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October 03, 2007 Wednesday Ramazan 20, 1428 KARACHI: Seven MMA lawmakers tender resignations KARACHI, Oct 2: Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal leaders submitted on Tuesday resignation papers of seven of the eight MMA members of the Sindh Assembly to Speaker Syed Muzaffar Hussain Shah, who said a... KARACHI: MMA MPA switches loyalty KARACHI, Oct 2: The chief minister of Sindh, Dr Arbab Ghulam Rahim, on Tuesday succeeded in bringing Abdul Rehman Rajput, formerly a member of the opposition Mutahidda Majlis-i-Amal (MMA), into the government fold.... KARACHI: JUP expels ‘defector’ KARACHI, Oct 2: The Jamiat Ulema-i-Pakistan has cancelled the basic membership of its Hyderabad-based MPA Abdul Rehman Rajput, who was vice president of the party’s Sindh chapter.... KARACHI: City council monitoring committees ineffective KARACHI, Oct 2: Due to bureaucratic hurdles and little progress on devolution of a couple of departments, 33 house committees of the City Council have a very limited role in overseeing the functions of the city government, Dawn has learnt.... KARACHI: Released lawyers allege torture KARACHI, Oct 2: The judicial magistrate-1, South, Aurangzeb Alamgir Qazi, on Tuesday ordered the release of Karachi Bar Association General Secretary Naeem Qureshi and three other leaders of the association, who... KARACHI: Dengue fever kills another youth KARACHI, Oct 2: One more person died at a private hospital during the last 24 hours ending at 3pm on Tuesday, bringing the number of dengue-related fatalities to five in the city in the last few weeks.... KARACHI: Traffic plan for Yaum-i-Ali notified KARACHI, Oct 2: The traffic police department has chalked out a route plan for the occasion of Yaum-i-Ali being observed on Thursday.... KARACHI: Normality returns to JPMC KARACHI, Oct 2: After receiving proper assurance from the authorities concerned, the doctors, paramedics and other staff at the Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre ended their protest and resumed their duties on Tuesday.... KARACHI: Hearing in Naya Daur Motors case adjourned KARACHI, Oct 2: The Accountability Court No. II adjourned the hearing of Reference No 07/2004 against Abdul Qadir Tawakkal and others till Oct 9 due to the death of the defence counsel.... KARACHI: Computerised data of workforce KARACHI, Oct 2: The Sindh Minister for Labour and Industries, Mohammed Adil Siddiqi, said that the availability of information regarding professionals, skilled and non-skilled workforce was a must for the development of a country.... KARACHI: Shoppers’ security KARACHI, Oct 2: With Eid shopping gaining momentum, a security plan has been devised for shopping malls and commercial areas, besides the main arteries falling in the jurisdiction... KARACHI: CAP permission for 22 colleges, 31 schools KARACHI, Oct 2: The Centralised Admission Policy (CAP) Committee on Tuesday accorded permission to the principals/heads of 22 colleges and all 31 higher secondary schools in various disciplines where seats... KARACHI: KU security KARACHI, Oct 2: The present security system at the University of Karachi has become ineffective and a financial burden on the institution.... KARACHI: New AG takes charge KARACHI, Oct 2: Khwaja Naveed Ahmed took over as advocate-general of Sindh on Tuesday.... KARACHI: Loya Jirga’s allegation KARACHI, Oct 2: The Pakhtun Action Committee (Loya Jirga) has accused the city government of grabbing the land allotted for a fire brigade station in Orangi to distribute plots among its favourite Muttahida Qaumi Movement office-bearers.... KARACHI: SHC issues notices on Benazir’s bail plea KARACHI, Oct 2: The Sindh High Court issued notices to a federal attorney and the National Accountability Bureau counsel for October 5 in a petition for protective bail moved on behalf of Pakistan People’s Party Chairperson Benazir Bhutto.... KARACHI: Conspiracy case hearing put off KARACHI, Oct 2: An anti-terrorism court on Tuesday adjourned the hearing in a case pertaining to a conspiracy to assassinate President Pervez Musharraf on April 26, 2002, in Karachi.... KARACHI: Bid to blow up pylon fails KARACHI, Oct 2: A bomb planted on a power pylon in Keamari Town on Tuesday went off without causing extensive damage.... KARACHI: Little progress on compulsory primary education plan KARACHI, Oct 2: Despite a lapse of five years since the formulation of the Sindh Compulsory Primary Education Rules 2002, their implementation does not appear to come about any time soon.... HYDERABAD: General elections crucial for Sindh people: PPP HYDERABAD, Oct 2: The opposition leader in Sindh Assembly, Nisar Ahmed Khuhro, has reiterated that his party would never strike any deal with the generals, who have been violating the unanimously-approved Constitution of the country.... HYDERABAD: Office-bearer accused of dividing literary body HYDERABAD, Oct 2: A large number of writers and members of the Sindhi Adabi Sangat expressed dissatisfaction over the overall performance of the secretary-general of the Sangat, Zulfiqar Siyal, and said... HYDERABAD: Demolition of villages slated HYDERABAD, Oct 2: Sindh Taraqi Passand Party chairman Dr Qadir Magsi has condemned the demolition of four Sindhi settlements in Korangi Karachi and accused the Muttahida Qaumi Movement of conspiring to expel Sindhi-speaking people from Karachi by demolishing Sindhi villages.... HYDERABAD: Eid gifts distributed among villagers HYDERABAD, Oct 2: District nazim Kanwar Naveed Jamil has said that helping the poor to enable them to participate in Eid celebrations was not only a great virtue but worship.... HYDERABAD: Complaint centres HYDERABAD, Oct 2: The DCO Hyderabad Aftab Ahmed Khatri has said that under the directives of district nazim Hyderabad Kanwar Naveed Jamil, the district government has established eleven complaint centres for... HYDERABAD: Protest held against bid to re-elect president HYDERABAD, Oct 2: The APDM activists staged a protest outside the press club here on Tuesday against what they called unconstitutional bid to re-elect General Pervez Musharraf as the president from... HYDERABAD: Isra varsity admissions HYDERABAD, Oct 2: The Isra University has announced the names of candidates who have qualified for admission to different degree programmes of the Faculty of Medicine and Allied Medical Sciences and Faculty of Computer and Management Sciences.... PESHAWAR: Four nazims may quit to fight polls PESHAWAR, Oct 2: Several district nazims of the NWFP will quit their posts to contest the next general elections from their native provincial and national constituencies, it is learnt.... PESHAWAR: Wajih to visit Peshawar PESHAWAR, Oct 2: Presidential candidate Justice (retd) Wajihuddin Ahmad will visit Peshawar on Oct 4 on the invitation of the Peshawar High Court Bar Association.... SWABI: Swabi college agrees to accommodate more students SWABI, Oct 2: Activists of the Islami Jamiat Talaba and Muslim Students Federation on Tuesday blocked the Mardan road in protest against refusal of the administration of postgraduate college to give... MARDAN: Presidential polls may not be held, says Babar MARDAN, Oct 2: Former interior minister and a leader of the Pakistan People’s Party Naseerullah Babar has expressed doubts about the holding of the presidential election on Oct 6 as it... MANSEHRA: Landless quake survivors get compensation MANSEHRA, Oct 2: The United Nations Habitat (UN-Habitat) has launched one widow operation to pay compensation to quake-affected landless families of Balakot.... MARDAN: Man hanged by wife over domestic dispute MARDAN, Oct 2: A newly married woman allegedly hanged to death her husband over a domestic dispute in a village on Monday night, officials said.... HARIPUR: Court moved for registration of FIR against police HARIPUR, Oct 2: The family of a person gunned down by the Haripur police on Tuesday moved the court of the district judge for registration of an FIR against the police... PARACHINAR: 2 tribesmen die in landmine explosion PARACHINAR, Oct 2: Two tribesmen were killed and 10 others wounded when a pick-up hit a landmine in Kurram Agency on Monday, officials said.... UPPER DIR: Two men killed UPPER DIR, Oct 2: Two people were killed in the Doon area, police and residents said.... PESHAWAR: Rs65m endowment fund set up: Fata educational institutions planned PESHAWAR, Oct 2: NWFP Governor Ali Mohammad Jan Aurakzai on Tuesday said that an endowment fund of Rs65 million had been established as seed money to carry out education projects in Fata.... PESHAWAR: US envoy, Aurakzai discuss Fata projects PESHAWAR, Oct 2: US Ambassador Anne Patterson on Tuesday discussed with NWFP Governor Ali Mohammad Jan Aurakzai development initiatives for the Federally Administered Tribal Areas and other matters.... PESHAWAR: Interviews for judges on 26th PESHAWAR, Oct 2: Interviews for the post of civil judges, judicial magistrates and family judges will be held on Oct 26 and 27, says a press release of the Peshawar High Court.... SWABI: 129 booked in action against profiteers SWABI, Oct 2: About 129 shopkeepers have been booked for overcharging after a crackdown was launched against hoarders and profiteers....

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