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September 22, 2007 Saturday Ramazan 09, 1428 KARACHI: NAB fined for keeping accused detained KARACHI, Sept 21: The Sindh High Court asked the National Accountability Bureau to compensate two accused to the tune of Rs500,000 each for their initial unlawful arrest and detention.... KARACHI: KBCA to get police help for laws’ enforcement KARACHI, Sept 21: A police station is to be placed at the disposal of the Karachi Building Control Authority to enforce the provisions of the Sindh Building Control Ordinance (SBCO), 1979,... KARACHI: Toxic alcohol death toll rises to 39 KARACHI, Sept 21: The death toll from toxic bootleg liquor consumption rose to 39 as 21 more people died at hospitals on Friday.... KARACHI: Police eye 50 outlets of bootleg liquor KARACHI, Sept 21: The Sindh government on Friday suspended three excise inspectors following the deaths of more than 30 people after consuming toxic liquor, as police sources confirmed the existence of... KARACHI: ‘26 blood banks in Sindh upgraded’ KARACHI, Sept 21: Twenty-six blood banks in as many district hospitals across the province have been equipped with the wherewithal to screen blood for communicable diseases, including HIV, Hepatitis B and C, and Malaria.... KARACHI: APDM stages protest despite crackdown KARACHI, Sept 21: Despite a police crackdown, participants of the rally organized by the All-Parties Democratic Movement (APDM) succeeded in staging a rally in front of the Sindh High Court building after Juma prayers.... KARACHI: Dengue fever kills teenager KARACHI, Sept 21: Amidst fears that the mosquito-borne dengue infection continues to pose a threat to the city, a 17-year-old girl died due to dengue shock syndrome (DSS) at a private hospital this week.... KARACHI: APMSO activists booked KARACHI, Sept 21: Police on Friday registered an FIR against four members of the All Pakistan Muttahida Students Organisation (APMSO) on the complaint of the Islami Jamiat Talaba (IJT).... KARACHI: India’s N-deal with US criticised KARACHI, Sept 21: Speakers at a seminar on Friday stressed the need for launching a global movement against nuclear disarmament, and said that the peoples of Pakistan and India must a... KARACHI: Widespread rains across Sindh forecast KARACHI, Sept 21: Widespread rains and storms are expected in the province during the next seven days, particularly between Saturday and Wednesday.... KARACHI: Jail chief summoned for not sending UTPs to court KARACHI, Sept 21: The additional district and sessions judge-4, West, Hafeeza Usman, on Friday issued a notice to the superintendent of the central prison to appear in court on Oct 4,... KARACHI: New session at colleges commences on 24th KARACHI, Sept 21: The new academic session of pre-medical and pre-engineering sections at two city colleges would start from Sept 24, a senior official told Dawn.... KARACHI: Newborn babies undergo open-heart surgery KARACHI, Sept 21: Two newborn babies recently underwent successful life-saving open heart surgeries in a Karachi hospital. These operations – the first of their kind in the city -- were performed by a Pakistani team of doctors.... KARACHI: Entry to SHC for May 12 hearing only through passes KARACHI, Sept 21: The Chief justice of the Sindh High Court has ordered that on next dates of hearing of the May 12 violence cases by its larger bench, no litigant... KARACHI: 7,000 phones out of order KARACHI, Sept 21: In two different incidents on Thursday night, about 7,000 telephones went out of order in Gulistan-i-Jauhar and Clifton.... KARACHI: Ibad off to London KARACHI, Sept 21: Speaker of the Sindh Assembly Syed Muzaffar Hussain Shah on Friday took an oath as acting-governor as Sindh Governor Dr Ishratul Ibad left for London.... KARACHI: Stamp to commemorate ECO meeting KARACHI, Sept 21: Pakistan Post is issuing a postage stamp on Saturday (today) to commemorate the first anniversary of the third meeting of the Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO) held in Istanbul, Turkey on Sept 22, 2006.... KARACHI: MQM set to table anti-domestic violence bill in assembly KARACHI, Sept 21: The Muttahida Qaumi Movement has submitted an Anti-Domestic Violence Bill, 2007, in the Sindh Assembly Secretariat and asked all political parties, civil society, NGOs and others to support it to make it “an effective piece of legislation.”... KARACHI: Documentary on Maulana Maudoodi screened KARACHI, Sept 21: A press show of a 35-minute documentary on the life and works of Syed Abul-Ala Maudoodi, founder of the Jamaat-i-Islami, was held at the Karachi Press Club on Friday on the eve of his 105th birth anniversary.... HYDERABAD: Hunger strike against SAU VC HYDERABAD, Sept 21: Ten students of the Sindh Agriculture University launched 150-hour hunger strike outside the press club here on Friday, demanding removal of Vice- Chancellor Dr Basheer Ahmed Shaikh.... HYDERABAD: SHC issues notices to officials, others HYDERABAD, Sept 21: The Sindh High Court, Hyderabad circuit bench, on Friday issued notices to Director-General of the Hyderabad Development Authority (HDA) Altaf Memon, former director, Building Control, HDA, Masood Jumani,... HYDERABAD: Tail-end farmers facing acute shortage of water HYDERABAD, Sept 21: The farmers of the Qazi Ahmed area staged a protest demonstration outside the press club here on Friday against the acute shortage of irrigation water in Malwa Shakh and Jadoo minor canals.... HYDERABAD: Court seeks comments over nazim’s plea HYDERABAD, Sept 21: The Sindh High Court, Hyderabad circuit bench, on Friday issued notices to the Sindh chief secretary, local government secretary, Hyderabad (rural) taluka municipal officer (TMO) and provincial additional... HYDERABAD: Mystery over bumper wheat crop HYDERABAD, Sept 21: Where the bumper crop produced by Sindh has gone?... JACOBABAD: Call to recover kidnapped girl JACOBABAD, Sept 21: Family members of a minor girl, Fazila Sarki, 6, kidnapped seven months ago, staged a protest against the non-recovery of the girl here on Friday.... MIRPURKHAS: Nazim resents cut in wheat quota MIRPURKHAS, Sept 21: Mirpurkhas District Naib Nazim Dr Zafar Ahmed Kamali has expressed concern over flour crisis in Ramazan.... PESHAWAR: Protest by doctors spills over into Fata PESHAWAR, Sept 21: Doctors, who have been on strike against non-acceptance of their demands, have extended their protest across the province and Fata.... PESHAWAR: Concern over Pesco’s faulty billing PESHAWAR, Sept 21: Ineffective customer services of the Peshawar Electric Supply Company (Pesco) coupled with over billing has become nuisance for consumers who are finding it difficult to correct their monthly bills.... PESHAWAR: Paramedics’ institute faces staff shortage PESHAWAR, Sept 21: The Postgraduate Paramedical Institute, Lady Reading Hospital, is left with only one regular instructor.... PESHAWAR: Checks on uplift schemes urged PESHAWAR, Sept 21: NWFP Governor Ali Mohammad Jan Aurakzai has stressed the need for an effective monitoring system in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas to ensure transparency in the developmental schemes of the region.... KHAIRPUR: Water rotation programme announced in Khairpur KHAIRPUR, Sept 21: The irrigation authorities has announced rotation programme for canals for irrigation of east division Khairpur from Sept 22 to Oct 14....

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