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May 01, 2007 Tuesday Rabi-us-Sani 13, 1428 KARACHI: 71 members quit City Council bodies KARACHI, April 30: Sixty-eight opposition members on 33 house committees on Monday tendered their resignations en bloc in protest against what they described as ‘hooliganism by certain treasury members’ during Thursday’s session of the City Council.... KARACHI: SHC bars transfer of land to DHA KARACHI, April 30: The Sindh High Court has restrained the provincial government from transferring private land to the Defence Housing Authority for development of its phase nine near Malir.... KARACHI: 21st volume of Lughat published KARACHI, April 30: The Urdu Lughat Board has published the 21st volume of Urdu Lughat. The last volume came out in July 2005.... KARACHI: Sobho gets Jalib Peace Award KARACHI, April 30: Eminent scholar and leftist thinker Sobho Giyanchandani was given the first Habib Jalib Peace Award by its organisers at a ceremony held at the Karachi Press Club to... KARACHI: KESC told to avoid unannounced cuts KARACHI, April 30: While the Water and Power Development Authority and the Karachi Electric Supply Corporation are unable to meet energy requirements of their consumers, a national energy conservation plan was... KARACHI: Rallies slam govt’s anti-labour policies KARACHI, April 30: Various rallies taken out in the metropolis on Monday by the employees of government and private organisations, including the newspapers, condemned the government’s anti-labour policies, privatisation of state-owned... KARACHI: KBA accepts political parties’ participation in rally KARACHI, April 30: Responding positively to the call given by the Pakistan Bar Council (PBC) and the Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA), members of the Karachi Bar Association have announced a... PESHAWAR: ANP calls for free, fair elections PESHAWAR, April 30: The Awami National Party (ANP) has said that free and fair elections are the only way to pull the country out of the current crisis.... KARACHI: US diplomat murder case transferred to ATC-III KARACHI, April 30: Sindh High Court Chief Justice Sabihuddin Ahmed transferred on Monday a suicide bombing case claiming the life of a US diplomat here in March 2006 from one anti-terrorism court to another.... KARACHI: Five-year-old rape victim faces health complications KARACHI, April 30: A five-year-old girl was brutally raped at a vacant house in Sohrab Goth by a youth who was later captured by the area people and handed over to the police.... KARACHI: 78 fall prey to street crime KARACHI, April 30: As many as 78 people were deprived of vehicles or cellular phones at various places here on Monday.... KARACHI: 5pc Pakistanis suffering from disease: World Asthma Day KARACHI, April 30: Like elsewhere across the globe, various scientific and public awareness programmes have been planned by health care organisations and asthma educators in the city to mark the World... KARACHI: Need for obstetric care underlined KARACHI, April 30: Medical professionals called upon the government to fulfil its responsibility and provide emergency obstetric care at all rural health units and tertiary care hospitals.... KARACHI: KWSB told to devise master plan KARACHI, April 30: Sindh Governor Dr Ishratul Ibad Khan has directed officials to devise a comprehensive strategy to provide water to all cities of the province including Karachi.... KARACHI: People urged to support lawyers’ movement KARACHI, April 30: The Asian-American Network Against Abuse of Human Rights on Monday urged citizens to join hands with lawyers in their struggle for the independence and supremacy of judiciary.... KARACHI: 1,220 receive degrees at KU convocation KARACHI, April 30: The annual convocation-2007 of the University of Karachi was held on Monday. A total of 1,220 students who graduated in 2005 and 2006 batches were conferred degrees.... KARACHI: Sister-city accord with Port Louis KARACHI, April 30: City Nazim Mustafa Kamal and Lord Mayor of Port Louis Reza Issack inked a sister-city relationship agreement on Monday between the two cities.... KARACHI: Additional Rs2.26bn to district govts released KARACHI, April 30: The Sindh government has released an additional amount of over Rs2.26 billion to the district governments.... KARACHI: MQM forms cultural forum KARACHI, April 30: The Muttahida Qaumi Movement has established a cultural and literary forum for promoting cultural and social activities.... HYDERABAD: Conducive atmosphere for research urged HYDERABAD, April 30: Scientific research needs an environment which encourages free and open inquiry, said Dr Nasir Z. Jamali.... HYDERABAD: LUMHS students boycott classes HYDERABAD, April 30: Students of the Liaquat University of Medical and Health Sciences Jamshoro, belonging to different student organisations, on Monday boycotted classes and held protest demonstration at the campus and... NAUSHAHRO FEROZE: Protesters block railway track NAUSHAHRO FEROZE, April 30: Hundreds of enraged protesters blocked the main railway track after death of a man and injuries to several others in a clash over a land dispute in Mehrabpur on Monday.... HYDERABAD: SU publishes book HYDERABAD, April 30: The Pakistan Study Centre of the University of Sindh has published a book titled ‘‘Genesis of Fiscal Relations in Pakistan: A Critique in International and Historical Perspectives.’’... HYDERABAD: ASI accused in murder case dies HYDERABAD, April 30: ASI Danish Qureshi who was seriously injured in a scuffle on Friday in the jurisdiction of Makki Shah police station died on Sunday.... SUKKUR: Rally planned SUKKUR, April 30: The district government will organise a rally today to mark the International Labour Day, said District Nazim Syed Nasir Hussain Shah on Monday.... PESHAWAR: British apology sought over 1930 shooting PESHAWAR, April 30: Participants of a conference have demanded that Britain should apologise to Pakistan for killing 400 innocent people in Peshawar on April 23, 1930, when British troops had opened fire on unarmed citizens at Qissa Khwani Bazaar.... PESHAWAR: Rs460m uplift plan for Hazara varsity PESHAWAR, April 30: A project worth Rs460 million has been approved for the development and upgradation of infrastructure and faculty of Hazara University which was damaged by the October 8 earthquake.... MARDAN: Protests against loadshedding MARDAN, April 30: The Awami National Party (ANP) on Monday staged a protest demonstration here against the continuous unannounced loadshedding in Mardan’s provincial constituency PF-24.... PESHAWAR: Transporters’ strike enters fifth day PESHAWAR, April 30: Eastern Afghanistan is likely to face food and medicine shortage due to a wheel-jam strike being observed at the call of the Pakistan-Afghan transporters the strike entered the fifth day on Monday.... SKARDU: Steps taken to ensure rule of law: Nisar SKARDU, April 30: Solid steps are being taken to maintain the rule of law and provision of justice in the country. In the Northern Areas too the government is taking effective measures to strengthen the judiciary.... PESHAWAR: Committee for distribution of scholarships meets PESHAWAR, April 30: A meeting of the special committee on distribution of scholarships among unemployed graduates and senior citizens was held here on Monday.... ISLAMABAD: Charsadda traders observe strike ISLAMABAD, April 30: The traders of the tehsil bazaar Charsadda observed a complete strike on Monday to protest against the April 28 suicide attack on the interior minister.... CHITRAL: Only iodised salt to be sold in Chitral CHITRAL, April 30: Authorised dealers of iodised salt have assured the health department that only iodised salt will be sold in the district and the number of sale points will be increased.... QUETTA: BHC seeks whereabouts of convict QUETTA, April 30: A division bench of the Balochistan high court has issued a notice to the superintendent district jail Lahore, ordering him to explain where the convict Shiekh Islam, the owner of a coalmine, was confined at the prison.... LAKKI MARWAT: Four kidnapped in Lakki Marwat LAKKI MARWAT, April 30: Four people were kidnapped and a car was taken way at gunpoint in different incidents here, police said on Monday.... HARIPUR: One killed in accident HARIPUR, April 30: A man was killed and two others were injured seriously when a tractor overturned near the central jail on Sunday. According to police, the injured were admitted to a local hospital.... PESHAWAR: Illegal bus stands hamper smooth flow of traffic: Revenue collectors deplore loss PESHAWAR, April 30: Illegal bus stands are hampering the smooth flow of traffic in the city, transporters and officials say.... PESHAWAR: Power supply to govt depts cut PESHAWAR, April 30: The Peshawar Electric Supply Company (Pesco) has disconnected supply to various government departments in the province....

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