DAWN - Local; December 28, 2007

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December 28, 2007	Friday	Zilhaj 17, 1428

KARACHI: Stunned Karachi descends into anarchy KARACHI, Dec 27: Fear and chaos ruled the city as news spread about former prime minister Benazir Bhutto’s death in an apparent suicide attack in Rawalpindi, with the ensuing violence in Karachi claiming at least five lives while more than 150 vehicles, some petrol pumps and a hospital were set ablaze....		KARACHI: Widespread condemnation, sorrow over Benazir’s death KARACHI, Dec 27: The murder of PPP chairperson Benazir Bhutto has been termed by leaders of different political parties as a great loss to the nation and to democracy....

KARACHI: Law against out-of-turn promotions soon KARACHI, Dec 27: The Sindh cabinet on Thursday decided to delete Section 9(a) of the Civil Servants Act 1973, which pertains to out-of-turn promotions for the civil servants of the province....		KARACHI: Lawyers continue boycott of city courts KARACHI, Dec 27: Lawyers at the City Courts and Malir District Courts on Thursday boycotted court proceedings in response to a strike call given by the Pakistan Bar Council for the second consecutive day....

KARACHI: SHC disposes of more poll petitions KARACHI, Dec 27: NPP’s Ghulam Murtaza Jatoi and PML(Q)’s Ali Bakhsh Shah and his wife, Sen Yasmin Shah, were among the candidates allowed by a three-member bench of the Sindh High...		KARACHI: COAS for guard against threats to country KARACHI, Dec 27: Chief of the Army Staff General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani has urged officers of the Pakistan Army to further enhance their professional skills and remain vigilant to guard against...

KARACHI: Two more SKAA men suspended KARACHI, Dec 27: Caretaker Minister for Local Government Syed Saleem Ahmed Zaidi on Thursday ordered suspension of two more officials of the field office of Sindh Katchi Abadis Authority (SKAA) in a fake lease scam....		KARACHI: Hearing of case against former minister put off KARACHI, Dec 27: The Accountability Court-II on Thursday adjourned till Jan 1 the hearing a reference (24/2002) pertaining to a land scam filed by the National Accountability Bureau Sindh against former...

KARACHI: Detention of judges, Aitzaz criticised KARACHI, Dec 27: The Sindh High Court Bar Association held a protest meeting on Thursday on the call of the Pakistan Bar Council.A resolution passed by the meeting, chaired by Justice (Retd) Rasheed A....		KARACHI: ‘Economic factors responsible for 1857’ KARACHI, Dec 27: The 1857 War of Independence was more instigated by economic factors and less by religious reasons as taught in history books, said Professor Dr Sharif al Mujahid, the founding chairperson of the University of Karachi’s department of journalism....

KARACHI: Educational institutions closed for three days KARACHI, Dec 27: The governor of Sindh, Dr Ishrat-ul-Ebad Khan, announced a 3-day mourning period throughout the province in wake of the tragic death of the PPP chairperson....		KARACHI: FIRs of Gulgee, Rind murders submitted KARACHI, Dec 27: The Boat Basin police on Thursday submitted the FIR (No.490/2007) pertaining to the murder of eminent artist Abdul Ismail Gulgee, his wife Zareen and their maid, Asia, to the Judicial Magistrate, Karachi South, Khushi Mohammad....

KARACHI: Weather forecast KARACHI, Dec 27: The Met office has forecast fair/partly cloudy weather with cool night for Karachi on Friday. The minimum temperature in the city would range between 11 and 13 degrees centigrade, it said....		HYDERABAD: Assassination sparks violence across Sindh HYDERABAD, Dec 27: People reacted violently to Benazir’s assassination by torching government properties and vehicles throughout interior of Sindh. Protesters resorted to arson and vandalism on hearing the news of their...

MIRPURKHAS: Violence, a means to vent out anger MIRPURKHAS Dec 27: Violence took the city by storm soon after Benazir’s assassination news reached here. She was killed after addressing a public meeting in Liaquat Bagh, Rawalpindi, on Thursday....		HYDERABAD: She won last elections with huge margin HYDERABAD, Dec 27: The assassinated PPP chairperson Benazir Bhutto contested last general elections of her life from Hyderabad district before going into exile. She didn’t contest elections in 2002 while she was living in exile....

KHAIRPUR: Four dead KHAIRPUR, Dec 27: Four National Bank employees who were trapped inside the bank after it was set ablaze by an angry mob, were killed due to suffocation....		BADIN: Rangers, Army called in Badin BADIN: Rangers and army were called out in Badin to control the situation after Thursday’s night-long violence erupted following the news of the assassination of the Pakistan People’s Party leader Benazir Bhutto arrived here....

SWABI: ANP complains about nazim’s interference in campaign SWABI, Dec 27: The Awami National Party on Thursday urged the district returning officer to take notice of the alleged unfair activities of district nazim Shahram Khan aimed at supporting the...		PESHAWAR: It’s three-way competition in Haripur PESHAWAR, Dec 27: Despite having the highest literacy rate in the Frontier province, Haripur district’s 400,000 voters have been represented by either a member of a tycoon family or a scion...

PESHAWAR: Coordinated action urged for tackling TB, HIV/AIDS PESHAWAR, Dec 27: The government is facing the challenges of the diagnosis and treatment of patients suffering from the co-infection of TB, HIV/Aids and multi-drug resistant tuberculosis, speakers at a seminar on TB awareness said on Wednesday....		PESHAWAR: School affected by shortage of staff PESHAWAR, Dec 27: A shortage of teaching staff and lack of classrooms, furniture and other facilities have been adversely affecting students of one of the province’s oldest schools, the Government Higher Secondary School No 1, Peshawar Cantonment....

MARDAN: Minister loses Bar membership MARDAN, Dec 27: The District Bar Association here on Thursday terminated membership of three members, including one provincial caretaker minister, and two candidates for the election....		SWABI: People asked to boycott polls SWABI, Dec 27: Jamaat-i-Islami provincial naib amir Mushtaq Ahmad has urged people to boycott the ‘fraud elections’ because it will bring no remedy to them....

PESHAWAR: JI condemns ban on APDM rally PESHAWAR, Dec 27: Jamaat-i-Islami provincial general secretary Shabir Ahmad Khan on Thursday criticised the city district government for placing a ban on public meeting of the All Parties Democratic Movement (APDM) planned to be held at the Jinnah Park....		TIMERGARA: Importance of women vote discussed TIMERGARA, Dec 27: Several non-governmental organisations have stepped up efforts to ensure women’s participation in the coming election in Lower Dir after signing agreements with donors for the purpose....

SWABI: PPP candidate refuses to withdraw SWABI, Dec 27: A rift within the PPP in Swabi deepened after the district leadership expelled a party candidate contesting for a provincial assembly seat....