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September 19, 2007 Wednesday Ramazan 06, 1428 KARACHI: Policeman shot dead by suspected bomber KARACHI, Sept 18: A constable was shot dead on Tuesday when he tried to arrest a suspected suicide bomber on Hoshang Road.... KARACHI: 18-day mobilisation plan chalked out : Arrangements for Benazir’s reception KARACHI, Sept 18: The Sindh Council of the Pakistan People’s Party has decided to hold public meetings across the province from Sept 22 to Oct 10 to mobilise the party cadre... KARACHI: Bullet-proof vehicle for Benazir: SHC issues notices KARACHI, Sept 18: The Sindh High Court issued notices for a date in office to the federal interior ministry and the provincial home department on Tuesday in a petition seeking the... KARACHI: Shock and awe KARACHI, Sept 18: It is not easy to hold someone up at gunpoint on a crowded public bus, but it’s happening more and more often in Karachi – often with tactics... KARACHI: Warrants out for eight police witnesses avoiding court KARACHI, Sept 18: The Additional District and Sessions Judge-II, Central, Nilofer Shahnawaz Azimi, on Tuesday issued non-bailable arrest warrants for eight police officials who have not been appearing in court for... KARACHI: SHC grants bail to Minwala in NAB reference KARACHI, Sept 18: Two accused men being prosecuted by the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) for purchasing five faulty Jumbo airliners for Pakistan International Airlines were on Tuesday granted bail by a division bench of the Sindh High Court.... KARACHI: Doubts over call centre recruitment transparency KARACHI, Sept 18: As the city government begins interviewing 3,000 candidates on Wednesday for its call centre training programme, mystery shrouds the whole process as a large number of applicants earlier declared successful cannot find their names in the final list.... KARACHI: Contract medics in place of doctors on study leave: New health dept policy KARACHI, Sept 18: The Sindh health department on Tuesday notified a new postgraduate training policy under which doctors employed at government hospitals and health centres will not be allowed any in-service deputation for higher education.... KARACHI: ‘Flour mills’ wheat quota raised by 50pc’ KARACHI, Sept 18: Adviser to the Chief Minister on Food and Agriculture Mir Murtaza Khan Jatoi has said that his department the fixed has ex-mill price of wheat flour at Rs14... KARACHI: Man deposes in sister’s kidnap case KARACHI, Sept 18: An anti-terrorism court on Tuesday recorded the deposition of Mohammad Luqman, who is a plaintiff in a case pertaining to the kidnapping of his sister Shahida along with their nephew Zahid.... KARACHI: NAB courts adjourn hearings in different cases KARACHI, Sept 18: An accountability court on Tuesday adjourned hearing in a NAB reference the 6/2005 against Adam Khan Jokhio till Sept 22 as two prosecution witnesses were produced without original documents.... KARACHI: Baghdadi’s drainage system collapses KARACHI, Sept 18: Residents of Baghdadi area say that the drainage system along D.D. Chaudhry Road, which was laid 50 years ago, has collapsed as it can no longer not cater to the needs of the growing population.... KARACHI: Sewage ruining many roads KARACHI, Sept 18: Though new sewerage lines are being laid along with the construction of new roads in different areas, over a dozen other arteries with deep craters still trouble motorists,... KARACHI: Ibad’s help in executing LEW work sought KARACHI, Sept 18: Federal Minister for Communication Shamim Ahmed Siddiqui on Tuesday called on Sindh Governor Dr Ishratul Ibad and discussed with him a strategy to get some localities of Mianwali... KARACHI: KU reschedules exams KARACHI, Sept 18: The University of Karachi has announced the revised schedule of BEd, BDS, MEd and MBBS examinations which is as follows:... KARACHI: BD mission moves KARACHI, Sept 18: The Deputy High Commission of Bangladesh has moved to 75/II Main Khayaban-i-Bahria, Phase-V, DHA, says a press statement, adding that the telephone and fax numbers will remain unchanged.... KARACHI: MMA opposes ban on two-stroke rickshaws KARACHI, Sept 18: Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal MNAs Mohammad Hussain Mehanti and Laeeq Khan have condemned the city government’s ban prohibiting two-stroke rickshaws from plying the main arteries of the city on the pretext of environmental pollution.... KARACHI: Hearing in Mufti Ateeq case adjourned KARACHI, Sept 18: An anti-terrorism court on Tuesday adjourned the hearing in the murder case of Allama Mufti Ateequr Rehman and his brother Irshad, who were killed in the Preedy police station limits on June 23, 2005.... KARACHI: Question mark over new police force effectiveness KARACHI, Sept 18: The city on Tuesday witnessed the launch of the Muhafiz force, equipped with 20 police mobiles and with a standing manpower of 500 personnel drawn from police stations across the city.... KARACHI: Why non-technical officials head Sepa KARACHI, Sept 18: One of the major reasons why environmental conditions in the province in general and in the city in particular do not improve is that the government has never... HYDERABAD: Roads blocked in protest: Power outage HYDERABAD, Sept 18: People took to the streets on Tuesday to protest against power outages which have made the lives of the people miserable during Ramazan.... HYDERABAD: SAB shocked over flour crisis despite bumper crop HYDERABAD, Sept 18: Sindh Abadgar Board president Abdul Majeed Nizamani, has said that it is shameful on the part of the government that while the wheat growers has produced a bumper crop of 23.5... HYDERABAD: Body formed to probe flood relief fiasco HYDERABAD, Sept 18: The joint action committee of 20 NGOs, here on Monday constituted a 20-member fact-finding commission to assess the loss of life and property during floods and to find... HYDERABAD: Discrimination alleged HYDERABAD, Sept 18: The Sindh Taraqqi-pasand Party has criticised what it calls discrimination against Sindhi-speaking judges in respect of promotions and has appealed to the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, Justice Iftikhar Mohammad Chaudhry, to take notice of the matter.... HYDERABAD: Varsity offers concession to students from flood-hit areas HYDERABAD, Sept 18: The University of Sindh has decided to grant financial assistance in admission fees to students belonging to the flood-affected areas of Thatta district and Faridabad and Khairpur Nathan Shah of Dadu district.... NAWABSHAH: Loadshedding irks consumers NAWABSHAH, Sept 18: Unannounced load-shedding has created additional problems for the citizens and business community of the district especially during Ramazan.... MIRPURKHAS: Students denied free textbooks MIRPURKHAS, Sept 18: A social worker, Zahid Aslam, has deplored that free textbooks have not been provided to the primary students of the Government High School Khai though the new academic year has entered second month.... HYDERABAD: Court summons official over teachers’ sacking HYDERABAD, Sept 18: The Hyderabad circuit bench of the Sindh High Court on Tuesday directed provincial secretary for education to appear in court on Oct 11 as the court heard a... PESHAWAR: Call to change law for vintage guns export PESHAWAR, Sept 18: A subsidiary of the federal ministry for industry has sought amendment to the Antiquities Act, 1975 to allow manufacturing and export of copies and replicas of vintage weapons and other equipment.... SWABI: Two suspects held in Rs25m robbery case SWABI, Sept 18: Two people were arrested here on Tuesday on suspicion of their involvement in the Rs25 million robbery committed in a jewellery shop on Saturday night.... UPPER DIR: Invitation of timber tenders opposed UPPER DIR, Sept 18: The Biyar-Kohistan forest royalty holders have warned that steps taken by some forest department officials at Sheringal and a timber contractor may lead to a conflict in the area.... HANGU: Dawn staffer grieved HANGU, Sept 18: The elder sister of Saboor Khan, Dawn correspondent in Hangu, died after a brief illness here on Tuesday. She was 55....

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