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November 27, 2007 Tuesday Ziqa’ad 16, 1428 KARACHI: Over 2,000 poll papers filed in six days KARACHI, Nov 26: The first phase of the Jan 8 general election, which began on Nov 21 with the issuance of nomination forms to candidates, completed on Monday, which was the last day for filing nomination papers.... KARACHI: Judge complains about Imtiaz KARACHI, Nov 26: The Anti-Corruption Court on Monday requested the Sindh High Court to ensure that former provincial minister Imtiaz Sheikh and his brother Maqbool Sheikh appear in court on the next hearing of a land scam case.... KARACHI: Community police making unlawful arrests KARACHI, Nov 26: Although the community police force of the city government does not have the authority to detain any violators of municipal rules, it has arrested a number of people on charges of committing municipal crimes, Dawn has learnt.... KARACHI: Cerebral malaria behind recent Keamari deaths: PMA KARACHI, Nov 26: Recent laboratory tests conducted by the Pakistan Medical Association (PMA) made it evident on Monday that a mosquito infestation in Deh Allah Bano in the Gabopat union council... KARACHI: Bar opposes changes to councils law KARACHI, Nov 26: The Sindh High Court Bar Association has criticised amendments to the Legal Practitioners and Bar Councils Act 1973. A resolution passed at a meeting held on Monday with... KARACHI: PNS Zarrar inducted into fleet KARACHI, Nov 26: The Pakistan Navy inducted into its fleet the first “multi-role tactical platform 33” at a ceremony at the PN Dockyard on Monday. The attack craft PNS Zarrar has... KARACHI: Boy’s murder case transferred KARACHI, Nov 26: The district and sessions judge, East, on Monday transferred a 12-year-old boy’s murder case to the court of additional district and sessions judge II, East.... KARACHI: Free debate urged on sexual health KARACHI, Nov 26: Dr Nafis Sadik, who is Special Adviser to the UN Secretary-General and his Special Envoy for HIV/AIDS in Asia and Pacific, has said that women in Pakistan must... KARACHI: Cattle farmers told not to sell infected meat KARACHI, Nov 26: The Executive District Officer (Agriculture), Dr Mohen Lal, visited the affected dairy and cattle farmers in Landhi and asked them not to sell the meat of animals suffering from ailments after consuming poisonous feed.... KARACHI: Closure of vital road cause of traffic mess KARACHI, Nov 26: The closure of a major portion of Shahrah-i-Pakistan, linking the city with Super Highway, has not only added to the miseries of the citizens already perturbed by the... KARACHI: Panic over bomb hoax in bank KARACHI, Nov 26: Scores of panic-stricken employees and visitors of a foreign bank branch had to be evacuated on Monday when an anonymous caller warned that a bomb had been planted in the building on Abdullah Haroon Road.... KARACHI: Call to raise mental illness awareness KARACHI, Nov 26: Speakers at a seminar held in connection with the World Mental Health Day on Sunday stressed the need for increasing public awareness about mental illness and reducing the factors that increased stress.... KARACHI: Need for culture of tolerance stressed KARACHI, Nov 26: The need for evolving a culture of tolerance was emphasised at a two-day workshop on “Conflict Management Mechanisms and the Challenge of Peace” here on Monday.... KARACHI: 39 Indian fishermen detained KARACHI, Nov 26: The Maritime Security Agency (MSA) in a combined operation with the Pakistan Marines detained seven Indian fishing boats with 39 crew members on Sunday for fishing in Pakistani waters, an MSA release said on Monday.... KARACHI: SNF to field ‘independent candidates’ KARACHI, Nov 26: The Sindh National Front (SNF) announced that it had already decided to boycott the upcoming elections but its nominated candidates would contest the polls ‘independently’.... KARACHI: Journalists set up protest camp KARACHI, Nov 26: Members of the Karachi Union of Journalists (KUJ) and Karachi Press Club (KPC) on Monday set up a protest camp at club against imposition of emergency and curbs on media.... KARACHI: Two more dengue patients die KARACHI, Nov 26: Two more patients of dengue fever died at a private hospital, bringing the official death toll to 22 since the outbreak of the disease in the city about 10 months ago.... KARACHI: Jatoi welcomes Nawaz’s return KARACHI, Nov 26: The chairman of the National People’s Party, Ghulam Mustafa Jatoi, has welcomed the return of former prime minister Mian Muhammad Nawaz Sharif at a time when the country’s... KARACHI: Home Economics results KARACHI, Nov 26: The University of Karachi on Monday announced the result of BSc Home Economics part-II annual examination 2007.... KARACHI: Weather KARACHI, Nov 26: The Met Office has forecast fair weather for the city on Tuesday with the minimum temperature expected to range between 16°C and 18°C.... HYDERABAD: Fahim casts doubt on credibility of polls HYDERABAD, Nov 26: The senior vice-chairman of the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Makhdoom Amin Fahim on Monday cast doubt on the credibility of elections being held under state of emergency and demanded reconstitution of Election Commission of Pakistan.... HYDERABAD: Hyderabad gets mechanical sweepers HYDERABAD, Nov 26: Mechanical street sweepers have been acquired to meet the challenge of rising population, limited manpower and poor sanitation services, said District Nazim Kanwar Naveed Jamil.... HYDERABAD: 5 housing schemes declared illegal HYDERABAD, Nov 26: The provincial town planning department on Monday declared five private residential schemes of Dadu as illegal and cautioned people against booking any plots in these schemes.... KARACHI: Sindh PML issues list of candidates KARACHI, Nov 26: The Sindh chapter of the Pakistan Muslim League issued the list of party ticket holders for election to general seats of National Assembly and Sindh Assembly here on Monday.... HYDERABAD: NGOs’ alliance observes black day HYDERABAD, Nov 26: The Joint Action Committee, Sindh, observed ‘black day’ against the promulgation of emergency and for the independence of judiciary and media, on Monday.... MIRPURKHAS: Factory fire not controlled MIRPURKHAS, Nov 26: A fire that broke out in Tank No1 of alcohol plant of Mirpurkhas Sugar Mill on Sunday killing two labourers and injuring three others was not extinguished till Monday evening when the report was filed.... SUKKUR: Boy killed in accident SUKKUR, Nov 26: A student of eighth class has been killed and 10 others injured in an accident at Qadirpur-Ghotki bypass in Ghotki district. According to police, a trailer going to... PESHAWAR: Instability affects uplift plan in NWFP PESHAWAR, Nov 26: Political uncertainty has affected the development programme in the NWFP as implementing agencies have collectively utilized only 12 per cent of the funds allocated for different projects in the first quarter of the current fiscal.... PESHAWAR: Special departments at institutions urged: Preventing disabilities PESHAWAR, Nov 26: Speakers at a workshop on eye care stressed the need for establishing special departments in educational institutions of the Northern Areas, Kashmir, and the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (Fata) in order to fight various disabilities.... TIMERGARA: Four camps set up for Swat DPs TIMERGARA, Nov 26: The Lower Dir district government has set up four transit relief camps in Adenzai tehsil for the displaced families of Swat.... PESHAWAR: US to provide $105m assistance for Fata PESHAWAR, Nov 26: The United States will provide $105 million during the current financial year as part of its long-term development assistance to the Federally Administrated Tribal Areas (Fata), Lynne Tracy,... PESHAWAR: School health service to be launched PESHAWAR, Nov 26: The NWFP government in collaboration with the World Health Organisation is launching a ‘school health service’ to provide basic hygiene education and health facilities to students, say officials....

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