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December 15, 2007 Saturday Zilhaj 4, 1428 KARACHI: Master plan investigates city’s water woes KARACHI, Dec 14: Terming the existing water supply tariffs in the city “too low to cover the cost of operation and maintenance,” the Karachi Strategic Development Plan-2020 (KSDP-2020) underscores the need to increase these charges from 25 to 50 per cent.... KARACHI: Election fever fails to grip city as Jan 8 approaches KARACHI, Dec 14: With just over three weeks left in the polling schedule till the January 8 general elections, there appears to be no visible electioneering fervour in the metropolis, with... KARACHI: Zulfiqar Mirza disqualified by tribunal KARACHI, Dec 14: A Sindh High Court election tribunal cleared all but one candidate for the hotly-contested Badin national and provincial assembly constituencies NA-225 and PS-57 after day-long proceedings.... KARACHI: Influential poachers escape SWD prosecution KARACHI, Dec 14: The Sindh Wildlife Department (SWD) has failed to take action against influential poachers who illegally hunted partridges in protected game reserve areas in two separate incidents, reliable sources informed Dawn.... KARACHI: No proposal submitted as deadline expires: Opposition for complete KSDP document KARACHI, Dec 14: The deadline for the submission of recommendations on the Karachi Strategic Development Plan 2020 expired at 12 noon on Friday without a single suggestion from the city councillors.... KARACHI: 8 high court judges take oath KARACHI, Dec 14: The chief justice of the Sindh High Court, Justice Mohammed Afzal Soomro, on Friday administered oath to eight newly-appointed additional judges at the Sindh High Court library.... KARACHI: Withdrawal applications submitted by JI candidates KARACHI, Dec 14: Around 12 candidates of the Jamaat-i-Islami (JI) moved applications on Friday to returning officers for the withdrawal of their nomination papers from eight National Assembly seats and five seats for the provincial assemblies from Karachi.... KARACHI: Submission of final charge-sheet ordered: Double murder case KARACHI, Dec 14: The senior civil judge and judicial magistrate, west, Shafiqullah M. Hassan, directed investigation officer to submit a final charge-sheet in a double murder case within three days.... KARACHI: ‘Armed forces must go back to barracks’ KARACHI, Dec 14: Speakers at a seminar on the “Present Crisis and Requirements of Democracy” paid tribute to the lawyers’ ongoing movement, and said all segments of the society should join them to bring about a true democracy in the country.... KARACHI: Lawyers to elect KBA leadership today KARACHI, Dec 14: The annual elections of the Karachi Bar Association (KBA) for the year 2008 are being held on Saturday (today) under the supervision of former advocate-general of Sindh Anwar Mansoor Khan.... KARACHI: Education dept halts tender KARACHI, Dec 14: The provincial education department has halted a tender amid reports of favouritism and corruption in awarding of a contract worth Rs72 million of supplying books, desks and other materials etc to the city schools.... KARACHI: Doctors urged to utilise potential KARACHI, Dec 14: Speakers at a forum on Friday urged the doctor community to keep itself above petty gains and come up with determination to put Pakistan’s medicines on the map of the world.... KARACHI: Hearing of May 12 case adjourned till Jan 15 KARACHI, Dec 14: A five-member bench of the Sindh High Court adjourned the hearing of the May 12 case to Jan 15, 2008, to consider the maintainability of the proceedings.... KARACHI: Stalls inaccessible to many flour consumers KARACHI, Dec 14: A large number of the poor and lower-middle class people living in main city areas could not get wheat flour at Rs160 per 10kg bag as majority of... KARACHI: PPP alleges massive pre-poll rigging KARACHI, Dec 14: The Pakistan People’s Party has vowed to fight for each and every seat of the national and provincial assemblies in the forthcoming general election despite pre-poll rigging by PML(Q) and other rival forces.... KARACHI: No human loss as girder falls KARACHI, Dec 14: A girder being moved by employing a crane to place it on the columns of the under-construction Lyari Expressway over Gharibabad bridge broke loose and fell down with a huge bang on Friday.... KARACHI: Offshore inspection stopped KARACHI, Dec 14: Sindh Fisheries Department has issued an order for stopping offshore inspection against the use of prohibited fishing nets by fishermen. However, the drive against prohibited nets will go... KARACHI: Man shot dead KARACHI, Dec 14: A 25-year-old man was on Friday found dead in Wilayat Colony. Site police said the victim Ghazi Marjaan was a labourer living in a dera in Baldia Town.... KARACHI: Rally staged against PCO, emergency rule KARACHI, Dec 14: Scores of people belonging to different civil society organisations and political parties on Friday took out a rally against the imposition of emergency, and for the restoration of... KARACHI: Weather KARACHI, Dec 14: The Met Office has forecast fair weather for the city on Saturday with the minimum temperature expected to range between 10 and 12 degrees centigrade.—PPI... HYDERABAD: Arbab sees Turkish president’s meetings as friendly interference HYDERABAD, Dec 14: Former Sindh Chief Minister Dr. Arbab Ghulam Rahim on Thursday described recent meetings of Turkish President Abdullah Gul and Saudi ambassador with deposed Chief Justice Iftikhar Mohammad Chaudhry and opposition parties’ leaders as “friendly interference”.... SHIKARPUR: Benazir opposed to rule of gun: Mirani SHIKARPUR, Dec 14: Former defence minister and Pakistan People’s Party candidate for NA-202 (Shikarpur-I), Aftab Shaban Mirani, says the party chairperson Ms Benazir Bhutto rejects the rule of the gun as she has strong belief in democratic system.... HYDERABAD: 816 polling stations ‘highly sensitive’ HYDERABAD, Dec 14: Provincial Police Officer (PPO) Syed Ziaul Hassan presided over a meeting of police officers at Regional Police Office here on Friday regarding security plan for Jan 8 elections.... HYDERABAD: People cautioned against Congo fever HYDERABAD, Dec 14: With Eidul Azha round the corner, Director General Health Service Sindh, Dr Hadi Bux Jatoi has cautioned the public against Congo fever which spreads through animals.... HYDERABAD: Students depict history in art HYDERABAD, Dec 14: A strong attachment to Sindh’s history and desire to preserve its cultural heritage was witnessed in the works of budding artists here at an exhibition.... HYDERABAD: Two held for selling liquor HYDERABAD, Dec 14: The Market police arrested two men for selling liquor on Friday.... NAUSHAHRO FEROZE: Trailer kills student NAUSHAHRO FEROZE, Dec 14: A student of BBA of Sindh University died in a road accident near Moro on Friday.... PESHAWAR: Parties urged to boycott polls: Lawyers stage demonstration PESHAWAR, Dec 14: Lawyers on Friday urged all political parties to withdraw their nomination papers terming the election a farce. “In the absence of an independent judiciary, no free and fair elections could be conducted.... HARIPUR: Low water inflow at Tarbela to affect power generation HARIPUR, Dec 14: The decreasing water inflow in the Tarbela Lake has reduced power generation at the Tarbela dam to almost one third of its original capacity, official sources said on Friday.... LANDI KOTAL: Women protest against loadshedding LANDI KOTAL, Dec 14: Hundreds of women came out of their homes and blocked the main Peshawar-Torkhum road on Friday in protest against the continuous loadshedding in Landi Kotal.... PESHAWAR: Call to abolish FCR PESHAWAR, Dec 14: Speakers at a public dialogue here on Friday called upon the government to abolish the Frontier Crimes Regulations (FCR), saying the black law was responsible for all ills in Fata.... PESHAWAR: JI to hold anti-poll rally today PESHAWAR, Dec 14: Jamaat-i-Islami chief Qazi Hussain Ahmad would lead an anti-election rally on Saturday and withdraw his nomination papers along with other party candidates from the NWFP and tribal areas.... KARAK: PPP-S man withdraws nomination KARAK Dec 14: The Pakistan People’s Party (Sherpao) candidate for PF-40, Karak, Syedullah Shah on Friday has withdrawn his nomination papers in favour of an independent candidate, Mian Nisar Gul Kakakhel.... HYDERABAD: Dissidents to boycott SAS golden jubilee HYDERABAD, Dec 14: Number of writers and former secretary generals and office-bearers of Sindhi Adabi Sangat (SAS) have announced of boycotting Golden Jubilee Conference being held in Karachi on Saturday and Sunday (Dec 15&16).... JACOBABAD: Minor kidnapped JACOBABAD, Dec 14: Five-year-old Fayaz Ali was kidnapped from Dastagir colony in Civil Lines police station’s jurisdiction here on Friday.... HYDERABAD: Honour for SU teacher HYDERABAD, Dec 14: The Higher Education Commission has selected Prof Mohammad Yar Khuhawar, dean of Faculty of Natural Sciences, University of Sindh, for the best teacher award 2006.—Bureau...

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