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May 31, 2007 Thursday Jamadi-ul-Awwal 14, 1428 KARACHI: Governor reaches out to SHC KARACHI, May 30: Governor Dr Ishratul Ibad Khan called on Chief Justice Sabihuddin Ahmed of the Sindh High Court on Wednesday morning in what is being seen by observers as a gubernatorial attempt at fence-mending.... KARACHI: CM blames registrar for failure of inquiry committee KARACHI, May 30: Sindh Chief Minister Dr Arbab Ghulam Rahim has said that the three-member inquiry committee, which was recently constituted by the provincial police chief to conduct an inquiry into... KARACHI: Reopening of case on lawyers’ FIR ordered KARACHI, May 30: An additional district and sessions judge, South, on Wednesday directed the station house officer of the City Courts police station to hand over the Karachi Bar Association’s case... KARACHI: Lawyers to move SHC against Arbab KARACHI, May 30: President of the Karachi Bar Association Iftikhar Javaid Qazi has said that he will file a petition in the Sindh High Court on Thursday (May 31) against Sindh... KARACHI: Mother kills children, commits suicide KARACHI, May 30: A 25-year-old woman committed what police described as suicide after killing her two children on the premises of the Masroor Airbase on Wednesday.... ISLAMABAD: NA body briefed on electricity situation ISLAMABAD, May 30: Representatives of the Karachi Electric Supply Company on Wednesday briefed members of the National Assembly’s Standing Committee on Water and Power about the current situation of power supply to the city.... HYDERABAD: 80 million trees chopped down in Matiari forest: body HYDERABAD, May 30: Influential people of the area in collusion with district forest officials have cut down 80 million of 90.5 million trees in the Rais Mureed Belo (forest), shrinking the... KARACHI: Ban on smoking at public places not enforced: World No-Tobacco Day today KARACHI, May 30: Like elsewhere across the globe, World No-Tobacco Day will be observed on May 31 in the city where health practitioners will highlight the hazards of tobacco consumption in various programmes planned for the day.... KARACHI: Anti-Muttahida rally cancelled KARACHI, May 30: The Pakistan Tehrik-i-Insaf (PTI), Sindh, has announced cancellation of its rally against the Muttahida Qaumi Movement scheduled for Friday from Tower to the Karachi Press Club.... KARACHI: Senate body seeks NECP meeting on harbour pollution ISLAMABAD, May 30: The Senate Standing Comittee on Defence and Defence Production has urged Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz to immediately convene a meeting of the National Environmental Protection Council (NECP) to... KARACHI: SHC reserves verdict on appeal of kidnappers KARACHI, May 30: A division bench of the Sindh High Court on Wednesday reserved its judgment on an appeal challenging life imprisonment given to the appellants/accused in a kidnapping for ransom case by a trial court.... KARACHI: SSC paper rescheduled KARACHI, May 30: The Board of Secondary Education Karachi on Wednesday postponed the paper of Computer Studies (Theory) of SSC Part-I Annual Examination, scheduled to be conducted on June 4, due to by-elections of local bodies.... KARACHI: Rain emergency declared in Site, Baldia towns KARACHI, May 30: Site Town Nazim, Izharuddin Ahmed Khan, cancelled the leaves of relevant staff and directed officials to set up rain emergency centres across the town, besides cleaning drains in the area.... KARACHI: PTCL, union accord KARACHI, May 30: The Management of Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited (PTCL) and Pakistan Telecom Employees Union (PTEU) on Wednesday decided that all the provisions of the agreement signed at the time of privatisation would duly be complied with.... KARACHI: Security beefed up at exam centres KARACHI, May 30: Sindh Chief Secretary Shakil Durrani, taking note of reported cheating and use of unfair means during the ongoing exams of various regional boards, decided to beef up the vigilance measures.... KARACHI: Workers’ body concerned over rising prices KARACHI, May 30: The Pakistan Workers’ Federation on Wednesday expressed concern over rising prices of daily use commodities, utility bills and increasing unemployment and termed the government’s policies a total failure.... KARACHI: Two-stroke rickshaws to get reprieve till 2010 KARACHI, May 30: Sindh Governor, Dr Ishratul Ibad Khan, on Wednesday directed the relevant officials to give the owners of worn-out, smoke emitting and noisy rickshaws cut-off dates up till 2010 to make their vehicles environmentally friendly.... KARACHI: Contract system in fisheries to be abolished by July KARACHI, MAY 30: The contract system in the inland fishing zones will be abolished on July 1 and a notification in this regard will be issued soon.... KARACHI: Piracy costs govt Rs10bn annually KARACHI, May 30: The losses to the government on account of intellectual property rights piracy (IPR) come to around Rs10 billion a year as the pirates, through their illegal business, evade... KARACHI: KUJ vows to resist pressure tactics KARACHI, May 30: Media-men on Wednesday sent strong warnings to the government and pressure groups to desist from sending death threats to journalists, who were doing their duty and disseminating facts.... KARACHI: Power cuts persist KARACHI, May 30: People suffered hours-long power outages in many parts of the city on Wednesday as the Karachi Electricity Supply Corporation resorted to load-shedding to meet 422MW shortfall due to malfunctioning of Bin Qasim Thermal Power Station.... KARACHI: Student killed KARACHI, May 30: A college student died and his associate was seriously wounded while resisting a cellphone snatching attempt in the limits of the Mubina town police station on Wednesday.... KARACHI: Two suspects shot dead KARACHI, May 30: Two suspects were shot dead and a policeman was wounded in what police claimed to be an encounter in the Defence Housing Authority on Wednesday.Police... KARACHI: Hot weather KARACHI, May 30: The meteorological office has forecast hot and humid weather with maximum temperature expected between 35 and 37 degrees centigrade for Thursday.... HYDERABAD: Labour leaders dispute claim over poverty cut HYDERABAD, May 30: The Sindh chapter of the National Labour Federation (NLF) on Wednesday rejected what it called the oft-repeated claim of president and prime minister that poverty had reduced over... HYDERABAD: Attack near Baghdad shrine condemned HYDERABAD, May 30: Jamaat Ahl-i-Sunnat activists staged a protest demonstration outside the press club here on Wednesday to condemn a recent truck bomb attack near the shrine of one of the... NAWABSHAH: Officials, teachers blamed for closed schools NAWABSHAH, May 30: The district council in its session on Wednesday held negligence by the education department, teachers and their union responsible for about 738 non-functional schools in the district.... DADU: 5 of a family injured by robbers DADU, May 30: Five members of a family, including three women, were injured by criminals when they offered resistance during a day-time robbery at their house on Daro road here on Wednesday.... PESHAWAR: Bail confirmed in Qamar murder case PESHAWAR, May 30: A local court on Wednesday confirmed the pre-arrest bail of Awami National Party’s senior vice-president Haji Ghulam Ahmad Bilour, his brother and MPA, Bashir Ahmad Bilour and Mr... LANDI KOTAL: Agents halt clearance of transit goods LANDI KOTAL (Khyber Agency), May 30: Customs clearing agents in Torkham on Wednesday stopped clearance of all kinds of goods meant for Afghanistan after a row with a local transporters’ union over the collection of ‘illegal taxes’.... SWABI: WTO regime a challenge to developing world: governor SWABI, May 30: NWFP Governor Ali Mohammad Jan Aurakzai has said that the implementation of the World Trade Organisation regime poses a great challenge to developing countries like Pakistan.... PESHAWAR: ANP asks govt to quit PESHAWAR, May 30: Provincial general-secretary of the Awami National Party Mian Iftikhar Hussain has expressed anguish over increasing terrorism incidents in the NWFP and tribal areas and termed it a conspiracy against the Pakhtun population.... LAKKI MARWAT: Development projects discussed LAKKI MARWAT, May 30: Several development projects for the next year’s Annual Development Programme for the Lakki Marwat Frontier Region were discussed at a meeting here on Wednesday.... PESHAWAR: NWFP Bar decision welcomed PESHAWAR, May 30: PML culture wing provincial president Muhammad Habib Qureshi advocate and lawyers wing central president Justice (retd) Muhammad Azam Khan have welcomed the decision of the NWFP Bar Council’s disciplinary committee of restoring its suspended members.... PESHAWAR: Reward for fine collectors under consideration PESHAWAR, May 30: The NWFP government is considering a reward package for officials collecting fines against various offences relating to vehicle number plates in a bid to increase tax collection in the next fiscal year.... PESHAWAR: KhUJ plans demo PESHAWAR, May 30: The Khyber Union of Journalists will hold a demonstration on Friday in protest against attacks on houses of journalists and hurling of threats to newsmen after the May 12 bloodbath in Karachi.... PESHAWAR: Conference PESHAWAR, May 30: The Sarhad University of Science and Information Technology, will hold an international conference on ‘policy making for good governance’ in the country here on Friday.... PESHAWAR: Airport entry fee challenged PESHAWAR, May 30: The imposition of entry fee for visitors to the Peshawar International Airport was challenged before the Peshawar High Court on Wednesday. Advocate Abdul Samad Marwat filed a writ... MANSEHRA: Balakot traders call off strike MANSEHRA, May 30: Traders in Balakot have called off a strike for June 4 to protest against the Earthquake Rehabilitation and Reconstruction Authority (Erra) after the interior minister assured them that their long due compensation amount would be released soon.... MUZAFFARABAD: 50 couples tie the knot at mass wedding MUZAFFARABAD, May 30: Fifty couples from Muzaffarabad, which was devastated by the Oct 2005 earthquake, tied the knot on Tuesday at a mass wedding ceremony sponsored by a leading Pakistani construction company....

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