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July 18, 2007 Wednesday Rajab 02, 1428 KARACHI: High court issues notice on former LTF chief’s plea KARACHI, July 17: A division bench of the Sindh High Court comprising Justice Moosa K. Laghari and Justice Muhammad Afzal Soomro on Tuesday issued a notice to the advocate-general of Sindh... KARACHI: Governor sitting on inquiry report: Probe into SPSC affairs KARACHI, July 17: An inquiry commission report concerning allegations of corruption against the chairman of the Sindh Public Service Commission (SPSC), Mohammad Hasan Bhutto, was received two months ago by the governor of Sindh, Dr Ishratul Ibad, Dawn has learnt.... KARACHI: City Council meets today KARACHI, July 17: A City Council meeting will be held on Wednesday to discuss the remaining agenda of the current session. The meeting was adjourned on July 14 by Naib Nazim... KARACHI: Lawyers oppose deployment of troops in NWFP KARACHI, July 17: The legal fraternity on Tuesday expressed concern over the deployment of troops in different districts of the NWFP and asked the government to confine their movement to the... KARACHI: Individual metering suggested to cut water wastage KARACHI, July 17: Terming the city’s water supply system “inefficient” and “wasteful”, the forthcoming Karachi Strategic Master Plan (KSMP)-2020 has warned that pumping more water into the system will proportionately amplify the technical and financial losses, increasing waste.... KARACHI: Body formed to recommend milk price KARACHI, July 17: The city government constituted on Tuesday a 15-member committee to carry out a fresh exercise to sort out and recommend just prices of milk at the production, wholesale and retail stages.... HYDERABAD: Police claim killing 2 in encounter; families dispute version HYDERABAD, July 17: Police killed two criminals in an encounter, termed ‘fake’ by the bereaved families, in the Hali Road police station’s area in Railway American quarters on Tuesday.... LARKANA: Lecturers on hunger strike LARKANA, July 17: A group of professors and lecturers observed a token hunger strike outside the press club on Tuesday in response to a call given by the Sindh Professors and... NAWABSHAH: NMC faces shortage of doctors NAWABSHAH, July 17: The Medical Superintendent, Nawabshah Medical College Hospital (NMCH), Prof Dr Gulshan Ali Memon has said the NMCH is facing shortage of doctors, paramedics, nurses and space as there... NAWABSHAH: Nurses complain of abuse NAWABSHAH, July 17: Nursing students of the Nawabshah Medical College Hospital (NMCH) have sought legal action against a doctor and paramedical staff for criminal assault.... KARACHI: Slow melt of Siachen & climate change KARACHI, July 17: While industrialised countries around the world argue over about carbon emissions trade, a number of environmentalists in Pakistan have identified the slow melt of the Siachen glacier as... KARACHI: Malir Town to get passport office: Action against encroachers in Korangi KARACHI, July 17: A new passport branch office will soon start functioning in Malir Town. It will facilitate the residents of Shah Faisal, Landhi, Gadap and Bin Qasim towns and adjoining areas, besides Malir Town.... KARACHI: Shifting of illegal bus terminals still awaited KARACHI, July 17: Despite tall claims made by the provincial and the city governments, most of the illegal intercity bus terminals are still functioning in the city in connivance with the authorities concerned.... KARACHI: Cases approved for prosecution KARACHI, July 17: The Anti-Corruption Committee-II at a meeting on Tuesday reviewed 27 cases of alleged corruption against various officials of the provincial and city governments and decided further proceedings.... KARACHI: Lawyers to form political alliance KARACHI, July 17: Lawyers belonging to various political parties have decided to form an All-Parties Democratic Alliance to play an effective role in the next elections and extend legal support to the parties fighting against the military-led government in the country.... KARACHI: Safety steps in labs KARACHI, July 17: Chemical scientists, laboratory staff and students may suffer fatal diseases and biological hazards while working in laboratories without adhering to safety measures.... KARACHI: Dhabeji pumping station to get 35MW plant KARACHI, July 17: An agreement for the establishment of a 35-megawatt power plant to ensure an uninterrupted electricity supply to the Dhabeji pumping station was signed here on Tuesday between the Karachi Water & Sewerage Board and a US-based Pakistani firm.... KARACHI: Malir jail superintendent accused of misconduct KARACHI, July 17: On the directives from the Supreme Court of Pakistan, the district and sessions judge Malir on Tuesday called the superintendent of the district jail Malir and informed him... KARACHI: Three held for robbery KARACHI, July 17: Police arrested three men who were reportedly fleeing after robbing a woman of her valuables in Gulshan-i-Iqbal on Tuesday. Police said a gang of five riding on two motorcycles snatched jewellery from a woman in Block 13-D.... KARACHI: 50 years of Goethe in Karachi KARACHI, July 17: The German cultural centre in the city, Goethe Institut, completes its 50 years in the city. To celebrate the occasion, three events have been planned by the management of the institute.The... KARACHI: Doctors hail SC action against PMDC KARACHI, July 17: The Pakistan Medical Association Karachi chapter on Tuesday welcomed the Supreme Court’s suo motu action against the illegal recognition of thirty medical institutes by the Pakistan Medical and Dental Council.... KARACHI: Paintings show KARACHI, July 17: ‘Ittihad Bainul Muslimein’, an exhibition of paintings by Naveed Iqbal, opens at the V.M. Art gallery on July 18 at 6pm. The exhibition will continue till July 31 daily from 10.30am... PESHAWAR: 3 chambers for trade, industry proposed: Women plan separate body PESHAWAR, July 17: At least three new chambers of commerce and industry, including one meant exclusively for women entrepreneurs, will be set up in the NWFP after implementation of the newly-promulgated Trade Organisations Ordinance 2007.... PESHAWAR: Traders ask govt to take them into confidence PESHAWAR, July 17: Traders of the NWFP have asked the federal government to take them into confidence on the proposed formation of a chamber for small traders and industry.... PESHAWAR: Need to educate students about drug addiction underlined PESHAWAR, July 17: Adolescents studying in schools and seminaries should be equipped with life skills-based education so that they could safeguard themselves against physical abuse, domestic violence and drug addiction, said... MANSEHRA: Quake-hit families asked to leave camp by 25th MANSEHRA, July 17: The district government, on the directives of the provincial government, has set July 25 as the deadline for winding up the Jabba Tent Village and asked 325 families affected by the 2005 earthquake to leave the camp.... PESHAWAR: Three detained people set free PESHAWAR, July 17: Three people of the Swabi district, who recently came to Pakistan after having been released by the Afghan government, have been set free from the Peshawar Central Prison following formal clearance by intelligence agencies.... MARDAN: Two sentenced to death in kidnapping for ransom case MARDAN, July 17: An anti-terrorism court here on Tuesday sentenced to death two kidnappers and awarded life imprisonment to two of their accomplices in a case of kidnapping for ransom.... LAKKI MARWAT: Bus passengers robbed of cash LAKKI MARWAT, July 17: Bandits hijacked a bus at gunpoint near the Kurram bridge on the Indus Highway and robbed passengers of cash and valuables on Tuesday morning, according to officials....

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