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July 14, 2007 Saturday Jamadi-us-Sani 28, 1428 KARACHI: Girl among three killed in Lyari gang war KARACHI, July 13: Two suspected gangsters were gunned down and a girl was killed in crossfire in Lyari on Friday. The long-drawn exchange of fire between the splinter groups of two... KARACHI: Charge-sheet filed in Nishtar blast case KARACHI, July 13: The administrative judge of anti-terrorism courts on Friday transferred the Nishtar Park bomb blast case to ATC-V. The Investigation Office (IO) produced a three-page charge-sheet against the accused in the court of Abdul Ghafoor Memon.... KARACHI: Khuhro acquitted in Ishwar Lal case KARACHI, July 13: The District and Sessions Judge, South, Zaheer Ahmed S. Leghari, on Friday acquitted the leader of the opposition in the Sindh Assembly, Nisar Ahmed Khuhro, and another PPP MPA, Syed Murad Ali Shah, in the Ishwar Lal case.... KARACHI: Builder turns away SHC commissioner KARACHI, July 13: A court-appointed commissioner was not allowed to enter an illegally-constructed seven-storeyed building at Lyari, a division bench of the Sindh High Court was informed on Friday.... KARACHI: Army slammed over Lal Masjid operation KARACHI, July 13: Scores of rallies were held outside different mosques in the city after the Friday prayers to protest against the Lal Masjid/Jamia Hafsa operation.... KARACHI: Defence pleas in Turabi murder case dismissed KARACHI, July 13: The Anti-Terrorism Court-III, holding a trial in the Allama Hassan Turabi’s murder case, dismissed on Friday two applications filed by the defence counsel.... PESHAWAR: Rallies held against Lal Masjid operation PESHAWAR, July 13: Protest rallies organised by the Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal (MMA) were held across the NWFP on Friday to condemn the Lal Masjid operation. A small rally led by provincial ministers,... PESHAWAR: MMA urged to quit NWFP, Balochistan govts PESHAWAR, July 13: A mosque Khateeb, Maulana Yousuf Quraishi, has urged the MMA leaders to quit Balochistan and NWFP governments.... HYDERABAD: Judicial inquiry into Lal Masjid tragedy sought HYDERABAD, July 13: Students of seminaries and activists of religious parties including Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal staged demonstrations in many parts of the province on Friday in response to a call for protest given by Wafaqul Madaris Al-Arabia against Lal Masjid operation.... KARACHI: The role of the informer in crime detection KARACHI, July 13: Facing a dearth of modern methods and scientific technology, police investigations in the city rely heavily on mukhbirs or informers, and forensic evidence is relegated to a secondary position.... KARACHI: Unsuspecting cyclist killed by tanker KARACHI, July 13: A cyclist was killed and two policemen got injured when a fast-moving water tanker hit them near the Defence turning on Korangi Road here on Friday morning.... KARACHI: Lawyers want names of victims disclosed KARACHI, July 13: The government should disclose the names of those killed in Lal Masjid operation and hand over the bodies to their heirs for burial.... KARACHI: Work on signal-free corridor soon KARACHI, July 13: The city government will start work on another signal-free corridor project during the current month under which flyovers will be constructed at four intersections along the project site.... KARACHI: Need for pro-labour laws stressed KARACHI, July 13: Trade union activists, labour leaders, jurists and journalists underlined the need for the provision of workers’ rights that are guaranteed in the Constitution of Pakistan.... KARACHI: Governor orders development of katchi abadis KARACHI, July 13: Sindh Governor Dr Ishratul Ibad has asked both the city government and the Sindh Katchi Abadis Authority (SKAA) to select one katchi abadi each and develop them into model localities with all the basic amenities.... KARACHI: Nazim makes out case for municipal revenue KARACHI, July 13: City Nazim Syed Mustafa Kamal has expressed his dismay over being held responsible for any lapse in municipal services in any part of the metropolis, pointing out that there were 13 heads responsible to run the administration.... KARACHI: ‘Rescue 911’ for city KARACHI, July 13: The Citizens-Police Liaison Committee (CPLC) on Friday offered to the Sindh police setting up of two “Madadgar 15” centres on the pattern of the American ‘Rescue 911’.... KARACHI: New system for pension payment KARACHI, July 13: The Accountant General, Sindh, Zulfiqar Ali Kadri, on Friday inaugurated computer generated Pension Payment Order (PPO) system, introduced by the Auditor General of Pakistan under the Project to Improve Financial Reporting and Auditing (Pifra).... KARACHI: Reasons for delay in Lyari water project KARACHI, July 13: The Karachi Water and Sewerage Board (KWSB) has offered three reasons for the delay in the completion of the much-awaited Lyari water project.... KARACHI: Woman kills herself KARACHI, July 13: A woman committed suicide by slitting her throat in Hijrat Colony here on Friday. Police ruled out foul play but a doctor pointed out that it was... KARACHI: Light rain KARACHI, July 13: The Met office has forecast partly cloudy weather with chances of light rain/drizzle in the city on Saturday. The maximum temperature is expected to remain between 32 and 34 degree centigrade.—PPI... HYDERABAD: Govt accused of helping revive karo-kari custom HYDERABAD, July 13: The Sindhiani Tehrik, women wing of the Awami Tehrik, on Friday accused the government of reviving the black custom of karo-kari and allowing chieftains and sardars to order killings of human beings under the custom.... HYDERABAD: Minister blamed for breach in drains HYDERABAD, July 13: Slits in Chandan Wah and the MNV drain have flooded 60 villages of Khairpur Nathan Shah taluka deliberately done by the Federal Minister Liaquat Jatoi to save his... BADIN: Badin police claim arrest of 33 absconders BADIN, July 13: Police had arrested 33 absconders and found five pistols, an unspecified number of bullets and five kilogramme charas in their possession during a campaign against anti-social elements in... MIRPURKHAS: Protest against power outage MIRPURKHAS, July 13: Hundreds of resident of Chandi Ram Para, Umerkot protested against power deprivation for last 15 days. They raised slogans against the SDO Hesco for their plight.... HYDERABAD: Supplementary examinations HYDERABAD, July 13: Authorities of the the Mehran University of Engineering and Technology Jamshoro (MEUT) have announced for failure students that their supplementary examinations (Theory) of 2nd term (2000 to 06... HYDERABAD: Protesters block road HYDERABAD, July 13: A large number of residents of Mohammadi town Qasimabad blocked the Wadhu Wah Road on Friday in protest against non-supply of drinking water to their area for several days.... KHAIRPUR: Man kills mother KHAIRPUR, July 13: A man shot dead his 55-year-old mother in Pir Jo Goth late on Thursday night apparently in the name of honour. Reports reaching here said that Imran... PESHAWAR: DNA lab to be set up in NWFP PESHAWAR, July 13: The NWFP government has planned to set up a laboratory for DNA testing to cope with the growing terrorist activities in the province, it is learnt.... PESHAWAR: Smeda to set up full-time cell in FDA offices PESHAWAR, July 13: The Small and Medium Enterprises Development Authority (Smeda) will set up a full-time cell in the Fata Development Authority (FDA) office to facilitate tribal entrepreneurs to invest in small and medium businesses.... PESHAWAR: Lawyers demand inquiry into army action PESHAWAR, July 13: The lawyers’ community on Friday offered funeral prayers here for all people killed in the military operation at Lal Masjid and Jamia Hafsa and demanded a judicial inquiry into the incident.... PESHAWAR: Nazim opens hospital project PESHAWAR, July 13: Mardan District Nazim Hamayatullah Mayar has said that the district government is spending a huge amount on the provision of better health facilities to people.... PESHAWAR: Free medical camps set up PESHAWAR, July 13: The NWFP population welfare department has set up free medical camps in Peshawar, Chitral, D.I. Khan and Tank to provide food items, medicines, mineral water, dry milks and biscuits to the flood-affected people.... PESHAWAR: Compensation announced for blast victims PESHAWAR, July 13: The NWFP government has announced compensation for each person killed and injured in the suicide attack outside an office of a political agent in Miramshah last Thursday.... PESHAWAR: PML-Q workers asked to start preparation for elections PESHAWAR, July 13: Political Affairs Minister and PML-Q provincial president Engr Amir Muqam has urged party workers to start preparation for the upcoming general elections and mobilise the party at the grassroots level.... PESHAWAR: Kabul, Chitral rivers in high flood PESHAWAR, July 13: As the water level continues to recede in most rivers of the NWFP, Kabul River at Sardaryab and Chitral River are still in high flood with the water discharge of 24,955 and 35,500 cusecs, respectively, on Friday.... TIMERGARA: Jirga of ulema, leaders convened TIMERGARA, July 13: A local army commander has convened a jirga of ulema, leaders of political parties, banned outfits and tehsil nazims of Lower Dir district at the DCO office here on July 16.... PESHAWAR: PM’s adviser PESHAWAR, July 13: Adviser to the Prime Minister on Fata affairs Sahibzada Imtiaz Ahmad called on the NWFP Governor Lt-Gen (retd) Ali Mohammad Jan Aurakzai here on Friday.... SANGHAR: Lawyers offer prayers SANGHAR, July 13: A large number of lawyers offered ghaibana namaz-i-janaza in the premises of district and sessions’ court building for the martyrs of Lal Masjid and Jamia Hafsa on Friday.... NAUSHAHRO FEROZE: Strike against encroachment NAUSHAHRO FEROZE, July 13: The town observed strike on Friday on a call given by the Old Students Committee and School Bachayo Committee in protest against encroachment upon playground of a government high school.... LARKANA: Three gunned down LARKANA, July 13: Three people, including a line man of Hesco were gunned down in two incidents on Friday. A gang of bandits attacked Kanpur village in the jurisdiction of... HYDERABAD: Rally in support of operation HYDERABAD, July 13: Activists of Anjuman Janisaran-i-Ahl-i-Bait supported Lal Masjid operation and described those killed inside the Masjid as terrorists and murderers, in a demonstration organised outside Qadam Gah Maula Ali after Friday prayers.... PESHAWAR: Troop deployment affects tourism PESHAWAR, July 13: The Lal Masjid tragedy, coupled with the deployment of combat forces in the Malakand region, has proved to be a stumbling block to the tourism industry as well as overall economy of the area mostly dependent on tourism.... PESHAWAR: Industrial data to be computerised PESHAWAR, July 13: The Sarhad Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SCCI) and Small and Medium Enterprise Development Authority (Smeda) have reached an agreement for computerising industrial database in order to facilitate micro industries and trade in the NWFP.... PESHAWAR: Help sought for FIR registration PESHAWAR, July 13: Some people of Sheikhan, a suburban village of Peshawar, have sought the help of the NWFP governor and the chief minister in getting registered an FIR into the murder of one of their relatives.... PESHAWAR: Revenue staff urged to help people PESHAWAR, July 13: The NWFP Board of Revenue Secretary, Tayyab Awan, has asked the revenue staff to solve the problems of people pertaining to property transfers and other related issues....

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