| May 13, 2007 | Sunday | Rabi-us-Sani 25, 1428 |
KARACHI: City abandoned by law-enforcers
KARACHI, May 12: Despite tall claims by the Sindh government and the police about heavy deployment to maintain law and order on the day of Chief Justice Iftikhar Mohammad Chaudhry’s arrival...
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KARACHI: Sharea Faisal turns into battleground
KARACHI, May 12: Pitiful, shocking scenes were witnessed on Saturday as several people, who were injured during armed clashes at Sharea Faisal at Malir 15 and Malir Halt, later succumbed to their wounds on the main road....
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KARACHI: Altaf wants CJ to tender resignation
KARACHI, May 12: Muttahida Qaumi Movement chief Altaf Hussain on Saturday asked Chief Justice of Pakistan Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry to resign from his post for violating his oath of office....
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KARACHI: Agony at the airport
KARACHI burned, bodies littered the streets, ambulances, hospital staff and media workers were fired upon like criminals, while civilians remained besieged in their houses. But the ruling commando did nothing to save his people....
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KARACHI: Edhi driver gunned down in Malir
KARACHI, May 12: As political violence gripped Karachi in the wake of Chief Justice Iftikhar Mohammad Chaudhry’s arrival in the city on Saturday, an Edhi ambulance driver fell in the line of duty in crossfire in Malir....
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KARACHI: An unseemly show of force
THE time was quarter past four and the place was hardly 500 metres from the Sindh High Court building where Chief Justice Iftikhar Mohammad Chaudhry was slated to address the members of the bar....
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KARACHI: Strategy to counter bird flu threat outlined
KARACHI, May 12: There is a need for an effective surveillance and control of the Avian Influenza in Pakistan, a former chairperson of the Department of Microbiology, University of Karachi, Prof...
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KARACHI: A dark tale
“Hello, is this 4617884?” “Yes.” “I’ve been trying to get through, but nobody was picking the phone.” “What’s the matter?”...
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KARACHI: ‘CJ declines to accept helicopter’
KARACHI, May 12: Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry on Saturday declined the request of the Sindh Government for using helicopter as a safe mode of journey to reach Sindh High Court (SHC) and Mazar-e-Quaid....
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KARACHI: Lecture put off
KARACHI, May 12: The 18th Shoaib Memorial Lecture which was scheduled to be delivered here on May 13 has been postponed....
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KARACHI: To hell and back
They say the road to hell is paved with good intentions. And that is exactly how it was on the eve of May 12, 2007 when a bunch of passengers flew...
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KARACHI: Ban on rallies likely: CM
KARACHI, May 12: Sindh Chief Minister Dr Arbab Ghulam Rahim has said that provincial government was mulling over strict measures to contain the prevailing situation of lawlessness....
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KARACHI: Violence at JPMC
KARACHI, May 12: Emotionally charged participants of the pro-chief justice rally on Saturday set ablaze two motorcycles at the JPMC where at least 14 bodies and 63 injured were brought from different sections of Sharea Faisal....
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KARACHI: HRCP reaction
KARACHI, May 12: The Secretary-general of the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan, Iqbal Haider, on Saturday said the government and its allies are “wholly and solely responsible for the terrorism unleashed in the city.”—Staff...
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HYDERABAD: Call for black day, strike in protest against killings
HYDERABAD, May 12: The Sindh Taraqqi-Pasand Party (STP) has decided to observe black day across the province on Sunday and hold a demonstration outside the Press Club on Monday in protest against killings of workers of different political parties in Karachi....
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KHAIRPUR: Tension in Khairpur after clash
KHAIRPUR, May 12: Tension gripped of Tando Masti Khan and Ahmedpur after a man was killed in a clash between Phulpoto and Mari communities on Friday night....
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HYDERABAD: Contractors urged to complete work before monsoon
HYDERABAD, May 12: District Nazim Kanwar Naveed Jamil has directed consultants, contractors and officials of Water and Sanitation Agency (Wasa) to complete work on the sewerage and drainage schemes before onset...
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DADU: Clerks protest against lawlessness
DADU, May 12: A large number of clerks employed in different government departments staged a rally and a demonstration on Saturday in protest against growing lawlessness in the city....
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NAWABSHAH: Old feud claims couple’s lives
NAWABSHAH, May 12: A man and his wife fell victim to an old dispute over ownership of a plot of land in the Jatto Magsi village near Sakrand on Saturday....
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NAWABSHAH: Miscreants force closure of shops
NAWABSHAH, May 12: Traders were forced to close markets after some miscreants smashed the windowpanes of some shops in Liaquat Market here on Saturday....
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