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January 14, 2008 Monday Muharram 04, 1429 KARACHI: Sniffer dogs not used for VIP security: Oct 18 security lapse KARACHI, Jan 13: The law enforcement agencies responsible for the security of former prime minister Benazir Bhutto’s homecoming procession on Oct 18 did not use sniffer dogs in their attempt to keep suicide bombers at bay, it has emerged.... KARACHI: MQM didn’t discuss rigging with EU team: Farooq KARACHI, Jan 13: Unlike other major political parties, the Muttahida Qaumi Movement did not discuss the possibility of rigging in the Feb 18 general election with a delegation of European Union... KARACHI: Rangers at flour mills to monitor supply KARACHI, Jan 13: Personnel of Pakistan Rangers, Sindh, have been deployed at all the flour mills across the province to monitor the flow of wheat supply, on the intervention of President Musharraf to resolve the flour crisis in the country.... KARACHI: Mother identifies boy’s remains KARACHI, Jan 13: As the incident of December 27 at Rawalpindi and its backlash across the country seems to have overshadowed the sufferings of the twin bombings of October 18, a... KARACHI: Wajih sees plot against democracy in BB’s killing KARACHI, Jan 13: Speakers at a seminar asked President Musharraf to quit power in the larger interest of the nation, appoint the Senate chairman as his replacement and form an interim... SWABI: 155 polling stations ‘sensitive’ in Swabi SWABI, Jan 13: At least 155 out of 499 polling stations in the district have been declared as sensitive.... KARACHI: Women convention holds govt responsible for crises KARACHI, Jan 13: Speakers at the national convention of the Women Action Forum stressed that only a true democratic set up supported by an independent judiciary and free media could enable... KARACHI: People opposed to further delay in elections KARACHI, Jan 13: Dramatic political developments one after the other in 2007 have left the nation suffering from a lot of scepticism regarding the general elections.... KARACHI: Fire destroys warehouse KARACHI, Jan 13: A fire broke out in a big warehouse having wood stocks in the densely populated area of Ramsawmi on Sunday night. The fire quickly engulfed the entire warehouse.... KARACHI: Flour shortage persists KARACHI, Jan 13: There has been no significant improvement in the availability of various wheat flour varieties in the markets as scarcity of the subsidised flour No.2.5... KARACHI: Contact lenses behind surge in infections KARACHI, Jan 13: Earlier used primarily for vision correction and lately as decorative and party lenses, the soft contact lenses (polymer lenses) are reportedly proving to be a threat to the users’ eyesight.... KARACHI: Arshad Pappu yet to be indicted in 30 cases KARACHI, Jan 13: The authorities have failed to indict Arshad Pappu, an alleged gangster of Lyari, in as many as 30 cases during the last 13 months he has been in jail.... KARACHI: CM briefed on vehicle tracking system KARACHI, Jan 13: Chief Minister Justice (Retd) Abdul Qadir Halepota has stressed the need for taking advantage of modern technology to curb crime.... KARACHI: Ulema urged to maintain religious harmony KARACHI, Jan 13: Religious leaders and scholars at a conference held here on Saturday night appealed to ulema belonging to all schools of though to shun their differences and work for the unity of Ummah to defeat anti-Islam and anti-Pakistan forces.... KARACHI: Security guard killed KARACHI, Jan 13: A security guard was killed at a newly-built wholesale centre near Star Gate late Saturday night, police said.... KARACHI: Weather KARACHI, Jan 13: The Met Office has forecast partly cloudy weather in Karachi on Monday with minimum temperature expected to range between 10°C and 12°C. The lowest temperature of -4°C was recorded at Kalat hill station on Sunday.—PPI... KARACHI: Two Bin Qasim feeders trip KARACHI, Jan 13: The city faced a shortfall of 270 megawatts electricity on Sunday as two feeders of the Bin Qasim power plant tripped.... HYDERABAD: Crop output target may not be achieved: Water shortage HYDERABAD, Jan 13: Sindh Secretary for Agriculture Sabhago Khan Jatoi has said that Sindh may have to face some shortfall in the production of different crops, mainly caused by shortage of water supply during the current year.... DADU: PPP leader lock horns with DCO DADU, Jan 13: A row has developed between PPP leader Pir Mazhar-ul Haq and the District Coordination Officer Dadu, Aijaz Ahmed Mangi, over non-issuance of solvency certificates from Mukhtiarkar offices to... NAWABSHAH: Flour crisis persists NAWABSHAH, Jan 13: Wheat flour was not available at Utility Stores in the city and was being sold at the rate of Rs22 to Rs25 per kilogramme in the open market... HYDERABAD: A select few appear before Mudassar’s death probe HYDERABAD, Jan 13: Apparently a few select former and present students of the Government Himayat-ul-Islam Boys High School appeared before the inquiry, being conducted to probe the cause of death of... DADU: Loadshedding adds to people’s miseries DADU, Jan 13: Unannounced load-shedding of electricity by the Hesco for ten hours almost on daily basis has severely affected routine life in different towns of the district besides hitting hospitals, businesses and industrial units.... NAWABSHAH: Cold wave grips Nawabshah NAWABSHAH, Jan 13: Cold wave continued in Nawabshah and adjoining areas on Sunday as people continued to brave unannounced power loadshedding. The local Met office recorded minimum temperature at 4 degree Celsius and maximum at 20.... BADIN: PPP supporters urged to be patient BADIN, Jan 13: The Badin chapter of the Pakistan People’s Party on Sunday appealed to party workers and sympathisers to help complete Shaheed Benazir Bhutto’s mission for the restoration of democracy by exercising patience and tolerance.... KHAIRPUR: Villagers hold protest KHAIRPUR, Jan 13: A large number of villagers, including women and children of Noorpur village, Sobhodero taluka, staged a demonstration at civic centre here on Sunday to protest against an influential person and police of the area.... HYDERABAD: Tight security assured for Muharram HYDERABAD, Jan 13: District Nazim Kanwar Naveed Jamil on Sunday assured the representatives of 35 Shia organisations that foolproof security arrangements would be made for mourning processions and Majalis and all the roads would be repaired and made serviceable during Muharram.... HYDERABAD: EU observers arrive in Hyderabad HYDERABAD, Jan 13: A delegation of election observers from the European Union arrived here late on Saturday night to monitor electoral process on and before Feb 18 elections.... PESHAWAR: Hepatitis control plan marred by militancy PESHAWAR, Jan 13: The growing militancy and law and order problems have badly affected the Prime Minister’s Hepatitis Control Programme in the NWFP, Fata and Balochistan, it is learnt.... PESHAWAR: PML-N leaders criticise Musharraf PESHAWAR, Jan 13: The Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz) leaders have blamed President Pervez Musharraf for what they describe as creating a war-like situation in the country.... KOHAT: Wheat quota increased for Kohat mills KOHAT, Jan 13: The federal government has increased by 33 per cent the wheat quota for five flour mills to overcome atta shortage in 32 union councils of the district.... CHITRAL: Chitral runway not cleared of snow yet CHITRAL, Jan 13: PIA flights to Chitral could not be operated from Peshawar for the 12th consecutive day on Sunday.... ABBOTTABAD: Tourists throng Galyat ABBOTTABAD, Jan 13: A large number of tourists from the lower parts of the country rushed to the Galyat and Thandiyani to enjoy snowfall on Sunday.... HYDERABAD: Protest against arrest of student leader HYDERABAD, Jan 13: Activists of Sindh Punjabi Students Association (SPSA) on Sunday staged a demonstration outside the press club in protest against the arrest of Abid Arain, the president of the Jhuddo chapter of the association.... JACOBABAD: Kidnapped girl found JACOBABAD, Jan 13: Police recovered a teenaged girl near railway station on Sunday.... MIRPURKHAS: Lining of watercourses may be delayed MIRPURKHAS, Jan 13: High price of bricks in Mirpurkhas may create hindrance to achieving the target of lining of 200 watercourses being carried out under the National Programme for Improvement of Watercourses (NPIW).... NAUSHAHRO FEROZE: Teenage farmer kidnapped NAUSHAHRO FEROZE, Jan 13: Four armed men kidnapped a teenage farmer from his field near Mohammad Khan Siyal village on Saturday night.... JACOBABAD: Law, order situation reviewed JACOBABAD, Jan 13: The District Police Officer (DPO) held an open kutchery here on Sunday at the police headquarters to review the law and order situation during Muharram in the district.... HYDERABAD: Three books will be launched to mark Shah Latif’s Urs HYDERABAD, Jan 13: The Pakistan Broadcasting Corpor-ation has been asked to launch the Bhit Shah FM radio channel on the eve of sufi saint Shah Abdul Latif Bhitai’s Urs.... MITHI: Appointment of judges in Thar sought MITHI, Jan 13: The PPP hopefuls from Thar have appealed to the chief justice of High Court of Sindh to fill four vacant posts of judges in Tharparkar district....

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