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April 26, 2007 Thursday Rabi-us-Sani 08, 1428 KARACHI: Govt wants Rangers’ permanent stay in city KARACHI, April 25: The Sindh government has asked the centre to permanently deploy the Rangers in Karachi and give up the practice of awarding yearly extensions to the paramilitary force that... KARACHI: Court asks AIG to explain why 153 prison vans not purchased KARACHI, April 25: The Sindh High Court asked the additional inspector-general, who heads the police purchase committee, to inform it on May 23 that why 153 additional prison vans had not... KARACHI: Lawyers give call for strike on May 2 KARACHI, April 25: Lawyers renewed their pledge to continue the campaign for independence of judiciary on Wednesday and announced that a complete strike would be observed on May 2 when Chief... KARACHI: City govt to unveil draft master plan in a fortnight KARACHI, April 25: The city government will make public the draft Master Plan-2020 of Karachi within a fortnight after which it will be presented to the City Council for a formal approval.... KARACHI: Sindh govt recommends port at Keti Bunder KARACHI, April 25: Sindh Chief Minister Arbab Ghulam Rahim in a meeting with a delegation of the World Bank said the Sindh government has recommended the federal government to develop third port in the province at Keti Bunder.... ISLAMABAD: Committees formed to stem Urdu varsity’s rot ISLAMABAD, April 25: On the request of the Higher Education Commission (HEC), the Auditor General has constituted two separate committees to conduct a financial as well as a performance-based audit of... KARACHI: 3 probation officers for 23 districts KARACHI, April 25: Children and women prisoners are the main victims of a weak probation system in Sindh which has not been improved despite repeated promises by the provincial authorities as well as the centre.... KARACHI: LLM students briefed on thesis rules KARACHI, April 25: The University of Karachi on Wednesday asked LLM (final year) students to strictly observe instructions with regard to preparation and submission of their thesis for the forthcoming annual examination.... KARACHI: Digital library inaugurated at SMC KARACHI, April 25: A digital library established by the Dow University of Health Sciences at the Sindh Medical College was formally inaugurated by the Adviser to Chief Minister for Information Technology, Noman Saigal, on Wednesday.... KARACHI: Stakeholders not satisfied with new tendering process: Medical supplies to CDGK hospitals KARACHI, April 25: Deviating from, what marketers say, the standard procedures, the city government’s health department has approved about 377 (64 per cent) items for CDGK hospitals on the grounds that those are either quality products or considered as essential ones.... KARACHI: Children to have permanent theatre KARACHI, April 25: A leading stage and TV artiste is set to launch a permanent children’s theatre in the city. It will formally begin on Saturday.... KARACHI: SNF chief says govt writ weakening KARACHI, April 25: Chairman of the Sindh National Front Sardar Mumtaz Ali Khan Bhutto has said he sees similarity between the prevailing situation and the last days of General Ayub Khan’s era.... KARACHI: Conference to highlight road safety KARACHI, April 25: Sindh Adviser for Home Wasim Akhtar on Wednesday inaugurated the first National Road Safety Conference, being held during the WHO-sponsored Global Road Safety Week.... KARACHI: KWSB chief elected to head regional body KARACHI, April 25: The Managing Director of the Karachi Water and Sewerage Board, Brig Iftikhar Haider, has been elected as the first chairperson of the South Asia Water Utilities Network (SAWUN) for a two year term.... KARACHI: Hot weather KARACHI, April 25: The meteorological office has forecast hot and humid weather for Thursday.... KARACHI: DHA told to pay compensation: Child’s death KARACHI, April 25: A division bench of the Sindh High Court granted compensation to the parents of a two-year-old son for his death by negligence of the Defence Housing Authority.... KARACHI: Commercial power rate for street lights opposed KARACHI, April 25: Sindh Local Government Minster Muhammad Hussain has said that the offices of the local government representatives and street lights should not be charged commercially for electricity usage as these provided public utility services.... KARACHI: Election held for two CDGK committees KARACHI, April 25: Election for the heads and new members of two committees of the City District Government Karachi was held here on Wednesday with Naib City Nazim Ms Nasreen Jalil in the chair.... KARACHI: Militants blamed for death of schoolchildren KARACHI, April 25: A children’s rights group on Wednesday condemned the death of four schoolchildren in a clash between Lashkar-i-Islam activists and security forces in the Mandi Kas area of Bara in Khyber Agency, reported on Monday.... KARACHI: ‘Govt lacks social responsibility’ KARACHI, April 25: The Karachi Chamber of Commerce and Industries (KCCI) has slammed the government for not having proper vision of social responsibility.... KARACHI: Attack on media condemned KARACHI, April 25: A Hong Kong-based rights group on Wednesday expressed concern over the curbs being imposed on media by the government of Pakistan and said the attack on the independence... KARACHI: Charges framed against Pappu KARACHI, April 25: Charges were framed in a case of firing on police against Arshad Papu and his accomplices in the court of Senior Civil Judge, West, Farzana Mushtaq on Wednesday.... KARACHI: 176 to receive higher studies scholarships KARACHI, April 25: Sindh Education Department would award Rs15million scholarships to 176 deserving and brilliant students of business administration, information technology and medical disciplines this year, said Sindh Education and Literacy... KARACHI: Music festival KARACHI, April 25: The Fourth International Mystic Music Festival 2007 will be organised at Bara Dari from May 3 to 7.... KARACHI: Convocation KARACHI, April 25: The annual convocation of the University of Karachi will be held on April 30 at the Valika Ground of the campus.... HYDERABAD: Nazim wants awareness about traffic rules HYDERABAD, April 25: District Nazim Kanwar Naveed Jamil on Wednesday stressed consistent campaign for creating awareness about and implementation of traffic rules and regulations to minimise fatal accidents on roads.... HYDERABAD: M. H. Panwahar buried at his farm HYDERABAD, April 25: The mortal remains of eminent agricultural scientist, research scholar and historian M. H. Panwahar were laid to rest at his farm near Khesano Mori in Tandojam on Wednesday.... HYDERABAD: ‘Women councillors being ignored’ HYDERABAD, April 25: A general councillor of Tando Saindad union council, Tando Mohammad Khan district, has complained that step-motherly treatment is being meted out to women councillors of the district by the concerned officer of the district government.... HYDERABAD: Attack on SAU: delay in arrest of culprits deplored HYDERABAD, April 25: Sindh Rural Development Society president Mohammad Ilyas Khokhar has criticized the Tando Jam police for having failed to arrest the miscreants who ransacked the Sindh Agriculture University on February 24.... HYDERABAD: Utility stores in all talukas planned HYDERABAD, April 25: The Utility Stores Corporation (USC) Managing Director Brig (Retd) Hafizullah Khan said on Wednesday that the government planned to set up a store in each taluka headquarter and...

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