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September 04, 2007 Tuesday Sha'aban 21, 1428 KARACHI: SHC urged to supervise May 12 investigation KARACHI, Sept 3: Former law minister Khalid Anwer urged the high court on Monday to supervise the investigation of the May 12 events in the city and associate the Sindh High Court and Karachi Bar Associations with the task.... KARACHI: NLC tasked to remove bridge wreckage KARACHI, Sept 3: With all the victims believed to have been recovered from the debris of the collapsed Shershah Bridge, the National Highway Authority on Monday tasked the National Logistics Corporation, which had constructed the mega structure, to remove the wreckage.... KARACHI: SC briefed on steps to ease traffic congestion KARACHI, Sept 3: The city district government apprised the Supreme Court on Monday of the measures it has taken to ease traffic congestion and prevent traffic jams.... KARACHI: Over six hurt in clash of students KARACHI, Sept 3: Over half a dozen students were injured when activists of two organisations clashed at the Jamia Millia Degree College on Monday, in a grim reminder of the recent... KARACHI: City council seeks judicial inquiry: Bridge collapse KARACHI, Sept 3: Deploring the collapse of a bridge forming part of the recently constructed Northern Bypass, the City Council on Monday called for an inquiry into the causes of the fateful incident by judges of the Supreme Court of Pakistan.... KARACHI: MQM leader returns to attend funeral KARACHI, Sept 3: Ending his self-exile, a senior leader of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement, Saleem Shahzad, arrived here from London after 15 years to attend the funeral of his mother.... HYDERABAD: Minorities seek office of governorship HYDERABAD, Sept 3: The Sindh chapter of the All-Pakistan Minorities Alliance (APMA) on Monday demanded that a member of minority communities should be appointed as the governor of Punjab and a Hindu should be made governor of Sindh.... MANSEHRA: Quake survivors slam delay in compensation MANSEHRA, Sept 3: Hundreds of the earthquake survivors of four union councils in Balakot took to the streets on Monday in protest against prolonged delay in the release of third instalment of the housing compensation.“Winter... KARACHI: Traffic mess on city roads KARACHI, Sept 3: Motorists and commuters endured the worst-ever traffic jams on almost all major thoroughfares of the city on Monday when mercury touched 35 degrees centigrade with 65 per cent humidity.... KARACHI: No relief for families of missing persons KARACHI, Sept 3: Having endured over five years’ detention at Guantanamo before being cleared of having links with the Al Qaeda or the Taliban, 40-year-old Abdul Aleem Siddiqui then suffered another six months at Rawalpindi’s Adiala Jail.... KARACHI: Officials told to file final charge-sheet: Boiler case KARACHI, Sept 3: The judicial magistrate-12, Central, Abdul Zahoor Chandio, on Monday directed both the investigation officer in the boiler blast case and the inspector of the boiler inspection wing of... KARACHI: Future perfect KARACHI: ‘Shaadi ka Paigham’, constituting theatre group Natak Walay’s first independently-managed public production, opened at the PACC Hall on Sunday. The performance was followed by a short but sweet concert by... KARACHI: Drive against polio begins today KARACHI, Sept 3: The Sindh Expanded Programme for Immunisation is launching a mop-up vaccination campaign in eight towns from Sept 4 to 6.... KARACHI: Ghinwa challenges Benazir KARACHI, Sept 3: The chairperson of the Pakistan People’s Party-Shaheed Bhutto, on Monday announced that she would contest the upcoming general election against Benazir Bhutto in Larkana and other constituencies.... KARACHI: ANP assails ban on faulty rickshaws KARACHI, Sept 3: The Sindh chief of the Awami National Party (ANP) and chairman of the Pukhtoon Action Committee (Loya Jirga), Shahi Syed, deplored the proposed ban on two-stroke rickshaws without making arrangements for any suitable alternative.... KARACHI: Exhibition KARACHI, Sept 3: An exhibition of paintings by Zarah David titled ‘Moods’ opens at the V.M. Art gallery on Tuesday.... HYDERABAD: Call for providing jobs to veterinary doctors HYDERABAD, Sept 3: The Progressive Veterinarian Forum, Sindh Chapter has demanded of the Sindh government to reject the summary with regards to illegal promotion of stock assistants and that qualified veterinary doctors should be provided jobs.... MIRPURKHAS: Speaker for closure of water to defaulters MIRPURKHAS, Sept 3: Speaker of Sindh Assembly, Syed Muzaffar Hussain Shah, on Monday suggested closure of supply of irrigation water to the farmers who failed to clear water tax dues.... HYDERABAD: Local govt accused of inefficiency HYDERABAD, Sept 3: Activists of Sindh Taraqqi Pasand Party (STP) staged demonstrations in Hyderabad and Tando Allahyar on Monday in protest against what they called inefficiency of district administration of Tando Allahyar.... KHAIRPUR: Man killed, 12 hurt in accident KHAIRPUR, Sept 3: A man was killed and 12 others suffered injuries when a Mazda pickup taking back devotees from the shrine of Qalandar Lal Shahbaz to the Punjab overturned on Monday near Bago Bhutto village of Daharki taluka.... JACOBABAD: Patients protest against hospital JACOBABAD, Sept 3: More than a hundred hepatitis C patients staged a rally on Monday in protest against the Jacobabad Civil Hospital administration, after they learnt that the hospital had given... HYDERABAD: Journalists condemn colleagues’ kidnap HYDERABAD, Sept 3: Journalists staged demonstrations in many cities and towns of the province on Monday in protest against kidnapping of Haji Khan Lashari and Amar Singh Rathore, office-bearers of Talhar press club.... BADIN: Oil company’s services for community lauded BADIN, Sept 3: District Nazim Ali Anwar Halepoto said on Monday that the British Petroleum Pakistan was bound to bring a positive change in the lives of people of its concession area by enhancing access to quality education, particularly for girls.... MIRPURKHAS: Two boys drown MIRPURKHAS, Sept 3: Two boys drowned in a pond in the Ali Mangrio village of Sindhri taluka on Monday.... JACOBABAD: Protest JACOBABAD, Sept 3: Cons-umers staged a rally against Hesco on Monday. The rally started from Shahi Bazaar and after marching through different roads terminated at DCO Chowk where they the protesters observed a sit-in.... PESHAWAR: VCs told to ensure peace on campuses: Governor concerned over law, order situation PESHAWAR, Sept 3: NWFP Governor Ali Muhammad Jan Aurakzai has expressed concern over the poor law and order situation on university campuses.... PESHAWAR: Utility stores short of edible oil PESHAWAR, Sept 3: Most of the Utility Stores Corporation (USC) outlets here are short of subsidised edible oil and ghee, people complained.... KOHAT: Probe launched into activities of gangs KOHAT, Sept 3: The Kohat Bureau of Investigation has started probe into the incidents of heinous crimes committed by inter-provincial criminal gangs and their supporters, Dawn has learnt....

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