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April 14, 2006 Friday Rabi-ul-Awwal 15, 1427 KARACHI: City remains shut on second day of mourning KARACHI, April 13: Life in this city remained paralysed for the second consecutive day, Thursday, in mourning for the 47 people who died in a bomb blast at Nishtar Park on Tuesday evening.... KARACHI: People suffer as petrol pumps kept closed KARACHI, April 13: Motorists and motorcyclists were faced with a crisis like situation in the city owing to the forced closure of petrol and CNG stations by the police across the... KARACHI: Sindh PA pays respect to victims of blast KARACHI, April 13: The Sindh Assembly, which reassembled on Thursday after a two-day recess, was adjourned till Friday morning after members offered fateha for the departed souls of MPA Anwar Adil... KARACHI: Army deployed at sensitive points KARACHI, April 13: Army was deployed at sensitive places in the metropolis on Thursday in aid to the police and Rangers to maintain law and order in the aftermath of the... KARACHI: Parties, groups support strike call KARACHI, April 13: A number of religious and political parties, traders’ organizations, transporters, etc, have extended support to Friday’s strike called in protest against the killing of 47 people in a bomb blast at Nishtar Park on Tuesday.... KARACHI: Thin attendance in city govt offices KARACHI, April 13: Most of offices of city government and 18 town municipal administrations (TMAs) presented a deserted look for the second consecutive day on Thursday owing to thin attendance of officials.... KARACHI: Class IX exams from book-I this year KARACHI, April 13: The Board of Secondary Education, Karachi, has decided to examine class IX students in the subjects of chemistry, biology and computer studies from book-I this year, it was learnt officially.... KARACHI: Elements will be exposed using all means: Ibad: Nishtar Park tragedy KARACHI, April 13: The Sindh Governor, Dr Ishratul Ibad Khan, has said that meaningful and result-oriented steps would be taken with the cooperation of ulema and people to unearth the elements... KARACHI: City govt to procure Rs180m drugs KARACHI, April 13: The city government is procuring medicines worth Rs180 million for hospitals and medical centres under its control while millions of rupees have been spent on their renovation.... KARACHI: Fuel-saving drive for airlines launched KARACHI, April 13: The Civil Aviation Authority has initiated a fuel-saving campaign for the national and private airlines. This was stated by CAA director (operations) Nusrat Ullah Khan at a press conference here on Thursday.... KARACHI: Evidence found into blast: Ejaz KARACHI, April 13: Federal Minister for Religious Affairs Ejazul Haq said on Thursday that some evidence has been found into Tuesday’s tragic bomb blast at Nishter Park.... KARACHI: Schedule for MBBS practical exams KARACHI, April 13: The Dow and the Sindh medical colleges have announced the schedule for the practical of 4th year MBBS (3rd professional) pathology and community medicine annual exams, which had... KARACHI: Rally slams blast incident KARACHI, April 13: A protest rally held on Wednesday evening in Malir criticized the government for its failure to provide protection to those attending the Eid Miladun Nabi (SAW) congregation at Nishtar Park.... KARACHI: HSC suppl results KARACHI, April 13: The Board of Intermediate Education, Karachi, on Thursday declared the results of HSC Pre-engineering and Science General part-II, supplementary exams 2005.... KARACHI: Accused deny charges KARACHI, April 13: Two men accused of kidnapping a boy for ransom, denied prosecution charges, recording their statement before an anti-terrorism court in Karachi on Thursday. ... KARACHI: Last date for DAE forms KARACHI, April 13: The controller of examination, Sindh Board of Technical Education, Prof Syed Sirajul Islam Bukhari, on Thursday announced that the last date for acceptance of DAE first, second and... KARACHI: Weather KARACHI, April 13: The Met office has forecast warm and humid weather for Karachi on Friday with the maximum temperature in the city expected to range between 33 and 35 degrees Centigrade.—PPI... KARACHI: SHC seeks statement in detention case KARACHI, April 13: The Sindh High Court asked a federal attorney on Thursday to make a more specific statement in respect of the alleged detention of Dr Safdar Sarki, secretary-general of... KARACHI: Police yet to find clue to culprits of blast KARACHI, April 13: Investigators are yet to find a clue to perpetrators of Nishtar Park blast. Investigators believed that there was a group of perpetrators, who planned a well-organized attack and they succeeded in their evil design.... KARACHI: People urged to join in protest day KARACHI, April 13: The Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal has appealed to people to join in the protest day on Friday by participating in peaceful demonstrations to be held throughout Sindh against the bombing... KARACHI: ANI calls for removal of Sindh govt KARACHI, April 13: The Anjuman Naujawanan-i-Islam has demanded immediate removal of the provincial government, particularly the chief minister and home minister, for its failure in protecting life and property of citizens and ensuring peace in the province.... KARACHI: Roads opened for traffic KARACHI, April 13: A track of the New M A Jinnah Road, from the Quaid’s mausoleum to Jail traffic intersection, and the Imambargah Najaf Martin quarters road, serving as a link... KARACHI: Sunni Tehrik refuses to withdraw ultimatum KARACHI, April 13: The Sunni Tehrik, which lost many of its top leaders in the Nishtar Park blast on Tuesday, has refused to withdraw its 48-hour ultimatum of the new course... KARACHI: MQM sees JI’s hand in Nishtar Park blast KARACHI, April 13: MQM members of the Sindh Assembly on Thursday accused Jamaat-i-Islami of complicity in the Nishtar Park bomb blast in which top leadership of Sunni Tehrik was wiped out.... KARACHI: NWP condemns killings KARACHI, April 13: Secretary-General of National Workers Party Yusuf Mustikhan has condemned the killing of religious leaders and termed it a heinous crime.... KARACHI: Terrorism condemned KARACHI, April 13: The Sindh High Court Bar Association on Thursday condemned the act of terrorism on occasion of Eid Miladun Nabi at Nishtar Park.... KARACHI: SC grants leave to appeal KARACHI, April 13: A bench of Supreme Court of Pakistan, comprising Justice Abdul Hameed Dogar, Justice Hamid Ali Mirza and Justice Karamat Nazeer Bhandari, on Thursday granted a leave to appeal... HYDERABAD: Drive to be launched for ’40 resolution: Workshops, seminars planned HYDERABAD, April 13: A committee formed by a conference held on March 23 this year has decided to mobilise public opinion for the enforcement of the 1940 Pakistan resolution was held here on Wednesday.... HYDERABAD: Notices issued to SPSC, others: ‘Merit list tampering’ case HYDERABAD, April 13: The Sindh High Court, Hyderabad circuit bench, on Thursday issued notices to the Sindh Public Service Commission and 12 candidates declared successful by the SPSC on a miscellaneous... HYDERABAD: STPP to launch campaign for Sindh’s rights HYDERABAD, April 13: Sindh Tarraqi Passand Party chief Dr Qadir Magsi has said that phase-wise struggle would be launched on all burning issues of Sindh to mobilise people of the province.... HYDERABAD: Task force wants CM, governor as head HYDERABAD, April 13: A task force formed by the district government to suggest ways of keeping Phuleli canal free of pollution requested in its meeting on Monday that the Sindh... LARKANA: Demolition of old villages in Karachi condemned LARKANA, April 13: The Larkana district council in its session on Thursday condemned the demolition of old Sindhi villages in Karachi and Hyderabad.... PESHAWAR: Job quota for disabled being ignored by govt PESHAWAR, April 13: Disabled people have been deprived of job opportunities as the provincial government has not enforced what is believed to be a mandatory two per cent job quota for them.... PESHAWAR: Court allows 41 women to pursue studies in KMC PESHAWAR, April 13: The Peshawar High Court on Thursday allowed 41 women to continue their studies in the Khyber Medical College till further orders.... PESHAWAR: Former chief secretary acquitted of corruption PESHAWAR, April 13: An accountability court acquitted former chief secretary Khalid Aziz in an accountability reference here on Thursday.... PESHAWAR: Initial probe points to murder plot PESHAWAR, April 13: An initial investigation into the recent Peshawar bombing has revealed that the bombing was an attempt to kill former parliamentarian Latif Afridi....

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