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January 21, 2009 Wednesday Muharram 23, 1430 KARACHI: 4,100 held for pillion-riding in 50 days KARACHI, Jan 20: While the city police have arrested and penalised more than 4,100 motorcyclists since the Sindh home department clamped a ban on pillion-riding on Nov 30 last year, the... KARACHI: Gangster among six killed in violent acts KARACHI, Jan 20: Six people, including a middle-aged woman, were killed on Tuesday in acts of violence in different parts of the city, police and witnesses said.... KARACHI: Mother testifies in kidnap case KARACHI, Jan 20: The mother of a five-year-old boy recalled the events of the kidnapping of her son and the driver when she testified before an Anti-Terrorism Court here on Tuesday.... KARACHI: New fingerprint ID system not being implemented KARACHI, Jan 20: The US-funded automated fingerprint identification system (AFIS) project has been delayed by two years due to bureaucratic hold-ups and issues over implementation at various stages, it has been learnt.... KARACHI: Court seeks gold trader’s medical report KARACHI, Jan 20: An additional district and sessions judge (south) on Tuesday directed the jail superintendent to submit a report regarding the medical examination of a gold trader, Kamran Tessori, within three days.... KARACHI: Conference on impact of Mumbai attacks KARACHI, Jan 20: The International Relations department of Karachi University under its programme of Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution will organise a seminar on “Implications of Mumbai Terror Attacks” on Jan 21 at 1pm at its conference room.... KARACHI: Govt fails to issue new price list of essential commodities KARACHI, Jan 20: Despite a sharp decline in oil prices in the international market, prices of essential commodities in the city have increased, adding to the miseries of the masses.... KARACHI: SPLA plans two-month protest campaign KARACHI, Jan 20: The Sindh Professors and Lecturers Association (SPLA) has chalked out a two-month-long province-wide protest plan (from Jan 23 to March 27) to put pressure on the government to accept its demands.... KARACHI: SIUT to hold surgical course from Feb 25 KARACHI, Jan 20: The Sindh Institute of Urology and Transplantation on Tuesday announced that an international surgical course on paediatric urology would be organised from Feb 25 to 28.... KARACHI: PHC gets 50 acres in Surjani KARACHI, Jan 20: The People’s Housing Cell has got possession of a 50-acre piece of land in Surjani Town to provide low-cost housing facilities to people living without shelter.... KARACHI: A protest & a prayer KARACHI: It’s again homecoming for artist Mansoora Hassan, who is these days living in Turkey, but as it always happens she hasn’t come empty-handed. She is here with two video installations... KARACHI: Anti-KESC march KARACHI, Jan 20: Hundreds of traders belonging to different business organisations under the banner of the Supreme Council of Traders staged a protest demonstration on M.A.... KARACHI: Class IX students in dilemma KARACHI, Jan 20: Thousands of Class IX students whose annual examinations are just two months away are still unsure whether the Board of Secondary Education Karachi will include questions in their... KARACHI: Paintings show KARACHI, Jan 20: An exhibition of paintings by Hajra Mansur opens at artscene gallery on Wednesday at 5.30pm. The show will continue till January 31.... KARACHI: SHC throws out contempt plea KARACHI, Jan 20: A division bench of the Sindh High Court consisting of Justices Khilji Arif Hussain and Arshad Noor Khan on Tuesday dismissed a contempt plea against the criminal prosecution... KARACHI: Sabzi Mandi traders plan shutdown from 25th KARACHI, Jan 20: Wholesalers and traders of the New Fruit and Sabzi Mandi on the Super Highway are determined to go on indefinite strike from Jan 25 until the Sindh agriculture... KARACHI: JI chief wants parties to sort out differences KARACHI, Jan 20: Jamaat-i-Islami chief Qazi Hussain Ahmad has appealed to political parties to sort out their differences lest “undemocratic forces should enter the political scene and derail democracy”.... KARACHI: PPP urges ‘patriotic forces’ to unite KARACHI, Jan 20: Though Pakistan Muslim League-N chief Nawaz Sharif and Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif are sincere in their efforts to strengthen democracy in the country, certain elements close to... MIRPURKHAS: Women being trained in different skills MIRPURKHAS, Jan 20: The PPP has launched the Shaheed Benazir Bhutto Youth Pro-... HYDERABAD: AAG seeks time to file comments: Land for RBOD case HYDERABAD, Jan 20: The Sindh additional advocate-general on Tuesday sought time to file comments on behalf of the Sindh Environmental Protection Agency director-general on a petition, filed by residents of Kotri,... DADU: Insanitary conditions blight Sehwan DADU, Jan 20: Owing to the failure of drainage and water supply system in Sehwan, residents of the town and visitors are facing immense hardships.... HYDERABAD: Anti-hepatitis drive launched HYDERABAD, Jan 20: The district government and the Sindh Health Department would get vaccinated over 100,000 students of 1080 schools against hepatitis, said District Nazim Kanwar Naveed Jamil while launching the campaign at the Comprehensive High School, Latifabad-10.... HYDERABAD: SU VC proposes shuttle train HYDERABAD, Jan 20: The University of Sindh authorities have requested the federal government to launch a shuttle train from Mirpurkhas to Jamshoro to facilitate students of Sindh, Liaquat and Mehran universities and people visiting Liaquat University Hospital.... HYDERABAD: APC slams Israeli aggression HYDERABAD, Jan 20: A declaration announced by the All Parties conference held on Sunday by Jamiat Ulema-i-Pakistan condemned the genocide of Palestinians by Israeli forces, terming it the worst example of state terrorism.... PESHAWAR: BoK to operate as conventional bank PESHAWAR, Jan 20: The Frontier Assembly Tuesday adopted a bill allowing the Bank of Khyber, partially owned by the provincial government, to operate as a conventional bank in parallel of the existing Islamic mode of banking.... KARAK: 30pc gas royalty for Karak demanded KARAK, Jan 20: Speakers at a meeting held here on Tuesday reiterated their demand for increase in gas royalty from five per cent to 30 per cent to the district.... PESHAWAR: Lawyers boycott courts today PESHAWAR, Jan 20: The Peshawar District Bar Association (PDBA) would observe boycott of the subordinate courts on Wednesday against alleged manhandling of a lawyer by some court officials in the Judicial Complex.... TIMERGARA: Teacher shot dead in Dir TIMERGARA, Jan 20: A primary schoolteacher was shot dead by unidentified people on the Shamshi Khan link road here on Tuesday.... PESHAWAR: Hoti renews talks offer to Swat militants PESHAWAR, Jan 20: NWFP Chief Minister Ameer Haider Khan Hoti on Tuesday renewed negotiations offer to the militants in troubled Swat Valley and invited religious parties to play their role for lasting peace in the violence-hit province.... PESHAWAR: Peshawar becomes home to illegal vehicles PESHAWAR, Jan 20: The provincial capital has become a hub of illegal public transport vehicles as the traffic police have failed to take an effective action against transport operators who have no documents like licence, registration and route permits.... PESHAWAR: 4 policemen injured in bomb blast PESHAWAR, Jan 20: Four policemen were injured when a time bomb exploded on the Ring Road at Jamil Chowk in the Phando police area here on Tuesday morning.... LAKKI MARWAT: 3 rockets land in Lakki village LAKKI MARWAT, Jan 20: Unknown people fired rockets towards the Behramkhel area here early Tuesday morning....

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