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May 08, 2007 Tuesday Rabi-us-Sani 20, 1428 KARACHI: Traders up in arms over 8pm deadline KARACHI, May 7: The government’s energy conservation plan could not take off as representatives of 360 market associations in the city and traders not only refused to close their businesses after... KARACHI: Breakthrough in City Council deadlock KARACHI, May 7: Leaders of the Treasury and Opposition benches in the City Council have agreed to meet on Tuesday to resolve the present impasse arising out of the unpleasant incident of April 26, it was learnt here.... KARACHI: High court sets aside LJ man’s conviction KARACHI, May 7: A division bench of the Sindh High Court set aside on Monday the conviction of an activist of the banned Lashkar-i-Jhangvi in the Imambargah Ali Raza bomb blast case and ordered his acquittal.... KARACHI: CJ to give oath to bar on 12th KARACHI, May 7: Leaders of the Karachi Bar Association (KBA) on Monday announced that Chief Justice of Pakistan Iftikhar Mohammad Chaudhry would administer an oath to all KBA office-bearers in the City Courts on May 12.... KARACHI: Growing disenchantment in ARD KARACHI, May 7: A gulf between the two major components of the Alliance for the Restoration of Democracy, the Pakistan People’s Party and the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz, widens as reports of Benazir Bhutto’s back-channel contact with the ruling establishment gain ground.... KARACHI: Lawyers slam police action against rallies in Punjab KARACHI, May 7: Lawyers on Monday stayed away from court proceedings in the City Courts for four hours and observed a one-hour sit-in on M.A. Jinnah Road to protest against police... PESHAWAR: Power supply to five govt depts severed: Pesco’s drive continues PESHAWAR, May 7: The campaign for recovery of dues launched recently by the Peshawar Electricity Supply Company (Pesco) continued on Monday, as power supply to five more government departments or projects was severed.... PESHAWAR: Rs21m set aside for schools in Galyat PESHAWAR, May 7: NWFP Minister for Local Government and Rural Development (LG&RD) Sardar Mohammad Idrees on Monday announced the allocation of Rs21 million for construction of four schools in the Galyat... PESHAWAR: PPP leader’s murder condemned PESHAWAR, May 7: Awami National Party has condemned the killing of Pakistan People’s Party leader Syed Qamar Abbas and has held the federal and the provincial governments responsible for the deteriorating law and order situation in the country.... KARACHI: German movie kicks off European film festival KARACHI, May 7: Windows on Europe, a 10-day film festival being held to mark the 50th anniversary of the European Union, was launched on Monday at Karachi’s Goethe-Institut.... KARACHI: Bomb hoax at power station KARACHI, May 7: A bomb hoax at the Bin Qasim power station led to its evacuation and search on Monday.... KARACHI: Sepa seeks clarification from Ghotki power plant : Effect on human life KARACHI, May 7: The Sindh Environmental Protection Agency (SEPA) has sought clarification from the proponents of a 216mw power plant that the high-tension power transmission lines will not affect the health of humans and animals in the area.... KARACHI: PPP slams ‘false case’ against MPA KARACHI, May 7: The Pakistan People’s Party on Monday strongly condemned political victimisation of the party’s MPA Humaira Alwani, who has been booked in a false case two years ago without grant of bail.... KARACHI: Law to check re-use of syringes soon KARACHI, May 7: Lack of awareness of HIV/Aids among the high-risk groups is making the fight against the disease difficult as they are considered to be marginalised segments of the society with limited access to information.... KARACHI: 44 illegal immigrants held KARACHI, May 7: The Pakistan Coast Guards on Monday arrested 44 illegal immigrants attempting to cross Pakistan-Iran border from Kumb.... KARACHI: Work on dam project begins KARACHI, May 7: The Karachi Water and Sewerage Board (KWSB) has initiated paperwork on the proposed Darwat and Dawo Dam located some 80 kilometres from the city near Super Highway in the jurisdiction of Thatta district.... KARACHI: Cleaning of drains before monsoon KARACHI, May 7: The city nazim, Syed Mustafa Kamal, has ordered that cleaning of storm-water drains be further accelerated and not only city''s 63 major drains be completely cleaned before monsoons... KARACHI: HR activist held for suicide attempt KARACHI, May 7: A human rights activist was arrested on Monday when he attempted to commit suicide to protest over the presidential reference against the chief justice of Pakistan in front of the Supreme Court Registry here.... KARACHI: Stipends of medical postgraduates to be raised KARACHI, May 7: Sindh Governor Dr Ishratul Ibad Khan on Monday issued directives for an increase in the honoraria of postgraduate medical students up to Rs15,000 in the province.... KARACHI: Awareness to prevent asthma stressed KARACHI, May 7: The vice-chancellor of the Dow University of Health Sciences, Prof Masood Hameed Khan, has said that environmental pollution is the major reason behind increase in asthma patients in the country.... KARACHI: World Thalassaemia Day KARACHI, May 7: Different organisations have planned programmes to observe the World Thalassaemia Day on Tuesday in the city like elsewhere across the globe.... KARACHI: Strike on 11th KARACHI, May 7: The Pasban has announced to observe strike on May 11 to protest against the ongoing power crisis in the city.... KARACHI: Drive against encroachments KARACHI, May 7: During the ongoing drive against encroachments, more than 100 illegal structures erected outside shops and houses have been demolished here at Raghu Street, UC-6, Ranchore Line.... KARACHI: Speakers want award in Khan Sahib’s name KARACHI, May 7: Participants at a reference for Ahmad Ali Khan, former editor-in-chief of Dawn, urged the president of Pakistan to confer upon the legendary figure of Khan Sahib a posthumous... KARACHI: Turkish delight at Sufi festival KARACHI, May 7: An emotional performance by an Iraqi ensemble, along with the spell-binding pirouettes of a Turkish dervish troupe, featured prominently on the penultimate night of the International Mystic Music Sufi Festival on Sunday, held at Karachi’s Baradari.... KARACHI: Two held for Azeri woman’s murder KARACHI, May 7: Police arrested on Monday two suspects in the murder case of an Azerbaijani woman, who was shot dead on May 2 in an apartment in Clifton.... KARACHI: MVT recovery drive from 14th KARACHI, May 7: The Provincial Excise and Taxation department will launch a motor vehicle tax (MVT) recovery drive from May 14.... KARACHI: Two killed as container falls on pickup KARACHI, May 7: Two people were killed on Monday when a container on a trailer fell on a Suzuki pickup. Police said the container on the Hub-bound trailer fell on the... HYDERABAD: JUP leader demands govt’s resignation HYDERABAD, May 7: The unprecedented reception accorded to the Chief Justice, Iftikhar Mohammad Chaudhry, in Lahore is a referendum against the rulers, therefore, the government should accept its defeat and resign forthwith, says Dr Sahibzada Abul Khiar Muhammad Zubair.... HYDERABAD: PPP protests against arrest of ADP nazim HYDERABAD, May 7: Activists of People’s Party Parliamentarians (PPP) staged a demonstration followed by a token hunger strike outside the press club on Monday against the arrest of Awam Dost Panel nazim Syed Shafqat Hussain Shah of union council Moosa Khatiyan.... HYDERABAD: Family seeks justice on land occupation HYDERABAD, May 7: Three members of the Gohati family of New Saeedabad have appealed for justice saying that their agricultural land has been occupied by their relatives.... PESHAWAR: ‘Centre unlikely to achieve goals in Fata’ PESHAWAR, May 7: The federal government is unlikely to meet the Millennium Development Goals in the Federally Administrated Tribal Areas owing to the poor pace of progress in the sector, an official said.... PESHAWAR: CDGP seeks Rs905m for uplift projects PESHAWAR, May 7: The district government of Peshawar has submitted a demand for grant of Rs905 million needed for completion of different development projects in the city.... KARAK: Karak should be given preference: PMAP: Supply of gas KARAK, May 7: Pakhtunkhwa Milli Awami Party provincial president Mukhtar Yousufzai has said that all areas in Karak should be supplied with natural gas from the huge reserves found in the district before the same was supplied to other areas.... PESHAWAR: Man threatens to commit suicide PESHAWAR, May 7: A man on Monday threatened to commit suicide in front of the Governor House if his land was not vacated soon.... MARDAN: Woman’s body found in canal MARDAN, May 7: The body of an unidentified woman was recovered from a canal in the Saddar police station area, while a man committed suicide in the Lundkhwar village during the past 24 hours here....

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