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September 17, 2007 Monday Ramazan 04, 1428 KARACHI: Lawyer shot at in Landhi dies from wounds KARACHI, Sept 16: A senior member of the Karachi Bar Association, who was attacked by gunmen near his Landhi residence last week, died in a private hospital here on Sunday.... KARACHI: Kazmi’s plea for action against SHO rejected KARACHI, Sept 16: The additional district and sessions judge-II, South, Mohammad Azim, rejected the application submitted by civil rights campaigner Mohammad Iqbal Kazmi seeking legal action against the SHO of Defence police station on Saturday.... KARACHI: Sindh ANP endorses APDM’s decisions KARACHI, Sept 16: The Awami National Party’s Sindh chapter on Sunday endorsed the formation and the decisions of the All-Parties Democratic Movement and decided to chalk out a strategy in the... KARACHI: KU reopens today KARACHI, Sept 16: The University of Karachi will reopen on Monday amid tight security measures after remaining closed for two days in the aftermath of an attack on a bus outside the campus killing four university students on Sept 13.... KARACHI: Govt vows to eradicate polio by end of 2007 KARACHI, Sept 16: The Sindh health secretary (prevention and public health), Dr Abdul Majid, has reaffirmed the government commitment to eradicate polio virus from the province by the end of this year.... HYDERABAD: Erratic wheat supply may raise flour price to Rs25 per kg HYDERABAD, Sept 16: Leaders of flour-mill owners on Sunday accused officials of the food department of discrimination against chakki owners who did not grease their palm and expressed the fear that... HYDERABAD: IT projects worth billions of rupees hit snags HYDERABAD, Sept 16: Pr-ojects worth billions of rupees for computerisation of different government departments have run into snags as the Services and General Administration Department (S&GAD) is least interested in posting... KHAIRPUR: Bekus Sain’s Urs begins today KHAIRPUR, Sept 16: The three-day 130th annual Urs of renowned Sufi poet, Faqir Mohammad Mohsin, also known as Bekus Sain, would commence from Monday at his shrine in Rohri.... KARACHI: Anti-nuclear moot planned KARACHI, Sept 16: A consultative meeting of civil society members, academics and trade union representatives on Sunday decided to organise an international anti-nuclear conference in December.... KARACHI: More students opt for commerce KARACHI, Sept 16: Over 33,000 students who have passed this year’s matriculation in different faculties have applied for admission in commerce colleges, which shows the growing interest of youth in the... KARACHI: Boy’s body found near nullah in Nazimabad KARACHI, Sept 16: The body of the boy, who had fallen into an uncovered manhole in Karimabad on Saturday afternoon, was found lying near Gujjar Nullah on Sunday about 22 hours after the incident.... KARACHI: DCET status KARACHI, Sept 16: President General Pervez Musharraf is likely to promulgate an ordinance this month giving degree-awarding status to the Dawood College of Engineering and Technology (DCET).... KARACHI: Slow pace creates doubts about playground’s future KARACHI, Sept 16: The slow pace of work on a playground in Clifton has created doubts about the intentions of the project’s executing agency as local residents have started believing that... KARACHI: Saving newborns: let’s not die of ignorance KARACHI, Sept 16: The birth of a strong desire to progress has changed the life for the better in Union Council Biddi Kaka, taluka Saeedabad, district Mitiari.... KARACHI: Salehabad island lacks basic amenities KARACHI, Sept 16: Fishermen living on the Salehabad island located off Karachi coast have complained that they have to pay as much as Rs40 for a bucket of drinking water being supplied through private parties.... KARACHI: Recruitment in army KARACHI, Sept 16: The Pakistan Army has invited applications from medical, dental graduates and classified specialists for direct short service commission as captain and major, says an Inter-Services Public Relations press release issued here on Saturday.... KARACHI: Courts to be moved against using girls as ‘commodity’ KARACHI, Sept 16: A child rights group on Sunday said it would file contempt of court petitions against the trend of giving away girls as compensation for settling disputes.... KARACHI: Fishermen seek special development package: Shrinking income sources KARACHI, Sept 16: Small fishermen dependent on traditional wooden boats for livelihood have urged the government to create alternative sources of income for them as the fisheries sector is under tremendous... KARACHI: IJT demos against activists’ killing KARACHI, Sept 16: The Islami Jamiat-i-Talaba (IJT) staged demonstrations in various parts of the city on Sunday to protest against the killing of its activists in an attack on a minibus last week.... KARACHI: Two held in industrialist’s murder case KARACHI, Sept 16: The Site police has arrested two accused who had allegedly murdered an industrialist earlier this month when he put up resistance in a robbery attempt.... KARACHI: Extension in ban on rickshaws KARACHI, Sept 16: Movement of two-stroke rickshaws will be further restricted gradually because the air and noise pollution in the city is heightening and affecting people’s health.... KARACHI: PML-N’s view KARACHI, Sept 16: The Election Commission of Pakistan’s notification declaring the Article 63 of the constitution not applicable to the presidential candidates is tantamount to pre-poll rigging and unacceptable to the masses.... HYDERABAD: Greetings HYDERABAD, Sept 16: The Muttahida Qaumi Movement zonal incharge and members of the zonal committee have congratulated the people of Hyderabad on the 54th birthday of MQM chief Altaf Hussain on Sunday.... NAWABSHAH: Protest against power outage NAWABSHAH, Sept 16: The residents of Bandhi town held a protest demonstration against a 36-hours electricity breakdown here on Sunday.... MIRPURKHAS: Deal will harm Sindh’s interests: JSQM MIRPURKHAS, Sept 16: The central organises of Jeay Sindh Qaumi Mahaz (Organising Committee) expressed the fear on Sunday that a deal between Benazir Bhutto and Musharraf would do harm to the interests of Sindh.... NAUSHAHRO FEROZE: ‘Thief’ killed in shootout NAUSHAHRO FEROZE, Sept 16: An alleged thief was killed in an exchange of fire with the inmates of a house in Gul Mohammad Buller village near Bhirya town early Sunday morning.... MITHI: Arbab Amir laid to rest MITHI, Sept 16: Former MNA and chief of Nohri clan Arbab Amir Hassan was laid to rest in his ancestral graveyard in village Khetlari, taluka Diplo, on Sunday.... PESHAWAR: Shariah Court to take up death-row appeal on Sept 20 PESHAWAR, Sept 16: A full bench of the Federal Shariah Court will take up for hearing on September 20 an appeal filed by a juvenile offender who has been on death row for more than eight years....

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