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November 16, 2007 Friday Ziqa’ad 05, 1428 KARACHI: Three shot dead in Lyari violence KARACHI, Nov 15: An exchange of fire between armed youths and traders killed two young boys in Lyari on Thursday which was followed by a fierce gunbattle between police and protesters... KARACHI: PPP activists rounded up in police crackdown KARACHI, Nov 15: Around 200 activists of the Pakistan People’s Party, including some top leaders, were arrested during a protest demonstration against the imposition of emergency in the country and the... KARACHI: Rs8 million robbed from foreign bank KARACHI, Nov 15: Some half a dozen armed robbers took away more than eight million rupees from a foreign bank branch in Gulberg on Thursday, witnesses and police officials said.... KARACHI: Dengue claims two more lives KARACHI, Nov 15: Following the provincial dengue monitoring cell’s confirmation of deaths of two more patients, the official tally of dengue-related deaths rose to 17 on Thursday.... KARACHI: Teachers hold anti-emergency demo at KU KARACHI, Nov 15: A group of teachers took the initiative of leading a peaceful protest demonstration at the University of Karachi on Thursday against the imposition of emergency in the country... KARACHI: Opposition slams arrest report of council leader KARACHI, Nov 15: The opposition benches in the City Council on Wednesday boycotted the proceedings of the house and staged a strong protest over what they claimed was the issuance of... KARACHI: Bar condemns bid to shift deposed CJ to Quetta KARACHI, Nov 15: The Sindh High Court Bar Association condemned on Thursday attempts to eject the deposed Chief Justice, Iftikhar Mohammad Chaudhry, from his official residence in Islamabad and shift him and his family to Quetta.... HYDERABAD: Court orders halt to construction : Mobile market HYDERABAD, Nov 15: The Sindh High Court, Hyderabad, Circuit Bench appointed Additional Registrar as Commissioner to inspect site of a proposed mobile market in the Cantonment Area, and restrain builder Mohammad Haneef Memon from raising construction on his project.... SHIKARPUR: Teenager killed in clash over land dispute SHIKARPUR, Nov 15: A teenaged boy, Sardar Marfani was killed in an armed clash between two groups of Marfani tribe, on Thursday. Reason behind the fight was said to be a dispute over agriculture land.... KARACHI: Steel mill bypasses environmental laws KARACHI, Nov 15: Unmoved by public concern over the environment, a business concern from an Islamic country has launched the construction of a steel plant without having obtained the required clearance... KARACHI: Hearing in murder case adjourned KARACHI, Nov 15: The Additional District and Sessions Judge-II (Central), Nelofer Shahnawaz Azimi, on Thursday adjourned the hearing of a 14-year-old boy’s murder case till Nov 16 due to the absence of the defence counsel.... KARACHI: Degree exam forms KARACHI, Nov 15: The University of Karachi on Thursday extended the date for the submission of examination forms for the regular students of BA, BSc (pass) and BCom, 2007 (fresh and failures) till Nov 20 with a late fee of Rs500.The... KARACHI: ‘CHK gynae dept to be fully functional soon’ KARACHI, Nov 15: Following the completion of repairs at the gynaecology and obstetrics department, the Civil Hospital Karachi’s administration has provided an additional operating table to the emergency unit as demanded by the doctors posted at the department.... KARACHI: Vigorous drive for democracy, press freedom stressed KARACHI, Nov 15: Speakers at a seminar on the imposition of emergency and media curbs urged the journalist community, legal fraternity and members of all other civil society organisations to launch... KARACHI: Diabetes cases to treble in 20 years, warn experts KARACHI, Nov 15: About five million people are suffering from diabetes mellitus in Pakistan and the number is feared to go up by three times over the next 20 years.... KARACHI: Postage stamp KARACHI, Nov 15: The Pakistan Post Office on Thursday issued a commemorative postage stamp to mark the completion of the five-year term of the National Assembly.... KARACHI: Weather KARACHI, Nov 15: The Met Office has forecast a fair weather for the city on Friday with the maximum temperature expected to range between 32°C and 34°C and the minimum between 19°C and 21°C.... KARACHI: Lyari schools closed for four days KARACHI, Nov 15: Most of the schools in the troubled areas of Lyari Town have been closed since Tuesday with the commencement of the three-day protest in Sindh announced by the... KARACHI: Another NGO penalised for filing frivolous plea KARACHI, Nov 15: The Sindh High Court on Thursday penalised another frivolous petitioner with costs amounting to Rs50,000 and asked its registrar to initiate action for the recovery of the amount if not deposited with the court nazir within a month.... KARACHI: Warrant out for builder’s arrest KARACHI, Nov 15: A Sindh High Court bench comprising Justices Munib Ahmed Khan and Abdur Rehman Farooq Pirzada issued a bailable warrant for the arrest of a builder raising a structure on plot number LEE-33/26, Lea Market, Lyari.... HYDERABAD: Dist govt aims at 100pc enrolment in 7 years HYDERABAD, Nov 15: The District Coordination Officer Aftab Ahmed Khatri said that the district government was implementing an educational plan to achieve 100 per cent enrolment of children and over 85... HYDERABAD: Entrance test HYDERABAD, Nov 15: The principal of Government Law College Hyderabad has announ-ced that candidates for admission to LLB Part-I, who have submitted their admission forms from reference No.01... HYDERABAD: Golden jubilee: SU offers help to literary body HYDERABAD, Nov 15: The University of Sindh has offered cooperation to Sindhi Adabi Sangat in organising its Golden Jubilee programme next month.... HYDERABAD: Man shot dead while Resisting robbery HYDERABAD, Nov 15: Armed robbers shot dead a labourer when he tried to stop them from looting a man in the jurisdiction of Pinyari police station here on Thursday.... BADIN: Rights activist seeks protection BADIN, Nov 15: A resident of Matli town and Human Welfare Organisation (HWO) activist, Shabbir Ahmed Kashmiri, staged sit-in outside the press club here on Thursday against the Matli police.... PESHAWAR: Lawyers vow not to approach courts : Release of colleagues PESHAWAR, Nov 15: Lawyers on Thursday continued boycott of courts with the resolve that they would not move any court for the release of their detained companions.... PESHAWAR: Joint audit of export firms’ refund claims recommended PESHAWAR, Nov 15: The Sales Tax Collectorate of Peshawar has recommended the inception of joint audits against 30 export companies of the NWFP to verify their refund claims.“We... PESHAWAR: Safma rejects code of conduct PESHAWAR, Nov 15: The South Asia Free Media Association (Safma) has condemned the curbs imposed on the media and termed the new ‘code of conduct’ issued by the government as ‘ridiculous’.... PESHAWAR: Property tax record computerised PESHAWAR, Nov 15: The NWFP government has computerised the property tax record of the Peshawar district for the Excise and Taxation Department.... PESHAWAR: Journalists continue protest PESHAWAR, Nov 15: The journalist community held a protest camp for the second day here on Thursday against the imposition of emergency rule, ‘assault on the judiciary’ and ‘chaining of the press’ through new laws.... KOHAT: Court order on varsity seats ignored KOHAT, Nov 15: The Kohat University of Science and Technology (KUST) has been flouting orders of the Peshawar High Court issued last month of filling 10 vacant seats in Bachelor of... PESHAWAR: Upward trend in flour rates irks CM PESHAWAR, Nov 15: NWFP caretaker Chief Minister Shamsul Mulk has directed authorities to take practical steps to counter upward trend in the rates of flour and other food items in the market....

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