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December 12, 2007 Wednesday Zilhaj 1, 1428 KARACHI: Tribunal questions officer’s actions after Oct 18 blasts KARACHI, Dec 11: The inquiry tribunal investigating the Oct 18 Karsaz bomb blasts questioned a police officer on Tuesday and asked why he left the site after the incident instead of... KARACHI: Supply of flour at Rs16 a kilo promised : Sindh Cabinet meeting KARACHI, Dec 11: While briefing the caretaker Sindh Cabinet on Tuesday, the food department stated that the wheat supply to Karachi flour mills would be increased from 1,980 metric tonnes to... KARACHI: Young man shot dead in Green Town KARACHI, Dec 11: A 23-year-old man was found shot dead in Green Town.... KARACHI: Businessman and woman found dead in Defence KARACHI, Dec 11: A businessman and a woman were found dead under mysterious circumstances in a partially-burnt bungalow in Defence on Tuesday, police said.... ISLAMABAD: Senate body for early completion of probe : Shershah bridge collapse ISLAMABAD, Dec 11: A senate body on Tuesday demanded early completion of the inquiry into the collapse of Shershah Bridge and recommended action against those found responsible.... KARACHI: 403 killed in Sindh since January : Violence against women KARACHI, Dec 11: Women face violence in every third household of Pakistan in the lower, middle and upper class families but it goes unreported at all levels and in poor households... KARACHI: Heated debate on master plan in City Council KARACHI, Dec 11: Both the treasury and opposition benches stuck to their guns when the City Council resumed on Tuesday its debate on the new master plan and traded allegations with each other.... KARACHI: Two gangs busted, nine vehicles recovered KARACHI, Dec 11: The Anti-Car Lifting Unit arrested six alleged members of two gangs and recovered nine snatched vehicles from their possessions, SSP Khurram Waris told a press conference on Tuesday.... KARACHI: PPP sets up watchdog for election KARACHI, Dec 11: The Pakistan People’s Party on Tuesday inaugurated its election monitoring cell (EMC) Sindh to monitor the upcoming general elections scheduled for Jan 8, 2008, at Clifton here.... KARACHI: Five hurt as demolition operation stirs angry protest KARACHI, Dec 11: Five people were injured when police opened fire at villagers protesting against the demolition of their houses in G. M. Nagar, near Ghaggar railway crossing, in Bin Qasim Town on Tuesday.... KARACHI: Wheat retail Prices remain high KARACHI, Dec 11: Despite the recent steps taken in terms of the wheat crisis, retailers increased the rates of chakki atta from Rs24 to Rs25-26 per kilogramme within a day while... KARACHI: Emboldened NED rebuffs KBCA KARACHI, Dec 11: The NED University, having the firm backing of its chancellor, Sindh Governor Ishratul Ebad, for its illegal construction activities, has started to throw its weight around and has... KARACHI: Defence library’s 16th year KARACHI, Dec 11: The Defence Central Library is organising various activities from Dec 13 to 15 to celebrate its 16th anniversary, said a press release.... KARACHI: Book launch KARACHI, Dec 11: The launching of Marsia Chothe Sutoon Ka (Elegy of the Fourth Estate) will be held on Wednesday at the Karachi Press Club at 3.30pm.... KARACHI: Restoration of rights urged KARACHI, Dec 11: Workers at a demonstration held in connection with the International Human Rights Day urged the government to do away with all restrictions on freedom of expression, judiciary and human rights, besides lifting emergency immediately.... KARACHI: CPNE meeting KARACHI, Dec 11: A meeting of the Karachi-based members of the CPNE will be held on Tuesday (Dec 18) at 4pm at the CPNE Secretariat, 29 Fareed Chambers, Abdullah Haroon Road, to discuss matters of general interests.... KARACHI: Weather KARACHI, Dec 11: The Met Office has forecast fair and partly cloudy weather for the city on Wednesday with the minimum temperature expected to range between 12 and 14 degrees centigrade.... KARACHI: Exhibition at Citi KARACHI, Dec 11: An exhibition of paintings titled Thar – Agony of Earth by Dr Syed Ali Wasif opens on Wednesday, Dec 12 at the Citi art gallery.... KARACHI: Warrants out for arrest of 14 policemen KARACHI, Dec 11: Bailable arrest warrants of 14 policemen were issued on Tuesday for not appearing in court despite repeated reminders.... HYDERABAD: Anti-TB programme achieving results, claims expert HYDERABAD, Dec 11: Seventy per cent of the tuberculosis (TB) patients who had reported at the TB centres across the province have gotten rid of the fatal disease with the help... HYDERABAD: DC members call for more flyovers in Hyderabad HYDERABAD, Dec 11: Members of district council on Tuesday called for the construction of more flyovers in the city to smooth flow of traffic on the roads.... HYDERABAD: Sindh varsity to hold convocation on 29th HYDERABAD, Dec 11: Academic convocation-2006 of the University of Sindh will be held on December 29, to confer degrees and award medals to students who have passed from the university as well as from affiliated degree colleges and institutes upto 2006.... HYDERABAD: PML-N wants polling stations declared sensitive HYDERABAD, Dec 11: PML-N candidate for NA-220 Hyderabad city and former MNA Sahebzada Shabbir Hassan Ansari has demanded of the government to declare all the polling stations of his constituency as sensitive.... NAUSHAHRO FEROZE: Truck driver shot dead NAUSHAHRO FEROZE, Dec 11: A truck driver was killed by unidentified dacoits on Bhirya bypass on Monday night.... HYDERABAD: ‘Caretakers will do as much as they can’ HYDERABAD, Dec 11: It is our duty not only to ensure fair and free elections but also to work for the welfare of people, said caretaker Sindh Minister for Population Welfare and Women Development, Ms Nadra Panjwani.... DADU: Temple opens DADU, Dec 11: Chairman Evacuee Property Trust, Lieutenant General (Rtd) Zulfiqar Ali Khan has said that Rs10.7 million have been spent on the development plans of minorities, particularly temples and Gurdwaras during current financial year.... HYDERABAD: MBBS results announced HYDERABAD, Dec 11: Controller of examinations, Liaquat University of Medical and Health Sciences, here on Tuesday, has announced the result of MBBS annual examination 2007 of LUMHS, Chandka Medical College Larkana... NAWABSHAH: Council seeks action against sugar mills NAWABSHAH, Dec 11: Expressing anger over the absence of representatives of all three sugar mills of the district, members of the district council on Monday unanimously passed a resolution against their... PESHAWAR: Peshawar faces water shortage PESHAWAR, Dec 11: People of the provincial capital are facing an acute shortage of water.... CHITRAL: No road scheme sanctioned for Chitral CHITRAL, Dec 11: The Chitral district has been excluded from the Road Sector Development Project (RSDP) under which the provincial government will construct 500 kilometres roads.... PESHAWAR: Uplift funds for Fata promised PESHAWAR, Dec 11: Caretaker Prime Minister Mohammedmian Soomro has said that the government will provide funds for development of the Federally Administered Tribal Areas despite severe economic constraints because of rising oil prices.... PESHAWAR: Police ask banks to install cameras PESHAWAR, Dec 11: Police have asked managers of banks and other financial institutions in Peshawar to install close circuit cameras and other detecting gadgets in their offices.... CHARSADDA: Kidnapped policeman’s body found CHARSADDA, Dec 11: The body of a police sub-inspector, who was kidnapped in October, was found dumped in a deserted place here on Tuesday.... PESHAWAR: Expulsion of workers from PkSF slammed PESHAWAR, Dec 11: A group of Peshawar University students, who belong to the Pukhtun Students Federation (PkSF), held a demonstration in front of the press club on Tuesday to protest the...

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