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April 16, 2007 Monday Rabi-ul-Awwal 27, 1428 KARACHI: Massive turnout at Muttahida rally: ‘Referendum against extremism’ KARACHI, April 15: Participants of a mammoth rally organised by the Muttahida Qaumi Movement pledged on Sunday to make Pakistan a peaceful and moderate welfare state.... KARACHI: Power crisis: Karachi, rural Sindh in same boat KARACHI, April 15: The situation in Karachi and interior of Sindh is almost the same, as prolonged power breakdowns have become the order of the day across the province.... KARACHI: $75 million energy project launched: Power from cattle dung KARACHI, April 15: A private company of New Zealand, in a joint venture with the city district government of Karachi, will set up a project to generate power using cattle dung of Landhi Cattle Colony.... KARACHI: Fire erupts in Jauhar phone exchange KARACHI, April 15: A fire broke out in Gulistan-i-Jauhar Telephone Exchange cabinet late on Saturday night rendering hundreds of landline telephone sets inoperative, confirmed a spokesperson of the Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited on Sunday.... KARACHI: Nine shops robbed of cellphones in Saddar KARACHI, April 15: Millions of rupees worth mobile phones and other accessories were stolen from nine shops in a burglary at Electronics Market in Saddar on Sunday morning.... KARACHI: Rallies, digging causing traffic jams KARACHI, April 15: Besides lack of civic sense among motorists, corruption in traffic police, encroachments along roadsides, VIP movement in Karachi, power cuts, dug-up roads, ongoing works and political agitation are the main causes of traffic mess on roads.... KARACHI: Retired army official appointed in FCS KARACHI, April 15: A retired army official has been appointed to take charge of Fishermen Cooperative Society. An official order issued here said the step was taken to improve working in the FCS.... KARACHI: Illegal quarrying stopped at historic graveyard KARACHI, April 15: The quarrying of sandstone within the limits of a 13th century graveyard -- Pir Lakho -- in district Thatta’s Jhirk town has stopped with the intervention of the... NAWABSHAH: Kidnapping, other crimes on increase in Nawabshah NAWABSHAH, April 15: The Nawabshah Police have failed to make any progress in the case of two people kidnapped from Khadar road a few days back.... HYDERABAD: Growers oppose land reforms bill HYDERABAD, April 15: The Sindh Chamber of Agriculture (SCA) cautioned on Sunday that if the government seized people’s land under the Sindh Land Reforms Amendment Bill 2005 without paying compensation the... KARACHI: Section 144 imposed KARACHI, April 15: The City District Government Karachi has under Section-144 CrPC prohibited any type of gathering within a radius of 200 yards around the examination centres during the SSC annual examination 2007 under the federal board commencing April 17, 2007.... KARACHI: Immediate disbursementof Baitul Maal funds ordered KARACHI, April 15: Sindh Minister for Tourism, Culture and Social Welfare Rauf Siddiqui, who also heads the Sindh Food Support Programme’s steering committee, has expressed his displeasures over that 16 DCOs’... KARACHI: Experts fear outbreak of gastroenteritis KARACHI, April 15: With the onset of hot weather, medical experts fear spread of waterborne diseases in Karachi, especially its slums, due to supply of contaminated water, as cases of gastroenteritis are on the rise in the city.... KARACHI: CAA workers demand raise KARACHI, April 15: Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has not paid the 15 per cent raise to its employees as announced by the government about eight months back, sources told PPI.... KARACHI: Teachers’ vital role acknowledged KARACHI, April 15: Teachers are the pillars of the education system and the government is not only pumping massive funds into this sector but also taking steps for teachers’ training.... KARACHI: Underprivileged kids shine at talent show KARACHI, April 15: Children from underprivileged areas put up an impressive show of their oratory and artistic skills at a well-attended programme held yesterday at a local hotel.... KARACHI: Conference of sincere leaders suggested KARACHI, April 15: Chairman of the Sindh National Front Sardar Mumtaz Ali Khan Bhutto has advised President General Pervez Musharraf to convene a conference of sincere and truly representative leaders from... KARACHI: Land-grabbers warned KARACHI, April 15: Taking notice of encroachments on 4.5 acres of Railway Society land in Gulshan-i-Iqbal, Town Nazim Mohammad Wasay Jalil ordered officials to remove them with immediate effect.... KARACHI: Speedy work ordered on all projects KARACHI, April 15: Malir Town Nazim Ansar Ahmed Sheikh on Sunday visited different parts of the town and inspected ongoing development works and asked officials to expedite development work and complete it on time.... KARACHI: 81 LLM students face loss of year KARACHI, April 15: The future of 81 students of Sindh Muslim Government Law College, Karachi, hangs in the balance as the University of Karachi has refused to recognize them as eligible candidates for examination.... KARACHI: Rs3 billion being spent on uplift, says nazim KARACHI, April 15: City Nazim Syed Mustafa Kamal has said that the city government is spending over Rs3 billion through towns, union councils and elected representatives to resolve citizen’s basic problems.... KARACHI: Ombudsman seeks reports on problems of bus passengers KARACHI, April 15: Sindh Ombudsman Yousaf Jamal has directed provincial transport secretary, DIG Traffic and the secretary of Regional Transport Authority to submit reports regarding complaints filed about public transport, particularly buses, by April 28.... KARACHI: Promotion of homoeopathy urged KARACHI, April 15: Chairman of the Pakistan Homoeopathic Physicians Society Dr Syed Javed Hussain Shah has called for the appointment of homoeopathic doctors in all the CDGK-run hospitals.... KARACHI: CPO to have FM Radio KARACHI, April 15: Sindh Police Department will have a media cell and FM radio service at the Central Police Office here to maintain liaison with media besides disseminating information about traffic etc.,... KARACHI: Weather Karachi, April 15: The Met Office has forecast hot and dry weather for Monday with temperature expected to shoot up to 39ºC to 41ºC. Very hot and dry weather is likely to prevail in the whole region.... HYDERABAD: Benazir hurdle to grand alliance: MMA leader HYDERABAD, April 15: Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal (MMA) leader Dr Sahibzada Abul Khair Mohammad Zubair said on Sunday that Benazir Bhutto was the greatest hurdle to the formation of a grand alliance.... HYDERABAD: Students demand removal of director HYDERABAD, April 15: The students of the Centre of Excellence in Arts and Design staged a demonstration outside the press club on Saturday against shortage of teachers and facilities and demanded removal of the centre’s director.... DADU: Abdullah Shah laid to rest DADU, April 15: Former chief minister of Sindh and senior leader of Pakistan People’s Party Syed Abdullah Shah was laid to rest in his ancestral graveyard in the Wahur village of Sehwan taluka on Sunday.... NAUSHAHRO FEROZE,: Woman dies of gastroenteritis, 50 new cases reported NAUSHAHRO FEROZE, April 15: A woman died of complications from gastroenteritis and some 50 other people from different villages were admitted to taluka hospital and private clinics with complaints of contracting the disease on Sunday in Moro.... LARKANA: Kidnapped men freed LARKANA, April 15: The Larkana police claimed to have freed to kidnapped persons, Abdul Rahim Brohi and Muhammed Saleh Brohi, after an ‘hour long’ encounter with the bandits in the Sharifpur forest on Sunday.... MIRPURKHAS: Call to withdraw cases against scheduled caste people MIRPURKHAS April 15: Speakers at a seminar on Sunday demanded that the government should withdraw fabricated cases against people belonging to scheduled castes in Mirpurkhas, Umerkot, Sanghar and Tharparkar district and release them on personal surety.... SHIKARPUR: Man killed SHIKARPUR, April 15: One person was killed after being kidnapped by his rivals in Rakhyal-Ji-Wandh village in the jurisdiction of Garhi Yasin police here on Sunday....

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