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October 12, 2006 Thursday Ramazan 18, 1427 KARACHI: Hospitals receive 15 more dengue cases KARACHI, Oct 11: Fifteen more patients suspected to having contracted dengue fever were admitted to four private and government hospitals in the city on Wednesday, bringing the total number of in-house... KARACHI: SHC sends tortured prisoner to hospital KARACHI, Oct 11: A division bench of the High Court of Sindh comprising Justice Sarmad Jalal Osmany and Justice Ali Sain Dino Metlo on Wednesday ordered jail authorities to admit to... KARACHI: Rally against islands’ sale KARACHI, Oct 11: A rally largely comprising fishermen communities of Karachi staged a demo here on Wednesday afternoon to protest against government’s plan to develop a new coastline city on the twin islands Bundar and Budda near the Port Qasim.... KARACHI: Gangster Arshad Pappu arrested KARACHI, Oct 11: Unlike the detention of Rehman Dakait which was kept secret throughout his period of confinement, police on Wednesday wasted no time in disclosing the arrest of Arshad Pappu, Rehman’s rival in Lyari gang-war.... KARACHI: New phase of drive against govt after Eid: PPP KARACHI, Oct 11: The outcome of a meeting between PPP chairperson Benazir Bhutto and PML–N chief Nawaz Sharif, scheduled for 19th in London, would determine the new strategy of the fresh phase of the combined opposition’s movement against the government.... KARACHI: Salvage operation being finalized KARACHI, Oct 11: The operation plan for salvaging oil barge capsized near the Karachi Port is being given final touches and it is expected to start from Thursday.... KARACHI: Ibad for students’ easy access to computers KARACHI, Oct 11: Sindh Governor Dr Ishratul Ibad has called for easy availability of computers in all the fields of activity and particularly in education so that student could take full advantage of information technology.... KARACHI: 70 cellphones, 26 cars stolen KARACHI, Oct 11: As many as 70 mobiles phones and 26 vehicles were taken away by bandits on Wednesday.... KARACHI: Girl dies in accident KARACHI, Oct 11: A one-and-a-half-year-old girl died in a road accident on Wednesday.... KARACHI: KWSB asked to ensure full quota for Shah Faisal KARACHI, Oct 11: City Nazim Syed Mustafa Kamal has directed that Shah Faisal Town should be supplied approved quota of water and tenders be invited for purchase of four 200 KV... KARACHI: Prayer leaders’ help for plantation sought Karachi, Oct 11: City Naib Nazim Nasreen Jalil on Wednesday appealed to the imams of mosque to create awareness in the masses about the importance of trees for human beings and environment.... KARACHI: KU discontinues holding of supplementary exams KARACHI, Oct 11: The University of Karachi has decided to discontinue the holding of supplementary examinations for the degree class students.... KARACHI: Protest against sacking of workers KARACHI, Oct 11: The PTCL Telecom Foundation Wages Action Committee staged a protest outside the Karachi Press Club on Wednesday against the sacking of 1900 workers, including 210 daily wagers of Karachi.... KARACHI: Traffic jam irks citizens KARACHI, Oct 11: Effective traffic management resulted in free flow of traffic during the first half of holy month on almost all thoroughfares of Karachi except Golimar up to Business Recorder Road where traffic clog was a daily affair.... KARACHI: SPLA criticises move to sell college land KARACHI, Oct 11: The Sindh Professors and Lecturers Association has condemned Sindh education department authorities for moving a summary to the chief minister to sell property worth millions of rupees of... KARACHI: Climate change may hurt economy KARACHI, Oct 11: Hotter temperatures and higher sea levels could devastate Asian economies, displace millions of people and put millions more at risk from infectious disease, according to a climate change report.... KARACHI: Congo, dengue testing lab demanded KARACHI, Oct 11: The Pakistan Medical Association (Karachi Chapter) on Wednesday urged the Sindh health department and the city government to set up a special diagnostic lab in Karachi to diagnose... KARACHI: Rs3bn IT projects KARACHI, Oct 11: Sindh Information Technology Adviser Noman Saigol on Wednesday said that his department was working on 22 IT projects worth Rs3billion in the province.... KARACHI: SSC supple exams from October 27 KARACHI, Oct 11: The Board of Secondary Education Karachi on Wednesday announced that enrolment forms for SSC (Composite) examination 2008 (regular candidates) for science and general groups will be accepted from October 16 to Nov 14 without any late fee.... KARACHI: Unannounced loadshedding continues KARACHI, Oct 11: Contrary to the assurance held out by the Federal Minister for Water and Power, Liaquat Jatoi, and the Karachi Electric Supply Corporation regarding an uninterrupted power supply to... KARACHI: Party outside grand alliance bound to lose, says MMA KARACHI, Oct 11: Deputy parliamentary party leader of the Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal Hafiz Hussain Ahmed has cautioned that any party opposing the proposed grand opposition alliance would lose popularity in masses.... KARACHI: Two held for street crimes KARACHI, Oct 11: Police on Wednesday arrested two suspects involved in street crimes and extortion. The two were employed as drivers in Clifton and the DHA.... KARACHI: Judgment reserved on green belt issue KARACHI, Oct 11: A division bench of the High Court of Sindh comprising Justice Mushir Alam and Justice Maqbool Baqar on Wednesday reserved the verdict on a petition seeking the restoration... KARACHI: Security measures KARACHI, Oct 11: Inspector-General of Sindh Jahangir Mirza on Wednesday directed the CCPO and the DIG Operations of Karachi and the Regional Police Officers of Hyderabad and Sukkur to ensure fool-proof... HYDERABAD: Taluka employees demand payment of salary HYDERABAD, Oct 11: The Taluka Staff Union (CBA) of Hyderabad city taluka has severely criticised the DCO and the treasury office of Hyderabad for withholding salary of municipal employees.... HYDERABAD: Govt-PPP talks criticised HYDERABAD, Oct 11: JUP Senior Vice-President Dr Sahibzada Abul Khair Muhammad Zubair, has expressed surprise over a statement of PPP leader Makhdoom Mohammad Amin Fahim that negotiations between the PPP and the government were a thing of the past.... HYDERABAD: Police asked to provide security to shoppers HYDERABAD, Oct 11: District Nazim Kanwar Naveed Jamil has asked all DSPs and SHOs of the district to make foolproof security arrangements in all markets so that people can shop for Eid without any fear of pick-pockets or robbers.... HYDERABAD: Council calls for improving quality of education HYDERABAD, Oct 11: A majority of district council on Wednesday supported a resolution calling for improvement in the quality of education in government-run schools and tightening the monitoring of private schools which charged heavy fees.... MIRPURKHAS: Fire reduces cotton to ashes MIRPURKHAS, Oct 11: About 8,000 maunds of cotton were reduced to ashes after they in a fire on a godown reportedly caused by short circuit in Mohammed Hashim Bhurgari village of Kot Ghulam Mohammed taluka on Tuesday evening.... PESHAWAR: Call for measures to check hepatitis PESHAWAR, Oct 11: The World Health Organisation has expressed concern over suspected cases of hepatitis in earthquake-hit areas of the NWFP and called for measures to control the disease.... PESHAWAR: 2 refugee camps to be closed next year PESHAWAR, Oct 11: The government has decided to close down Katcha Garhi and Jalozai refugee camps in Peshawar and Nowshera districts next year.... PESHAWAR: PHC issues notice to local government secretary: Freezing of district funds PESHAWAR, Oct 11: The Peshawar High Court on Wednesday put on notice the secretary of local government department over a petition filed by the Tank district nazim challenging the freezing of the district government funds by the provincial government.... PESHAWAR: House of murder accused set on fire PESHAWAR, Oct 11: The house of an alleged murderer was put on fire in the Terai Bala village of Mathra locality on Wednesday afternoon by relatives of the deceased.... PESHAWAR: Youths’ help sought in rebuilding PESHAWAR, Oct 11: NWFP Senior Minister Sirajul Haq has praised the dynamic role of volunteers in relief, rehabilitation and reconstruction activities in the earthquake-hit areas of the NWFP and asked the youth to actively participate in the great mission.... MARDAN: Shortage of BCG in Mardan, Peshawar MARDAN, Oct 11: Bacillus of Calmette and Guérin, BCG, and administered to new-born babies to vaccinate them against tuberculosis, has gone out of stock in almost all hospitals in the Mardan district, creating concern among parents, it is learnt.... TANK: 36 booked for power theft TANK, Oct 11: The Peshawar Electrict Supply Corporation (Pesco) during its ongoing operation against power theft registered 36 cases in various areas for obtaining power through illegal means....

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