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October 10, 2007 Wednesday Ramazan 27, 1428 KARACHI : PPP to strive for provincial autonomy KARACHI, Oct 9: The Pakistan People’s Party will strive for a new social contract that will address national issues such as provincial autonomy and it will also seek to make amends... KARACHI : Ramazan sees surge in kidnappings KARACHI, Oct 9: As many as 55 cases of kidnapping for ransom have been reported this year, registering a sharp rise in the incidence of the crime compared to 28 cases reported last year.... KARACHI : ATC hears moving tale of boys’ murder KARACHI, Oct 9: Four witnesses testified in an anti-terrorism court on Tuesday and recalled how two boys kidnapped in Korangi were found dead in the same locality when their families failed to pay ransom to the abductors.... KARACHI : Two more dengue patients die KARACHI, Oct 9: Two more female patients of dengue have recently died at the Jinnah Postgraduate Medical, increasing the death toll to seven.... KARACHI : Review board constituted KARACHI, Oct 9: The Sindh government has formed a review board under the National Reconciliation Ordinance, says a home department handout.... KARACHI : ‘Women better at politics’ KARACHI, Oct 9: “Women see politics as the dirty game meant only for men to deal with. But only women can understand the value of education and healthcare and highlight its significance.... KARACHI : Bizenjo asks nationalist parties to forge unity KARACHI, Oct 9: Secretary-General of the National Party Mir Hasil Bizenjo has said that there cannot be a national reconciliation without the settlement of Balochistan issue.... KARACHI : Preventive steps urged to check dengue KARACHI, Oct 9: In order to effectively check the re-emergence of mosquito-borne diseases there is a great need for the identification of breeding places of vectors and development of a close coordination among the relevant departments.... KARACHI : Education city coordination committee constituted KARACHI, Oct 9: The Sindh government constituted a coordination committee for Education City on Tuesday.... KARACHI : Health crisis persists in coastal villages KARACHI, Oct 9: Hundreds of people in the coastal villages are awaiting government intervention against malaria, which has clearly reached epidemic proportions claiming five lives over three weeks in Deh Allah Bano, UC Gabopat of Keamari Town.... KARACHI : KESC, towns at loggerheads KARACHI, Oct 9: The adviser to Sindh Chief Minister on Finance, M. A. Jalil, on Tuesday presided over a meeting to resolve the ongoing row between the KESC and the town municipal administrations over the payment of electricity bills.... KARACHI : Property tax transfer KARACHI, Oct 9: The Sindh Minister for Excise and Taxation, Shabbir Ahmed Qaimkhani, has directed the officials concerned to immediately transfer the remaining amount of Rs52 million, collected as property tax during the last three years, to Gulshan-i-Iqbal Town.... KARACHI : Urdu varsity, KU closed KARACHI, Oct 9: The Federal Urdu University of Arts, Science and Technology, the University of Karachi and its affiliated colleges will remain closed on October 10 on account of Shab-i-Qadar.... KARACHI : Weather KARACHI, Oct 9: The Met Office has forecast hot and dry weather for the city on Wednesday with the maximum temperature expected to range between 33 and 35 degrees centigrade.... KARACHI : Body found in North Karachi KARACHI, Oct 9: The body of an unidentified young man was found in a large plastic container in North Karachi on Tuesday morning, police and Edhi sources said.... KARACHI : Policemen testify in ASI’s killing case KARACHI, Oct 9: An anti-terrorism court on Tuesday recorded the depositions of three policemen in the murder case of an assistant sub-inspector during a demonstration against the killing of Nawab Akbar... KARACHI : Hearing in playground case adjourned KARACHI, Oct 9: The Sindh High Court adjourned the hearing of the Webb Ground case to Oct 31 to enable the deputy attorney-general to submit comments on behalf of the defence ministry.... KARACHI : Notices against MLOs issued in murder case KARACHI, Oct 9: The additional district and sessions judge-II, Central, Nelofer Shahnawaz Azimi, on Tuesday issued notices against two medico-legal officers of the Abbasi Shaheed Hospital for not appearing in court to testify in a murder case.... HYDERABAD : Students hold exhibition of digital prints HYDERABAD, Oct 9: The students of the Centre of Excellence in Arts and Designs affiliated with the Mehran University of Engineering and Technology (MUET) put on display their pieces of art... HYDERABAD : Eid shopping gains momentum HYDERABAD, Oct 9: With Eid approaching Hyderabad has been witnessing a frenzied shopping activity as buyers and sellers can be seen arguing over the rates of daily use items to luxury attires for the occasion.... HYDERABAD : UC nazim quits dist body in protest HYDERABAD, Oct 9: Haji Abdul Ghaffar Khan Dahraj, who is nazim of union council Mohbat Dero Jatoi of Kandiaro taluka and chairman of Nausharo Feroze’s district health committee resigned on Tuesday... HYDERABAD : Payment to heirs of govt employees will be simplified HYDERABAD, Oct 9: District Nazim Kanwar Naveed Jamil directed the officials concerned to ensure payment of dues to widows and heirs of the government employees without injuring their self-respect and said that a simple procedure has been evolved in this regard.... HYDERABAD : 715 booked for profiteering HYDERABAD, Oct 9: Around 715 people have been booked for overcharging, and another 84 for violating Ahtram Ramazan Ordinance by revenue officers, said the DCO Hyderabad Aftab Ahmed Khatri.... KARAK : ‘PPP believes in democracy, supremacy of parliament’ KARAK, Oct 9: The provincial president of Pakistan People’s Party Parliamentarians, Rahim Dad Khan, has said that his party believes in democracy and the supremacy of parliament.... PESHAWAR : Nazims oppose suspension of local body system: ‘Step will affect uplift work’ PESHAWAR, Oct 9: Reports about the possible suspension of the local body system before the general elections have worried the district and tehsil nazims, who believe such a move will affect... PESHAWAR : Eid holidays PESHAWAR, Oct 9: The NWFP government has declared Oct 13 to 16 (Saturday, Sunday, Monday and Tuesday) as public holidays for Eidul Fitr.—Bureau Report... PESHAWAR : Rs94m spent on rehabilitation of power network PESHAWAR, Oct 9: The Peshawar Electric Supply Company (Pesco) has so far spent Rs94 million on rehabilitation of the power distribution network, badly affected by the earthquake of Oct 8, 2005.... PESHAWAR : Precautionary steps against dengue taken PESHAWAR, Oct 9: Following the confirmation of dengue cases in Sindh, particularly Karachi, the NWFP health department has put on high alert its executive district officers.... MARDAN : Mardan BISE lowers pass percentage to 25 MARDAN, Oct 9: The Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education, Mardan, has announced that pass percentage, currently standing at 33, will be lowered to 25 while concessional marks will be reduced from six to three....

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