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January 04, 2008 Friday Zilhaj 24, 1428 KARACHI: ‘PPP volunteers not searched for weapons’: Oct 18 inquiry tribunal KARACHI, Jan 3: Depositions before the inquiry tribunal investigating the Oct 18, 2007, Karsaz blasts established on Thursday that the police not only failed to check the identities of some 300... KARACHI: 18 PPP men held for rioting released KARACHI, Jan 3: Eighteen activists of the Pakistan People’s Party who were booked on charges of looting and damaging public and private properties from Dec 27 to 31 in different parts... KARACHI: Lawyers’ pro-judiciary protest continues KARACHI, Jan 3: The legal proceedings remained suspended at the City Courts and Malir District Courts on Thursday because of the lawyers’ day-long boycott of courts.... KARACHI: Students evicted from hostels struggle to survive KARACHI, Jan 3: A large number foreign and local students who were evicted from the Sindh and Dow medical college hostels after the closure of the two facilities over three months... KARACHI: Police officers face action over Dec 27 negligence KARACHI, Jan 3: As life in the city returns to normal after days of violence following the assassination of former prime minister Benazir Bhutto, the careers of over half a dozen... KARACHI: SHC stays tax dept promotions KARACHI, Jan 3: The Sindh High Court restrained the provincial excise and taxation department from finalizing the process of promotions to the posts of assistant excise and taxation officers till the next date of hearing of a petition challenging it.... KARACHI: A thin line between love & hate KARACHI, Jan 3: This city has an indomitable spirit. And considering the battering it has taken over the past few decades, it is no small feat that it manages to rise after every catastrophe and tries to put itself back together.... KARACHI: Govt pledges compensation to violence victims KARACHI, Jan 3: Caretaker Chief Minister Justice (Retd) Abdul Quadir Halepota has said that the government is carrying out a survey of losses caused to the private and public properties in... KARACHI: Boiler blast case put off to 18th KARACHI, Jan 3: Additional District and Sessions Judge-II, Central, Nelofer Shahnawaz on Thursday adjourned till Jan 18 the hearing of a case, pertaining to a boiler explosion at a factory in... KARACHI: Particular community targeted: MQM KARACHI, Jan 3: The Muttahida Qaumi Movement has said that the violence that erupted after the assassination of former prime minister Benazir Bhutto on Dec 27 was aimed at triggering ethnic... KARACHI: CT scan, MRI facilities at civil hospital soon KARACHI, Jan 3: Caretaker Minister for Health, Sindh, Fouzia Lari has said that four teaching hospitals will start extending full-fledged CT scan and MRI facilities to their patients soon.... KARACHI: Experts want more infection testing labs KARACHI, Jan 3: Experts speaking at a seminar here on Thursday attributed a surge in the incidence of multi-drug resistance among local patients to negligible numbers of laboratories and poor testing facilities for the infection.... KARACHI: Postponed papers KARACHI, Jan 3: The University of Karachi has rescheduled the postponed BCom first and second year annual examination 2007.... KARACHI: Transfer of judges KARACHI, Jan 3: The chief justice of the Sindh High Court on Thursday posted Soofia Latif as district and sessions judge, central, Karachi, in place of Abdul Maalik.... KARACHI: Crackdown on PPP workers criticised KARACHI, Jan 3: The information secretary of the PPP’s Sindh chapter on Thursday condemned the crackdown on PPP workers and registration of “fabricated cases” against them all over Sindh.... KARACHI: Woman, child killed in accident KARACHI, Jan 3: A woman and her two-year-old daughter died on Thursday when the motorcycle she was travelling on with her husband rammed into a moving truck in the Maripur area within the Site police station limits, locals and police said.... KARACHI: Ombudsman KARACHI, Jan 3: Asad Ashraf Malik on Thursday took oath as the provincial ombudsman for four years, said a handout. Sindh Governor Dr Ishratul Ibad administered the oath at a simple but impressive ceremony held at the Governor’s House.—APP... HYDERABAD: PPP legal aid body to defend workers HYDERABAD, Jan 3: President of the PPP Hyderabad division, Makhdoom Jamiluzzaman, has announced the formation of a 33-member legal aid committee to defend PPP leaders and activists implicated in false cases.... HYDERABAD: Committees formed to assess losses HYDERABAD, Jan 3: District Coordination Officer Aftab Ahmed Khatri has constituted taluka-wise committees headed by DDO revenue for conducting survey of damage caused to private and public properties during recent violence and assigned committees to complete their reports within three days.... NAUSHAHRO FEROZE: Lawyers boycott court proceedings NAUSHAHRO FEROZE, Jan 3: Lawyers boycotted court proceedings in Moro, Kandiaro, Naushahro Feroze, Bhirya and other towns of the district on Thursday and offered fateha for PPP chairperson Benazir Bhutto.... HYDERABAD: BB’s death irreparable loss: civil body HYDERABAD, Jan 3: The Joint Action Committee of Sindh at a condolence meeting held here on Thursday paid rich tribute to Ms Benazir Bhutto for her services to democracy in the... SWABI: Postponement dampens electioneering: Canvassing to resume after a week SWABI, Jan 3: The announcement of the Chief Election Commissioner to postpone general elections until Feb 18 has slowed down electioneering here, with most of the camps set up by political parties presenting a deserted look on Thursday.... ABBOTTABAD: Lawyers body pays homage to Benazir ABBOTTABAD, Jan 3: The Peoples Lawyers Forum organised a memorial conference at the Bar Club on Thursday to pay homage to Benazir Bhutto. The event was a well-attended one.... KOHAT: Protest against closure of hospital units KOHAT, Jan 3: The local elders and politicians held a demonstration against the closure of the emergency unit and the outpatient department of the Liaquat Memorial Hospital on Thursday.... PESHAWAR: Paramedics’ election put off till 26th PESHAWAR, Jan 3: The chairman of the election committee of the Provincial Paramedical Asso-ciation, NWFP, Syed Roedad Shah, and its members decided on Thursday to put off the association’s elections scheduled for Jan 12 to Jan 26.... PESHAWAR: Poverty ratio has been reduced: minister PESHAWAR, Jan 3: Federal Minister for Housing and Works Nasir Mohammad Khan has said the government is giving full attention to the development of the housing and construction industry in an effort to provide better residential facilities to people.... SWABI: Parties oppose use of uplift funds by nazim SWABI, Jan 3: Three main political parties — the People’s Party, Awami National Party and Pakistan Muslim League-N — have demanded through a resolution that the Rs150 million provided by the... MARDAN: Loadshedding will end soon: officials MARDAN, Jan 3: Local officials of the gas and power utilities met District Nazim Himayatullah Mayar and assured him that the problem of gas and electricity loadshedding would be resolved within three days....

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