DAWN - Local; December 10, 2007

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December 10, 2007	Monday	Ziqa'ad 29, 1428

KARACHI: CDGK wants control of traffic system KARACHI, Dec 9: The city district government has approached Sindh governor for issuing an ordinance to transfer the traffic police’s planning and control system to the local authorities in line with the federal government’s devolution of power programme....		KARACHI: Flour crisis worsens KARACHI, Dec 9: Sindh caretaker Chief Minister Justice (retd) Abdul Qadir Halepota taking serious notice of the closure of 26 flour mills in Karachi and severe flour crisis in Sindh has...

KARACHI: No environmental clearance yet : Beach-front project KARACHI, Dec 9: A Gulf-based firm is flouting the country’s laws as it has floated a project for the development of a commercial district on reclaimed land in the DHA’s Phase-VIII...		KARACHI: Delay raises CHK project cost KARACHI, Dec 9: A delay in the execution of a computerisation project at the Civil Hospital Karachi has increased its cost by around 47 per cent of the first outlay approved by the provincial working development party (PWDP) in October 2005....

KARACHI: Man dies in Lyari gang warfare KARACHI, Dec 9: An exchange of heavy fire between two gangs in Lyari followed by armed groups’ gunfight with police in the small hours on Sunday left a young man dead...		KARACHI: SI killed, Constable wounded in attacks KARACHI, Dec 9: A sub-inspector was shot dead and a constable was wounded in different parts of the city on Sunday....

KARACHI: BCom exams begin on 14th KARACHI, Dec 9: The University of Karachi has announced commencement of BCom examinations 2007 (regular candidates) on Dec 14....		KARACHI: Pianist plays delightful tunes KARACHI, Dec 9: Though foreign classical musicians perform off and on in Karachi, thanks largely to the efforts of European consulates and cultural centres, it is rare that a local musician...

KARACHI: PTCL sets up team to check cable theft KARACHI, Dec 9: Keeping in view the increasing incidents of cable theft in the city, the Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited (PTCL) has established a “Security Vigilance Committee South” to be headed by a colonel....		KARACHI: PIA airlifts over 98,000 pilgrims KARACHI, Dec 9: A total of 98,183 pilgrims were airlifted to Saudi Arabia by the PIA in its Haj operations commenced on Nov 14, according to a press release....

KARACHI: Group show at Majmua KARACHI, Dec 9: An exhibition of paintings by three artists — Mirza Ali, Faiza Farooqui and Hashim — opens at the Majmua art gallery on Monday at 5.30pm....		KARACHI: Illegal hydrants selling unhygienic water KARACHI, Dec 9: Scores of water tankers have been supplying dubious quality water to consumers in different parts of the metropolis amid a shortage of piped water, it is learnt....

KARACHI: Weather KARACHI, Dec 9: The Met Office has forecast fair weather for the city on Monday with the minimum temperature expected to range between 12°C and 14°C....		LARKANA: Polling stations relocated: PPP : Benazir’s constituency LARKANA, Dec 9: The president of the Sindh chapter of Pakistan People’s Party, Syed Qaim Ali Shah, said on Sunday that the government, under a pre-planned rigging plan, had relocated polling...

HYDERABAD: City roads choked with unbridled encroachments HYDERABAD, Dec 9: Encroachments on all the roads have made people’s life miserable and they are unable to comprehend the TMA obsession with pre-historic reptiles. The Taluka Municipal Administration (TMA) is...		NAWABSHAH: JSQM seeks medical treatment for jailed leader NAWABSHAH, Dec 9: Activists of the Jeay Sindh Qaumi Mahaz staged a demonstration outside the press club here on Sunday, demanding release of their leader Dr Safdar Sarki and some workers....

HYDERABAD: Anti-polio drive from tomorrow HYDERABAD, Dec 9: The 73rd round of anti-polio campaign, which aims to immunise 297,020 children below the age of five years, would be held across the province from Dec 11 to 13, EDO health Dr Mohammad Sharif Rathore said on Sunday....		SHIKARPUR: Three of a family die in attack SHIKARPUR, Dec 9: A man, his wife and brother were killed and two children were injured in an armed attack on their house in Rajab Tarat Jatoi village in the Lakhi Ghulam Shah area on Sunday....

HYDERABAD: Growers to block highway HYDERABAD, Dec 9: Different organisations of growers in Sindh will hold a joint meeting on Monday to work out a plan for staging a series of sit-ins on the Super or...		PESHAWAR: Violation of rules alleged in upgradation of KMU teachers PESHAWAR, Dec 9: Violation of rules has been detected in the upgradation of senior clinical staff of colleges of the Khyber Medical University, according to sources....

ABBOTTABAD: PML (N) starts low-key election campaign ABBOTTABAD, Dec 9: Sensing that the Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz) is likely to contest the coming elections and the ‘Charter of Demands’ is not going to materialise, the party’s workers and...		PESHAWAR: Candidates violating code of conduct for elections : Size of banners and billboards PESHAWAR, Dec 9: Candi-dates of different political parties have been openly violating the election code of conduct (ECC) by putting up hoardings across the provincial capital which are larger than the size specified by the Election Commission....

PESHAWAR: Laptops, other electronic items seized PESHAWAR, Dec 9: A large number of laptop computers and other electronic items, being taken to the Karkhano Market in the city’s Hayatabad area, have been seized....		PESHAWAR: Remission PESHAWAR, Dec 9: The NWFP government has granted a 60-day remission to prisoners, subject to usual restrictions and limitations, to mark the International Human Rights Day which is being observed on Monday....

HYDERABAD: Need for speedy accountability of the corrupt stressed HYDERABAD, Dec 9: Educationists, scholars and people from different walks of life have stressed the need for speedy accountability process....		KHAIRPUR: JSM backs lawyers’ struggle KHAIRPUR, Dec 9: A meeting of the central executive committee of Jeay Sindh Mahaz (JSM) expressed solidarity with lawyers struggling on Sunday for supremacy of law....

THATTA: Rigging won’t be allowed: CM THATTA, Dec 9: Caretaker Chief Minister of Sindh Justice (Retd) Abdul Qadir Halepoto said on Sunday that his government would not allow rigging in elections and would ensure that maximum number...		JACOBABAD: Girl shot dead by cousin JACOBABAD, Dec 9: A teenage girl was killed by her cousin on the pretext of karo-kari in Mareepur village in the Risaldar area of Tangwani taluka on Sunday....