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July 26, 2007 Thursday Rajab 10, 1428 KARACHI: UTPs miss court hearings due to lack of police vans KARACHI, July 25: Despite an official announcement that vehicles would be made available to different prisons across the province for the transport of under-trial prisoners (UTPs), the vans are yet to materialise.... KARACHI: Construction plan finalised for CHK’s trauma centre KARACHI, July 25: Sindh Health Minister Syed Sardar Ahmad on Wednesday approved the relocation of the ophthalmology and neurology departments of the Civil Hospital Karachi to make way for a 14-storey trauma centre.... KARACHI: SHC issues notices in hoardings case KARACHI, July 25: A division bench consisting of Chief Justice Sabihuddin Ahmed and Justice Nadeem Azhar Siddiqui has issued notices to the provincial and city district governments, the Karachi Electricity Supply... KARACHI: Three killed in city KARACHI, July 25: Three people – two men and a woman – were gunned down in separate incidents in different parts of the city on Wednesday.... KARACHI: Boiler blast site awaits inspection KARACHI, July 25: No government official turned up to inspect the boiler explosion site on Wednesday despite the fact that Sindh Minister for Labour and Industries Adil Siddiqui had ordered an... KARACHI: Three petitions against Pemra law admitted KARACHI, July 25: The Sindh High Court admitted to regular hearing three petitions challenging the validity of the June 4 Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority Ordinance.... KARACHI: Statements recorded in conspiracy case KARACHI, July 24: An anti-terrorism court on Wednesday recorded statements of three prosecution witnesses in a case of hatching a conspiracy to kill President Gen Pervez Musharraf on April 26, 2002.... KARACHI: Prolonged power cuts add to consumers’ summer woes KARACHI, July 25: Sweltering in hot and humid weather conditions with mercury shooting up to above 37 degrees Celsius, residents of Defence Phase-I and II kept calling Dawn on Wednesday to... PESHAWAR: PHC takes notice of girl’s abuse PESHAWAR, July 25: Peshawar High Court Chief Justice Tariq Pervez Khan on Wednesday took suo motu notice of the recovery of a minor girl from an alleged brothel in Swat district... PESHAWAR: Plagiarism detected in Peshawar varsity: VC PESHAWAR, July 25: Vice-Chancellor Prof Dr Haroon Rashid has admitted to having detected cases of plagiarism in the University of Peshawar and said the issue would be discussed at the next syndicate meeting.... KARACHI: The trivial difference between life & death KARACHI, July 25: As superintendent of the Central Prison in Karachi, Nusrat Hussain Mangan, spends sleepless nights trying to figure out how to raise money to save the life of one... KARACHI: SHC orders removal of Kazmi’s handcuffs KARACHI, July 25: The Sindh High Court ordered removal of a petitioner’s handcuffs on Wednesday and asked the police to provide protection to his wife and children.... KARACHI: Report raises alarm over sexual abuse of children KARACHI, July 25: The growing trend of suicide in children has been noted with serious concern in a report compiled and released by an NGO, Protection of the Rights of the... KARACHI: Garbage removed from Landhi KARACHI, July 25: The cleanliness campaign in Landhi Town concluded on Wednesday during which 10,000 tons of garbage was lifted from all the 12 union councils of the town in 15 days.... KARACHI: The talented trio KARACHI, July 25: It is heartening to see that miniature painting, for many years a forgotten art form, has been revived in a big way and, what is no less heart-warming, by a number of young artists.... KARACHI: Lyari council slams police for failing to control crime KARACHI, July 25: Lyari Town Council members on Wednesday slammed the police for their failure to maintain law and order in the locality and held them responsible for rising street crimes and the so-called gang war.... KARACHI: I.I. Chundrigar Road to be opened on August 14 KARACHI, July 25: City Nazim Syed Mustafa Kamal has said that I.I. Chundrigar will be initially opened for traffic to facilitate the public on August 14, while its repair and renovation work will be completed by the end of September.... KARACHI: Close liaison stressed for disaster management KARACHI, July 25: Sindh Governor Dr Ishratul Ibad has stressed the need for close coordination among civil defence, fire fighting, Red Crescent Society, health, local government and other relevant departments at all levels for better disaster management.... KARACHI: Death anniversary of Imran Series creator passes unmarked KARACHI, July 25: Today is the 27th death anniversary of Urdu fiction writer Ibne Safi, whose novels still constitute a bedtime treat for thousands of people.... KARACHI: Dow students boycott classes KARACHI, July 25: A large number of students of the Dow Medical College on Wednesday boycotted classes in protest against the rustication of a final year student on misconduct charges.... KARACHI: Encroachers reign supreme at Sabzi Mandi KARACHI, July 25: All open spaces in the new Sabzi Mandi, including lands reserved for a fire station and weighbridge, have disappeared due to unauthorised encroachments, which have been allowed by... KARACHI: Body found KARACHI, July 25: The partially decomposed body of a man was found at an isolated place in Landhi. Police sent the body to a hospital for autopsy where it was established... KARACHI: Scholarship for KU students KARACHI, July 25: The University of Karachi on Wednesday invited applications for merit-cum-need scholarships 2007 from students in Honours and Masters programmes. The students having cleared all courses, including those of... KARACHI: Call to make EC independent KARACHI, July 25: The Karachi Shehri Ittehad (KSI) has called for the establishment of an independent election commission comprising judges of the Supreme Court and high courts to ensure the holding of free, fair and transparent elections in the country.... KARACHI: Governor off to Saudi Arabia KARACHI, July 25: Sindh Governor Dr Ishratul Ibad Khan, along with his family, on Wednesday evening left for Saudi Arabia to perform Umrah.—PPI... HYDERABAD: Thandi Sarak made ‘No Parking Zone’ HYDERABAD, July 25: The District Coordination Officer Hyderabad, Aftab Ahmed Khatri has declared Thandi Sarak Hyderabad as “No Parking Zone” and directed the officers concerned to remove all encroachments on footpaths and convert it into a beautiful and zero-tolerance road.... HYDERABAD: Case against doctor sent back to police HYDERABAD, July 25: The Sindh High Court Hyderabad Circuit Bench on Wednesday ordered registration of an FIR against four doctors, including two assistant professors of the Liaquat University of Medical and... NAUSHAHRO FEROZE: Boy recovered NAUSHAHRO FEROZE, July 25: District and sessions judge Naushahro Feroze ordered police authorities to register an FIR against a sub-inspector of investigation police, Mithiani, for keeping a 12-year boy in an unlawful confinement, on Wednesday.... MIRPURKHAS: Fan in children’s ward falls MIRPURKHAS, July 25: A newly-installed ceiling fan in Children’s Ward at the Civil Hospital fell injuring three women and a child on Wednesday. Renovation work in different wards of the hospital... MITHI: Widow seeks protection from wadera MITHI, July 25: A widow of Meghwar community, resident of Dadio Halepoto taluka, Chhachhro village, has urged the DPO and district administration Tharparkar to provide her protection from the excesses of an influential wadera and his son of his area.... HYDERABAD: Paretabad to get filtered water soon HYDERABAD, July 25: The district government, to provide filtered water to the people of Paretabad, has decided to construct a filter plant at a cost of Rs370m while 70 per cent... PESHAWAR: Govt urged to implement ILO conventions PESHAWAR, July 25: Speakers at a seminar on Wednesday called upon the government to implement International Labour Organisation’s conventions 138 and 18 which it had ratified to abolish child labour in the country.... PESHAWAR: PHC reprimands 2 police officials PESHAWAR, July 25: The Peshawar High Court on Wednesday initiated contempt of court proceedings against two Islamabad-based police officials for violating its order on returning a car to its rightful owner.... PESHAWAR: Peshawar, Chitral jolted PESHAWAR, July 25: An earthquake centred in the remote mountains of Afghanistan shook parts of northwestern Pakistan on Wednesday. There were no immediate reports of casualties or damage from the quake, which the meteorological office said had a 4.5... PESHAWAR: Training for journalists PESHAWAR, July 25: Intermedia, a media development organisation, in collaboration with the British High Commission is holding a series of training workshops on issue-based coverage of elections for journalists across the country.... PESHAWAR: Health workshop PESHAWAR, July 25: Fata’s Directorate of Health is organising a one-day health workshop on July 28 for parliamentarians, religious leaders and mediapersons to boost vaccination among children in tribal area....

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