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November 19, 2006 Sunday Shawwal 26, 1427 KARACHI: Rumpus over pillion ban leads to week-long break KARACHI, Nov 18: Complete chaos prevailed during the brief session of the City Council on Saturday as opposition members repeatedly interrupted the proceedings and refused to heed the chair to facilitate the house business by maintaining calm.... KARACHI: 20 institutions to get 1,947 acres in Education City KARACHI, Nov 18: The government is likely to allot about 1,947 acres to 20 medical and educational organisations in the Education City project within a month to initiate development work in the project, which was launched some seven years ago.... KARACHI: DMG finally thinks of the poor KARACHI, Nov 18: Twenty District Management Group probationers paid a three-day visit to Karachi and stayed in Khuda ki Basti to study how the acute problem of housing for the low-income people can be resolved.... KARACHI: PPP points out flaws in voters’ list KARACHI, Nov 18: The Sindh Council of the Pakistan Peoples’ Party on Saturday claimed that its strategy and public mobilisation helped foil ruling party’s alleged attempt to rig Shikarpur by-polls.... KARACHI: SC takes exception to high court inquiry KARACHI, Nov 18: The Supreme Court has taken exception to the Sindh High Court ‘embarking upon inquiry into controversial facts’ in exercise of its constitutional jurisdiction.... PESHAWAR: Working women fear misuse of Hasba law PESHAWAR, Nov 18: Women working in various fields have expressed concern about their liberty and freedom to work which they fear would be misinterpreted as un-Islamic by the Hasba law enforcers.... PESHAWAR: Teenaged boys being ‘trained’ by militants PESHAWAR, Nov 18: The residents of the Frontier Region Dara Adamkhel have expressed concern about the future of their school-going children who are allegedly taken to an undisclosed location by a militant group preaching `hatred-based’ education.... KARACHI: Experts want city under single authority KARACHI, Nov 18: Speakers at a workshop on Saturday stressed that there should be one civic agency to manage and control the entire city and the laws passed by such an... KARACHI: 3 vehicles damaged as girder falls off bridge KARACHI, Nov 18: At least three vehicles were damaged on Saturday when a girder fell on them from an under-construction bridge near Teen Hatti traffic intersection on Lyari Expressway.... KARACHI: 73 new cases of dengue fever reported KARACHI, Nov 18: After a dip down for two days, the number of fresh patients, with symptoms similar to the dengue fever, took an upward turn again during the past 24 hours ending at 2pm Saturday.... KARACHI: 500 pillion-riders fined, released KARACHI, Nov 18: Over 500 people, arrested for pillion-riding, were ordered to be released by various courts on Saturday. The accused were granted bail by the courts in different sums, ranging from Rs5,000 to Rs20,000.The... KARACHI: Suicide KARACHI, Nov 18: A man committed suicide at his PECHS house on Saturday. Mohammad Latif, 45, resident of PECHS Block-2, had sold his shop on Tariq Road and bought a larger one for Rs10 million.... KARACHI: Trader’s shifting sought KARACHI, Nov 18: Businessman Saifullah Paracha’s wife has moved the Sindh High Court for his shifting from the US prison at Guantanamo Bay to Pakistan for heart surgery.... KARACHI: SHC restrains govt from dispossessing lessees KARACHI, Nov 18: The Sindh High Court has restrained the provincial and city district governments from dispossessing lessees of the state land in Gadap Town and demolishing the structures raised by them till the hearing of their petition on Nov 23.... KARACHI: Four health inspectors suspended in Keamari KARACHI, Nov 18: Four health inspectors posted in Keamari Town have been suspended for showing negligence in the discharge of their duties. The action was ordered by Town Nazim Humayun... KARACHI: SSC-I (Science) results declared KARACHI, Nov 18: The Board of Secondary Education, Karachi, on Saturday announced the results of the regular candidates of SSC-I (Science) annual examinations 2006. As many as 69,101 candidates cleared all... KARACHI: Governor inaugurates inter-city bus terminus KARACHI, Nov 18: Sindh Governor Dr Ishratul Ibad on Saturday inaugurated the first inter-city bus terminus in Baldia Town on RCD Highway Addressing the inaugural ceremony, the governor said that numerous... KARACHI: Joint drive against dictatorship stressed KARACHI, Nov 18: Mir Hasil Bizenjo, General-Secretary of the National Party who had remained unaccounted for reportedly after unveiling the November 15 protest in Gwadar and reappeared in Karachi on the... KARACHI: FIR against FIA officials ordered KARACHI, Nov 18: Additional District and Session Judge, South, Ms Justice Farzana Anver Shah, ordered on Saturday the police to register a case against the FIA officials for illegally confining two lawyers in their custody.... KARACHI: Potters may be sent abroad KARACHI, Nov 18: Federal Minister for Tourism Nilofar Bakhtiar said on Saturday that the government would soon send local potters to Iran and Turkey for training.... KARACHI: Dawn-Aurora marketing moot THE first of a series of Dawn — Aurora Marketing Conference-titled “Marketing to the Youth” will be hosted at the Pearl Continental Hotel — Karachi on Monday November 20 from 9.30am... KARACHI: Two shot dead in Afghan Basti KARACHI, Nov 18: Two persons were shot dead in a shantytown near Sohrab Goth on Saturday.... KARACHI: Open kachehry KARACHI, Nov 18: The Nazim of New Karachi Town will hold an “Open Kachehri” on 15th and 30th of every month to hear public complaints. The open kachehri will be held in the Council hall of the New Karachi Town.... KARACHI: Weather KARACHI, Nov 18: The Met office has forecast fair weather for the city with hazy morning on Sunday with the minimum temperature expected to range between 17 and 19 degrees Centigrade.... LARKANA: Govt fails to set up district transport authorities LARKANA, Nov 18: The delay in setting up the district transport authority offices in Sindh after devolving the Regional Transport Authority has given free hand to transporters to raise fares at their own will.... NAUSHAHRO FEROZE: Protest against water shortage NAUSHAHRO FEROZE, Nov 18: The farmers whose land received water from Qasim Khahi minor and watercourse 9R staged a rally on Saturday in protest against the shortage of water.... HYDERABAD: Conference calls for repealing IRO-2002 HYDERABAD, Nov 18: A labour conference has rejected the Industrial Relations Ordinance 2002 and the Presidential Ordinance 2000 about compulsory retirement. It has demanded that the two ordinances should be repealed... THATTA: Officials, NGOs blamed for decline in education THATTA, Nov 18: District Nazim Shafqat Shah Shirazi has said that despite huge funds and facilities at the disposal of officials of the education department and non-governmental organisations, there is no improvement in the education sector.... HYDERABAD: Land survey through satellite planned HYDERABAD, Nov 18: Sindh Minister for Revenue Dr. Irfan Gul Magsi said on Saturday that the ministry was planning to get the land surveyed through a satellite to curb chances of manipulation and fabrication in the record.... NAWABSHAH: Villagers protest against Hesco NAWABSHAH, Nov 18: People of Mitha Khan Jokhio village staged a demonstration on Saturday in front of the local press club to protest against Hyderabad Electricity Supply Company (Hesco).... KHAIRPUR: Woman killed in Sobhodero clash KHAIRPUR, Nov 18: A woman was killed in a clash between two groups of villagers over a piece of agriculture land in the jurisdiction of Sobhodero police station on Friday.... HYDERABAD: Govt accused of ignoring Sindhi literature HYDERABAD, Nov 18: Speakers at a ceremony held here to launch CDs of poet Ibrahim Munshi said that the government was creating hurdles for the development and promotion in Sindhi literature.... PESHAWAR: Implementation delay criticized: Agriculture policy PESHAWAR, Nov 18: The Sarhad Chamber of Agriculture has criticised the delay in implementation of the provincial agriculture policy that was announced by the NWFP chief minister almost a year ago.... PESHAWAR: 216 deportees granted bail PESHAWAR, Nov 18: The special judge (immigration) on Saturday granted bail to 216 people deported from Oman a few days ago. The court, presided over by Malik Ghulam Mujtaba Khan, ordered... PESHAWAR: Women hail new bill PESHAWAR, Nov 18: Women councillors of district council on Saturday welcomed the Women Protection Bill 2006 and said it would end discrimination and oppression against them.... PESHAWAR: Community participation PESHAWAR, NOV 18: Experts at a workshop on Saturday underlined the need for community participation to ensure better health facilities to people at their doorsteps. There is a need to sensitise... PESHAWAR: Suicide bombing probe under way PESHAWAR, Nov 18: Police probing the incident of Friday suicide bombing suspected that the explosive was smuggled from Afghanistan, an official said. "We have sent samples from the explosive materials used by the bomber.... PESHAWAR: ‘No cleric interested in women’s welfare’ PESHAWAR, Nov 18: Female members of the NWFP Assembly have welcomed the Women Protection Bill and called it the first step towards emancipation of women. Talking to APP on Saturday, MPA... PESHAWAR: Call for preserving cultural heritage PESHAWAR, Nov 18: Heritage expert Yasmin Lari has stressed the need for enactment of a law by the NWFP government for preservation of historical monuments of Peshawar.... PESHAWAR: PFI to be renovated PESHAWAR, Nov 18: The Ministry of Environment has approved a project worth Rs39.7 million for repair and renovation of Pakistan Forest Institute (PFI), Peshawar, an organisation producing professionals in the field... PESHAWAR: FIA detains passenger PESHAWAR, Nov 18: Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) on Saturday detained a person at the Peshawar airport for attempting to leave the country on his brother''s passport.... MANSEHRA: 20 injured in Mansehra accident MANSEHRA, Nov 18: At least 20 people were injured when three vehicles collided because of slippery road conditions in district Mansehra on Saturday. The accident occurred when the van driver apparently... GILGIT: Rs594m to be spent on education in Northern Areas GILGIT, Nov 18: The government is spending a huge amount on education sector to increase rate of literacy in six districts of the Northern Areas. Official sources said that Rs594 million... PESHAWAR: Durrani to inaugurate Swabi projects PESHAWAR, Nov 18: NWFP Chief Minister Akram Khan Durrani will inaugurate a number of development projects during his visit to District Swabi on November 25. The projects include dualisation of Jehangira-Swabi...

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