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August 21, 2007 Tuesday Sha’aban 7, 1428 KARACHI: Top officials given week to file replies on May 12 events KARACHI, Aug 20: A seven-member bench of the Sindh High Court asked Federal Shipping and Ports Minister Babar Khan Ghori, Chief Minister Dr Arbab Ghulam Rahim, CM’s home affairs adviser Waseem... KARACHI: PNSC blaze: Rs55m snorkel failed to operate KARACHI, Aug 20: One of the two brand-new snorkels of the city government, acquired at Rs55 million apiece, failed to operate during Sunday’s firefighting operation. Apparently this was the machine’s first test since its arrival.... KARACHI: Magistrate deposes before ATC in conspiracy case KARACHI, Aug 20: An anti-terrorism court on Monday recorded the statement of the former judicial magistrate, Malir, Qazi Farid Ahmed, as a prosecution witness in a conspiracy case for the assassination of President General Pervez Musharraf.... KARACHI: Acquittal of ‘lost file’ victim after 17 years KARACHI, Aug 20: The man who spent 17 year behind bars merely because his case file had disappeared in police custody was acquitted by the additional district and sessions judge-III, South,... KARACHI: Drug addict kills sister, mother KARACHI, Aug 20: A drug addict killed his mother and sister in Moosa Colony on Monday morning. Police said Muhammad Ali slit the throat of his sister, Samina, while she was preparing breakfast in the kitchen.... KARACHI: Attachment of NHA building ordered KARACHI, Aug 20: Justice Mushir Alam of the Sindh High Court ordered attachment of the National Highway Authority building, near Drigh Road railway station, in execution proceedings of a decree.... PESHAWAR: Centre asked to transfer 33 depts to provinces PESHAWAR, Aug 20: The National Commission for Government Reform (NCGR) has advised the federal government to transfer at least 33 departments and agencies working under nine federal ministries to provinces, the... PESHAWAR: Committee formed to recover kidnapped person PESHAWAR, Aug 20: The NWFP government has formed a three-member committee for the early recovery of an industrialist kidnapped in Hayatabad Industrial Estate. A meeting was held here in this... PESHAWAR: Technical skills for women in trade stressed PESHAWAR, Aug 20: Technical expertise is more essential for women entrepreneurs than acquiring credit line for their business projects. This was the crux of day-long deliberations on microfinance for women entrepreneurs.... KARACHI: Heritage building saved from potential damage KARACHI, Aug 20: Alterations to an 81-year-old heritage building, which the Dow University of Health Sciences (DUHS) has just had vacated, were halted on Monday following prompt action by the provincial advisory committee for heritage buildings.... KARACHI: Normality returning to JPMC KARACHI, Aug 20: Although the Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre (JPMC) started to return to normality on Monday — five days after a clash between two groups that left a student dead — protesting students kept the gynaecology department closed for hours.... KARACHI: Minwala seeks hospitalisation KARACHI, Aug 20: Accountability Court-III Judge Ishaque Memon on Monday directed the Central Prison superintendent to arrange a medical examination of Darayus Cyrus Minwala by jail doctors and shift him to a hospital for treatment if needed.... KARACHI: 12 drivers remanded KARACHI, Aug 20: The Judicial Magistrate, West, Ali Ahmed Jan, on Monday remanded 12 drivers of heavy trailers, tankers and trucks in judicial custody. The drivers were arrested by police in violation of Section 144 of CrPC in different areas.... KARACHI: Reopening of SMC, DMC put off to Thursday KARACHI, Aug 20: The reopening of the Sindh Medical College and the Dow Medical College has been deferred to Thursday, officials said on Monday. It is learnt that the authorities... KARACHI: Call for efforts to promote city’s image KARACHI, Aug 20: Naib Nazim Nasreen Jalil has called for coordinated efforts to promote the city’s image, saying that Hamara Karachi Hamara Pakistan festival was organized with the same spirit.... KARACHI: JPMC set to outsource security set-up KARACHI, Aug 20: The Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre (JPMC) will outsource its security set-up in order to make it more effective. This was stated by Prof Rashid Jooma, the executive director... KARACHI: Control of Flag Staff House: hearing fixed for Sept 10 KARACHI, Aug 20: Chief Justice Sabihuddin Ahmed of the Sindh High Court on Monday issued notices to the DAG and DG of the Archaeology department and other respondents for Sept 10,... KARACHI: Drizzle forecast KARACHI, Aug 20: The Met Office has forecast isolated rains/thundershowers in southern parts of the province and a drizzle in Karachi on Tuesday. An official of the Met department said dry weather might prevail in other parts of the province.... HYDERABAD: Position-holders seek changes in syllabus HYDERABAD, Aug 20: Majority of students who clinched top positions in the Higher Secondary School Certificate (HSC) Part-II examinations were unanimous in their call for making existing syllabus compatible with modern... HYDERABAD: Private institutes excel in HSC-II exams HYDERABAD, Aug 20: The Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education, Hyderabad, announced on Monday results of Higher Secondary School Certificate Part-II (Class-XII) Annual Examination 2007 of pre-engineering, pre-medical, science general and commerce groups.... HYDERABAD: Nazim vows revival of infrastructure HYDERABAD, Aug 20: District Nazim Kanwar Naveed Jamil has said that the district government is making efforts to rehabilitate physical infrastructure of Qasimabad taluka which has been destroyed by builder mafia.... THATTA: CJ urged to take notice of police brutalities THATTA, Aug 20: People’s Party Parliamentarians MPA Humera Alwani on Monday appealed to the chief justice of Pakistan to take suo motu notice of rising incidents of police brutalities against party... HYDERABAD: Sindh varsity to publish five books HYDERABAD, Aug 20: The University of Sindh’s Bureau of Translation and Publication has got five books on natural and medical sciences translated from English into Sindhi and they are ready for publication.... HYDERABAD: Varsity asked to submit data HYDERABAD, Aug 20: The Sindh government’s Charter Inspection and Evaluation Committee has asked the University of Engineering, Arts, Science and Technology to send details of enrolled students faculty members to the committee.... HYDERABAD: Govt urged to supply safe drinking water HYDERABAD, Aug 20: A seminar on “Contaminated water and its effects” deplored that the World Bank, Unicef and other international organizations have provided massive funds to the Sindh government for the... PESHAWAR: Mobile sets stolen from exam centre PESHAWAR, Aug 20: More than a dozen candidates who appeared in the M.A. private examination on Monday lost their mobile phone sets when some unidentified people took away the phones with... PESHAWAR: Preparations for APDM rally reviewed PESHAWAR, Aug 20: Arrangements for a public gathering of the All Parties Democratic Alliance (APDM) at Jinnah Park on Sept 6 have been reviewed. A meeting held here in this...

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