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May 01, 2008 Thursday Rabi-us-Sani 24, 1429 KARACHI: All eyes are on Dubai, says Aitzaz KARACHI, April 30: Supreme Court Bar Association President and member of the Pakistan People’s Party Aitzaz Ahsan has said the direction of the movement for the restoration of the pre-November 3,... KARACHI: ‘Lawyers ready to resume struggle’ KARACHI, April 30: Lawyers are ready to resume their struggle to force the government to reinstate the deposed judges, Sindh High Court Bar Association President Rasheed A.... KARACHI: Banks told not to harass ‘defaulter’ KARACHI, April 30: A division bench of the Sindh High Court restrained five commercial banks on Wednesday from harassing an alleged defaulter and asked them to produce a list of debtors... KARACHI: PPP, MQM vow to focus on ‘reconciliation’ KARACHI, April 30: The Pakistan People’s Party and the Muttahida Qaumi Movement have struck a power-sharing deal in Sindh “to take the process of national reconciliation forward”.The... KARACHI: Indian prisoner flown home KARACHI, April 30: The teenaged Indian fisherman, who was diagnosed with Aids in the central prison here and was flown to India on Wednesday, will need appropriate medical care to halt... KARACHI: ATC convicts killers in murder case KARACHI, April 30: An anti-terrorism court on Wednesday sentenced an accused to death and co-accused to life imprisonment in a kidnapping for ransom and murder case.... KARACHI: Ban on heavy vehicles KARACHI, April 30: The Sindh home department has extended the ban on heavy vehicles’ movement on certain roads on specified timings for 90 days with effect from April 8, 2008.... KARACHI: Inquiry instituted into deportees’ escape KARACHI, April 30: The FIA director general has ordered an inquiry into the escape of 25 deportees from the custody of the Anti-Human Trafficking Circle, popularly known as the passport cell, on Tuesday night.... KARACHI: Importance of planning in urban uplift stressed KARACHI, April 30: Blaming politicians for the unbridled growth of cities like Karachi and Mumbai, a German and a local expert stressed on Wednesday the importance of planning in urban development.... KARACHI: Press freedom a must for democracy, says Marri KARACHI, April 30: Sindh Minister for Information Shazia Marri has appreciated the media for discharging its duty of highlighting social issues and raising the issues of the oppressed people despite all... KARACHI: SMC, DMC candidates worried over entry test date KARACHI, April 30: The process of receiving applications from the candidates seeking admissions to MBBS at Dow Medical College (DMC) and Sindh Medical College (SMC) as well as in the bachelors... KARACHI: Woman gets life for killing friend KARACHI, April 30: An additional district and sessions court, west, on Wednesday awarded life imprisonment to a woman on charges of killing a man.... KARACHI: Decomposed body found KARACHI, April 30: A mutilated body of was found dumped on a garbage dump near the National Sailing Club in Clifton on Wednesday.... KARACHI: PMA urges fumigation across city KARACHI, April 30: The Pakistan Medical Association, Karachi, has urged the City District Government Karachi (CDGK) to ensure intensive fumigation and proper cleanliness across the city to prevent any outbreak of malaria and gastro-enteritis.... KARACHI: KWSB control KARACHI, April 30: Nazims of 16 of the city’s 18 towns have opposed the Sindh government’s move of depriving the city nazim of his authority over the KWSB.... HYDERABAD: Sacked employees want reinstatement HYDERABAD, April 30: Notwithstanding the orders of the federal government to reinstate the dismissed workers of the Sui Southern Gas Company (SSGC), the Managing Director of the company has refused to... HYDERABAD: Varsities closed today HYDERABAD, April 30: Public sector universities of Jamshoro and Hyderabad districts will remain closed on Thursday on account of Labour Day.... PESHAWAR: Court restrains shifting of prisoner PESHAWAR, April 30: The Peshawar High Court on Wednesday restrained the assistant political agent of Kohat Frontier Region (FR) from shifting a prisoner from Peshawar central prison till further orders.... PESHAWAR: Filling stations closed ahead of price rise PESHAWAR, April 30: As further rise is expected in prices of petroleum products, owners of filling stations in different parts of the province have stopped selling fuel, forcing transporters not to ply buses on many inter-city routes on Wednesday.... KOHAT: Jirga to work for peace in Kurram KOHAT, April 30: The regional coordination officer has announced that a jirga for restoration of peace in restive Kurram Agency has been formed which will hold its first meeting in Kohat on May 10.... MANSEHRA: Militants playing in hands of enemies: Owais MANSEHRA, April 30: NWFP Governor Owais Ahmad Ghani has said that militants were playing in the hands of enemies to destabilise Pakistan.... KOHAT: Taliban decree public execution of ‘outlaws’ KOHAT, April 30: Chief of Taliban in Orakzai Agency and clerics of 12 out of 18 tribes of the tribal region have issued a decree saying that anyone found involved in robbery, murder and kidnapping for ransom would be hanged publicly.... MIRALI: Five killed over land dispute in Mirali MIRALI, April 30: Five people were killed and three others injured in fighting between two tribes over a piece of land in the Spinwam tehsil, North Waziristan, on Tuesday night....

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