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October 22, 2008 Wednesday Shawwal 22, 1429 KARACHI: Anti-KESC protest call gains momentum KARACHI, Oct 21: The privatised Karachi Electric Supply Company’s new management, which owes billions of rupees to WAPDA, PEPCO, PSDO and SSGC, on Tuesday disconnected power supply to the head offices... KARACHI: City council wants flour prices reduced KARACHI, Oct 21: The City Council, through a resolution adopted at an emergency session on Tuesday, expressed its serious concern over the persisting wheat flour crisis in the city which has badly affected the poor sections of society.... HYDERABAD: PML leader confesses to killing wife, driver HYDERABAD, Oct 21: Mystery shrouding double murder case of a local PML leader’s wife and his driver was resolved on Sunday night when Dr Shafiq Arain confessed before the DPO and... KARACHI: ‘KESC will cut tariff if subsidy restored’ KARACHI, Oct 21: The chief executive officer of the Karachi Electric Supply Corporation, Naveed Ismail, has assured the business community that the power bills’ payment will be extended for 10 days... KARACHI: Four depose in kidnap and murder case KARACHI, Oct 21: Four prosecution witnesses on Tuesday testified in an anti-terrorism court in a kidnapping for ransom and murder case in which the five-year-old kidnap victim was released but his driver was killed.... PESHAWAR: Lawyers’ movement has entered decisive phase, says Kurd PESHAWAR, Oct 21: Noted lawyer Ali Ahmed Kurd, who is running for the presidential slot of Supreme Court Bar Association, has said that their movement will continue till the independence of judiciary.... PESHAWAR: ANP offers direct talks to militants PESHAWAR, Oct 21: The Awami National Party (ANP) has asked the militants to directly approach the government if they were ‘sincere’ in talks for establishment of peace and give up issuing press statements.... PESHAWAR: Govt gears up to counter ‘media blitz’ PESHAWAR, Oct 21: The ANP-led provincial government is launching a special project to monitor media and tell its version of day-to-day happenings, it is learnt.... HYDERABAD: Women councillors urged to promote education HYDERABAD, Oct 21: University of Sindh Vice Chancellor Mazharul Haq Siddiqui has urged women councillors to help in promoting education in remote areas of the province.... KHAIRPUR: Power crisis to end soon: CM KHAIRPUR, Oct 21: Sindh Chief Minister Syed Qaim Ali Shah has assured that people will soon get rid of loadshedding as the power crisis will soon come to an end.... KARACHI: 2 ‘bandits’ killed in shootout KARACHI, Oct 21: Two dacoits were killed and their accomplice was injured and arrested in a shootout with police near Guru Mandar on Tuesday, police and witnesses said.... KARACHI: KU pre-entry tests put on hold KARACHI, Oct 21: The academic council of the Karachi University has put on hold pre-entry tests for morning students of bachelors’ programme till the next year and has set up a body to look into the matter.... KARACHI: Govt gets one month to issue teachers’ posting letters KARACHI, Oct 21: The Sindh High Court gave the provincial government and its education department four weeks to issue posting letters to 239 college teachers or specify reasons for its failure to comply.... KARACHI: Secretariat tower being ‘unlawfullyconstructed’: Show-cause notice issued KARACHI, Oct 21: The Sindh government is carrying out construction of a secretariat building without getting a mandatory permission from the Karachi Building Control Authority, it has been reliably learnt.... KARACHI: Trainee doctors seek increase in stipends KARACHI, Oct 21: A number of house officers working at the Civil Hospital Karachi (CHK) and the Lyari General Hospital, which are run by the Sindh government, continued their protest on... KARACHI: SCBA polls on 28th KARACHI, Oct 21: Senior lawyers from across Sindh will cast their votes for the new office-bearers of the Supreme Court Bar Association here on Oct 28.... KARACHI: Trained health workers can help reduce risk: Seminar on breast cancer KARACHI, Oct 21: Pakistan has the highest incidence of breast cancer in Asia and the situation is becoming alarming in view of the fact that more and more young women are falling victim to the disease.... KARACHI: Illegal water connections of hydrants removed KARACHI, Oct 21: The Karachi Water and Sewerage Board (KWSB) on Tuesday in a move to check water theft cut off illegal water connections of half a dozen hydrants, illegally operating in different parts of the city.... KARACHI: NIHD gets more lifts KARACHI, Oct 21: Two more lifts have been installed at the National Institute for Heart Diseases while installation of three power generators and two air-condition plants in the institute is underway.... KARACHI: Dawn’s e-logistic show, conference today KARACHI, Oct 21: The Dawn Media Group is holding an exhibition and conference titled ‘E-logistic — opportunities and challenges’ on Wednesday at the Pearl Continental Hotel.... KARACHI: Exhibition KARACHI, Oct 21: An exhibition of sculptures & drawings titled, “Toys are us” by Khalil Chishtee opens on Wednesday at the V.M. Art Gallery at 5.30pm.... KARACHI: SPSC website KARACHI, Oct 21: To facilitate registration of public complaints against the Sindh police, a website has been launched by the Sindh Public Safety Commission.... KARACHI: Plan to introduce prison reforms KARACHI, Oct 21: In the backdrop of the recent rioting incidents in different prisons in the province, the Sindh government is considering setting up prisoners’ complaint safety commission.... KARACHI: Robbed KARACHI, Oct 21: Three staffers of Dawn were robbed by armed men on Tuesday night.... KARACHI: Little progress in bank robbery investigation KARACHI, Oct 21: Police have failed to make any headway in the investigation of a bank heist in which two robbers broke open bank lockers and took away gold and cash worth millions of rupees on Sunday night.The... HYDERABAD: New Hesco tariff for connections with three-phase lines HYDERABAD, Oct 21: The outgoing chief executive of the Hyderabad Electric Supply Company (Hesco), Guftar Anjum, on Monday warned that people having three-phase lines with five kilowatt of load would have... HYDERABAD: Dismissed policeman seeks reinstatement HYDERABAD, Oct 21: A sacked policeman, Ghulam Rasool Dahiri of Thatta district, threatened to stage hunger strike unto death along with his three minor sons if he is not reinstated for... HYDERABAD: Thorough probe into BB killing urged HYDERABAD, Oct 21: The Quaid-i-Millat Liaquat Ali Khan Memorial Committee has urged the government to conduct an in-depth investigation into the assassination of Ms Benazir Bhutto and warned that high profile murders would continue if the government took the matter lightly.... HYDERABAD: Nazim opens sewage treatment plant HYDERABAD, Oct 21: The district nazim, Kanwar Naveed Jamil, inaugurated the eight MGD (million gallons per day) northern sewerage treatment plant near Isra University on the outskirts of the city here on Tuesday.... HYDERABAD: Suicide bid by murder accused foiled HYDERABAD, Oct 21: An accused in police custody tried to commit suicide in A-section police station’s lavatory on Monday, police claimed.... HYDERABAD: Embattled SAU VC goes on four-month leave HYDERABAD, Oct 21: The embattled vice-chancellor of the Sindh Agriculture University Dr Basheer Ahmed Shaikh who faces a relentless movement by employees, demanding his removal, has again been sent on four-month long leave.... MITHI: Appeal to conduct admission test again MITHI, Oct 21: A number of candidates who appeared in the pre-entry test for MBBS held in Hyderabad have demanded its re-conduct alleging that they were flawed.... HYDERABAD: Survey for census by end of month HYDERABAD, Oct 21: District Coordination Officer Ali Ahmed has said that survey for the sixth national census will start in the district by the end of the current month.... HYDERABAD: Job interviews from 27th HYDERABAD, Oct 21: Sindh Chief Forest Conservator Aijaz Ahmed Nizamani on Tuesday announced that interviews for jobs in Sindh Forestry Development Project would commence at the offices of divisional forest officers... HYDERABAD: Aptitude test HYDERABAD, Oct 21: The director of admissions of the University of Sindh announced on Tuesday that aptitude test for admission to BFA Part-I for academic session 2009 would be conducted on... PESHAWAR: MI shows ignorance about missing person PESHAWAR, Oct 21: The Peshawar High Court on Tuesday disposed of a habeas corpus petition challenging the alleged illegal detention of a missing person as the security agencies expressed ignorance about his whereabouts.... LANDI KOTAL: Surgeon abducted LANDI KOTAL, Oct 21: Unidentified gunmen on Tuesday kidnapped a surgeon from Jamrud tehsil of the Khyber Agency, sources said.... PESHAWAR: 465 charge nurses appointed PESHAWAR, Oct 21: The provincial government has appointed 465 charge nurses with immediate effect to overcome shortage of paramedical staff in the health facilities of the province.... LAKKI MARWAT: Man kills stepbrother LAKKI MARWAT, Oct 21: A man killed his stepbrother over a property dispute here on Tuesday.... PESHAWAR: Political wrangling impedes completion of health units PESHAWAR, Oct 21: The NWFP government is facing difficulties in completion of the under-construction hospitals because of irrational planning and political wrangling, officials say.... PESHAWAR: Khyber admin directed to end trial in 10 days: Detained Nepalese PESHAWAR, Oct 21: The Peshawar High Court on Tuesday disposed of a writ petition challenging the detention of six Nepalese including five juveniles under the Frontier Crimes Regulation (FCR) with the... MIRPURKHAS: Increase in wheat quota urged MIRPURKHAS, Oct 21: The office-bearers of the Mirpurkhas Chakki Owners’ Association have urged the relevant authorities to increase their wheat quota to overcome shortage of wheat flour.... HYDERABAD: Court seeks record of proceedings against NMCH student HYDERABAD, Oct 21: The Hyderabad circuit bench of the Sindh High Court on Monday ordered the prosecution to submit the details of an inquiry conducted against a doctor on charges that... BADIN: TMA officials implicate contractor in theft case BADIN, Oct 21: Badin police have reportedly arrested a taluka municipal contractor Veero Mal on the charge of keeping the engine of a fire tender in his possession here on Monday...

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