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September 09, 2007 Sunday Sha'aban 26, 1428 KARACHI : KBA action against pro-govt lawyers KARACHI, Sept 8: The Karachi Bar Association (KBA) on Saturday banned the entry of six lawyers, including Supreme Court Bar Vice-President Khwaja Naveed, into the City Courts in reaction to an attempted kidnap of its office-bearer.... KARACHI : Leader of MQM-H acquitted in murder case KARACHI, Sept 8: The additional district and sessions judge-4, West, Gulshan Ara Chandio, on Saturday acquitted Mohajir Qaumi Movement-Haqiqi leader Afaq Ahmed Khan in a murder case registered against him on Feb 3, 1994.... KARACHI : Moot demands 33pc seats for women in parliament KARACHI, Sept 8: Women politicians and activists belonging to various parties and organisations at an “All-Parties Women Conference” demanded that womenfolk be given 33 per cent representation in the parliament and the condition of graduation be waived for a woman member.... HYDERABAD : Musharraf in uniform not acceptable, says Qaim HYDERABAD, Sept 8: The president of the Sindh chapter of People’s Party Parliamentarians, Syed Qaim Ali Shah, said on Saturday that Gen Pervez Musharraf would never be accepted as president in... HARIPUR : Votes required for re-election intact, claims Omar HARIPUR, Sept 8: Minister of State for Finance Omar Ayub Khan has said that the PML is committed to re-electing Gen Musharraf as president and the required number of votes is very much intact.... KHAIRPUR : 33,000 watercourses being lined in Sindh KHAIRPUR, Sept 8: Lining of 86,000 watercourses at a cost of Rs66 billion under the National Programme for Improvement of Watercourses was in progress and some 33,000 watercourses are being lined in Sindh under this programme.... MIRPURKHAS : Farmers complain against irrigation, SIDA officers MIRPURKHAS, Sept 8: The chairman of the Farmers Organisations’ Council (FOC), Javed Junejo has expressed concern over the ignoring of... MARDAN : New passports simplifying foreign travel, says minister MARDAN, Sept 8: Federal Interior Minister Aftab Ahmad Khan Sherpao has said that machine readable passports will not only simplifying the process of foreign travel for professional people, workers and students... KARACHI : Inquiry on as police grill rape victim KARACHI, Sept 8: Conducting the formal investigations in the case of a young woman who was subjected to gang rape on the premises of a government hospital is nerve-wracking for the victim as well as the investigators.... KARACHI : Jobless man kills wife, escapes KARACHI, Sept 8: A 56-year-old man killed on Saturday his wife in Manzoor Colony and fled, police and witnesses said.... HSC results today KARACHI, Sept 8: The Board of Intermediate Education Karachi (BIEK) will announce the results of HSC-II (pre-engineering), science general and diploma in physical education examination 2007 on Sunday.... KARACHI : Three jailers suspended KARACHI, Sept 8: The Adviser to Chief Minister on Home Affairs, Waseem Akhtar, on Saturday paid a surprise visit to Malir District Jail and ordered suspension of three absenting Assistant Jail Superintendents and three clerks.... KARACHI : First major kidney centre for workers inaugurated KARACHI, Sept 8: Sindh Minister for Labour and Industries Mohammed Adil Siddiqi has described the first-ever Kidney Centre for workers in Bin Qasim Town as “a unique project” offering the facilities of dialysis and kidney treatment.... KARACHI : Remand of PIDC blast ‘mastermind’ extended KARACHI, Sept 8: An anti-terrorism court on Saturday extended the judicial remand of Abdul Hameed Bugti, who is accused of masterminding the PIDC bomb blast on Nov 15, 2005, till Sept 27.... KARACHI : Weather KARACHI, Sept 8: The Met Office has forecast warm and humid weather for the city on Sunday with maximum temperature expected to range between 33 and 35 degree centigrade.... KARACHI : Order reserved in kidnap case KARACHI, Sept 8: An anti-terrorism court on Saturday recorded final arguments in a kidnapping for ransom case against four persons charged with kidnapping Ali Akbar in the limits of the Sachhal police station on Feb 17, 2007.... KARACHI : Major power breakdown KARACHI, Sept 8: The city on Saturday experienced a major power breakdown as the utility fell short of 300MW and resorted to load-shedding for more than three hours since 6am.... KARACHI : Coalition parties to contest jointly: Ghauri KARACHI, Sept 8: Federal Minister for Ports and Shipping Babar Khan Ghauri on Saturday said the present assemblies would complete their full tenure, adding that the parties in the ruling coalition would contest the upcoming general elections from one platform.... HYDERABAD : Pledge to raise literacy to 80pc by 2015 HYDERABAD, Sept 8: Heads of district and taluka administrations, civil society organisations and officials of education department across the province expressed the hope that literacy in the province would increase to... HYDERABAD : LPG-laden trailer overturns HYDERABAD, Sept 8: The Qasimabad police have arrested seven persons, including four employees of a multinational company dealing in liquefied petroleum gas (LPG), after a cylinder-laden trailer overturned below the Hussainabad... HYDERABAD : Court rejects bail plea of accused women: Kidnapping of newly-born HYDERABAD, Sept 8: Civil Judge and Judicial Magistrate dismissed on Saturday bail application of Safya and Kausar in a case about the kidnapping of three-day infant.... KHAIRPUR : 27 injured in accident KHAIRPUR, Sept 8: Twenty-seven passengers including 15 women were injured when the bus they were travelling in overturned near the Shah Abdul Latif University, here on Saturday.... HYDERABAD : Farm-sector has room for improvement: minister HYDERABAD, Sept 8: Federal Minister for Food, Agriculture and Livestock Sikandar Hayat Bosan said on Saturday that despite an allocation of Rs16 billion funds, under the Public Sector Development Programme (PSDP),... HYDERABAD : Crushing season to start on Oct 15 HYDERABAD, Sept 8: Federal Minister for Food, Livestock and Agriculture Sikandar Hayat Bosan said on Saturday that sugar mills in Sindh would carry out crushing between Oct 15 and 20 and start sugar production by Nov 1... KOHAT : Two killed as wall collapses KOHAT, Sept 8: Two truck drivers were buried alive when the wall of an under-construction petrol pump collapsed during a storm and heavy rain here on Saturday.... NAUSHAHRO FEROZE : Rally against Hesco NAUSHAHRO FEROZE, Sept 8: A rally was taken out against Hesco by residents of Karim Shah Colony, Gharibabad and Baladi Colony Kandiaro, here on Saturday. It was led by Ghulam Abbas Mangrio, Sadaruddin Dahraj, Ihsan Khoso and Abdul Karim Ghanghro.... KOHAT : Pipeline row affects gas supply project KOHAT, Sept 8: The continuing delay in construction of a pipeline from Gurguri oil and gas fields to northern parts of the NWFP since July is causing losses of millions of rupees to the government.... HYDERABAD : Wasa’s advice to consumers HYDERABAD, Sept 8: The Water and Sanitation Agency (Wasa) on Saturday advised consumers to constitute mohalla committees to persuade people to pay their water bills regularly.... LAKKI MARWAT : Call for creating awareness about literacy LAKKI MARWAT, Sept 8: Speakers at a daylong seminar underlined the need for creating awareness about importance of literacy.... HARIPUR: Match factory workers continue strike HARIPUR, Sept 8: The workers of the Syed Match Factory continued their strike for a fourth day on Saturday.... PESHAWAR : Concern expressed over growing child labour PESHAWAR, Sept 8: Speakers at a workshop on Saturday expressed concern over the seriousness of the problem of the child labour in Pakistan and called for concentrated efforts to improve the situation.... HARIPUR : Three killed in Haripur HARIPUR, Sept 8: Three people including, a man and his son, were killed and one person was injured in two incidents here on Saturday.... MANSEHRA: Steps urged to curb crime MANSEHRA, Sept 8: The government was asked on Saturday to work out an effective policy to curb the mounting wave of violent incidents of crime in the province.... KOHAT : Man shot dead KOHAT, Sept 8: A man was killed and another injured in an exchange of fire between two groups on Saturday. The victim was identified as Tariq. Police registered a case....

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