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December 24, 2007 Monday Zilhaj 13, 1428 KARACHI: Jan 8 burial day for dictatorship: Nawaz KARACHI, Dec 23: Former Prime Minister and Pakistan Muslim League(N) chief Mian Mohammad Nawaz Sharif has said that January 8 will be a decisive day when military dictatorship in the country will be buried once and for all.... KARACHI: Fraudsters out to grab bank cards KARACHI, Dec 23: As police authorities find themselves clueless about the rising trend of armed robberies and bank heists, a recent circular issued by the State Bank of Pakistan may further cause headaches to the law enforcers.... KARACHI: Visit unlikely to help puff up vote bank KARACHI, Dec 23: Considering the current political scenario, the visit of former prime minister Nawaz Sharif to the metropolis after a passage of about eight years is unlikely to make major... KARACHI: Brawl ends up in youth’s death KARACHI, Dec 23: A youth was killed in a brawl between two armed groups in Soldier Bazaar area on Sunday.... KARACHI: Delays hit CHK uplift project KARACHI, Dec 23: Works pertaining to the maintenance and repairs at the Civil Hospital Karachi are at a virtual standstill for the last four months allegedly due to the indifferent attitude of the Sindh government’s works and services department.... KARACHI: Police kill 4 suspects in Lyari ‘encounter’ KARACHI, Dec 23: Police gunned down four alleged gangsters in Lyari late Thursday on the eve of Eid.... KARACHI: Rain disrupts life, power supply KARACHI, Dec 23: The city received first winter showers in the wee hours of Sunday, which continued intermittently throughout the day making the weather pleasant but exposing the inefficiency of the civic agencies, particularly of the Karachi Electric Supply Corporation (KESC).... KARACHI: Ghalib is her next project KARACHI-born Sara Suleri was two when the family moved to Lahore. Her father, a well-known journalist, was the editor of The Times of Karachi and, according to her, also the editor... KARACHI: Rangers arrest five suspects KARACHI, Dec 23: The Rangers have launched a drive against anti-social elements and gangsters across the city, according to an announcement made here on Sunday. The drive has been launched on... KARACHI: Website of tourism dept KARACHI, Dec 23: Sindh Minister for Tourism and Culture Ambar Raza Nancy has said that her department was preparing a website and a documentary which would help promote tourism in the province.... SHAHDADKOT: PPP’s basic slogan remains unchanged: BB SHAHDADKOT, Dec 23: Chairperson of PPP Benazir Bhutto has said that the People’s Party is committed to its slogan of ‘roti, kapra aur makan’ that it had adopted on its founding day.... NAWABSHAH: Lawyer demands action against police NAWABSHAH, Dec 23: Senior advocate and a member of the Nawabshah district bar association Syed Hassan Tariq has filed a complaint against Nawabshah police, seeking legal action.... NAWABSHAH: PPP accuses rivals of using govt machinery NAWABSHAH, Dec 23: PPP Nawabshah has alleged that its rivals were using government resources and machinery to pressurise their voters.... MIRPURKHAS: Flour mills flout govt orders MIRPURKHAS, Dec 23: The district government of Mirpurkhas has failed to ensure sale of flour at fixed price of Rs 16 per kilogram in the city.... DADU: Clash between SUP, PPP activists leaves 10 injured DADU, Dec 23: Ten activists were injured in an armed clash between PPP and Sindh United Party workers in Manjhand town on Saturday.... HYDERABAD: PPP fears bloodshed in Thatta : Demand for DPO’s removal HYDERABAD, Dec 23: Pakistan People’s party divisional president and former deputy opposition leader in Sindh assembly Makhdoom Jamiluzzaman has called upon the chief election commissioner and the federal government to remove... THATTA: Six injured THATTA, Dec 23: Six political activists of the PPP and the PML-Q were injured following an alleged attack and counter-attack on election camps of their parties’ candidates in Mirpur Sakro on Saturday.... HYDERABAD: Young woman seeks protection HYDERABAD, Dec 23: A young woman, Kausaur, has sought protection from higher authorities against her mother who she alleged was forcing her into prostitution.... JACOBABAD: Rally in protest against kidnapping JACOBABAD, Dec 23: The residents of UC-8 Jacobabad, took out a rally here on Saturday against kidnapping of a teacher, Wazir Ali and a boy Fayyaz Abro.... HYDERABAD: IRI observers meet nazim HYDERABAD, Dec 23: A five- member delegation of “International Republican Institute” (IRI) called on district nazim Kanwar Naveed Jamil and discussed election related matters with him here on Friday.... THATTA: Dental equipment rotting in govt health units THATTA, Dec 23: Dental equipment and relevant devices worth Rs20 million, installed by the dental section of the district health department, Oral Health Service Wing, were rusting due to official negligence here in Thatta district.... SHIKARPUR: Man killed in accident SHIKARPUR, Dec 23: A man, Deedar Hussain Depar of Mehar town, was killed while his wife Ms Gulshan and three sons Babar 16, Amir, 10, and Saahil, 8, were seriously injured... NAWABSHAH: A crushing defeat awaits feudals: MQM NAWABSHAH, Dec 23: MQM candidates for NA-213 and PS-24 Mureed Brohi and Abdul Rasheed Bhaiya have predicted a crushing defeat to feudals in the forthcoming elections.... PESHAWAR: Suicide attacks may affect voter turnout, says PML-N PESHAWAR, Dec 23: Secretary-general of the PML-N Iqbal Zafar Jhagra has said that prevailing lawlessness and uncertainty in some parts of the country may affect voters’ turnout in the general election.... PESHAWAR: Khudai Khidmatgars likely to make a difference in Swabi PESHAWAR, Dec 23: Veterans of Bacha Khan’s Khudai Khidmatgar Movement have been galvanised into action after a long time and are seen engaged in a door-to-door election campaign in Swabi.... LAKKI MARWAT: Farmers vow to support Saif-Kamal group in Lakki LAKKI MARWAT, Dec 23: The Public-Private Partnership Tube-well Owners Association, Lakki, on Sunday announced to support for candidates backed by the Saif-Kamal alliance in the coming elections.... PESHAWAR: Call for creating 105 new posts in directorate PESHAWAR, Dec 23: The NWFP government has been advised to revive the posts of assistant directors and create 105 new posts in the directorate of probation and reclamation.... TIMERGARA: JI’s decision to boycott polls timely: district chief TIMERGARA, Dec 23: The Jamaat-i-Islami has taken a timely decision to boycott polls because the elections will be rigged and no political party will be in a position to form federal...

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