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August 16, 2007 Thursday Sha’aban 2, 1428 KARACHI: SC seeks solution to traffic woes KARACHI, Aug 15: The Supreme Court asked the city nazim, the provincial transport secretary and the traffic police on Wednesday to submit ‘concrete proposals’ by Friday to overcome the worsening traffic problem of the city.... KARACHI: SMC clash leaves student dead KARACHI, Aug 15: A student leader was beaten to death on Wednesday on the premises of the Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre.... KARACHI: Kazmi gets bail in cheque case KARACHI, Aug 15: The judicial magistrate-1, South, Aurangzeb Alamgir Qazi, on Tuesday granted bail to civil rights campaigner Syed Mohammad Iqbal Kazmi in a dud cheque case against a surety of Rs50,000.... KARACHI: Minwala sent to jail in aircraft scam case KARACHI, Aug 15: The administrative judge of accountability courts remanded Darayus Cyrus Minwala, former employee of Cathay Pacific Airways, in judicial custody in a PIA aircraft scam case.... KARACHI: SHC admits Asif’s plea in torture case KARACHI, Aug 15: The Sindh High Court admitted on Wednesday PPP leader Asif Ali Zardari’s appeal and suspended the impugned order of a sessions court to file a case lodged by... KARACHI: Air hostess caught with gun gets bail KARACHI, Aug 15: The judicial magistrate-5, Malir, Zakaullah Abro, on Tuesday granted bail to an air hostess of the Pakistan International Airline against a surety of Rs30,000.... KARACHI: Bodies of five picnickers washed ashore KARACHI, Aug 15: Bodies of the five picnickers who had drowned off the Sea View beach on Sunday were washed ashore on Wednesday.... KARACHI: JM, lady doctor depose in rape, murder case KARACHI, Aug 15: The Anti-terrorism Court-1 on Tuesday recorded the statement of prosecution witnesses — a judicial magistrate and a woman doctor — in a kidnapping, rape and murder of a... KARACHI: 6,157 factories in Sindh registered KARACHI, Aug 15: The number of registered factories in the province and the employed factory workers rose to 6,157 and 336,880 respectively with registration of 144 factories and 4,652 workers during... HYDERABAD: PPP workers allege harassment HYDERABAD, Aug 15: The PPP activists belonging to Chandio clan Mirpur Sakro taluka, Thatta district have accused their rivals of harassing and implicating them in false cases.... KARACHI: Smoke-emitting vehicles KARACHI: The Sindh High Court asked the city traffic police on Wednesday to submit its report on compliance with its order for the elimination smoke-emitting vehicles from the city roads.... KARACHI: ‘Lost file’ behind UTP’s 17-year ordeal KARACHI, Aug 15: Owing to police negligence, the case file of an under-trial prisoner, Ghulam Mustafa Ismail, has been missing for more than 17 years and despite repeated reminders by the court it has not been produced.... KARACHI: Inquiry into ACLC spending under way KARACHI, Aug 15: The provincial police officer (PPO), Sindh, has ordered an inquiry into the affairs of the Anti-Car Lifting Cell (ACLC) which has drawn a total of Rs45 million under... KARACHI: Local govts’ apathy leaves heritage sites vulnerable KARACHI, Aug 15: The officials of the Archaeology Department’s Southern Circle have complained to the senior authorities about lack of cooperation from the respective district governments vis-à-vis action for the removal of encroachments from protected heritage sites.... KARACHI: UTPs’ lock-up expansion to begin within a week KARACHI, Aug 15: Following the directives of the Supreme Court, officials of the Sindh government visited the under-trial prisoners’ (UTPs) lock-up and said that work on its expansion would start within one week.... KARACHI: Workers slam ‘plunder’ by lending agencies KARACHI, Aug 15: The role of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), the World Bank and other international financial institutions came under strong criticism at a programme organised by the Pakistan Progressive... KARACHI: Alig’s death condoled KARACHI, Aug 15: People from different walks of life, particularly the literary circles, on Wednesday expressed grief over the demise of renowned poet, writer and journalist Khalid Alig.... KARACHI: New tax on poultry farms likely KARACHI, Aug 15: The Karachi Poultry Farms Control and Regulations By-laws, 2007, are being formulated and will most likely be presented in the City Council soon, in which a new tax... KARACHI: Protest in Saddar Town KARACHI, Aug 15: Shopkeepers and residents took to the streets on Wednesday in Saddar Town to protest against overflowing sewage and pathetic sanitary conditions in the area.... KARACHI: Uplift of health dept workers KARACHI, Aug 15: The Sindh government is committed to improving the status of its lower grade employees, with specific reference to those associated with health-care delivery.... KARACHI: Paintings exhibition KARACHI, Aug 15: An exhibition of paintings by Salman Farooqi opens at the ShakilIsmail art gallery on Thursday at 5.30pm.... KARACHI: Early launch of price-control drive decided KARACHI, Aug 15: The city government has decided to launch a price control campaign within a couple of days, at least a month before the advent of Ramazan.... KARACHI: Looking to women for ensuring peace in city KARACHI, Aug 15: “The idea is to ensure that a May 12 never happens again,” said Nasir Aslam Zahid, former judge and one of the members of the Women’s Commission for... KARACHI: Community police dept short of resources KARACHI, Aug 15: With a contingent of some 20 personnel and three vehicles, the city government cannot enforce all municipal rules and regulations within the precinct of all towns through its community policing plan any time soon.... KARACHI: SHC grants stay against rustication of DUHS student KARACHI, Aug 15: A division bench of the Sindh High Court comprising Chief Justice Sabihuddin Ahmed and Justice Faisal Arab on Wednesday granted a stay against the rustication order of a... HYDERABAD: Court summons police officials on transporter’s petition HYDERABAD, Aug 15: The Hyderabad circuit bench of the Sindh High Court on Wednesday issued notices to regional police officer (RPO) of Hyderabad, DIG of Mirpurkhas, SP investigations of Sanghar, In-charge... HYDERABAD: Student leader changes loyalty HYDERABAD, Aug 15: The suspended general secretary of Jeay Sindh Students Federation, Suryah Sindhi announced here on Wednesday that he along with other dozens of activists has left the Basheer Qureshi-led... HYDERABAD: Nazim moves court against office occupation HYDERABAD, Aug 15: The Hyderabad circuit bench of the Sindh High Court on Wednesday issued notices to the secretary of local government, district nazim and the DCO of Matiari and four... HYDERABAD: SHC urged to take suo motu notice of traffic jams HYDERABAD, Aug 15: The Sindh High Court has been urged to take suo motu notice of massive traffic jams and firing incidents in the city on the eve of the Independence Day.... HYDERABAD: Action over ghost teachers sought HYDERABAD, Aug 15: DCO Aftab Ahmed Khatri, during surprise visits to different schools of the city on Wednesday, directed the EDO of education department to take action against ghost teachers and... HYDERABAD: Boy injured in explosion HYDERABAD, Aug 15: A young boy received injuries in a mysterious explosion in Aliabad on Wednesday. The cause of explosion could not be known but police suspected that it was a firecracker thrown from outside into their house.... PESHAWAR: Prosecution dept being run on ad hoc basis PESHAWAR, Aug 15: The NWFP’s directorate of prosecution cannot operate efficiently because of alleged illegal appointments to key positions and a lack of proper service structure.... PESHAWAR: Fata uplift plan may be too ambitious PESHAWAR, Aug 15: The Civil Secretariat, Fata, will need Rs28.94 billion and more than five years to complete the development projects mentioned in the Annual Development Programme (ADP) for 2007-08.... PESHAWAR: A decade on, varsity yet to regularise appointments PESHAWAR, Aug 15: The management of the NWFP Agriculture University, Peshawar, has yet to regularise the appointments of at least 80 male and female teachers who have been teaching in a...

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