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September 14, 2006 Thursday Sha'aban 20, 1427 KARACHI: SHC seeks report on shifting of bus stands: Directives to city, Sindh govts KARACHI, Sept 13: The Sindh High Court asked the city district and provincial government to submit their plans to phase out rickshaws, mini-buses and other vehicles causing pollution, to shift inter-city... KARACHI: Need stressed to revamp public transport system KARACHI, Sept 13: Speakers at a workshop here on Wednesday urged the government to formulate policies afresh on environment and transport so as to give Karachi an efficient and environment-friendly public transport system.... KARACHI: Smooth supply of edibles in Ramazan ordered KARACHI, Sept 13: Sindh Governor Dr Ishratul Ibad on Wednesday stressed on effective measures to ensure availability of essential goods at reasonable prices across the province during the holy month of Ramazan.... KARACHI: Sindh Madressah celebrates 122nd foundation day KARACHI, Sep 13: The Sindh Madressatul Islam celebrated its 122nd Foundation Day with great zeal, said a statement issued here on Wednesday. The occasion is being marked as an annual festival... KARACHI: 22 provinces proposed for country’s progress KARACHI, Sept 13: The country could only be saved from turmoil and political chaos if present four provinces, which are highly unbalanced in population and sizes, are substituted by 22 small provinces.... KARACHI: Magistrate observes FIR of LTF ex-chief false KARACHI, Sept 13: A magistrate has observed that the FIR of complainant SP Chaudhary Muhammad Aslam Khan, the former chief of Lyari Task Force who was booked in the fake encounter... KARACHI: Bugti’s killing termed well thought-out plot KARACHI, Sept 13: Terming the demise of Nawab Akbar Khan Bugti ‘a great tragedy’ for Baloch people, Prince Mohyuddin Baloch, a former federal minister for communication and commerce, said on Wednesday... HYDERABAD: Water-borne diseases break out in Latifabad HYDERABAD, Sept 13: Water-borne diseases have broken out and a large number of people are reporting to medical camps in units no-2 and 11 of Latifabad taluka with complaints of skin allergy, stomach pain, fungal infection and diarrhoea.... HYDERABAD: Building department seals three projects, demolishes one HYDERABAD, Sept 13: The Hyderabad building control department has sealed Qadir Complex on Risala Road, Nishat Tower on Doman Wah Road and Al-Noor Heights in Khokhar Mohalla.... KARACHI: More teams qualify for city final: Spelling Bee KARACHI, Sept 13: Six more teams came out successful on Wednesday to compete in the Karachi city finals of the ongoing third “Dawn in Education-National Spelling Bee” competitions, which will be held on Sept 18.... KARACHI: Factory manager shot dead KARACHI, Sept 13: A young man was gunned down by unknown persons in Azizabad on Wednesday. Mohammad Bin Saeed was going in his car (ALM-993) when unknown persons opened fire at him.... KARACHI: Rs20m set aside for Darul Aman KARACHI, Sept 13: The city government has allocated Rs20 million in its current budget for the development of Darul Aman (shelter home for women). In this regard, a committee has also... KARACHI: 20 vehicles, 45 phones stolen KARACHI, Sept 13: At least 20 vehicles and 45 cell phones were snatched or stolen in different parts of the city on Wednesday. Police said a single car was snatched at gunpoint and nine were stolen.... KARACHI: Schools warned KARACHI, Sept 13: Sindh Chief Secretary Fazlur Rehman on Wednesday warned private school owners against increasing fee annually without providing proper facilities. He directed the education department officials to approach private... KARACHI: Setting up of fishing control authority proposed KARACHI, Sept 13: The Vice Chancellor of University of Karachi, Dr Pirzada Qasim Raza Siddiqui, on Wednesday called upon the government to constitute an independent “fishing control authority” with full powers vested in it to protect country''s fishing industry from collapsing.... KARACHI: Probe ordered into theft of vehicles KARACHI, Sept 13: The city government’s fire brigade department has ordered an inquiry into theft of two vehicles of the city government from the premises of Civic Centre on Tuesday.... KARACHI: Protest demo against composite exams KARACHI, Sept 13: A large number of students of different private schools on Wednesday staged a peaceful protest demo outside the Karachi Press Club, urging the Sindh education ministry to commence separate exams of Class IX.... KARACHI: Placement list for first year classes announced KARACHI, Sept 13: The centralised admission committee of Sindh education department on Wednesday announced a list of 4771 women applicants who have been selected for admission to first year science (pre-engineering)... KARACHI: Crackdown on hoarders KARACHI, Sept 13: The Pakistan Workers’ Federation, Sindh region, in its conference held on Tuesday evening urged the government to initiate crackdown on hoarders and profiteers instead of sitting as a silent spectator.... KARACHI: 6kg heroin seized KARACHI, Sept 13: The Customs Preventive seized 6kg of heroin powder from a rice consignment destined for Hong Kong. According to a statement issued by the Customs Preventive, the seizure was... KARACHI: Changes in societies law KARACHI, Sept 13: Taking notice of violations in Cooperative Societies Act, Sindh Chief Minister Arbab Ghulam Rahim has directed the chief secretary to prepare a summary of amendments in the Act and submit the same to him within 15 days.... KARACHI: Dawn staffer dies KARACHI, Sept 13: Wahid Dino, a senior page-maker of Dawn, died here on Wednesday at the age of 53. He has left behind four sons and a daughter, besides his widow, to mourn his death.... KARACHI: Seminar on Balochistan KARACHI, Sept 13: A seminar on the issue of Balochistan, entitled ‘Balochistan: Past, Present and Future’ is being held at a local hotel on Thursday. Former nazim of Karachi Naimatullah... KARACHI: Formation of experts group KARACHI, Sept 13: Senior Minister Syed Sardar Ahmed presided over a meeting here Wednesday to discuss formation and induction of an experts'' group in the cabinet committee for provincial planning and development department.... KARACHI: Art show at Indus KARACHI, Sept 13: Indus Gallery is holding an exhibition of paintings by Mohammad Ilyas on Sept 14 at 5pm. The show will remain open till Sept 30 between 11am and 7.30pm. ... HYDERABAD: Water still standing in many areas HYDERABAD, Sept 13: While people in units 2 and 11 of Latifabad, and Qasimabad and Latifabad talukas are facing immence hardships with stagnant rainwater rotting stinking, the authorities have claimed... DADU: Four drown near Sehwan DADU, Sept 13: Four people drowned in the Indus River and Aral canal on the second day of Urs of Qalandar Lal Shahbaz on Wednesday. Their bodies were taken out by Edhi workers and lifeguards.... PESHAWAR: Demand for facilities in burns ward PESHAWAR, Sept 13: Absence of a burns ward and specialised facilities have been a cause of distress for people suffering from burn injuries, doctors at a local hospitals say.... PESHAWAR: No trace of boy kidnapped from Bara in May PESHAWAR, Sept 13: A number of student organisations have threatened to stage a sit-in in front of the Governor’s House if a schoolboy kidnapped from Bara is not found within four days.... PESHAWAR: Programme to improve Swat hospitals PESHAWAR, Sept 13: NWFP Health Minister Inayatullah Khan on Wednesday ordered preparation of a plan for providing funds and human resources to the Saidu Group of Hospitals, Swat, to enable the hospitals to extend better services to people.... PESHAWAR: Posting of officers discussed PESHAWAR, Sept 13: A meeting of the standing committee on the services and general administration department on Wednesday reviewed the issue of posting of junior government officers on senior posts in the province.... GILGIT: Centre for the disabled planned in Hunza GILGIT, Sept 13: An amount of Rs28 million has been earmarked for a rehabilitation centre for the disabled in Hunza, official sources said on Wednesday. The special people would be imparted...

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