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November 26, 2007 Monday Ziqa’ad 15, 1428 KARACHI: PPP in no mood to challenge MQM in Karachi KARACHI, Nov 25: Pakistan People’s Party, which has almost finalised names of its candidates for the Jan 8 elections, seems to be in no mood to challenge the Muttahida Qaumi Movement in Karachi.... KARACHI: Election process in Sindh picks up : Over 700 nomination papers filed KARACHI, Nov 25: Over 700 candidates, including 105 women and minority members, from across the province have fielded themselves as candidates for the general elections for 229 seats from Sindh in... KARACHI: KU set to complete 35-year research on flora KARACHI, Nov 25: The 215th and last volume of a research project titled The Flora of Pakistan, initiated 35 years ago to record the scientific details of all the indigenous flowering... KARACHI: Hiring of teachers to help open 6,000 schools KARACHI, Nov 25: The provincial education authorities are confident that by hiring over 9,000 new primary school teachers they would be able to open over 6,000 schools, which have been lying closed for years in Sindh.... KARACHI: Muttahida approves candidates KARACHI, Nov 25: The Muttahida Qaumi Movement has finalised the list of its nominees for reserved seats for women and minorities in national and provincial assemblies in the general elections.... KARACHI: ‘Bhagat Singh was a Pakistani martyr’ KARACHI, Nov 25: The movement launched by lawyers and civil society after Justice Iftikhar Mohammad Chaudhry’s suspension from the post of chief justice on March 9, 2007, was reminiscent of Indian... KARACHI: Man, woman found dead KARACHI, Nov 25: Decomposed bodies of a man and woman were found from an apartment in Shah Faisal Colony.... KARACHI: Poisonous feed killing hundreds of cattle KARACHI, Nov 25: Local vets have failed to identify and contain the spread of the poison, which has claimed lives of hundreds of cattle in Landhi during the last couple of... KARACHI: Dengue toll 20 with three more deaths KARACHI, Nov 25: Three more deaths from dengue have been confirmed by the Sindh Health department while the total number of reported cases with suspected viral haemorrhagic fever continues to increase.... KARACHI: Weather KARACHI, Nov 25: The Met Office has forecast fair weather for the city on Monday with the minimum temperature expected to range between 17 and 19 degrees centigrade.... KARACHI: Poll boycott opposed KARACHI, Nov 25: Khan Mohammad Hussain Khan, chief adviser to the late Khan of Kalat, has urged opposition parties not to boycott polls and get united for the restoration of real democracy.... KARACHI: Environment dept hires 60 against rules KARACHI, Nov 25: Despite clear directives from the Sindh chief secretary, more than 60 appointments have been made in the Sindh Environment and Alternate Energy department during the last few days of the previous government, it is learnt.... KARACHI: ‘Four per cent of GDP to go towards education’ KARACHI, Nov 25: The country is moving towards the standard target of Unesco for allocating four per cent of the gross domestic product for education. Additional Secretary, Ministry of Education, Shahid... KARACHI: Building declared dangerous KARACHI, Nov 25: The Karachi Building Control Authority (KBCA) has declared Friend Square, a residential project in Model Colony, dangerous, and directed relevant officials to evacuate its residents.... KARACHI: Cases against KBCA men, Imtiaz KARACHI, Nov 25: The National Accountability Bureau (NAB), Sindh, on Saturday asked the Special Anti-corruption Court, Karachi, to produce the progress of cases against former controller of Karachi Building Control Authority Brig (Retd) A.... KARACHI: Lawyers’ call KARACHI, Nov 25: The legal fraternity has called upon political parties to boycott the upcoming general elections and join hands with it in the struggle for the independence of judiciary, restoration of democracy, supremacy of constitution, and rule of law.... HYDERABAD: Farmers seek restoration of wheat support price HYDERABAD, Nov 25: Sindh Chamber of Agriculture president Syed Qamaruzzaman... KHAIRPUR: 21 injured in accident KHAIRPUR, Nov 25: Twenty-one people were injured when a Karachi-bound coach overturned near Sachal Gate on the National Highway near Ranipur on Saturday night.... HYDERABAD: NGOs’ alliance to observe black day HYDERABAD, Nov 25: The Joint Action Committee, an alliance of a number of NGOs, announced on Saturday that it would observe a black day across the province on Monday as part of its campaign against the imposition of emergency.... HYDERABAD: PPP leader hails Nawaz’s return HYDERABAD, Nov 25: The Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) leader Syed Naveed Qamar on Sunday welcomed the return of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz chief Mian Nawaz Sharif, saying his return will strengthen democratic forces.... HYDERABAD: SAU to hold entry test on Dec 2 HYDERABAD, Nov 25: The Sindh Agriculture University of Tandojam announced on Sunday that test for admission to the university’s 2007-08 batch would be held on Dec 2 at 10 am at all examination centres in different districts of the province.... MATLI: Five councils declared Hesco defaulters MATLI, Nov 25: The Hyderabad Electric Supply Company (Hesco) has declared five taluka councils of Badin district as defaulters for not paying outstanding dues of over Rs74 million.... NAUSHAHRO FEROZE: Urs ends NAUSHAHRO FEROZE, Nov 25: A three-day conference to mark the 24th annual urs of Sufi saint Allah Bux alias Suhna Sain concluded in Kandiaro on Sunday.... PESHAWAR: Psychological disorders on the rise in conflict-hit areas PESHAWAR, Nov 25: People have been suffering from psychological disorders and severe depression because of the conflict in the Waziristan tribal region and Swat and doctors say that people’s distress is rising at an alarming rate.... SWABI: Political parties’ participation in elections criticised SWABI, Nov 25: The legal community said on Sunday that if the politicians decided to take part in the elections they would be strengthening Gen Pervez Musharraf’s grip on power.... PESHAWAR: Transport project in the doldrums PESHAWAR, Nov 25: A plan for large-scale use of CNG buses in the metropolis by January seems to be in the doldrums....

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