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March 18, 2008 Tuesday Rabi-ul-Awwal 9, 1429 KARACHI: Organ trade continues despite curbs KARACHI, March 17: Despite its claims of having clamped down on illegal commercial kidney transplantation, the government has failed to put unethical medical practitioners out of business and abolish what is described as transplant tourism.... KARACHI: SHC reserves order on Shikarpur repoll pleas KARACHI, March 17: A division bench of the Sindh High Court reserved on Monday its judgment on two petitions moved by unofficially returned National People’s Party candidates from NA-202 and PS-12... KARACHI: Ex-minister acquitted in kidnap case KARACHI, March 17: An anti-terrorism court acquitted on Monday former provincial minister Imtiaz Ahmed Shaikh and others for lack of evidence against them in a kidnap for ransom case.... KARACHI: No forward bloc in PPP: Mazhar KARACHI, March 17: Pir Mazharul Haq, the designated parliamentary party leader of the Pakistan People’s Party Parliamentarians in the Sindh Assembly, rejected on Monday reports of the formation of a forward... KARACHI: Suspected wildlife traffickers yet to be punished KARACHI, March 17: Despite advice by the federal government, the Sindh Wildlife Department has taken no punitive action against the influential wildlife traffickers who illegally brought tigers and lions into the country last year, it has been learnt reliably.... KARACHI: No respite from power outages KARACHI, March 17: There was no let-up in citizens’ plight on Friday despite the revival of two dormant units of the Bin Qasim Power Plant as the Karachi Electric Supply Company... KARACHI: Merits of literary criticism highlighted KARACHI, March 17: “Nerve-wrecking experiences in life have cast their effect on everything, be it religion, culture, or creative writing. Now the gap between a writer and readers seems to be widening.... KARACHI: Three-day book fair begins at KU KARACHI, March 17: The vice-chancellor of the University of Karachi, Dr Pirzada Qasim Raza Siddiqui, has stressed the need for inculcating reading habit in society.... KARACHI: City govt to set up department stores KARACHI, March 17: On the directives of the city nazim, Syed Mustafa Kamal, the city government has started work on the construction of big department and super stores in various city... KARACHI: Demand for release of Baloch leaders KARACHI, March 17: A number of Baloch nationalist parties on Monday staged a protest demonstration in front of the Karachi Press Club for the release of all Baloch political leaders and... KARACHI: Transporters’ strike today KARACHI, March 17: Reacting to the recent hike in the prices of petrol and diesel, the Karachi Transport Ittehad (KTI) has called for a strike on March 18.... KARACHI: Woman killed, husband wounded by single bullet KARACHI, March 17: A 20-year-old woman was killed and her husband wounded on Monday by a single bullet in Chakiwara, a locality in mafia-infested Lyari.... KARACHI: CPP calls for restoration of judiciary KARACHI, March 17: The Communist Party of Pakistan has stated that the supremacy of parliament, independence of the judiciary, freedom of the press, an end to the military dictatorship and protection... KARACHI: Report on Dec 27 losses likely in a month KARACHI, March 17: Insurance companies have been directed to devise a formula to pay compensation to those insured vehicles which were destroyed or damaged during the violence that had erupted in... KARACHI: Transporters increase fares KARACHI, March 17: Without even waiting for the issuance of any government notification, operators of buses, mini-buses and coaches in the city have unilaterally increased their fares.... KARACHI: Roll-out of MI-171 helicopters KARACHI, March 17: A roll-out ceremony was held on the completion of the overhaul of the first MI-171 helicopter of the Pakistan Air Force (PAF) at Rotary Wing Centre of Excellence at PAF Base Faisal.... KARACHI: Nursery’s uplift KARACHI, March 17: The town nazim of Jamshed Town, Javed Ahmed, has directed the relevant officials to carefully look after a nursery of the town at Guru Mandir.... KARACHI: Water connections severed KARACHI, March 17: As part of its ongoing campaign against defaulters, the Karachi Water and Sewerage Board (KWSB) on Monday disconnected water connections of eight more defaulting consumers.... KARACHI: Weather KARACHI, March 17: The Met Office has forecast hot and humid weather for the city on Tuesday with the minimum temperature expected to range between 20 and 22 degrees centigrade.... KARACHI: Paintings exhibition KARACHI: March 17: An exhibition of paintings by three artists Batool Waheed, Mahwish Shaukat, and Ayesha Sultana, is going on at Unicorn art gallery.... HYDERABAD: Builder issued contempt of court notice HYDERABAD, March 17: The Hyderabad circuit bench of the Sindh High Court on Monday issued notices to a construction company for showing disregard for court orders retraining it from building a commercial plaza adjacent to a residential colony.... HYDERABAD: SDF points out faults in uplift schemes HYDERABAD, March 17: A delegation of Sindh Democratic Forum pointed out faults in the schemes for roads and flyovers being carried out by the district government under the Hyderabad Development Package in a meeting with district nazim on Monday.... HYDERABAD: Joint efforts to empower women stressed HYDERABAD, March 17: Society, educational institutions, and policy makers should make efforts for the provision of education, health and other facilities to remote areas for women empowerment, said educationists and intellectuals.... SHIKARPUR: Strike against rise in crime SHIKARPUR, March 17: Traders observed complete shutter down strike in Khanpur town on Monday to protest against the police to curb criminal activities in the area.... NAUSHAHRO FEROZE: Absentee teachers warned NAUSHAHRO FEROZE, March 17: District Nazim Ghulam Rasool Jatoi has said the time of issuing warning to absent teachers is up and now their services will be terminated.... PESHAWAR: Frontier may lose $20m Japanese aid PESHAWAR, March 17: Delay in the transfer of land from the Sarhad Development Authority to the NWFP health department may deprive the province of $20 million grant-in-aid pledged by the Government of Japan, sources said.... PESHAWAR: Tribesmen call for action against Lashkar PESHAWAR, March 17: Elders of Khalil and Mohmand tribes on Monday said they would not let followers of Lashkar-i-Islam chief Mangal Bagh to ply their vehicles on the Bara-Peshawar road and demanded action against the militant group.... KHAR: Taliban foil kidnapping bid in Bajaur KHAR, March 17: The Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan foiled a kidnapping bid, recovered a local trader and destroyed the vehicle of kidnappers at Kausar area of Bajaur Agency on Monday.... DERA ISMAIL KHAN: PPP asked to ‘beware’ of JUI-F chief DERA ISMAIL KHAN, March 17: Renowned political figure of the Wazir tribe and noted social worker, Abdul Rasheed Khan Wazir, has expressed deep concern over the ‘growing’ relations of the Pakistan... SWABI: Committees to advise lawmakers on public issues SWABI, March 17: The Awami National Party (ANP) has constituted six committees which would give recommendations to the designated ministers in the NWFP cabinet from Swabi and elected parliamentarians about various... GHALANAI: Four checkposts blown up in Mohmand Agency GHALANAI, March 17: Four more Khasadar checkposts and a women skill development centre were blown up by unidentified militants in different areas of tehsil Khwazai, some 30 kilometres west of here, along the Afghanistan border on Monday.... MARDAN: Villagers block road in protest MARDAN, March 17: Manga village residents blocked Mardan-Charsadda road for hours against the kidnapping of a boy at gunpoint from the area here on Monday....

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