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September 21, 2007 Friday Ramazan 08, 1428 KARACHI: SHC wants polluting vehicles impounded KARACHI, Sept 20: The Sindh High Court asked the traffic police on Thursday to impound all smoke-emitting vehicles in the city for different periods depending on the number of times the offence is committed.... KARACHI: Survey for regularisation of over 800 villages soon KARACHI, Sept 20: The Sindh government has ordered survey of 808 goths (villages) located in the limits of Karachi for the purpose of granting them lease rights.... KARACHI: Transfer of NED couple death case sought KARACHI, Sept 20: Abdul Majeed, father of deceased groom Mohammad Azeem, on Thursday filed an application in the court of district and sessions judge, Central, Abdul Maalik, for the transfer of the NED couple death case to another zone for investigation.... KARACHI: Employees at KU complain about harassment KARACHI, Sept 20: The Karachi University Employees Association held an emergency meeting here on Thursday to discuss the threatening posture of a student group at the campus, an noted that KU... KARACHI: 18 die in toxic liquor tragedy KARACHI, Sept 20: At least 18 people died after drinking toxic liquor in different localities of the city on Thursday. Over 30 other affected people were hospitalised, some of them in a serious condition.... HYDERABAD: Musharraf should quit: Mumtaz HYDERABAD, Sept 20: The Sindh National Front chief Mumtaz Ali Bhutto said on Thursday that it was high time Gen Pervez Musharraf quit power after witnessing people’s referendum against him during... HYDERABAD: ‘Benazir acceptable if she prosecutes ‘terrorists’’ HYDERABAD, Sept 20: The chairperson of Pakistan People’s Party, Ms Benazir Bhutto, was acceptable if she brought ‘terrorists’ to justice and committed herself to resolving genuine issues of Sindh, said Awami Tehrik chief Rasool Bux Palejo on Wednesday.... KARACHI: IJT says workers kidnapped, tortured KARACHI, Sept 20: The Islami Jamiat-i-Talaba on Thursday alleged that activists of the All Pakistan Muttahida Students Organisation kidnapped three of its workers and tortured them severely before releasing them.... KARACHI: DHA allocates Rs750m for drainage system KARACHI, Sept 20: The Defence Housing Authority’s Executive Board approved an additional budgetary allocation of Rs750 million for the financial year 2007-2008 to put in place a modern storm-water drainage system and upgrade the existing sewerage network.... KARACHI: Bail application of ‘rapist’ rejected KARACHI, Sept 20: The Judicial Magistrate-III, South, rejected the bail application of an accused person in the sodomy case of a 10-year-old boy on Thursday.... KARACHI: Oil, ghee stocks sealed KARACHI, Sept 20: A vigilance team of the Pakistan Standards and Quality Control Authority sealed oil and ghee stocks manufactured by M/s Shaikh Oil Mills, located in the Korangi Industrial Area, according to a PSQCA press release issued here on Thursday.... KARACHI: Hearing in conspiracy case adjourned KARACHI, Sept 20: An anti-terrorism court on Thursday adjourned hearing in a case pertaining to a conspiracy to assassinate President Pervez Musharraf on April 26, 2002 in Karachi.... KARACHI: Foundation of road to Umerkot laid KARACHI, Sept 20: Sindh Chief Minister Dr Arbab Ghulam Rahim on Thursday laid the foundation stone near Memon Goth of a new highway from Karachi to Umerkot.... KARACHI: Residents of Mohammadi Colony seek amenities KARACHI, Sept 20: Residents of Mohammadi Colony, Keamari Town, have demanded regularisation of their locality and provision of basic amenities, pointing out that they had been denied water, power, sanitation, education and other basic facilities for more than 30 years.... KARACHI: Prosecutor demands security KARACHI, Sept 20: The Special Public Prosecutor (SPP) of the anti-terrorism court-I, Niamat Ali Randhawa, on Thursday refused to appear in the cases being tried inside the Central Prison due to... KARACHI: NLF plans drive against price-hike KARACHI, Sept 20: President of the National Labour Federation Rafiq Ahmed on Thursday expressed his grave concern over the soaring prices of the items of daily use, and announced that the... KARACHI: Weather KARACHI, Sept 20: The Met Office has forecast warm and humid weather for the city on Friday with the maximum temperature expected to range between 33°C and 35°C.... KARACHI: ‘Media trial’ of Benazir criticised KARACHI, Sept 20: The information secretary of the Pakistan People’s Party, Sindh chapter, MNA Dr Fehmida Mirza, has strongly condemned the launching of a fresh media trial of Ms Benazir Bhutto... KARACHI: Task force on housing KARACHI, Sept 20: The provincial government has decided to set up a task force to create a better environment for housing finance.... HYDERABAD: Court issues notices to DCO, DPO HYDERABAD, Sept 20: Sindh High Court Hyderabad Circuit Bench on Thursday issued notices to the DCO, the DPO, the DSP Traffic Hyderabad and Section Officer Traffic Latifabad on a constitutional petition,... HYDERABAD: Pallo fish on decline due to water shortage HYDERABAD, Sept 20: The shortage of water in Indus and heavy fishing pressure from local fishermen are the main reasons of decline of Pallo species’ population says Prof Dr Naeem Tariq... HYDERABAD: Loadshedding ignites protest HYDERABAD, Sept 20: Residents of various localities of Hyderabad on Wednesday staged a demonstration in protest against unannounced loadshedding.The enraged residents of Tilak Incline, Dadan Shah, Sireghat, commercial area and other... MIRPURKHAS: Water shortage termed artificial MIRPURKHAS, Sept 20: The chairman of the Farmers Organisations Council, Javed Ahmed Junejo, has accused the irrigation officials of victimising the growers whose lands are irrigated by Nara Canal by decreasing... PESHAWAR: Promised help yet to reach daughters of slain councillor PESHAWAR, Sept 20: Assurances given by Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz to two daughters of a slain lady councillor of Upper Dir that free education up to the master’s level and free... PESHAWAR: PHC sets aside death penalty PESHAWAR, Sept 20: The Peshawar High Court on Thursday set aside the capital punishment awarded to three persons by a trial court in a triple murder case.... PESHAWAR: College to start classes for girls on Nov 1 PESHAWAR, Sept 20: The Islamia College will be launching classes for girl students from November 1, officials said.... KOHAT: Kohat girls suffer for lack of seats in colleges KOHAT, Sept 20: The girls who have passed matriculation examinations this year are finding it hard to get admission in colleges for lack of seats in the three government degree colleges... KOHAT: Nazim jailed for extortion KOHAT, Sept 20: A judge sent a union council nazim and his accomplices to the district prison for keeping a carpet dealer of Tank in illegal confinement and on charges of extortion of money on Thursday....

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