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February 27, 2006 Monday Muharram 28, 1427 KARACHI: UN urged to declare blasphemy a crime: Another big rally held KARACHI, Feb 26: The UN Security Council should deliberate upon all instances of blasphemy and declare it a cognizable crime. It should also be made obligatory for every UN member to punish an offender, who would commit the crime.... KARACHI: Holding of peaceful rallies lauded KARACHI, Feb 26: Sindh Governor Dr Ishratul Ibad Khan appreciated the city and town administrations across the province for ensuring peace during the processions taken out and meetings held to mark protest against blasphemous images published in the western media.... KARACHI: Political solution to Balochistan issue urged KARACHI, Feb 26: Speakers at a seminar on Sunday termed the ongoing military operation in Balochistan against the integrity of the country and urged the government to find out a political settlement of the problems.... KARACHI: Dumper runs over footpath, kills two KARACHI, Feb 26: Three men died in two different road accidents in different parts of the city on Sunday. Police said a speeding dumper dashed onto a pavement hitting people waiting... KARACHI: Power breakdown hits water supply KARACHI, Feb 26: Frequent power failures affected water supply position in various parts of the city, forcing the residents of the affected localities to either purchase private tankers or consume sub-soil unhygienic water.... KARACHI: Altaf calls for early grant of provincial autonomy KARACHI, Feb 26: MQM chief Altaf Hussain has said the issue of provincial autonomy should be resolved at the earliest to eliminate the unrest prevailing among the three small provinces of the country.... KARACHI: Concerted efforts to curb disease pledged: Diabetes conference inaugurated KARACHI, Feb 26: Senate Chairman Mohammedmian Soomro referring to resource constraint on part of the government to meet the fast growing challenges of non-communicable diseases, particularly diabetes mellitus in the country,... KARACHI: Dental care facilities in villages stressed KARACHI, Feb 26: Approximately 30 per cent of children and adolescents may have tooth erosion arising from exogenous and endogenous sources of acid. Long-standing active erosion results in sever tooth destruction and exposed dentine sensitivity.... KARACHI: Youth urged to struggle for their rights KARACHI, Feb 26: Students are still deprived of their right to form unions in educational institutes. This was stated during a discussion on “Youth and their problems”, organized by the Progressive Youth Front here on Saturday evening.... KARACHI: Nisar for continued reforms KARACHI, Feb 26: Chairman of the Senate’s Standing Committee on Defence and Defence Production and Senior Vice-President of the PML Senator Nisar A. Memon has stressed on continuity of effective reforms in the economic, political and social sectors for increased stability.... KARACHI: Testing schedule for K-III project sought KARACHI, Feb 26: The Managing Director of KWSB, Brig Iftikhar Haider, has directed the engineers involved in 100mgd K-III water project to prepare a testing schedule of the tasks completed till... KARACHI: Birth anniversary of scouts movement’s founder KARACHI, Feb 26: Over 7,000 PIA Scouts are taking part in the week-long birth anniversary celebrations of Lord Baden Powell, the founder of the scout movement, at eleven districts of PIA Boy Scouts Association across the country.... KARACHI: Shivratri festival celebrated KARACHI, Feb 26: The minority Hindu community members in the city, like everywhere around the globe, celebrated their annual festival of Maha Shivratri on Sunday.... KARACHI: Women’s expo KARACHI, Feb 26: The first ever national interactive platform for Pakistani women the four-day Women’s Expo will be held in Karachi from April 13 to 16.... KARACHI: Medical camp KARACHI, Feb 26: A large number of people were provided free treatment at a medical camp organized at a school in Sharifabad, by the Al-Mustafa Welfare Society on Sunday.—Staff Reporter... KARACHI: Mobile teams to grant lease in LERP KARACHI, Feb 26: Mobile teams will be formed for grant of lease of plots given to allottees in the Lyari Expressway Rehabilitation Project.... KARACHI: City govt focussing on medical facilities KARACHI, Feb 26: The city naib nazim, Nasreen Jalil, said that a strategy was being evolved to generate funds and develop proper mechanism meeting the health needs of the masses.... HYDERABAD: JSQM calls for strike against leader’s arrest HYDERABAD, Feb 26: The Jeay Sindh Qaumi Mahaz has given a call for a strike on March 1 throughout Sindh in protest against arrest of party general secretary Dr Safdar Sarki in Karachi.... HYDERABAD: Doctors to be posted in rural areas HYDERABAD, Feb 26: Sindh Health Minister Shabbir Ahmad Qaimkhani has said the chief minister has cancelled results of a test for selection of doctors after receiving complaints about irregularities in the examinations conducted by the Sindh Public Service Commission.... HYDERABAD: Shuttle service planned to ease traffic congestion HYDERABAD, Feb 26: The district government has planned to run a shuttle bus service with cheap fare on one of the main arteries of the city.... DADU: Controversy over Nai Gaaj dam project DADU, Feb 26: A controversy has cropped over a plan to build the Nai Gaaj dam and take out a canal from its reservoir in Dadu district.... KHAIRPUR: Highwaymen attack bus, kill passenger KHAIRPUR, Feb 26: A man was killed and three others were injured by highwaymen on the National Highway on Saturday night. Some seven armed men embarked a Karachi-bound bus and when...

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