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July 09, 2007 Monday Jamadi-us-Sani 23, 1428 KARACHI: MQM backs govt, others urge truce: Lal Masjid standoff KARACHI, July 8: Supporting the government’s stance on the Lal Masjid issue, the Muttahida Qaumi Movement has urged ulema to use their influence to secure the release of women and children trapped inside the Islamabad mosque.... KARACHI: Master plan defines routes of ring roads KARACHI, July 8: The city government’s soon-to-be-implemented Karachi Strategic Master Plan (KSMP) 2020 calls four proposed ring roads an important initiative that will help reduce traffic congestion on principal arteries and create alternatives near the port and the central business district.... HYDERABAD: Rival PML groups clash in Hyderabad HYDERABAD, July 8: Supporters and opponents of Senator Ghaffar Qureshi of the ruling Pakistan Muslim League staged demonstrations outside the press club on Sunday and raised slogans against each other which led to exchange of hot words and scuffle.... MIRPURKHAS: Ex-DIG’s case adjourned MIRPURKHAS, July 8: The second additional sessions judge on Saturday adjourned hearing of a case against former DIG Rana Saleemullah Khan filed at the town police station to July 31.... HYDERABAD: Govt urged to step up rehabilitation work HYDERABAD, July 8: The Sindh Chamber of Agriculture (SCA) on Sunday demanded that the government should step up efforts to rehabilitate the rain-and flood-affected people on a war footing.... KARACHI: PAC asks govt to fulfil commitments KARACHI, July 8: The Pakhtun Action Committee (Loya Jirga), expressing its serious concern over the non-implementation of an accord between it and the Sindh government, has threatened to change its ‘strategy’ if the government did not start fulfilling its commitments.... KARACHI: French relief consignment arrives KARACHI, July 8: France has sent relief goods for the people affected by rains and floods in Sindh and Balochistan, according to a statement issued by the Pakistan Customs’ media cell here on Sunday.... KARACHI: Towns asked to ensure fumigation KARACHI, July 8: Sindh Minister for Local Government, Katchi Abadis and Spatial Development Mohammad Hussain Khan has directed all the towns to maintain close liaison with union councils for identification of the areas, which need immediate attention for sanitation and fumigation.... KARACHI: 418 cops promoted KARACHI, July 8: As many as 198 police constables and 220 head constables have been promoted to the rank of head constable and assistant sub-inspector.... KARACHI: Man stabbed to death KARACHI, July 8: A young man was stabbed to death allegedly by his friends in Bhittaiabad here on Saturday night.... KARACHI: Reopening of schools on Aug 1 urged KARACHI, July 8: The United Private Schools Management Front (UPSMF) has appealed to the Sindh governor to order the reopening of schools after summer vacation from August 1, instead of August 16.... KARACHI: London APC described as utter failure KARACHI, July 8: The Special Assistant to the Sindh Chief Minister, Syed Amir Abidi, has described the All-Parties Conference (APC) being held in London as an utter failure.... KARACHI: KU internet bandwidth enhanced KARACHI, July 8: The internet bandwidth at the University of Karachi has been enhanced to 8Mb giving speedy access to audio and video conferencing.... KARACHI: Enforcement of traffic laws KARACHI, July 8: Sindh Transport Minister Adil Siddiqi has taken notice of increasing fatal traffic accidents in the city and directed DIG Traffic and other organisations and officials concerned to pursue... KARACHI: Drizzle likely KARACHI, July 8: The meteorological office has forecast cloudy weather with chances of drizzle for the city on Monday.... KARACHI: New curricula include lessons on corruption KARACHI, July 8: Lessons, essays and poems on ‘corruption’ would be included in the new curricula from the next academic year.... KARACHI: Vaccination against hepatitis stressed KARACHI, July 8: Doctors at an awareness programme stressed the need for vaccination of children against hepatitis.... KARACHI: Urdu varsity leaves staff, students in the lurch: Evening programme closure KARACHI, July 8: The Federal Urdu University of Arts, Science and Technology (FUUAST) seems to have opted for making losses and keeping hundreds of students in a fix over their desire... KARACHI: Homage paid to Qawwal Munshi Raziuddin KARACHI, July 8: A qawwali and classical music evening was held in memory of the late Munshi Raziuddin Qawwal on the occasion of his fourth death anniversary in a hotel here on Saturday night.... KARACHI: 12,000 primary schoolteachers to be trained KARACHI, July 8: The Sindh government has been implementing a comprehensive training programme for primary teachers to improve teaching skills and quality of education in the government schools.... SHIKARPUR: Tribal feud claims three lives SHIKARPUR, July 8: Three men belonging to the Kharos Jatoi tribe were shot dead and two others suffered serious injuries when their rival group fired on them at the Aurangabad bus stop in Amrote police station’s area on Sunday.... MIRPURKHAS: Teachers seek reinstatement MIRPURKHAS, July 8: The Action Committee for the Rehabilitation of Teachers, comprising primary school teachers who were sacked in 1998, staged a token hunger strike outside the local press club on... MIRPURKHAS: Man axes sister to death MIRPURKHAS, July 8: A man axed his sister to death and seriously injured a man on Saturday suspicions they were involved in illicit affair in the Laldin village of Kunri taluka.... PESHAWAR: Shortage of anti-venom serum causing deaths: Scorpion sting PESHAWAR, July 8: Scores of deaths take place every year in the Frontier due to scorpion stings, as there is a shortage of anti-venom medicine in the province, according to some experts.... PESHAWAR: PPP criticises MMA govt PESHAWAR, July 8: The Pakistan People’s Party (Sherpao) on Sunday claimed that the Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal government had failed in securing the financial rights of the NWFP, including the net hydel profits.... PESHAWAR: Officials blamed for delay in appointment of polio officers PESHAWAR, July 8: Interference from government officials has been hindering the appointment of district health communication officers in seven polio-prone districts of the NWFP, sources said.... MARDAN: Money-changers robbed of Rs20m MARDAN, July 8: Robbers looted Rs20 million from three people of Timergara when they were going home from Peshawar on Saturday night.... ABBOTTABAD: Tax bar association elects office-bearers ABBOTTABAD, July 8: Bashir Ahmad and Sajid Rehman Malik were re-elected president and secretary-general of the Hazara Tax Bar Association at its annual general body meeting held here on Sunday....

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