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December 31, 2008 Wednesday Muharram 02,1430 KARACHI: City tree cover stands at 7pc, says report KARACHI, Dec 30: Karachi’s tree cover stands at a mere seven per cent, with localities falling under various cantonment boards and the Defence Housing Authority being particularly bereft of greenery, says a new report.... KARACHI: Controversial CDGK police dept renamed KARACHI, Dec 30: In what appears to be a move to save the community police department from being done away with altogether, the city government has renamed it as “city wardens”.... KARACHI: Fog disrupts flight schedule KARACHI, Dec 30: Foggy weather continued to affect air traffic on Tuesday as a majority of the flights originating from or coming to Karachi Airport were delayed for hours.... KARACHI: Changes in curriculum soon, says minister KARACHI, Dec 30: Sindh Minister for Education and Literacy Pir Mazharul Haq has said that necessary changes will be made in the academic curriculum to cater to modern requirements.... KARACHI: Recommendations on women by CII discussed KARACHI, Dec 30: Most speakers at a meeting on Tuesday supported the recently formulated recommendations of the Council of Islamic Ideology, but at least one participant who belongs to a religious party termed them against the religion and rejected them.... KARACHI: Hepatitis among prisoners worries health authorities KARACHI, Dec 30: Health authorities are perturbed over the detection of hepatitis B and C cases in jail inmates, including females and children.... KARACHI: ADB wants activation of public accounts body KARACHI, Dec 30: The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has stressed the need for the activation of the Sindh Assembly Public Accounts Committee and said that in the absence of audit reports... KARACHI: SHC seeks report on probe against ex-taluka nazims KARACHI, Dec 30: A division bench of the Sindh High Court on Tuesday directed the Sindh Advocate General to submit a report on the proceedings of local government commission on removal... KARACHI: Mummified remains of woman buried KARACHI, Dec 30: The mummified remains of a woman, whose sarcophagus’s discovery was touted as an extraordinary archaeological find of Pakistan over eight years ago, was quietly buried by the Edhi Foundation early this year.... KARACHI: Robber jailed for four years KARACHI, Dec 30: Additional District and Sessions Judge (west) Ahmed Saba on Tuesday sentenced a man to four years in prison in a robbery case.... KARACHI: Police officials booked for murder still at large KARACHI, Dec 30: Police have failed to track down their four colleagues, including a deputy superintendent of police, who were booked over a month ago for killing a 30-year-old murder suspect... KARACHI: Incomplete dam poses threat to Mubarak village KARACHI, Dec 30: Residents of Mubarak village in Keamari are extremely worried and looking towards the government for completion of an under-construction dam as they fear that the upcoming winter rains... KARACHI: Traffic plan for New Year’s Eve KARACHI, Dec 30: A comprehensive plan has been chalked out to maintain a smooth flow of traffic on New Year’s Eve when people in large numbers generally visit the Clifton beach and move around the city, says a press release.... KARACHI: 84 deputy attorneys to be hired on contract KARACHI, Dec 30: Sindh Minister for Law and Criminal Prosecution Mohammed... KARACHI: KU academic session begins KARACHI, Dec 30: The University of Karachi has notified for the information of all concerned that academic activities of the university shall resume from January 1, 2009.... KARACHI: Admissions KARACHI, Dec 30: The directorate of evening programme of Karachi University has announced that candidates for admissions to MBA, MCS, BSCS and BSSE in the evening programme may submit admission fee till Jan 3.... KARACHI: Book launch KARACHI, Dec 30: A book, “World Peace Order towards an International State” will be launched at Karachi University on Wednesday.... KARACHI: Transfer of GST collection right to provinces urged KARACHI, Dec 30: The committee on the National Finance Commission (NFC) Award has demanded immediate transfer of the right of collection of general sales tax on services to the provinces.... KARACHI: Six members of jihadi outfits killed in 2008: IG KARACHI, Dec 30: Inspector General Police (Sindh) Sultan Babar Salahuddin Khattak has said 37 suspected terrorists involved in various crimes were arrested this year.... KARACHI: No end to woes of KESC consumers KARACHI, Dec 30: Enraged KESC consumers are planning to surround the offices and installations of the Karachi Electricity Supply Corporation in the coming days to protest against the utility’s failure to... UMERKOT: Maternal mortality rate on the rise in Umerkot UMERKOT, Dec 30: A huge number of 51 women died over two years in the district from complications in the course of delivery, mostly due to lack of healthcare facilities, abject... HYDERABAD: Palestinian students condemn Gaza strikes HYDERABAD, Dec 30: A large number of Palestinian students and students of other Arab countries under the banner of the General Union of Palestine Students staged a demonstration in front of... KHAIRPUR: People’s Panel wins bar polls KHAIRPUR, Dec 30: The People’s Panel won all but one post in the annual elections of Khairpur District Bar Association on Monday.... HYDERABAD: Inquiry sought against builders for violation of laws HYDERABAD, Dec 30: Sunni Tehrik leader Khalid Qadri has demanded of the authorities to order an inquiry into the ongoing construction of residential plazas and their approved maps in the wake... HYDERABAD: Warning HYDERABAD, Dec 30: The director of Animal Husbandry Sindh on Tuesday cautioned livestock owners against a possibility of spread of contagious diseases among buffaloes, sheep and goats during the first quarter of the year from Jan to March 2009.... HYDERABAD: Schedule of college examinations HYDERABAD, Dec 30: The controller of examinations of the University of Sindh announced on Tuesday schedule for college-side annual examination 2008.... HYDERABAD: Aerial firing creates panic HYDERABAD, Dec 30: Unidentified people caused harassment by resorting to aerial firing on Sabzi Mandi roundabout here on Monday night. However, no one was injured and no case was lodged by the police.... HYDERABAD: Hesco opens customer service centre HYDERABAD, Dec 30: Pakistan People’s Party MNA Syed Ameer Ali Shah Jamote inaugurated the Hesco’s special customer service centre at the office of the Qasimabad SDO.... THATTA: Unity for rights urged THATTA, Dec 30: Awami Tehrik chief Rasool Bux Palijo on Tuesday advised Sindhis not to rely on feudal lords-cum-politicians for bringing any change in the standard of their life, and urged them to get united to achieve their rights.... BUNER: Re-polling at 11 Buner stations on Jan 14 BUNER, Dec 30: The Chief Election Commissioner, Justice (retired) Qazi Mohammad Farooq, on Tuesday announced that re-polling would be held at 11 polling stations of NA-28 constituency in Buner where polling... PESHAWAR: Swat women fading into oblivion PESHAWAR, Dec 30: Once an avid listener of Maulana Fazlullah’s FM radio, popularly known among rural women as Radio Maulana, a young woman from Swat doesn’t listen to the radio anymore.... MINGORA: ANP leader among 3 killed in Swat MINGORA, Dec 30: Three persons including a local leader of Awami National Party and army personnel were killed by unidentified armed men in different incidents here on Tuesday.It... UPPER DIR: Arms of former Dir ruler shifted to Nowshera UPPER DIR, Dec 30: Security forces shifted old explosives and arms, dumped in the palace of the former ruler of Dir state, from Dir Khas to Nowshera late Monday night....

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