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September 20, 2007 Thursday Ramazan 07, 1428 KARACHI: Defence residents set to sue CBC KARACHI, Sept 19: Defence residents affected by the recent rains in the city are demanding compensation from the Cantonment Board Clifton (CBC) for damages incurred during the flooding of their homes.... KARACHI: 1,375 deployed to help traffic police in Ramazan KARACHI, Sept 19: Some 400 newly-inducted personnel of the community police department, 275 employees of the city government and 700 volunteers are helping the traffic police during Ramazan to avoid traffic jams in the metropolis.... KARACHI: Niamat files evidence in SHC against recruitment KARACHI, Sept 19: Former nazim of Karachi Niamatullah Khan submitted several documents as evidence in the Sindh High Court on Wednesday against alleged illegal appointments in provincial departments.... KARACHI: City govt parking plaza plan submitted in SHC KARACHI, Sept 19: The city district government submitted in the Sindh High Court on Wednesday an ambitious plan for the construction of a parking plaza on the site of Shahabuddin Market.... KARACHI: Thousands of manholes still uncovered KARACHI, Sept 19: The Karachi Water and Sewerage Board has been so reluctant to learn any lessons from the death of a child after a fall into an uncovered manhole last... KARACHI: Police accused of torturing groom’s father: Probe into murder of NED couple KARACHI, Sept 19: The slow-moving police inquiry into the murder of a newly-wed NED couple suffered a serious crisis of credibility on Wednesday when the groom’s father complained that the investigators... KARACHI: KU reopens amid fear, uncertainty KARACHI, Sept 19: Uncertainty and fear continued to grip Karachi University on Wednesday as its classrooms remained deserted six days after the tragic killing of seven persons, including four KU students, in a mini-bus attack near the campus.... KARACHI: Booklet on lawyers’ movement KARACHI, Sept 19: The Pakistan Bar Council and the Hong Kong-based Asian Human Rights Commission have jointly published a pictorial booklet on the lawyers’ movement for the independence of judiciary.... KARACHI: Placement list for admission to commerce colleges issued KARACHI, Sept 19: Around 20,857 male students were offered seats in 51 colleges for the commerce faculty through a list issued here on Wednesday by the Centralised Admission Policy (CAP) Committee.... KARACHI: Hearing of corruption references adjourned KARACHI, Sept 19: Judge Syed Aley Maqbool Rizvi of an accountability court adjourned on Wednesday the hearing of three references filed by the National Accountability Bureau against the accused Irshad Ahmed... KARACHI: Final charge-sheet in boiler blast case still not submitted KARACHI, Sept 19: The Judicial Magistrate-XII, Central, Abdul Zahoor Chandio, on Wednesday directed the investigation officer of the boiler explosion incident, which had taken place in the limits of Taimuria police... KARACHI: Wheat flour crisis in city persists KARACHI, Sept 19: Wheat flour prices in the metropolis are yet to show any decline despite an announcement by provincial Adviser on Food and Agriculture Murtaza Jatoi that the government had... KARACHI: Mufti Ateeq’s killing case adjourned KARACHI, Sept 19: The Anti-terrorism Court-V on Wednesday adjourned the hearing of a case pertaining to the assassination of Mufti Ateequr Rehman and his brother, Irshad, till Sept 20, when statements of the prosecution witnesses in the case would be recorded.... KARACHI: Warrants out for cops on graft charges KARACHI, Sept 19: The Special Anti-corruption Judge, Sindh, Syed Gul Munir Shah, on Wednesday issued non-bailable arrest warrants for five policemen accused of demanding Rs200,000 bribe for the recovery of a missing man, Sajid Hussain.... KARACHI: Regularisation of all katchi abadis pledged KARACHI, Sept 19: Sindh Local Government Minister Mohammad Hussain said on Wednesday that the lease granted to katchi abadis of Clifton was not a favour to the area inhabitants but their... Clarification Apropos the caption of a photograph published in Dawn’s Sept 18 issue, the Karachi Port Trust has clarified that “the photograph was taken relating to the timber pond area which acts as a storage of imported logs.... KARACHI: Dry weather KARACHI, Sept 19: The Met Office has forecast warm and dry weather for Karachi on Thursday with maximum temperature to range between 33 and 35 degrees centigrade.... KARACHI: APDM rally tomorrow KARACHI, Sept 19: The All-Parties Democratic Movement (APDM) has announced that it will hold a rally after Juma prayers in front of Masjid-i-Khizra as part of the call from the central... KARACHI: 60-year-old gunned down near Quaidabad KARACHI, Sept 19: A 60-year-old man, Aurangzeb Khan, was shot dead and his friend, Maulana Abdur Rasheed, a prayer leader, injured on Wednesday in Gulistan Colony near Quaidabad, police and witnesses said.... KARACHI: Documentaries on historical sites launched KARACHI, Sept 19: Video documentaries were formally launched by the department of culture and tourism, Sindh, at the Arts Council auditorium here on Wednesday.... KARACHI: Contempt plea filed in Webb ground case KARACHI, Sept 19: The Sindh High Court on Wednesday issued notices to the federal ministries of defence and housing & works for Sept 26 on a contempt of court application filed... HYDERABAD: Admission to MBA from 22nd HYDERABAD, Sept 19: The University of Sindh announced on Wednesday that admission to MBA evening programme in the Institute of Business Admini-stration (IBA) for the academic session of 2008 would start on Sept 22.... HYDERABAD: Court orders FIR against policemen: Fake encounter HYDERABAD, Sept 19: In-charge sessions judge Hyderabad here Wednesday directed the Bhitai Nagar police officials to lodge an FIR of complainant Barkat Brohi, the brother of Fateh Mohammad Brohi who had... HYDERABAD: Rama Pir fair put back by a month HYDERABAD, Sept 19: Rama Pir fair in Tando Allahyar would be held on Oct 20-22 instead of Sept 20 in respect of the sacred month of Ramazan, said the organisers on Tuesday.... HYDERABAD: Nazim warns of cancellation of contracts HYDERABAD, Sept 19: District Nazim Kanwar Naveed Jamil has warned the contractors to complete construction of flyover in Latifabad and bus terminal at Hala Naka within scheduled period otherwise their contracts would be cancelled.... HYDERABAD: Govt asked to rehabilitate special people HYDERABAD, Sept 19: The government should protect and rehabilitate special people through legislation and enforce their employment quota in true perspective, said founder Chairman Apna Sahara Welfare Society Trust, Jafar Shah.... HYDERABAD: Teachers observe strike HYDERABAD, Sept 19: The Mehran University Teachers Association (MUTA) observed two-hour token pen-down strike on Wednesday in protest against the polices of Higher Education Commission.... PESHAWAR: High Court stays collection of tax on CNG stations PESHAWAR, Sept 19: The Peshawar High Court on Wednesday stayed the recovery of one per cent tax levied by the district government on CNG filling stations.... PESHAWAR: BISE fails to issue new syllabi PESHAWAR, Sept 19: The alleged failure of the Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education (BISE) in providing syllabi to students has been adversely affecting their studies, it is learnt.... PESHAWAR: Students complain of delay in classes PESHAWAR, Sept 19: Students granted admission in Dawood College of Engineering and Technology, Karachi, in 2006 against seats reserved for the Federally Administered Tribal Areas have been waiting for the commencement of classes for the past one year.... MARDAN: Closure of road criticised MARDAN, Sept 19: The Malgarey Wakeelan of District Bar Association has expressed concern over the closure of the Punjab Regimental Centre-Baghdada road which links a large number of areas with the city and demanded its immediate reopening.... TIMERGARA: Protesters attack grid station TIMERGARA, Sept 19: The power supply to most parts of Lower Dir could not be restored on Wednesday though hundreds of angry people attacked a grid station in Saddu Timergara and set ablaze electric equipment on Tuesday.... LANDI KOTAL: Expired medicines seized LANDI KOTAL, Sept 19: A large quantity of expired medicines was seized from a drug store of the Dogra Civil Hospital in Khyber Agency’s Bara area on Wednesday.... TIMERGARA: Overchargers held, fined TIMERGARA, Sept 19: Thirty-five shopkeepers were held and fined by the district officer revenue and tehsil municipal officer for overcharging customers in Timergara and Balambat bazaars here on Wednesday....

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