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November 12, 2007 Monday Ziqa’ad 01, 1428 KARACHI: Leaders, activists held to foil PPP protest KARACHI, Nov 11: Police arrested more than 100 workers, including senior leaders of the Pakistan People’s Party, on Sunday during a protest against emergency rule, which appeared to be a rather... KARACHI: Opposition criticises Musharraf’s election programme KARACHI, Nov 11: President General Pervez Musharraf’s decision not to lift emergency and suspend provisional constitution order for general elections exposed that the regime was aspiring for calculated results in the elections which could never be called free, fair and transparent.... KARACHI: Lyari’s street schools a beacon of hope KARACHI, Nov 11: Street schools are a distinct feature of Lyari as they are not found in any other part of the city. Hasht Chowk is known for such schools, where... KARACHI: Journalists slam deployment of Rangers, police KARACHI, Nov 11: Leaders of journalist fraternity on Sunday reacted strongly to the continued siege of the Karachi Press Club for the fourth consecutive day on Sunday by the law-enforcement agencies... KARACHI: Shopkeeper shot dead by dacoits in Landhi KARACHI, Nov 11: Dacoits killed a shopkeeper in Landhi on Sunday and fled with cash.... KARACHI: KUTS poll KARACHI, Nov 11: The election of the office-bearers of the Karachi University Teachers’ Society (KUTS) will be held on the campus on Monday, according to an announcement made here on Sunday.Returning... KARACHI: Chinese firm offered solid waste contract KARACHI, Nov 11: The City District Government Karachi (CDGK) on Sunday signed an agreement with a Chinese firm for the solid waste management in the metropolis.... KARACHI: Shifting of juvenile prisoners condemned KARACHI, Nov 11: A child rights group has condemned the reported shifting of juvenile inmates from the Borstal Jail to the Central Jail Bahawalpur for ‘accommodating the imprisoned lawyers’.... KARACHI: Carjackers arrested KARACHI, Nov 11: Anti-Car Lifting Cell (ACLC) arrested three members of a gang in Karachi and recovered a stolen car, SSP Khurrum of the ACLC told a press conference here on Sunday.... KARACHI: KU exhibition KARACHI, Nov 11: A one-day exhibition on ‘Media and the modern world’ will be held at Dr Feroze Ahmed Institute of Mass Communication, University of Karachi, on Nov 12, 2007.According... KARACHI: Untrained CNG technicians to face action KARACHI, Nov 11: The City Naib Nazim, Nasreen Jalil, on Sunday said that environmental pollution was one of the major issues confronting the world and held diesel vehicles responsible for the menace.... KARACHI: 350 fellowships for teachers pledged KARACHI, Nov 11: Vice-Chancellor of the University of Karachi Prof Pirzada Qasim Raza Siddiqui has said that 350 fellowships would be made available to teachers very soon, and asked the teaching... KARACHI: Zoo needs healthy gene pool KARACHI, Nov 11: There is a need to create a viable, healthy gene pool of indigenous threatened species to reintroduce them into the wild as their numbers are fast dwindling.... KARACHI: Bouquets placed at ‘justice corner’ KARACHI, Nov 11: In a bid to express solidarity with those judges who refused to take oaths under the Provisional Constitution Order (PCO), people from different walks of life sent bouquets... KARACHI: Four women murdered daily in Sindh, says report KARACHI, Nov 11: Women rights bill passed by the National Assembly last year has not yet changed the state of women in the country, particularly in Sindh where nearly four hundred... KARACHI: Media accused of sensationalism KARACHI, Nov 11: The Adviser to Sindh Chief Minister on Information, Hamid Hussain Abidi, said that the government wanted the media to take advantage of the freedom granted to them in a positive and constructive manner.... Post office relocation Sir, We, the residents of Gulistan-i-Jauhar, feel nothing but envy for the residents of Defence Housing Authority, Phase VI, where a new post office was inaugurated by the Federal Minister for Communications,... HYDERABAD: Police use baton and bullet to disperse PPP workers HYDERABAD, Nov 11: Around 300 activists of PPP were rounded up across Sindh and four workers of the party received bullet injuries in Dadu district when they were fired upon by police.... HYDERABAD: Rs35bn to be spent on water schemes HYDERABAD, Nov 11: Sindh Minister for Local Government, Katchi Abadis and Spatial Development Mohammad Hussain Khan said here on Saturday that Rs35 billion would be spent over three years to improve... THATTA: Court summons DPO, SHO in Ms Florence case THATTA, Nov 11: The district and sessions judge of Thatta has summoned the DPO and SHO Thatta for denying registration of an FIR and protection to a man, Wazir Qureshi, academician-cum-guide... HYDERABAD: Two killed in road accident HYDERABAD, Nov 11: A woman and a boy were killed when a Nadra van collided with a motorcycle rickshaw on Tando Allahyar-Chambar road within the jurisdiction of UC Pak Singhar here on Saturday.... SHIKARPUR: PML-F leader inaugurates schemes SHIKARPUR, Nov 11: PML-F leader Mr Imtiaz Ahmad Shaikh inaugurated the construction works of CC blocks, replacement of RCC underground drainage pipes and improvement in drainage system in Jhullan Mohalla... NAUSHAHRO FEROZE: Difficult days ahead for Sindh: Mumtaz NAUSHAHRO FEROZE, Nov 11: Predicting a difficult days ahead for the Sindhis, Chairman of the Sindh National Front Mumtaz Ali Bhutto, has urged them to wake up and protect their land.... PESHAWAR: Governor’s move to tighten grip over Fata bureaucracy PESHAWAR, Nov 11: The NWFP governor, who oversees affairs in the seven agencies of the Federally Administered Tribal Areas in addition to the settled parts of the province, is considered the most powerful of the four provincial governors in the country.... UPPER DIR: Musharraf criticised for trying to control judiciary, media UPPER DIR, Nov 11: People protesting against the imposition of a state of emergency in the country, particularly lawyers and jurists, seek immediate reinstatement of the deposed judges, restoration of the... ABBOTTABAD: Lawyers, politicians join hands against emergency rule ABBOTTABAD, Nov 11: A meeting of representatives of various political parties, the Peshawar High Court Bar Association, Abbottabad bench, and the Abbottabad District Bar Association has decided to continue the struggle... PESHAWAR: Move against unauthorised trainers PESHAWAR, Nov 11: The NWFP Health Regulatory Authority has taken note of training in ultra-sonography to lady health visitors, nurses and homoeopathic doctors by unauthorised people who were charging thousands of rupees.... MANSEHRA: Love marriage couple killed MANSEHRA, Nov 11: A man and his wife, who had fled Mardan after marrying of their own will four months ago, were killed here on Saturday night....

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