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October 06, 2006 Friday Ramazan 12, 1427 KARACHI: Record produced against Harkat men KARACHI, Oct 5: The Sindh High Court on Thursday disposed of two petitions by convicted activists of Harkatul Mujahideen Al Alami for details of pending cases against them as jail authorities produced the record before the court.... KARACHI: Number of suspected Dengue cases rising: 12 admitted to JPMC KARACHI, Oct 5: While four of the in-house patients at a government hospital were confirmed to have been suffering from Dengue fever, a private hospital admitted another 12 patients with high grade fever, a dengue symptom, on Thursday.... KARACHI: Sarwar Commando arrested KARACHI, Oct 5: The Federal Investigation Agency’s immigration staff arrested on Thursday Inspector Sarwar Khan, better known as Sarwar Commando, at the Jinnah Terminal where he had gone to board a Dubai-bound flight.... KARACHI: Doctors hopeful of quintuplets’ survival KARACHI, Oct 5: The quintuplets who were born prematurely after a caesarean section at a private hospital in Kharadar on Wednesday are doing well and doctors are now hopeful about their survival.... KARACHI: Safety commission set up to check police excesses KARACHI, Oct 5: The Provincial Public Safety and Police Complaints Commission has been notified, to be followed by the constitution of the remaining 12 districts, including Karachi District Public Safety and Police Complaints Commission soon.... KARACHI: Release of HR activist demanded KARACHI, Oct 5: Various human rights organizations have condemned the arrest of Abid Raza Zaidi and his uncle from their house late on Wednesday night and demanded their immediate release.... KARACHI: Kidnapping for ransom case hearing adjourned KARACHI, Oct 5: An anti-terrorism court put off on Thursday the hearing of a kidnapping for ransom case after recording the deposition of two prosecution witnesses.... HYDERABAD: HDA, Wasa come under fire in district council meeting HYDERABAD, Oct 5: Performance of the Hyderabad Development Authority and Water and Sanitation Agency came under severe criticism in the district council here on Thursday.... KOHAT: Clashes continue in Orakzai Agency KOHAT, Oct 5: The death toll in clashes between two groups over the ownership of a shrine in Orakzai Agency has risen to five, while 15 people have been wounded, sources said.... BALAKOT: Water shortage in Balakot BALAKOT, Oct 5: About 20,000 people in Balakot, which was devastated in last year’s earthquake, have been facing severe shortage of drinking water for a month, according to local authorities.... KARACHI: Shoot-to-kill becoming police style KARACHI, Oct 5: It was another typical encounter in which police, on Wednesday night, shot two suspected bandits in Gulistan-i-Jauhar and one of them succumbed to his wounds later at a... KARACHI: Patient at JPMC attacked by his visitors KARACHI, Oct 5: A patient who was admitted to the Jinnah Hospital for the treatment of his bullet injuries was shot by unknown persons who had come to visit him on Thursday.... KARACHI: Woman killed KARACHI, Oct 5: A young woman, wife of Waseem Ahmed, an estate agent, was killed by unknown persons in the Defence area on Thursday.... KARACHI: Chinese investors interested in revival of abattoir KARACHI, Oct 5: Chinese investors have shown interest in the establishment of mechanical slaughter houses and offered their assistance for the revival of an abattoir at Cattle Colony, Landhi, which has been lying closed for the last 36 years.... KARACHI: 1,200 enrolled to mark World Teachers’ Day KARACHI, Oct 5: To mark the World Teachers’ Day, more than 150 teachers from various schools in Taisar and Hawkesbay resettlement sites of Lyari Expressway project took part in a major drive to enrol new students.... KARACHI: Uplift projects lauded KARACHI, Oct 5: The outgoing Italian consul-general, Bruno A. Pasquino, has said that he has witnessed a fast transformation of Karachi and only three years back when he joined the consulate... KARACHI: Teachers’ role in society highlighted KARACHI, Oct 5: Vice-Chancellor of the Karachi University, Prof Pirzada Qasim Raza Siddiqui, in a statement on the World Teachers’ Day has highlighted the role of teachers in imparting knowledge to students.... KARACHI: Lyariites demand basic amenities KARACHI, Oct 5: The Young Lyari Welfare Center urged the authorities to direct the agencies concerned to take measures for providing basic facilities in Lyari.... KARACHI: Foreign-funded plans reviewed KARACHI, Oct 5: Sindh Minister for local Government Muhammad Hussain has said that foreign-funded projects will be completed in a transparent manner to ensure that their maximum benefits reach the people.... KARACHI: Group show at Gulmohar KARACHI, Oct 5: A group exhibition of calligraphy by 14 artists will begin at the Gulmohar art gallery at 5pm on Friday.... KARACHI: Lifting of ban urged on KSEW unions KARACHI, Oct 5: Workers of the Karachi Shipyard and Engineering Work on Thursday demanded lifting of the ban on trade union activities and said referendum be organized so that workers could elect their new CBA.... KARACHI: Eid trains KARACHI, Oct 5: Pakistan Railways plans to run ''Eid Special Trains'' from Karachi for Rawalpindi, Lahore, Faisalabad and Sargodha.... KARACHI: Three arrested KARACHI, Oct 5: Three suspects were arrested in two incidents of street crime in the Kharadar area. They were identified as Shakil, Wahab and Rashid. Arms and stolen cellphones were recovered from their possession, police said.—Staff... KARACHI: DHA facilities KARACHI, Oct 5: The administrator of the Defence Housing Society (DHA), Brig Kamran Aziz Qazi said on Thursday that the Defence Residents Association (DRA) could play a vital role in ensuring... HYDERABAD: Call for bridging urban-rural gap in education HYDERABAD, Oct 5: The Sindh Educationist Forum has said that the literacy gap and differences in the standard of education between urban and rural areas of Sindh could be gauged... HYDERABAD: Names of five professors recommended for BPS-21 HYDERABAD, Oct 5: A meeting of the special selection board held on Wednesday recommended that five professors of the University of Sindh be promoted to BPS-21.... NAWABSHAH: Three injured as police, bandits exchange fire NAWABSHAH, Oct 5: Three people, including a police constable, were seriously injured when police and bandits exchanged fire on the National Highway near Daulatpur early on Thursday morning.... HYDERABAD: Rare operation performed at LUMHS HYDERABAD, Oct 5: A team of surgeons on Thursday performed a rare operation on a two-day-old boy who had many congenital deformities.... SUKKUR: Sukkur board plans test for scholarships SUKKUR Oct 5: The Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education, Sukkur, plans to hold a test for selcting outstanding students for awarding scholarships under the president’s talent farming scheme.... PESHAWAR: People refuse to vacate unsafe buildings PESHAWAR, Oct 5: People living in about 300 buildings declared dangerous by the Town-I Building Control Authority are reluctant to vacate them, officials said....

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