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April 15, 2006 Saturday Rabi-ul-Awwal 16, 1427 KARACHI: Karachiites observe complete, peaceful strike KARACHI, April 14: A complete and peaceful strike was observed across the city on Friday in response to Jamat Ahle Sunnat’s call, which was endorsed by the Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal, to condemn... KARACHI: FIR against unknown persons registered KARACHI, April 14: An FIR in connection with the Nishtar Park blast, in which 47 people were killed and more than 100 got injured, was registered at the Solider Bazar police... KARACHI: Opposition holds Sindh government responsible: PA debate on blast KARACHI, April 14: Opposition benches in the Sindh Assembly on Friday demanded removal of governor and home minister, saying: “If peace and safety of people’s life and property is to be... KARACHI: Govt blamed for law, order situation KARACHI, April 14: Leaders of the Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal have once again criticised the Sindh government for its initial notion on the Nishtar Park incident and said the government was terming the... KARACHI: ARD slams blast, seeks removal of govt KARACHI, April 14: Leaders of the provincial chapter of the Alliance for the Restoration of Democracy on Friday demanded that federal and the four provincial governments should be dismissed immediately, military should return... KARACHI: Two hurt, vehicles burnt in mosque dispute KARACHI, April 14: Two men were injured and a public bus and truck were set ablaze as violence broke out in Shah Faisal Colony. The trigger was an old dispute over... KARACHI: Pickets at Mengal’s house withdrawn KARACHI, April 14: Police pickets set up outside the houses of former Balochistan chief minister Sardar Akhtar Mengal and his brother in Defence had been withdrawn, a provincial law officer informed the Sindh High Court on Friday.... KARACHI: BNP chief’s men sent to jail KARACHI, April 14: Administrative judge of the anti-terrorism courts in Karachi on Friday sent four employees of the former chief minister of Balochistan, Sardar Akhtar Mengal, to jail and directed the... KARACHI: Health deptt ambulances prone to greedy NGOs KARACHI, April 14: While the Sindh health department is yet to decide the fate of over 70 ambulances purchased in excess to the budgetary allocations, certain NGOs and political quarters are making efforts to get the same....    KARACHI: Women’s expo begins today    KARACHI, April 14: The Adviser to Prime Minister on Women Development, Senator Nilofer Bakhtiar, will formally inaugurate the Women’s Expo on Saturday.... KARACHI: SHC allows plea on ECL KARACHI, April 14: The Sindh High Court allowed a petition questioning inclusion of a landowner’s name in the exit control list and directed the federal interior ministry to delete it.... KARACHI: Converted sisters seek govt help for Haj KARACHI, April 14: The three sisters recently converted from Hinduism to Islam have wished that their parents should also come into the fold of Islam which is the only true religion of the world.... KARACHI: Lawyers boycott proceedings KARACHI, April 14: The lawyer fraternity boycotted on Friday the legal proceedings in protest over the killing of over 57 people in the Tuesday bomb blast.... KARACHI: ATI declares 10-day mourning KARACHI, April 14: The Anjuman Talaba-i-Islam on Friday announced 10-day mourning, till April 21, across the country and the Azad Jammu and Kashmir in connection with the Nishtar Park tragedy besides... KARACHI: Academic activities to resume today KARACHI, April 14: After the suspension of academic activities for three days, all the educational institutions in the city will resume activities on Saturday.... KARACHI: Prevailing unrest adds to public miseries KARACHI, April 14: People working on daily-wage basis in various private and public sector organisations are the worst sufferers in the wake of prevailing unrest in the city after Tuesday’s blast at Nishtar Park.... KARACHI: Law, order situation reviewed KARACHI, April 14: Law and order situation in Sindh, in general, and in Karachi, in particular, was reviewed at a meeting held at the Governor’s House, with Governor Dr Ishratul Ibad in chair on Friday.... KARACHI: Order in triple murder case reserved KARACHI, April 14: The Sindh High Court on Friday reserved judgment on an appeal by a former policeman against his conviction in triple murder case after hearing closing arguments.... KARACHI: Electricity bills KARACHI April 14: The KESC management has decided to extend the payment date of electricity bills falling due from April 12 to 15.... KARACHI: Artist dies KARACHI, April 14: Sattar Baloch, a prominent singer of Baloch language, died on Friday after protracted ailment. He was 72. The singer, who was a contemporary of Ustad Shafi Baloch, was buried at the Mewa Shah graveyard.... KARACHI: Hot weather KARACHI, April 14: The meteorological department has forecast hot weather for Karachi with maximum temperature of 34 to 36 degrees Centigrade on Saturday. The highest temperature of 41 degrees Centigrade was recorded at Chhore in Sindh on Friday.... HYDERABAD: Strike observed against Karachi carnage, Sarki’s arrest HYDERABAD, April 14: Almost all cities and towns of Sindh were paralysed on Friday by strike in protest against the Nishtar Park carnage and arrest of JSQM leader Dr Safdar Sarki.... HYDERABAD: SHC seeks explanation from home secretary, IGP HYDERABAD, April 14: A division bench of the Sindh High Court, Hyderabad circuit, sought an explanation from the Sindh home secretary, the inspector-general of prisons, Sindh, the superintendent and the deputy... HYDERABAD: STPP plans struggle for Sindh’s rights HYDERABAD, April 14: The Sindh Taraqi Passand Party on Friday released the political report adopted by the recent congress of the party.... HYDERABAD: PPP legislator demands Karachi carnage probe by apex court judges HYDERABAD, April 14: People’s Party Parliamentarians MPA Sassui Palijo has demanded that a judicial inquiry by judges of the Supreme Court should be held into the Nishtar Park blast and terrorists should be awarded exemplary punishment.... MITHI: Utility stores in Tharparkar towns urged MITHI, April 14: The district council of Tharparkar has urged the government to open utility stores in the taluka headquarters towns of Mithi, Diplo, Nagarparkar and Chhachhro to ensure that people get items of daily use at reasonable prices.... MIRPURKHAS: Probe into complaint of torture begins MIRPURKHAS, April 14: A team has begun a probe into a case of illegal custody and torture of Naeem Arain and Hashim Jarwar. Appointed by the chief minister, the team, comprising... LARKANA: MQM closes offices in Larkana LARKANA, April 14: The Muttahida Qaumi Movement has closed its Larkana zonal office, 11 sector and unit offices in the district after attack on its zonal office in the city.... PESHAWAR: Protests against Karachi blast PESHAWAR, April 14: Three religious organisations took out processions here on Friday against the bomb blast in Karachi’s Nishtar Park. However, public response to the call for a protest strike was poor.... SWABI: Achakzai lays stress on parliament’s supremacy SWABI, April 14: Pukhtunkhwa Milli Awami Party president Mahmood Khan Achakzai has stressed the role of parliament in running affairs of the country.... TIMERGARAH: Jirga bans registration of honour crime cases TIMERGARAH (Lower Dir), April 14: A jirga in the remote Nehag Dara area of Upper Dir has barred registration of honour-related murder cases on the pretext that these acts were related to local culture.... SKARDU: Campaign against power theft SKARDU, April 14: Public Works Department will launch a drive against misuse of electricity in Skardu city from May 1, says an official of the department....

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