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October 09, 2007 Tuesday Ramazan 26, 1428 KARACHI : Minorities body seeks more parliament seats KARACHI, Oct 8: The All Parties Minorities Alliance demanded on Monday that the representation of the minority communities in parliament be increased by 36 per cent.... KARACHI : House-to-house fumigation urged as dengue cases rise KARACHI, Oct 8: A significant number of confirmed dengue virus cases have been reported in the city during the last six weeks or so, but an effective house-to-house spray of insecticides... THATTA : Benazir will change political scene: PPP THATTA, Oct 8: Sindh PPP president Syed Qaim Ali Shah has said that return of the party chairperson on October 18 would change the political scenario of the country and now... KARACHI : Twins born to Pagara’s wife KARACHI, Oct 8: Septuagenarian politician Pir Pagara and his wife have become parents to twins.... KARACHI : Another spotted deer dies in zoo KARACHI, Oct 8: Another spotted deer died in the Karachi zoo on Sunday, bringing the total deer deaths to four over the last six days.... KARACHI : Two acquitted in kidnap for ransom case KARACHI, Oct 8: An anti-terrorism court has acquitted two accused in a kidnap for ransom case primarily because the victims did not turn up to testify.... KARACHI : Young man found dead in Mewashah graveyard KARACHI, Oct 8: A young man’s body was found stuffed in a gunny bag in the Mewashah graveyard on Monday.... KARACHI : 16 Indian fishermen sent to jail KARACHI, Oct 8: The judicial magistrate-IV, West, on Monday sent 16 Indian fishermen, who were arrested by the Maritime Security Agency on Friday for fishing in Pakistani waters, to the Landhi jail.... KARACHI : KBA demands suo motu notice of police action KARACHI, Oct 8: The Karachi Bar Association (KBA), condemning the police action against lawyers and journalists in Peshawar on Oct 6, has urged the Supreme Court of Pakistan to take a suo motu notice of the violent incidents.... KARACHI : Accused to record statement on 25th: Plot to assassinate president KARACHI, Oct 8: An anti-terrorism court on Monday closed the prosecution side when Special Public Prosecutors Mohammad Mazhar Qayyum and Niamat Ali Randhawa said the deposition of seven prosecution witnesses was... KARACHI : Authorisation to magistrates KARACHI, Oct 8: The Sindh government has authorised the following officers to use blue revolving lights atop their official vehicles:... KARACHI : Dept seeks extension in college admission date KARACHI, Oct 8: The Sindh education department has requested the Board of Intermediate Education Karachi (BIEK) to extend the last date of enrolment in colleges to Oct 27, a senior official of the department said.... KARACHI : Weather KARACHI, Oct 8: The Met Office has forecast hot and dry weather for the city on Tuesday with the maximum temperature expected to range between 34 and 36 degrees centigrade.... KARACHI : Over 2,500 litres of liquor seized KARACHI, Oct 8: The Excise and Taxation department seized 750 litres of raw liquor in its campaign against producers of the contraband launched recently in Karachi and Hyderabad.... KARACHI : Benazir condoles death of Mirani’s wife KARACHI, Oct 8: Chairperson of the Pakistan People’s Party Benazir Bhutto phoned senior party leader Aftab Shaban Mirani, a former chief minister of Sindh, to express her heartfelt grief and sorrow over the death of his wife, Safia Aftab Mirani.... It was not supposed to be like this: Oct 8 earthquake THE overwhelming public response to the October 8, 2005 earthquake made it different from the other calamities in Pakistan’s history. The prompt mobilisation of the people, who rushed to the aid... KARACHI : Rickshaw driver dead KARACHI, Oct 8: A rickshaw driver who had been wounded in what police described as a shootout with outlaws in Nazimabad on the night of Oct 2 succumbed to his injuries at the Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre on Monday.... KARACHI : Hearing of former FIA man’s plea adjourned KARACHI, Oct 8: Justice Mohammad Athar Saeed of the Sindh High Court adjourned the hearing of a quashment petition moved by a police officer after recording the objection raised by a former anti-corruption judge, who initiated the impugned proceedings.... KARACHI : Official fares for inter-city bus travel notified KARACHI, Oct 8: Taking notice of overcharging by transport operators in the inter-city fares ahead of Eidul Fitr, the Sindh government has directed DCO and DIG Traffic to constitute joint teams... KARACHI : Lyari flats getting contaminated water KARACHI, Oct 8: Residents of at least three apartment buildings in Lyari are reportedly receiving contaminated water for more than three months and despite lodging complaints with the relevant authorities no action has been taken so far.... KARACHI : Govt urged to check overfishing KARACHI, Oct 8: Describing overfishing as one of the key factors leading to the destruction of coastal economy, small fishermen living in Mubarak Village demanded a complete ban on the use of soft nets and operation of deep-sea trawlers.... HYDERABAD : 100 fall victim to mysterious disease HYDERABAD, Oct 8: About 100 people in Matiari district have contracted a mysterious viral disease over past three days but doctors have failed to identify the virus and diagnose the disease.... KHAIRPUR : No letup in prices of essential items KHAIRPUR, Oct 8: There has been no letup in the prices of daily-use items, including wheat flour, vegetables, fruits and yoghurt, which have remained exorbitantly high since the beginning of Ramazan up till this day.... SHIKARPUR : Baby recovered SHIKARPUR, Oct 8: Two-year-old Baby Shazia, daughter of Saleem, who was kidnapped from Karachi over a week ago was handed over to her parents by court on Monday, reports our correspondent.... HYDERABAD : District govt prepares plan to face dengue virus HYDERABAD, Oct 8: DCO Aftab Ahmed Khatri has said that though no case of dengue fever has been reported in Hyderabad district, the district government has taken precautionary measures and prepared... HYDERABAD : SU to offer MBA in banking HYDERABAD, Oct 8: The University of Sindh and Institute of Bankers Pakistan (IBP) have singed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to launch MBA degree programme in banking and finance from next academic session.... SHIKARPUR : Two killed over land dispute SHIKARPUR, Oct 8: Two people were killed in a clash between Dahani and Mangi tribes in Shatto Mangi village in the jurisdiction of Madeji police station of Garhi Yasin taluka on Monday.... MIRPURKHAS : Rally hails Musharraf’s victory MIRPURKHAS, Oct 8: A motor rally was taken out from village Syed Khadim Ali Shah to village Syed Khadim Ali Shah via Mirpurkhas on Sunday night to celebrate the success of General Pervez Musharraf in presidential election.... HYDERABAD : Couple remanded in kidnapping case HYDERABAD, Oct 8: The civil judge and judicial magistrate-X of Hyderabad on Monday remanded Ms Maria Bengali and her husband Rafique Bengali in police custody for three days.... PESHAWAR : Trade organisations’ polls to be held under old rules PESHAWAR, Oct 8: Elections of all trade organisations and associations for 2007-08 will be held on the basis of old rules instead of the Trade Organisations Ordinance of 2007.... TIMERGARA : JI workers give warm welcome to lawmakers TIMERGARA, Oct 8: Supporters of Jamaat-i-Islami in Upper and Lower Dir districts on Monday extended a warm welcome to their MPAs and MNAs when they returned to Dir after tendering resignations from the provincial and national assemblies.... PESHAWAR : Pakistan should increase literacy rate: US expert PESHAWAR, Oct 8: Ann E. W. Stone, a renowned US entrepreneur, in a meeting with businessmen from the NWFP revealed that women entrepreneurs were the real strength of the US economy... KOHAT : Armed men kill student KOHAT, Oct 8: Unidentified armed men killed a university student and another one escaped unhurt in an attack in Defence Colony on Sunday night.... PESHAWAR : 500 doctors not promoted for 15 years PESHAWAR, Oct 8: At least 500 medical officers working for four teaching hospitals of the province have been waiting for their promotion for the past 15 years, according to informed sources....

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