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December 09, 2007 Sunday Ziqa'ad 28, 1428 KARACHI: Opposition seeks master plan document KARACHI, Dec 8: The City Council on Saturday opened debate on the Karachi Strategic Development Plan 2020 amid a boycott by opposition members protesting against the non-availability of a comprehensive document of the master plan despite their repeated demands.... KARACHI: Nawaz due in city on 13th KARACHI, Dec 8: Former prime minister and chief of the Pakistan Muslim League (PML-N) Mian Nawaz Sharif will arrive in the city on Dec 13 to express solidarity with the Sindh... KARACHI: Livestock traders demand lifting of Eid taxes KARACHI, Dec 8: Protesting against the various taxes that have been in place on cattle under different heads for years, traders have demanded of the city government to review the strategy... PESHAWAR: JUI (F) ready for seat adjustments PESHAWAR, Dec 8: The Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam (F) has left the door open for seat adjustments with other parties for the January general election. Speaking at a press conference here on Saturday,... CHITRAL: Call to put off polls in Chitral CHITRAL, Dec 8: Heavy snowfall and harsh conditions will make it difficult to hold elections in Chitral district and the Election Commission authorities must consider postponing the polls in the... KOHAT: Intra-party tussles confuse voters in Kohat KOHAT, Dec 8: The haste with which political parties have had to select their candidates, due to the short time available for nominating them, has resulted in some intra-party tussles, leaving workers and voters confused about the ‘real’ candidates.... PESHAWAR: MQM names candidates for NWFP seats PESHAWAR, Dec 8: The NWFP chapter of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) has fielded 12 candidates for the National Assembly seats and 14 for provincial assembly constituencies.... PESHAWAR: Independent judiciary needed to root out corruption: speakers PESHAWAR, Dec 8: Speakers at a seminar on corruption on Saturday underlined the need for abiding by the Islamic principles of halal and haram to root out corruption from society.... PESHAWAR: ANP vows to struggle for judges’ reinstatement PESHAWAR, Dec 8: The Awami National Party (ANP) announced on Saturday that it would continue to struggle for the reinstatement of the deposed judges. The announcement was made by ANP’s Central... HYDERABAD: 13 housing schemes in Badin declared illegal HYDERABAD, Dec 8: The Department of Town Planning on Saturday declared 13 housing schemes of Badin district as illegal and advised people in not to book any plots in the illegal schemes.... THATTA: PPP faces tough contest in Thatta THATTA, Dec 8: PML-Q affiliated Shirazi group, led by Ajaz Ali Shah Shirazi, fielding six of his sons and nephews besides one of its allies, has accelerated mass contact campaign to... NAWABSHAH: Court seeks report on minister running son’s campaign NAWABSHAH, Dec 8: A returning officer has asked the police to investigate a complaint against a minister of the Sindh government that he is misusing his office to canvass for his son, a candidate for a provincial assembly seat from Nawabshah.... KARACHI: Call for common hoarding law across city KARACHI, Dec 8: Speakers at a seminar on Saturday criticised the ‘visual pollution’ being created by outdoor advertisements and stressed that people-friendly laws be formulated and implemented across the board.... KARACHI: Three testify in boiler case KARACHI, Dec 8: The additional district and sessions judge-II, Central, Nelofer Shahnawaz Azimi, recorded statements of three prosecution witnesses in a boiler explosion case on Saturday.... KARACHI: Factory owner indicted in toxic deaths case KARACHI, Dec 8: A district and sessions court on Saturday indicted a factory owner and three other accused on a charge of dumping highly toxic industrial waste in an open area... KARACHI: Warrants issued KARACHI, Dec 8: The civil judge and judicial magistrate-X, South, Asif Ahmed, on Saturday issued bailable arrest warrants for the president of the Pakistan People’s Party, Sindh, Syed Qaim Ali Shah,... KARACHI: Weather KARACHI, Dec 8: The Met Office has forecast fair weather with the minimum temperature expected to range between 13°C and 15°C. On Saturday, the maximum temperature of 31°C was recorded at Turbat.—PPI... KARACHI: Paintings exhibition KARACHI, Dec 8: An exhibition of paintings by Iqbal Durrani opened on Saturday at Indus art gallery. The exhibition will continue till Dec 30, daily from 11am to 8pm.—Staff Reporter... PESHAWAR: Bomb hoax creates panic in Peshawar PESHAWAR, Dec 8: A bomb hoax created panic in the Bhana Mari area here on Saturday evening. Local people thought that someone had placed a sack packed with explosives in the area.... MARDAN: Sherpao says Malakand crisis resolved MARDAN, Dec 8: Chief of his own faction of Pakistan People’s Party Aftab Ahmed Khan Sherpao has claimed that the Malakand crisis has been resolved and residents of the agency are returning to their homes.... KOHAT: ‘Country needs leader with integrity’ KOHAT, Dec 8: The country desperately needs a leader with the integrity and honesty of Quaid-i-Azam Mohammad Ali Jinnah who may steer the country out of the abyss of corruption.... HYDERABAD: Council calls for giving Baitul Maal under dist govt’s control HYDERABAD, Dec 8: The district council demanded on Saturday that the federal government should give Baitul Maal department under the control of district government so that it could ensure distribution of... KHAIRPUR: Cane growers protest against sugar mills KHAIRPUR, Dec 8: The growers in Sobhodero, Kotdiji and Hingorja talukas continued their protest on the second consecutive day on Saturday in protest against sugar mills’ refusal to pay them official rate of sugarcane.... NAUSHAHRO FEROZE: Bandits kill 2 passengers NAUSHAHRO FEROZE, Dec 8: A coach driver and a woman passenger were killed when dacoits opened fire at them while looting the passengers on National Highway near Moro, on Friday.... NAWABSHAH: Arbab questions Benazir protocol NAWABSHAH, Dec 8: An ex-chief minister of Sindh has questioned rationale in providing protocol and security to Benazir Bhutto after the lapse of 10 years of her premiership.... JHUDO: Fertiliser prices go up JHUDO, Dec 8: Dealers have raised prices of fertiliser to an alarming level in the lower Sindh with the start of wheat sowing season after sugarcane’s harvest.... SHIKARPUR: Man kidnapped SHIKARPUR, Dec 8: Armed men kidnapped one Jhongal son of Muharram Ali Buriro of Bahar Buriro Village near Yasin Wah inspection path in the jurisdiction of Garhi Yasin police late on Friday night.... LARKANA: Call for upgradation of medical colleges LARKANA, Dec 8: The eighth three-day Chandka Medical College (CMC) Larkana symposium concluded here on Saturday with the recommendations to upgrade college to the status of a medical university in the... MIRPURKHAS: Engine, two bogies derail MIRPURKHAS, Dec 8: An engine and two bogies of Mirpurkhas-bound 157-Up passenger train derailed near Tando Jam Railway Station, on Saturday.... NAWABSHAH: Students protest NAWABSHAH, Dec 8: Activists of the Jeay Sindh Students Federation Degree College Nawabshah took out a rally against the administration for non-provision of facilities, here on Saturday....

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