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May 06, 2008 Tuesday Rabi-us-Sani 29, 1429 KARACHI: Disappointed job-seekers turn violent KARACHI, May 5: A last-minute unannounced cancellation of walk-in interviews to engage low-ranking staff in the health department caused thousands of job-seekers on Monday to see red and forcibly occupy offices in the Civic Centre, attack security personnel and ransack furniture.... KARACHI: EIA of Karachi circular railway being planned KARACHI, May 5: The Karachi Urban Transport Corporation has initiated the process of carrying out the Environment Impact Assessment of the Karachi Circular Railway project, it has been reliably learnt.... KARACHI: Call to stop takeover of college playground KARACHI, May 5: Faculty members of DJ Sindh Government Science College have opposed the education department’s move for handing over of a part of the college’s sports ground to the works... HYDERABAD: Parties warned on judges issue HYDERABAD, May 5: The central committee of the Awami Tehrik has warned that a political party will be signing its death warrant if it attempts to create hurdles to the reinstatement... PESHAWAR: Establishment of ROZs outside Fata opposed PESHAWAR, May 5: The local investors have opposed establishment of the US-sponsored Reconstruction Opportunity Zones (ROZs) outside Federally Administered Tribal Areas (Fata) arguing that people would then invest in settled areas because of the law and order situation there.... PESHAWAR: Majority of Afghans ‘escape’ repatriation PESHAWAR, May 5: Most of Afghan families living in Jalozai refugee camp have moved to different villages in Nowshera and Peshawar districts instead of repatriating to their homeland, it is learnt.... ABBOTTABAD: Punjab blamed for wheat crisis in NWFP ABBOTTABAD, May 5: Provincial Food Minister Shuja Salim Khan has said that the Punjab government has stopped wheat supply to the NWFP after April 30 due to which the wheat flour crisis in the frontier province has worsened.... PESHAWAR: Durrani made leader of opposition in PA PESHAWAR, May 5: Former NWFP chief minister, Akram Khan Durrani, was on Monday appointed Leader of the Opposition in the NWFP Assembly.... PESHAWAR: Trade with Afghanistan declines further PESHAWAR, May 5: Trade between Pakistan and Afghanistan through official routes has further declined due to the prevailing law and order situation in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas, sources said.... KARACHI: City’s draft budget okayed KARACHI, May 5: The city council in a brief session on Monday approved the final draft budget of the city government after incorporating some proposals moved by councillors amid noisy protests followed by a boycott of the session by the opposition.... KARACHI: Three-day polio drive begins KARACHI, May 5: The Expanded Programme on Immunisation, Sindh chapter, has finalised all arrangements for a three-day polio eradication campaign being launched on Tuesday in the province.... KARACHI: Action on complaint against Metrobus ordered KARACHI, May 5: Sindh Ombudsman Asad Ashraf Malik has directed DCO Karachi to either bring improvement in the Metrobus service or reduce its fare to the level of the ordinary coach service.... KARACHI: Fate of antiquities dept hangs in the balance KARACHI, May 5: The fate of the recently-created department of antiquities hangs in the balance with reports that the Sindh chief minister is making up his mind about the very requirement of the department.... KARACHI: Hearing of Durrani’s plea for withdrawal of case put off KARACHI, May 5: The Accountability Court-IV on Monday adjourned till May 10 the hearing of an application filed by provincial minister Agha Siraj Durrani for the withdrawal of a corruption case against him under the National Reconcilia-tion Ordinance (NRO).... KARACHI: Hearing of Afaq’s bail plea adjourned KARACHI, May 5: Additional District and Sessions Judge (East) Abdul Razaq on Monday adjourned the hearing of the bail plea of Mohajir Qaumi Movement chief Afaq Ahmed in a kidnapping-cum-murder case till May 6.... KARACHI: BIEK wants no outsiders at exam centres KARACHI, May 5: The Board of Intermediate Education, Karachi, (BIEK) has sought imposition of Section 144 at educational institutions to ban entry of unconcerned people at the examination centres being set... KARACHI: Steps pledged to promote girls’ education KARACHI, May 5: Sindh Minister for Women Develop-ment Tauqeer Fatima Bhutto has said that gender disparity in education is a major issue.... KARACHI: Workers urge govt to take over KESC KARACHI, May 5: Amid deteriorating power generation and distribution systems of the Karachi Electric Supply Company, a major trade union of the utility has urged the government to take over the company and post an administrator to run its affairs.... KARACHI: Four booked in labourer’s death case KARACHI, May 5: Police have registered a case against the architect, the structure engineer, the owner and the contractor of an under-construction building following the death of a labourer after being hit by a falling rock in Bahadurabad on Sunday.... KARACHI: CM’s aide KARACHI, May 5: Sindh Chief Minister Syed Qaim Ali Shah has appointed Syed Waqar Mehdi as special assistant to the chief minister for the print and electronic media with immediate effect, according to an official announcement made here on Monday.—APP... HYDERABAD: Services of Deshpande lauded HYDERABAD, May 5: Rich tributes were paid to late Ms Nirmala Deshpande for her services to the cause of peace and downtrodden masses duirng a condolence meeting held on Monday.... HYDERABAD: Schoolgirls visit arts institute HYDERABAD, May 5: A group of 60 girl students of Class-XI and XII from the County Cambridge College, Hyderabad, visited Centre of Excellence in Arts and Design (CEAD) and Mehran University of Engineering and Technology on Monday.... HYDERABAD: Jobs for locals in OGDC sought HYDERABAD, May 5: Activists of civil society and nazim of union council Haji Sawan Khan Gopang, Hyderabad (rural taluka) on Monday threatened to launch a movement against the OGDC if the company did not give jobs to locals.... HYDERABAD: Exam results HYDERABAD, May 5: The controller of examinations, University of Sindh announced result of M.Sc (previous and final) post-graduate (college side) annual examination 2006 on Monday. The controller has also announced the result of LLM (Final) annual examination 2006.—Bureau... HYDERABAD: JUP to observe black day on 12th HYDERABAD, May 5: The Sindh chapter of the Jamiat Ulema-i-Pakistan has decided to observe a province-wide “black day” on May 12 and accused the coalition government of working under the patronage of President Musharraf and American policies.... MIRPURKHAS: Compensation for poultry farmers urged MIRPURKHAS, May 5: District Nazim Dr Sughra Junejo has urged the government to compensate those poultry farm owners who incurred losses due to bird flu.... MIRPURKHAS: Robbery MIRPURKHAS, May 5: Three armed men looted two employees of a cotton ginning factory and injured them near ring road here on Monday.... PESHAWAR: Peshawar residents getting contaminated water PESHAWAR, May 5: Residents of various localities in the city have complained of getting contaminated water for many months and urged the government to take notice of the matter.... PESHAWAR: Call for lifting ban on wheat movement PESHAWAR, May 5: The Pakistan Flour Mills Association, NWFP, has urged the government to left the ban on inter-provincial movement of flour to ensure easy availability of the community to people at appropriate prices....

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