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December 17, 2007 Monday Zilhaj 6, 1428 KARACHI: 164 candidates eye 20 NA seats KARACHI, Dec 16: The final lists of candidates contesting election for the national and provincial assemblies from Sindh were issued on Sunday.... KARACHI: 373 vie for PA seats from Karachi KARACHI, Dec 16: A total of 373 candidates are contesting for the 42 Sindh Assembly seats from Karachi, according to the data compiled by the election commission.... KARACHI: New JI Shura KARACHI, Dec 16: The Jamaat-i-Islami (JI), Sindh, on Sunday elected members of its Majlis-i-Shura for the period Dec 2007-November 2009.... KARACHI: Causes of Dhaka fall discussed KARACHI, Dec 16: A former chief justice of the Supreme Court, a top intellectual of the country and a retired general recognized on Sunday that poor leadership, repeated violations of the... KARACHI: English must for model govt schools: minister KARACHI, Dec 16: The Sindh government is going to convert some schools into model schools by switching to English as their medium of instruction while Urdu and Sindhi will be taught as optional subjects in these schools.... HYDERABAD: PPP to lodge complaints against flawed voter lists: Fahim HYDERABAD, Dec 16: Senior vice-chairman of the Pakistan People’s Party Makhdoom Amin Fahim said on Sunday that the party had decided to lodge complaints with the Election Commission of Pakistan against flaws in updated electoral rolls.... PESHAWAR: Militancy affects poll scene in Malakand PESHAWAR, Dec 16: Rising militancy has affected the election scene in northern areas, especially Malakand.... PESHAWAR: Inquiry ordered into bird flu death PESHAWAR, Dec 16: The federal government has expressed concern over the death of a person from bird flu virus in the NWFP and directed the provincial health department to hold an inquiry into the matter, sources said.... HYDERABAD: APDM boycott a democratic decision: STP HYDERABAD, Dec 16: The Central Committee of Sindh Taraqi Pasand Party has endorsed the decision of the APDM to boycott the general elections in protest against removal of judges of the superior judiciary and curbs on the media.... DADU: Tribal leader rejoins PML-Q DADU, Dec 16: Sardar Chakar Khan Shahani has quit the PPP and rejoined the PML-Q along with his friends and tribesmen.... KARACHI: Top bureaucrat’s son found dead KARACHI, Dec 16: A son of the chief secretary of Balochistan and former CS of Sindh, K.B. Rind, was found dead with a bullet hole in his head on Sunday morning in the Defence Housing Authority.... KARACHI: Two youths killed, two hurt in road accident KARACHI, Dec 16: Two youngsters died and two others were seriously injured in a road accident in Gulshan-i-Iqbal on Sunday, police said.... KARACHI: HR activist, psychiatrist Zaki Hasan passes away KARACHI, Dec 16: Eminent neuropsychiatrist, human rights activist and anti-militarisation campaigner Prof K. Zaki Hasan passed away here on Saturday after a protracted illness. He was 79.... KARACHI: Civil society split over poll participation KARACHI, Dec 16: The majority of speakers at a meeting on Saturday were certain that the upcoming elections would be rigged, though some said that yet they would participate in the polls while others were in favour of boycotting the elections.... KARACHI: Foundation of road to 34 villages laid KARACHI, Dec 16: With the completion of development projects meant for the villages falling in the limits of Karachi, the oldest settlements of the city would have a solid civic infrastructure and their residents would start getting all basic amenities.... KARACHI: Arts Council election KARACHI, Dec 16: Great enthusiasm was seen in the Arts Council election on Sunday as M. R. Kiyani Road and Deen Mohammad Wafai Road leading to the council remained packed with... Weather KARACHI, Dec 16: The Met Office has forecast fair weather with hazy morning for Karachi on Monday. The minimum temperature is expected to range between 9°C and 11°C.—PPI... MITHI: Arbab wants to become chief minister again MITHI, Dec 16: Former chief minister Dr Arbab Ghulam Rahim has said he has preferred to contest for a provincial assembly seat because he desires to become chief minister for the second time.... MIRPURKHAS: Youth’s murder sparks violent protests MIRPURKHAS, Dec 16: The murder of son of an office-bearer of Muttahida Qaumi Movement by bandits sparked violent protests in many parts of the city on Sunday.... KARACHI: Ranipur sugar mills reduce cane price KARACHI, Dec 16: Ranipur sugar mills had reduced rate of sugarcane to Rs48 per 40 kilogrammes, growers complained on Sunday.... HYDERABAD: SPLA wants ‘contract principals’ sacked HYDERABAD, Dec 16: The Sindh Professors and Lecturers Association (SPLA) on Sunday accused the principals appointed on contract basis of misusing public funds and demanded their removal.... BADIN: Fahmida getsPPP ticket BADIN, Dec 16: Dr Fehmida Mirza was awarded a PPP ticket to contest for PS-57 (Tando Bago) seat after rejection of candidature of her husband Dr Zulfiqar Mirza.... RATODERO: Man kills wife RATODERO, Dec 16: One Ali Raza Jakhrani killed his wife Akhtiar Khatoon, 22, mother of a child in Mir Wah Jagirani village in the limits of Naudero police station here on Sunday.... SUKKUR: Sukkur Medical College to get modern equipment SUKKUR, Dec 16: Philanthropists from Abu Dhabi have pledged to provide state-of-the-art equipment and machinery to the Ghulam Muhammad Mahar Medical College Sukkur, according to District Nazim Syed Nasir Hussein Shah.... DADU: Five injured DADU, Dec 16: Five people were injured in a collision between a car and a truck in Kotri on Sunday.... PESHAWAR: Plan for 30,000 4-stroke rickshaws PESHAWAR, Dec 16: The provincial government has called a meeting to devise a strategy to convert about 30,000 two-stroke rickshaws into four-stroke.... MARDAN: Villagers to boycott polls in protest MARDAN Dec 16: Residents of 12 villages have announced that they will neither cast votes nor allow polling stations in their areas in protest against the non-provision of natural gas to their areas.... PESHAWAR: Peshawar hit by regular gas, power supply disruptions PESHAWAR, Dec 16: People of the provincial capital are facing hardships because of frequent unannounced suspension of supply of electricity as well as gas.... HYDERABAD: AT seeks judges’ reinstatement HYDERABAD, Dec 16: The Awami Tehrik on Sunday termed removal of judges illegal and unconstitutional and demanded that the government should reinstate them.... HYDERABAD: Villages fall unconscious HYDERABAD, Dec 16: Eight people including five women fell unconscious in Mohammad Khan Shoro village near Old Filter Plant due to leakage of gas in their area on Sunday.... SHIKARPUR: Two killed SHIKARPUR, Dec 16: Two men were killed and two others sustained injuries in an armed clash between Gopang and Jakhrani tribesmen in Samandar Khan Gopang village in the jurisdiction of Nabi Shah Wagan police station on Sunday.... THATTA: Protest against ex-minister THATTA, Dec 16: A large lumber of people who have applied for gas connection in the coastal town of Jati took out a procession against former minister of state for agriculture... HYDERABAD: Sugar mills accused of flouting govt orders HYDERABAD, Dec 16: The Sindh Chamber of Agriculture has expressed grave concern over the refusal of the sugar mills to pay government fixed price of Rs67 per 40kg to the cane... Withdrawal in Badin BADIN, Dec 16: Five candidates have withdrawn their nomination papers till 7pm here.... SHIKARPUR: PML-F leader joins PPP SHIKARPUR, Dec 16: A meeting was organised by Mr Allah Dino alias Mir Babal Khan Bhayo, son of former PPP MNA Mir Altaf Khan Bhayo, in connection with PPP’s election campaign at Bhaya House here on Saturday.... LARKANA: Man kills wife, her alleged friend LARKANA, Dec 16: A man shot dead his 25-year-old wife and her alleged lover suspecting them of having illicit relations in the Ali Dost Chandio village in the limits of Drigh police station on Sunday.... NAUSHAHRO FEROZE: Woman dies in accident NAUSHAHRO FEROZE, Dec 16: A woman died and a rickshaw driver received injuries in an accident on the National Highway, near police line Naushahro Feroze, on Sunday....

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