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KARACHI: Enthusiasm for Senate election picks up: Clear picture likely today KARACHI, Feb 10: Senate elections for 11 seats from Sindh dominated the scene on Friday as various political parties remained busy in finalizing names of their candidates....		KARACHI: PPP, MMA to discuss adjustment of seats KARACHI, Feb 10: The Pakistan People’s Party Parliamentarians has asked Mian Raza Rabbani, leader of the opposition in the Senate, and Dr Safdar Ali Abbasi, to offer themselves for re-election in...
KARACHI: Warrants for arrest of Bugti’s grandson KARACHI, Feb 10: An anti-terrorism court issued on Friday non-bailable warrants for the arrest of a grandson of Nawab Akbar Bugti in the PIDC House bomb blast case....		KARACHI: 5 killed in encounter, hostage recovered KARACHI, Feb 10: Five alleged suspects involved in a kidnapping-for-ransom case were killed in what police claimed to be an encounter in Gulshan-i-Hadeed early Thursday morning....
KARACHI: Most city areas go without water KARACHI, Feb 10: At least six towns and five vital installations of the city on Friday went without water after pumping at the Dhabeji pumping station to the tune of 200 million gallons came to a grinding halt at 8am....		KARACHI: Hangu blast aimed at fanning sectarianism: Parties’ reaction KARACHI, Feb 10: Strongly condemning the suicide blast at Hangu mourners on Ashura day in the NFWP, leaders of various political parties, including MQM, PPP and Jamat-i-Islami, demanded arrest of culprits....
KARACHI: Anti-blasphemy protests in city continue KARACHI, Feb 10: Various religious organizations and their hundreds of supporters on Friday staged protest demonstrations throughout the city against the blasphemous cartoons that were published in European newspapers....		JACOBABAD: 600,000 quacks in country: PMA JACOBABAD, Feb 10: Office bearers of the Pakistan Medical Association (PMA) have said that around 600,000 quacks are working in the country who are unaware of side-effects of medicines....
KARACHI: 18-month long ordeal of mother to get son freed KARACHI, Feb 10: A 45-year-old woman, Reshman, has secured the release of her young son after spending more than 18 months on a garbage dump outside the Karachi Central Prison....		KARACHI: Concern over increasing crime in city KARACHI, Feb 10: The Malir People’s Alliance has been formed to protest against the rising incidents of kidnappings for ransom, dacoities, and other incidents of lawlessness....
KARACHI: Environment study of projects urged KARACHI, Feb 10: Speakers at a seminar on Friday pointed out that though the Arabian sea off the Pakistani coast was very rich in marine resources, but very little portion of these resources had been exploited....		KARACHI: Threats to Nara sanctuary KARACHI, Feb 10: Tree felling on a large scale is under way for clearing grounds in the Nara Desert Wildlife Sanctuary (NDWS), it is learnt. This, if not stopped immediately, could...
KARACHI: IT advisory board reinstated KARACHI, Feb 10: The Sindh Adviser on Environment, Alternate Energy and Information Technology, Noman Saigol, said on Friday that he had reinstated the provincial IT advisory board and urged market leaders...		KARACHI: Early start of kidney centre ordered KARACHI, Feb 10: The Sindh Minister for Labour, Transport, Industries, Commerce and Cooperation, Muhammad Ali Siddiqui, on Friday urged concerned officials to get the Sessi Kidney Centre in Landhi functioning on priority basis....
KARACHI: Dead fish stock washes ashore KARACHI, Feb 10: Huge stocks of dead fish of different species were found at Karachi coast from Clifton to Ibrahim Hyderi on Thursday, which are said to have died due to...		KARACHI: Maritime conference on Tuesday KARACHI, Feb 10: Some 19 international speakers representing 10 countries will be gathering to present papers on issues affecting the global maritime industry at the ‘7th IAPH Asia Oceania Regional Conference’ scheduled for Feb 14....
KARACHI: Vaccination of hospital staff KARACHI, Feb 10: The Pakistan Medical Association (PMA) Karachi expressing concerns over the increasing number of hepatitis cases in the country has demanded of the Sindh government to get all health providers working at the public sector hospitals vaccinated....		KARACHI: Group show at V M Art KARACHI, Feb 10: Opening reception of “Melting tones”, a group exhibition of nine Islamabad and Rawalpindi-based painters and sculptors, at 5.30pm at V M Art Gallery....
KARACHI: Exam forms KARACHI, Feb 10: The Federal Urdu University of Arts, Science and Technology, Karachi announced on Friday that the failures of BA and BCom part-I and II, may submit their forms for 2005 exams from Feb 13.—PPI...		KARACHI: Weather KARACHI, Feb 10: The Met office has forecast dry weather and sunny day with cool night for Karachi on Saturday. The minimum temperature in the city is expected to range between 15ºC and 17ºC....
KARACHI: Businessman shot dead, son escapes unhurt KARACHI, Feb 10: A middle-aged man was killed by unknown persons in Azizabad on Friday, police said. Mohammad Ayub, 38, was returning from the Yasinabad graveyard along with his son, Ali,...		KARACHI: Strike by private schools on 17th KARACHI, Feb 10: An association of private schools has decided to observe a strike on February 17 to register its protest against the publication of blasphemous caricatures in some European newspapers....
KARACHI: Mechanized sweeping KARACHI, Feb 10: After a lapse of about half a century, sweeping and washing of the major city roads is being started by the city government by using imported mechanized sweepers fitted with water sprinklers and brushes. ...		KARACHI: Asif’s plea put off KARACHI, Feb 10: The Sindh High Court on Friday adjourned hearing of a quashment application filed by Asif Ali Zardari, spouse of former prime minister Benazir Bhutto and a former senator, in the Mir Murtaza Bhutto murder case....
KARACHI: Minister takes notice of car race KARACHI, Feb 10: Sindh Home Minister Rauf Siddiqui taking serious note of the bloody race that has claimed lives of many youths in Sea View area in the limits of Darakhshan...		KARACHI: Dam plan slammed KARACHI, Feb 10: The Sindh National Front (SNF) has observed that the people of the province would never support anti-Sindh projects, including Kalabagh Dam, and strongly resist those “opportunist Sardars and landlords who support the controversial dam project”.—PPI...
HYDERABAD: PPP demands early elections HYDERABAD, Feb 10: Leaders of the People’s Party Parliamentarians have called upon the government to hold general elections in the country to get it out of the present crisis....		HYDERABAD: Call to sever ties with European countries: Publication of blasphemous caricatures HYDERABAD, Feb 10: Protest rallies were held throughout Sindh after Friday prayers to condemn publication of sacrilegious sketches of the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) in European newspapers....
HYDERABAD: Blast in Hangu Ashura procession condemned HYDERABAD, Feb 10: The Shia Ulema Council staged a demonstration at Qadamgah Maula Ali after Friday’s prayers in protest against the killing of about 35 mourners in bomb blasts in Hangu on Ashura day....		HYDERABAD: Ashura observed in Sindh HYDERABAD, Feb 10: Ashura was observed in Sindh towns on Thursday with traditional reverence. No untoward incident was reported from any town of the province....