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October 27, 2007 Saturday Shawwal 14, 1428 KARACHI: Withdrawal of 1,800 cases recommended under NRO KARACHI, Oct 26: More than 1,800 cases, involving leaders and workers of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement, have been recommended for withdrawal by the office of the Sindh Criminal Prosecution Service to... KARACHI: Police release two bombers’ photos KARACHI, Oct 26: The Sindh police on Friday released two photographs of last week’s bomb blast suspects stating firmly that both attacks on Benazir Bhutto’s welcome convoy were suicide attacks, an... KARACHI: NED told to stop work at old campus KARACHI, Oct 26: The Sindh government has directed the NED University of Engineering and Technology to stop illegal work being carried out on its old premises, which is protected under the... KARACHI: 23 KWSB men sacked in 1998 reinstated KARACHI, Oct 26: The Karachi Water and Sewerage Board has reinstated the last batch of 23 employees dismissed in 1998, a division bench of the Sindh High Court was informed on Friday.... KARACHI: Treatment plants add to city’s sewage mess KARACHI, Oct 26: At a time when the sewerage system of several localities of the old city has already collapsed, Mehmoodabad’s sewage treatment plant (STP-II) has almost stopped functioning, resulting in... KARACHI: Order in firing case against Haqiqi chief on 30th KARACHI, Oct 26: The Additional District and Sessions Judge, Central, Gulshan Ara Chandio, recorded on Friday final arguments in a case against Mohajir Qaumi Movement-Haqiqi chief Afaq Ahmed Khan, who was... KARACHI: Education services of Sir Syed highlighted KARACHI, Oct 26: The importance of education and knowledge in nation and character building, which had been the hallmark of Aligarh Muslim University (AMU), was highlighted at a literary function held at the Pakistan-American Cultural Centre here on Thursday evening.... KARACHI: Demarcation of villages ordered KARACHI, Oct 26: Sindh Minister for Local Government, Katchi Abadis and Spatial Development Mohammad Hussain Khan has asked the goth-abad and revenue authorities to conduct a joint survey of notified villages... KARACHI: EC’s code of conduct criticized KARACHI, Oct 26: Jamaat-i-Islami has termed the code of conduct of the Election Commission as a bundle of lies, saying that it has been prepared to benefit the rulers.... KARACHI: Local govts be suspended for fair polls: Benazir KARACHI, Oct 26: Chairperson of the Pakistan People’s Party Benazir Bhutto on Friday said that her democratic struggle was for modernity and against terrorism and extremism.... KARACHI: SHC orders clubbing of pleas against KESC KARACHI, Oct 26: The Sindh High Court on Friday ordered that all cases against the Karachi Electric Supply Corporation about unannounced prolonged load-shedding and an increase in power tariff be combined for joint hearing.... KARACHI: PPP concerned over militancy in Swat KARACHI, Oct 26: The Pakistan People’s Party has condemned the act of terrorism in Swat that killed 20 soldiers and left over 35 injured.... HYDERABAD: Manchhar water into Indus opposed HYDERABAD, Oct 26: A noted water technologist Prof (Dr) Mohammad Ahsan Siddiqui of National Centre of Excellence and Analytical Chemistry, Sindh University, has recommended to secretary irrigation department, District Nazim Hyderabad... PESHAWAR: 100,000 children in Swat may not be immunised : Terrorism hits business, social sectors hard PESHAWAR, Oct 26: Health authorities — who are gearing up for a three-day nationwide anti-polio campaign starting on Oct 30 — fear that more than 100,000 children of the Swat district may not be immunised due to security problems there.... PESHAWAR: ANP, PMAP hold govt responsible for lawlessness PESHAWAR, Oct 26: The nationalist parties have held the “ill-conceived and flawed policies” of the government responsible for the deteriorating law and order situation in the country.... PESHAWAR: Rulers not serious about fair polls, says PPP PESHAWAR, Oct 26: Rulers are responsible for the growing lawlessness and violence across the country because they are not serious about holding free, fair and transparent elections, according to the Pakistan People’s Party.... PESHAWAR: Frontier govt wants hurdles in building dam removed PESHAWAR, Oct 26: The NWFP government has directed the authorities concerned to remove impediments in the construction of the Kurram-Tangi Dam in the tribal areas bordering Afghanistan.... KARACHI: Two armoured vehicles to receive Benazir at Sukkur KARACHI, Oct 26: As PPP chairperson Benazir Bhutto prepares to fly to Sukkur on Saturday morning, two armoured vehicles imported at more than Rs18 million left the city on late Friday... KARACHI: Deal on vehicle books KARACHI, Oct 26: The Sindh Excise and Taxation Department and the Pakistan Security Printing Corporation on Friday signed a three-year agreement for the printing of machine-readable motor-vehicle registration books.... KARACHI: Nishtar Road closure during execution of project KARACHI, Oct 26: Work on the laying of a sewerage between Teen Hatti and Gulistan Club will be started soon and during the execution of the Rs60 million project, Nishtar Road... KARACHI: Water shortage KARACHI, Oct 26: Over 1,000 houses in Jutland Lines have been without water for the last one month and the affected residents are forced to consume subsoil water supplied through private tankers at exorbitant rates.... KARACHI: ACE judge summons SP in property ‘plunder’ case KARACHI, Oct 26: The special judge of anti-corruption court, Karachi, Syed Gul Munir Shah, on Friday issued bailable warrants for a superintendent of police (SP), Ather Rasheed Butt, for not complying... KARACHI: Weather KARACHI, Oct 26: The Met Office has forecast fair and dry weather for the city on Saturday with the minimum temperature expected to range between 19°C and 21°C.... KARACHI: Chinese CG condoles with Benazir KARACHI, Oct 26: The Consul General of China in Karachi, Mr Chen Shanmin, on Friday called on PPP chairperson and former prime minister Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto at Bilawal House and condemned the Oct 18 bomb attack on her rally in Karachi.... KARACHI: NIRC restrains Pakistan Steel from action KARACHI, Oct 26: The National Industrial Relations Commission member Ghulam Nauman Shaikh restrained the PS management from taking any adverse action with regard to the employment of Syed Mehmood Rehan, an office assistant active in trade union activities.... KARACHI: Demo for recovery of ‘missing persons’ KARACHI, Oct 26: A large number of people, mostly relatives of two persons who have been missing for the past many months, staged a demonstration in front of the Karachi Press Club on Friday.... HYDERABAD: Magsi deplores CM’s outburst against Benazir HYDERABAD, Oct 26: The Chairman of the Sindh Tarraqi Pasand Party Dr Qadir Magsi has opposed all forms of extremism and reiterated his demand to include MQM in investigations of bomb blasts on October 18 on Benazir Bhutto’s caravan.... NAWABSHAH: 7 policemen, two others booked NAWABSHAH, Oct 26: Nawabshah Police on Friday booked nine persons, including seven policemen on the directives of District and Session Judge for torturing a citizen.... KOHAT: Drilling work comes to standstill at oil field KOHAT, Oct 26: The drilling work at the Chanda oil and gas field came to a standstill after a Chinese drilling company left the area for security reasons last month, said an official.... PESHAWAR: Tehsil nazim reinstated PESHAWAR, Oct 26: The Peshawar High Court on Thursday reinstated the nazim of Lakki Marwat tehsil who was removed by the provincial government last year over a petty issue.... BANNU: Teenagers arrested with explosives, say police BANNU, Oct 26: Police arrested two teenagers in a raid here on Friday.... ABBOTTABAD: Varsity fails to announce results on time ABBOTTABAD, Oct 26: The Hazara University has yet to announce the results of BCom even though examinations were held four months ago, which has raised concerns among students.... PESHAWAR: Medical college department facing shortage of teachers PESHAWAR, Oct 26: The basic medical sciences department of the Khyber Medical College is facing a shortage of lecturers after at least a dozen of them left it early this month... KOHAT: Court withholds order in fake document case KOHAT, Oct 26: The Kohat district and sessions judge has withheld the orders in a case against Hangu district nazim Ghaniur Rehman for allegedly submitting a fake matriculation certificate, as the... CHITRAL: ‘Most blast victims belong to Chitral’ CHITRAL, Oct 26: Of the 20 people killed in the bombing in Swat on Thursday, 13 were from Chitral who worked for the Frontier Constabulary, said some sources.... HARIPUR: Govt likely to miss uplift goals: official HARIPUR, Oct 26: School enrolment has not improved, indicating that the government is likely to miss some Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), according to Ahsan Khan, executive director of the Rural Development Programme in Haripur.... TIMERGARA: Book fair held TIMERGARA, Oct, 26: The three-day book fair organised by the University of Malakand in Chakdara, with the collaboration of the Pak-Asia Book Corporation, ended on Friday.... HYDERABAD: Equal development in all talukas vowed HYDERABAD, Oct 26: Hyderabad District Nazim Kanwar Naveed Jamil has expressed determination to provide all facilities to the people of rural taluka Hyderabad which were available to others three city talukas.... LARKANA: All set to welcome Benazir LARKANA, Oct 26: The stage is set in Naudero, the hometown of Ms Benazir Bhutto to receive her, on Saturday.... HYDERABAD: SU decision to set up new faculty hailed HYDERABAD, Oct 26: The Centre of Environment and Development has appreciated the decision taken by the University of Sindh regarding the establishment of department of Anthropology and Archaeology.... NAWABSHAH: Plan to disburse Rabi loans NAWABSHAH, Oct 26: The Executive District Officer (Revenue) Nawabshah has identified focal points to disburse loan for Rabi crops 2007-08 through one-window operation, Zarkhaiz Scheme, and advised the deserving Khatedars to remain in touch with revenue officers.... MIRPURKHAS: Rally against overcharging by Utility Store MIRPURKHAS, Oct 26: People of Janhero and other villages of the UC Faqeer Abdullah of Taluka Umerkot demonstrated on Friday against the overcharging on general commodities at the Utility Store of Janhero village....

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