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May 23, 2007 Wednesday Jamadi-ul-Awwal 06, 1428 KARACHI: Top bureaucrats, IG appear before SHC: Contempt plea over May 12 violence KARACHI, May 22: The federal interior secretary, the provincial chief secretary, the home secretary, the inspector-general of police and the capital city police officer on Tuesday appeared before the Sindh High... KARACHI: Power cuts as Siemens violates KESC accord KARACHI, May 22: While there has been no let-up in power outages and load-shedding in the city, sources in the Karachi Electric Supply Corporation have held Siemens responsible for aggravating the... KARACHI: Nazim resents MQM being described as terrorist party KARACHI, May 22: City Nazim Mustafa Kamal has said that, besides other ethnic communities, Pakhtuns are also enjoying economic benefits in Karachi, and 80 per cent of all contractors working for the city government are Pakhtun.... KARACHI: Achakzai slams army intervention in politics KARACHI, May 22: Pakhtunkhwa Milli Awami Party (PMAP) chief Mehmood Khan Achakzai has strongly opposed the role of the military and agencies in the country’s politics and warned that if the... KARACHI: PAC meets to review strike decision KARACHI, May 22: The Pakhtun Action Committee (Loya Jirga) is meeting on Wednesday to review its decision of a three-day strike call from May 25, says a press statement.... KARACHI: KBCA told to explain why court order not followed KARACHI, May 22: The Sindh High Court on Tuesday asked the chief controller of buildings to appear before it on May 25 and explain why the Karachi Building Control Authority did... PESHAWAR: ‘Land mafia’ exploiting industrial plots: officials PESHAWAR, May 22: Industrial estates in the NWFP present an ideal opportunity to the ‘land mafia’ where money is invested not for industrial purposes but to earn profits through speculative real... KARACHI: Khuhro irked by MQM ‘double standards’ KARACHI, May 22: Leader of the Opposition in the Sindh Assembly Nisar Ahmed Khuhro of PPP has accused the Muttahida Qaumi Movement of having adopted double standards in politics.... KARACHI: Over half of domestic solid waste never reaches landfill sites KARACHI, May 22: The city generates over 8,000 metric tons of solid waste daily, but the two designated landfill sites receive less than 4,000 tons. The rest of over 4,000 tons... KARACHI: Experts seek final push in polio eradication drive KARACHI, May 22: Speakers at a press briefing on Tuesday stressed the need for liaison with media groups and religious leaders to remove misconceptions regarding polio and other vaccines.... KARACHI: 9,000 born with cleft lips, palates every year: Three-day workshop begins KARACHI, May 22: Nine thousand children are born with cleft lips or palates every year in the country and their proper rehabilitation remains difficult in view of the availability of a... KARACHI: Students at exam centres brave power cuts KARACHI, May 22: Thousands of boys and girls appearing in the Class IX exams braved sweltering heat and frequent power breakdowns at a number of examination centres in the city.... KARACHI: LLM, LLB examination forms, fee KARACHI, May 22: The University of Karachi has notified that the exam forms and fees of the LLB part I, II and final as well as LLM (previous and final) for... KARACHI: Govt, schools clash over summer vacation KARACHI, May 22: Sindh Education Department has warned management of private schools to refrain from curtailing the summer vacation by 15 days with commencement of the academic session from August 1.... KARACHI: Literary sitting KARACHI, May 22: The 149th monthly literary sitting of ‘Bazm-i-Scienci Adab’ will be held at Dr Salimuzzaman Science Centre on May 26.... KARACHI: Candle light memorial KARACHI, May 22: The Dialogue For Development Forum (DDF), an alliance of civil society organizations, in harmony with other nations of the world, observed the International Candle Light Memorial – 2007,... KARACHI: Exhibition at Citi Art Gallery KARACHI, May 22: ‘Realistic Rural Life’, an exhibition of watercolour paintings by two young artists, Shahid Iqbal and Mohan Das, opens at the Citi Art Gallery at 5.30pm on Wednesday.... KARACHI: ‘Streets of Sindh’ at Majmu’a KARACHI, May 22: ‘The Streets of Sindh’, an exhibition of water colour paintings by Mohammad Ali Bhatti, opens at the Majmu’a The Art Gallery at 6pm on Wednesday.... KARACHI: Gandhara Art KARACHI, May 22: The Institute of Ethics and Culture is organising a seminar on Gandhara Art in Pakistan at the National Museum of Pakistan on Thursday.... KARACHI: ANP leaders visit Bilawal House, JI office KARACHI, May 22: Awami National Party chief Senator Asfandyar Wali Khan on Tuesday visited Bilawal House to meet Pakistan People’s Party leader Syed Qaim Ali Shah.... KARACHI: Growing anger over outages as city sizzles KARACHI, May 22: He was screaming and beating his chest on a sizzling Tuesday afternoon in the balcony of his third floor apartment, attracting the attention of the passers by who... KARACHI: Case against Al Qaeda suspect put off KARACHI, May 22: A division bench of the Sindh High Court comprising Chief Justice Sabihuddin Ahmed and Justice Gulzar Ahmed on Tuesday adjourned till June 4 the hearing of a case... KARACHI: Wife beaten to death KARACHI, May 22: An 18-year-old woman was beaten to death allegedly by her husband.... KARACHI: Man shot dead KARACHI, May 22: A 28-year-old man, Akbar, was found dead near his house in Saeedabad’s Sector D-3. The body was shifted to Civil Hospital where sources said he was shot a single bullet.... HYDERABAD: DPO defends sedition case against lawyers HYDERABAD, May 22: DPO Hyderabad Imran Shaukat has defended registration of sedition case against lawyers and local political leaders and said: “I was not aware of the condition to take permission... HYDERABAD: Over 61,000 appear in HSC exams HYDERABAD, May 22: The annual examinations (2007) of Higher Secondary Certificate (part-I and II) in all groups began here on Tuesday under the management of Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education, Hyderabad.... HYDERABAD: DCO seeks budgetary proposals HYDERABAD, May 22: District Coordination Officer Mohammad Hussain Syed has directed the EDOs and group offices to submit budget recommendations and estimates for 2007-08 within two weeks.... HYDERABAD: JSM calls for change in system HYDERABAD, May 22: The Jeay Sindh Mahaz has condemned Karachi killings and said that it was an outcome of a `dispute between the supporters of dictatorship and those who want a change in the country.’... NAUSHAHRO FEROZE: Hospital staff boycotts OPD NAUSHAHRO FEROZE, May 22: The medical staff at Kandiaro taluka hospital on Tuesday boycotted the hospital’s outpatient department for two hours in protest against misbehaviour of a patient’s attendant with a doctor.... NAUSHAHRO FEROZE: Woman commits suicide NAUSHAHRO FEROZE, May 22: A 25-year-old married woman committed suicide by taking pesticide in the Thet Goraho village on Tuesday.... PESHAWAR: Holistic approach urged to preserve biodiversity: Need for awareness underlined PESHAWAR, May 22: Expressing their concern at the loss of biodiversity during two functions organised on Tuesday to mark the International Biodiversity Day, educationists and university students advocated a holistic approach to preserve biodiversity in nature.... PESHAWAR: PML-N to observe N-test anniversary PESHAWAR, May 22: The Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz will observe the ‘Youm-i-Takbeer’ on May 28 to commemorate the testing of nuclear devices in 1998....

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