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November 08, 2007 Thursday Shawwal 26, 1428 KARACHI: Police told to go soft on workers of three parties KARACHI, Nov 7: On the eve of the imposition of emergency rule in the country, police were instructed to desist from arresting any leaders or activists of the Pakistan People’s Party,... KARACHI: Satellite dish dealers incur state ire KARACHI, Nov 7: Electronics dealers selling satellite dishes and decoders appeared to be the latest targets of administrative action as police on Wednesday forced traders in Saddar to shut down their... KARACHI: Former AG files petition against emergency KARACHI, Nov 7: A former advocate-general on Wednesday filed a constitutional petition challenging the imposition of emergency rule in the country.... KARACHI: Hotel ignores KBCA over ‘unauthorised’ construction KARACHI, Nov 7: A five-star hotel has become mired in controversy over the construction of a high-rise tower on its premises, which the city building control authority has termed an illegal... KARACHI: Cable operators face subscribers’ anger over news blackout KARACHI, Nov 7: Most cable operators in the city have been facing great hardship in collecting the monthly subscription for their service as subscribers, perturbed over the blackout of news channels... KARACHI: Radiation hazards report clarified KARACHI, Nov 7: The Provincial Disaster Management Authority Chairman, Syed Anwar Haider, contradicted a report published in the Tuesday issue of Dawn under the headline People living near Kanupp exposed to radiation.... KARACHI: Council barred from debating emergency KARACHI, Nov 7: The opposition benches in the City Council on Wednesday moved a resolution to debate the imposition of emergency rule but the motion was rejected by the presiding officer,... KARACHI: Dengue kills another patient KARACHI, Nov 7: The first dengue death of the month was confirmed by the Sindh health department on Wednesday, as 31 patients suspected of having contracted the mosquito-borne disease were rushed... KARACHI: CCPO moves court over promotion KARACHI, Nov 7: The Sindh High Court directed the central selection board on Wednesday not to finalize the promotion cases being processed by it till Nov 17, when a writ petition moved by Capital City Police Officer Azhar A.... KARACHI: Sedition case against 8 lawyers KARACHI, Nov 7: Police registered a case of sedition against eight lawyers on late Tuesday night on the directives of high authorities, it is learnt.... KARACHI: Pakistan on top of S. Asian smokers list KARACHI, Nov 7: The per person consumption of cigarette per year in Pakistan is the highest in South Asia with Rs560 million going into smoke daily and making smoking become the... KARACHI: Two libraries inaugurated KARACHI, Nov 7: Naib Nazim Nasreen Jalil inaugurated two newly renovated libraries in Landhi Town on Wednesday.... KARACHI: PAF competition ends KARACHI, Nov 7: The Inter-Squadrons Armament Competition 2007, which had commenced on Oct 22, drew to a close at the PAF Base Masroor here on Friday, according to an ISPR release.... KARACHI: Anti-govt demo KARACHI, Nov 7: Activists of several civil society organisations and student groups from different colleges and universities gathered at an intersection near the Agha’s Super Market, Clifton, on Wednesday and staged... KARACHI: New Karachi Town to get Rs4.5m morgue KARACHI, Nov 7: A cold storage facility with the capacity to keep 48 bodies would start functioning in New Karachi Town in the first quarter of 2008.... KARACHI: Water is KCCB’s pressing problem KARACHI, Nov 7: When the Karachi Water and Sewerage Board (KWSB) discontinued water supply to its 200 bulk consumers recently, the civilian population under the Korangi Creek Cantonment Board was probably the worst sufferer.... KARACHI: 50,000kg narcotics destroyed KARACHI, Nov 7: Over 50,000 kilograms of charas and 356kg heroin besides other drugs and illicit liquor worth Rs500 million were burnt near Super Highway on Tuesday in the presence of... KARACHI: Dawn reporter wins award KARACHI, Nov 7: Dawn’s staff reporter Faiza Ilyas has won the Pakistan Press Foundation’s “Gender in Journalism Award 2007” in the category of “most gender sensitive reporting”.... KARACHI: Exhibition KARACHI, Nov 7: An exhibition of paintings by Shammi Ahmed opens at Zenaini art gallery at 4.30pm on Thursday.... KARACHI: Bus owners told to get licences for conductors : Deadline to end on 30th KARACHI, Nov 7: In an attempt to implement motor vehicle rules, which have been violated for more than three decades, traffic police have asked transporters to ensure that conductors put on badges and have licences issued by the competent authority.... KARACHI: Fishermen plan drive KARACHI, Nov 7: Organisations representing fishermen on Wednesday announced the launch of a country-wide campaign from Nov 21 to resolve the problems confronting the fishing industry and the people associated with it in Pakistan.... KARACHI: KBCA exempts builders from NOCs for high-rise plans KARACHI, Nov 7: Yielding to pressure exerted by the Association of Builders and Developers, the Karachi Building and Control Authority has exempted the builders from submitting the no-objection certificates (NOCs) of... KARACHI: Blast probe notice period extended KARACHI, Nov 7: Justice (retd) Dr Ghous Muhammad, inquiry tribunal chairman appointed to probe the October 18 blasts, extended on Wednesday the period of notice for one week.... HYDERABAD: Lawyers stage mock funerals of PCO HYDERABAD, Nov 7: Lawyers across the province boycotted courts and staged mock funerals of Provisional Constitution Order (PCO) on Wednesday, the third consecutive day of their protest against imposition of emergency,... MIRPURKHAS: Cases filed against 17 sugar mills MIRPURKHAS, Nov 7: The Sindh government has begun taking legal action against sugar mills failing to start cane crushing effective Nov 1. Cases against 17 out of 28 mills had been lodged in courts.... HYDERABAD: Emergency an attack on rights: NGOs HYDERABAD, Nov 7: The Joint Action Committee, an alliance of NGOs, on Wednesday condemned the imposition of emergency and termed it an attack on the fundamental human rights and freedom of press.... HYDERABAD: Baladi remanded in police custody HYDERABAD, Nov 7: The civil judge and judicial magistrate-X of Hyderabad on Wednesday remanded Allah Dino alias Asif Baladi, a nationalist leader, in police custody in a case filed under Explosive Substance Act.... KHAIRPUR: Policeman killed KHAIRPUR, Nov 7: A police constable was killed and two others were injured in two different incidents in the district.... THATTA: SHO arrested THATTA, Nov 7: The SHO of Makli Police Station has been booked and locked up for illegally confining two labourers, here on Wednesday.... BADIN: Rice mills asked to stop collecting ‘factory tax’ BADIN, Nov 7: The taluka council of Badin at its meeting held on Wednesday decided to probe into the collection of Rs2 per maund of paddy as “factory tax” when farmers bring the commodity to rice mills for sale.... DADU: Council passes resolution against EDO of finance DADU, Nov 7: The District Council has unanimously passed a resolution against the EDO Finance for not releasing budget and honorarium of the ADP schemes.... PESHAWAR: Govt ready to provide relief to TNSM leader: CM PESHAWAR, Nov 7: The government, within its limits, will provide maximum relief to the jailed leader of the defunct Tehrik Nifaz Shariat-i-Muhammadi, Maulana Sufi Mohammad, according to NWFP’s caretaker Chief Minister Shamsul Mulk.According... PESHAWAR: Mesmerising musical gala PESHAWAR, Nov 7: An outstanding musical show in the Frontier metropolis mesmerised and roused guests to such a degree that almost all performances by various artistes and students were followed by standing ovations.... PESHAWAR: Lawyers hold hunger strike amid boycott of courts PESHAWAR, Nov 7: Amid complete boycott of courts, lawyers observed a hunger strike here on Wednesday against the imposition of emergency.At a meeting held here, Peshawar High Court Bar and District... SWABI: Politicians go underground to escape arrest SWABI, Nov 7: Leaders of different political parties have gone ‘underground’ as police continue to conduct raids for their arrests.... HARIPUR: DPO, DSP, SHOs asked to appear before court : Raid on bar, lawyers’ offices HARIPUR Nov 7: The court of judicial magistrate here on Tuesday issued notices to the District Police Officer, Deputy Superintendent of Police and four Station House Officers for personal appearance on... KOHAT: Lawyers being tried in anti-terrorist court KOHAT, Nov 7: The anti-terrorist court, Kohat, has sent four lawyers belonging to Karak to the district jail for protesting against the imposition of emergency rule imposed by Chief of the Army Staff Gen Pervez Musharraf.... PESHAWAR: APDM to hold rally against emergency PESHAWAR, Nov 7: Component parties of the All Parties Democratic Movement would hold protest demonstrations on Friday at the divisional, district and tehsil levels to show their resentment over proclamation of state of emergency in the country by Gen Pervez Musharraf.... HARIPUR: Haripur Tehsil Council condemns emergency HARIPUR, Nov 7: The Tehsil Council, Haripur unanimously on Wednesday condemned imposition of emergency and crackdown against lawyers and political activists by law-enforcement agencies across the country.... PARACHINAR: 5 killed in firing on funeral procession PARACHINAR, Nov 7: Unidentified armed men opened fire on a funeral party in the Teri Meingal village in the Kurram agency killing five people, including three women members of a family, and injuring four others on Wednesday....

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