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January 28, 2008 Monday Muharram 18, 1429 KARACHI: Three coaches set ablaze after accident KARACHI, Jan 27: Three passenger coaches were set alight by enraged people in North Nazimabad following a road accident in which a couple sustained injuries at Sakhi Hasan on Sunday evening, police said.... KARACHI: Armed forces must go back to barracks: Wajih calls for joint drive KARACHI, Jan 27: Justice (Retd) Wajihuddin Ahmed has emphasised the need for launching a massive socio-political struggle to achieve the objectives of democracy, good governance and a genuine judiciary.... KARACHI: Toxic waste kills 20 animals KARACHI, Jan 27: The discharge of toxic waste from a fertiliser plant on Sunday killed seven more cattle, raising the toll to 20, including 10 cows, since Jan 19.... KARACHI: Book printing issue to delay start of academic year KARACHI, Jan 27: The caretaker chief minister has finally decided to settle the controversy about the printing of textbooks, which has been in jeopardy mainly due to the seizure of the... KARACHI: Steps being taken to ensure fair poll: Ibad KARACHI, Jan 27: Sindh Governor Dr Ishratul Ibad Khan has said that political parties and other stakeholders are being taken into confidence to ensure pleasant atmosphere for holding free and fair elections.... KARACHI: Land-grabbers eyeing Baghicha KARACHI, Jan 27: The land mafia operating in the city is once again active, eyeing the 480- acre Gutter Baghicha in the former district west.... KARACHI: CM defends transfers KARACHI, Jan 27: Sindh (caretaker) chief minister Justice (Retd) Abdul Qadir Halepota has said that all recent appointments and transfers in Sindh were made in accordance with the law, pointing out... KARACHI: Inspection of hospitals planned: Safe disposal of waste KARACHI, Jan 27: Inspection of all public and private health care facilities will be carried out and strict action will be taken against anyone found lacking proper arrangement for safe disposal of hazardous medical waste.... KARACHI: Firefighting equipment in all buildings to be ensured KARACHI, Jan 27: The city government has decided to take action against owners of all those buildings, commercial complexes, markets and factories which do not have fire-fighting system or fire extinguishers within the premises.... KARACHI: Weather KARACHI, Jan 27: The Met Office has forecast fair/partly cloudy weather with cool night for Karachi on Monday with minimum temperature expected to range between 7ºC and 9 ºC.... KARACHI: City’s landfill sites nearing saturation point KARACHI, Jan 27: Both the existing landfill sites situated at Surjani Town’s Jam Chakhro and Deh Gondal Pass, near the Northern Bypass, are fast reaching saturation point because hardly 25 per... KARACHI: ‘Rs100 million allocated for minorities’ KARACHI, Jan 27: The Sindh government has allocated Rs100 million for the welfare and betterment of the minorities.... KARACHI: Encroachments at Sabzi Mandi not removed KARACHI, Jan 27: The management of the Market Committee of the New Sabzi Mandi, disregarding the orders of the director-general, National Accountability Bureau, has failed to restore the market’s 164 amenity plots, which were illegally converted into shops.... HYDERABAD: Woman accused released on personal bond HYDERABAD, Jan 27: Bhittai Nagar police released on Sunday one of the three family members accused of subjecting a teenage domestic servant to violence. SHO Imtiaz Baloch confirmed that Mrs.... HYDERABAD: VC seeks more funds for universities HYDERABAD, Jan 27: University of Sindh Vice-Chancellor Mazharul Haq Siddiqui has urged the policymakers to pay attention to promotion of education with proper funding and facilities.... LARKANA: Contract employees awaiting jobs regularisation LARKANA, Jan 27: A summery for the regularisation of services of 470 employees recruited on contract between 1998 and 2002 in the Population Welfare department, submitted to the caretaker Sindh chief... HYDERABAD: Sindh varsity launches water project HYDERABAD, Jan 27: A foreign-funded project on capacity building for water management in urban areas has been launched at the National Centre of Excellence in Analytical Chemistry (NCEAC) University of Sindh.... HYDERABAD: People urged to vote without fear HYDERABAD, Jan 27: Caretaker Sindh Chief Minister Justice (Retd) Abdul Qadir Halepoto has called upon the people to participate in the coming general elections without any fear, saying that the government... PESHAWAR: Cancellation of sports gala depicts harsh realities in Swat PESHAWAR, Jan 27: The government and army’s claim of restoring normality in Swat notwithstanding, tourism in this highly picturesque region received a major set-back as the winter’s main attraction, the annual... MANSEHRA: Four arrested over bomb attack MANSEHRA, Jan 27: Police have arrested four activists of Lashkar-i-Ababeel (LA), an extremist outfit, suspecting them of being involved in the bomb attack at the warehouse of an international relief organisation.... MANSEHRA: Pneumonia kills five children in three days MANSEHRA, Jan 27: Five more children died of pneumonia in the District Headquarters Hospital during the past three days as Mansehra, Battagram and other districts remained in the grip of severe cold.... MANSEHRA: Low gas pressure keeps vehicles off-road MANSEHRA, Jan 27: Domestic consumers and CNG stations have witnessed record low pressure of gas as hundreds of vehicles have been forced off-road due to non-availability of the gas, residents complained here on Sunday.... MANSEHRA: JI kicks off poll boycott drive MANSEHRA, Jan 27: The Jamaat-i-Islami (JI) kicked off its election boycott campaign here on Sunday asking people to stay away from the poll process....

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