHI: Revised layout for Sabzi Mandi not approved KARACHI, April 29: The City District Government Karachi has rejected the revised layout plan put forward by the Gadap Town administration on March 6 for incorporating certain changes in the existing layout of the New Sabzi Mandi, located on Super Highway.... KARACHI: Gangster killed in encounter KARACHI, April 29: An alleged gangster was gunned down and a policeman was seriously wounded in an encounter between a gang of criminals and police in Lyari on Sunday.... KARACHI: March against privatisation policy today KARACHI, April 29: Representatives of various opposition political parties, trade unions and civil society organisations have pledged their participation in the protest march planned by the Anti-Najkari and Awami Haqooq Forum for Monday from Tower to Regal Chowk.... HYDERABAD: HCCI seeks share in Site taxes HYDERABAD, April 29: The Hyderabad Chamber of Commerce and Industry has urged the federal government to provide a share in taxes collected from the Hyderabad industrial area to the local Site management for improvement of infrastructure.... HYDERABAD: Sindh growers want tube-wells installed HYDERABAD, April 29: The Sindh Chamber of Agriculture, at a meeting here on Sunday, called upon the Sindh government to ensure installation of tube-wells for the agriculture sector in the province at concessional rates.... HYDERABAD: SU auditorium named after Shaikh Ayaz HYDERABAD, April 29: In recognition of invaluable services rendered by Shaikh Ayaz in the fields of literature and education, the University of Sindh has named its arts faculty auditorium as the Shaikh Ayaz auditorium.... HYDERABAD: Minister seeks funds for officials’ promotion HYDERABAD, April 29: The Sindh Excise and Taxation Minister Shabbir Ahmed Qaimkhani said on Sunday that he had recommended promotion of officers in the excise and finance departments for which the... LARKANA: Chandka fit to be varsity: official LARKANA, April 29: The Vice Chancellor of Liaquat University of Medical and Health Sciences (LUMHS) and Secretary Health Prof Naushad. A. Shaikh conferred MBBS degrees on 202 graduates of batches 27... KHAIRPUR: No place in PPP for deserters: Qaim KHAIRPUR, April 29: The President of PPP Sindh, Syed Qaim Ali Shah, has said that leaders who deserted the PPP during difficult times were ready to apologise and rejoin the party and had made a beeline for it.... NAUSHAHRO FEROZE: Policeman killed over water dispute NAUSHAHRO FEROZE, April 29: A constable was killed in a farmland near Hairo village Mehrabpur taluka in the wee hours of Sunday over water rotation dispute.... NAUSHAHRO FEROZE: Arrests cause highway blockade NAUSHAHRO FEROZE, April 29: A group of people staged a sit-in on the National Highway near Noorpur, burnt tyres and blocked the road for about two hours to protest the arrest of three people from Ibrahim Mallah village on Sunday.... LARKANA: Scholars urged to find missing links in history LARKANA, April 29: Speakers at a conference, organised by Larkana District Historical Society, on Sunday urged historians, scholars, researchers and other men of letters to focus on bridging ‘missing links’ in history....

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