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October 1, 2007 Monday Ramazan 18, 1428 KARACHI: Lawyers to boycott court proceedings today KARACHI, Sept 30: The legal fraternity will boycott proceedings of the lower and high courts on Monday to protest against the police attacks on lawyers and journalists in Islamabad, which were sparked off by the approval of President General Pervez Musharraf’s candidature for re-election.... KARACHI : ‘Plea against Musharraf’s candidature to be filed’: Wajih slams attack on media KARACHI, Sept 30: Justice (retd) Wajihuddin Ahmad has said that a review petition will be filed in the Supreme Court against the acceptance of President General Pervez Musharraf’s candidature for re-election. .... KARACHI : Farooq wants action against attackers KARACHI, Sept 30: Maintaining that he was not against the legal fraternity, Muttahida Qaumi Movement leader Dr Farooq Sattar demanded on Sunday that the lawyers who had attacked him in Islamabad should be taken to task in accordance with the law..... KARACHI: 110 sites marked for parks KARACHI, Sept 30: The city government’s parks and horticulture department has identified 110 underdeveloped parks and open spaces in Clifton, Gulistan-i-Jauhar and Surjani towns as a part of its plans to make the city green..... KARACHI : EOBI investment plan termed risky KARACHI, Sept 30: The federal government has allowed the Employees Old-Age Benefits Institution (EOBI) to diversify its investments so that a better return could be obtained which, in turn, could be used... KARACHI: Federal govt blamed for drug price hike KARACHI, Sept 30: The Sindh Health Department will present a detailed report in the Supreme Court about the causes of the mounting medicine prices on Monday.... KARACHI : Life a diet of hope KARACHI: Forty-five-year-old Faiz can barely make ends meet. She works as a maid in two homes and earns Rs2,000 to feed an unemployed husband and seven young children. Once all the necessities are dealt with — Rs1,000 as house rent, flour worth Rs30 per day, Rs50 on electricity... KARACHI : Protesters released KARACHI, Sept 30: Police released on Sunday about a dozen protesters who were arrested while chanting slogans in front of the Election Commission here against the approval of President Musharraf’s candidature for re-election.... KARACHI : Bid to blow up power  pylon foiled KARACHI, Sept 30: The bomb disposal squad disposed of two bombs planted on two electricity towers carrying high-tension transmission lines in Gadani on Sunday, one of which was defused almost 15 minutes before it could have exploded.... KARACHI : Bin Qasim maternity home handled no case in 20 years KARACHI, Sept 30: No delivery has ever taken place in the sole government-run maternity home in Bin Qasim Town since its inauguration two decades ago. ... KARACHI: KWSB depts wrangle over persisting water scarcity KARACHI, Sept 30: Two major departments of the Karachi Water and Sewerage Board (KWSB) continued to trade allegations against each other amid persisting water shortage in many towns of the metropolis. ... KARACHI : Clinton Foundation office in city soon: nazim KARACHI, Sept 30: The Clinton Foundation will establish its permanent office in Karachi, Bill Clinton, a former US president, was quoted by City Nazim Syed Mustafa Kamal as saying..... KARACHI : Encroachers ruining Lea Market areas KARACHI, Sept 30: Rampant encroachment, which has become a thriving business in and around the Lea Market area, has turned the entire locality into a complete... KARACHI: Normal services at JPMC likely to resume today KARACHI, Sept 30: The patient-service at the Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre (JPMC), which was disrupted following murder of a doctor on Sept 26 and the ensuing protest campaign by his colleagues... KARACHI : Probe into Siemen’s affairs urged KARACHI, Sept 30: The KESC’s People Workers Union, welcoming the reported termination of the power distribution and maintenance contract to the Siemens, has demanded immediate steps be check the latter’s interference in the KESC matters. ... KARACHI : MBA in banking & finance KARACHI, Sept 30: The Business School of Karachi University (KU) is initiating an MBA programme in Banking and Finance from the next academic session. .... KARACHI : Weather KARACHI, Sept 30: A warm and humid weather on Monday in Karachi has been forecast by the Met Office, which said the maximum temperature would remain between 35 and 37 degrees Celsius..... KARACHI: Management of 20 colleges summoned for poor results KARACHI, Sept 30: Most of the 20 private sector colleges, which showed downright poor performance in intermediate exams this year.... KARACHI: ‘A lot being done in tourism industry’ KARACHI, Sept 30: Sindh Minister for Tourism and Culture Rauf Siddiqui has said there is a lot of potential in the tourism industry in Sindh, adding that a lot of work is being done in the tourism sector in the province..... KARACHI: Reforms fail to end ‘thana culture’ KARACHI, Sept 30: The much-trumpeted police reforms have so far yielded no positive result in changing the “Thana Culture” in the metropolis as victims of various crimes are still being refused registration of FIR at police stations.... HYDERABAD: Journalists observe black day in Sindh HYDERABAD, Sept 30: A black day was observed across Sindh by journalists on Sunday to condemn police brutality against media personnel in Islamabad, Peshawar and other places..... HYDERABAD : Non-availability of wheat seed portends crisis HYDERABAD, Sept 30: Expressing grave concern over non-availability of wheat seed, Sindh Chamber of Agriculture president Syed Qamaruzzaman Shah has said that if wheat seed is not provided to the growers, the country may experience a wheat crisis next year..... HYDERABAD: President’s re-election bid slammed HYDERABAD, Sept 30: Awami Tehrik chief Rasool Bux Palijo has alleged that Gen Pervez Musharraf wants to again become president of the country to complete the unfinished agenda of his imperialists..... NAWABSHAH: PPP will never strike deal with generals, says Khuhro NAWABSHAH, Sept 30: The opposition leader in Sindh Assembly, Nisar Ahmed Khuhro, has reiterated that Pakistan People’s Party will never strike any deal with the generals, who have been periodically insulting the unanimously-approved Constitution of the country..... MIRPURKHAS : Power outages continue to plague Mirpurkhas MIRPURKHAS, Sept 30: Despite protests by consumers, power outages continue in Mirpurkhas district. Reports received from different parts of the district say that power failure occurs for three to five hours each day,.... KHAIRPUR: Mumtaz calls for unity KHAIRPUR, Sept 30: Chairman Sindh National Front Sardar Mumtaz Ali Bhutto has said that if the Sindhi people get united, no power on earth can deprive them of their rights..... DADU: Demand for salary DADU, Sept 30: Former employees of the Dadu Sugar Mills staged a demonstration outside the district nazim office here on Sunday in protest against the EDO, finance, for not releasing salaries of 70 employees who had been absorbed in different government departments. ... KHAIRPUR: Mushaira disrupted by booing poets: Sachal Sarmast’s Urs KHAIRPUR, Sept 30: Hooting and booing by a group of poets compelled the organisers to end the Sachal Adabi Mushaira halfway in the district council hall here on Saturday night. ... PESHAWAR: Rallies held across NWFP in protest against attack on journalists PESHAWAR, Sept 30: Journalists and representatives of the civil society organised rallies across the Frontier province on Sunday to protest the use of excessive force against lawyers and media people in Islamabad..... PESHAWAR: Elements involved in attack on minister to be punished: Sherpao PESHAWAR, Sept 30: Interior Minister Aftab Ahmed Khan Sherpao on Sunday condemned the manhandling of State Minister for Information and Broadcasting Tariq Azeem Khan and warned that elements involved in the attack would be brought to book..... PESHAWAR: Officials promoted PESHAWAR, Sept 30: NWFP Chief Minister Akram Khan Durrani has ordered promotion of 28 information officers and assistant directors from BPS-17 to 18, according to a handout issued here on Sunday..... ISLAMABAD: Peshawar bypass to be ready in three years ISLAMABAD, Sept 30: Early completion of the 34km Peshawar northern bypass is a priority of the National Highway Authority, a source in the Ministry of Communications said here on Sunday. The project will cost Rs5,313 million....

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