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April 17, 2006 Monday Rabi-ul-Awwal 18, 1427 KARACHI: 6 agencies involved in probe: Musharraf KARACHI, April 16: President Musharraf has informed a Sunni Ulema’s delegation that six government agencies are investigating the Nishtar Park blast and he himself is monitoring its progress.... KARACHI: Culprits will be brought to book: governor: Nishtar Park tragedy KARACHI, April 16: Sindh Governor Dr Ishratul Ibad Khan said that financial discipline and good governance were being implemented in the province and the terrorists involved in the Nishtar Park tragedy would be unearthed soon.... KARACHI: Ulema vow to foil saboteurs’ designs KARACHI, April 16: Ulema belonging to Ahle Sunnat have demanded that the mastermind behind the Nishtar Park tragedy be unearthed and brought to book.... KARACHI: Exam centres may be shifted to colleges KARACHI, April 16: Senior officials of the University of Karachi have started survey of city colleges with a view to shift degree level examination centres for male candidates outside the varsity campus.... KARACHI: HRCP team visits Mengals, notes HR abuses by govt KARACHI, April 16: President of the Pakistan Oppressed Nations Movement (Ponam) Sardar Ataullah Mengal has said the situation of human rights violation in his village, Wadh, Balochistan, was worst amid the atrocities being committed by security forces.... KARACHI: Unauthorised construction in Hindu Gymkhana KARACHI, April 16: Illegal construction activities in the Hindu Gymkhana — a site protected under the Sindh Cultural Heritage Preservation Act — are being carried out without necessary permissions, it is learnt.... KARACHI: Ombudsman disposed of 73pc cases last year KARACHI, April 16: The Office of the Federal Ombudsman, during the outgoing calendar year (2005), investigated 14,602 complaints and took decision on 10,713 (73 per cent) cases.... KARACHI: 1,100 graves to be shifted for Lyari Expressway KARACHI, April 16: The impediments hindering the shifting of Issa Nagri graveyard for construction of Lyari Expressway was discussed at a meeting, presided over by Gulshan-i-Iqbal Town Nazim Muhammad Wasay Jalil, on Sunday.... HYDERABAD: PML-N wants polls under national govt HYDERABAD, April 16: Acting president of the PML-N Sindh chapter, Mr Saleem Zia, has termed the federal and Sindh governments security risks for the country and demanded their removal in the larger interest of Pakistan.... HYDERABAD: Rain, hailstorm in Hyderabad, adjoining areas HYDERABAD, April 16: Heavy downpour and hailstorm lashed the city and the adjoining areas on Sunday evening, breaking down the power supply system and bringing life to a standstill.... KARACHI: Four killed in road accidents KARACHI, April 16: Four persons died in two road accidents in different parts of the city. Two brothers died in a road accident in Korangi on Sunday morning.... KARACHI: New gate of central jail KARACHI, April 16: Sindh Home Minister Rauf Siddiqui on Sunday inaugurated the newly constructed main gate of Karachi Central Prison and the bus stop outside it.... KARACHI: Empress clock awaits repair KARACHI, April 16: Though the city government is working on renovation of the historical Empress Market building in Saddar, the out-of-order clock on its tower still awaits attention.... KARACHI: Hamida reviews DEEP’s progress KARACHI, April 16: Sindh Education Minister Dr Hamida Khuhro said that the Decentralised Elementary Education Project (DEEP) would help the Sindh government to reduce the dropout ratio of children after primary, and the girl education would also get boost.... KARACHI: Milk-sellers keep raising prices KARACHI, April 16: Milk sellers have been fleecing the poor citizens by selling milk at about Rs32 per litre for the last many weeks, as the city government top brass continued to look the other way.... KARACHI: KWSB asked to ensure water supply KARACHI, April 16: Shah Faisal Town Nazim Muhammad Imran has directed the Karachi Water and Sewerage Board officials to take appropriate measures for ensuring proper tap water supply to the town residents.... KARACHI: Deadline for lease renewal KARACHI, April 16: The Sindh Cabinet on Saturday set June 30 as last date for renewing leases of all such pieces of land whose lease has expired.... KARACHI: Minister visits hospitals KARACHI, April 16: Sindh Health Minister Shabbir Ahmed Qaimkhani visited Civil Hospital Karachi and Bantwa Hospital to inquire about the health of injured of Nishtar Park tragedy.... KARACHI: Paintings at Gulmohar KARACHI, April 16: An exhibition of paintings by Kashan Ahmed and Adnan Siddiqui opens at the Gulmohar art galley at 5.30pm on Monday. The show will be on till April 29, open daily from 10.30am... KARACHI: Weather KARACHI, April 16: The Met office has forecast warm and humid weather for Karachi on Monday with the maximum temperature expected to range between 33 and 35 degrees Centigrade.... KARACHI: Indian film Taj Mahal to be screened from 28th KARACHI, April 16: Indian film Taj Mahal will be displayed here on big screen from April 28. This was announced by Indian Film Producer Akbar Khan while addressing a press conference here on Sunday to formally launch the movie in Pakistan.... KARACHI: JI demands exposure of assassins KARACHI, April 16: Amir of Jamaat-i-Islami, Sindh, Dr Mumtaz Memon has demanded that assassins of ulema be exposed and given exemplary punishment.... KARACHI: PTI leader asks govt to step down KARACHI, April 16: Pakistan Tehrik-i-Insaaf, Sindh, at its meeting here on Sunday held the provincial government responsible for lawlessness that resulted in the blast at Nishtar Park, and demanded that the government should step down immediately.... KARACHI: Activist under ‘detention’ KARACHI, April 16: Citizens for Better Environment, Shehri, has alleged that Nisar Baloch, a human rights activist, has been under illegal detention of Industrial Crime Unit for the last five days.... KARACHI: PA session KARACHI, April 16: The Sindh Assembly is to meet on Monday after two-day weekend recess. The house will resume its discussion on Nishtar Park bomb blast on the adjournment motions moved by a total of 12 members.... HYDERABAD: Defence, interior secretaries told to file reports HYDERABAD, April 16: A division bench of the Sindh High Court, Hyderabad circuit bench, has directed federal interior and defence secretaries to file their affidavits relating to whereabouts of two missing people.... KARACHI: BHP denies report KARACHI, April 16: The BHP Billiton has contradicted news report which appeared in Dawn’s April 11 issue under the headline, ‘Demonstration against denial of jobs to local people.’... HYDERABAD: SST slams demolition of villages HYDERABAD, April 16: Activists of Sindhi Shagird Tehrik (SST) here on Sunday staged a protest demonstration outside the press club against demolition of Sindhi villages in Karachi and Hyderabad.... HYDERABAD: PPP urges transparency in by-poll HYDERABAD, April 16: The Pakistan People’s Party Parliamentarians, Hyderabad, has urged the chief election commissioner (CEC) to set up his camp office in the city to ensure complete transparency in the by-election for NA-219 scheduled for May 2.... NAUSHAHRO FEROZE: Growers demand gunny bags NAUSHAHRO FEROZE, April 16: Farmers staged a demonstration on Sunday against the district food controller and the food inspector Mehrabpur centre for not issuing gunny bags....

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