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November 19, 2007 Monday Ziqa’ad 08, 1428 KARACHI: 2,235 cops hired hours before PA dissolution KARACHI, Nov 18: Hours before the dissolution of the provincial government, the appointment letters of 2,235 candidates aspiring to the post of police constables were issued on Sunday, senior officials in the police department and provincial government confirmed.... KARACHI: Education dept appoints 9,000 teachers KARACHI, Nov 18: The provincial education department handed over the offer letters for over 9,000 primary schoolteachers to their respective executive district officers on Saturday, which would be distributed to the successful candidates on Monday, officials said.... KHAIRPUR: JUI calls for making Justice Iftikhar acting president KHAIRPUR, Nov 18: The general secretary of the Sindh chapter of Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam (JUI), Dr Khalid Mehmood Soomro, on Sunday called for the reinstatement of Chief Justice Iftikhar Mohammad Choudhry and his appointment as acting president of the country.... HYDERABAD: 11 Awami Tehrik workers court arrest HYDERABAD, Nov 18: Eleven activits of Awami Tehrik were arrested on Sunday in Hyderabad, Mirpurkhas and Larkana in protest against imposition of emergency in the country.... KARACHI: Bikers kill 2 policemen, take away official rifle KARACHI, Nov 18: Armed motorcyclists shot dead two policemen and took away an official AK-47 when they were asked to stop during a snap-checking in Garden area on Sunday.... KARACHI: Health dept fails to get draft ord approved : No check on private healthcare providers KARACHI, Nov 18: Despite its enthusiasm for regulation of the business of private hospitals, clinics and diagnostic centres running across the province, the Sindh health department has not been able to... KARACHI: Another blast victim dies KARACHI, Nov 18: A Pakistan People’s Party worker who was injured in midnight attacks on Benazir Bhutto’s welcome convoy succumbed to his wounds on Sunday raising the official death toll of twin blasts to 149.... KARACHI: Shot dead KARACHI, Nov 18: Two persons, Waseem and Ghulam Hussain, were shot dead by unidentified assailants in Khokhrapar late on Saturday night. Police said they were sitting in a PCO shop in Khokhrapar No.... KARACHI: Class-XI course likely to remain unfinished KARACHI, Nov 18: Due to a three-month delay in the commencement of first year (Class-XI) classes, the curriculum at city colleges and higher secondary schools is likely to remain unfinished this year.... KARACHI: Hearing in case against MQM-H chief put off KARACHI, Nov 18: The chief of the Mohajir Qaumi Movement (Haqiqi), Afaq Ahmed, through his counsel on Saturday submitted an application under Section-265-K of the Pakistan Penal Code (PPC) to the... KARACHI: Journalists plan protests KARACHI, Nov 18: The journalist community on Sunday announced its plan to take out a procession on Tuesday as part of its ongoing campaign against restrictions on print and electronic media... KARACHI: International Child Abuse Day today KARACHI, Nov 18: As the world is set to observe the International Child Abuse Day on Monday, the latest figures collected from media reports and independent surveys record no let-up in sexual violence against children in Sindh.... KARACHI: Chehlum KARACHI, Nov 18: Chehlum of Mrs Safia Shahban, wife of a senior PPP leader and former defence minister, Aftab Shahban Mirani, will be observed between Asr and Maghreb prayers on Monday... KARACHI: No progress yet on CNG stations contract KARACHI, Nov 18: Despite a lapse of about four months, the city government has failed to award a contract to develop, operate and manage the five CNG stations meant for a... KARACHI: Actor Shafi Mohammad laid to rest KARACHI, Nov 18: Hundreds of relatives and friends attended the funeral prayers of veteran actor Shafi Mohammad Shah on Sunday at Imambargah Yasrab.... KARACHI: Railways defy KBCA to build officers’ club KARACHI, Nov 18: A tug of war continues between the Pakistan Railways (PR) and the Karachi Building Control Authority (KBCA) over the construction of an officers’ club being carried out by... KARACHI: PPP to boycott CEC meeting KARACHI, Nov 18: The Pakistan People’s Party has decided to boycott meetings of the Chief Election Commission in the provincial capital scheduled to be held on Monday to discuss the code of conduct with the political parties for the forthcoming election.... KARACHI: Weather KARACHI, Nov 18: Fair weather with misty morning has been forecast for Karachi on Monday with maximum temperature expected to range between 17 and 19°C. The Met Office recorded maximum temperature in the city on Sunday at 32°C.... HYDERABAD: Protesting JI workers arrested in Hyderabad HYDERABAD, Nov 18: Police arrested eight activists of Jamaat-i-Islami, including the acting Amir of the party’s Hyderabad chapter, when they held a demonstration outside the Aurangzeb Masjid in Gari Khata... HYDERABAD: Teachers’ association reiterates demands HYDERABAD, Nov 18: The Sindh University Teachers Association has criticised what it calls the lukewarm attitude of the university administration towards the teaching community and demanded that their problems as underlined... LARKANA: Women activits of PPP continue protest against emergency LARKANA, Nov 18: A large number of activists of the women’s wing of Pakistan People’s Party brought out a procession in Qambar town on Sunday in protest against emergency, curbs on media and large-scale arrests of political workers and lawyers.... MIRPURKHAS: Cash awards for students MIRPURKHAS, Nov 18: The chairman of the Mirpurkhas Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education (BISE) Abdul Aleem Khanzada on Sunday distributed cheques and certificates among students who topped in matriculation and intermediate classes.... LARKANA: ‘Ego, ignorance behind violence against women’ LARKANA, Nov 18: Speakers at a seminar said that ego and ignorance were the key causes of violence against women.... MIRPURKHAS: District govt to help reduce brick prices MIRPURKHAS, Nov 18: District Naib Nazim Dr Zafar Ahmed Kamali said on Sunday that the district government was holding talks with kiln owners to bring down rising prices of bricks, which had adversely hit development and construction activities in the district.... SHIKARPUR: Man killed in clash SHIKARPUR, Nov 18: One Hakim Ali Meerali was killed in a clash between two groups in Meerali village near Bado in the Dakhan police station’s area on Sunday morning.... PESHAWAR: Hospital for hepatitis patients PESHAWAR, Nov 18: The under-construction burns hospital has been converted into a hospital for hepatitis patients.... MANSEHRA: Bandits attack police vehicle MANSEHRA, Nov 18: Following the imposition of the state of emergency in the country on Nov 3, the crime rate has increased in Mansehra and adjoing areas as police is spending... WANA: Children vaccinated in ‘inaccessible’ areas WANA, Nov 18: Health authorities in Wana, the headquarters of the South Waziristan Agency, claim to have vaccinated children against polio in some of the areas which they say were considered inaccessible in the past.... PESHAWAR: University reluctant to relieve teachers : Appointment at Khyber Girls Medical College PESHAWAR, Nov 18: The Khyber Medical College (KMC) is yet to relieve teachers of the Basic Medical Sciences Department despite their selection for the Khyber Girls Medical College (KGMC) some two months ago, sources say.... LAKKI MARWAT: Workshop on child rights for students LAKKI MARWAT, Nov 18: Khewndo Kore, a non-governmental organisation, in collaboration with the Plan Pakistan organised a workshop on child rights and importance of birth registration for students of state-run high and higher secondary schools in the town hall on Sunday.... PESHAWAR: Media role stressed for curbing human trafficking PESHAWAR, Nov 18: Speakers at a seminar regretted that despite constitutional protection human trafficking was menacing the society.... HYDERABAD: ‘Political quota’ in jobs slammed HYDERABAD, Nov 18: Sindh Taraqqi Pasand Party’s spokesman Muzaffar Kalhoro on Sunday condemned appointments on the basis of ‘political quota’.... HYDERABAD: Body seeks lifting of ban on use of parabolic slabs HYDERABAD, Nov 18: The Sindh Pre-Cast Parabolic Association has threatened to go to Sindh High Court for justice if the ban on use of parabolic in the lining of watercourses in Sindh was not lifted.... NAUSHAHRO FEROZE: Journalists protest NAUSHAHRO FEROZE, Nov 18: A large number of journalists held a rally and observed a token hunger strike here on Sunday in protest against curbs the media.... HYDERABAD: SU semester exams today HYDERABAD, Nov 18: The examinations for the second semester of all the institutes and departments of the University of Sindh (SU) would commence at the Allama I.I.... HYDERABAD: NGO to launch Aids awareness programme HYDERABAD, Nov 18: The Sindh Health and Education Development Society (SHEDS) plans to launch a week-long programme from Nov 26 to create awareness about the affects of HIV/Aids.... DADU: PM visits Sehwan DADU, Nov 18: Caretaker Prime Minister Mohammadmian Soomro on Sunday directed the NCL Company and Auqaf Department to complete the constriction at Qalandar Lal Shahbaz’s shrine on time.... HYDERABAD: Police restrained from taking action against petitioners HYDERABAD, Nov 18: The Hyderabad circuit bench of the Sindh High Court has restrained DPO Tando Allahyar and SHO Tando Allahyar police station from taking any coercive measures against petitioners Mohammad Ramzan and Zulfiqar Ali.... KHAIRPUR: Kidnappers free hostages after shootout KHAIRPUR, Nov 18: The grandson of the custodian of Dargah Halejvi Sharif, Saifullah, and his servant were rescued from kidnappers near Priyaloi, Kingri taluka on Saturday.... KARACHI: Exhibition at Gulmohar KARACHI, Nov 18: A solo exhibition of sculptures by Nabeel Majeed opens on Monday at Gulmohar art gallery at 5.30pm....

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