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May 25, 2007 Friday Jamadi-ul-Awwal 08, 1428 KARACHI: Ibad meets leaders in reconciliation drive KARACHI, May 24: Sindh Governor Dr Ishratul Ibad on Thursday continued his diplomatic initiative and held meetings with leaders of the opposition in a move described by political analysts as a... KARACHI: MMA wants lawmakers to probe May 12 bloodshed KARACHI, May 24: President of the Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal Qazi Hussain Ahmed has demanded that a parliamentary commission probe the May 12 violence that claimed the lives of over 40 people.... KARACHI: Opposition, lawyers resume protests KARACHI, May 24: Lawyers at the Sindh High Court, the City Courts and the Malir District Court on Thursday boycotted the courts proceedings for a full day and took out a... KARACHI: KWSB to outsource operations, upkeep of installations KARACHI, May 24: The financially-starved KWSB under its contract management plan has, in principle, decided to outsource the operations and maintenance of its major installations as all of them are functioning much below their optimum capacity.... KARACHI: PAC leader defends decision on strike KARACHI, May 24: The Pakhtun Action Committee (Loya Jirga) has said that the decision to defer the strike call was taken in the interest of peace and to thwart the conspiracies... KARACHI: FBI officials examining suspect accounts KARACHI, May 24: At least four officials of the Federal Bureau of Investigation have been frequenting the head office of a foreign bank in connection with the probe of a banking... KARACHI: Lyari to get 6mgd more water within 45 days: Kamal KARACHI May 24: Nazim of Karachi Syed Mustafa Kamal has announced that those areas of Lyari which had been facing water scarcity for the last 50 years will get an additional... HYDERABAD: Court issues notices to nazims, DCO HYDERABAD, May 24: A division bench of the Sindh High Court Hyderabad circuit, on Wednesday, issued notices to District Nazim, DCO and Taluka city Nazim Hyderabad for May 29 on public... PESHAWAR: NWFP’s first sanitation policy soon: Input from TMAs awaited PESHAWAR, May 24: The NWFP government has formulated its first sanitation policy in collaboration with the World Bank, which will be approved by the provincial cabinet after incorporating feedback from the Tehsil Municipal Administrations (TMAs).... PESHAWAR: Power supply to 9 govt depts cut PESHAWAR, May 24: The Peshawar Electricity Supply Company (Pesco) has severed power supply to nine more government departments after their failure to pay dues in time, according to a press release.... KARACHI: Minto seeks end to army interference, slams violence KARACHI, May 24: The National Workers Party has demanded an end to the interference of the army in politics, feudalism and influence of the multi-national firms in the country.... KARACHI: Gang-rape victims face govt apathy KARACHI, May 24: Despite the passage of five months since the separate brutal gang-rapes of Kainat Soomro and Nasima Labano made headlines, justice has not been done to the teenaged victims.... KARACHI: Bandits kill worker KARACHI, May 24: A gang of three bandits killed on Thursday a factory worker in Gulberg.... KARACHI: Contractual workers to get more benefits KARACHI, May 24: Federal Minister for labour, Manpower and Overseas Pakistanis Ghulam Sarwar Khan on Thursday said that the government intended to bring about a positive change in the labour laws to ensure maximum possible facilities to contractual employees.... KARACHI: Pakhtuns’ role in city’s uplift appreciated KARACHI, May 24: The Sindh Minister for Local Government, Katchi Abadis and Spatial Development, Mohammad Hussain Khan, has said that the Pakhtuns have played a vital role in the uplift of... KARACHI: DCO for cleaning of drains before monsoons KARACHI, May 24: The District Coordination Officer, Karachi, Javed Hanif, has called for preparing a strategy for the cleaning of all small and major drains before monsoons.... KARACHI: Rs16bn projects to be completed in six months KARACHI, May 24: Work on various water and sewerage projects worth Rs16 billion will be completed in six months.... KARACHI: Services of ambulance drivers lauded KARACHI, May 24: Two ambulance drivers were killed and 80 others injured while a total of 112 ambulances were damaged, 40 of them completely, during violent incidents in the city over the past six years.... KARACHI: Demand for women workers’ rights KARACHI, May 24: The Working Women Organization Trust has called for giving due rights to women and cottage industry workers, and demanded equal wages for male and female workers.... KARACHI: NED senate election KARACHI, May 24: Mohammad Shafique has been elected unopposed as member of the senate of the NED University of Engineering and Technology, Karachi, under the registered graduates category.... KARACHI: KBCA chief for implementation of court orders KARACHI, May 24: The chief controller of the Karachi Buildings Control Authority (KBCA), Rauf Akhtar Farooqui, has directed the officials concerned to ensure immediate implementation of court orders regarding construction-related cases and submit a report to him at the earliest.... KARACHI: BCom results announced KARACHI, May 24: The University of Karachi has announced the result of BCom (both parts).... KARACHI: Projects reviewed KARACHI, May 24: Nazim Gulshan-i-Iqbal Town, Wasey Jalil, on Thursday visited the ongoing development schemes underway at Shamama Centre to Pahalwan Goth and Jauhar Mor Road.... KARACHI: Riveting performance by German jazz vocalist KARACHI, May 24: German solo jazz singer Michael Schiefel weaved an intricate tapestry of sound using only his voice and an electronic contraption at the Arts Council auditorium here on Thursday night.... KARACHI: Glories of Gandharan art extolled KARACHI, May 24: A renowned archaeologist gave an inspiring presentation about the Gandharan art attached with the life and times of the Buddha at the Burns Gardens’ auditorium here on Thursday.... KARACHI: DUHS shifting paed unit KARACHI, May 24: The Dow University of Health Sciences administration has decided to shift Unit-2 of paediatrics department to some other suitable place in order to increase its bed strength, said sources in the university.... KARACHI: 1,157 katchi abadis notified KARACHI, May 24: Notification of 1,157 out of a total 1,293 katchi abadis in Sindh was issued and the people were allowed to get lease of their lands.... KARACHI: Intellectual indisposed KARACHI, May 24: Badar Abro, eminent Sindhi short story writer and archaeology researcher, underwent an open-heart surgery at the National Medical Centre here on Thursday.... HYDERABAD: Official appointed to complete work on uplift package HYDERABAD, May 24: The district government has appointed a full-time project director to step up pace of work on the Hyderabad Development Package (HDP) and ensure it is completed within stipulated period.... HYDERABAD: PML leader resigns HYDERABAD, May 24: Member, Sindh Council, Pakistan Muslim League, and former secretary information of its Hyderabad chapter, S.M. Ilyas has resigned from the party in protest against the attitude of district president and general secretary.... HYDERABAD: Seminar calls for removal of govt HYDERABAD, May 24: Speakers at a seminar on Thursday called for removal of the government and establishment of an interim set-up and an independent election commission to hold free, fair and transparent elections.... HYDERABAD: Nazim asks Wasa to end water shortage HYDERABAD, May 24: District Nazim Kanwar Naveed Jamil on Thursday directed the Water And Sanitation Agency (Wasa) to solve growing complaints about shortage of drinking water in Paretabad, Hala Naka, Tando... HYDERABAD: No plantation in Hyderabad for 20 years, says HCCI HYDERABAD, May 24: Plantation in Hyderabad city has not been carried out during the last 20 years resulting in environmental degradation. The environment has not only affected human health but also contributed in ecological imbalance.... HYDERABAD: Call to establish consumer courts HYDERABAD, May 24: Consumer Rights Forum Chairperson Ms Nasreen Shakeel Pathan has urged the governor of Sindh to ensure implementation of the Consumer Protection Ordinance in letter and spirit and demanded... HYDERABAD: Panhwar’s death anniversary HYDERABAD, May 24: The eighth death anniversary of founder of department of Mass Communication, University Sindh, and social worker Dr Khan Mohammad Panhwar will be observed on May 27.... MIRPURKHAS: Police slammed for not arresting accused MIRPURKHAS, May 24: A landlord, Pir Iftikhar Ahmed Jan Sarhandi, has accused the Umerkot police of failing to arrest an accused in a murder attempt case despite the lapse of one month.... LARKANA: Ghinwa invites PPP workers to her party LARKANA, May 24: PPP-SB chairperson Ghinwa Bhutto has asked workers of the People’s Party Parliamentarians to join her party, instead of feeling disappointed on the face of a deal of their party’s leadership with President Musharraf.... NAUSHAHRO FEROZE: Accident NAUSHAHRO FEROZE, May 24: Five members of a family, including three children, were injured when their car was hit by a truck near Kandiaro on the National Highway on Thursday.... PESHAWAR: Funds meant for Fata uplift diverted to ‘settled’ area plans PESHAWAR, May 24: The Civil Secretariat Fata has transferred Rs30 million from the Annual Development Programme for the tribal areas to the Sahibzada Abdul Qayum Memorial Trust for construction of a branch of the Islamia College in Swabi district.... PESHAWAR: NWFP may get financial support for reforms PESHAWAR, May 24: Federal Education Minister Javed Ashraf Qazi has hinted at extending financial support to the NWFP government for the education sector reforms programme.... PESHAWAR: Scouts movement to be made effective PESHAWAR, May 24: NWFP Governor Ali Mohammad Jan Aurakzai has said the ‘scouts movement’ would be made more effective in view of the prevailing circumstances.... PESHAWAR: Smoking among students has fallen: study PESHAWAR, May 24: The prevalence of smoking among university students has decreased from 34 per cent in 2003 to 25 per cent in 2006, according to a study.... PESHAWAR: Tourism parks planned PESHAWAR, May 24: The Sarhad Tourism Corporation (STC) will develop some parks in the province in order to promote tourism, according to officials.... PESHAWAR: Workers’ convention PESHAWAR, May 24: The ruling PML will hold a workers’ convention on Sunday, May 27, near Hayatabad....

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