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January 24, 2008 Thursday Muharram 14, 1429 KARACHI: Blaze ravages paint factory in Site KARACHI, Jan 23: A manufacturing unit of the Berger Paints went up in flames on Wednesday when the blaze blamed on chemicals stored in the factory turned into an inferno and made firefighting an uphill task.... KARACHI: Pizza outlet allowed on traffic island KARACHI, Jan 23: The North Nazimabad Town municipal administration has allowed an international pizza chain to set up an outlet on land earmarked for a traffic island under the city’s master plan, Dawn has learnt.... KARACHI: ‘Twin blasts caused by suicide bombers’: Oct 18 tribunal KARACHI, Jan 23: An official of the Bomb Disposal Squad told an inquiry tribunal investigating the Oct 18 Karsaz carnage on Wednesday that the blasts were carried out by two suicide... KARACHI: Two die in Baldia building collapse KARACHI, Jan 23: At least two people were killed on Wednesday when a three-storey building in Baldia Town collapsed to the ground as the town administration had nearly finished evacuating the families that had been living in the dilapidated structure.... KARACHI: Biggest-ever SHC project launched KARACHI, Jan 23: Legal and judicial reforms are receiving top priority in allocation of funds to ensure not only the rule of law but also economic development, which are essential for... KARACHI: City Council meets on Saturday KARACHI, Jan 23: Fireworks are scheduled at the City Council which is to meet on Saturday about six weeks after it witnessed acrimonious scenes and a boycott by the opposition benches... KARACHI: ‘Yaum-i-Iftikhar’ KARACHI, Jan 23: The bar organisations have planned a rally and a seminar to observe “Yaum-i-Iftikhar” on Jan 31.... KARACHI: Demolition of 700 shops in Saddar begins KARACHI, Jan 23: Demolition of about 700 shops at the Shahabuddin Market, adjacent to the Empress Market, in Saddar was started on Wednesday to facilitate construction of a parking plaza on the retrieved land.... KARACHI: Dawn spelling bee contest dates changed KARACHI, Jan 23: In view of the concerns voiced by parents and schools, the management of the Dawn Group of Newspapers has decided to shift the dates for the 4th Dawn in Education National Spelling Bee for its Karachi competition.... KARACHI: Paintings exhibition KARACHI, Jan 23: An exhibition of paintings by Prem Chowdhry opens on Thursday at JI Gallery of Fine Arts at 5pm. The exhibition will continue till Feb 9, 2008.... KARACHI: SHC wants two-stroke rickshaws phased out KARACHI, Jan 23: A division bench of the Sindh High Court again directed the traffic police on Wednesday to ensure that motor rickshaws plying were fitted with silencers and that two-stroke rickshaws were phased out to reduce air and noise pollution.... KARACHI: SIUT urged to name ‘unwanted’ inspection team members KARACHI, Jan 23: The federal health ministry has decided not to send the Human Organ Transplantation Authority’s (HOTA) inspection team to the Sindh Institute of Urology and Transplantation (SIUT), Karachi, for the time being.... KARACHI: Kidnapper killed, four hostages freed KARACHI, Jan 23: Four kidnap victims were safely recovered after an encounter in Clifton on Wednesday.... KARACHI: Weather KARACHI, Jan 23: The Met Office has forecast a fair/partly cloudy weather with cool night in the city on Thursday with minimum temperature expected to range between 8 and 10 degrees Celsius.—APP... KARACHI: PPP vows to resist civilian police for polls KARACHI, Jan 23: PPP leader Nisar Ahmed Khuhro, who led the opposition benches in the last Sindh Assembly, has expressed his party’s serious reservations over the caretaker government’s intention to hire... HYDERABAD: Cattle breeding on scientific lines planned HYDERABAD, Jan 23: Caretaker Sindh minister for fisheries and animal husbandry Mansab Ali Jakhrani has said that the Sindh government had devised a plan worth Rs1465.944... HYDERABAD: Sida slated for ignoring repair of canals HYDERABAD, Jan 23: Tando Mohammad Khan District Bar Association president and agriculture expert Abdul Hakeem Memon has said that the Sindh Irrigation and Drainage Authority (Sida) is not paying attention to... SANGHAR: Council seeks probe into wheat crisis SANGHAR, Jan 23: Some members of the Sanghar District Council have called for an inquiry into the wheat crisis and demanded a decrease in the prices of Di-ammonium Phosphate (DAP) and urea fertilizer.... THATTA: ASI among four arrested after fake raid THATTA, Jan 23: Thatta police arrested four men, three impersonators and an ASI, and recovered official arms and ammunition from their possession on the National Highway near Gharo on Wednesday.... HYDERABAD: Teachers protest delay in promotions HYDERABAD, Jan 23: Government school teachers on Wednesday expressed resentment over a delay in their promotions and threatened to boycott duties in the coming elections and examinations if their demands are no met by Jan 31.... HYDERABAD: Students develop software projects HYDERABAD, Jan 23: Final year students at the Institute of Information Technology (IIT), University of Sindh have developed software projects including multi-lingual online dictionary displayed in the exhibition on Wednesday.... MIRPURKHAS: Beautification programme launched MIRPURKHAS, Jan 23: Mirpurkhas Taluka nazim Ghulam Dastagir Khan inaugurated the city beautification programme at Satellite Town here on Wednesday.... HYDERABAD: Dist disaster management authority on the anvil: Bodies formed to prepare blueprint HYDERABAD, Jan 23: The establishment of an efficient, reliable, relief and rescue-oriented district disaster management authority to cope with natural or man-made disasters had been discussed with administrative and technical experts... MANSEHRA: Travel cost keeps convict away from gallows MANSEHRA, Jan 23: A condemned prisoner could not be shifted from Karachi central jail to Abbottabad for execution as the interior ministries of Sindh and NWFP were reluctant to bear the travelling expenses.... PESHAWAR: Businessmen urged to build dry port at Azakhel PESHAWAR, Jan 23: The Pakistan Railway is not able to construct a modern dry port at Azakhel due to financial constraints, says Mansoor Tariq, the caretaker minister for railways.... MANSEHRA: Blast damages IFRC building MANSEHRA, Jan 23: Some people hurled explosives into a warehouse of the International Federation of Red Cross (IFRC) here on Wednesday evening.... PESHAWAR: Court to hear case about age of female PPP candidate PESHAWAR, Jan 23: An additional district and sessions judge on Tuesday admitted for full hearing a revision petition filed by the Peshawar Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education challenging acceptance of... PESHAWAR: Jirga to decide girl’s fate, PHC told: Forced marriage case PESHAWAR, Jan 23: The Peshawar High Court on Wednesday disposed of a case, taken up on suo motu, pertaining to the forced marriage of an underage girl after it was told... KARAK: Three injured in Karak blast KARAK, Jan 23: Three people were injured when a bomb went off in front of the house of a retired PAF pilot in a village in the Bahaderkhel area here on Wednesday morning.... MARDAN: Former MPA’s brother goes missing MARDAN, Jan 23: A noted contractor and brother of former Mutahidda Majlis-i-Amal MPA went missing on late Tuesday.... PESHAWAR: Man arrested for ‘raping’ schoolgirl PESHAWAR, Jan 23: Police arrested a 45-year-old man here on Wednesday for allegedly raping a grade 8 student of a local girls school.... NOWSHERA: Qazi calls for restoration of deposed judges NOWSHERA, Jan 23: Jamaat-i-Islami chief Qazi Hussain Ahmed has demanded restoration of deposed judges of superior courts who had not taken oath under the Provisional Constitution Order....

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