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November 10, 2007 Saturday Shawwal 28, 1428 KARACHI: City tense as Benazir detained in capital KARACHI, Nov 9: Tension gripped parts of the city on Friday as the news of Pakistan People’s Party chairperson Benazir Bhutto’s house arrest ahead of the PPP’s Rawalpindi public meeting circulated among the party ranks.... KARACHI: Builders escape KBCA action KARACHI, Nov 9: The much-trumpeted Amnesty Ordinance 2004, which allowed the regularisation of illegally constructed structures, has failed to benefit the owners and occupants of an estimated 10,000 apartment buildings in... KARACHI: Three top bureaucrats transferred KARACHI, Nov 9: In an apparent move to streamline functioning of various departments, the Sindh government has transferred and posted top-ranking officials of the education, agriculture, and Auqaf and Ushr departments.... KARACHI: Aids poised to become second generation issue KARACHI, Nov 9: The provincial Aids control programme has registered nine children who tested HIV positive, including three with full-blown AIDS, raising fears that continued lack of awareness and carelessness on... KARACHI: No govt help as viral fever toll rises KARACHI, Nov 9: Death continues to stalk the inhabitants of Deh Allah Bano, a remote coastal locality in Keamari Town bordering Hub. While the viral fever epidemic that reared its head... KARACHI: The real face of inflation KARACHI, Nov 9: As the evening draws to a close, the hubbub in Saddar’s Shahabuddin market is at its usual peak. The air is thick with the voices of fruit and... KARACHI: Life or something like it KARACHI, Nov 9: Naino and Radha, two women in their late 60s, live with their families under the Teen Hatti bridge. There are no well-defined boundaries to mark their homes.... KARACHI: Democratic system only way out: NP KARACHI, Nov 9: A central leader of National Party, Senator Dr Abdul Malik Baloch, condemning the arrests of political leaders including NP secretary-general Mir Hasil Bizenjo, said that the crackdown against... KARACHI: Research on Iqbal urged KARACHI, Nov 9: Jamiluddin Aali, noted poet and writer, on Friday stressed that more research was needed on the life and works of Allama Mohammad Iqbal whose philosophy has not yet received due academic attention.... KARACHI: Diwali celebrated KARACHI, Nov 9: The minority Hindu community in the city, like everywhere else around the globe, celebrated their annual festival of lights — Diwali — on Friday.... KARACHI: Cop dies, three hurt as bikes collide KARACHI, Nov 9: A head-constable died and three person, including a constable, were wounded in a road accident on Native Jetty Bridge in Keamari Town on Friday.... KARACHI: Signal-free corridor-II to be opened by Dec 31 KARACHI, Nov 9: Five flyovers along the signal-free corridor-II will be opened for vehicular traffic by Dec 31. This was stated by City Nazim Syed Mustafa Kamal during his visit to... KARACHI: Urdu varsity stops admission in MA Sindhi KARACHI, Nov 9: The policy of the Federal Urdu University of Arts, Science and Technology (FUUAST) of not offering admissions to the masters’ programme of the Sindhi department has caused resentment among the students.... KARACHI: PML support for Musharraf reaffirmed KARACHI, Nov 9: Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz has said that the PML and its allies’ support to the leadership and decisions for President Pervez Musharraf reflected their confidence in the reforms agenda.... KARACHI: SBP told to stop work in heritage building KARACHI, Nov 9: The Sindh government has once again directed the State Bank of Pakistan not to carry out any work in its old State Bank of India building, which is... KARACHI: Newsmen’s entry into secretariat restricted KARACHI, Nov 9: The Sindh government has imposed a ban on the entry of journalists into the secretariat after office hours and asked all the departments located in the new and... KARACHI: Youth drowns KARACHI, Nov 9: A 28-year-old man, Faisal, drowned in the lake of Jinnah Park in the limits of the Steel Town police station on Friday. Police said Faisal was a resident of Gulistan-i-Jauhar and drowned while boating.—PPI... KARACHI: Weather KARACHI, Nov 9: The Met Office has forecast fair weather for the city on Saturday with the maximum temperature expected to range between 34 and 36 degrees centigrade.... HYDERABAD: Benazir’s detention sparks protests across Sindh HYDERABAD, Nov 9: A spontaneous reaction by the PPP activists throughout Sindh against the alleged house arrest of party chairperson Ms Benazir Bhutto was witnessed on Friday.... HYDERABAD: Four sewage treatment plants being constructed HYDERABAD, Nov 9: District nazim Hyderabad Kanwar Naveed Jamil has said that four sewerage treatment plants were being constructed in Hyderabad to protect the Indus River and canals against the release of sewerage water.... HYDERABAD: Deviation from law criticised HYDERABAD, Nov 9: An unconstitutional government results in sabotage, lawlessness and civil war which the world witnessed in 1970s, said the Awami Tahreek Chief, Rasool Bux Palijo in an address to party workers, on Friday.... BADIN: Watercourses lining bodies to face penalty BADIN, Nov 9: The government has decided to seize properties of 70 defaulting watercourses bodies if they fail to complete lining by December. Meanwhile most of the defaulters have agreed to... BADIN: Cases against two sugar mills lodged BADIN, Nov 9: The Cane Commissioner Sindh lodged cases against two sugar mills of Badin for their failure to start crushing and violating the Sugarcane Factories Act.... HYDERABAD: Foundation of girls school laid HYDERABAD, Nov 9: District Nazim Kanwar Naveed Jamil laid foundation stone of Iqra Higher Secondary Girls School, Hali Road on Wednesday. The school will be constructed at the cost of Rs18.8... HYDERABAD: Crackdown on encroachments HYDERABAD, Nov 9:Director General HDA Altaf Memon has issued instructions to officials to remove encroachments in the city with the help of district police. He said this while presiding over a meeting of the HDA officials held on Thursday.... HYDERABAD: Marriage halls HYDERABAD, Nov 9: Hyderabad DCO Aftab Ahmed Khatri has directed the managers of all marriage halls to strictly observe the timings of marriage ceremonies and make sure that aerial firing and fireworks in their halls and outside would not take place.... HYDERABAD: Hindu community celebrates Diwali HYDERABAD, Nov 9: Members of Hindu community celebrated Diwali (Dipawali) on Friday. Families began their day by offering pooja, exchanging sweets and wearing new clothes.... THATTA: Police demolish four houses, arrest seven THATTA, Nov 9: A heavy contingent of Ghulamullah police demolished four houses and arrested seven villagers from the agricultural land of PPP activist Soomar Khan Zangiani.... MIRPURKHAS: Unauthorised construction on green belt MIRPURKHAS, Nov 9: Construction on land allocated for green belt, adjacent to Public Health Engineering Department, Satellite Town, was going on under the nose of Taluka Nazim, Mirpurkhas.... KHAIRPUR: Six hurt in clash KHAIRPUR, Nov 9: Six persons have been injured in a clash between groups of Mangrio and Katpar communities over money in Kot Mir Mohammad, on Thursday.... DADU: Man shot dead DADU, Nov 9: A man was allegedly killed by people of Ghulam Hyder village, Taluka Mehar, late Thursday night. Ghulam Ali Khoso, 25, was shot dead by villagers, Arbab, Chakar and Sultan claiming that Ghulam was trying to steal their cattle.—BoC... PESHAWAR: Shortage of staff badly affects thalassaemia project PESHAWAR, Nov 9: Lack of staff has been hampering work on a project which was launched to create awareness about prevention of thalassaemia in the North-West Frontier Province, according to officials.... MANSEHRA: ‘Deposed judges’ are still in office, says Justice Ijaz Khan MANSEHRA, Nov 9: Justice Ijaz Afzal Khan, a deposed judge of the Peshawar High Court, has claimed that he and all other judges of the superior courts who did not take... PESHAWAR: No short cut to excellence: Aurakzai PESHAWAR, Nov 9: Governor Ali Mohammad Jan Aurakzai has said the Pakistan Air Force has maintained a tradition of courage, enterprise and high professionalism. Its new staff should not only try... KARAK: Six of a family die in traffic accident KARAK, Nov 9: Six members of a family, including two women and a girl, were killed after a truck hit a car on the Indus Highway on Friday.... LAKKI MARWAT: Kiln owner kidnapped LAKKI MARWAT, Nov 9: Some armed men kidnapped the owner of a brick kiln and his servant from the Nar Sultan Mehmud locality, in the jurisdiction of the Serai Naurang police, on Thursday night....

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