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March 17, 2008 Monday Rabi-ul-Awwal 8, 1429 KARACHI: Two Sunni Tehrik men among 9 killed in violence KARACHI, March 16: Nine people, including two activists of the Sunni Tehrik (ST) and one worker of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM), were killed on Sunday in acts of violence in different parts of the city, police and witnesses said.... KARACHI: Double tax for garbage collection KARACHI, March 16: As a five-member committee of the city government meets on Monday to finalize the ratio of the proposed tax on garbage collection, Karachiites are likely to be taxed... KARACHI: Cover-up bid in young woman’s murder case KARACHI, March 16: A blood-stained tile, a piece of evidence incriminating a suspect in the murder case of a young woman, has been replaced with a fresh one allegedly at the... KARACHI: Owner of godown killed in blaze KARACHI, March 16: A 46-year-old man was killed and another injured on Sunday when a fire broke out in a plastic warehouse in Ittehad Town, Baldia, rescue workers and witnesses said.... KARACHI: Financially-crippled KWSB to incur Rs2bn on salaries KARACHI, March 16: With an induction of about 4,900 people, the number of employees in the financially-crippled Karachi Water and Sewerage Board (KWSB) has gone up to 12,900 within a month,... KARACHI: Lea Market terminus troubles area people KARACHI, March 16: The upcountry transporters continue to operate their booking offices set up on encroached land in Lea Market area and ply large inter-city buses despite the alternative terminus provided... KARACHI: Officials suspended KARACHI, March 16: City Nazim Syed Mustafa Kamal has issued orders to suspend EDO Akhtar Abbas, DO Aamir Hussain and DDO Saeed Akhtar of the City District Government Karachi’s (CDGK) transport department for negligence of duties.... KARACHI: Transporters to raise fares from 20th KARACHI, March 16: Chairman of the National Transport Ittehad Salim Khan Bangash has announced revised transport fares which would be effective from March 20, and vowed to implement his organisation’s decision with or without the Sindh government’s approval.... KARACHI: Milad rally KARACHI, March 16: A boat rally will be taken out from Khalifa Para, Rehri Goth up to Ibrahim Haidery on March 19 in connection with the Eid Miladun Nabi (SA).... KARACHI: Private security companies KARACHI, March 16: The provincial home department has summoned a meeting of private security companies operating in the province to discuss the rising bank robberies in the city involving private security guards.... KARACHI: Urban clinics project makes little progress KARACHI, March 16: With the financial year entering into the last quarter, healthcare observers have yet to see any visible progress in the urban health centres project conceptualised as filter clinics... KARACHI: Rs8m archives project in doldrums KARACHI, March 16: Despite the passage of around nine months, little progress has been made in the Rs8 million Sindh Archive’s project which aims at the launching of a website, digitisation and computerisation of records and books.... HYDERABAD: Fuel price hike adds to misery of growers HYDERABAD, March 16: A joint meeting of the Sindh Chamber of Agriculture and the Sindh Abadgar Board expressed fear on Sunday that the unreasonable increase in fuel prices would destroy economically... HYDERABAD: Hospital’s newly opened cardiac unit performs open heart surgery HYDERABAD, March 16: A team of doctors on Sunday successfully performed the first open heart surgery in a public hospital in Hyderabad, at the newly constructed Department of Invasive Cardiology and Cardiac Surgery of the Civil Hospital.... MITHI: Walk held against chopping of trees SELECTIVE support last week prominently figured on the high-growth shares apparently to realise quick gains but instances of long-term... HYDERABAD: Land for liberated haris urged HYDERABAD, March 16: A Hari Conference has called upon the government to allot land to liberated peasants, stop privatisation of state land including Thari cattle farm and take back forest lands from influential landlords.... LARKANA: No-trust move against nazims planned LARKANA, March 16: The district working committee of the Pakistan People’s Party on Sunday decided to table no-trust motions against the district nazim, district naib nazim and taluka nazim of Larkana.... PESHAWAR: Tribal women to get edible oil free PESHAWAR, March 16: The World Food Programme (WFP) and Directorate of Health are set to launch free edible oil distribution scheme among women in four regions of the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (Fata) from next month, officials said here on Sunday.... MANSEHRA: Tribesmen warned against cultivating poppy MANSEHRA, March 16: Tribesmen belonging to the tribal area of Kala Dhaka have been warned not to cultivate the poppy crop in the area as its cultivation is against the law of the land and Islamic injunctions.... PESHAWAR: Yet another increase in transport fare PESHAWAR, March 16: The transporters on Sunday announced a 20 per cent increase in the public transport fares, which would be effective from Tuesday, following a similar decision on March 7... KOHAT: KDA financial scam record sealed KOHAT, March 16: The inquiry officer has sealed all record related to the Rs73.18 million financial scam detected in Kohat Development Authority (KDA) during financial period 2003-2007, Dawn has learnt reliably.... PESHAWAR: 17 killed, 4 injured in two traffic accidents PESHAWAR, March 16: At least 17 people were killed and four others were seriously injured in two traffic accidents in Malakand and Abbottabad on Sunday.... PESHAWAR: 12 foreigners deported PESHAWAR, March 16: At least 12 foreigners, mostly Arabs including a former Algerian fighter, were deported to their native countries here on Sunday morning.... PESHAWAR: Blasts rock Kohat, Khar PESHAWAR, March 16: Unknown militants targeted security posts and government infrastructure in Darra Adamkhel, Kohat and Khar on Sunday but no causality was reported.... SANGHAR: Disciples want Fahim as PM SANGHAR, March 16: The chief Khalifa of Sarwari Jamaat, Noor Hassan Dars, has criticised a statement made by Pakistan Muslim League-N leader Khwaja Asif about PPP leader Makhdoom Amin Fahim and... JACOBABAD: Man freed bykidnappers JACOBABAD, March 16: A kidnapped landlord returned home in Thul on Sunday after remaining in captivity for 40 days.... NAUSHAHRO FEROZE: Protest against Hesco staff’s misbehaviour NAUSHAHRO FEROZE, March 16: People of the Ghulam Mohammad Lakho village near Kandiaro staged a demonstration on the link road and burnt tyres in protest against Hesco officials on Sunday.... NAWABSHAH: Three injured in clash NAWABSHAH, March 16: Three people suffered serious injuries when two armed groups exchanged fire during the Urs of local saint Shah Inayat in the Hamid Ali Zardari village near Sakrand on Sunday.... NAUSHAHRO FEROZE: Petrol price hike condemned NAUSHAHRO FEROZE, March 16: People and workers of several political parties took out a procession and staged demonstration in Tharushah on Sunday against increase in prices of petroleum products.... MIRPURKHAS: Bereaved relatives vent anger on police MIRPURKHAS, March 16: Grieving relatives of four members of a family, who died on Friday in a bus-rickshaw accident near here, blocked the main Mirwah road in Bhansinghabad on Saturday by... LARKANA: Vegetable market closed after kidnapping LARKANA, March 16: The kidnapping of a commission agent and beating up of his son sparked a protest in the vegetable market of Larkana and traders shut down their businesses on Sunday.... HYDERABAD: Need to educate women stressed HYDERABAD, March 16: Speakers at an open house dialogue organised by the Institute of Women Development Studies, University of Sindh, in collaboration with the National Commission on the Status of Women...

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