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January 12, 2008 Saturday Muharram 02,1429 KARACHI: Chinese firm to manage city’s solid waste for 20 years KARACHI, Jan 11: A final agreement to privatise and hand over the city’s solid waste management to a Chinese firm for a period of 20 years was signed here on Friday night.... KARACHI: Six PPP men freed, two sent to jail KARACHI, Jan 11: Six workers of the Pakistan People’s Party, who were booked on charges of looting, rioting and destroying public and private property in different parts of the city in... KARACHI: SHC hears TV channel plea after initial snag KARACHI, Jan 11: The Geo petition hit a snag in the Sindh High Court on Friday but was finally decided to be heard on January 21.... KARACHI: SSGC tries to allay fears of gas crisis KARACHI, Jan 11: Despite widespread complaints from gas consumers, the Sui Southern Gas Company (SSGC) on Friday claimed it was not resorting to load-shedding in its franchise areas of Sindh and Balochistan.... KARACHI: Groom’s father indicted in couple’s murder case KARACHI, Jan 11: The additional district and sessions judge, Central, Tasneem Sultana, on Friday indicted the father of the groom in a newly-wed couple’s murder case.... KARACHI: Unity urged to ensure peace in Muharram KARACHI, Jan 11: Stressing the need for unity among the followers of all schools of thought to ensure peace during Muharram, Tehreek Nifaz-i-Fiqh-i-Jafria leaders regretted on Friday that the country had... Scarcity in the land of plenty For a nation with a largely agrarian economy, food shortages just don’t add up, especially when the powers that be proudly proclaim a bumper wheat crop. Where did it all go?... KARACHI: Threat posed by birds to aircraft underlined KARACHI, Jan 11: Speakers at a seminar stressed that areas around airfields should be kept clean and free of garbage to avoid costly accidents caused by birds striking aircraft, adding that... KARACHI: Illegal structures in Gadap razed KARACHI, Jan 11: Revenue staff of the City District Government Karachi (CDGK) escorted by the local police on Friday got 300 acres of land vacated from the occupation of land mafia... KARACHI: National law university set to start LLB classes in March KARACHI, Jan 11: The Higher Education Commission (HEC) has decided to introduce a five-year LLB degree programme in public sector universities and degree-awarding institutions.... Traffic mess irks citizens KARACHI, Jan 11: Traffic mess has become a matter of routine on a key commercial route linking Saddar Town with Lyari Town via Lea Market and the relevant authorities seem to have no plans to control and manage the traffic.... KARACHI: Fire destroys five shops at Light House KARACHI, Jan 11: Five shops were gutted in a fire that erupted in the Light House locality on M.A. Jinnah Road early on Friday, officials said.... KARACHI: Aids awareness at UC level planned KARACHI, Jan 11: The city government in collaboration with the Sindh AIDS Control Programme will jointly organise training programmes in every union council to create awareness of the deadly disease and precautions to avoid HIV/AIDS.... KBA leaders to take oathamid tight security KARACHI, Jan 11: Strict security arrangements have been made for the oath-taking ceremony of the Karachi Bar Association’s newly-elected cabinet at City Courts following the Thursday’s suicide attack on lawyers’ rally outside the Lahore High Court.... KARACHI: German envoy discusses poll issues with JI KARACHI, Jan 11: German Ambassador Hans-Joachim Kidrlen on Friday called on the leaders of Jamaat-i-Islami at Idara Noor-i-Haq and exchanged views on the upcoming elections scheduled for Feb 18 and other matters of mutual interests.... KARACHI: 15 tonnes of imported toxic waste due today KARACHI, Jan 11: At least 15 tonnes of toxic waste being “imported” from Europe is expected to land at the Port Qasim on Saturday, it is learnt here reliably.... KARACHI: Retailers reluctant to deal in cheap wheat flour KARACHI, Jan 11: Excluding the chakki atta, the City government has decided to check the price hike of all varieties of wheat flour at the retailers’ end, thus ensuring that it does not exceed the official retail rate of Rs17.50... KARACHI: Pillion riding KARACHI, Jan 11: The home department has imposed a ban on pillion riding in the province for 10 days starting Jan 11 under Section 144. A notification to this effect said that women, children and journalists were exempted from the ban.—Staff... HYDERABAD: Dist govt sets up complaint centres HYDERABAD, Jan 11: The district government has established complaint and data collection centres at the offices of the DDOs (revenue) of the four talukas to receive public complaints/claims about losses/damages caused... THATTA: Over 50 PPP activists arrested in Thatta THATTA, Jan 11: Police launched a crackdown against activists of Pakistan People’s Party and supporters in Thatta district and arrested over 50 of them in a late night swoop on late Thursday night.... HYDERABAD: JUI holds protest Rallies in Sindh HYDERABAD, Jan 11: The Jamiat Ulema-i- Islam (JUI) on Friday held protest rallies at various district headquarters of Sindh against increasing acts of terrorism, price hike, flour and water shortages and load-shedding.... MIRPURKHAS: Nazim raids Utility Store MIRPURKHAS, Jan 11: District Naib Nazim Dr Zafar Ahmed Kamali has raided a Utility Store in UC-3, in Mirpurkhas city, after receiving reports of overcharging and complaints that people were asked... DADU: Many bank branches, govt offices still non-functional DADU, Jan 11: Different branches of banks and government offices in the town remain non-functional despite passage of almost two weeks of riots that shook Sindh after the murder of Benazir Bhutto.... KHAIRPUR: Appointment of retired professor resented KHAIRPUR, Jan 11: College teachers observed black day on Friday to protest against appointment of a retired professor as principal of degree college Gambat.... HYDERABAD: Flour mills body demands action against DCO HYDERABAD, Jan 11: The Pakistan Flour Mills Association, Sindh chapter, has given a three-day ultimatum to the Sindh government to remove the Thatta DCO and hold an inquiry against him by... SHIKARPUR: Bogus appointment orders issued SHIKARPUR, Jan 11: A number of ‘fake’ appointment orders in previous dates and unnamed appointment orders duly signed by authorities concerned for the posts of primary school teaches (PSTs) and other... PESHAWAR: Ex-nazim’s candidature challenged PESHAWAR, Jan 11: Former MNA Nasser Mohammad Maidadkhel has challenged former Lakki Marwat district nazim Humayun Saifullah Khan’s candidature for NA-27 in the Peshawar High Court.... PESHAWAR: Nazim faces threat of no-trust move PESHAWAR, Jan 11: Over 40 union council nazims, affiliated with the Awami National Party, threatened on Friday that they would dislodge Peshawar Nazim by bringing a no-confidence motion against him on Jan 14 for his anti-people stance on certain issues.... PESHAWAR: Protests against wheat shortage held PESHAWAR, Jan 11: Activists of the Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam (F) on Friday took out a procession from the central mosque of Namak Mandi against wheat shortage and loadshedding of electricity and gas.... PESHAWAR: Tanzanian deported PESHAWAR, Jan 11: A Tanza-nian national was deported on Friday for allegedly travelling on a fake visa.... PESHAWAR: Security arrangements reviewed PESHAWAR, Jan 11: A high level meeting held here on Friday reviewed the law and order situation in the NWFP, particularly the southern districts and Swat.... PESHAWAR: Fire in shop creates panic PESHAWAR, Jan 11: Fire broke out in a shop on the 6th floor of Bilour Plaza on Friday created panic among shopkeepers.... HYDERABAD: SDF’s open letter to MQM chief on Sindh’s grievances HYDERABAD, Jan 11: Expressing concern over the open letter of MQM chief Altaf Hussain to Sindhis appearing in newspapers on Jan 7, the Sindh Democratic Forum said on Friday that the... LARKANA: CPNE team condoles with Zardari LARKANA, Jan 11: A 40-member delegation of the Council of Pakistan Newspapers Editors (CPNE), led by its president Arif Nizami, met Pakistan People’s Party co-chairman Asif Ali Zardari in Naudero on... NAWABSHAH: Working of TMAs suspended since riots NAWABSHAH, Jan 11: The taluka municipal administrations (TMAs) of Daur and Doulatpur have suffered Rs17.8 million losses in violence that followed the assassination of Benazir Bhutto and now their functioning had been suspended.... NAWABSHAH: Dense fog affects highway traffic NAWABSHAH, Jan 11: A dense fog affected the vehicular traffic on the National Highway on Friday.... LARKANA: Two cousins shot dead LARKANA, Jan 11: Two cousins Ali Dino Mirbahar 35, and Ghous Bakhsh 50, were gunned down in village ‘Dodo Sanhree’ on the outskirts of Larkana in the limits of Akil police station on Friday.... MIRPURKHAS: Irregularities detected in farm tax collection MIRPURKHAS, Jan 11: The Mirpurkhas regional revenue officer has reportedly detected irregularities in revenue departments of Mirpurkhas, Umerkot and Sanghar districts. During the inspection of revenue record of 11 talukas of... SHIKARPUR: Two killed in clash SHIKARPUR, Jan 11: Two farmers were killed and five others received bullet injuries in a gun battle which took place between two groups of farmers in Juma Khan Jafri on Thursday.... BADIN: Issuance of sale deeds stopped BADIN, Jan 11: District Nazim Ali Anwar Halepoto has directed revenue officials not to issue sale deeds and copies of other revenue record until the rewriting work of the burnt record had been completed....

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