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November 14, 2007 Wednesday Ziqa’ad 03, 1428 KARACHI: ‘Deranged’ woman kills her four children KARACHI, Nov 13: A young woman believed to be suffering from a mental disorder killed four of her children and wounded two other daughters and her husband in the early hours of Tuesday in Ayub Goth, Gadap town.... KARACHI: Three lawyers detained KARACHI, Nov 13: Three members of the legal fraternity were on Tuesday taken into custody by police under the Maintenance of Public Order Ordinance.... KARACHI: Violence hits Lyari as Benazir detained KARACHI, Nov 13: Violence broke out in Lyari on Tuesday as enraged workers of the Pakistan People’s Party took to the streets and youths opened fire on a police station against... KARACHI: Fund for protesting lawyers set up KARACHI, Nov 13: The Sindh High Court Bar Association (SHCBA) has set up an emergency fund for needy lawyers participating in the struggle for the rule of law.... KARACHI: NGO told to pay Rs50,000 for filing frivolous plea KARACHI, Nov 13: The Sindh High Court on Tuesday directed a non-governmental organisation (NGO) to pay Rs50,000 as costs for filing a frivolous petition.... PESHAWAR: Demonstrations held against emergency : Hundreds of political workers detained in NWFP PESHAWAR, Nov 13: The protest movement against declaration of a state of emergency is gaining momentum in the NWFP as rallies were held across the province while police rounded up leaders... PESHAWAR: Lawyers to partially end boycott of lower courts PESHAWAR, Nov 13: Lawyers on Tuesday decided to partially end boycott of lower courts but continue the boycott of the superior court for an indefinite period.... KARACHI: Nine police officers transferred KARACHI, Nov 13: With less than a week before the present government completes its term, orders for the transfers and postings of nine police officials from the interior of Sindh were issued on Tuesday by the Central Police Office (CPO), Karachi.... KARACHI: Nationalist parties hold protest rallies KARACHI, Nov 13: Workers of two nationalist parties were arrested while protesting against imposition of emergency rule in the country on Tuesday.... KARACHI: PPP announces three-day protest KARACHI, Nov 13: Central Executive Committee members and the Karachi Coordination Committee of Pakistan People’s Party have announced a three-day protest starting on Wednesday across the province against keeping the party’s... KARACHI: City council seeks action against members holding political office KARACHI, Nov 13: The City Council on Tuesday, amid a walkout by opposition members, approved a unanimous resolution calling for the immediate unseating of those members who were also holding office in any political party.... KARACHI: Law and order in Sindh reviewed KARACHI, Nov 13: Sindh Governor Dr Ishratul Ibad Khan and Chief Minister Dr Arbab Ghulam Rahim have directed the relevant officials to beef up security measures so as to maintain law and order in the province.... KARACHI: CDGK set to have air ambulance service KARACHI, Nov 13: The city government has decided to establish an air ambulance service to help the existing agencies cope with emergencies more effectively and ensure saving lives of affected people.... KARACHI: KPT gets Dutch dredger KARACHI, Nov 13: Hopper dredger “ABUL” procured by the Karachi Port Trust (KPT) at a cost of 51 million Euros from the Netherlands arrived at the port here on Tuesday.... KARACHI: Weather KARACHI, Nov 13: The Met Office has forecast fair weather for the city on Wednesday with the maximum temperature expected to range between 31°C and 33°C and the minimum between 17°C and 19°C.... KARACHI: Arrest warrants out for two cops KARACHI, Nov 13: The Additional District and Sessions Judge-II (Central), Nelofer Shahnawaz Azimi, on Tuesday issued non-bailable arrest warrants for a sub-inspector and bailable warrants for the arrest of an assistant... KARACHI: HRCP team visits jailed lawyers KARACHI, Nov 13: A delegation of the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan visited the Central Prison Karachi to meet the inmates, particularly the detained lawyers, on Tuesday.... KARACHI: Admission KARACHI, Nov 13: The University of Karachi has announced that admissions to BS (four years) and MA in the Centre of Excellence for Women Studies will commence on Nov 22.... KARACHI: Ban on vehicles KARACHI, Nov 13: The provincial home department has banned entry of heavy vehicles in the limits of Karachi from 6am to 11pm. The ban will remain in force for a period of 30 days.—PPI... KARACHI: 40 madressahs to register with inter, matric boards KARACHI, Nov 13: At least 40 Islamic seminaries have approached the boards of education in the city to get their students registered with the secondary and higher secondary certificate courses, officials told Dawn.... KARACHI: Newsmen slam emergency, press curbs KARACHI, Nov 13: Dawn Unit of the Karachi Union of Journalists has condemned imposition of emergency in the country and restrictions on the press, especially news channels.... MIRPURKHAS: Council calls for wheat seed supply MIRPURKHAS, Nov 13: The Mirpurkhas District Council on Tuesday unanimously adopted several resolutions, demanding of the government to provide certified wheat seed, ask the sugar mills to start sugarcane crushing, force... HYDERABAD: Challan submitted in blast case HYDERABAD, Nov 13: The Qasimabad police submitted supplementary challan of nationalist leader Allah Dito alias Asif Baladi and Shabbir Bhurgari in a bomb explosion case here on Tuesday before the Anti... HYDERABAD: Dist govt plans bridge on Phuleli Canal HYDERABAD, Nov 13: The district government had approved Rs130 million project for the construction of a new bridge parallel to the existing one on Phulelli Canal at Hala Naka to get... HYDERABAD: Easing of curbs on visa between Pakistan, Indonesia sought HYDERABAD, Nov 13: It is necessary to ease visa restrictions for boosting bilateral and trade relations between Pakistan and Indonesia, said scholars of international relations and former diplomats.... DADU: Child labour rampant in rural Sindh DADU, Nov 13: Majority of children in rural Sindh have to work due to poverty and lack of educational facilities, said social worker Bakht Jamal Soomro, while speaking at a seminar... HYDERABAD: Varsity lists candidates for admission HYDERABAD, Nov 13: The University of Sindh on Monday notified first merit list of candidates selected for admissions in Masters’ degree programme for the academic session 2008.... JACOBABAD: Teenage girl kidnapped JACOBABAD, Nov 13: A teenage girl was kidnapped from Madressa Mohalla, in the jurisdiction of Thul Police Station, on Monday night.... PESHAWAR: Frontier PA gets modern infotech gadgets PESHAWAR, Nov 13: Representatives of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) handed over information technology support equipment to the NWFP assembly authorities.... ABBOTTABAD: Murder convict hanged ABBOTTABAD, Nov 13: A convict was hanged in the Abbottabad prison on Tuesday morning in the murder case of Surgeon Naeem Sultan.... LAKKI MARWAT: Call for equitable release of funds LAKKI MARWAT, Nov 13: Members of the Citizen Community Boards (CCBs) have set up a body ‘The All Deferred CCBs Coordination Council District Lakki Marwat’ in order to press the district government for judicious distribution of funds.... PESHAWAR: Land revenue reform committee set up PESHAWAR, Nov 13: NWFP caretaker Chief Minister Shamsul Mulk has set up two committees for introducing reforms in the land revenue system and countering cutting of trees and smuggling of timber....

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