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December 14, 2007 Friday Zilhaj 3, 1428 KARACHI: Jatois cleared for polls, Pir Mazhar declared ineligible KARACHI, Dec 13: Ghulam Murtaza Jatoi and Masroor Jatoi of the National People’s Party were cleared for contesting election from their respective Naushahro Feroze constituencies whereas Pir Mazharul Haq of the... KARACHI: Lawyers stay away from courts, hold protest rally KARACHI, Dec 13: The legal fraternity observed a complete boycott of court proceedings in the City Courts and Malir District Courts on Thursday.... KARACHI: ‘Flour to be available at Rs16 per kg from today’ KARACHI, Dec 13: Wheat flour will be available in the city at Rs16 per kilogram from Friday. This was announced by caretaker Sindh Food Minister Aijaz Ali Shah Shirazi while chairing... KARACHI: KSDP underscores need for uniformity in city planning KARACHI, Dec 13: The Karachi Strategic Development Plan 2020 (KSDP), which is currently being debated by the City Council, recommends making the city district government Karachi (CDGK) the apex planning institution... KARACHI: Muttahida pledges drastic reforms KARACHI, Dec 13: The Muttahida Qaumi Movement’s manifesto, unveiled on Thursday, stresses among other things unity of command in respect of all municipal services and revenue collection at city/district level.... HYDERABAD: Council calls for end to construction of plazas HYDERABAD, Dec 13: The district council through a unanimously passed resolution on Thursday called for putting a stop to unbridled construction of commercial plazas, which continued unabated in the residential areas of the city.... HYDERABAD: Minister urged to stop auction of lands HYDERABAD, Dec 13: The Sindh Abadgars Board (SAB) on Thursday appealed to the Federal Finance Minister Syed Salman Shah to stop the Zarai Taraqiati Bank from auctioning off lands of poor... SWABI: EC urged to take action against misuse of resources SWABI, Dec 13: The Awami National Party on Thursday appealed to the Chief Election Commissioner to bar district nazim Shahram Khan from ‘misusing’ the district government machinery and resources in the poll campaign of his two uncles.... PESHAWAR: Several OSDs in NWFP await posting PESHAWAR, Dec 13: The caretaker federal and provincial governments are keeping on the sideline several senior officials who had been made Officers on Special Duty (OSD).... KARACHI: Administration turns its back on library KARACHI, Dec 13: While the government makes tall claims of educating the citizenry in order to raise living standards and make young people less susceptible to being inveigled into criminal activity,... KARACHI: Body found KARACHI, Dec 13: A bullet-riddled body of an unidentified man was found on Thursday in Korangi.... KARACHI: Govt seeks to relieve KBCA of powers: Demolition of illegal structures KARACHI, Dec 13: The Sindh High Court asked the provincial chief secretary on Thursday to submit a report on a proposal stipulating transfer of demolition of unauthorised buildings to the respective town administrations.... KARACHI: ‘Free judiciary must for civilised society’ KARACHI, Dec 13: The deposed chief justice of the Sindh High Court, Sabihuddin Ahmed, said that the establishment could not order the removal of a judge and the judiciary could not function independently under the influence of the establishment.... KARACHI: A psychiatrist paints Thar KARACHI: Thar has always been a favourite subject with the artists from Sindh but of late it has acquired greater prominence. Next week, a new venue, Thar Art Gallery, on Zamzama... KARACHI: Scholar urges people’s easy access to libraries KARACHI, Dec 13: There is a great need to open up access to private libraries, some of which have huge collections, to the public so that a greater number of people... KARACHI: China honours NED professor KARACHI, Dec 13: The Consulate General of the People’s Republic of China has presented a memento to Dr Iqbal Ali, a former faculty member of NED University of Engineering and Technology, in appreciation of his contribution to engineering education in China.... KARACHI: Gang warfare in Lyari slows down with poll drive KARACHI, Dec 13: As the campaigning for the forthcoming general elections picks up in the city, the gang wars that simmer under the surface in Lyari appear to have cooled down... KARACHI: Consumers question quality of USC flour: Bread prices go up KARACHI, Dec 13: The shortage of wheat flour has compelled the consumers to turn a blind eye towards the quality of the flour available at the utility stores at subsidised rates.... KARACHI: Health dept posts still lying vacant KARACHI, Dec 13: Despite the common belief that public sector hospitals and health-care facilities badly need doctors and nurses, the Sindh health department has been unable to appoint and post skilled... KARACHI: ‘Railways land retrieved after big operation’ KARACHI, Dec 13: The Pakistan Railways has started construction and repair of the boundary of its marshalling yard in Pipri on National Highway to safeguard the PR land retrieved from land-grabbers... KARACHI: Urdu Dictionary Board’s status KARACHI, Dec 13: The Federal Ministry of Education through a notification has declared the Urdu Dictionary Board, Karachi, as the subordinate office of the ministry. The chief editor of the Urdu... KARACHI: Ban extended KARACHI, Dec 13: The Sindh government has extended the ban on movement of heavy vehicles on the specified roads and timings for 30 days with effect from Dec 10, 2007, it was officially notified on Thursday.—APP... KARACHI: Fair weather forecast KARACHI, Dec 13: The Met Office has forecast fair weather for the city on Friday with the minimum temperature expected to range between 12 and 14 degrees centigrade.... THATTA: Protesters block highway THATTA, Dec 13: Dozens of villagers, condemning police atrocities, blocked the National Highway near Jherruk, suspending vehicular traffic for over an hour on Thursday morning.... HYDERABAD: Places for corner meetings marked HYDERABAD, Dec 13: The District Coordination Officer Hyderabad, Aftab Ahmed Khatri has marked four public places, one for each taluka, for holding public meetings in connection with general elections 2008.... HYDERABAD: Threatening calls worry dist council member HYDERABAD, Dec 13: Dist-rict Council Convener Zafar Ali Rajput on Thursday directed the DPO Hyderabad to provide protection to the council member, Parveen Lodhi, after she wept in the house while... MITHI: PML, PPP candidates trade charges MITHI, Dec 13: Some PPP leaders of Tharparkar are accusing Arbabs of pre-poll rigging which is far from the truth, said the PML-Q candidate for NA-229, Arbab Zakaullah.... MIRPURKHAS: Flour mills raided MIRPURKHAS, Dec 13: Mukhtiarkar Mirpurkhas raided chakkis and shops to check hike in wheat flour prices on the directives of DCO. Report said Mukhtiarkar Abdul Sattar Hakro raided chakkis and shops... HYDERABAD: Projects okayed HYDERABAD, Dec 13: Three concept papers of Miani Recreational Park at Miani near Hyderabad, establishment of farm houses at Ghaghar near Karachi, and new management plan for Khirthar National Park of... HYDERABAD: Women Centre HYDERABAD, Dec 13: Chairperson NGO Management Committee, Women Centre Hyderabad Ms Gul Nigar Ansari said ministry of women development Islamabad has established a “Women Centre” near Canton-ment Eidgah, Hyderabad.... PESHAWAR: ‘Health curriculum’ PESHAWAR, Dec 13: The NWFP government in collaboration with the World Health Organisation has started developing ‘school health curriculum’ to provide basic education on hygiene to primary school students.... PESHAWAR: Rulers turned country into US colony, says JI PESHAWAR, Dec 13: The Fata chapter of the Jamaat-i-Islami announced on Thursday that candidates for 11 National Assembly seats from the six tribal agencies would withdraw their nomination papers on Dec 15.... MARDAN: Erratic power supply irks people MARDAN, Dec 13: The residents of the Manga Union Council have condemned the unannounced loadshedding, interruption and low voltage supply of electricity to their area, and warned they will come out on the streets.... PESHAWAR: Russia calls for boosting trade PESHAWAR, Dec 13: Russian deputy head of mission in Pakistan Artem Rudnitsky has said that economic and political ties between the two countries lag behind despite the fact that it is... PESHAWAR: Commander asks tribesmen to shun guns PESHAWAR, Dec 13: Corps Commander Lt-Gen Muhammad Masood Alam has said that development work carried out by the army had brought positive change in the living standard of the people of tribal area.... TIMERGARA: Re-allotment of ticket opposed TIMERGARA, Dec 13: The elders and PPP workers of Maidan in Dir Lower have expressed concern over reports that the party’s ticket holder for the NWFP Assembly seat of PF-96, Khadim...

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