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February 02, 2008 Saturday Muharram 23, 1429 KARACHI: Govt scramble to check spread of bird flu virus KARACHI, Feb 1: The poultry and health officials of the provincial and city governments are set to intensify the surveillance of birds and workers at farms across the city in an... KARACHI: Appointment letters issued to 91 teachers: SHC told KARACHI, Feb 1: Appointment or ‘offer’ letters have been issued to all 91 lecturers selected by the Sindh Public Service Commission in 2006, Advocate-General Dr Mohammad Farogh Naseem informed a division bench of the Sindh High Court on Friday.... KARACHI: Contempt cases against Arbab dismissed KARACHI, Feb 1: A five-member bench of the Sindh High Court dismissed two contempt cases against former chief minister Dr Arbab Ghulam Rahim while another deferred announcement of its order on... PESHAWAR: Supply to 35 CNG outlets cut on rotational basis PESHAWAR, Feb 1: The Sui Northern Gas Pipeline Limited (SNGPL) has started a massive drive for disconnecting gas supply on rotational basis to CNG stations and disconnected gas supply to 35 outlets in the NWFP on Friday.... KARACHI: ‘Chicken prices still unaffected’ KARACHI, Feb 1: After the confirmation of an outbreak of the deadly H5N1 bird flu virus in the city on Friday, stakeholders ruled out any major negative impact on consumers’ buying... KARACHI: A rapist turned militant KARACHI, Feb 1: On a fateful evening, 14-year-old Muhammad Owais was forcibly detained at Shah Faisal Colony Gate by four policemen who raped him for over an hour.... KARACHI: SHC moved for Karsaz Tribunal dissolution KARACHI, Feb 1: The Pakistan People’s Party has moved the high court for dissolution of the tribunal probing the October 18, 2007, bomb explosions here at former prime minister Benazir Bhutto’s welcome rally.... KARACHI: ‘Well-cooked poultry no risk to human life’ KARACHI, Feb 1: Consumption of poultry poses little risk to human health provided the bird is healthy and the food is thoroughly cooked, said medical experts on Friday while calling for... KARACHI: ‘No DRO complained of nazims’ interference’ KARACHI, Feb 1: Chief Election Commissioner Justice (Retd) Qazi Mohammad Farooq has said that the Election Commission of Pakistan is taking every step to ensure free, fair and transparent polls on Feb 18 in accordance with international standards.... KARACHI: Demand for new caretaker govt KARACHI, Feb 1: The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) on Friday called for the appointment of an independent election commission, establishment of a neutral caretaker government and resignation of President... KARACHI: 100pc increase in FCS revenue pledged KARACHI, Feb 1: Adminis-trative measures are being taken to plug the leakages and improve the financial position of the Fishermen Cooperative Society, which has been crippled to such an extent that it cannot pay the salaries of its 350 employees.... KARACHI: Vulnerable groups KARACHI, Feb 1: Retired Justice Majida Rizvi urged the participants of a training and capacity-building workshop to protect the rights of vulnerable groups in society as much as they possibly can.... KARACHI: Rain forecast KARACHI, Feb 1: The Met Office has forecast partly cloudy/cloudy weather with chances of a light rain in Karachi on Saturday.The minimum temperature is expected to range between 10ºC and 12ºC.—PPI... KARACHI: Two sent to jail KARACHI, Feb 1: The administrative judge of an accountability court on Friday sent two accused of embezzlement of more than Rs220 million in the GP funds of the government servants to jail on a judicial remand.... KARACHI: Student activist shot dead KARACHI, Feb 1: An activist of the Pakhtun Student Federa-tion was shot dead while he was travelling in an auto-rickshaw in North Nazimabad on Friday.... KARACHI: Afaq’s counsel freed KARACHI, Feb 1: Advocate Suhail Anjum, the counsel for Mohajir Qaumi Movement chairman Afaq Ahmed, was freed by his kidnappers on Friday afternoon.... KARACHI: Asif termed suitable PM candidate KARACHI, Feb 1: Politicians and intellectuals speaking at a memorial reference held here on Friday for Benazir Bhutto demanded an inquiry by the United Nations into the assassination of the former... HYDERABAD: Teachers warn of boycotting election duty HYDERABAD, Feb 1: Teachers of government schools in Hyderabad district held a protest meeting and warned that if their just demands were not accepted, they would stage a demonstration on Feb 7 and consider boycotting the election duties on Feb 18.... HYDERABAD: FIR against ‘killer cops’ demanded HYDERABAD: Women relatives of Babul Khan, who was allegedly gunned down by police, have appealed to the president of Pakistan, superior judiciary and senior police officers to get an FIR registered against the ‘killer cops’.... HYDERABAD: District govt to provide plot to OPF for school HYDERABAD, Feb 1: The first-ever boarding school under the aegis of Overseas Pakistani Foundation (OPF) in Sindh will be established in Hyderabad and the district government will provide a plot of land free of cost.... HYDERABAD: University admission HYDERABAD, Feb 1: the University of Sindh on Friday announced the schedule of admissions to MS/MPhil in Mathematics, Computer Science, Geology, Chemistry and Zoology.... HYDERABAD: Peasants protest HYDERABAD, Feb 1: A large number of villagers of Goth Mohammad Sadiq Khaskheli and Goth Nando Khaskheli held a protest demonstration outside the press club here on Friday against alleged excesses of feudal lords of Tajpur.... PESHAWAR: Directive goes out to improve civic life in Peshawar PESHAWAR, Feb 1: The Frontier government has directed the City Development and Municipal Department (CD&MD) to devise feasibility plans for reducing traffic load on Jamrud Road, treatment of solid waste and beautification of Hayatabad Township.... PESHAWAR: Two Nigerians freed after four-month ordeal PESHAWAR, Feb 1: The two Nigerians, who were kidnapped for a ransom of $100,000 from Islamabad last year, were recovered here on Friday.... PESHAWAR: US envoy told no quick fixes to Fata unrest PESHAWAR, Feb 1: US Ambassador in Pakistan Anne W Patterson called on Governor Owais Ahmed Ghani here at the Governor’s House on Friday. She was accompanied by Michael Via, acting principal officer, US Consulate Peshawar.... CHITRAL: ‘Mosques being used for electioneering in Chitral’ CHITRAL, Feb 1: Some candidates are using mosques for their election campaigns in the district, people complained here on Wednesday.... HARIPUR: Kidnapped teacher set free after 22 days HARIPUR, Feb 1: The unknown captors released a professor here on Friday, who was kidnapped some 22 days ago from the jurisdiction of Kotnajibullah police station.... KOHAT: Tribes cease fire to let jirga decide: Land dispute KOHAT, Feb 1: The armed tribesmen from Mohammadzai area of Kohat and Bezote side of the Orakzai Agency fighting over the possession of disputed land agreed to a ceasefire till February 4 on Friday.... RAWALPINDI: Rs3bn to be spent on NWFP afforestation RAWALPINDI, Feb 1: More than Rs3 billion will be spent over the next five years on the development of forest resources in the NWFP.... HARIPUR: Three cut down for a tree HARIPUR, Feb 1: Three people including a man and his son were shot dead over a dispute of ownership of a tree in village Bhiraray Khanpur some 45km from here on Friday....

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