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September 08, 2007 Saturday Sha'aban 25, 1428 KARACHI : Govt seeks reconstitution of bench hearing May 12 case KARACHI, Sept 7: “The entire court is a complainant,” a seven-member bench of the Sindh High Court remarked when provincial government counsel Raja Qureshi requested its reconstitution as four of its... KARACHI : SC asks for report on UTP’s torture KARACHI, Sept 7: A Supreme Court bench on Friday sought detailed progress reports from the trial courts on different cases pending before them against a prisoner, Nehal Khan Talani, who was reportedly tortured during his confinement.... KARACHI : Call to make waterfront project details public KARACHI, Sept 7: A coalition of 16 civil society organizations, Dharti, has asked the government to make public the details of Waterfront Development Project before initiating any work on the project.... KARACHI : PPP doesn’t need NoC from anyone: Benazir KARACHI, Sept 7: Chairperson of the Pakistan People’s Party Benazir Bhutto has said that her party was negotiating from a position of strength and goodwill and did not need a “no objection certificate” from any quarter to launch a fresh movement.... PESHAWAR : 12,600 cases pending before PHC, says chief justice PESHAWAR, Sept 7: Peshawar High Court Chief Justice Mr Tariq Pervez Khan said on Friday that about 12,600 cases were pending before the court and regretted that if government departments had... KARACHI : ‘Mishandling’ of grenade blamed for Malir blast KARACHI, Sept 7: An explosion that left 17 people wounded, one of them critically, in the Malir area on late Thursday night was caused by what police described as “mishandling” of a hand-grenade by one of the victims.... KARACHI : Delays in funds release leave police in dire straits KARACHI, Sept 7: Over 50 per cent of the city police stations’ telephone lines face suspension due to the non-payment of dues, while the Pakistan State Oil has stopped serving police vehicles because of defaults on bills, Dawn has learnt.... KARACHI : Police not pursuing rape case KARACHI, Sept 7: Police seem to lack the will to pursue the gang-rape case that took place at a government hospital in Landhi on Thursday as no efforts have been made to arrest the suspects.... KARACHI : Poor hygiene at Korangi hospital KARACHI, Sept 7: While infection control at health facilities is an important concern in the developed world, most medical centres in Pakistan have little or no preventative measures in place.... KARACHI : Probe into couple’s death KARACHI, Sept 7: Judicial Magistrate, Central, Abdul Zahoor Chandio on Friday directed investigation officer Mohammad Ashraf of Taimuria police station to submit more details to the court about the death of a couple on the next day of their wedding.... KARACHI : Aids control body without key test equipment KARACHI, Sept 7: The Sindh Aids Control Programme (SACP) is operating without any equipment for diagnosis and treatment, while the number of suspected cases of HIV/Aids is on the rise in the province.... KARACHI : IO’s plea for more time in boiler blast case rejected KARACHI, Sept 7: The judicial magistrate-12, Central, Abdul Zahoor Chandio, on Friday declined to accept the application of the investigation officer (IO) of Taimuria police station, seeking more time for collecting evidence in the boiler blast case.... KARACHI : End to ‘thana culture’ pledged KARACHI, Sept 7: Sindh Adviser on Home Affairs Waseem Akhtar has said that reporting centres in 80 police stations of the city have already been established with the cooperation of philanthropists... KARACHI : Committee set up to probe train fire KARACHI: The Pakistan Railways on Friday set up a five-member committee to investigate the causes of a fire that broke out in a dining car of the Sindh Express late on Thursday.... KARACHI : MBBS suppl exam result KARACHI, Sept 7: The University of Karachi on Friday announced results of the MBBS First Professional Part A and B (supplementary) examinations 2007.... KARACHI : Lashari’s death anniversary KARACHI, Sept 7: Intellectuals and journalists at a meeting held at the Karachi Press Club on Friday appreciated the services and contribution of eminent journalist and writer Faqir Mohammad Lashari on his 13th death anniversary.... KARACHI : Lyari water KARACHI, Sept 7: The Lyari Town on Friday started getting 6mgd (million gallon daily) additional water from the K-III project through a 33-inch dedicated pipeline.... KARACHI : New BIEK rules to ensure class attendance KARACHI, Sept 7: The Board of Intermediate Education Karachi (BIEK) has decided to issue notices to all its affiliated colleges seeking attendance reports of their students on a monthly basis.... KARACHI : UTPs in escape bid remanded KARACHI, Sept 7: The judicial magistrate, South, Aurangzeb Alamgir Qazi, on Friday remanded two under trail prisoners who were arrested soon after their escape from the custody of police in the City Courts on Sept 5.... HYDERABAD : Faith-healer arrested in infant kidnapping case HYDERABAD, Aug 7: Police arrested an Amil (faith-healer) from Karachi on Friday following a disclosure by the husbands of two women who were apprehended in Karachi on Wednesday night, in connection with an infant (Dua) girl kidnapping case.... HYDERABAD : Singaporean author visits ancestral home HYDERABAD, Sept 7: World renowned scholar and dean, Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, National University of Singapore, Professor Kishore Mahbubani, arrived here on Friday to search roots of his family as his parents belonged to Hyderabad.... HYDERABAD : Accident HYDERABAD, Sept 7: A woman was killed while her husband and son were seriously injured when a truck rammed into their motorbike near Rahuki Friday evening, Tandojam police said.... LARKANA : Rice crop hit by disease LARKANA, Sept 7: After recent floods, disease has hit paddy crop in upper Sindh and lower Balochistan, with stem borer and leaf folder damaging 10 per cent of the standing crop in the initial stage of the disease.... HYDERABAD : Supplementary exams HYDERABAD, Sept 7: The Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education, Hyderabad, has announced the schedule of submission of examination forms for SSC part-II (class-X) supplementary examinations-2007 and the date of commencement of the examinations.... PESHAWAR : Drive against car owners defaulting on customs duty PESHAWAR, Sept 7: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has launched a campaign to seize non-customs duty paid vehicles in the NWFP.... PESHAWAR : Bar associations meet tomorrow PESHAWAR, Sept 7: A meeting of the provincial bar associations would be held here on Sunday under the aegis of the Peshawar High Court Bar Association (PHCBA) to draw a future line of action under the present political situation.... PESHAWAR : Hospital waste causing health problems PESHAWAR, Sept 7: Lack of hospital waste management system is causing health problems among hospital workers as well as general public, sources say.... HARIPUR : Workshop held for women prisoners HARIPUR, Sept 7: A two-day training workshop for women prisoners at the Haripur central prison concluded on Friday.... MANSEHRA : Students from quake-hit areas receive training MANSEHRA, Sept 7: The Ministry of Industry and Production will impart training to over 4,000 students from earthquake-affected areas of the NWFP and Azad Kashmir and establish three skill development centres at an estimated cost of Rs150 million, it is learnt....

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