| July 10, 2008 | Thursday | Rajab 6, 1429 |
KARACHI: Lyari residents return to wasteland
KARACHI, July 9: The internally displaced people of Lyari, who had been forced to abandon their homes in the strife-torn area, have started returning only to find their dwellings looted, plundered...
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KARACHI: Rs2.1bn project launched to check water losses
KARACHI, July 9: The much-awaited water losses reduction and system strengthening (WLR&SS) project has been initiated at an estimated cost of Rs2.1 billion, well-placed sources told Dawn....
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KARACHI: Mother, infant shot dead
KARACHI, July 9: A 22-year-old mother and her infant son were found shot dead in their Nazimabad house on Wednesday morning, police and witnesses said....
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KARACHI: Suspect’s sketch released by police
KARACHI, July 9: Police on Wednesday released the sketch of a suspected terrorist who had abandoned a bomb-fitted car in Pak Colony. Pak Colony was one of several locations struck by...
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KARACHI: UNDP to help combat land degradation
KARACHI, July 9: Work on two pilot projects aimed at combating land degradation and desertification will be launched with the technical and financial support of the United Nation Development Programme and the Global Environmental Facility in two districts of Sindh soon....
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MARDAN/CHARSADDA: 2 constables, prisoner killed in Mardan
MARDAN/CHARSADDA, July 9: Two constables and a prisoner were killed, when gunmen attacked a police van near Sheikh Maltoon Town in Mardan on Wednesday, officials said....
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KARACHI: Serial blasts: JI’s protest tomorrow
KARACHI, July 9: Deputy chief of the Jamaat-i-Islami Prof Ghafoor Ahmad has announced that the party would observe a day of protest on Friday over Monday’s serial bomb blasts in the city....
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KARACHI: SHC rejects petitions of PIA officers
KARACHI, July 9: The Sindh High Court dismissed with costs three petitions moved by as many contractual employees of the Pakistan International Airlines against their supersession on Wednesday....
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KARACHI: District East’s online system on shaky legs
KARACHI, July 9: District East’s effort towards the efficient maintenance of court records via computer programming and an online information system appears on the way to failure since 82 of its 130 computers are out of order, Dawn has learnt....
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KARACHI: Hearing of double murder case put off
KARACHI, July 9: Additional district & sessions court-II (Central), headed by Nelofer Shahnawaz, on Wednesday adjourned till July 21 the hearing of a double murder case as the witnesses could not turn up to testify....
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KARACHI: Police barred from arresting Liqauat Jatoi’s sons, others
KARACHI, July 9: The Sindh High Court restrained the police from arresting Mehar (Dadu) Taluka Nazim Karim Ali Jatoi, former senator and MPA Sadaqat Ali Jatoi, Faiz Ali Jatoi and five...
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KARACHI: ‘Hygiene key to boost seafood exports’
KARACHI, July 9: Fishermen Cooperative Society administrator Mohammad Jafar Khwaja has underlined the need for improving the quality of Pakistani seafood to boost exports....
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KARACHI: KESC, PTCL told to clear dues before digging
KARACHI, July 9: The Gul-shan Town administration has said it will not allow the KESC and PTCL to undertake road-cutting for the laying of under ground cables or carry out repairs...
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KARACHI: Action against hoarders, profiteers ordered
KARACHI, July 9: Sindh Chief Secretary Fazl-ur-Rehman has directed all district coordination officers (DCOs) to ensure availability of consumer items, including essential goods and items of daily use, at the wholesale...
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KARACHI: KU declares BSc result
KARACHI, July 9: The University of Karachi on Wednesday announced the result of BSc (Pass) annual examinations 2007....
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HYDERABAD: Manchhar has high level of toxicants
HYDERABAD, July 9: Research on Manchhar Lake water shows that the lake water has certain toxicants, particularly some toxic metals and metalloid, at a much higher level than the standards recommended...
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THATTA: Teachers take to streets
THATTA, July 9: A large number of secondary schoolteachers staged a sit-in on the National Highway on Wednesday, bringing traffic to a halt for over an hour, in protest against the EDO of education....
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BADIN: Traders protest raid on shop
BADIN, July 9: A large number of traders staged a demonstration on Wednesday after a special magistrate imposed Rs100,000 fine on a shop owner and sent him to jail for a month on charges of hoarding and profiteering....
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HYDERABAD: Protesters want DCO removed
HYDERABAD, July 9: The candidates for teachers’ jobs in Tharparkar who have passed an IBA-supervised test and await offer letters accused the DCO on Wednesday of creating hurdles to their appointment and demanded his removal....
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HYDERABAD: Industrialists join chorus against gas price rise
HYDERABAD, July 9: The president of Hyderabad Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Haji Mohammad Yaqoob, and the chamber’s senior vice-president, Mohammad Akram Arain, have supported industrialists of the country, including of...
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HYDERABAD: Call for VC’s removal
HYDERABAD, July 9: The Employees Action Committee of the Sindh Agriculture University of Tandojam on Wednesday appealed to the governor and the chief minister to save the university by ridding it the unbearable of retired professors and officers, including the vice-chancellor....
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MANSEHRA: Experts term global warming serious threat
MANSEHRA, July 9: Global warming is a serious threat for the future generations and federal government should allocate more funds for environmental protection and public awareness campaign, say experts....
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MIRANSHAH: Tribesmen told to strive for peace
MIRANSHAH, July 9: Political authorities urged the tribesmen to play their role in ending unrest to put the area back on the path to development....
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PESHAWAR: Continued flour smuggling belies govt’s claims
PESHAWAR, July 9: Despite tall claims of the government, flour smuggling from various parts of the NWFP is continuing to Afghanistan via different routes, officials and transporters said....
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MARDAN: Greek, Roman influence seen on Gandhara art
MARDAN, July 9: The Greek, Roman, Iranian and Central Asian cultures deeply influenced the indigenous Gandhara art and culture in the region, said prominent archaeologist Dr Zianul Wahab....
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PESHAWAR: Women facilitation centres to be set up
PESHAWAR, July 9: The NWFP government plans to set up facilitation centres for women in trouble all over the province....
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