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November 09, 2007 Friday Shawwal 27, 1428 KARACHI: Sedition charges make lawyers see red KARACHI, Nov 8: Police on Thursday arrested four members of the Karachi Bar Association and at least one member of the Pakistan Bar Council from the steps of the Sindh High... KARACHI: Civil society groups, leftists slam emergency KARACHI, Nov 8: Representatives of leftist, progressive and democratic parties and groups, the lawyers’ community, professional bodies and trade unions, writers and human rights activists have strongly condemned the imposition of... KARACHI: Conditional lifting of fishing ban KARACHI, Nov 8: The Sindh government has lifted a recent ban on fishing activities on the condition that boat owners modify at least 200 fishing launches every month as per the specifications of the European Union.... KARACHI: SHC says no stay on govt jobs KARACHI, Nov 8: There is no stay or restraint order in the field against recruitment by the various departments of the provincial government, the Sindh High Court observed on Thursday.... KARACHI: Six children rescued from ‘deranged’ van driver KARACHI, Nov 8: A school van driver was arrested and six schoolchildren who had been taken hostage by him were secured by police on Thursday afternoon after the driver attempted to make his way to the Quaid-i-Azam International Airport.... KARACHI: Superior courts have ceased to exist in Pakistan, says Wajihuddin KARACHI, Nov 8: Justice (r) Wajihuddin Ahmed who contested the recent presidential election against Gen Pervez Musharraf has remarked that superior courts in Pakistan have ceased to exist.... HYDERABAD: Black flags removed, 13 lawyers arrested: 4th day of court boycott HYDERABAD, Nov 8: Police raided district bar offices, pulled down black flags hoisted there as mark of protest against the imposition of emergency and picked up 13 lawyers and 17 activists... HYDERABAD: Emergency has isolated country, says SDF HYDERABAD, Nov 8: The Sindh Democratic Forum (SDF) has said that irresponsible steps by military rulers have isolated the country in the region and fuelled hostility towards Pakistan among its neighbours.... KARACHI: Painting the town red — and black KARACHI: They are the anonymous soldiers of the Subversive Operations Services — the relevance of its acronym is not lost on anyone — and they are armed with spray paint cans.... KARACHI: ‘Censorship has never worked’ – Aslam Azhar KARACHI, Nov 8: Aslam Azhar is something of a man for all seasons. Though he read law at Cambridge and dabbled in writing, radio broadcasting and documentary film-making, he is perhaps... KARACHI: Success story of Mayo hospital narrated KARACHI, Nov 8: Besides better resource management and departmental supervision, it is due to the commitment of the Punjab government that Mayo Hospital has become one of the best hospitals of the country in the public sector.... KARACHI: Action against car showrooms sought KARACHI, Nov 8: A large number of car showrooms situated on either side of the recently reconstructed New M.A. Jinnah Road have once again occupied two lanes of both its tracks... KARACHI: Journalists observe ‘black day’ today KARACHI, Nov 8: Members of various unions of journalists have decided to observe a ‘black day’ on Friday against the imposition of emergency in the country, a ban on private news channels and restrictions on the press.... KARACHI: Exhibition on Allama Iqbal KARACHI, Nov 8: The National Museum of Pakistan has organised an exhibition to mark the 130th birth anniversary of Sir Allama Mohammad Iqbal on Friday.... KARACHI: Research urged to help avert disaster: Development along coastline KARACHI, Nov 8: Sensing that unguided development projects and urbanisation activities along the beaches and coastal belt of Karachi could pose devastating impacts on the ecosystem of the sea, a senior... KARACHI: Newly-wed couple killed in Bin Qasim KARACHI, Nov 8: A newly-wed couple was shot dead in Bin Qasim Town on Thursday evening.... KARACHI: HSC results schedule announced KARACHI, Nov 8: The Board of Intermediate Education Karachi on Thursday finalized the dates for the announcement of results of Class-XI annual examination 2007.... KARACHI: BIEK revises remunerations KARACHI, Nov 8: The finance committee of the The Board of Intermediate Education Karachi (BIEK) has also decided to increase the remunerations for copy checking, invigilation, centre superintendents, external papers, practical... MIRPURKHAS: Hindus to celebrate Diwali with simplicity MIRPURKHAS, Nov 8: Leaders of Hindu community unanimously decided in a meeting on Thursday to celebrate Diwali festival with simplicity in protest against imposition of emergency, suspension of constitution, attack on... HYDERABAD: Lukewarm response to strike call HYDERABAD, Nov 8: A lukewarm response was observed to the Sindh Taraqi Pasand Party’s strike call given to protest against the imposition of emergency, suspension of the Constitution, attack on judiciary,... HYDERABAD: Extension in project proposed HYDERABAD, Nov 8: The provincial management of the National Programme for the Improvement of Watercourses (NPIW) had recommended to the federal government three-year extension in the programme to meet the target... HYDERABAD: Call for saving Indus River HYDERABAD, Nov 8: A PPP leader and MNA from Jamshoro, Nawab Abdul Ghani Talpur has asked the Environmental Protection Agency to save Indus water from contamination and pollution.In... HYDERABAD: Action against defaulters HYDERABAD, Nov 8: The district monitoring committee began on Thursday crackdown against water defaulters and disconnected supply to ice factories, educational boards, banks and different plazas. It also confiscated water motors.... PESHAWAR: Body to review educational institutions’ accounts PESHAWAR, Nov 8: The NWFP government is planning to strengthen the Higher Education Regulatory Authority (Hera), empowering it to audit the accounts of public- and private-sector educational institutions.... PESHAWAR: Couple charged with killing child get bail PESHAWAR, Nov 8: A couple charged with torturing their minor daughter to death were granted an interim pre-arrest bail by a local court on Wednesday. The court of additional district and... PESHAWAR: 27 candidates file papers for SCCI elections PESHAWAR, Nov 8: A total of 27 candidates have filed their nomination papers for the upcoming elections of the Sarhad Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SCCI), indicating a tough contest between two rival groups.... KOHAT: Addict tries to poison wife, children KOHAT, Nov 8: A drug addict tried to poison his wife and two children, police said on Thursday.... HYDERABAD: Judge hints at pressure for fresh oath HYDERABAD, Nov 8: A sacked judge of Sindh High Court, Justice Zafar Ahmed Sherwani, claimed on Thursday that he was still a judge but he wouldn’t comment as to why he didn’t take fresh oath under Provisional Constitution Order (PCO).... BADIN: Towers, antennas endanger public health BADIN, Nov 8: Rampant installation of towers, antennas, generators and base trans-receiving stations (BTS) by cellular companies in residential areas of Badin town remain unchecked causing health hazards and environmental pollution... HYDERABAD: Construction on river’s embankments opposed HYDERABAD, Nov 8: District Nazim Kanwar Naveed Jamil expressing concern over construction of housing schemes on embankments of River Indus and irrigation land directed the Irrigation and Revenue departments, and the... HYDERABAD: Women not discriminated against in SU: VC HYDERABAD, Nov 8: The Centre for Rural Development Communication (CRDC) organised two-day gender mainstreaming training programme sponsored by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP).... HYDERABAD: Latifabad area without water HYDERABAD, Nov 8: Residents of some localities in Latifabad were deprived of water on Thursday after a water supply drain was damaged during work on laying a sewerage line.... KHAIRPUR: 3 new projects approved for SALU KHAIRPUR, Nov 8: Vice-Chancellor Shah Abdul Latif University professor (Dr) Nilofar Shaikh said that raising academic standard as well as providing co-academic facilities to teachers, students and other staff were among... HYDERABAD: Family support helps psychiatric patients: expert HYDERABAD, Nov 8: Family members’ cooperation was essential for early recovery of psychiatric patients said a doctor at a one-day “mental health” seminar held at Sir C.J.... MIRPURKHAS: Evicted people seek compensation MIRPURKHAS, Nov 8: Over 100 evicted people of historical place Kahu-Jo-Daro held demonstration here on Thursday outside the zila nazim office to protest against the non-payment of compensation and alternative land to each affected family.... SHIKARPUR: Two killed SHIKARPUR, Nov 8: Two people were shot dead in the jurisdiction of Rustam police station on Thursday.... BADIN: Curbs on dish antenna sale BADIN, Nov 8: As the demand for decoders, satellite receivers and dish antennas has increased after the imposition of emergency, the local police on Thursday asked traders not to sell them to public....

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