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May 21, 2007 Monday Jamadi-ul-Awwal 04, 1428 KARACHI: Govt asked to apologise for killings KARACHI, May 20: Holding the Sindh and federal governments responsible for the May 12 killings in Karachi, Awami National Party chief Asfandyar Wali and Pakhtunkhwa Milli Aawmi Party chief Mehmood Khan... KARACHI: Mayhem: death toll rises to 48 KARACHI, May 20: Two more victims of the May 12 related incidents died on Sunday raising the death toll to 48.... KARACHI: PPP terms footage Muttahida’s propaganda KARACHI, May 20: The Pakistan People’s Party, rejecting the Muttahida Qaumi Movement’s allegations about PPP activists’ involvement in the May 12 violence in Karachi, has called for disbanding militant wings of all political parties.... KARACHI: Proscribed fertilizer plant still functioning KARACHI, May 20: Though the Sindh government has specifically directed that a fertilizer plant, which was not only adversely affecting the public’s health in the vicinity but was also not following... KARACHI: KWSB’s apathy compounds water shortage problem KARACHI, May 20: Various parts of the city, especially Gulshan-i-Iqbal and Jamshed Towns, have been facing a water crisis for the past week in the current hot and sultry weather.... HYDERABAD: Farmers want halt to work on RBOD HYDERABAD, May 20: Declaring the Right Bank Outfall Drain Project detrimental for Sindh, the Sindh Chamber of Agriculture has demanded immediate suspension of work on the RBOD project.... KARACHI: MQM has no militant wing: leader KARACHI, May 20: The Muttahida Qaumi Movement on Sunday refuted the allegations levelled by the Pakistan People’s Party leaders at a press conference earlier in the day, and asserted that the... KARACHI: Haphazard digging adds to problems KARACHI, May 20: The telephone lines and connections of other utility services of several houses located on two major streets of Bath Island have been badly damaged during digging works being... KARACHI: Revival of KCR hits inordinate delays KARACHI, May 20: Notwithstanding the rosy statements and spree of feasibility studies done by foreign experts, the revival of Karachi Circular Railway (KCR) is in the doldrums.... PESHAWAR: Apex court’s order on autopsy being ignored: Post-mortem on women PESHAWAR, May 20: Despite the Supreme Court’s directives that autopsies on the bodies of women should be conducted by women doctors, the post-mortem is being performed by male medico-legal officers in government hospitals of the province.... KARACHI: Urdu varsity body slams ‘pressure group’ KARACHI, May 20: The executive committee of the Federal Urdu University has drawn the attention of President Pervez Musharraf to the activities of a pressure group that was blocking implementation of the decisions taken by the university’s senate.... KARACHI: Ombudsman for joint steps to solve major problems KARACHI, May 20: Sindh Ombudsman Yousuf Jamal has said the ombudsman is a small institution in the entire administrative setup to curb and combat maladministration and mitigate complaints of people, yet... KARACHI: Women’s contribution to Urdu literature lauded KARACHI, May 20: Speakers at a book launch on Saturday discussed Urdu fiction and its future, and feminist literature in particular, and declared that the feminist writers had a good contribution... KARACHI: Training in radiology, ultrasound stressed KARACHI, May 20: Senior radiologists have underlined the need for setting up institutes for training in ultrasound and radiology across the country.... KARACHI: Measures afoot to clean drains before monsoon KARACHI, May 20: Sindh Minister for Environment and Alternate Energy, Dr Saghir Ahmed, said here on Sunday that steps were being taken to clean the sewerage system and drains in the city ahead of the upcoming monsoon season.... KARACHI: People have no interest in strike call: CM’s assistant KARACHI, May 20: Special Assistant to the Sindh chief minister, Syed Amir Abdi, has said that the three-day strike call given by the Pakhtun Action Committee (Loya Jirga) for May 25,... KARACHI: ‘Seminaries may help improve education’ KARACHI, May 20: Administrator of the Binoria International University Mufti Mohammad Naeeem has said the government should merge its “degrading educational institutions” with the Madressahs in order “to restore their reputation”... KARACHI: Corneal graft facility KARACHI, May 20: The corneal graft facility has been revived at the Spencer’s Eye Hospital and patients may avail the same free of cost as all expenses will be borne by the city government.... KARACHI: Weather KARACHI, May 20: Warm and humid weather has been forecast for the city during the next 24 hours.... HYDERABAD: Karachi killings handiwork of rival agencies: JSQM HYDERABAD, May 20: The Jeay Sindh Qaumi Mahaz (Arisar) is of the opinion that two intelligence agencies, one acting in support of President Musharraf and the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) and... HYDERABAD: AG issued notice over condition in prisons HYDERABAD, May 20: The Sindh High Court, Hyderabad circuit bench, on Saturday issued notice to the Advocate-General Sindh for May 22 after going through reports from various sessions and additional session... HYDERABAD: Wasa launches disconnection campaign HYDERABAD, May 20: The Water and Sanitation Agency (WASA) has launched a massive operation against defaulters of water dues and disconnected a number of connections of water and sealed the lines of scores of consumers.... LARKANA: Bureaucratic lethargy keeps funds unused: Social sector plan hits snags LARKANA, May 20: The Asian Development Bank-funded Sindh Devolved Social Sector Programme (SDSSP), which aims to improve education and health facilities, has fallen victim to traditional bureaucratic lethargy as the district... LARKANA: Minor girls at centre of jirga verdict to approach SC LARKANA, May 20: Qambar’s Mirjat family continues to reject a jirga verdict to hand over two minor girls as compensation in a karo-kari dispute.... KHAIRPUR: Police urged to arrest murder accused KHAIRPUR, May 20: A large demonstration was staged outside the Pir-jo-Goth Press Cub on Sunday to protest against the Ahmedpur police force’s failure to arrest men nominated in a murder case.... DADU: PPP wants interim set-up for polls DADU, May 20: The Secretary General of Pakistan People’s Party, Jehangir Badar, has demanded formation of a caretaker government and an independent election commission to hold fair and free elections in the country.... NAUSHAHROFEROZE: Consumers protest against Hesco NAUSHAHROFEROZE, May 20: People from Tharushah and adjoining villages participated in a demonstration against Hesco on Sunday, complaining that they were facing power stoppages for three hours during the day and another three hours during night.... SHIKARPUR: NPP activists join PML-N SHIKARPUR, May 20: Several leaders and workers of the National People’s Party (NPP) and its student wing have joined the Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz).... SUKKUR: Sukkur hot and dry SUKKUR, May 20: The Met Office has forecast hot and dry weather in Sukkur division on Monday.... PESHAWAR: Christian husband embraces Islam PESHAWAR, May 20: A row between a Christian man and his recently converted wife took an interesting turn on Saturday when the man also embraced Islam and their nikkah was solemnised in a local court.... PESHAWAR: Rule violation in Fata recruitment alleged PESHAWAR, May 20: Over 40 people have been recruited on various posts in the media cell of the Fata civil secretariat without meeting procedural requirements, it is learnt.... PESHAWAR: Rs111m allocated for eye project in Fata PESHAWAR, May 20: The government has started a project to ascertain the number of eye ailment cases in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (Fata).... MANSEHRA: Lawyers plan protest rally to greet Musharraf MANSEHRA, May 20: Lawyers will boycott court proceedings and take out a protest rally in Mansehra on Monday when President Gen. Pervez Musharraf is due here on a visit.... KHAR: Women vaccinators replaced by men KHAR, May 20: The Bajaur Agency political administration has barred women vaccinators from performing their duty and they have been replaced by men....

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