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October 11, 2007 Thursday Ramazan 28, 1428 KARACHI: Army leases land with scant regard for city’s master plan KARACHI, Oct 10: Without taking into consideration issues of the city’s future requirements and the city government’s plans in this regard, the ministry of defence has leased out land located along... ISLAMABAD: SC wants municipal plans for Karachi implemented ISLAMABAD, Oct 10: The Supreme Court on Wednesday ordered strict implementation of the Oct 5 decisions taken at a meeting to manage municipal services by harmonising the working of all civic... KARACHI: Three die in Lyari gang warfare KARACHI, Oct 10: Three people were killed and five others wounded on Wednesday in Lyari as rival gangsters fought pitched battles in the narrow lanes, police and witnesses said.... KARACHI: Special security being planned for Benazir KARACHI, Oct 10: The Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) has, with the advice of the Sindh police, chalked out a comprehensive security plan for October 18 when PPP chairperson Benazir Bhutto is... KARACHI: Six acquitted in murder case KARACHI, Oct 10: A division bench of the Sindh High Court comprising Justice Rehmat Hussain Jaffery and Justice Khilji Arif Hussain on Wednesday set aside the trial court’s judgment and acquitted six men in a double murder case.... KARACHI: Boulders add to traffic hazards KARACHI, Oct 10: Absence of traffic signals at two busy traffic intersections under Karimabad Flyover and the placement of heavy boulders on one track of the under-construction portion of University Road... KARACHI: Police officials testify in ASI’s murder case KARACHI, Oct 10: The defence counsel on Wednesday cross-examined police officials, who are serving as prosecution witnesses, in the murder case of an assistant sub-inspector, Khalid Jamil, who was shot during... KARACHI: CPLC clarifies unsolved cases KARACHI, Oct 10: The Citizens-Police Liaison Committee (CPLC) referring to a report title : “Ramazan sees surge in kidnappings” which appeared in Dawn’s Oct 10 issue clarified on Wednesday that the... KARACHI: ATMs let down shoppers ahead of Eid KARACHI, Oct 10: It is disappointing for thousands of bank customers that quite a large number of ATMs (auto-teller machines) are either out of order or left without cash on the eve of Eid.... KARACHI: Firing leads to power cut KARACHI, Oct 10: Power supply to a part of Baghdadi union council area was cut off on Wednesday morning when the main transmission line caught fire during firing by gangsters.... KARACHI: Partly cloudy weather KARACHI, Oct 10: The Met Office has forecast a fair/partly cloudy weather with hazy/misty morning for the metropolis on Thursday.... KARACHI: Fire destroys shops in Motandas Market KARACHI, Oct 10: Two shops were gutted by a fire that broke out in Motandas Market on Wednesday morning, causing huge losses of goods worth millions of rupees.... KARACHI: Tribunal seeks details of pollutingtanneries KARACHI, Oct 10: The Sindh Environmental Protection Tribunal has directed the Sindh Environment Protection Agency to furnish a report on tanneries in Korangi found not complying with the National Environment Quality Standards and causing pollution in the area.... KARACHI: Nazim vows to lift Eid ban on women’s entry into zoo KARACHI, Oct 10: City Nazim Mustafa Kamal has given an assurance that the three-day ban on women’s entry into the Karachi Zoo during the Eid holidays will be lifted from this year.... KARACHI: PPP slams ‘harassment’ KARACHI, Oct 10: The Pakistan People’s Party has strongly condemned the alleged harassment of its district leaders and workers in the interior of Sindh by the PML-Q leadership.... KARACHI: Ali Mukhtar Rizvi passes away KARACHI, Oct 10: Ali Mukhtar Rizvi, one of the 12 student leaders who had led a struggle against Gen Ayub Khan’s move to increase degree course from two to three years, died of cancer on Wednesday evening at a local hospital.... KARACHI: Ex-AVM shot dead KARACHI, Oct 10: A retired air vice marshal was shot dead as he got off his car to enter his office near the Usmania Restaurant in Clifton.... KARACHI: A born artist’s sufferings KARACHI, Oct 10: I could not believe that Amna, a thalassaemia patient, had drawn the pictures collected in a bunch of loose papers. The 10-year-old has not been to school even... KARACHI: Motorcyclist dies KARACHI, Oct 10: A motorcyclist was killed and his brother injured when their bike was hit by a dumper near Salim Centre in New Karachi.... HYDERABAD: Bus owners threaten strike tomorrow HYDERABAD, Oct 10: The Sindh Bus Owners Association has threatened wheel jam strike if the government failed to take back fixed rate of fares for air conditioned and non-air conditioned coaches and buses plying on inter-city routes before Oct 12.... HYDERABAD: Syllabus of music course approved HYDERABAD, Oct 10: The Music Chair of the Institute of Sindhology will initially offer four-month professional and general certificate courses which will lead to a diploma course in music.... HYDERABAD: Eid gifts distributed among children HYDERABAD, Oct 10: The district government distributed Eid gifts among 50 physically challenged and orphaned children of the Centre for Rehabilitation of Physically Handicapped (CRPH) and Darul Atfal Hyderabad on Wednesday.... HYDERABAD: Plea to transfer murder case to honest police officer HYDERABAD, Oct 10: Relatives of a man murdered a few days back have appealed for the transfer of case to an honest police officer, and withdrawal of false cases against them.... DADU: Dadu college overcharging on exam forms: students DADU, Oct 10: Students of Government Boys Degree College Dadu took out a rally on Wednesday against the principal of college for not resolving their problems.... DADU: Protest against ‘land occupation’ DADU, Oct 10: Villagers staged a protest demonstration here on Wednesday against two government officials, accusing them of trying to occupy 400 acres of land.... NAUSHAHRO FEROZE: Couple killed NAUSHAHRO FEROZE, Oct 10: Armed tribesmen killed a couple who had married in court and seriously injured two others in Kandiaro on Wednesday morning.... PESHAWAR: Court seeks comments on fund distribution PESHAWAR, Oct 10: The Peshawar High Court on Wednesday sought comments from the provincial government in a writ petition filed by four MPAs, challenging the distribution of funds amounting to Rs1.2... PESHAWAR: ANP forms board for awarding poll tickets PESHAWAR, Oct 10: The provincial executive council of the Awami National Party has constituted a parliamentary board consisting of five members for awarding tickets to party candidates in the coming general election.... PESHAWAR: Governor assures of efforts to set up proper mental health hospital PESHAWAR, Oct 10: NWFP Governor Ali Mohammad Jan Aurakzai has said that there is a need to create broader public awareness about mental health problems and all sections of the society need to work together in this regard.... PESHAWAR: Show-cause notice issued to IAP PESHAWAR, Oct 10: The Ministry of Commerce has issued a show-cause notice to local industrialists’ association for being not registered under newly-promulgated Trade Organisations Ordinance, 2007.... PESHAWAR: ‘Salam Teacher Day’ observed PESHAWAR, Oct 10: A ceremony regarding the “Salam Teacher Day” was observed by the National Commission for Human Development in collaboration with the education department at the residence of the D.I.... PESHAWAR: Measures urged to avoid electrocution PESHAWAR, Oct 10: Peshawar Electric Supply Company (Pesco) has urged its consumers to adopt precautionary measures to avoid electrocution and electric shocks for their own safety, especially during Eidul Fitr and on the eve of Eid....

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