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September 01, 2007 Saturday Sha’aban 18, 1428 KARACHI: New Sindh assembly hall project launched KARACHI, Aug 31: The foundation stone of the new Sindh Assembly Hall was laid on Friday jointly by Chief Minister Dr Arbab Ghulam Rahim and Speaker Syed Muzaffar Hussain Shah.... KARACHI: SHC stops builder from covering ‘open space’ KARACHI, Aug 31: The Sindh High Court restrained the builder of a 17-storeyed plaza from raising construction on the compulsory open space under a waiver allegedly granted by the Karachi Building Control Authority.... KARACHI: Plea to make women’s commission independent KARACHI, Aug 31: Women’s rights activists have demanded that the National Commission on the Status of Women (NCSW) be empowered and interference by the ministry of women’s development into its affairs... HYDERABAD: Dam to harm integrity of country: committee HYDERABAD, Aug 31: Reviewing the water situation, widespread devastations wreaked by recent floods in upper Sindh and poor relief activities, the Sindh Water Committee at its meeting held here on Thursday... PESHAWAR: ‘Medical city’ in Peshawar planned PESHAWAR, Aug 31: The NWFP government is considering setting up a ‘medical city’ to provide various facilities, including accommodation at subsidised rates, to the people visiting the provincial capital for medical treatment.... PESHAWAR: Kidnapping shows army demoralised, says Qazi PESHAWAR, Aug 31: The kidnapping of at least 100 soldiers clearly shows that the army is demoralised, according to Jamaat-i-Islami chief Qazi Hussain Ahmad.... KARACHI: Run on fuel as dealers protest cut in profits KARACHI, Aug 31: While those consumers who had filled their fuel tanks in anticipation of the strike called by petroleum dealers had a smooth run on Friday, others faced great difficulties... KARACHI: Daniel Pearl case hearing adjourned KARACHI, Aug 31: The Sindh High Court on Friday adjourned the hearing of appeals filed by Ahmed Omar Sheikh and others in US journalist Daniel Pearl kidnapping and killing case.... KARACHI: Rapist at large three months after cancellation of bail application KARACHI, Aug 31: Three months after a court cancelled the interim pre-arrest bail of a man accused of raping a young boy, the police have not managed to locate and arrest the accused man.... KARACHI: Kidnappers sentenced to life imprisonment by ATCs KARACHI, Aug 31: Anti-terrorism courts on Friday handed down life imprisonment sentences in two separate cases of kidnapping and murder, and kidnapping for ransom.... KARACHI: Policeman, ‘robber’ killed in shootout KARACHI, Aug 31: A police constable and an alleged robber ringleader were killed and a sub-inspector was wounded in a Friday morning shootout in Bhitai Colony, located in the jurisdiction of the Ibrahim Hyderi police station.... KARACHI: Govt urged to take steps against rabies KARACHI, Aug 31: Expressing concern over a surge in dog mauling cases in the country as well as in Karachi, experts have urged the government to gear up it efforts for the prevention of rabies.... KARACHI: Many areas receiving impure water KARACHI, Aug 31: Complaints of contaminated water supply continued to pour in from different parts of the city in newspaper offices on Friday.... KARACHI: Ten new judges appointed KARACHI, Aug 31: The Sindh law department has issued a notification for the appointment of 10 additional district and sessions judges under BPS-19 on a regular basis.... KARACHI: Book fair from today KARACHI, Aug 31: A nine-day book fair opens at Paramount Books’ showroom on Saturday (today). The fair, which has been organised for the past 19 years, will remain open (including Sundays and holidays) from 10am to 9pm.... KARACHI: Partly cloudy weather KARACHI, Aug 31: Partly cloudy and humid weather has been forecast in the city during the next 24 hours with the maximum temperature to range between 34°C to 36°C.... KARACHI: Utility bills KARACHI, Aug 31: The Nadra has neither authorised any person nor appointed agents to collect utility bills on behalf of the authority. According to a statement, certain elements posing as Nadra’s agents are reportedly collecting utility bills from the masses.... KARACHI: In the words of Jinnah KARACHI: Perhaps they should have come in costume. With relatives of the nation’s founding fathers coming together on the dais, the stage seemed set for a scene from the 1940s where... KARACHI: Girls bag top positions in pre-medical exams KARACHI, Aug 31: Keeping alive the tradition, female candidates clinched all the top positions in the HSC-II (pre-medical) examination results announced by the Board of Intermediate Education, Karachi (BIEK) on Friday.... KARACHI: NAB accused gets bail KARACHI, Aug 31: A division bench of the High Court of Sindh on Friday granted bail to an accused facing charges in a reference made by the National Accountability Bureau about an alleged massive tax fraud.... HYDERABAD: Ban on lifting sand from riverbed to continue HYDERABAD, Aug 31: The district Nazim must impose ban on lifting of sand from riverbed as it is dangerous for embankments, said the committee headed by DCO Hyderabad Aftab Ahmed Khatri... HYDERABAD: Release of wheat to flour mills ordered HYDERABAD, Aug 31: Authorities concerned have been asked to direct the Food Department to release available wheat stock to chakki owners and floor mills on revised rates, said the DCO Hyderabad Aftab Ahmed Khatri.... MIRPURKHAS: SHO issued notice MIRPURKHAS, Aug 31: Two police officials have been suspended and show-cause notice issued to the SHO Taluka Police Station, on Friday for raiding the house of a local journalist in search of a suspected thief.... NAWABSHAH: Students’ rally NAWABSHAH, Aug 31: St-udents of Quaid-i-Awam University of Engineering, Science and Technology Nawabshah boycotted classes and took out a rally against the non-availability of facilities at the varsity on Friday.... SWABI: Industrialists of Gadoon seek incentives SWABI, Aug 31: Entrepreneurs of the Gadoon Amazai Industrial Estate and officials of the Sarhad Development Authority (SDA) expect the US government to provide incentives to the industrial estate under the Reconstruction Opportunity Zone programme, according to sources.... PESHAWAR: Facility for research on water proposed PESHAWAR, Aug 31: Univer-sity of Peshawar’s geology department is planning to set up a hydrological and environmental research facility, which will be the first of its kind in Pakistan.... KOHAT: Unannounced loadshedding angers Kohatis KOHAT, Aug 31: Unannounced loadshedding in Kohat has increased due to the implementation of multiple schedules, which is creating problems for people, particularly the business community.... PESHAWAR: Three outlaws and constable killed PESHAWAR, Aug 31: Three outlaws and a head constable were killed in an encounter in the Khazana locality on the outskirts of the city on Friday morning, police said.... PESHAWAR: Stricter anti-human trafficking laws urged PESHAWAR, Aug 31: Experts here have called upon the authorities to put in place stringent laws to curb the menace of human trafficking in the country.... PESHAWAR: Media campaign to counter propaganda against OPV PESHAWAR, Aug 31: The NWFP government has decided to place advertisements in the media showing decrees issued by religious scholars regarding safety of the oral polio vaccine (OPV) in order to counter the perception that it caused impotency and sterility.... SWABI: Nazim demands refund of application fee SWABI, Aug 31: The chairman of the governing body of Shahmansoor Township and District Nazim Shahram Khan directed the management of Swabi Development Authority to pay back Rs500 to each applicant who applied for a 10-marla plot in the township.... PESHAWAR: Partial strike by petrol pump owners PESHAWAR, Aug 31: A partial strike was observed by owners of fuelling stations here on Friday.... CHITRAL: Three die as jeep falls into ravine CHITRAL, Aug 31: Three people were killed and 11 injured when a jeep plunged into a ravine near Sheshi Koh here on Friday afternoon.... LAKKI MARWAT: University registration fee reduced LAKKI MARWAT, Aug 31: The University of Science and Technology, Bannu, has reduced the registration fee for students of affiliated colleges, according to a notification issued on Friday by the university.... PESHAWAR: Three Bangladeshi nationals set free PESHAWAR, Aug 31: Three Bangladeshi nationals arrested under the Frontier Crimes Regulations in the Khyber Agency were released from prison here on Friday after they were granted bail by a local court.... PESHAWAR: Shifting of dry port slammed PESHAWAR, Aug 31: People associated with the Afghan transit trade have expressed concern over the shifting of the dry port from Peshawar to Jamrud, near the Afghanistan border, and called for upgrading facilities at the Amangarh dry port.... PESHAWAR: Lecturers’ promotion opposed PESHAWAR, Aug 31: A group of Peshawar University’s syndicate members have appealed to the NWFP governor against promotion of some lecturers, which they said has no legal standing.... PESHAWAR: Display centres for products made by women PESHAWAR, Aug 31: The Small and Medium Enterprises Development Authority (Smeda) will set up display centres to market marble products produced by women in Peshawar, Islamabad and Karachi.... PESHAWAR: Power house closed for repairs PESHAWAR, Aug 31: The Jagran Power House, Azad Jammu and Kashmir, has been closed on an emergency basis for carrying out the necessary repair work.... PESHAWAR: Walk for education held PESHAWAR, Aug 31: A non-governmental organisation held a student enrolment walk in the Ajmera union council in Battagram to create awareness about education.... HYDERABAD: One killed, six injured in clash: Marriage turns into mourning HYDERABAD, Aug 31: Violence broke out in Odh colony after a man was killed and six others injured in a clash between two groups in a marriage ceremony within the jurisdiction of Hussainabad police station on Friday, reports said.... HYDERABAD: Rain forecast for Sindh HYDERABAD, Aug 31: Additional Relief Commissioner Sindh has forecast dust/thunderstorm and rain at many places in Southern Sindh with possibility of heavy rains during next 2-3 days.... HYDERABAD: Builders warned HYDERABAD, Aug 31: The Building Control Department HDA here on Friday notified that all the commercial and domestic buildings should be completed within the stipulated period and completion certificate must be... JACOBABAD: Three drown JACOBABAD, Aug 31: Three, including two minor girls have been drowned in two separate incidents in Kashmore district....

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