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December 20, 2007 Thursday Zilhaj 9, 1428 KARACHI: Divisions hit PPP Lyari vote bank KARACHI, Dec 19: Electioneering is gaining momentum in Lyari though the town’s trademark fanfare is missing.... KARACHI: ‘Days of Musharraf govt numbered’ KARACHI, Dec 19: Justice (retd) Rana Bhagwandas celebrates his birthday today [Dec 20] but this year, the situation in which the country finds itself is different from that in which the former Supreme Court judge enjoyed 64 earlier birthdays.... KARACHI: MQM, ANP in bid to defuse tension KARACHI, Dec 19: Local representatives of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement and the Awami National Party were told on Wednesday that all areas were open for all political parties to work peacefully and they should respect each other.... KARACHI: Man accused of keeping explosives acquitted KARACHI, Dec 19: An accused who was arrested on the charge of keeping two drums of explosives at his residence five years back was acquitted by court on Wednesday.... KARACHI: Gang of women robbers busted KARACHI, Dec 19: Police busted a gang of robbers and arrested six women members, including the ringleader, allegedly involved in robberies in posh areas of the city on Wednesday.... KARACHI: All election petitions to be heard on 24th KARACHI, Dec 19: All the writ petitions challenging election tribunal decisions will be heard by a three-member bench of the Sindh High Court on Dec 24.... NAWABSHAH: Benazir suspicious about Rauf’s escape NAWABSHAH, Dec 19: Former premier and the Pakistan People’s Party chairperson Benazir Bhutto on Wednesday raised questions on the escape from police custody of Rashid Rauf, a British national of Pakistani... PESHAWAR: PPP sure of win despite ‘pre-poll rigging’ PESHAWAR, Dec 19: The Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) has said that despite misuse of state resources, the King’s party (PML-Q) and its regional allies will fail to win the general elections... SANGHAR: Man shot dead in police custody SANGHAR, Dec 19: A man in police custody was shot dead and a policeman injured on the premises of the district court here on Wednesday.... KHAIRPUR: Two killed in accident KHAIRPUR, Dec 19: Two motorcyclists were killed on the National Highway near Hingorja on Wednesday.... KARACHI: No govt effort to regulate rising cattle prices KARACHI, Dec 19: The prices of sacrificial animals increase every year, without provoking any strong public concern that can force the government to set up a mechanism to regulate animal prices, at least on the holy occasion of Eidul Azha.... KARACHI: Train tragedy throws into disarray PR schedule KARACHI, Dec 19: Just two days before Eid, the derailment of Karachi Express in early hours of Wednesday not only disturbed the arrival timings of various passenger trains but also forced... KARACHI: Unlawful pay cuts sting teachers before Eid KARACHI, Dec 19: An unrecorded and unauthorised cut in the December 2007 salary paid to a number of school teachers through cheques on the last working day before the holidays has raised concern among the teaching fraternity.... KARACHI: Eid prayers timings KARACHI, Dec 19: Following are the timings for Eid prayers to be held on Friday at different mosques /Eidgahs and other places in the city:... KARACHI: Conspiracy case verdict put off to Jan 5 KARACHI, Dec 19: The Anti-terrorism Court holding a retrial of six Harkat-ul-Mujahideen al-Alami activists accused of plotting to kill President Pervez Musharraf on April 24, 2002 on Monday deferred the pronouncement of its judgment to Jan 5.... KARACHI: KU holidays KARACHI, Dec 19: The University of Karachi and its affiliated colleges will remain closed from Dec 20 to Dec 22 on account of Eidul Azha and on Dec 25 on account... KARACHI: Blending three major schools of miniatures KARACHI, Dec 19: Unlike the performing arts, which are going through a lean period these days, the fine arts have never enjoyed such a fruitful period in this city.... KARACHI: District East: a profile KARACHI: The city’s District East, which has five National Assembly seats (252 to 256) and 12 provincial assembly seats (115 to 126), was established in 1974.... KARACHI: Boiler blast case KARACHI, Dec 19: Additional District and Sessions Judge-II (Central) Nelofer Shahnawaz on Wednesday recorded statements of three prosecution witnesses in a case pertaining to a boiler explosion at a towel factory in New Karachi.... MIRPURKHAS: Job seekers stage protest MIRPURKHAS, Dec 19: A large number of youths, who had passed written test for the post of primary school teachers in Umerkot, staged a demonstration on Wednesday in protest against the department’s failure to issue them appointment orders.... THATTA: Veteran nationalist Qasim Pathar dies THATTA, Dec 19: Veteran progressive nationalist and writer Mohammad Qasim Memon, popularly known by his epithet ‘Pathar’ (stone) for showing courage in the face of dangers during his lifelong struggle against... HYDERABAD: Situation in Afghanistan getting worse: Russian envoy HYDERABAD, Dec 19: Russian ambassador to Pakistan Sergey N. Peskov said on Wednesday that war against terror posed a serious challenge to international community as the situation in Afghanistan was getting worse despite best efforts.... DADU: Officials transferred on EC directive DADU, Dec 19: On the directives of the Election Commission, Dadu’s District Police Officer Tipu Sultan and Executive District Officer (education) Jalil Ahmed Akhund have been transferred.... JACOBABAD: Accident JACOBABAD, Dec 19: A woman was killed and five other people suffered injuries when their pick-up collided with an oil taker near Qambrani Larho on the National Highway on Wednesday.... PESHAWAR: Officials probe into shrine, shop blasts PESHAWAR, Dec 19: Investigators have so far been unable to find any clue to the bomb explosions which damaged the shrine of Abdul Shakoor Baba and a video shop on Wednesday morning.... PESHAWAR: Millers’ wheat quota doubled to check flour price PESHAWAR, Dec 19: The NWFP government has increased the daily wheat quota of local flour mills to bring down the price of the commodity in local market, where it has been on the rise for the past couple of months.... PESHAWAR: Finance department reluctant to re-activate HMIS PESHAWAR, Dec 19: The NWFP finance department is reluctant to sanction posts to re-activate the redundant health management information system, officials told Dawn on Wednesday.... PESHAWAR: Police still clueless about missing armymen PESHAWAR, Dec 19: Peshawar police were still clueless on Wednesday about two captains and two soldiers, who went missing near the Mattani area while coming to Peshawar from Dera Ismail Khan on Monday night.... LARKANA: SNF to take part in polls LARKANA, Dec 19: Central Committee of Sindh National Front (SNF) has decided to participate in general elections, revising earlier decision of a boycott. The committee met here on Wednesday.... JACOBABAD: Voters urged to reject ‘plunderers’ JACOBABAD, Dec 19: An independent candidate for NA-208 (Jacobabad) and sister of caretaker Prime Minister Mohammedmian Soomro, Ms Maleeha Malik, has said that people should reject “tyrants and plunderers” who had played havoc with lives of innocent people.... HYDERABAD: Written test for public prosecutors HYDERABAD, Dec 19: The secretary of the Sindh Public Service Commission (SPSC) announced on Wednesday that written test for different posts in the Criminal Prosecution Service Department would be held simultaneously on Jan 1 at Karachi, Hyderabad and Sukkur centres.... LARKANA: PML made people jobless: Khuhro LARKANA, Dec 19: Former opposition leader in Sindh Assembly Nisar Amed Khuhro on Wednesday accused Pakistan Muslim League of making en mass retrenchments and imposing ban on recruitment during its tenure....

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