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August 22, 2007 Wednesday Sha’aban 8, 1428 KARACHI: Govt told to take steps for smooth traffic flow: SC wants report by 27th KARACHI, Aug 21: The Supreme Court asked the city district government, the traffic and regular police, the Defence Housing Authority and other civic agencies and the cantonment boards on Tuesday to... KARACHI: Council fails to adopt joint resolution on traffic issue KARACHI, Aug 21: A joint resolution tabled by the treasury and the opposition benches on the issue of traffic jams could not be adopted in the City Council on Tuesday as... KARACHI: Ambushed Lyari cop fighting for life KARACHI, Aug 21: A third policeman was targeted within a week in Lyari on Tuesday, when he was ambushed and wounded by gunmen. He is stated to be fighting for life in the ICU of the Civil Hospital.... KARACHI: Kazmi gets bail in last case KARACHI, Aug 21: Civil rights campaigner Mohammad Iqbal Kazmi was on Tuesday granted bail in the fifth and last case against him by the court of the judicial magistrate-1, East.... KARACHI: One track of Quaidabad flyover submerged KARACHI, Aug 21: The Quaidabad flyover, which was opened on a trial basis on Monday evening, was partly closed down as one of its tracks was submerged early on Tuesday.... KARACHI: Vested interests blamed for delays in mass transit project KARACHI, Aug 21: Like many uplift projects, the Karachi Mass Transit Project, approved and notified by the Pakistan government way back in 1995 for light rail system, has yet to materialise reportedly due to powerful vested interests.... KARACHI: 11 more drivers sent to jail KARACHI, Aug 21: The judicial magistrate-1, West, Ali Ahmed Jan, on Tuesday remanded 11 drivers of heavy vehicles -- trailers, dumpers, trucks, tankers -- in judicial custody till Sept 5 for violating Section 144 of the CrPC.... KARACHI: NAB rejoinder in Minwala case on 29th KARACHI, Aug 21: A division bench of the Sindh High Court comprising Justices Mohammad Afzal Soomro and Rehmat Hussain Jaffri adjourned on Tuesday the hearing of Cathay Pacific representative Darius Cyrus... KARACHI: Judgment in minor girl’s murder case reserved KARACHI, Aug 21: An anti-terrorism court on Tuesday recorded final arguments and reserved judgment in the case of kidnapping, rape and murder of a minor girl committed on Feb 22 in the Rizvia Society police station limits.... KARACHI: ‘9/11 rekindled Russian interest in region’ KARACHI, Aug 21: “After the Cold War, Russia preferred to remain indifferent in the Asian region, as it focused all its energies towards economically establishing itself with the help of the West.... KARACHI: Action against college principal KARACHI, Aug 21: The director-general colleges (Sindh) has recommended to the senior authorities of the Sindh education department to take action against the principal of a college for ‘misconduct’ under the Efficiency and Disciplinary Rules 1971.... KARACHI: DMC opens tomorrow KARACHI, Aug 21: The Dow University of Health Sciences (DUHS) on Tuesday announced that academic activities at the Dow Medical College would resume from Thursday, however, the Sindh Medical College and... KARACHI: Girl injured by university bus KARACHI, Aug 21: A girl was injured by a campus shuttle in the University of Karachi on Tuesday. She was not a student of the university and had come to the... KARACHI: Probe ordered KARACHI, Aug 21: Sindh Excise and Taxation Minister Shabbir Ahmed Qaimkhani took serious notice of a woman’s compliant against the staff of the Excise Police, Garden, for keeping her in illegal confinement.... KARACHI: Thunderstorm, rain forecast KARACHI, Aug 21: Strong winds blew in different parts of the city and various localities received rain on Tuesday evening, the met office said.... KARACHI: Exhibition KARACHI, Aug 21: An exhibition of paintings by Hanif Shahzad opens at the Indus Gallery on Wednesday at 6.30pm. It will continue till Sept 5, daily from 11am to 8pm.... KARACHI: PAC seeks end to traffic woes KARACHI, Aug 21: Pakhtun Action Committee (Loya Jirga) Chairman Shahi Syed has appealed to the Supreme Court to stop the city district and provincial governments from taking ad-hoc measures and to... LARKANA: Court orders launching of new train LARKANA, Aug 21: The Larkana circuit bench of the Sindh High Court on Tuesday asked the federal secretary of Pakistan Railways, Shakeel Durrni, to start a fast air conditioned train from... NAWABSHAH: Doctors protest delay in special package NAWABSHAH, Aug 21: Members of the Sindh Rural Doctors Unity Forum staged a demonstration outside the press club here on Tuesday to protest against the delay in a special package offered to doctors serving in rural areas.... HYDERABAD: Women’s role in uplift lauded HYDERABAD, Aug 21: The 33 per cent representation given to women is a remarkable step taken by the present government which will place Pakistan soon in the list of developed states, said District Nazim Kanwar Naveed Jamil.... HYDERABAD: Meeting discusses zoo development HYDERABAD, Aug 21: The DCO Hyderabad Aftab Ahmed Khatri chaired a meeting on development and beautification of the Rani Bagh zoo on participatory basis.... HYDERABAD: Art exhibition opens HYDERABAD, Aug 21: Sindh province is rich in cultural heritage and craftsmen and artists of this land have always been advocating the cause of downtrodden masses.... HYDERABAD: Seminar on Qasmi HYDERABAD, Aug 21: Allama Ghulam Mustafa Qasmi Chair, University of Sindh, is organizing a seminar on “Allama Ghulam Mustafa Qasmi and His Contemporary Scholars and Writers” at Shaikh Ayaz auditorium at the Jamshoro campus on Thursday.Two... HYDERABAD: Health centre inaugurated HYDERABAD, Aug 21: President British Petroleum for Middle East and South Asia Steve Peacock with Tando Allahyar district nazim Dr Raheela Gul Magsi inaugurated a mother and child health care centre in Chambar on Tuesday.... HARIPUR: 14 years on, work on health project not complete yet HARIPUR, Aug 21: The construction of the District Headquarters Hospital Haripur could not be completed even after the lapse of 14 years, depriving people of the area of healthcare facilities, Dawn has learnt.... PESHAWAR: Govt asked to cancel PTCL privatisation agreement PESHAWAR, Aug 21: An MNA of the Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal, Maulana Abdul Akbar Chitrali, has criticised the privatisation of the Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited and urged the federal government to cancel the deal.... PESHAWAR: Re-trial ordered in murder case PESHAWAR, Aug 21: The Peshawar High Court on Tuesday set aside capital punishment awarded to a man and remanded his case to the subordinate court for re-trial.... CHITRAL: Musharraf termed security risk CHITRAL, Aug 21: NWFP Jamaat-i-Islami secretary-general MNA Shabbir Ahmed Khan has said that the political parties needed to unite to cope with military dictatorship, which was the biggest challenge facing the... SWABI: Pukhtuns’ unity urged SWABI, Aug 21: The Awami National Party has said that an international conspiracy has been hatched against the Pukhtun to weaken them economically and financially.... LAKKI MARWAT: Three die as passenger van collides with truck LAKKI MARWAT, Aug 21: Three people were killed and three others sustained injuries when a passenger van collided with a truck on the Indus Highway near Tajazai, police said on Tuesday....

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