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December 03, 2007 Monday Ziqa'ad 22, 1428 KARACHI: 3,600 polling stations for six million city voters KARACHI, Dec 2: In Sindh, according to Provincial Election Commissioner Qamaruzzaman Chaudhry, there would be over 16,000 polling stations, including 3,600 in Karachi division, while the final list of candidates for... KARACHI: ‘PPP to contest election despite fear of rigging’ KARACHI, Dec 2: The senior vice-president of the Pakistan People’s Party, Makhdoom Amin Fahim, on Sunday sought an assurance from the government regarding the holding of free and fair elections so... KARACHI: Green turtles’ breeding season ends KARACHI, Dec 2: As the sun descends and the hustle and bustle at city beaches subsides, another kind of visitors — the marine turtles — come out of the sea, drag... KARACHI: Toddler hit and killed by tanker KARACHI, Dec 2: A toddler was killed when a water tanker hit him in a Surjani Town area on Sunday, a few hours before an angry mob set a bus on... KARACHI: Two held in drive against gangsters KARACHI, Dec 2: Lyari police arrested two gangsters on Sunday in a renewed crackdown against street crime. Police claimed that the suspects belonged to the notorious Rahman Dakait gang.... KARACHI: Trader shot dead KARACHI, Dec 2: A businessman was shot dead by unknown assailants in the small hours of Sunday while he was returning home after closing his public call office in Saddar.... KARACHI: Sindh PA’s media centre modernised KARACHI, Dec 2: A modern media resource centre equipped with sophisticated gadgets, computers and other equipment, has been established at the Sindh Assembly building to facilitate the media in covering proceedings of the house and other events in a better manner.... KARACHI: Uplift work creating traffic mess KARACHI, Dec 2: Hours-long traffic jams at Lasbella traffic intersection and Nishtar Road-Britto Road traffic intersection has become a matter of routine due to the closure of a track of Business Recorder Road (from Lasbella to Gurumandir) for its reconstruction.... KARACHI: 90-day remission granted to women prisoners KARACHI, Dec 2: Many women prisoners whose remaining jail term is less than 90 days will be released soon by virtue of an announcement made by the IG Prisons during a... KARACHI: ‘Hepatitis-C may assume epidemic proportions’ KARACHI, Dec 2: Indifference towards mandatory sterilisation of equipment by dental as well as medical professionals coupled with unwarranted administration of therapeutic injections, drips and unscreened blood transfusion remain the major... KARACHI: Survey of disabled persons ordered KARACHI, Dec 2: Naib Nazim Nasreen Jalil has asked all union council nazims to conduct survey of disabled persons in their respective areas to determine their precise number and take steps to provide jobs to them.... KARACHI: NAB reference against ex-minister adjourned KARACHI, Dec 2: The Accountability Court-II adjourned hearing in a reference (24/2002) filed by the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) against former Sindh minister of industries and mineral resources Agha Tariq and others till Dec 27.... KARACHI: ‘New HSC scheme of studies be deferred’ KARACHI, Dec 2: The Sindh Professors and Lecturers’ Association (SPLA) has expressed concern over the non-issuance of model papers and new books for HSC course by the education boards in the province.... KARACHI: Poll papers rejected KARACHI, Dec 2: The returning officer for PS constituency 90, Karachi-II, Ms Tahira Mohsin, has rejected the nomination papers of a candidate, Zulfquar Younus, due to a fake BA degree as verified by the Shah Latif University, Khairpur.... KARACHI: Exhibition KARACHI, Dec 2: A solo exhibition of paintings by Anwar Sadat opens on Monday at Gulmohar art gallery at 5.30pm.... METRO MAILBAG: Service lanes not carpeted Sir, After long last, the main road from Jauhar Mor to Jauhar Chowrangi has been re-carpeted, though in a piecemeal fashion. Yet some portions of it remain uncarpeted.... HYDERABAD: Uplift works lead to hours-long gridlocks HYDERABAD, Dec 2: The ill-scheduled development works launched in the city without making arrangements for smooth flow of traffic lead to the worst traffic gridlocks in some of the busiest areas... LARKANA: Bandits in police uniform kidnap businessman LARKANA, Dec 2: Bandits in police uniform attempted to kidnap one Deedar Shaikh and Mumtaz Shaikh, a member of the Sindh council of Pakistan People’s Party, near Naudero on Sunday but Mumtaz managed to escape from kidnappers.... HYDERABAD: Sugarcane growers’ threat HYDERABAD, Dec 2: The Sindh Chamber of Agriculture (SCA) on Sunday threatened that the growers would give up altogether cultivation of sugarcane and switch over to other crops such as cotton... HYDERABAD: Five traffic policemen suspended HYDERABAD, Dec 2: The DPO Hyderabad here on Sunday suspended an ASI and four traffic police constables and called for sending them to quarter guard for their failure to maintain free flow traffic at Hyder Bux Jatoi roundabout.... KHAIRPUR: Five PML leaders join PPP KHAIRPUR, Dec 2: Five Pakistan Muslim League leaders of Saleh Pat taluka, Sukkur district, including a former special assistant to the Sindh chief minister, announced on Sunday that they had joined the Pakistan People’s Party.... HYDERABAD: Appeal for compensation HYDERABAD, Dec 2: Hashat Mand alias Malang Baba appealed to the government on Sunday to compensate him for his seven-storey 60-room building, cattle heads, a general store, a godown and a... CHITRAL: Workers object to PPP nominee for Chitral CHITRAL, Dec 2: A row over party tickets between PPP candidates continues as the nomination of Shahzada Ghulma Mohyuddin by Benazir Bhutto for NA-32 is being questioned by the party workers and local leadership.... PESHAWAR: University act irks teachers at colleges PESHAWAR, Dec 2: The Khyber Medical University Act is believed to have affected the teaching staff of medical colleges in the province, it is learnt.... HARIPUR: Candidate promises uplift projects for Haripur HARIPUR, Dec 2: The speaker of the NWFP Assembly and a candidate for PF-50, Habib Ullah Khan Tareen, promised on Sunday that he would work to end the politics of hostility and corruption from the district.... KHYBER AGENCY: ANP claims winning tribals’ support KHYBER AGENCY, Dec 2: Members of the Bar Qamber Khel tribe in Khyber Agency have announced their support for the Awami National Party-backed candidate, Muhammad Saeed Afridi, contesting elections for NA-46.... HARIPUR: Physical remand granted in bank cash fraud case HARIPUR, Dec 2: The court of judicial magistrate city area here on Saturday granted physical remand of all three accused in a bank cash fraud to the investigation officer.... PESHAWAR: PPP-S a big force in Mardan, says Sherpao PESHAWAR, Dec 2: Former federal minister for interior and chief of his own faction of the Pakistan People’s Party, Aftab Ahmad Khan Sherpao, has said that ideological workers are assets for the party.... MARDAN: Police recover child, arrest kidnapper MARDAN, Dec 2: Police have got freed a child and arrested the ringleader involved in the kidnapping.... PESHAWAR: Music centre blown up PESHAWAR, Dec 2: A music centre was blown up as a result of a bomb explosion in the Tauheedabad village here on Sunday morning, while another bomb was defused in the Faisalabad-Zargarabad village.... THATTA: Inquiry into manhandling of scholar THATTA, Dec 2: An inquiry team has been constituted to probe into the manhandling of a foreign scholar, Florence alias Farida Boryak, by the SP, investigation, Thatta, during her brief stay in Thatta recently.... HYDERABAD: Minister wants encroachments removed HYDERABAD, Dec 2: Caretaker Sindh Minister for... HYDERABAD: PPP to sweep polls: leader HYDERABAD, Dec 2: Pakistan People’s Party candidate for NA-222 Tando Mohammad Khan Syed Naveed Qamar has said that his party will win the general elections with thumping majority throughout the country... HYDERABAD: 2,500 appear in SAU entrance test HYDERABAD, Dec 2: As many as 2,500 candidates appeared in entry test held by the Sindh Agriculture University in 16 cities of Sindh and at the university campus for admission to different faculties for the academic session 2007-08.... SANGHAR: Policeman shot dead SANGHAR, Dec 2: Intruders shot dead a police head constable in his house in Malhi Para on Sunday night while he was asleep.... HYDERABAD: Flyover to open this month: nazim HYDERABAD, Dec 2: District Nazim Kanwar Naveed Jamil has said the month of December will herald a new era in Hyderabad as the first flyover will be completed there, the Paretabad... KHAIRPUR: PML-F to win Sindh polls: leader KHAIRPUR, Dec 2: Pakistan Muslim League (Functional) candidate for NA-216, PS-30 and 32 Pir Sadaruddin Shah Rashidi has said that party candidates will succeed in general elections throughout Sindh which will... NAUSHAHRO FEROZE: Candidate leads rally NAUSHAHRO FEROZE, Dec 2: Former district nazim and a candidate for PS-23 Masroor Khan Jatoi launched his election campaign in Moro on Sunday by leading a rally from outside the Government Boys High School to the National Highway....

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