DAWN - Local; January 26, 2008

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January 26, 2008	Saturday	Muharram 16, 1429

KARACHI: Director sells five trucks of KU journals KARACHI, Jan 25: The decision of the director of the Abdul Qadeer Khan Institute of Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering, Dr Qasim Mehdi, to sell certain books, journals and periodicals donated by...		KARACHI: Bar says only pre-PCO bench can hear May 12 petitions: Judgment on maintainability reserved KARACHI, Jan 25: A five-member bench of the Sindh High Court reserved its verdict on Friday on the maintainability of suo motu proceedings and lawyers’ petitions on the May 12, 2007, mayhem in Karachi....

KARACHI: Key anti-terror law on the shelf KARACHI, Jan 25: Just as many laws in the country remain unimplemented, an amendment to the Anti-Terrorism Act of 1997, better known as ‘Schedule Four,’ primarily made to keep an eye...		KARACHI: No action against army for not developing parkland KARACHI, Jan 25: Despite the passage of over two years, the ‘adopter’ of a public park in the up-market Clifton area has failed to initiate any development work, sparking fears amongst...

KARACHI: Govt told to decide case of lecturers within a week KARACHI, Jan 25: A division bench of the Sindh High Court on Friday gave the provincial government one week to decide the case of 91 successful candidates for the posts of lecturers....		KARACHI: Bomb scare KARACHI, Jan 25: Panic struck a local five-star hotel when it was placed on high alert on Friday following a bomb scare, which later turned out to be a hoax, police said....

KARACHI: Citizens vexed at acute water scarcity in winter KARACHI, Jan 25: Several parts of the city have been experiencing acute water shortage for four days which is quite unusual in winter months....		KARACHI: Customs official remanded KARACHI, Jan 25: The administrative judge of the accountability courts, Karachi, Syed Aley Maqbool Rizvi, on Friday remanded a principal appraiser customs to the custody of the National Accountability Bureau till Jan 31 on charges of corruption....

KARACHI: Finalisation of damages claims by Feb 4 ordered: Dec 27 disturbances KARACHI, Jan 25: All the district coordination officers (DCOs) have been asked to complete legal formalities before Feb 4 regarding the claims filed by the victims of the violence that had...		KARACHI: ‘Polls only to validate regime’s actions’ KARACHI, Jan 25: The forthcoming general election aims only at validation of the removal of the judges of the superior courts and other unlawful measures taken under the provisional constitution order of Nov 3 and endorsement of the overall government policy....

KARACHI: ‘Post-9/11 policies strengthened dictatorship’ KARACHI, Jan 25: Speakers at a function held on Friday said that US policies, after the 9/11 event had strengthened the military dominance in Pakistan, and observed that the military junta...		HYDERABAD: Negligence of doctors caused death: SPY HYDERABAD, Jan 25: Doctors at the Liaquat University Hospital (Civil Hospital) have been accused of negligence by Sindh Peoples Youth, Shaheed Bhutto because of the death of Comrade Raja Khemchand, Divisional President of the Peoples Youth Wing....

HYDERABAD: Protest against SESSI administration HYDERABAD, Jan 25: A group of workers of Pakistan Workers Federation, Interior Sindh Region demonstrated outside the press club here on Friday against the administration of Sindh Employees’ Social Security Institution (SESSI)....		MIRPURKHAS: Official Assesses damage MIRPURKHAS, Jan 25: District Coordination Officer Syed Mumtaz Ali Shah said on Friday that 148 private properties had been damaged in five talukas after Benazir Bhutto’s assassination....

CHARSADDA: Political parties pledge women their right to vote CHARSADDA, Jan 25: Leaders of mainstream political parties here on Friday pledged all-out cooperation to safeguard women’s rights in the district at all costs....		PESHAWAR: Function to remember Bacha Khan, Wali today PESHAWAR, Jan 25: Leaders and workers of the Awami National Party are set to observe the death anniversaries of Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan and his son Khan Abdul Wali Khan....

PESHAWAR: Hearing of Bilour’s bail plea put off: Double murder case PESHAWAR, Jan 25: A local court on Friday adjourned hearing of pre-arrest bail petition of former MPA and leader of Awami National Party, Bashir Ahmad Bilour, and three of his associates facing charges of double murder....		KHAR: Pro-govt tribal elder, ex-soldier killed in Bajaur KHAR, Jan 25: A pro-government tribal elder and a retired official of the Bajaur Levies were killed in separate incidents in Nawagai and Khar, respectively, on Friday....

CHARSADDA: ANP worker killed in clash over wall chalking CHARSADDA, Jan 25: A man was killed when workers of Awami National Party and Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam-F clashed over a dispute on wall-chalking in the Muslimabad locality here on Thursday evening....		HARIPUR: Hazara lawyers to hold protest on Monday HARIPUR, Jan 25: Lawyers from the Hazara region would stage a protest demonstration against the arrival of judges at the Peshawar High Court Abbottabad Bench on Monday....

PESHAWAR: CNG body vows to resist plan: Gas disconnection PESHAWAR, Jan 25: The All Pakistan CNG Association, NWFP chapter, has said it will resist the Sui Northern Gas Pipeline Limited (SNGPL) plan to disconnect gas supply to CNG stations in the province....		PESHAWAR: Kidnapper shot dead in encounter, claim police PESHAWAR, Jan 25: A suspected kidnapper of a child was killed in a shootout with police in the Sarband police area on Friday. Two of his accomplices escaped and the child was recovered....

BADIN: Victims of detection bills face further onslaught BADIN, Jan 25: Hundreds of consumers facing detection bill cases pending with Hesco offices are being harassed and victimized by corrupt officials, including disconnections....		SANGHAR: Two freed from lock-up SANGHAR, Jan 25: The civil judge raided the Sanghar police station on Thursday and recovered two men who had been lodged in lock-up though no FIR was registered against them....

MIRPURKHAS: Shopkeeper injured MIRPURKHAS, Jan 25: Bandits opened fire on a man for putting up resistance in Digri town....		KHAIRPUR: 3 held for suspected links with bandit KHAIRPUR, Jan 25: Sobhodero police arrested two men including a UC nazim on Thursday for suspected links with a dacoit....

LARKANA: Writer Hayee Chandio passes away LARKANA, Jan 25: Author and educationist Maulvi Abdul Hayee Chandio died in Qambar Ali Khan on Friday. He was 80....