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January 29, 2008 Tuesday Muharram 19, 1429 KARACHI: Karsaz tribunal warns two PPP leaders of ‘coercive process’ KARACHI, Jan 28: An inquiry tribunal investigating the Oct 18 Karsaz blasts summoned on Monday two leaders of the Pakistan People’s Party for Feb 4 and announced that it would adopt a “coercive process” if they failed to appear before it.... KARACHI: Council okays posh hotel in Gulshan: Opposition walkout over amenity plot conversion KARACHI, Jan 28: The City Council adopted on Monday a resolution allowing the construction of a five-star hotel on a piece of land earlier reserved for the offices of the defunct district council amid a walkout by opposition members.... HYDERABAD: Ibad rejects pre-poll rigging charge HYDERABAD, Jan 28: Sindh governor Dr Ishratul Ibad Khan has rejected claims made by some political parties that the government is involved in pre-poll rigging and said these political parties were... HYDERABAD: Ration card proposal proves failure of govt policies: JI HYDERABAD, Jan 28: The ameer of the Hyderabad chapter of Jamaat-i-Islami Shaikh Shoukat Ali has said the government’s proposal for reintroduction of ration card system speaks volumes for the failure of its economic policies.... PESHAWAR: 11 refugee camps to be closed this year PESHAWAR, Jan 28: The Commissionerate for Afghan Refugees (CAR) has planned to vacate eleven refugee camps in the NWFP including Jalozai camp in Nowshera district this year, said a handout.... KARACHI: Senior officers ignored in KWSB promotions KARACHI, Jan 28: Dealing a serious blow to the criteria of merit and seniority, a number of recently appointed KWSB revenue department officials who have not yet completed their confirmation periods... KARACHI: SHC dismisses two poll petitions KARACHI, Jan 28: A full bench of the Sindh High Court dismissed on Monday two writ petitions challenging the eligibility of national and provincial assembly candidates from Sangarh and Jacobabad, and... KARACHI: In the line of fire KARACHI, Jan 28: After nearly a year of suffering on his hospital bed, fireman Mohammed Yaseen quietly passed away last month at the Abbasi Shaheed Hospital.... KARACHI: Accountability court wants ‘grabbed’ land value assessed KARACHI, Jan 28: An accountability court adjourned on Monday the hearing of a reference filed by the National Accountability Bureau against a former minister of industries and mineral resources and others till February 23.... KARACHI: Hearing in couple’s murder case adjourned KARACHI, Jan 28: The additional district and sessions judge, Central, Tasneem Sultana, on Monday adjourned the hearing of the newly-wed couple’s murder case till Feb 1 due to the absence of the complainant.... KARACHI: PPP accuses govt of pre-poll rigging KARACHI, Jan 28: The leader of the Opposition in the Senate and deputy secretary-general of the Pakistan People’s Party, Mian Raza Rabbani, on Monday accused the government of harassing PPP workers... KARACHI: Recruitment of more doctors by caretaker govt pledged KARACHI, Jan 28: The Sindh health department plans to enhance allocation to the health sector in the budget besides increasing the number of doctors and paramedical staff at public sector hospitals across the province.... KARACHI: Smoking ban in educational institutions KARACHI, Jan 28: The Learning Innovation Division of the Higher Education Commission in collaboration with the World Health Organisation and the ministry of health has decided to conduct a series of... KARACHI: Sindh, Punjab to cooperate in fisheries sector KARACHI, Jan 28: Sindh (caretaker) Minister for Fisheries Mir Mansab Ali Khan Jhakhrani has assured his Punjab counterpart Pir Saad Ahsanuddin of his department’s full cooperation and support with regard to the schemes pertaining to the fisheries sector.... KARACHI: Robber held at ex-CJ’s Clifton home KARACHI, Jan 28: A suspected robber, who had scaled down the boundary wall of the Clifton house of a former Supreme Court chief justice, was caught red-handed on Monday night after a brief shootout, police and witnesses said.... KARACHI: Light rain KARACHI, Jan 28: The Met Office has forecast cloudy/partly cloudy weather with chances of light rain in the city on Monday night or Tuesday. The minimum temperature is expected to remain between 9 and 11 degrees centigrade.—APP... HYDERABAD: Probe ordered by minister fails to materialise HYDERABAD, Jan 28: Caretaker Federal Human Rights Minister Ansar Burney seems to have forgotten that he has ordered an inquiry into the death of a teenage student Mudassar Arain, a victim... HYDERABAD: LUMHS employees, students vaccinated HYDERABAD, Jan 28: The vice-chancellor of the Liaquat University of Medical and Health Sciences Professor Noshad Ahmed Shaikh inaugurated a three-day free medical camp on Monday to vaccinate the university employees and students against hepatitis-B.He... HYDERABAD: Writers pay tribute to BB HYDERABAD, Jan 28: The Hyderabad chapter of the Progressive Writers Association of Pakistan said at a condolence meeting on Monday that Benazir Bhutto’s sacrifice would spur the movement for democracy and people’s rights.... NAWABSHAH: Farmers seek water NAWABSHAH, Jan 28: Dozens of growers of Gujjar Canal and Dhoronaro Shakh staged a protest demonstration and observed three-hour token hunger strike outside the press club here on Monday.... SHIKARPUR: EU team visits Shikarpur SHIKARPUR, Jan 28: A two-member delegation of the European Union election observation mission to Pakistan visited Shikarpur on Sunday.... PESHAWAR: Transporters switch off music for fear of life PESHAWAR, Jan 28: Following the threats of suicide attacks by unidentified persons, apparently militants, about 75 per cent transporters in the provincial capital removed cassette players and television sets from their vehicles on Monday.... PESHAWAR: Partridge hunting season ends in NWFP PESHAWAR, Jan 28: The NWFP Wildlife Department has announced closing of partridge hunting season in the province and has requested hunters to abide by the rules.... ISLAMABAD: Japan gives $6m for Fata uplift ISLAMABAD, Jan 28: Japan has extended a grant of $6 million to assist in socio-economic development of Fata through the Non-Project Grant Aid (NPGA).... MANSEHRA: Constable shot dead MANSEHRA, Jan 28: A constable was killed and another suffered bullet injuries when some people attacked their mobile on the Shinkiari road here on Sunday night....

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