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August 29, 2007 Wednesday Sha’aban 15, 1428 KARACHI: Land mafia set to steal village’s identity KARACHI, Aug 28: The announcement by the chief minister to convert Mullah Essa Brohi Goth, which was devastated by this strong winds and rainstorm in June, into a model village has started to create problems for the villagers.... KARACHI: Lyari gang warfare claims three more lives KARACHI, Aug 28: Three gangsters were killed on Tuesday in Chakiwara in the ongoing Lyari gang warfare, said police and witnesses.... KARACHI: Most primary health units run by centre await doctors KARACHI, Aug 28: About half of the primary health units of the province, which have been adopted by the federal government under the President’s Primary Health-care Initiative (PPHCI), are yet to... KARACHI: KESC to mortgage five units for Rs60bn KARACHI, Aug 28: The KESC management has decided to further mortgage five distribution units to raise about Rs60 billion for its so-called development work, sources said here on Tuesday.... KARACHI: 24 student activists remanded in custody KARACHI, Aug 28: The judicial magistrate-1, South, Aurangzeb Alamgir Qazi, on Tuesday remanded 17 activists of the Islami Jamiat Talba and seven of the Punjabi Students Association of the Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre in judicial custody till Sept 5.... KARACHI: Rind’s cases transferred to Karachi KARACHI, Aug 28: The Sindh High Court transferred all four cases pending against Sher Mohammad Rind, brother of Federal Minister for Frontier Regions Yar Mohammad Rind in Nawabshah courts to Karachi.... KARACHI: No headway in NED couple’s death probe KARACHI, Aug 28: Police investigations into the recent mysterious deaths of a newly-wed couple have stalled because of the non-receipt of the histo-pathological and chemical reports.... KARACHI: Kazmi’s wife kidnap case: SHO told to register FIR KARACHI, Aug 28: The additional district and sessions judge-II, South, Mohammed Azim, on Tuesday rejected the contempt application submitted by civil rights campaigner Mohammed Iqbal Kazmi against the SHO of the... KARACHI: School holiday today KARACHI, Aug 28: All the schools and colleges in the city will remain closed on Wednesday (today) on the occasion of Shab-i-Baraat, officials said.... KARACHI: Nahid Raza reinvents herself KARACHI: In terms of Nahid Raza’s work, change really is the only constant. Even her severest critic cannot accuse her of stagnation. When an art collector recently asked her to do... KARACHI: Steps to improve investigation of cases discussed KARACHI, Aug 28: The prosecutor-general of Sindh, Dr Rana Mohammed Shamim, on Tuesday had a meeting with inspector-general of Sindh Zia-ul-Hasan at the Central Police Office.... KARACHI: KPT ready to give city govt land authority: Ghauri KARACHI, Aug 28: Federal Minster for Ports and Shipping Babar Khan Ghauri said on Tuesday that the Karachi Port Trust (KPT) was ready to give land authority to the City District... KARACHI: Committee set up to ease traffic problems KARACHI, Aug 28: In order to overcome the growing traffic problem in Karachi, the city government has decided to gradually remove all encroachments that hinder traffic flow and shift the inter city bus terminals.... KARACHI: Flooded cantt area needs city govt’s help KARACHI, Aug 28: A couple of huge ponds formed by rainwater mixed with sewage attract children and buffaloes to have a dip whenever the sun, playing hide-and-seek with swathes of monsoon clouds, beats down mercilessly.... KARACHI: Charity hospital’s phones dead for 25 days KARACHI, Aug 28: Despite repeated complaints, the PTCL has failed to restore the 10 telephone lines of the LRBT Free Eye Hospital in Korangi which have been lying dead for the last 25 days, claimed the hospital’s management on Tuesday.... KARACHI: Conference on Indus Valley civilization KARACHI, Aug 28: A national literary conference on Indus Valley civilization, focusing on the Soomra period, will be held in the second week of November at the University of Karachi.... KARACHI: Raksha Bandhan celebrated KARACHI, Aug 28: Members of the Hindu community in the city, like everywhere else around the globe, celebrated their annual festival of Raksha Bandhan on Tuesday.... KARACHI: Defence witness deposes in student’s kidnap case KARACHI, Aug 28: An anti-terrorism court on Tuesday recorded the statement of a witness for the defence in the kidnapping for ransom case of SSC student Rashid, son of Qadir Bux, who was kidnapped on November 15, 2006.... KARACHI: Pleas against Pemra law adjourned till Sept 25 KARACHI, Aug 28: The Sindh High Court adjourned the hearing of three petitions against the new Pakistan Electronic Media Authority Ordinance to Sept 25 for framing issues involved.... KARACHI: Man beats wife to death KARACHI, Aug 28: A 35-year-old woman, mother of five, was allegedly beaten to death on Tuesday by her husband in Kausar Niazi Colony, Nazimabad.... KARACHI: Road closure KARACHI, Aug 28: A portion of Marten Road, from Teenhatti to Jail Chowrangi, will be closed to traffic from Aug 30 as it will be dug up for laying a sewage line.—PPI... PESHAWAR: NWFP govt opposes reforms programme PESHAWAR, Aug 28: The NWFP government has opposed a plan formulated by the National Commission for Government Reform (NCGR), for restructuring the federal ministries and divisions, and has instead sought the implementation of the National Reconstruction Bureau’s recommendations on the issue.... PESHAWAR: ‘APDM rally will herald end of military-led govt’ PESHAWAR, Aug 28: The Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz has claimed that the Sept 6 public meeting of the All Parties Democratic Alliance in Peshawar will prove to be the “last nail in the coffin of the present government”.... SWABI: Nawaz to be in Lahore by Sept 10: PML-N SWABI, Aug 28: Swabi district president of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz Iftikhar Ahmed Khan has said that former prime minister Mian Muhammad Nawaz Sharif and former chief minister of Punjab Shahbaz Sharif will land at the Lahore airport before Sept 10.... MARDAN: Watchman, students hurt in clash MARDAN, Aug 28: A watchman and some students were injured in a clash on Tuesday between activists of the Pukhtoon Students Federation (PSF) and the employees of the Board of Intermediate... PESHAWAR: Bail granted to 3 juvenile offenders PESHAWAR, Aug 28: A local court has granted bail to three juvenile offenders charged with sexually abusing a boy of 6.... HYDERABAD: More English teachers needed: scholars HYDERABAD, Aug 28: Noted scholars and educationists have laid stress on more teachers to teach English as second language in schools and colleges. “Being multilingual is a plus and not minus point”, they said.... HYDERABAD: CJ dissatisfied with progress: Baby-kidnap case HYDERABAD, Aug 28: Chief Justice of Supreme Court, Mr Justice Iftikhar Mohammad Chaudhry, is dissatisfied with the pace of investigation into the kidnapping of a three-day old baby girl, Dua, from... HYDERABAD: Teachers advised not to accept political pressure HYDERABAD, Aug 28: District Nazim Kanwar Naveed Jamil has emphasised the heads of government educational institutions not to accept any political pressure and seek help from the district government in case they feel under pressure.... MIRPURKHAS: Mirpurkhas board’s HSC-II results out MIRPURKHAS, Aug 28: Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education (BISE) Mirpurkhas has announced the results of Higher Secondary Certificate examinations part-II intermediate science, pre-engineering, premedical and general science group, here on Tuesday.... HYDERABAD: Girl’s body exhumed HYDERABAD, Aug 28: A four-member medical board supervised and exhumed the body of an 18-year-old girl who died under mysterious circumstances in Tando Allahyar on Tuesday.... LARKANA: Mumtaz against PPP’s inclusion in APDM LARKANA, Aug 28: The Sindh National Front (SNF) Chairman Mumtaz Ali Bhutto on Monday hit out at some leaders’ statements that they would welcome Ms Benazir Bhutto into the All-Parties Democratic Movement if her deal with the government failed to materialise.... HYDERABAD: Defaulters warned of disconnection HYDERABAD, Aug 28: The Water and Sanitation Agency (Wasa) on Tuesday warned the residents of more than 20 plazas of disconnecting water supply without any prior notice if they failed to clear dues within three days.... MIRPURKHAS: Party to decide Benazir’s return MIRPURKHAS, Aug 28: The divisional president of the Pakistan People’s Party, MNA Pir Aftab Hussain Shah Jilani, has said that the decision regarding the date of Ms Benazir Bhutto return would... HYDERABAD: Sarhandis accused of murder HYDERABAD, Aug 28: The members of Sand community of Matiari on Tuesday demanded legal action against Pir Sarhandis who they accused of being involved in several crimes.... HYDERABAD: Arbab Rahim’s remarks condemned HYDERABAD, Aug 28: Activists of PPP’s women wing on Tuesday staged a demonstration outside the press club and burnt the effigy of Chief Minister Dr Arbab Ghulam Rahim in protest against his latest utterances against the fair sex....

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