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February 01, 2008 Friday Muharram 22, 1429 KARACHI: Lawyers vow to besiege post-poll parliament KARACHI, Jan 31: The city’s legal fraternity gathered on Thursday to observe ‘Iftikhar Day’ in condemnation of the continued detention of the deposed Chief Justice Iftikhar Mohammed Chaudhry, other deposed judges... KARACHI: Suspects remanded KARACHI, Jan 31: Justice Khwaja Naveed Ahmed, the high court administrative judge for Karachi’s anti-terrorism courts, remanded two terrorism accused involved in Wednesday’s gunbattle with police in physical custody till Feb 7 on Thursday.... KARACHI: Bank robbers take away Rs5 million KARACHI, Jan 31: A gang of three robbers accompanied by a private security guard took away nearly Rs5 million from a bank in Gulistan-i-Jauhar on Thursday.... KARACHI: Bird flu fears hit another poultry farm in Gadap KARACHI, Jan 31: While poultry farmers and officials concerned in the Sindh and Karachi city governments are waiting for test reports pertaining to the recent large-scale deaths of birds, a surveillance... KARACHI: Six hurt in fire KARACHI, Jan 31: Six people, including a minor, were injured when a settlement in Tayyab Goth, Gulshan-i-Iqbal, caught fire on Thursday.... HYDERABAD: Sindh anxious about polls, gathering told HYDERABAD, Jan 31: Speakers at a gathering here on Thursday described the assassination of Benazir Bhutto as a tragedy for the entire world and warned against rigging in the February 18 elections.... KARACHI: Muttahida collects over Rs3bn damages claims KARACHI, Jan 31: The Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) has collected 2,571 claim forms submitted by the victims of the arson and looting spree in Sindh during the disturbances that broke out... KARACHI: Media termed bridge between govt & masses KARACHI, Jan 31: The media is a bridge between the government and the masses, and has an edge over all other means of improving the image of the country and the nation.... KARACHI: Expert says 600 contract leprosy every year KARACHI, Jan 31: Leprosy can prove to be less harmful and treated easily if diagnosed at earlier stages. Otherwise, the treatment of this ailment is very expensive and of a very long duration.... KARACHI: City govt told to prevent chopping of mangroves KARACHI, Jan 31: The Sindh High Court has directed the city district government and Keamari Town authorities to prevent the chopping down of mangroves in the city’s coastal areas and secure the swampland reclaimed through such cutting.... KARACHI: New water supply line to Clifton opened KARACHI, Jan 31: City Nazim Syed Mustafa Kamal on Thursday inaugurated a newly-laid 56-inch-diameter trunk pipeline for providing additional five million gallons of water daily to various blocks of Clifton and its adjoining localities.... KARACHI: Weather forecast KARACHI, Jan 31: The Met Office has forecast fair/partly cloudy weather for Karachi on Friday with minimum temperature expected to range between 9ºC and 11ºC. Cold and dry weather has been forecast for the interior of Sindh.... KARACHI: Community-based Aids control programme KARACHI, Jan 31: The Sindh Aids Control Programme (SACP) has embarked upon a series of community-based projects for prevention and treatment of HIV/Aids in close coordination with the private sector.... KARACHI: Health minister seeks report on projects KARACHI, Jan 31: Sindh (caretaker) Minister for Health Fauzia Lari has issued a directive for the submission of a report regarding ongoing projects being executed by her department along with information... KARACHI: Insha, Askari remembered KARACHI, Jan 31: “Ibne Insha was a poet fascinated by the moon and perhaps that was why his first book was titled Chandnagar. Sadness was his wealth, he would cry in... KARACHI: Writers say Manto has no equal KARACHI, Jan 31: Well-known intellectuals and writers paid glowing tributes to the unrivalled short-story writer Saadat Hasan Manto at a seminar organized by the Pakistan Academy of Letters on Thursday.... ISLAMABAD: Compensation ISLAMABAD, Jan 31: Caretaker Prime Minister Mohammedmian Soomro has approved an amount of Rs300,000 for each of the 43 people killed during the Dec 27-31, 2007 disturbances in Sindh.... HYDERABAD: SU invites applications for bursary, scholarship HYDERABAD, Jan 31: The University of Sindh has announced bursary and scholarship for students on poverty-cum-merit basis for 2007 session.... NAUSHAHRO FEROZE: Education dept staff demands salary NAUSHAHRO FEROZE, Jan 31: Over 30 low-ranking staff of the education department set up a token hunger strike camp on the National Highway near Bhirya town to protest the non-payment of salaries for the last two months.... SANGHAR: Council Deplores rise in crime rate SANGHAR, Jan 31: The district council members here on Thursday protested against the increasing cases of theft and non-availability of vaccines for livestock in the district.... HYDERABAD: Mills not paying reduced price: Sugarcane growers’ complaint HYDERABAD, Jan 31: Expressing thanks to the Sindh caretaker chief minister for convening a tripartite meeting of the sugar mill owners, growers and government officials to resolve the sugarcane price issue... HYDERABAD: Minister wants early review of riots cases HYDERABAD, Jan 31: Caretaker Sindh Home Minister brigadier (retd) Akhtar Zamin has directed the police of Hyderabad region to review in a week all the cases lodged against unidentified people for... PESHAWAR: Teachers threaten to boycott poll duties PESHAWAR, Jan 31: The Sarhad College Teachers Association has threatened to boycott the election duties if promotion in the basic pay scale is not granted to the teachers.... PESHAWAR: Nowshera to have S&T park PESHAWAR, Jan 31: A science and technology park will be established in Nowshera’s Jalozai area and funds for the project will be sought from the Higher Education Commission.... PESHAWAR: Speakers demand protection for women voters PESHAWAR, Jan 31: Speakers at a discussion on violence against the women have demanded of the government to ensure the safe participation of female voters in the upcoming general elections by providing them special security arrangements at the polling stations.... PESHAWAR: Slain militants belonged to Al Qaeda, claim police PESHAWAR, Jan 31: The three militants who were killed in mysterious circumstances here on Wednesday were members of the Al Qaeda network, sources in the police department told Dawn.... DIR: Instability result of flawed policies, says APDM DIR, Jan 31: Leaders of All Parties Democratic Movement (APDM) have said that the country has been short of everything except crises and everything has become dearer except human blood here because of the flawed policies of the government.... PESHAWAR: Gas suspension irks Peshawar residents PESHAWAR, Jan 31: Owing to disconnection of gas supply to 25 CNG stations in Peshawar, the consumers on Thursday faced great problems as long queues of vehicles were seen at the remaining 43 filling stations.... CHITRAL: Wolves kill boy in Chitral CHITRAL, Jan 31: A young boy was killed by wolves at Attoni village, sources said on Thursday.... BANNU: Rockets fired at police team BANNU, Jan 31: Unidentified miscreants fired rockets at a police mobile team here in cantonment area on Wednesday night, officials said....

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