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September 03, 2007 Monday Sha'aban 20, 1428 KARACHI: Govt blames private firm for collapse of bridge KARACHI, Sept 2: The government on Sunday sought to distance itself from the collapse of a bridge — part of the recently inaugurated Northern Bypass — and heaped the blame on... KARACHI: Drigh Road flyover closed to traffic KARACHI, Sept 2: Following the collapse of a bridge forming part of the newly-constructed Northern Bypass, the city government on Sunday closed Drigh Road flyover to carry out necessary repairs.... KARACHI: PA hall plan has no NOCs KARACHI, Sept 2: The Sindh government, which seems to be in haste to go ahead with its project of building a new provincial assembly hall, has not taken the mandatory permissions from its various departments, it is learnt.... KARACHI: PPP workers set to welcome Benazir back home KARACHI, Sept 2: Thousands of emotionally-charged Pakistan People’s Party workers carrying party flags and torches vowed on Sunday to give a befitting welcome to party chairperson Benazir Bhutto when she returns to the country after September 14 from self-exile.... HYDERABAD: ‘Fateh Khan’ passes away HYDERABAD, Sept 2: Radio presenter and PTV anchor Syed Saleh Mohammad Shah, known to his rural audience as Fateh Khan for his popular programme “Fateh Khan ji Katchery”, died here late on Saturday night due to cardiac arrest.... HYDERABAD: Court admits case against towers HYDERABAD, Sept 2: The Hyderabad circuit bench of the Sindh High Court has admitted an application filed by two citizens against installation of mobile phone towers in densely populated areas and... SEHWAN: Festivities continue in Sehwan: Death toll rises to 20 SEHWAN, Sept 2: About 20 people have died because of severe heat and various incidents as festivities continued on the second day of Urs celebrations of Qalandar Lal Shahbaz on Sunday.... PESHAWAR: ‘Mr Bean’ dubbed into Pashto a big hit in Pakhtun areas PESHAWAR, Sept 2: A dubbed version of a popular English comedy serial has been gaining popularity among the fun-starved viewers in Pakhtun areas.... MARDAN: Concern over rising incidents of kidnapping for ransom MARDAN, Sept 2: The Aman Jirga Mardan (AJM) has expressed concern over the rising incidents of kidnapping for ransom in Mardan.... PESHAWAR: Lawyers seek changes in human trafficking law PESHAWAR, Sept 2: Lawyers attending a training workshop on Sunday called upon the authorities to clearly define ‘internal trafficking’ and to amend the law aimed at curbing the menace of human trafficking.... SWABI: Fate of people will no longer be decided in US, UK: PTI SWABI, Sept 2: The fate of the people of Pakistan will no longer be decided in London or Washington because they they fully understand now what has been given to them... KARACHI: China termed world’s new workshop KARACHI, Sept 2: Giving a succinct account of the history of imperialism from before World War I up till the present day, writer and film-maker Tariq Ali said the single most... KARACHI: Massive traffic jams may hit city today KARACHI, Sept 2: Karachiites who are already suffering traffic jams on a daily basis have started to lose their night’s sleep at the thought of further aggravation of the situation on... KARACHI: Ibad visits collapsed bridge KARACHI, Sept 2: Sindh Governor Dr Ishratul Ibad visited and reviewed the site of collapsed portion of Northern Bypass at Shershah on Sunday.... KARACHI: Survey ordered KARACHI, Sept 2: City Nazim Syed Mustafa Kamal has ordered a complete survey of all the bridges within the jurisdiction of the city government. He issued a directive to this effect... KARACHI: Major commercial areas in bad shape KARACHI, Sept 2: The recent spell of monsoons has rendered most of the major commercial centres of the city in bad shape and people are being forced to endure a filthy environment in and around these areas.... KARACHI: People urged to help promote education KARACHI, Sept 2: Former Sindh governor Lt-Gen (retd) Moinuddin Haider has urged people from every segment of society to play their due role in promoting quality education in the country.... Emergency cardiac centre KARACHI, Sept 2: The Sindh Minister for Planning and Development, Syed Shoaib Ahmed Bukhari, laid the foundation stone of a 50-bed emergency cardiac centre and inaugurated a dental until in Shah Faisal Colony on Saturday.... KARACHI: Weather KARACHI, Sept 2: Hot and humid weather has been forecast in the city for the next 24 hours with the maximum temperature to range between 34°C and 36°C.... KARACHI: Experts at a loss to explain collapse KARACHI, Sept 2: Experts and professionals have varied views about the collapse of a bridge on the Northern Bypass on Saturday as they could not comprehend how part of a box... KARACHI: 3 killed in road accident KARACHI, Sept 2: Three persons were killed and seven others got injured in a coaster-truck collision at Quaidabad on Sunday.... KARACHI: Arbab expects PML to sweep to victory KARACHI, Sept 2: Sindh Chief Minister Dr Arbab Ghulam Rahim has said that in the province, the Pakistan Muslim League Quaid-i-Azam would emerge as the single majority party in the next election.... KARACHI: Public debate on uplift works urged KARACHI, Sept 2: Pakistan People’s Party Central Information Secretary Sherry Rehman condemning the collapse of the Northern Bypass Bridge that killed six citizens and injured several others has called for immediate disbursement of compensation amount to the heirs of the victims.... HYDERABAD: Call for probe into govt failure to cope with flood disaster HYDERABAD, Sept 2: The Sindh Abadgar Board at its meeting held here on Saturday demanded a judicial inquiry into widespread devastations caused by floods and asked the government to explain why it failed to cope with the disaster.... HYDERABAD: Scheduled caste leaders urge end to discrimination HYDERABAD, Sept 2: The leaders of scheduled castes on Sunday appealed to the government to end discrimination against their communities, give them representation in the national and provincial assemblies and Senate... LARKANA: Man kills sister, her alleged friend LARKANA, Sept 2: A man killed his sister, a mother of five, and another man suspecting them of having illicit relations in the Phulpota village on the outskirts of Naudero, some 30 kilometre from here, on Sunday.... MITHI: Protest against police MITHI, Sept 2: Relatives of a woman, who was allegedly murdered by her husband and his brother in Mansinge Ji Veri village, Nagarparkar taluka about two weeks ago, after declaring her... THATTA: Commuters block National Highway THATTA, Sept 2: Enraged commuters blocked the National Highway by burning tyres and staging a sit-in after some armed men opened fire on them at Dhabeji market bus stop killing a man and injuring four others on Sunday.... BADIN: Strike in Badin BADIN, Sept 2: A complete strike was observed in Badin, Talhar, Tando Bago, Golarchi, Kario Ghanwar, Rajo Khanani and in other areas on Sunday to protest kidnapping of two local journalists.... SUKKUR: Mian Adam Kalhoro’s Urs SUKKUR, Sept 2: The 409th annual Urs of Hazrat Shaheed Mian Adam Shah Kalhoro, founder of historical Mian Wal Movement, will be celebrated in Sukkur on Sept 9.... KOHAT: Peace bodies launched KOHAT, Sept 2: The deputy inspector-general of police for Kohat region, Zulfiqar Cheema, on Sunday formally launched peace committees at every police station which would settle petty disputes out of court.... HANGU: Two rockets found in Hangu HANGU, Sept 2: Bomb disposal squads of police and the army found two rockets in the mountains near the Darsamand village here on Sunday, and were trying to defuse them, officials said.... QUETTA: Call to set up new province QUETTA, Sept 2: The establishment of a separate Khojak Pukhtun province, comprising Pukhtun districts of Balochistan, would foil President Hamid Karzai’s plan to annex ‘our areas in Afghanistan’, according to former... QUETTA: Three Turkish nationals held QUETTA, Sept 2: Three Turkish nationals were arrested on Sunday after crossing into Pakistani territory through a rarely used route.... MANSEHRA: School material MANSEHRA, Sept 2: The executive district officer, education, on Sunday placed an advertisement in local newspapers for auction of material of schools damaged in the October 2005 earthquake, it is learnt.... LAKKI MARWAT: Internet cafe raided, over dozen booked LAKKI MARWAT, Sept 2: Police booked more than a dozen people on charges of watching obscene movies following a raid on an internet cafe here on Sunday, officials said.... PESHAWAR: Army officer accused of evicting woman PESHAWAR, Sept 2: A woman on Sunday accused an army officer of forcibly evicting her from her house and appealed to the Chief Justice of the Peshawar High Court to provide her justice against the person wielding considerable influence.... PESHAWAR: University ‘ignores syndicate’s recommendations’ PESHAWAR, Sept 2: The Peshawar University administration has been ignoring the recommendations of the syndicate regarding appointments on key posts, sources said....

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