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September 11, 2008 Thursday Ramazan 10, 1429 KARACHI: Shipwrecks hindering seaport traffic KARACHI, Sept 10: As the city’s ports witnessed two ships running aground in a week, background interviews with shippers and the authorities concerned suggest that apart from inadequate dredging of the... KARACHI: DIG, others indicted on charges of corruption KARACHI, Sept 10: An accountability court indicted on Wednesday a deputy inspector-general of the Sindh police and others on corruption charges.... KARACHI: Shariat court moved against central bank KARACHI, Sept 10: An eminent banker has alleged that instead of sharing profits on deposits secured on a profit and loss sharing (PLS) basis banks, despite record profit, have reduced the rate of returns being paid to millions of depositors.... KARACHI: Muttahida expels Aamir Liaquat KARACHI, Sept 10: The Muttahida Qaumi Movement has expelled former MNA Dr Aamir Liaquat Hussain for violating party policy.... KARACHI: SHC acquits two men convicted of murder KARACHI, Sept 10: Justice Zafar Ahmed Khan Sherwani of the Sindh High Court acquitted on Wednesday two appellants sentenced to life imprisonment for murder.... KARACHI: MQM worker among three shot dead KARACHI, Sept 10: Three young men, including a worker of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement, were shot dead on Wednesday in two separate attacks in different parts of the city, police and witnesses said.... KARACHI: Three testify in fashion designer’s murder case KARACHI, Sept 10: A civil judge and judicial magistrate, south, on Wednesday recorded the statements of three witnesses under Section 164 of the criminal procedure code in the case of murder... Releasing sewage into storm-water drains A suction pump is being employed by the Karachi Water and Sewerage Board to remove the contents of a choked gutter near the Teen Talwar roundabout so that they could be... KARACHI: Price complaint centres get poor response KARACHI, Sept 10: Most vendors and retailers continue to fleece consumers as 54 complaint centres in the city for a population of 14 million appear too few to be effective against price-hike during Ramazan.... KARACHI: No water crisis in city: Nazim KARACHI, Sept 10: City Nazim Syed Mustafa Kamal has asked the Karachi Water and Sewerage Board (KWSB) to ensure normal supply of water to all areas in the city.... KARACHI: CAP announces pre-medical (female) list KARACHI, Sept 10: The Centralized Admission Policy (CAP) committee on Wednesday announced the placement list pertaining to HSC-I pre-medical (female) candidates’ admission to colleges.... KARACHI: Bird flu alert sounded KARACHI, Sept 10: Sindh Minister for Health Dr Saghir Ahmed has issued directives for immediate activation of the District Bird Flu Committees in view of apprehensions about a possible outbreak.... KARACHI: Weather KARACHI, Sept 10: The Met Office has forecast hot and dry weather for Karachi on Thursday with the maximum temperature expected to range between 37 and 39 degrees centigrade.—PPI... KARACHI: Increase in power tariff criticised KARACHI, Sept 10: The Jamaat-i-Islami has condemned the 40 per cent increase in power tariff reportedly effected by the government and the uncontrolled rise in the prices of consumer items.... KARACHI: Security ordered KARACHI, Sept 10: Sindh Home Minister Dr Zulfikar Mirza has directed the Karachi CCPO to ensure all possible measures for the safety and security of traders.... KARACHI: Steps urged to check sale of fake drugs KARACHI, Sept 10: The government and drug authorities have failed to eliminate spurious and counterfeit drugs and medicines business in the city, which also contribute to medical treatment failures, a senior office-bearer of the Pakistan Medical Association says.... KARACHI: Power cuts increase with temperature rise KARACHI, Sept 10: As the mercury rose to 40 degrees Celsius, Karachiites had to brave power outages for about eight hours during the day and for a similar duration load-shedding at... HYDERABAD: Seed Corp to be made profitable organisation HYDERABAD, Sept 10: The Sindh government has sanctioned Rs225.051 million for converting Seed Corporation into a profitable organisation and improving its efficiency, said Managing Director Gul Hassan Saand.... MIRPURKHAS: Four hurt as gun goes off by accident MIRPURKHAS, Sept 10: Four teenage boys were injured when a private security guard’s gun went off by accident at Government SAL Science College on Tando Adam road near here on Wednesday.... JACOBABAD: Protesters seek inquiry against officer JACOBABAD, Sept 10: Mazdoor Shehri Ittehad activists staged a protest demonstration outside the press club here on Wednesday against alleged wrongdoings of a district officer of roads.... HYDERABAD: Court asked to take action against fake lottery scheme HYDERABAD, Sept 10: A petitioner prayed the Hyderabad circuit bench of the Sindh High Court on Wednesday to take notice misappropriation of pubic wealth in the name of lottery schemes and order a probe into the scam.... HYDERABAD: Tail-end farmers protest water shortage HYDERABAD, Sept 10: Hundreds of tail-end farmers of Matli, Tando Allahyar and Chambar talukas staged demonstrations on the premises of Shahbaz Building and outside the press club here on Wednesday in... HYDERABAD: Officials summoned in seniority case HYDERABAD, Sept 10: The Sindh High Court, Hyderabad circuit bench, here on Tuesday issued notices to secretary services and general administration (S&GAD), chief secretary of Sindh, home secretary, provincial police officer... HYDERABAD: Position holders awarded prizes HYDERABAD, Sept 10: District Nazim Kanwar Naveed Jamil on Wednesday distributed cash awards, commendatory certificates and shields among students who had secured positions in the examinations of matriculation and intermediate of all groups and were now engaged in social welfare activities.... HYDERABAD: Old man accuses police of torture HYDERABAD, Sept 10: A 60-year-old man accused police of subjecting him to severe torture and appealed to authorities to order a judicial inquiry and appoint a conscientious officer belonging to Karachi to investigate the case.... HYDERABAD: Supplementary exams HYDERABAD, Sept 10: The Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education announced that forms for Higher Secondary Certificate part-II (class-XII) supplementary examinations will be accepted up to September 23 without late fee.... KHAIRPUR: Admissions to BEd, MEd KHAIRPUR, Sept 10: Director, Institute of Education SALU, Khairpur has notified that the last date for issuance and submission of admission forms of BEd and MEd courses at Institute of... KOHAT: Militants refuse to hand over FC men’s bodies KOHAT, Sept 10: Militants on Wednesday refused to allow officials to retrieve the bodies of three personnel of the Frontier Constabulary killed after an attack on the Kotal checkpost.... PESHAWAR: NWFP seeks payment of net hydel profit from centre PESHAWAR, Sept 10: The provincial cabinet has called upon the federal government to ensure early payment of Rs110 billion that Wapda has to pay as arrears of net hydel profit as decided by an arbitration tribunal in 2006.... PESHAWAR: EDOs asked to arrange clothes for victims of flood, violence PESHAWAR, Sept 10: The provincial secondary and elementary education department, allegedly in violation of rules and regulations, has directed district education officers to arrange clothes to be distributed among people affected by recent incidents in the province.... BANNU: Five killed, two injured in Bannu BANNU, Sept 10: Five people were killed and two injured in separate incidents here on Wednesday.... CHITRAL: Chitral library plan shelved CHITRAL, Sept 10: Due to unavailability of a piece of land, the scheme of construction of a public library in the city was shifted to some other area, sources claimed here on Wednesday....

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