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March 21, 2007 Wednesday Rabi-ul-Awwal 1, 1428 KARACHI: CJP can’t be sent on leave, say Bar reps continue strike KARACHI, March 20: Chief Justice of Pakistan Iftikhar Mohammad Chaudhry cannot be sent on leave under the President’s Order 27 of 1970 as it was not a valid law, several representatives of Bar said here on Tuesday.... KARACHI: EU ban had silver lining: PIA chief KARACHI, March 20: The Chairman PIA, Tariq Kirmani said that following the operational restrictions imposed by the European Union on some of the PIA aircraft, the airline was able to re-evaluate... KARACHI: PA session today KARACHI, Mar 20: The Sindh Assembly is meeting on Wednesday at 10am in a requisitioned session summoned by Speaker Syed Muzaffar Hussain Shah after receiving a request from the joint opposition... KARACHI: Hazardous waste: hike in fees opposed KARACHI, March 20: Private hospitals paying a city government contractor for safe hospital waste management, find the yearly 10 per cent increase in fees a burden.... KARACHI: Five more signal-free corridors planned KARACHI, March 20: City Nazim Mustafa Kamal has informed a foreign delegation that the city government will build five more signal-free corridors in the metropolis during the current year.... KARACHI: Press Club eugolises Khan Saheb KARACHI, March 20: Senior journalists at a condolence meeting held at the Karachi Press Club on Tuesday paid glowing tributes to former Editor-in-Chief of Dawn, Ahmad Ali Khan and said Khan... HYDERABAD: Nine lawyers issued notices: Participation in CM’s convention HYDERABAD, March 20: The Sindh Bar Council (SBC) issued show-cause notices to nine lawyers of Hyderabad for attending a government-sponsored lawyers’ convention at the Chief Minister''s House and insisting on appearing in courts despite country-wide boycott of courts.... HYDERABAD: Constitutional crisis to harm country, says PBC member HYDERABAD, March 20: Senior lawyer and member of the Pakistan Bar Council Mohammad Yousuf Leghari cautioned on Tuesday that whichever state organ was defeated in the ongoing tussle between the executive and the judiciary the ultimate sufferer would be the country.... KARACHI: SHC allows Beachfront Project KARACHI, March 20: The Defence Housing Authority may proceed with its Beachfront Project without restricting free public access and obstructing a view of the beach and the sea, the Sindh High... KARACHI: PPP to convene opposition conference KARACHI, March 20: The Pakistan People’s Party (Sindh) will hold an ‘All Opposition Conference’ in the city to discuss the prevailing judicial crisis and other political matters, said a leader of the PPP on Tuesday.... KARACHI: ‘ESD can help in uplift of people’ KARACHI, March 20: It is high time for developing countries to pay heed to education for sustainable development (ESD). The developing countries have to work quickly on this front to keep up with the west on ESD programmes.... KARACHI: Women stage demo against Musharraf KARACHI, March 20: Speakers at a demonstration on Tuesday condemning General Musharraf for taking an illegal action against the Chief Justice of Pakistan demanded that Justice Iftikhar Mohammad Chaudhry be reinstated.... KARACHI: Traffic jams choke Banaras KARACHI, March 20: Commuters faced difficulties on different roads connecting to Banaras as vehicular traffic remained suspended for more than 45 minutes at Banaras Chowk due to disruption in traffic signal system on Tuesday morning.... KARACHI: Timely completion of projects ordered KARACHI, March 20: Sindh Chief Secretary Shakil Durrani has directed all district coordination officers to ensure timely completion of development schemes which will help in solving basic problems of common man.... KARACHI: Gulshan gets trollies, fogging machines KARACHI, March 20: Sindh Minister for Local Government Mohammed Hussain has said that Gulshan-i-Iqbal Town enjoys an important position in the city government.... KARACHI: Fumigation drive continues in city KARACHI, March 20: The anti-malaria staff of the Health Department, City District Government of Karachi, continues the insecticide spray campaign in the city, while fumigation is also being carried out in... KARACHI: Tax-waiver urged to promote paper bags KARACHI, March 20: Though the city government seemed quite successful in imposing strenuous ban on polythene bags, it has failed to offer incentives to the manufacturers to switch over to production of paper or cloth bags.... KARACHI: CBC approves multi-storey project KARACHI, March 20: The Cantonment Board Clifton (CBC) has approved the architectural drawings of a 27-storey building Sofitel Tower to be constructed at the old Mideast Hospital site.... KARACHI: PPP’s rally today KARACHI, March 20: The Pakistan People’s Party, Sindh, will hold a rally on Wednesday to protest against the suspension of the Chief Justice of Pakistan and the police action against journalists and a television channel’s office in Islamabad.... KARACHI: Colorful Nights KARACHI, March 20: “Colorful Desert Nights” an exhibition of paintings by Shahbaz Malik opens at Citi art gallery on Wednesday, 21st March, at 5.30pm.... KARACHI: Shagird 1970 KARACHI, March 20: “Shagird 1970” an exhibition of paintings by artists who studied under Ali Imam opens at Indus art gallery on Wednesday, 21st March, at 5.30pm.... KARACHI: Minorities support Al-Rasheed Trust KARACHI, March 20: A large number of people belonging to the Hindu community on Tuesday demanded of the government to lift the ban imposed on Al-Rasheed Trust immediately so that it could resume its social welfare programme.... KARACHI: Expeditious work urged for peace in region KARACHI, March 20: People should build up pressure on the rulers to achieve permanent peace in the region as the ruling elites of India and Pakistan are creating hurdles in the way of expeditious peace process between the two nuclear powers.... KARACHI: Seasonal fishing ban opposed KARACHI, March 20: Representatives of fishermen communities urged the government to resolve the controversy over the breeding season of fish species as some experts have different views on June-July which has... KARACHI: SHC restrains CDGK from resuming mosque plot KARACHI, March 20: The Sindh High Court restrained the city district government from taking any coercive measure to resume a plot being used by a trust for its mosque and madrassah in Gulistan-i-Jauhar.... KARACHI: Woman strangled by her husband KARACHI, March 20: A 35-year-old woman, mother of three daughters, was strangled allegedly by her husband on Tuesday.... KARACHI: Suspension of CJP condemned KARACHI, March 20: Speakers at a meeting condemning the government’s action against Chief Justice of Pakistan Iftikhar Mohammad Chaudhry demanded his immediate reinstatement.... KARACH: Help offered in getting FIRs registered KARACHI, March 20: The chairman of the Senate''s Standing Committee on Defence, Nisar A. Memon, has offered his services in getting FIRs registered especially in cases of child and women abuse... KARACHI: Polythene bags production KARACHI, March 20: Sindh Environment Minister Dr Saghir Ahmed has advised plastic bag manufacturers to stop production of polythene bags and replace them with paper or cloth bags.... KARACHI: Weather KARACHI, March 20: The Met office has forecast fair weather for the city on Wednesday with the minimum temperature expected to range between 21 and 23 degrees Centigrade.—PPI... HYDERABAD: SU buses’ drivers block highway HYDERABAD, March 20: The Sindh University’s point bus drivers and employees blocked the Indus Highway on Tuesday by parking buses across the road in protest against attack on a driver and... BADIN: Two alleged bandits, cop die in encounter BADIN, March 20: Two bandits and a police constable died in exchange of fire near Tando Ghulam Ali, Matli taluka, 130 kilometres off here on Tuesday.... MIRPURKHAS: SUP chief decries injustice MIRPURKHAS, March 20: Chief of Sindh United Party, Syed Jalal Mehmood Shah, has said that Sindh is getting only a fraction of what it is paying to the federation.... HYDERABAD: ‘Hoshu Sheedi Day’on March 23 HYDERABAD, March 20: The Al-Habsh Community Development Organisation announced on Tuesday that the organisation would commemorate "Hosh Mohammad Sheedi Day" on March 23....

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