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August 08, 2007 Wednesday Rajab 23, 1428 KARACHI: NAB appeal against acquittal of ex-minister dismissed KARACHI, Aug 7: The Sindh High Court dismissed on Tuesday a National Accountability Bureau appeal and upheld the acquittal of former commerce minister Chaudhry Ahmed Mukhtar and secretary Brig (retd) Aslam Hayat Qureshi.... KARACHI: Mengal’s indictment put off to Sept 4 KARACHI, Aug 7: An anti-terrorism court on Tuesday deferred till Sept 4 the indictment of former chief minister of Balochistan Sardar Akhtar Mengal in a case of kidnapping and holding hostage army personnel on April 5, 2006.... KARACHI: Applicant fears documents ‘ruined & pilfered’ KARACHI, Aug 7: Thirty-two-year-old Syed Touseef Hussain had never thought of having all his original educational documents, including his bachelors and masters degrees, ruined when he applied for the UK’s Highly Skilled Migrant Programme (HSMP).... KARACHI: Bandit beaten to death in Lyari KARACHI, Aug 7: A bandit was beaten to death and two of his accomplices were arrested and handed over to police by people of Lyari on late Monday night.... KARACHI: Arbab gives minister’s powers to bureaucrat KARACHI, Aug 7: Sindh Chief Minister Dr Arbab Ghulam Rahim has delegated powers of transfers and postings of up to BS-18 officers belonging to the Sindh Education and Literacy Department (except college education) to the education secretary.... HYDERABAD: JI urges PPP not to back Musharraf HYDERABAD, Aug 7: Jamaat-i-Islami secretary-general Munawar Hassan has said that President General Pervez Musharraf would not be accepted even without uniform and fair elections could not be held under his rule.... HYDERABAD: Coastal people asked to move to safe areas: Contingency plan for Hyderabad HYDERABAD, Aug 7: The additional relief commissioner of Sindh on Tuesday appealed to the people living in coastal areas of the province to move to safe places and cautioned authorities in... PESHAWAR: ANP urges Taliban participation in jirga PESHAWAR, Aug 7: Awami National Party president Asfandyar Wali Khan has expressed the hope that the forthcoming Pakistan-Afghan Peace Jirga to be held in Kabul on Thursday would yield positive results.... PESHAWAR: Ministry asked to submit comments in three days: Gas supply to Kohat, Karak PESHAWAR, Aug 7: The Peshawar High Court on Tuesday directed the ministry of petroleum and natural resources and the NWFP government to submit within three days comments in a writ petition... PESHAWAR: Man, two women shot dead PESHAWAR, Aug 7: A man and two women were killed in the Surezai Bala area of the Peshawar district on Tuesday. Sajid was shot dead allegedly by his opponents, Nazar Sher and Hasan Khan.... KARACHI: Woman commits suicide KARACHI, Aug 7: A woman apparently committed suicide in Shah Rasool Colony in the Clifton area on Tuesday. Police said 18-year-old Sughra, wife of Wajid, was alone in the house as the rest of the family members had gone to work.... KARACHI: Need stressed to highlight rights of patients KARACHI, Aug 7: There is a dire need to create awareness about patients’ rights which include education and a better understanding of various ailments as it makes disease management a lot easier.... KARACHI: Arguments on bail plea in Turabi case again deferred KARACHI, Aug 7: An anti-terrorism court on Tuesday again deferred the date for arguments on the bail application submitted to the court in Allama Hassan Turabi’s murder case and fixed Sept 4 for it.... KARACHI: Fishermen to observe strike on 9th KARACHI, Aug 7: An action committee for the protection of fishermen’s rights was formed here on Tuesday by representatives of the fisherfolk community. The newly-formed committee has decided to observe a... KARACHI: Lyari tail-end areas to get water soon KARACHI, Aug 7: Vice-Chairman of the Karachi Water and Sewerage Board Mohammad Moin Khan said on Tuesday that the provision of 60-mgd water to Lyari Town shows the sincere efforts of the board to resolve water issues in the area.... KARACHI: BSEK to issue marks sheets on 15th KARACHI, Aug 7: The Centralised Admission Policy (CAP) Committee is considering extending the last date for the submission of admission forms as the Board of Secondary Education Karachi has decided to issue SSC marks sheets on Aug 15.... KARACHI: DUHS sports complex project approved KARACHI, Aug 7: The Higher Education Commission has approved the construction of a modern sports complex at the Ojha campus of the Dow University of Health Sciences.... KARACHI: French diplomat visits projects KARACHI, Aug 7: The French consul-general, Pierre Seillan, visited the sites of a number of ongoing projects in the city on Tuesday. The day-long visit of the French diplomat helped him change his overall perception of the city.... KARACHI: Demand for implementation of wage award KARACHI, Aug 7: A meeting of the Karachi Union of Journalists Dawn Unit held here on Tuesday demanded immediate implementation of the Seventh Wage Award, and viewed with concern the delaying... KARACHI: Commission set up to encourage tolerance KARACHI, Aug 7: A Women’s Peace Commission (WPC) was launched here on Tuesday so that an environment of peace and tolerance could be encouraged and strengthened in the city.... KARACHI: Development project turns into nightmare for villagers KARACHI, Aug 7: An Asian Development Bank-funded project to improve the social and economic wellbeing of four southern districts of Sindh is suffering great delays and its segment about the development... KARACHI: Kazmi brought in after court time KARACHI, Aug 7: The bail applications of civil rights campaigner Syed Mohammad Iqbal Kazmi in the dud cheques cases could not be put up for arguments in the court of a... KARACHI: Pictorial catalogue of PAF history launched KARACHI, Aug 7: A pictorial catalogue of the 60-year history of the Pakistan Air Force titled ‘PAF over the years’ by Group Captain Syed Masood Akhtar Hussaini was launched at a ceremony held here at the PAF Museum on Monday night.... KARACHI: Ex-secretary joins PPP KARACHI, Aug 7: Former provincial health secretary A.R. Bughio has announced his decision to join the Pakistan People’s Party along with his son and brother. He made this announcement at a... KARACHI: PMDC poll results KARACHI, Aug 7: The election committee of the Pakistan Medical and Dental Council on Tuesday released official results of the election held on Monday. Dr Shershah Syed has been elected to the PMDC from Sindh.... KARACHI: Security for diplomats KARACHI, Aug 7: In a meeting with Iranian Consul-General Masood Ahmed Zamani, Adviser to the Sindh Chief Minister for Home Affairs, Wasim Akhtar, said on Tuesday that the government was taking... KARACHI: Ordinance promulgated KARACHI, Aug 7: Sindh Governor Dr lshratul Ibad has promulgated “The Sindh Technical Education and Vocational Training Authority Ordinance, 2007”. The ordinance provides for... KARACHI: Fumigation KARACHI, Aug 7: The Korangi Town Administration carried out fumigation in all union councils of the town on Tuesday. Thirty-eight vehicles carrying spray left the town office under the supervision of... KARACHI: Paintings at Chawkandi KARACHI, Aug 7: An exhibition of paintings and drawings by Ali Abbas opens at the Chawkandi art gallery on Wednesday at 5.30pm.... HYDERABAD: SU seeks assistance in industrial research HYDERABAD, Aug 7: Industrialists have been asked to provide assistance to university scholars for the development of industrial sector. The plea was made by the Vice Chancellor, University of Sindh, Mazahar-ul-Haq... HYDERABAD: No repetition of monsoon mess, vows nazim HYDERABAD, Aug 7: District Nazim Kanwar Naveed Jamil assured the people of Qasimabad and Latifabad that they will not have to face the nightmarish situation with regards to the disposal of rainwater which they faced during last year''s heavy rains.... HYDERABAD: DCO finds hospital doors closed, staff asleep HYDERABAD, Aug 7: District Coordination Officer (DCO) Aftab Ahmed Khatri on Tuesday recommended to the health department to issue show-cause notices to night shift staff of the Qasimabad Taluka Hospital and... HYDERABAD: MNA warns political parties of govt ‘trap’ HYDERABAD, Aug 7: Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal MNA Sahibzada Abul Khair Mohammad Zubair has said that the rulers were trying to trap political parties in the name of ‘dialogue’ to perpetuate the uniformed... PESHAWAR: Accord signed with Japanese varsity PESHAWAR, Aug 7: The University of Peshawar and the Saga University of Japan signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) here on Tuesday to promote academic and scholarly activities.... SWABI: Research project helps boost education, seminar told SWABI, July 7: The Pakistan-US Joint Research Project launched in 2006 has helped institutes and universities in the country boost the engineering education and create an environment of competitiveness in the industry through public-private partnership.... PESHAWAR: NWFP police getting US help for DNA lab PESHAWAR, Aug 7: The United States is assisting the NWFP police department in establishing a DNA laboratory to deal with cases relating to war on terror, officials say.... PARACHINAR: Joint wedding ceremony held in Parachinar PARACHINAR (Kurram Agency), Aug 7: Fifteen couples tied the knot at a joint wedding ceremony held for the first time in the agency on Tuesday. The ceremony was organised by a welfare trust run by Ayatullah Khaminai Madressah in Parachinar.... PESHAWAR: Water level in Chitral river declines PESHAWAR, Aug 7: The level of water has declined considerably in Chitral river, although it still remains in high flood. The NWFP flood cell recorded discharge of 16,800 cusecs in the river on Tuesday....

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