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May 09, 2007 Wednesday Rabi-us-Sani 21, 1428 KARACHI: Business time extended as power cuts continue KARACHI, May 8: As the Sindh government succumbed to traders’ pressure on Tuesday and allowed the shops to remain open till 9pm (from Monday to Friday and up to 11pm on... KARACHI: Convictions set aside due to faulty probes KARACHI, May 8: Over 70 per cent convictions involving capital punishment handed down by trial courts are set aside by superior courts of law mainly on account of defective and inefficient... KARACHI: Bar shrugs off misgivings about MQM rally KARACHI, May 8: Lawyers’ associations called off Wednesday’s strike saying that there was no need for a full-day strike when the Supreme Court had stayed the proceedings of the presidential reference against the chief justice in the Supreme Judicial Council.... KARACHI: Lawyers drop strike plan for today, announce celebrations KARACHI, May 8: Lawyers in Sindh High Court, the City Courts and Malir District Courts stayed away from the court proceedings for one hour from 10.30am... KARACHI: Council opposition plays hard to get KARACHI, May 8: Awam Dost Group leader in the City Council Saeed Ghani has said he hopes that a meeting with treasury leaders to end the present impasse will be held in a day or two.... KARACHI: CDGK begins exercise for proper disposal: Hospital waste KARACHI, May 8: The City District Government of Karachi has begun gathering data about hospitals, clinics, health centres and laboratories operating in the city to streamline its hospital waste disposal system.... KARACHI: Islanders to get potable water in nine months: Rs30m project launched KARACHI, May 8: City Nazim Mustafa Kamal on Tuesday performed the groundbreaking of Rs30 million project to supply water to the inhabitants of three islands – Baba, Bhit and Salehabad – near the Karachi coast.... KARACHI: Sufi festival ends on a high KARACHI, May 8: And so it ended. Five nights of Sufi music — hours on end — supposed to bring one closer to the Divine Reality; the echoes of what Mansur... HYDERABAD: Policemen’s bail pleas rejected by SHC HYDERABAD, May 8: The Hyderabad circuit bench of the Sindh High Court on Tuesday dismissed two separate applications for bail of four Mirpurkhas policemen who faced charges of subjecting a man to torture.... MANSEHRA: Earthquake survivors take out procession MANSEHRA, May 8: Thousands of earthquake survivors on Tuesday took out a procession and blocked the main road in Balakot in protest against, what they called, cruel policies of the Earthquake... KARACHI: High court maintains milk price at Rs32 a litre KARACHI, May 8: The Sindh High Court on Tuesday, overruling the notification of the City District Government of Karachi (CDGK) regarding fixing of fresh milk price, maintained the interim retail and... KARACHI: Students not to get textbooks on time KARACHI, May 8: After an inordinate delay of five months and departure of two chairmen, the Sindh Textbook Board (STB) on Tuesday succeeded in issuing allocation letters to the publishers and... KARACHI: 15 in hospital after drinking well water in Gadap KARACHI, May 8: At least 15 out of 50 people, including women and children, who had complained of diarrhoeal episodes after consuming water reportedly from a seldom used well in Gadap... KARACHI: 4 garbage transfer stations soon KARACHI, May 8: Works for commissioning four garbage transfer stations at different sites in the city will start early next month, said sources in the city government’s solid waste management department.... KARACHI: Many areas face water shortage KARACHI, May 8: Residents of various localities on Tuesday complained of water shortage and accused the officials of Karachi Water and Sewerage Board (KWSB) of indifference towards public complaints.... KARACHI: Completion of hydrants by 12th ordered KARACHI, May 8: The managing director of the Karachi Water and Sewerage Board (KWSB) has asked the chief engineers and superintending engineers to ensure completion of all hydrants in different towns... KARACHI: Finnish film a visual treat KARACHI, May 8: Sweeping, extreme wide shots of Finland’s beautiful, snow-covered rural landscape were what set apart Suden Arvoitus, or Mystery Of The Wolf, a Finnish film screened on Monday as part of the ongoing Windows on Europe film festival.... KARACHI: Encroachers in Lines Area warned KARACHI, May 8: Acting Nazim of Jamshed Town Khalid Mustafa Khan on Tuesday directed anti-encroachment department to issue notices to the compressor dealers in Lines Area to voluntarily remove encroachments.... KARACHI: Govt accused of following ‘divide & rule’ policy KARACHI, May 8: The leader of the Opposition in Sindh Assembly, Nisar Ahmad Khuhru, has accused the rulers of pursuing the policy of divide and rule to perpetuate their autocratic rule.... KARACHI: Book launch KARACHI, May 8: The literary committee of the Arts Council of Pakistan will hold the launching ceremony of a poetic collection ‘Chrysanthemum Blossoms’ authored by Prof Masood Amjad Ali at the Arts Council’s premises on Wednesday (today) at 5:30 pm.... KARACHI: Group show at Citi Art KARACHI, May 8: A group show of paintings and miniatures opens at the Citi Art gallery on Wednesday. The artists whose works will be on display are: Waseem Ahmed, Aroosa Naz, Ahsan Asif and Babar Gull.... KARACHI: BPEd exams KARACHI, May 8: The University of Karachi on Tuesday announced that examination forms and fee for Bachelor of Physical Education (BPEd) annual exams 2007 would be accepted without late fee from May 10 to 24.... KARACHI: Adviser praises services of Pakhtuns KARACHI, May 8: Sindh Home Adviser Waseem Akhtar has said that Pakhtuns living in Karachi have great contributions towards the progress of Sindh.... KARACHI: Two dacoits arrested in Defence KARACHI, May 8: Two bandits involved in committing robberies in posh areas of the city were arrested in a raid in Defence Phase-I, said Anti-Dacoity, Robbery Cell (ADRC) police on Tuesday.... KARACHI: SHC reserves judgment on plea against acquittal KARACHI, May 8: A division bench of the Sindh High Court comprising Justice Muhammad Afzal Soomro and Justice Rehmat Hussain Jaffery on Tuesday reserved judgment on a state appeal against the... KARACHI: New Comkar takes over KARACHI, May 8: Rear Admiral Bakhtiar Mohsin has taken over the charge of Commander Karachi from Vice Admiral Sikandar Viqar Naqvi.... HYDERABAD: Traders defy order to close shops at 8pm HYDERABAD, May 8: More than 40 unions of traders on Tuesday rejected the government''s directive to close shops at 8 pm and resolved to follow their colleagues in Karachi.... KARACHI: Gang-rape Condemned KARACHI, May 8: Former minority MNA and PPP leader Dr Khatumal Jeewan condemning the gang-rape of a Dalit woman in Haveli Thakur, near Chhorr Cantonment in Umerkot district called upon the... HYDERABAD: Protests against UC nazim’s arrest continue HYDERABAD, May 8: Four organisations staged demonstrations outside the press club on Tuesday against the arrest of Awam Dost Panel nazim of union council Moosa Khatiyan Syed Shafqat Hussain Shah Jamote.... HYDERABAD: May 15 deadline for vehicle registration HYDERABAD, May 8: The director of excise and taxation department on Tuesday advised people to get their vehicles registered by May 15 and remove tinted glasses as the department was planning... NAWABSHAH: PPP leader rules out deal with Musharraf NAWABSHAH, May 8: The Deputy Opposition Leader in Sindh Assembly, Makhdoom Jamiluzzaman, has said that Pakistan People’s Party will never accept General Musharraf as president with or without uniform and termed rumours of a deal baseless.... PESHAWAR: NWFP areas face up to 3 hours of loadshedding PESHAWAR, May 8: Many areas of the NWFP, where the Peshawar Electric Supply Company (Pesco) is bearing rising line losses, will face daily loadshedding of up to three hours under its load management strategy.... PESHAWAR: Lawyers celebrate suspension of SJC proceedings PESHAWAR, May 8: Lawyers here on Tuesday celebrated the staying of the Supreme Judicial Council’s proceedings by a Supreme Court bench and vowed to continue their struggle until the reinstatement of Chief Justice Iftikhar Mohammad Chaudhry.... PESHAWAR: Plan to run CNG buses in Peshawar PESHAWAR, May 8: The district government is expected to finalise at a meeting to be held on May 10 a proposal regarding running 80 CNG buses in the city.... PESHAWAR: Lack of awareness blamed for thalassaemia woes PESHAWAR, May 8: Non-availability of proper treatment, coupled with lack of awareness, is the main reason behind the rapid rise in cases of thalassaemia in the country, according to experts.... PESHAWAR: Two killed in ‘encounter’ PESHAWAR, May 8: Two alleged criminals wanted in heinous crimes were killed in an encounter in the Larama area, in the jurisdiction of the Khazana police, on Monday night.... PESHAWAR: LRH gets urology equipment PESHAWAR, May 8: The European Association of Urology (EAU) has donated advanced equipment to the Lady Reading Hospital (LRH) which would enable surgeons to remove kidney stones without surgery.... CHARSADDA/PESHAWAR: Court approves bail in Abbas’s murder case CHARSADDA/PESHAWAR, May 8: The Charsadda district and sessions judge on Tuesday granted a pre-arrest bail to Awami National Party’s senior vice-president Haji Ghulam Ahmad Bilour, MPA Bashir Bilour and his son... KOHAT: Kohat, tribal areas suffer 10-hour power breakdown KOHAT, May 8: The city and adjoining tribal areas suffered a major power breakdown lasting about 10 hours on Monday.... SWABI: Free medical camp in Topi SWABI, May 8: Sixty-seven patients have been selected for operation in a free eye camp organised in Topi on Tuesday.... MIRAMSHAH: Two soldiers die in accident MIRAMSHAH, May 8: Two soldiers were killed and four others injured when an army truck fell into a ditch near Mirali in the North Waziristan Agency on Tuesday, officials said.... RAWALPINDI: Mehrabad roundabout declared faulty RAWALPINDI, May 8: The National Highway Authority (NHA) will start work on the construction of a flyover at the Mehrabad intersection on the Peshawar Road by August this year, an NHA spokesman told Dawn on Tuesday....

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