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May 11, 2007 Friday Rabi-us-Sani 23, 1428 KARACHI: KESC victims torch vehicle as power cuts continue KARACHI, May 10: The power crisis in the city became more ominous on Thursday as angry victims of marathon load-shedding by the Karachi Electric Supply Corporation (KESC) torched one of the... KARACHI: Town nazim escapes attempt on life KARACHI, May 10: The Malir Town nazim survived an attempt on his life on Thursday when his police guards arrested two of the four attackers. A press release issued by the... KARACHI: Lawyers refuse to call off rally KARACHI, May 10: The Pakistan Bar Council (PBC) and the Sindh Bar Council (SBC) have turned down the Sindh government’s request to cancel the May 12 rally to accord a rousing... KARACHI: Pagara sees martial law after rally on 12th KARACHI, May 10: Pakistan Muslim League (Functional) chief Pir Pagara said on Thursday that if the May 12 rally saw an outbreak of violence and bloodshed, the ruling establishment would lose no time in declaring martial law.... KARACHI: Opposition to attend Council budget session KARACHI, May 10: Leader of the Opposition in the City Council Saeed Ghani announced on Thursday that the opposition had agreed to attend the May 14 budget session of the house... KARACHI: Sindh govt sows confusion about processions KARACHI, May 10: The Sindh government is responsible for the confusion that is likely to prevail on Saturday because it has allowed both the Muttahida Qaumi Movement and the supporters of... KARACHI: 343 arrive in city hospitals with gastro symptoms KARACHI, May 10: Sindh Health Minister Syed Sardar Ahmad said that there was a static trend in the reporting of people with gastroenteritis or diarrhoea complaints at the government hospitals in the province, including those at Karachi.Speaking... KARACHI: Full-day boycott of court proceedings KARACHI, May 10: The legal fraternity on Thursday extended its boycott of proceedings of all courts from one hour to a full day in protest against the sealing off of the office of Munir A.... HYDERABAD: Emergency remark made with intent: Khuhro HYDERABAD, May 10: The leader of opposition in the Sindh Assembly Nisar Ahmed Khuhro said on Thursday that the talk of emergency at a time when the government was at the... PESHAWAR: Govt creating condition for emergency, says Gilani PESHAWAR, May 10: Former speaker of National Assembly Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani has said the government is trying to find excuses to clamp down emergency in the country because things have slipped out of its hands.... KARACHI: German film highlights problems of hip hop generation KARACHI, May 10: Quick, stylish cuts, a pumping hip hop soundtrack and a gritty shooting style were the distinguishing features of Status Yo!, a 2004 German feature shown at the Goethe Institut on Thursday.... KARACHI: Reti Line residents get ownership rights KARACHI, May 10: Sindh Minister for Local Government, Katchi Abadis and Spatial Development Muhammad Hussain Khan has said the provision of ownership rights to people living in katchi abadis is no... KARACHI: Attempted kidnapping of politician slammed KARACHI, May 10: The National Workers Party (NWP) has condemned the recent attempt by unknown persons to kidnap its Secretary General Akhtar Hussain by raiding and attempting to trespass into his residence.... KARACHI: Hasrat Mohani moot on 15th KARACHI, May 10: A conference is being organised here on May 15 at the Arts Council of Pakistan to pay homage to late Maulana Hasrat Mohani , who is not only... KARACHI: Media’s role in judiciary movement lauded KARACHI, May 10: Speakers at a seminar titled ‘Role of the media in independence of the judiciary’ at Karachi Press Club on Thursday appreciated the media for infusing vigour into the... KARACHI: Pasban’s call for strike today KARACHI, May 10: The local chapter of Pasban, a youth organisation, has given a call for strike in city on Friday against massive load-shedding and increasing street crimes.... KARACHI: Two women found dead KARACHI, May 10: An elderly woman and her 40-year-old daughter were found dead in their flat in the Preedy police area. The bodies were taken to the Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre,... KARACHI: Artworks by students KARACHI, May 10: An exhibition of emerging talent will be organised from May 11 at the V.M. Art Gallery here. According to an announcement, this exhibition attempts to bring together the best of thesis work under one roof.... KARACHI: ‘EU respects all religions’ KARACHI, May 10: The European countries’ constitution shows respect to all religions and imposes no restriction on its citizens. It not only allows one to follow religion in general and to... KARACHI: 4 power plants in Thar soon KARACHI, May 10: The Sindh government has issued a Letter of Intent (LoI), to Messrs Hassan Associates for setting up four power generation plants of 250 MW each and coalmining in Thar area.... KARACHI: PAF aircraft KARACHI, May 10: Apropos of a news-item captioned `Birds down 12 PAF planes in 16 months’ that appeared in the May 10 issue of Dawn, the Pakistan Air Force on Thursday... KARACHI: CS orders KARACHI, May 10: Chief Secretary of Sindh Shakil Durrani has directed the relevant departments to take every possible step for the provision of healthy atmosphere in educational institutions.—PPI... NAUSHAHRO FEROZE: Pensioners’ appeal NAUSHAHRO FEROZE, May 10: About 170 pensioners, including 60 widows, have appealed to the Sindh government to pay their pension from the Naushahro Feroze treasury office instead of the Nawabshah office.... BADIN: Gastroenteritis in Badin BADIN, May 10: Hundreds of people, majority of them children, have fallen prey to gastroenteritis in the city and its adjoining areas with the number of patients increasing by the day.... HYDERABAD: PML-N leader alleges threats HYDERABAD, May 10: Kanwar Jafar, a local leader of Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz), has alleged that he has been threatened with arrest if he took the people from Hyderabad to Karachi for the May 12 rally.... PESHAWAR: NWFP archival material perishing PESHAWAR, May 10: Archival material in various government departments in the NWFP and political agents’ offices in tribal areas is perishing because of lack of preservation facilities.... PESHAWAR: Medical college asked to enforce burqa ‘order’ PESHAWAR, May 10: Anonymous callers have given the administration of the Khyber Medical College a three-week deadline to let students wear burqa on its premises, and warned of dire consequences, including suicide bombings, if the warning is not heeded.... PESHAWAR: Pesco seeks shopkeepers’ help PESHAWAR, May 10: The Peshawar Electric Supply Company (Pesco) has asked commercial consumers to cooperate with the public utility by closing down their shops and business centres by 8pm as announced by the federal government.... PESHAWAR: 1000 patients get free medical treatment PESHAWAR, May 10: Free medical treatment was provided to 164 hepatitis patients while 840 prisoners and jail personnel in Kohat were vaccinated under the prime minister’s programme for control and prevention of hepatitis.... ISLAMABAD: NWFP govt criticised for poor law and order ISLAMABAD, May 10: Federal Minister for Inter-Provincial Coordination Salim Saifullah Khan on Thursday expressed deep concern over the murder of former provincial minister Syed Qamar Abbas in Peshawar and said that...

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