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October 23, 2007 Tuesday Shawwal 10, 1428 KARACHI: Top inquiry official beingremoved on PPP demand KARACHI, Oct 22: The top police official heading the team investigating the Oct 18 midnight carnage is going to be replaced following the lack of confidence shown by the Pakistan People’s Party in him, it emerged on Monday.... KARACHI: City police chief says he was helpless on May 12 KARACHI, Oct 22: A seven-member bench of the Sindh High Court asked the federal interior secretary on Monday to submit a detailed affidavit on security arrangements required by rules to be... KARACHI: Oct 18 twin blasts case FIR filed in court KARACHI, Oct 22: The Bahadurabad police on Monday submitted FIR No 183/07 to the judicial magistrate-VII, East, Inam Ali Kalhoro. The FIR was registered on Oct 19 after the two bomb... KARACHI: Hearing of Asif’s plea adjourned: Murtaza Bhutto murder case KARACHI, Oct 22: The Sindh High Court adjourned on Monday the hearing of a quashment petition moved by former federal minister Asif Ali Zardari, PPP Chairperson Benazir Bhutto’s spouse, in Mir Murtaza Bhutto’s murder case.... KARACHI: MQM, ST leaders reach out to Benazir KARACHI, Oct 22: In a move seen by analysts as indicative of emerging political alliances, delegations of the Muttahida Quami Movement and the Sunni Tehreek separately called on PPP chairperson Benazir... KARACHI: Four judges promoted KARACHI, Oct 22: The provincial law department has notified the names of four additional district and session judges for promotion as district and session judges in the next grade on the... KARACHI: Death toll from viral infection rises to 10 KARACHI, Oct 22: Two more deaths have been reported from a village in Deh Allah Bano, part of the Gabopat union council in Keamari Town, raising the death toll from the viral infection to 10 in the area.... KARACHI: JI appoints new city chief KARACHI, Oct 22: Jamaat-i-Islami chief Qazi Hussain Ahmad has appointed Muhammad Hussain Mehnati as new chief of the party’s Karachi chapter for three years, beginning from Nov 1, 2007.... PESHAWAR: Govt blamed for ‘artificial Talibanisation’ Bureau Report PESHAWAR, Oct 22: The Awami National Party has blamed the government and the secret agencies for “the phenomenon of artificial Talibanisation” in the North West Frontier Province.... PESHAWAR: Court seeks action against SHO Bureau Report PESHAWAR, Oct 22: The Peshawar district and sessions judge, Miftauddin Khan, on Monday directed the capital city police officer to take departmental action against an SHO for threatening to imprison court bailiffs.... KARACHI: NED continues work in heritage building despite lack of NOCs KARACHI, Oct 22: While construction work continues at the NED University’s city campus building, which is protected under the Sindh Cultural Heritage Protection Act, the various stakeholders are issuing conflicting statements... KARACHI: MLO, witness testify in two boys’ kidnap, murder case KARACHI, Oct 22: An anti-terrorism court on Monday recorded the depositions of an eyewitness and a medico-legal officer in a kidnapping for ransom and murder case of two boys.... KARACHI: Doctor denies having staged kidnap drama KARACHI, Oct 22: The Anti-terrorism Court-I on Monday recorded the queries the defence counsel put to Dr Abdul Wahab, who was allegedly kidnapped for ransom by Dr Mohammad Abrar Younus and... KARACHI: FCS crisis deepens as new chief takes over KARACHI, Oct 22: Adviser to the Chief Minister on Fisheries and Livestock Faqir Mohammad Jadam Mangrio on Monday took charge as the Administrator of the Fishermen Cooperative Society amid apprehension and reservations expressed by stakeholders in the fisheries sector.... KARACHI: Written tests for doctors, nurses on Nov 4 KARACHI, Oct 22: Written tests of the candidates for the general and specialist cadres of doctors and nurses will be held on Nov 4, according to the Sindh health department.... KARACHI: Talks to end doctors’ boycott today KARACHI, Oct 22: A crucial meeting between the Civil Hospital Karachi (CHK) administration and its senior doctors is scheduled to be held on Tuesday to sort out the issues of... KARACHI: Judicial probe into twin blasts sought KARACHI, Oct 22: While condemning Thursday’s midnight attack on Benazir Bhutto’s motorcade, the Women’s Commission for Peace has demanded a judicial probe into the incident. In a press release issued here... KARACHI: Coach set on fire KARACHI, Oct 22: A coach was set on fire following an accident in North Nazimabad on Monday evening.... KARACHI: City back to normal KARACHI, Oct 22: The metropolis limped back to normalcy on Monday after nine days of shutter-down, closure of major markets and bazaars, absence of public transport from roads and disruption in supplies of essential items.... KARACHI: FSC hears blasphemy penalty plea KARACHI, Oct 22: The Federal Shariat Court on Monday adjourned till Oct 30 hearing of a petition seeking implementation of an earlier judgment of the court regarding amendment to the Section... HYDERABAD: Normalcyreturns to Hyderabad HYDERABAD, Oct 22: Hyderabad city has returned to normalcy after a three-day shutter down strike was observed here to mourn the deaths of at least 140 people in twin blasts at the welcome rally of Pakistan People’s Party leader Benazir Bhutto.... DADU: EDO accused of holding back salaries DADU, Oct 22: A rally was taken out by the former employees of Dadu Sugar Mills took on Monday against the EDO Finance for not releasing the salaries of 300 employees merged into different departments during last five months.... HYDERABAD: Karachi carnage aimed at disrupting polls: AT HYDERABAD, Oct 22: Awami Tehrik chief Rasool Bux Palijo has said former president Gen Ziaul Haq’s policies had engendered terrorism and the nation was now “reaping the harvest sown by him”.... HYDERABAD: Principals call police to settle issues HYDERABAD, Oct 22: An ugly situation developed at the Government Girls Nazareth College here on Monday following a controversy over assuming of charge of the principal by Ms Aftab Ahsan Qureshi.... HYDERABAD: Sacrifices to herald democracy: STP Bureau Report HYDERABAD, Oct 22: Sindh Taraqi Passand Party Chairman, Dr Qadir Magsi while paying tributes to martyrs of October 18 has said their blood will not go in vain and time was not far when dictatorship and terrorism will be uprooted.... NAWABSHAH: Sufi saint’s Urs begins NAWABSHAH, Oct 22: The 744th Urs celebrations of great saint Syed Asghar Ali Shah famously known as Sakhi Jam Dattar started in Jam Saheb town on Monday.... HYDERABAD: Nazim wants fast renovation work HYDERABAD, Oct 22: The consultants, contractors, and concerned officials have been directed by the District Nazim Hyderabad Kanwar Naveed Jamil to complete the renovation of Rani Bagh at the earliest.... DADU: Highway blocked DADU, Oct 22: Truck and bus drivers blocked the Super Highway near Toll Plaza Jamshoro on Monday to protest against an incident of robbery.... HYDERABAD: Woman’s death sparks protest HYDERABAD, Oct 22: Angry protesters forced closure of shops at Sabzi Mandi roundabout in the jurisdiction of Hali road police station here on Monday evening after a 40 year old woman was crushed under the wheels of a speeding truck.... PESHAWAR: Girls section opened in college Governor proposes quota for girls from Fata PESHAWAR, Oct 22: There are some people who are working against women’s education in the tribal areas but the government will overcome this problem, according to NWFP Governor Ali Mohammad Jan... PESHAWAR: New anti-polio strategy formulated Bureau Report PESHAWAR, Oct 22: The NWFP health department has devised a plan for public mobilisation campaigns in order to ensure immunisation of children against polio.... MARDAN: Gang busted MARDAN, Oct 22: Police busted a gang of kidnappers and car-jackers and arrested four suspects, besides recovering weapons and stolen vehicles from their possession, senior officials said here on Monday....

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