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February 10, 2007 Saturday Muharram 21, 1428 KARACHI: All set for by-poll today KARACHI, Feb 9: Stage has been set for holding by-election on Saturday in the National Assembly constituency (NA-250) in a peaceful atmosphere.... KARACHI: Elevated expressway project launched KARACHI, Feb 9: President General Pervez Musharraf has said that Pakistan is moving forward on the path of progress and prosperity.... KARACHI: PML-F backs MQM candidate KARACHI, Feb 9: The Pakistan Muslim League (Functional) has announced support for the MQM candidate in the by- election for NA-250 scheduled for Saturday.... KARACHI: Nafees urges Ibad, Arbab to ensure security KARACHI, Feb 9: Nafees Ahmed Siddiqui, the Alliance for Restoration of Democracy candidate for the by-election on NA-250, has said that the Sindh governor and chief minister will be responsible for any law and order problem on the polling day.... KARACHI: SHC to deliver Mengal’s file to ATC KARACHI, Feb 9: The Sindh High Court on Friday directed its office to provide to the Anti-terrorism Court Karachi a copy of the trial court proceeding files (R&P) pertaining to the... DERA ISMAIL KHAN: Fazl blames Centre for NWFP crisis DERA ISMAIL KHAN, Feb 9: Opposition leader Maulana Fazlur Rehman has held the federal government responsible for the deteriorating law and order situation in the NWFP, which has been hit by a spate of terrorist attacks.... PESHAWAR: Code of conduct replete with ambiguities, say NGOs PESHAWAR, Feb 9: The Alliance for Protection of Human Rights (APHR) has rejected the proposed code of conduct and termed it a needless move by the government to restrict the activities of non-governmental organisations.... KARACHI: SPLA slams transfer of college to private party KARACHI, Feb 9: The Sindh Professors and Lecturers Association (SPLA) has expressed concern over the handing over of a newly built Government College, Shireen Jinnah Colony, to a private association.... KARACHI: Rain, VVIP movement land motorists in trouble KARACHI, Feb 9: People faced hardships in reaching their destinations on Friday evening as traffic remained jammed on thoroughfares due to the VVIP movement and owing to rainwater standing on roads.... KARACHI: Rs70m ISD project in final stage KARACHI, Feb 9: The up-gradation of the Institute of Skin Diseases has entered its final stages and work is expected to be completed in two months.... KARACHI: Over 20pc cars stolen for CNG kits KARACHI, Feb 9: Over 20 per cent automobiles are stolen for CNG kits which are sold away for Rs12,000 to Rs15,000.... KARACHI: Citizens suffer as KESC rectifies system KARACHI, Feb 9: Residents of various localities suffered intermittent and prolonged power suspensions on Friday due to what the Karachi Electricity Supply Corporation claimed to be upgradation, replacement and system improvement work.... KARACHI: Govt focusing on women empowerment, says Sehba: More projects in offing KARACHI, Feb 9: The First Lady of Pakistan, Mrs Sehba Musharraf, said that the present government''s focus was to ensure political, social and economic uplift of women.... KARACHI: Israeli aggression slammed KARACHI, Feb 9: Speakers at a protest demonstration on Friday condemned the attempts being made by Israel authorities to demolish Aqsa mosque in Jerusalem and urged the masses to join hands... KARACHI: CM’s remarks irk lawyers KARACHI, Feb 9: Chairmen of three Sindh Bar Council committees have criticised Chief Minister Arbab Ghulam Rahim’s remarks that “the government arrests criminals and lawyers get them freed.”... KARACHI: Investors attracted to city: adviser KARACHI, Feb 9: The commercial, cultural and recreational activities being held in quick succession in Karachi are a sure sign the law and order situation in the city has improved.... KARACHI: Hindu youth’s murder condemned KARACHI, Feb 9: Pakistan Hindu Council has expressed grief over the abduction and killing of a young Hindu engineer Greesh Kumar Maheshvari.... KARACHI: Hoardings KARACHI, Feb 9: The Local Taxes Department of the city government, under the directives of relevant authorities, removed three huge hoardings in Nazimabad and at Nipa Chowrangi on Friday.... KARACHI: Entry tests made mandatory: Govt nursing schools KARACHI, Feb 9: The Sindh health department has decided that admissions to government-run nursing schools in the province would strictly be based on entry test in future and training institutions both... KARACHI: MQM AJK leader seeks donations, funds audit KARACHI, Feb 9: Member of the legislative assembly Azad Jammu Kashmir and parliamentary leader of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement Azad Kashmir Tahir Khokar has criticized the recent statement of Jamaat-i-Islami chief... KARACHI: CPSP’s council polls today KARACHI, Feb 9: Forty-six candidates are in the run for the 10th election of 20-member council of the College of Physicians and Surgeons Pakistan, polling for which is being held on Saturday at Karachi and ten other centres across the country.... KARACHI: Civil servants told to serve people KARACHI, Feb 9: Sindh Governor Dr Ishratul Ibad has asked civil services officials to utilise their capabilities and knowledge to serve the people and gain their confidence.... KARACHI: Man shot dead by carjackers KARACHI, Feb 9: A 45-year-old man was shot dead in North Nazimabad on Friday by two carjackers, who also took away victim’s car.... KARACHI: Sindh National Party backs PPP candidate KARACHI, Feb 9: The Sindh National Party extending its support to the Pakistan People’s Party in the by-election being held today said that it had always raised the voice for the poor masses and struggled to strengthen the democracy.... KARACHI: Altaf hails completion of projects KARACHI, Feb 9: MQM chief Altaf Hussain on Friday said that the completion of six mega projects in a short span of eight months was a great achievement on part of the city district government.... KARACHI: Shrine uplift KARACHI, Feb 9: The Sindh government has constituted a seven-member steering committee for the Redevelopment Work Project, Phase-III, of the Lal Shahbaz Qalandar shrine.... KARACHI: Award KARACHI, Feb 9: Dr Adibul Hasan Rizvi, founder of the Sindh Institute of Urology and Transplantation, was the key-note speaker at the seventh annual convocation of the Textile Institute of Pakistan... HYDERABAD: Strike in Hala; CM’s effigy burnt: Remarks about Fahim HYDERABAD, Feb 9: People in Hala, hometown of Makhdoom Amin Fahim who is president of People’s Party Parliamentarians and a spiritual leader of Sarwari Jamaat, burnt an effigy of the Sindh... HYDERABAD: PML claims it has nazim’s support HYDERABAD, Feb 9: Additional General Secretary, Pakistan Muslim League, Sindh, Senator Ghaffar Qureshi, also political secretary to the Sindh chief minister, has claimed that Jamshoro District Nazim Malik Asad Sikandar has offered unconditional support to the PML in his district.... HYDERABAD: SU approves award of PhD, MPhil degrees HYDERABAD, Feb 9: The Advanced Studies and Research Board of the University of Sindh, at a meeting on Thursday, approved award of three PhD and two MPhil degrees to the research scholars of its Science and Social Sciences faculties.... MIRPURKHAS: 2 passengers die in accident MIRPURKHAS, Feb 9: Two passengers were killed and 12 injured when a Thari passenger truck overturned near Mominabad Hotel on Umerkot-Chhachhro road on Friday.... PESHAWAR: Obscene plays invade cable TV PESHAWAR, Feb 9: Brimful of violence and vulgarity, Pushto CD dramas are being shown by cable operators right under the nose of the regulatory authorities.... PESHAWAR: Kalashnikov prices shoot up PESHAWAR, Feb 9: Prices of AK-47 rifles are on the rise and dealers in the local arms market say that a dearth in the supply of the assault guns from war-ravaged Afghanistan has widened the gap between supply and demand.... PESHAWAR: Conviction of two brothers set aside: Wives’ murder case PESHAWAR, Feb 9: The Peshawar High Court on Friday set aside the conviction by a subordinate court of two brothers charged with killing their wives.... PESHAWAR: Agencies’ role in polls must end: SBF PESHAWAR, Feb 9: The president of the Shaheed Bhutto Foundation (SBF), Dr Kamal, has said that meddling in elections by the intelligence agencies must come to an end.... PESHAWAR: Hunger strike continues for recovery of journalist PESHAWAR, Feb 9: The Action Committee of the Khyber Union of Journalists (KhUJ) has convened a meeting of local leadership of political parties, rights organisations and traders’ bodies on Sunday at... PESHAWAR: Schoolgirls to get stipend PESHAWAR, Feb 9: The NWFP government has decided to provide a monthly stipend of Rs200 to girl students in seven districts.... PESHAWAR: Plantation drive launched PESHAWAR, Feb 9: Provincial Environment and Forests Minister Shah Raz Khan on Friday launched the spring tree plantation campaign by planting a sapling of magnolia on the lawns of the forest department....

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