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December 11, 2007 Tuesday Ziqa'ad 30, 1428 KARACHI: ‘No comments on PCO because I am still SHC chief justice’ KARACHI, Dec 10: The lawyers’ struggle against the arbitrary dismissal of judges is, in fact, a struggle for the enforcement of the fundamental right of access to justice and other basic... KARACHI: Governor wants KBCA to ignore illegal NED construction KARACHI, Dec 10: The governor of Sindh, Dr Ishratul Ibad, has directed an end to what he called “unnecessary interference” in the unlawful construction being carried out by the NED University of Engineering and Technology, Dawn has learnt.... KARACHI: CDGK fails to mark public meeting areas KARACHI, Dec 10: With only a few days left in the commencement of election campaigns by political parties, the city government has failed to identify 18 places in as many towns of the metropolis where parties could hold public meetings.... KARACHI: City council calls for preserving heritage KARACHI, Dec 10: The City Council on Monday approved a resolution comprising various proposals made by the convener of the council and naib nazim of the city for inclusion in the master plan for 2020.... KARACHI: Submarine Hangor on display in museum KARACHI, Dec 10: The Pakistan Navy’s submarine, Hangor, which has the military distinction of destroying the Blackwood class Indian Navy ship, Kukri, near the Indian coast during the 1971 Indo-Pakistan war, has been put on display at the Pakistan Maritime Museum....e Museum.... KARACHI: Music festival draws praise from ‘generous’ audience KARACHI: A music festival was held at the Arts Council of Pakistan, Karachi, on Dec 7, 8 and 9. The turnout of music lovers on all the three days was quite... KARACHI: ‘Cardiac ailments in children curable’ KARACHI, Dec 10: Health experts addressing a seminar advised parents having high blood pressure to take regular exercise and avoid excessive use of meat and tobacco to curb the chances of heart ailments in their children.... KARACHI: Moot highlights concept of technology parks KARACHI, Dec 10: Univer-sities greatly contribute towards the economic uplift of a country by producing experts of various fields. By spending enormous funds under the umbrella of the Higher Education Commission... KARACHI: Muhafiz force given 30 vehicles KARACHI, Dec 10: As many as 30 vehicles were handed over to the Muhafiz Force at a ceremony held at the Central Police Office on Monday.... KARACHI: Nazim offers incentives to transporters KARACHI, Dec 10: City Nazim Syed Mustafa Kamal has announced construction of a multi-story rickshaw parking plaza at Patel Para on Business Recorder Road where, he said, rickshaw mechanics would also be given shops on an ownership basis.... KARACHI: Protection of rights termed collective responsibility KARACHI, Dec 10: Caretaker Minister for Home Brig (Retd) Akhtar Zamin has said that endowing women, children and other segments of society with human rights is a collective responsibility of government,... KARACHI: Contractor shot dead KARACHI, Dec 10: A construction contractor was shot dead in Gulistan-i-Jauhar on Monday. Sharea Faisal police said Mohammed Asif, 40, left his house in Block-12 on his motorcycle around 9am.... KARACHI: Flour millers to get enhanced supply KARACHI, Dec 10: The Sindh government though very late has finally tried to avert a major wheat and flour crisis ahead of Eidul Azha by making a decision that flour millers... KARACHI: Vulnerability of mentally challenged kids to abuse highlighted KARACHI, Dec 10: “Research carried out in an institute in Karachi on intellectually-challenged children show that one out of three girls and one out of four boys is subjected to sexual... KARACHI: City gets winter showers KARACHI, Dec 10: Several parts of the city received light to moderate showers on Monday afternoon. Rainwater accumulated in some localities and made roads and streets slippery.... KARACHI: Joint struggle against dictatorship urged KARACHI, Dec 10: Speakers at a seminar unanimously called for the restoration of the judiciary to its pre-Nov 3 position and fundamental rights of the people and lifting of all bans imposed on the media.... KARACHI: Aali gets award KARACHI, Dec 10: The Sindh government conferred a lifetime achievement award on noted poet, writer and columnist Jameeluddin Aali at a literary reference held here on Monday evening.... KARACHI: Construction stayed KARACHI, Dec 10: Senior Civil Judge-V, Karachi West, Tahira Mohsin has ordered status quo to be maintained in a case pertaining to alleged illegal construction. She has also fixed Jan 14... HYDERABAD: Polls under partisan set-up a joke: Wajih HYDERABAD, Dec 10: Justice (Retd) Wajihuddin Ahmed said on Monday that elections under a partisan election commission would be nothing but ‘a joke with the nation’ and the political parties would... HYDERABAD: Pandemonium in council session HYDERABAD, Dec 10: Pandemonium was witnessed in the Hyderababd District Council’s session on Monday when some members accused the district government of ignoring them in distribution of develmenet funds despite allocation in the annual budget.... HYDERABAD: Benazir plans Sindh tour HYDERABAD, Dec 10: The president of the Sindh chapter of Pakistan People’s Party Syed Qaim Ali Shah on Monday announced itinerary of party chairperson Ms Benazir Bhutto’s tour of the province for launching campaign for Jan 8 general elections.... MIRPURKHAS: Mirpurkhas clash leaves three men dead MIRPURKHAS, Dec 10: Three workers of two passenger coach service were killed in an exchange of fire near the Post Office here on Monday. Reports said one of the two had... HYDERABAD: Labour leader arrested HYDERABAD, Dec 10: Police arrested Wasa Employees Association leader Raja Khan Lahari for violating section 144 CrPC at Hyder chowk on Monday.... HYDERABAD: First winter showers lowers temperature HYDERABAD, Dec 10: Many parts of the interior of Sindh receives first rains of winter season on Monday, causing a sudden rise in the cold the province is already experiencing for over a week due to Siberian winds.... HYDERABAD: Police remove ‘Justice Corner’ HYDERABAD, Dec 10: Police removed a plaque put up adjacent to a small park in front of the press club immediately after Justice (Retd) Wajihuddin Ahmed unveiled it here on Monday.... HYDERABAD: Admissions HYDERABAD, Dec 10: The date for issuance and submission of admission forms to Bachelor of Fine Arts, Bachelor of Design, and Bachelor of Architecture for candidates from Punjab, NWFP, Balochistan, Azad... PESHAWAR: 2007 termed worst year for human rights PESHAWAR, Dec 10: The NWFP chapter of the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) observed on Monday the International Day of Human Rights as a ‘black day’.... HARIPUR: Intolerance ruins peace: minister HARIPUR, Dec 10: Provincial Minister for Law Justice (retd) Mian Mohammad Ajmal said on Monday that intolerance ruined peace in society. Speaking to juvenile prisoners at the Central Jail, where he... SWABI: Sri Lankan team visits institute SWABI, Dec 10: A six-member delegation of the Ceylinco Consolidated Colombo, Sri Lanka’s oldest and largest business conglomerate, visited the Ghulam Ishaq Khan Institute of Engineering Sciences and Technology on Monday....

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