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November 25, 2007 Sunday Ziqa’ad 14, 1428 KARACHI: Issue of material quality ignored: Report on Shershah bridge collapse KARACHI, Nov 24: As the federal government prepares to release the inquiry report regarding the collapse of the Shershah bridge, which killed over a dozen people on Sept 1, it emerges... KARACHI: Judge orders reinvestigation of couple’s murder case KARACHI, Nov 24: The judicial magistrate-12, Central, Abdul Zahoor Chandio, on Saturday rejected the interim charge-sheets in the double murder case of a newly-wed couple and directed the SSP investigations, Central,... KARACHI: Top Sindh bureaucrat transferred KARACHI, Nov 24: Federal Ports and Shipping Secretary Fazlur Rahman on Saturday staged a comeback to the province’s top bureaucracy post, replacing Sindh Chief Secretary Aijaz Ahmed Qureshi and ending days... HYDERABAD: Ghinwa likely to run against Benazir HYDERABAD, Nov 24: The chairperson of Pakistan People’s Party (Shaheed Bhutto), Ghinwa Bhutto, filed nomination papers on Saturday for NA-204 (Larkana-I), the same seat for which president of Larkana chapter of... KARACHI: Parties urged to boycott polls KARACHI, Nov 24: Leaders of the National Workers’ Party and three trade unions have urged political parties to boycott the forthcoming general elections, which they claimed were being held to legitimize the dictatorship of General Pervez Musharraf.... KARACHI: Woman killed by sons for remarrying KARACHI, Nov 24: A 45-year-old woman was shot dead on Saturday in Qaimkhani Colony allegedly by her two sons for remarrying, police and witness said. The Mochko police said suspects Tariq,... KARACHI: 30 nomination papers filed KARACHI, Nov 24: Over 30 nomination papers for the upcoming Jan 8 general elections were on Saturday submitted at the City Courts for national and provincial assembly seats in Karachi.... KARACHI: Scary hoardings stage a comeback KARACHI, Nov 24: Giant hoardings which had fallen from the rooftops of various buildings and claimed many lives in the rainy season some months back have started reappearing on major roads... KARACHI: Corruption in driving licence offices KARACHI, Nov 24: Corruption and violation of laws in the issuance of driving licences is on the rise in the relevant department. A visit to the driving licence branches situated in... KARACHI: Religious leaders’ help in population control sought KARACHI, Nov 24: Caretaker Minister for Population Welfare and Women Development, Sindh, Nadira Panjwani said on Saturday that government wanted more interaction with religious scholars and leaders on its family planning programmes for the province.... KARACHI: Spotlight on Sindh under Soomra rule KARACHI, Nov 24: Speakers at a national literary conference on ‘Soomra period in Sindh’ said on Saturday that Sindh had been the homeland of peace-loving citizens who had never invaded others but proved tough defenders whenever their homeland was attacked.... KARACHI: Robber killed KARACHI, Nov 24: A robber was killed and one of his two accomplices injured in a shootout with a police patrol in Shah Faisal Colony on Saturday.... KARACHI: FCS chief resigns KARACHI, Nov 24: The administrator of the Fishermen Cooperative Society, Faqir Mohammad Jadam Mangrio, has resigned from his office, amid serious charges of embezzlement of funds and irregularities, reliable sources confirmed.... KARACHI: Journalists’ protest KARACHI, Nov 24: Journalists and members of the civil society staged a sit-in outside the Karachi Press Club on Saturday against the imposition of emergency and curbs on the media.... KARACHI: Book fair KARACHI, Nov 24: The Third Karachi International Book Fair will be held at the Expo Centre from Nov 30. The five-day event is being organized by the Pakistan Publishers and Booksellers’ Association in collaboration with the National Book Foundation.—APP... HYDERABAD: Iranian diplomat calls for withdrawal of US forces HYDERABAD, Nov 24: Iranian Consul General in Pakistan Masood Mohammad Zamani on Saturday called for immediate withdrawal of American forces from Iraq and Afghanistan.... HYDERABAD: Lawyers boycott continue HYDERABAD, Nov 24: Lawyers in many districts and towns of the province boycotted courts on Saturday on the call given by the Pakistan Bar Council in protest against imposition of emergency and dismissal of judges of higher and apex courts.... HYDERABAD: Hesco asked to cut line losses HYDERABAD, Nov 24: Hesco chief has directed the officials of the company to decrease the line losses and ensure 100 per cent recovery of the bills as per the targets given by Pepco.... LARKANA: Holiday in Sukkur on 27th LARKANA, Nov 24: Sukkur District Nazim Syed Nasir Hussain Shah declared Tuesday Nov 27th (Ziqad 16th, 1428 Hijra) as local holiday in the district on the occasion of the concluding day... HYDERABAD: Balach’s killing condemned HYDERABAD, Nov 24: The Sindh Hari Committee has condemned the murder of Baloch leader, Mir Balach Mari, and said that it was in fact the murder of ‘oppressed nations’.... LARKANA: Caretaker PM accused of running election campaign LARKANA, Nov 24: The district body of Pakistan People’s Party Larkana accused the caretaker prime minister of heading the election campaign in Jacobabad. At a press conference here on Saturday, Ayaz... KHAIRPUR: Growers criticise sugar mills’ administrations KHAIRPUR, Nov 24: The sugarcane growers have criticised the attitude of Khairpur and Ranipur sugar mills’ administrations for not announcing rate of purchase of cane as a result, the abadgars of... HYDERABAD: People warned against blood pressure effects HYDERABAD, Nov 24: Hypertension or high blood pressure is a killer disease and people should get themselves checked regularly, said leading health specialists. The warning was made during a seminar on... HYDERABAD: NAB to compensate affectees of housing scheme scam HYDERABAD, Nov 24:National Accountability Bureau here on Saturday announced that to mark the international day against corruption, NAB would refund the excess amount to 700 affected people of Lal Shahbaz Housing Scheme Jamshoro, on Dec 5.... MIRPURKHAS: Journalist shot dead MIRPURKHAS, Nov 24: Zubair Ahmed Mujahid, a senior journalist and correspondent for a leading Urdu daily, was shot dead by unknown assailants in Satellite Town late on Friday night while he was on his way home.... SHIKARPUR: Two killed in clash SHIKARPUR, Nov 24: Two persons were killed and three others received serious bullet injuries in an armed clash between Mahar and Jatoi tribesmen near village Sherkot, in the jurisdiction of Lakhi police station on Saturday.... PESHAWAR: Cash-strapped NWFP seeks taxation proposals PESHAWAR, Nov 24: Provincial departments and tax collection agencies have been directed to formulate measures for resource mobilisation. A circular issued by the finance department to administrative heads of provincial departments... SHIKARPUR: PPP leader to run as independent SHIKARPUR, Nov 24: The PPP leader and cousin of caretaker Prime Minister Mohammadmian Soomro, Junaid Ahmed Soomro, has decided to contest the general elections as an independent candidate from NA-202 and PS-11.... PESHAWAR: ‘Judges lack authority to prolong illegal rule’ PESHAWAR, Nov 24: Judges taking oath under the new PCO have no “constitutional authority” to pass judgments for prolonging the “illegitimate rule” of an individual, according to the Peshawar High Court Bar Association (PHCBA).... PESHAWAR: Haj quota for govt employees doubled PESHAWAR, Nov 24: The NWFP government has announced a 100-per cent increase in the Haj quota for government employees, according to official sources.... CHITRAL: 46 obtain election papers CHITRAL, Nov 24: Forty-six people have obtained nomination papers for two seats of the provincial assembly, while 14 people have obtained the forms for the only National Assembly constituency in Chitral.... KOHAT: Taliban again back out of pledge to release hostages KOHAT, Nov 24: The Taliban of Darra Adamkhel backed out of their promise to release all hostages by Friday evening and kept elders and officials waiting in a hall here for the second consecutive day on Saturday.... SWABI: ‘Conspiracy against industrial units of NWFP’ slammed SWABI, Nov 24: Entrepreneurs of the Gadoon Amazai Industrial Estate have sought a package of incentives, saying incentives given to the estate under the SRO-517 in 1989 by the then prime... SWABI: 19 obtain nomination papers in Swabi SWABI, Nov 24: At least 19 prospective candidates have obtained nomination papers for the upcoming general elections from the offices of their respective returning officers for various constituencies of Swabi district.... PESHAWAR: Performance of project officers reviewed PESHAWAR, Nov 24: Speakers at workshop-cum-annual meeting on ‘disability’ reviewed the performance of the Comprehensive Health and Education Forum (Chef) International. The forum is working on different eye care projects in different parts of the country.... KOHAT: Medical superintendent suspended KOHAT, Nov 24: The provincial health authorities have suspended the medical superintendent (MS) of the KDA divisional medical complex for not approving the medical bills of the assistant coordination officer, Dawn has learnt....

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