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January 25, 2008 Friday Muharram 15, 1429 KARACHI: Karsaz tribunal issues warrant for arrest of PPP worker KARACHI, Jan 24: An inquiry tribunal investigating the Oct 18 Karsaz blasts issued on Thursday a bailable warrant for the arrest of a Pakistan People’s Party worker who was driving the... KARACHI: Firemen take 13 hours to put out factory blaze KARACHI, Jan 24: The fire in Berger Paints’ Site manufacturing unit was finally brought under control during the small hours of Thursday, said a fire department official.... KARACHI: Boy found slaughtered in Nazimabad KARACHI, Jan 24: A 12-year-old boy was found slaughtered in a back lane in Nazimabad on Thursday, police and witnesses said.... KARACHI: Parties urged not to depend on foreign powers KARACHI, Jan 24: Independence of the judiciary has become a cherished objective of the people at large because of the relentless struggle launched by the legal fraternity, former Supreme Court Bar Association president Muneer A.... KARACHI: ‘Uplift projects in Balochistan to help reduce poverty’ KARACHI, Jan 24: The completion of the ongoing uplift projects in Balochistan will not only help bring the province on a par with the rest of the country but will also boost employment opportunities and reduce poverty in the downtrodden province.... KARACHI: Ex-SP indicted in corruption case KARACHI, Jan 24: The judge of the accountability court-II, Sadiq Hussain Bhatti, on Thursday indicted a former superintendent of the Sindh police on the charges of corruption.... KARACHI: PPP wants 8 districts declared ‘sensitive’ KARACHI, Jan 24: The Pakistan People’s Party, Sindh, on Thursday called for declaring at least eight districts of the province as ‘sensitive’ and demanded deployment of army and Rangers troops in... KARACHI: Peace must prevail during polls: Altaf KARACHI, Jan 24: The Muttahida Qaumi Movement chief, Altaf Hussain, has asked party leaders and workers to play their role in making the Feb 18 general election a peaceful event.... HYDERABAD: JUP smells pre-election rigging, EU team told HYDERABAD, Jan 24: The government assured fair and free elections upon which Jamiat Ulema-i-Pakistan (JUP) decided to take part but rigging is already taking roots, said the party’s President and former MMA MNA Sahibzada Abul Khair Mohammad Zubair.... PESHAWAR: Mardan seeks police force to counter Talibanisation PESHAWAR, Jan 24: The district government of Mardan has sought additional police force and greater logistics from the NWFP government to enable it to counter threats to law and order due to growing Talibanisation in the district, sources say.... KARACHI: Downtown trauma centre being planned KARACHI, Jan 24: Sindh Governor Dr Ishratul Ibad has asked the provincial health department to establish a modern trauma centre at a central location in the city on a priority basis, it was learnt officially.... KARACHI: Builder faces SHC action over illegal construction KARACHI, Jan 24: The Sindh High Court prohibited on Thursday further construction on a 4,000-square-yard plot straddling Gulistan-i-Jauhar and Gulshan-i-Iqbal and ordered the builder not to create third party interest in the commercial-cum-residential structure already raised.... KARACHI: ‘Culture of tolerance a must for peaceful society’ KARACHI, Jan 24: “The security of a nation is quintessentially dependent upon its internal dynamics of power. It is people, and not weapons, who ensure lasting security of a country.”... KARACHI: Dairy farmers waiting for first govt step: ‘Neglect cause of rise in problems’ KARACHI, Jan 24: The government must invest in the much-neglected livestock sector and ensure the provision of basic utilities and cattle feed at the minimum possible rates if it is really... KARACHI: KU declares MA results KARACHI, Jan 24: The University of Karachi on Thursday announced the results of MA (Previous) regular and MA (Final) external annual examinations 2006.... KARACHI: Hafeez Jullundhri remembered KARACHI, Jan 24: Rich tributes were paid to Abul Asar Hafeez Jullundhri at a ceremony held under the auspices of the Pakistan Academy of Letters (PAL) to mark his 108th birth anniversary.... KARACHI: Plan for conversion of rickshaws announced KARACHI, Jan 24: The Sindh government has chalked out a strategy to encourage drivers/owners to switch over to CNG-fitted rickshaws instead of two-stroke vehicles, which were a major cause of air and noise pollution.... KARACHI: Healthcare needs low on political parties’ agendas KARACHI, Jan 24: Healthcare needs of the masses are low on political parties’ list of priorities.... HYDERABAD: Tenders for 5-star hotel soon HYDERABAD, Jan 24: District Nazim Kanwar Naveed Jamil said on Thursday that the district government was preparing a tender to be floated in the first week of February for the construction of a five-star hotel near Niaz Stadium.... HYDERABAD: Gas supply scheme inaugurated HYDERABAD, Jan 24: Caretaker Sindh minister for planning and development Jalal Shah Jamote has said that it was the primary responsibility of the caretaker regime that elections are held in transparent... HYDERABAD: Nomination papers of 18 lawyers accepted HYDERABAD, Jan 24: The election committee of the High Court Bar Association (HCBA) Hyderabad accepted nomination papers of 18 candidates on Thursday.... LARKANA: Vacancies LARKANA, Jan 24: Vacancies for post of upper division clerk (UDC) and lower division clerk (LDC) in Federal Ombudsman’s Sukkur Regional Secretariat are laying vacant, according to Larkana Employment Exchange.... NAUSHAHRO FEROZE: JUI-F protests against police NAUSHAHRO FEROZE, Jan 24: Activists of Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam (Fazl) staged a procession and a demonstration in Kandiaro on Thursday in protest against police for failing to make the highways safe for passengers.... NAUSHAHRO FEROZE: March to Garhi Khuda Bux begins NAUSHAHRO FEROZE, Jan 24: An eight-member delegation of Pakistan People’s Party activists started on Thursday their walk on foot to Garhi Khuda Bux to offer fateha at the grave of Shaheed Benazir Bhutto.... SANGHAR: Dist council rejects ration card scheme SANGHAR, Jan 24: The district council in its session here on Thursday rejected the proposed ration card scheme, arguing that “it would open the gates of corruption”.... NAWABSHAH: Flour stalls NAWABSHAH, Jan 24: A meeting of flour mill owners, wholesalers and retailers with Indus Rangers commandant Col Maqsood Ali Aamir was held at Rangers headquarters here on Thursday... PESHAWAR: Nawaz meets deposed judges in Peshawar PESHAWAR, Jan 24: Former prime minister Mian Nawaz Sharif on Thursday assured the deposed judges of the Peshawar High Court including chief justice Tariq Pervez Khan that they would leave no stone unturned for the restoration of “upright and independent” judges.... HARIPUR: Water scarcity destroys many citrus orchards HARIPUR Jan 24: Shortage of irrigation water, mainly caused by diversion of water to Islamabad from the Khanpur dam and climatic change, has forced many farmers to remove citrus orchards in Khanpur, a visit to the area by this correspondent revealed.... PESHAWAR: Three bankers Granted bail in fraud case PESHAWAR, Jan 24: A local court on Thursday granted bail to three officials of a bank charged with fraudulently withdrawing money from the account of a private university.... PESHAWAR: Body formed to review PhD programmes PESHAWAR, Jan 24: The Higher Education Commission set up a committee comprising vice-chancellors of different universities to review the... KOHAT: Power pylon blown up in Kohat KOHAT, Jan 24: Unidentified militants blew up an electricity tower between Daudkhel and Kohat, disrupting power supply to the entire southern belt of the NWFP and four tribal regions late on Wednesday night....

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