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October 19, 2007 Friday Shawwal 6, 1428 KARACHI: Massive Benazir welcome throws May 12 violence into sharp relief KARACHI, Oct 18: As the Emirates aircraft carrying former prime minister and PPP chairperson Benazir Bhutto touched down at 1.45pm on Thursday, the massive and largely peaceful crowd gathered to accord... KARACHI: PPP chief’s homecoming brings Karachi to a standstill KARACHI, Oct 18: Life in the city came to a standstill on Thursday when former prime minister and chairperson of the Pakistan People’s Party Benazir Bhutto landed here from Dubai, ending more than eight years of self-imposed exile.... KARACHI: Security measures ignored KARACHI, Oct 18: Almost all security measures agreed upon between the government and the PPP on the so-called fool-proof security for PPP chairperson Benazir Bhutto stood compromised the moment she emerged... KARACHI: MQM, PPP set for post-poll embrace KARACHI, Oct 18: The softly-softly approach maintained by the Muttahida Quami Movement over the second homecoming of PPP chairperson Benazir Bhutto reflects a positive change in the estranged relations of the... KARACHI: High court seeks CM’s reply in contempt case KARACHI, Oct 18: The Sindh High Court asked Chief Minister Arbab Ghulam Rahim on Thursday to file his reply to the show cause notice for contempt issued to him by November 1.... PESHAWAR: IJT calls for end to military operation PESHAWAR, Oct 18: The Islami Jamiat Tulaba, NWFP, has asked the government to end military operation in Waziristan and find a solution of the crisis in the light of tribal custom and traditions.... SWABI: Three killed in Swabi SWABI, Oct 18: Three people, including a woman and her son, were killed in different incidents on Thursday.... KARACHI: Ghinva, CM discuss seat adjustment KARACHI, Oct 18: Chairperson of the Pakistan People’s Party-Shaheed Bhutto (PPP-SB) Ghinva Bhutto on Thursday called on Sindh Chief Minister Dr Arbab Ghulam Rahim and discussed with him the political situation obtaining in the country.... KARACHI: Ex-guard of Benazir dies KARACHI, Oct 18: Abdullah Aqil Baloch, stated to be a former security guard of PPP chairperson Benazir Bhutto, died of suffocation while walking along the other participants of the PPP’s welcome procession on Thursday.... KARACHI: No proceedings held in most courts KARACHI, Oct 18: The City Courts and the District Court Malir on Thursday wore a deserted look as neither the court staff and lawyers nor the people intending to attend hearings... KARACHI: Most public transport stays off the road KARACHI, Oct 18: Quite a large number of people intending to move from one place to the other in public transport faced immense hardship on Thursday as most of buses, minibuses,... KARACHI: Doctor’s kidnap case put off KARACHI, Oct 18: Owing to the non-production of accused Dr Mohammad Abrar and his wife Huma, the kidnapping for ransom case of Dr Abdul Wahab in an anti-terrorism court was deferred to Oct 22.... KARACHI: Warrants for cops KARACHI, Oct 18: The additional district and sessions judge-II (Central), Nelofer Shahnawaz Azimi, on Thursday issued non-bailable warrants for the arrest of four police officials who have not been appearing in court for several years to testify in a murder case.... KARACHI: Council session controversy KARACHI, Oct 18: Naib Nazim of the Lyari Town Abdullah Rahim Baloch has criticised the presiding officer, Yasin Baloch, for chairing the Friday session of the town council, saying that the... KARACHI: Repair work at D.J. Science College violates heritage act KARACHI, Oct 18: Illegal construction work is going on at the D.J. Science College, which is a protected site under the Sindh Cultural Heritage Protection Act.... KARACHI: Oryx calf born at city zoo KARACHI, Oct 18: The Karachi Zoo recently witnessed the first birth on its premises of a male Arabian oryx calf (Oryx leucoryx), a species named endangered by the IUCN Red List.... KARACHI: Weather KARACHI, Oct 18: The Met Office has forecast fair weather with misty morning for the metropolis on Friday.... HYDERABAD: Contractors asked to accelerate development work HYDERABAD, Oct 18: District nazim Hyderabad Kanwar Naveed Jamil has directed the consultants, contractors and the officials concerned of the district government to accelerate the pace of work of all the... HYDERABAD: Technical training for mediamen HYDERABAD, Oct 18: The district government has decided to provide training facilities to cameramen in view of the importance of electronic media in the age of information, said District Nazim Hyderabad,... HYDERABAD: Lack of decent recreation spots HYDERABAD, Oct 18: Though the people of Hyderabad observed Eidul Fitr with zeal and enthusiasm, they were deprived of festivities as no decent recreation spot exists in all three urban talukas... LARKANA: Guards take control of Benazir’s house LARKANA, Oct 18: Fifty security guards of Zardari clan, in addition to 20 others deployed for Ms Benazir Bhutto’s security have taken over the control of her house on Thursday.... MIRPURKHAS: Notices termed ‘illegal’: Encroachment MIRPURKHAS, Oct 18: President, Sami Samaj Sujag Sangat, Ghulam Mustafa Khoso, residents and shopkeepers have termed the notices issued by Mukhtiarkar for removing encroachments near protected area of historical monument Umerkot Fort as illegal.... DADU: Rs30m schemes approved for Jamshoro DADU, Oct 18: District Nazim Jamshoro Malik Asad Sikandar said that more development schemes of 30 million rupees had been approved for the district, which included roads, water supply and drainage system.... LARKANA: Villagers storm police station to recover baby LARKANA, Oct 18: Angry protester from Sehar village surrounded the Badah police station and beat up a police team from Pak Pattan and recovered a two-year baby from the police custody on Thursday.... MIRPURKHAS: Five injured in armed clash MIRPURKHAS, Oct 18: Five persons including a woman were seriously injured in an armed attack by their rival group at village Khakhan in union council Kaplore in jurisdiction of Khokhropar police station.... LARKANA: Fire fighting exercise LARKANA, Oct 18: The Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) on Thursday organised a drill to extinguish “large-scale fire”.... SHIKARPUR: Man killed in clash SHIKARPUR, Oct 18: A man was killed in an armed clash between two rival groups at village Sadiq Jeho in the jurisdiction of Garhi Yasin police late on Wednesday night.... PESHAWAR: Peshawar municipal chief removed PESHAWAR, Oct 18: The NWFP government on Thursday removed Peshawar City Development and Municipal Department (CDMD) Director-General Sareer Mohammad and replaced him with Jan Ali Khan....

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