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September 13, 2007 Thursday Sha'aban 30, 1428 KARACHI: Imran expelled from city, PTI workers held KARACHI, Sept 12: Imran Khan, the chief of the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaaf (PTI), failed to defy the orders of the Sindh government on Wednesday when the authorities bundled him off to Islamabad... KARACHI: Affidavits in May 12 case filed KARACHI, Sept 12: Over 160 Muttahida Qaumi Movement supporters filed their affidavits containing eyewitness accounts of the May 12 events.... KARACHI: Three students hurt in KU clash KARACHI, Sept 12: At least three students were injured in a clash between two student organisations at Karachi University on Wednesday.... KARACHI: University teachers announce protest plan KARACHI, Sept 12: Rejecting the Model University Ordinance and demanding withdrawal of the appointments of retired army officers and bureaucrats in the public sector universities, the Federation of All Pakistan Universities... KARACHI: Lawyers demand tighter security around courts KARACHI, Sept 12: The legal fraternity continued on Wednesday to boycott court proceedings for the third consecutive day in protest against the killing of an anti-government lawyer.... KARACHI: APDM to observe ‘black day’ today KARACHI, Sept 12: The All-Parties Democratic Movement has announced that it will observe a “black day” on Thursday in the province against the arrests of its party leaders and workers following... KARACHI: Minwala’s bail application KARACHI, Sept 12: Arguments in the bail application of Cyrus Darayus Minwala, a former Cathay Pacific representative, were concluded on Wednesday, but the bench seized of the matter observed that an... KARACHI: Botanical garden at KU inaugurated KARACHI, Sept 12: The University of Karachi has become the first educational institution in the country to have a botanical garden having a facility of study and research on flora.... KARACHI: KESC’s Ramazan package KARACHI, Sept 12: The Karachi Electric Supply Corporation on Wednesday offered a ‘Ramazan package’ for temporary power connections for religious and commercial purposes to discourage power theft and overload.... KARACHI: JPMC seeks to retain contract doctors KARACHI, Sept 12: The Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre (JPMC) has requested the federal government allow it to retain 30-35 doctors who were appointed on a contract basis about two years back, hospital sources said on Wednesday.... KARACHI: OT complex at Civil Hospital opens today KARACHI, Sept 12: The recently commissioned operation theatre complex at the Civil Hospital Karachi (CHK) is to be opened to the general public on Thursday, Prof Shafiqur Rehman, the coordinator of the project, said on Wednesday.... KARACHI: DUHS merit list KARACHI, Sept 12: The Dow University of Health Sciences (DUHS) announced on Wednesday that the initial merit list of the candidates eligible for admission to MBBS and BDS courses session 2007-2008... KARACHI: KWSB probe KARACHI, Sept 12: Managing Director of the Water Board Ghulam Arif has constituted a committee to conduct an inquiry into waiving or adjustment of water bills amounting to Rs180 to 200 million outstanding against industrial and commercial consumers.—APP... KARACHI: Envoy says Dhaka not keen on mly spending KARACHI, Sept 12: Bangladesh does not spend much on military because its first priority is poverty alleviation through high economic growth, increased trade privileges and mobility of labour so that it can enhance the income generating capacity of its people.... KARACHI: Children at obesity risk from junk food KARACHI, Sept 12: Thanks to the advertising blitz where marketers work on children’s psyche and exploit their fondness for their favourite television and film characters, Pakistani parents are losing yet another battle in promoting a healthy lifestyle for their children.... KARACHI: KWSB medical cover suspended by unpaid stores KARACHI, Sept 12: Thousands of employees of the financially-starved Karachi Water and Sewage Board (KWSB) are being deprived of medical facilities since all the drug stores on the utility’s panel have... KARACHI: Placement list of pre-engineering students issued KARACHI, Sept 12: The Centralised Admission Policy (CAP) Committee on Wednesday announced the placement results of admission to first year Science Pre-Engineering (Female) in the government colleges in Karachi.... KARACHI: Nine injured in gas explosion KARACHI, Sept 12: A gas explosion in an under-construction building of a chemical factory in Gulshan-i-Maymar left nine people injured on Wednesday.... HYDERABAD: Fisheries deptt employees threaten pen-down strike HYDERABAD, Sept 12: Fisheries Employees Action Committee Sindh has threatened to observe two-hour pen down strike daily if an FIR was not registered against assailants of Assistant Director Fisheries Khalilur Rehman Wagan.... HYDERABAD: Sisters remanded in police custody: Kidnap of newly born HYDERABAD, Sept 12: The civil judge and judicial magistrate-X on Wednesday remanded two sisters, their husbands and a faith healer for three days in police custody in the case of kidnapping... HYDERABAD: Magsi slams Sharif’s deportation, ban on Imran HYDERABAD, Sept 12: Sindh Taraqi Pasand Party Chairman Dr Qadir Magsi condemned the deportation of PML-N chief Mian Nawaz Sharif for the second time and ban on the entry of PTI... HYDERABAD: Daewoo begins bus service HYDERABAD, Sept 12: Daewoo Express Bus Service between Hyderabad and Karachi has been formally launched from its regional office in Latifabad No.7 and its chief executive C.I.... KHAIRPUR: Section 144 imposed in Khairpur KHAIRPUR, Sept 12: District Nazim Syed Niaz Hussain Jilani on Wednesday imposed section 144 in the district declaring examination centres for the Secondary School Certificate Part-II supplementary exams as prohibited areas, and banning cutting of trees in the desert areas.... LARKANA: Court summons education secy LARKANA, Sept 12: The Larkana circuit bench of the Sindh High Court on Wednesday issued notices to the provincial secretary of education and regional director of colleges to appear in court... NAWABSHAH: Women councillors complain of neglect NAWABSHAH, Sept 12: Female members of the Zila Council Nawabshah protested for being ignored in development schemes during the session held under the chairmanship of Abdul Haq Jamali at Pir Qurban Ali hall, here on Wednesday.... LARKANA: Three policemen drown LARKANA, Sept 12: Three police head constables of Mujahid-4 drowned and three others sustained injuries when their van plunged into a drain after hitting a bridge near Gul Veesar village of Ratodero on Tuesday.... SUKKUR: Foreign pilgrims visit historical temples SUKKUR, Sept 12: A 23-member delegation of Hindu pilgrims hailing from Indonesia, Dubai and India arrived here on Tuesday to visit historical places of worship.... PESHAWAR: Financial irregularities detected at KTH PESHAWAR, Sept 12: Financial irregularities have been detected at the Khyber Teaching Hospital.... PESHAWAR: PHC seeks NWFP govt reply over MPAs’ writ PESHAWAR, Sept 12: The Peshawar High Court on Wednesday sought comments from the NWFP government in a writ petition of four MPAs challenging the ‘unjust’ distribution of funds to the tune... MANSEHRA: Blast damages house near FC HQ MANSEHRA, Sept 12: A blast damaged a house near the frontier constabulary headquarters in Oghi on late Tuesday night. However, there was no casualty, officials said.... KARAK: APDM slams deportation of Nawaz KARAK, Sept 12: The All-Parties Democratic Movement (APDM), Karak district chapter, took out a protest procession here on Wednesday against forced exile of PML leader Nawaz Sharif to Saudi Arabia and...

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