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September 18, 2007 Tuesday Ramazan 05, 1428 KARACHI : No check on polluting vehicles KARACHI, Sept 17: The fact that hazardous emissions from vehicles contributes greatly to alarming levels of air pollution in the city is no secret. And when one sees rickety old vehicles... KARACHI : Interviews of 11,000 teachers in 16 days KARACHI, Sept 17: Over 50,000 men and women across Sindh, including 11,000 from Karachi, would be interviewed in all the 23 district headquarters from Tuesday (today) to shortlist and select some 9,200 individuals for the post of primary school teachers.... KARACHI : Probe into murder of NED couple stalls KARACHI, Sept 17: The murder mystery of a newly-married couple, graduates of the NED university, has further deepened as police, earlier relying on the results of the much-awaited chemical report, have... KARACHI : Lawyers boycott courts in protest against killing of colleagues KARACHI, Sept 17: The legal fraternity on Monday observed a complete boycott of court proceedings in the City Courts and Malir District Courts against the killing of KBA member Ateeq Ahmed Qadri.... KARACHI : 6 SHC judges take oath KARACHI, Sept 17: Six additional judges of the Sindh High Court were administered the oath of office by Chief Justice Sabihuddin Ahmed on Monday.... KARACHI : Power riots leave two protesters injured KARACHI, Sept 17: Two people were wounded on Monday when miscreants opened fire during a protest over a daylong power breakdown at Patel Para.The Jamshed Town police said residents of Patel... HYDERABAD : Pakistan-specific treatment for snakebite urged HYDERABAD, Sept 17: Ian Simpson, a leading snakebite expert, on Monday urged Pakistani doctors to give up over-reliance on western medical textbooks as far as snakebite treatment and guidelines were concerned and introduce the protocols that were Sindh and Pakistan specific.... PESHAWAR : VCOAS briefed on western borders PESHAWAR, Sept 17: Vice Chief of Army Staff General Ahsan Saleem Hayat on Monday visited the Corps Headquarters and met Corps Commander Lieutenant General Mohammad Masood Aslam.... KARACHI : Firing disrupts Urdu varsity classes KARACHI, Sept 17: Academic activities at the Gulshan campus of the Federal Urdu University of Arts, Science and Technology (FUUAST) were once again disrupted when armed men belonging to a student... KARACHI : Two hurt as bogies hit trailer KARACHI, Sept 17: A trailer’s driver and cleaner were injured on Monday when their vehicle was hit by the bogies of a goods train near Gul Bai, police and witnesses said.... KARACHI : Firefighters detailed to control traffic KARACHI, Sept 17: About 100 firefighters have been detailed to help the police control traffic on city roads during Ramazan amid apprehensions that the absence of the firefighters from their emergency... KARACHI : Immediate eviction of families from Gujjar Nullah planned KARACHI, Sept 17: The city government has chalked out a resettlement plan for the families to be evicted immediately from the encroached upon banks of Gujjar Nullah.... KARACHI : Dow varsity to offer MSc in two new courses KARACHI, Sept 17: The Dow University of Health Sciences (DUHS) will soon be offering a two-year MSc programme in diabetes and endocrinology.According to a statement issued here on Monday, the DUHS syndicate recently approved the programme.... KARACHI : Number of govt nominees on FCS board may be cut KARACHI, Sept 17: The general-body meeting of the Fishermen Cooperative Society has approved a proposal for a cut in the number of government-nominated directors in the board of directors by amending the relevant bylaws of the Society.... KARACHI : ATC adjourns hearing of kidnap case KARACHI, Sept 17: The Anti-terrorism Court-II on Monday put off the hearing of a case pertaining to the kidnapping of a woman, Ms Shahida, and her son, Zahid, till Sept 18.... KARACHI : Warm weather KARACHI, Sept 17: The Met Office has forecast warm and humid weather for the city on Tuesday with the maximum temperature expected to range between 32 and 34 degrees centigrade.... KARACHI : PMA slams delay in notification of PMDC poll results KARACHI, Sept 17: The Pakistan Medical Association (PMA), Karachi chapter, has said it fears that some quarters might be bent upon manipulating results of the Pakistan Medical and Dental Council election held on August 6 at nine centres in the province.... KARACHI : Muttahida naib nazim resigns KARACHI, Sept 17: The Muttahida Qaumi Movement made the New Karachi town naib nazim resign after receiving complaints of corruption and inefficiency against him.“Muhammad Shakilur Rehman has been removed from the... KARACHI : JI leader blames MQM for lawlessness in province KARACHI, Sept 17: The entire country is going through a period of anarchy but the situation is even worse in Karachi.This observation was made by the central leader of the Muttahida... KARACHI : ‘Mohafiz’ patrol force KARACHI, Sept 17: The “Mohafiz” police patrol force is being launched on Tuesday by the Capital City Police, Karachi, to contain growing street crimes in the metropolis.... HYDERABAD : Karachi police to assist in case: Baby’s kidnap HYDERABAD, Sep 17: Pro-vincial Police Officer (PPO) Ziaul Islam on Monday directed anti-violent crime cell (AVCC) to assist Hyderabad police in the investigation of the kidnapping of three-day baby girl, Dua,... MIRPURKHAS : Murder sparks protest MIRPURKHAS, Sept 17: A large number of Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) workers staged a demonstration on Monday outside the press club in protest against the murder of Tausif, nephew of a PPP councillor, and demanded early arrest of the killers.... HYDERABAD : Action against profiteers urged HYDERABAD, Sept 17: The District Coordination Officer Hyderabad Aftab Ahmed Khatri has directed revenue officers having powers of special judicial magistrate to expedite their efforts by paying surprise visits to markets and take action against those involved in overcharging.... HYDERABAD : Protest planned against SHC incident HYDERABAD, Sept 17: A meeting of the standing committee of Awami Tehrik on Monday decided to stage demonstrations and hunger strikes in all the district headquarters of the province on Sept... HYDERABAD : MQM blamed for lawyers’ murder HYDERABAD, Sept 17: The Sindh Taraqqi Pasand Party Chairman Dr Qadir Magsi has lashed out at the Muttahida Qaumi Movement and held the party responsible for May 12 carnage, incident at... HYDERABAD : Flour-millers stage sit-in HYDERABAD, Sept 17: A large number of Chakki owners staged sit-in outside the office of Deputy Director Food Shahbaz Building on Monday against non-supply of wheat.... THATTA : PPP welcomes announcement THATTA, Sept 17: Hundreds of Pakistan People’s Party workers, led by party’s MPA Sassui Palijo, brought out a rally to celebrate Ms Benazir Bhutto’s announcement that she would return to her homeland on Oct 18.... PESHAWAR : PHC orders arrest of wife’s killer PESHAWAR, Sept 17: Peshawar High Court Chief Justice Tariq Pervez Khan on Monday directed police to arrest a man charged with killing his wife.The chief justice ordered the Faqirabad SHO to... SWABI : Man kills father over property dispute SWABI, Sept 17: A man reportedly killed his father on Monday over a property dispute in the Maneri village, about 8km from the district headquarters. Mohammad Wali opened fire on his... KARAK : Call to end outage at iftar, sehr times KARAK, Sept 17: The residents of various localities in the district Karak have expressed resentment over the unscheduled loadshedding at the time of Iftar and Sehri and called upon the government to direct Pesco to stop the practice forthwith.... LANDI KOTAL : Highway blocked in protest against loadshedding LANDI KOTAL (Khyber Agency), Sept 17: Hundreds of gun-toting tribesmen blocked the Peshawar-Torkhum highway at Jamrud on Monday for nearly twelve hours in protest against loadshedding in the area.... SWABI : IJT seeks arrest of Hassan’s killers SWABI, Sept 17: The workers of the Islami Jamiat Talaba (IJT) held a demonstration here on Monday demanding arrest of the killers of Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam (Fazl) leader Maulana Hassan Jan.... TIMERGARA : Shopkeepers forced to close businesses TIMERGARA, Sept 17: Hundreds of people took to the streets here on Monday to protest against loadshedding, low voltage and non-availability of drinking water in the month of Ramazan.... HARIPUR : Passenger train hits jobless man to death HARIPUR, Sept 17: Three people, including a woman, were killed and one person was injured in different incidents here on Monday.A young man was killed when the Havelian-bound train hit him near the Hattar Industrial Estate.... KOHAT : Fine imposed on overchargers KOHAT, Sept 17: The assistant coordination officer, Kohat, imposed fine on shopkeepers during raids in a bazaar to check prices here on Sunday.The officer accompanied by police officials checked prices of meat, grocery items and fruits....

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