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May 16, 2007 Wednesday Rabi-us-Sani 28, 1428 KARACHI: Slow return to normality KARACHI, May 15: Frustrated by a bloody spell of violence that left over 40 dead in three days, citizens on Tuesday hoped for a return to normality as the city remained largely peaceful.... KARACHI: SHC denies May 12 suo motu report KARACHI, May 15: No suo motu proceedings were initiated by the Sindh High Court nor any direction issued to the Karachi corps commander on May 12, the SHC registrar stated in a clarification issued on Tuesday.... KARACHI: SHCBA to sue top officials KARACHI, May 15: The Sindh High Court Bar Association resolved on Tuesday to initiate contempt proceedings against the home secretary and the inspector-general of police for their failure to provide ‘foolproof’... KARACHI: Plunder of artefacts continues unchecked KARACHI, May 15: Though the country is the proud heir to the over 5,000-year-old Indus Valley Civilisation, the government has never really given due priority to archaeology or antiquities.... KARACHI: Many drivers missing since May 12, say transporters KARACHI, May 15: Transporters on Tuesday expressed anger over torching of and damage to their vehicles on May 12 in Karachi. They described the day as ‘Black Saturday’.... PESHAWAR: Justice Tariq urges officials to solve problems PESHAWAR, May 15: The acting governor of the NWFP, Justice Tariq Pervez, has called upon officials to solve the problems of people, instead of creating hurdles for them.... HYDERABAD: Hesco may default if dues not cleared soon HYDERABAD, May 15: The Hyderabad Electric Supply Company (Hesco) would not be able to pay Rs12 billion to the Central Power Purchase Agency (CPPA) if the government departments and private consumers did not clear Rs16.214... NAWABSHAH: Women crisis centre runs into snags NAWABSHAH, May 15: Lack of interest on the part of district administration and red-tapism has put the establishment of a fully-functional women’s crisis centre in doldrums since the last two years.... KHAIRPUR: 36 booked for attacking MQM offices KHAIRPUR, May 15: About 36 people, including the District President and Secretary of the Sindh People’s Students Federation (SPSF), were nominated in four separate FIRs on Tuesday night for attacking a private clinic and MQM unit offices.... KARACHI: Hasrat Mohani revisited KARACHI, May 15: Speakers at a conference on Tuesday paid tribute to Hasrat Mohani, the great Urdu poet, journalist, politician and fearless freedom-fighter of the subcontinent.... KARACHI: JPMC produced 20 PhDs in 46 years KARACHI, May 15: The Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre, one of the oldest medical teaching and research institutes of the country, has produced 20 PhD and about 642 MPhil graduates in basic medical sciences in 46 years.... KARACHI: Sculptures along Seaview repaired KARACHI, May 15: The administrator of the DHA along with artist Anjum Ayaz on Tuesday visited the Seaview beach and inspected the renovated sculptures, which were placed along Seaview some three... KARACHI: 554 complaints under review by SLGC KARACHI, May 15: Sindh Local Government Minister Muhammad Hussain has said the Sindh Local Government Commission has to play a vital role in ensuring better performance of local body institutions.... KARACHI: Hospitals register influx of patients KARACHI, May 15: Hospitals and other health care centres scattered across the city on Tuesday received a number of patients as the staff and doctors also attended their offices.... KARACHI: Examination schedule revised KARACHI, May 15: Three days of chaos in the city and sudden announcement by the Sindh government about public holidays resulted in postponement of exams in many universities.... KARACHI: Rs40m projects in Gulberg under way KARACHI, May 15: KWSB Vice Chairman MPA Muhammad Moin Khan has said a network of new lines is being laid at a cost of Rs40 million to address sewerage-related issues in Gulberg industrial area.... KARACHI: KU senate polls postponed KARACHI, May 15: The polling date for the elections of university teachers to Karachi University Senate scheduled for May 17 has been postponed.... KARACHI: Relief for violence victims KARACHI, May 15: The Sindh government has released Rs19.5 million to the DCO through the home department for providing relief to the bereaved families of victims and injured for medical treatment of recent disturbances in Karachi.... KARACHI: Utility bills KARACHI, May 15: The Karachi Electricity Supply Corporation and the Sui Southern Gas Company announced that the last date for payment of bills had been extended.... KARACHI: Incinerator needed at civil hospital KARACHI, May 15: Civil Hospital Karachi (CHK) needs a new incinerator for the safe and scientific disposal of medical waste it generates every day, as the existing one involves frequent repairing and high maintenance costs, in addition to falling effectiveness.... KARACHI: Pakhtuns quash ethnic riots rumours KARACHI, May 15: Pakhtun Action Committee (Loya Jirga) Chairman Shahi Syed, who is also the President of Awami National Party’s Sindh chapter, has appealed to people, particularly the Urdu-speaking community, not... KARACHI: Children’s film screened at European festival KARACHI, May 15: As an air of normality returned to Karachi, the Windows on Europe film festival continued, after an interruption on Monday. British film Nanny McPhee and Dutch film Nynke were screened at the Goethe-Institut on Tuesday.... KARACHI: Govt blamed for killings KARACHI, May 15: Former Sindh Assembly Speaker Hussain Haroon held the government responsible for last Saturday’s carnage which not only had damaged the country’s image in the international community but pushed the city to the brink of disaster.... KARACHI: Pipeline bursts Karachi, May 15: A 24-inch diametre pipeline burst on Tuesday in front of Edhi Centre, submerging a major portion of the main University Road and causing hardship to vehicular traffic proceeding towards Jail Chowrangi from Hassan Square.... KARACHI: Acting shc chief justice sworn in KARACHI, May 15: Justice Sarmad Jalal Osmany, the senior puisne judge, was sworn in as acting chief justice of the Sindh High Court on Tuesday during the absence of Chief Justice... HYDERABAD: Appeal to save forest from land-grabbers HYDERABAD, May 15: Residents of katcha area, union council Sekhat have appealed to the district government of Matiari to save Khebrani forest from land grabbers as their livelihood depends on this forest.... NAWABSHAH: Lawyers protest against Karachi killings NAWABSHAH, May 15: Members of District Bar Association (DBA) held a demonstration after boycotting court proceedings on Tuesday in protest against the government’s mishandling of chief justice’s visit to Karachi.... DADU: Fire victims seek govt assistance DADU, May 15: Over 130 families of Mahi Otho village, Sehwan taluka, whose huts were reduced to ashes as a result of massive fire late on Monday night, were living under open sky awaiting government''s assistance.A... LARKANA: Prisoner dies in jail ward LARKANA, May 15: An under trial prisoner facing charges of a murder died in the jail ward of Chandka Medical College Hospital (CMCH) on Tuesday.... KHAIRPUR: AT stages procession KHAIRPUR, May 15: A large number of Awami Tehrik and Sindhi Shagird Tehrik activists, led by the District President of Awami Tehrik, Zulfiqar Phulpoto, took out a procession from court road and addressed the demonstrators outside the press club on Tuesday.... THATTA: PPP activists hold hunger strike THATTA, May 15: Activists of People’s Party Parliamentarians (PPP), office-bearers and a number of former legislators observed a token hunger strike outside the press club on Tuesday in protest against loss... SHIKARPUR: Father, son gunned down SHIKARPUR, May 15: A man and his son were killed allegedly by their rivals near Roos Marfani village in the jurisdiction of Hamayoon police station on Tuesday.... PESHAWAR: ‘Politicians not in the loop on budget exercise’ PESHAWAR, May 15: Speakers at a pre-budget dialogue on Tuesday asked political parties to set up their own budget-making cells to help prepare the national budget for the government that should reflect the real economic situation of the country.... PESHAWAR: Pesco revises schedule PESHAWAR, May 15: The Peshawar Electric Supply Company (Pesco) has revised the load management schedule for the NWFP on a weekly basis.... PESHAWAR: Girls’ institute without woman warden, building PESHAWAR, May 15: The sole institute for blind girls in the NWFP is without a female warden and a permanent building.... PESHAWAR: Concern over PIA route change PESHAWAR, May 15: The Pakistan International Airline (PIA) has changed the route of Islamabad-Kabul flight by removing its stopover in Peshawar....

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