Low Graphics Site

August 24, 2007 Friday Sha’aban 10, 1428 KARACHI: SHC wants free legal aid for poor KARACHI, Aug 23: The Sindh High Court has directed the provincial government to examine the feasibility of appointing an advocate in each court at the taluka level to represent accused who are poor or held incommunicado.... KARACHI: Question mark over PNSC fire probe transparency KARACHI, Aug 23: Investigations into the cause of Sunday’s fire that gutted portions of the Pakistan National Shipping Corporation (PNSC) building are under way but certain anomalies currently cast doubt over the transparency of the procedure.... KARACHI: A shot in the arm for Karachi theatre KARACHI, Aug 23: Existential angst, unrequited love and forgotten hope are some of the themes running through ‘Habib Mamoon,’ which opens today (Friday) for public viewing at the Karachi Arts Council.... KARACHI: SC decision on Sharifs termed constitution’s triumph KARACHI, Aug 23: Hailing the Supreme Court’s decision allowing Nawaz Sharif and Shahbaz Sharif to return home, leaders of various political parties have termed it a victory of the constitution and righteousness.... KARACHI: Rainwater causes Hub Dam to overflow KARACHI, Aug 23: Water from the Hub Dam reservoir, which attained its maximum conservation capacity of 339 feet on Wednesday night, has started overflowing towards the Arabian Sea through its 6,020-foot long spillway.... HYDERABAD: Benazir’s overtures to president criticised HYDERABAD, Aug 23: The Sindh Democratic Forum (SDF) on Thursday lashed out at a statement given by People’s Party Parliamentarians’ chairperson, Ms Benazir Bhutto, to a US media network that the party would facilitate Gen Musharraf’s re-election as president in uniform.... HYDERABAD: High Court summons education officials HYDERABAD, Aug 23: A division bench of the Sindh High Court here on Thursday directed the Dadu executive district officer, education, and district officer, elementary education, to appear on Sept 5... KARACHI: List of police recruits to be released soon KARACHI, Aug 23: The tabulation of the results of 2,235 candidates, interviewed by a special board after written examination, is taking place under the supervision of the city police chief for 1,475 police constable vacancies in Karachi.... KARACHI: CAP extends date till 30th KARACHI, Aug 23: The Centralised Admission Policy (CAP) Committee on Thursday extended the date for submission of forms for admission to city colleges by five days.... KARACHI: Cellphone snatchers convicted KARACHI, Aug 23: The additional district and sessions judge-V, West, Jehangir Dayo, on Thursday sentenced three persons involved in street crimes, to four years rigorous imprisonment each.... KARACHI: 400 special citizens to get free calipers, prostheses KARACHI, Aug 23: Over 400 physically impaired people will be fitted with special prostheses and calipers, developed by Jaipur Foot, an Indian organisation, at a week-long camp that begins today at... KARACHI: Lawyers hail SC ruling on Sharifs’ plea KARACHI, Aug 23: The Karachi Bar Association and the PML-N Lawyers’ Wing have welcomed the Supreme Court ruling about the Sharif brother’s return to the country, and hoped that it would... KARACHI: Protests on Bugti’s death anniversary KARACHI, Aug 23: All the mainstream Baloch nationalist parties have decided to observe Aug 26, the first death anniversary of Jamhoori Watan Party chief Nawab Akbar Bugti, as a black day.... KARACHI: Phone bill date extended KARACHI, Aug 23: The PTCL has extended the date for payment of telephone bills from Aug 22 to Aug 25 keeping in view the bad weather conditions in the city over the past few days.... KARACHI: Paintings at Alliance Francaise KARACHI, Aug 23: A group show of paintings and sculptures by Naureen Usmani and Samina Mumtaz opens at the Alliance Francaise art gallery at 5.30pm on Friday.... KARACHI: Exhibition at Chawkandi KARACHI, Aug 23: “Overloaded”, an exhibition of sculptures and drawings by Munawar Ali Syed, opens at the Chawkandi art gallery at 5.30pm on Friday. The exhibition will continue till Aug 30, daily from 11am to 8pm.... KARACHI: Rain forecast KARACHI, Aug 23: Parts of Sindh may still receive some “passing showers” although the low pressure system that caused heavy rains earlier this week has weakened and is expected to dissipate till Friday evening.... KARACHI: Living in DHA KARACHI: What was wrong with living in our ancestral house that had no electricity, piped water, or natural gas? There were lanterns and lamps that lit the rooms, food was cooked... KARACHI: Body formed to probe poor CHK maintenance KARACHI, Aug 23: The Civil Hospital’s Board of Governors has constituted a committee to look into the allegations of substandard maintenance and repair works having been carried out on the hospital’s premises.... KARACHI: Rape victim escapes from abductors KARACHI, Aug 23: A 19-year-old girl, abducted from Karachi nine months ago and taken to Dera Ghazi Khan, managed to escape from captivity during which she was allegedly raped by four of her abductors.... HYDERABAD: Fishermen threaten to resume protests against contract system HYDERABAD, Aug 23: The Sanghar chapter of the Pakistan Fisherfolk Forum (PFF) on Thursday threatened to stage a series of demonstrations and hunger strikes from Chotiari Dam to Hyderabad if the... LARKANA: SHC fines DPO for keeping two in illegal detention LARKANA, Aug 23: The Larkana circuit bench of the Sindh High Court on Thursday ordered the District Police Officer (DPO) of Kashmore, Noor Ahmed Paichoho, to deposit Rs100,000 with the court as compensation for keeping two persons in illegal confinement.... HYDERABAD: Three die in accident HYDERABAD, Aug 23: Three people, including driver of a trailer were killed in an accident near Khyber on the National Highway on Thursday. Edhi volunteers brought the bodies to Edhi Welfare Centre, Khursheed Town.... HYDERABAD: DPO pledges to transfer SHO on court order HYDERABAD, Aug 23: The additional district and sessions judge-I of Hyderabad on Thursday ordered the SHO of Matiari to appear in court on Aug 25 and file comments on charges of... HYDERABAD: Hyderabad rain leaves four dead HYDERABAD, Aug 23: At least four people died in Latifabad and Hussainabad as rain lashed the city for the third day on Thursday, while an official of the Hyderabad Electric Supply... NAWABSHAH: Teachers seekremoval of HEC chief NAWABSHAH, Aug 23: The Teachers’ Association of Quaid-e-Awam University of Engineering, Science and Technology Nawabshah has demanded removal of Chairman Higher Education Commission, Prof Attaur Rehman, and all retired vice chancellors working on extension.... MITHI: Disabled man pleads for justice MITHI, Aug 23: A blind and disabled man of Ismail Sangrasi village, Nagarparkar taluka, has urged the chief secretary and the IGP Sindh to take action against some local influential men... PESHAWAR: Body supporting hospital inn runs short of funds PESHAWAR, Aug 23: The Provincial Council for Social Welfare (PCSW), which looks after ‘Sarkari Sarai’, an inn set up at a major public hospital in the city to provide shelter at... SWABI: Pushto TV programmes change criticised SWABI, Aug 23: A protest demonstration was held here on Thursday against the alleged stoppage of broadcast of Pushto programmes by the Pakistan Television, Peshawar centre.... ABBOTTABAD: Conference on environment ABBOTTABAD, Aug 23: The Comsats Institute of Information and Technology has organised an international conference on environment on August 26 and 27.... NAWABSHAH: Bandits hijack truck, trailer NAWABSHAH, Aug 23: Some unidentified men hijacked a truck and a trailer loaded with goods at gunpoint in two different incidents from the National Highway, on Wednesday.... HYDERABAD: Rs1.734m disbursed among 17 students HYDERABAD, Aug 23: An amount of Rs1.734 million was distributed among 17 students, including six girls by the Mehran University of Engineering and Technology under Students Financial Aid Office (SFAO) established by the Higher Education Commission Islamabad.... NAUSHAHRO FEROZE: Schoolboys protest power outage NAUSHAHRO FEROZE, Aug 23: Over 300 students and teachers of high school Ghulam Mohammad Panhwar took out a rally on tractor-trolleys and motorcycles to SDO Hesco office, Tharushah and demanding restoration of electricity to their school on Thursday.... LARKANA: Govt advised to fill prison doctors vacancies LARKANA, Aug 23: Justice Amir Hani Muslim and Mr Justice Syed Sajjad Ali Shah of Larkana circuit bench of the Sindh High Court have advised the government to fill the vacancies... LARKANA: Teachers not happy with principal’s appointment LARKANA, Aug 23: The teaching staff of Government Arts and Commerce College Larkana demanded of the secretary education to withdraw the orders of appointing Mr Abdul Rasool Shaikh, an 18-grade teacher,... LARKANA: Five lady doctors appointed in Larkana LARKANA, Aug 23: District Nazim Mohammad Bakhsh Arijo gave offer job letters to five lady doctors to be appointed under the President’s Primary Healthcare Initiative (PPHI) Programme at his office on Wednesday.... LARKANA: Three hurt as roof of classroom collapses LARKANA, Aug 23: Three students were injured when the roof a room of the government higher secondary school Khairpur Juso collapsed on Thursday.... SHIKARPUR: Man murdered by friends SHIKARPUR, Aug 23: A man was murdered by his friends in the jurisdiction of Garhi Yasin police station.... LARKANA: PPP launches campaign LARKANA, Aug 23: Pakistan People’s Party Larkana division’s women wing lunched a membership drive in Qambar Shahdadkot district on Thursday.... KHAIRPUR: Two killed by thieves KHAIRPUR, Aug 23: Two brothers were killed and their two nephews were injured by armed thieves in Hamz Ali Mallah village, Sobhodero taluka, on Wednesday night....

Contributions Privacy Policy © DAWN Group of Newspapers, 2007