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July 31, 2007 Tuesday Rajab 15, 1428 KARACHI: Council bans functions in public parks KARACHI, July 30: The City Council on Monday adopted a resolution imposing a ban on holding of functions in public parks run by the city government.... KARACHI: Warrants for arrest of PPP leaders KARACHI, July 30: The judicial magistrate, South, Asif Ahmed, on Monday issued warrants for the arrest of Leader of the Opposition in the Sindh Assembly Nisar Ahmed Khuhro, Sindh PPP President... KARACHI: Grey areas in Sindh’s land utilisation policy KARACHI, July 30: In almost one and a half years since it issued a revised policy, the land utilisation department of the Sindh government has not sold any piece of land in auctions.... KARACHI: Gang-rape case termed result of vengeance KARACHI, July 30: Alleged gang-rape victim Kainat Soomro had married a youth of her free will earlier this year and a case has been lodged by her father against her husband... KARACHI: Fire erupts in Korangi industrial unit KARACHI, July 30: Fire broke out in an industrial unit, operating in a house, in Korangi on Monday afternoon.... KARACHI: Many archaeological sites damaged in floods across Sindh KARACHI, July 30: Widespread rains and flash floods in the two districts of Sindh that border Balochistan have not only caused huge losses to life and property but have also damaged... PESHAWAR: Security situation hits Fata survey PESHAWAR, July 30: The fragile security situation in the province has made it difficult for the authorities to undertake the Multiple Indicators Cluster Survey (MICS) in the troubled North and South Waziristan agencies.... SWABI: ANP seeks probe into bombing SWABI, July 30: The Awami National Party leaders on Monday demanded a probe into the Islamabad suicide bombing which left 15 people dead and more than 65 people injured at a restaurant near the Lal Masjid.... KARACHI: Hearing of case against MPA adjourned KARACHI, July 30: The district and sessions judge, South, Zaheeruddin Ahmed S. Leghari, on Monday adjourned the hearing of a case against Minority Member of the Sindh Assembly Mukesh Kumar Chawla till Aug 18 for the hearing.... KARACHI: NAB should be headed by ex-judge: SHCBA KARACHI, July 30: The National Accountability Bureau should be headed by a retired superior court judge, Sindh High Court Bar Association President Abrar Hasan demanded on Monday.... KARACHI: Press freedom and responsibility KARACHI, July 30: The television industry in Pakistan is still in its nascent stage but has to quickly get a sense of its responsibilities. The recently ‘reinstated’ chief justice has termed a fearless media as one of the guardians of public interest.... KARACHI: Spending unstintingly on talent KARACHI, July 30: The summer term of the National Academy of the Performing Arts (Napa) concluded on Sunday night with a performance of Kanjoos by the academy’s second-year students.... KARACHI: SSC (Science) results today KARACHI, July 30: The Board of Secondary Education, Karachi, will announce the results of SSC-II (Science Group) on Tuesday. According to BSEK officials, the result, to be announced on Tuesday morning,... KARACHI: Long delays hit data digitisation project: KU zoology museum KARACHI, July 30: No progress has been made on the project of computerization of the record of the zoology museum at the University of Karachi for almost three years.... KARACHI: Orangi, Site towns suffer day-long traffic jams KARACHI, July 30: Orangi and Site towns witnessed day-long traffic mess on most of the roads as the authorities, especially the traffic police, had not made suitable arrangements to avoid such... KARACHI: Judicial inquiry into industrial accidents urged KARACHI, July 30: The authorities concerned should constitute a commission comprising the judges of high courts to punish all those responsible for industrial accidents and to take measures for the rehabilitation of the affected families.... KARACHI: Fire dept gets two snorkels KARACHI, July 30: City Nazim Syed Mustafa Kamal on Monday handed over two snorkels to the fire department. With the latest addition, the city government’s fire department has three snorkels now to cope with fire incidents in highrises.... KARACHI: Jashn-i-Ghalib postponed KARACHI, July 30: The high-profile three-day Jashn-i-Ghalib, which was scheduled to start early next month, has been postponed and rescheduled after Eidul Fitr, organisers said.... KARACHI: Demolition criticised KARACHI, July 30: The Pukhtun Action Committee (Loya Jirga) has condemned the demolition of Pukhtun settlements in Karachi, saying that this will create bitterness among the people and will ultimately lead to riots.... KARACHI: NED research project on transport launched KARACHI, July 30: The NED University of Engineering and Technology in collaboration with the US Agency for International Development (USAID) and the University of Mississippi has initiated a three-year research project... KARACHI: Chieftain terms Mehsud’s death ‘an extrajudicial killing’ KARACHI, July 30: Condemning the recent death of Abdullah Mehsud, a Karachi-based chieftain of Wana’s Mehsud tribe claimed on Monday that the militant was shot dead by security forces.... HYDERABAD: Sunni Tehrik alleges mosque occupation HYDERABAD, July 30: The Sunni Tehrik has alleged that for the last few years, the mosques of Ahl-i-Sunnat Jamaat are being occupied by force and complaints have been made to the authorities but to no avail.... HYDERABAD: Sindh University opens tomorrow HYDERABAD, July 30: Regular classes for morning and evening programmes at all teaching centres, institutes and departments will commence from August 1, said the Registrar University of Sindh, Mohammad Saleh Rajar, here on Monday.... HYDERABAD: STP deplores PPP-govt talks HYDERABAD, July 30: Chairman Sindh Taraqi Passand Party, Dr Qadir Magsi, has strongly opposed any talks with the military dictators and said that in the opinion of his party, the rule of General Pervez Musharraf was unconstitutional and undemocratic.... LARKANA: Paramedics’ boycott LARKANA, July 30: Paramedics of the Chandka Medical College and its allied institutions boycotted assignments at the Out Patients Department for one hour on Monday, to press for the acceptance of their demands.... HYDERABAD: Sewage disposal unit opened HYDERABAD, July 30: District Nazim Kanwar Naveed Jamil here on Sunday night inaugurated the newly-constructed dyke and a sewage disposal pumping station in Shoro Goth, Qasimabad.... HYDERABAD: Three of a family die in accident HYDERABAD, July 30: Three members of a family were killed while 10 others injured in a road accident near Hala on National Highway, on Monday.... NAUSHAHRO FEROZE: Protest against police raid NAUSHAHRO FEROZE, July 30: Residents of Gul Mohammad Sethar village staged a demonstration in Kandiaro to protest against the arrest of eight persons including three teenagers, on Monday.The... UPPER DIR: Govt lethargy imperils girls’ higher studies UPPER DIR, July 30: The future of hundreds of students is in jeopardy as classes in the government-run degree college for girls here cannot be started in time for the upcoming... UPPER DIR: Calamity victims assail ‘apathy of officials’ UPPER DIR, July 30: Survivors of the recent thunderstorm and flash floods in the Nashnamal area held a demonstration in Dir on Monday in protest against the government, accusing it of being indifferent to the plight of the affected people.... KOHAT: Authorities accused of inaction over paramedic’s kidnapping KOHAT, July 30: Office-bearers of the provincial and divisional chapters of associations representing paramedics, during a protest meeting on Monday, lamented the lack of efforts on the part of the government... PESHAWAR: Livestock workshop for women PESHAWAR, July 30: A three-day workshop to train women in rural poultry, livestock management and marketing services began here on Monday. The workshop has been organised by the Livestock and Dairy... PESHAWAR: Bail petition filed by MMA legislator’s son rejected PESHAWAR, July 30: A court on Monday dismissed the bail petition filed by the son of an MPA of the Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal and his friend who were arrested on charges of carrying liquor and fake currency notes.... PESHAWAR: JUI-F shortlists election candidates PESHAWAR, July 30: The Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam (Fazl) has shortlisted the names of candidates for all National Assembly and provincial assembly seats in the NWFP and a final list would be formulated soon, according to party sources.... PESHAWAR: Patients’ attendants PESHAWAR, July 30: NWFP Minister for Zakat and Ushr Hafiz Hashmat Khan said on Monday that five new inns for attendants of poor patients would be established in the province and Rs17.5... SWABI: 2 organisations representing handicapped people merged SWABI, July 30: The provincial general-secretary of the Pakistan Disabled Foundation (PDF), Sher Rehman, has said the Khidmat-i-Mazooran, Swabi, a welfare organisation for special people, has been merged with the foundation....

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