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February 04, 2008 Monday Muharram 25, 1429 KARACHI: Devolution gives too much power to local govts: Arif Hasan KARACHI, Feb 3: Discussing the major changes that have shaped Pakistan since independence, renowned architect and urban planner Arif Hasan criticised President Musharraf’s devolution of power plan, initiated in 2001, saying... KARACHI: Another Jundullah suspect dies KARACHI, Feb 3: An alleged militant wounded in last week’s Shah Latif Town police encounter died on Sunday, raising the death toll of the suspects belonging to the banned outfit to four.... KARACHI: Rangers begin culling birds KARACHI, Feb 3: The Sindh Rangers have killed hundreds of birds suspected of having contracted the deadly bird flu virus at a local farm in the small hours of Sunday, without... KARACHI: Acquitted man behind bars for over three months KARACHI, Feb 3: A man acquitted by the Sindh High Court on Oct 29, 2007, in a cellphone robbery case, is still behind bars.... KARACHI: Drive to control milk price fails KARACHI, Feb 3: A campaign launched by the Karachi city government to regulate milk prices has failed to produce the desired results as milk is still being sold at exorbitant rates across the city.... KARACHI: Rethink on bird flu vaccine stressed KARACHI, Feb 3: The incidence of poultry disease and mortality in the country has been showing an upward trend for the past many years and the situation hasn’t improved despite huge costs being incurred on account of vaccines and medication.... KARACHI: Academic session from April backed KARACHI, Feb 3: The Nation-al Education Council (NEC) has appealed to the government to retain the academic calendar starting from April as it appeared suitable for the majority of stakeholders.... KARACHI: Encroachments at Karimabad becomes a chronic problem KARACHI, Feb 3: Encroach-ments on a large scale have reappeared on the pavements and roads running along the Meena Bazaar and Bazaar-i-Faisal at Karimabad intersection causing immense hardship to motorists and pedestrians alike.... KARACHI: ‘Kidnappers’ arrested KARACHI, Feb 3: Police on Sunday claimed arrest of three persons suspected of being involved in kidnapping for ransom. The suspects, Mohammad Shahzad Khan, Syed Babar Hussain Zaidi, were arrested along... KARACHI: Weather KARACHI, Feb 3: The Met Office has forecast fair weather with cold night in Karachi on Monday with minimum temperature expected to range between 8 and 10 degrees centigrade.... KARACHI: Revival of water schemes ordered KARACHI, Feb 3: The Sindh government has decided to revive all abandoned water supply schemes and reactivate the inoperative ones for which an amount of Rs1.6... KARACHI: Master ceramicist’s works on display KARACHI: It’s a rare opportunity for ceramics enthusiasts to see as many as 250 specimens of pieces moulded by a master. The venue is the Indus Valley School of Art and... KARACHI: ‘Pakistan is incomplete without Kashmir’ KARACHI, Feb 3: The All-parties Conference held here on Sunday declared that “Pakistan without Kashmir is incomplete.”... KARACHI: Minister’s call for resumption of talks KARACHI, Feb 3: Federal Caretaker Minister for Information and Broadcasting Nisar A. Memon has reiterated that Pakistan wants to resolve its disputes with India through negotiations.... LARKANA: WAF team pays tribute to Benazir LARKANA, Feb 3: A 35-member delegation of Women’s Action Forum (WAF), led by Anis Haroon, director of Aurat Foundation, visited Garhi Khuda Bakhsh Bhutto on Sunday to pay respects to the slain leader Benazir Bhutto.... THATTA: PPP fears sabotage in Thatta rally THATTA, Feb 3: Pakistan People’s Party leader Sassui Palijo on Sunday demanded replacement of the DCO and entire district police set-up and measures for making the district nazim and his team... JACOBABAD: Protest against kidnapping JACOBABAD, Feb 3: A protest procession was taken out here on Sunday by the Pakistan Medical Association against the kidnapping of Dr Ghulam Qadir Talani and Dr Kundan Das.... THATTA: 4 children of a familyburn to death THATTA, Feb 3: Four children of a family were burned to death and three elders suffered serious burns when fire reduced their straw-thatched hut to ashes in the coastal village of Yaroo Mallah near Keti Bundar early on Sunday.... HYDERABAD: Probe sought into textbooks’ delay HYDERABAD, Feb 3: Sindh Printers, Publishers and Book Sellers Association chairman Naseem-us-Sehr has appealed to Sindh Governor Dr Ishratul Ibad to appoint a committee to hold an inquiry into the delay in publication of textbooks by the Sindh Textbook Board.... MIRPURKHAS: Thar Express leaves for Munabao MIRPURKHAS Feb 3: The Thar Express carrying 521 passengers reached the Zero Point railway station from Hyderabad on Saturday.... HYDERABAD: Demonstration HYDERABAD, Feb 3: A large number of civil society activists under the banner of the Joint Action Committee Sindh and Thar Development Society staged a protest demonstration outside the press club... PESHAWAR: Unauthorised bus stands create traffic mess PESHAWAR, Feb 3: The illegal buss stands of public transporters are creating traffic mess in the provincial capital and have made people’s lives miserable, residents complained here on Sunday.... PESHAWAR: JMC students may get berth in govt medical colleges PESHAWAR, Feb 3: The NWFP government is likely to accommodate the students of Jinnah Medical College (JMC) in the public sector colleges of the province, sources say.... PESHAWAR: Sacked employees want their jobs back: Tawana Pakistan Project PESHAWAR, Feb 3: Sacked employees of the Tawana Pakistan Project (TPP) on Sunday expressed concern over the delay in their reinstatement and demanded of the prime minister to materialise the official directives in this regard.... PESHAWAR: Miners oppose shifting of rescue centre PESHAWAR, Feb 3: A rescue centre, being set up in Hangu for coal miners of the remote parts of the tribal territory, is most likely to fall short of providing the... SWABI: ANP losing clout in NA-12, Swabi SWABI, Feb 3: Despite the fact that Awami National Party (ANP) workers have been running a full-fledged campaign for the party’s chief, Asfandyar Wali Khan, in NA-12, Swabi-I, his absence from... PESHAWAR: Illegal FM Channel unearthed PESHAWAR, Feb 3: Raiding parties have been formed by the capital city police officer to trace the people running illegal FM channels in parts of the city.... SWAT: Nazim’s house damaged in blast SWAT, Feb 3: Unidentified persons blew up the house of Koza Bandai union council nazim Hidayat Ali Khan in Kabal tehsil here on Saturday night, residents said.... LARKANA: CMC submits upgradation plan to HEC LARKANA, Feb 3: As required by the Higher Education Commission (HEC), the Chandka Medical College (CMC) administration has submitted an extensive plan to the commission, justifying upgradation of the college into university.... HYDERABAD: 10 activists of PPP, nationalist parties join MQM HYDERABAD, Feb 3: Ten activists of PPP and nationalist parties with their supporters from Qasimabad taluka joined Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) here on Sunday evening in the presence of media and MQM leaders, including zonal in-charge and a senator.... DADU: PPP protests over PML ‘excesses’ DADU, Feb 3: The People’s Party activists staged a demonstration on Mehar-Fareedabad road near Mehar town on Sunday to protest against PML workers who allegedly broke into houses of PPP workers and injured two of them in Qazi Arif town.... HYDERABAD: Rumour stirs panic in Hyderabad HYDERABAD, Feb 3: Rumour-mongers succeeded in creating panic in parts of the city as shopkeepers put the shutters down and nervous people were seen running for safety on Sunday evening.... SUKKUR: Cooking oil disappearsfrom shops, stores SUKKUR, Feb 3: Edible oil and vegetable ghee have almost disappeared from retail shops in the city and adjoining towns and villages, forcing consumers to stand for hours in long queues outside the Utility Stores.... LARKANA: Ad-hoc teachers to boycott election duty LARKANA, Feb 3: The fate of 860 ad-hoc lecturers in Sindh, whose extension period had expired on Jan 31, 2008, hangs in the balance as the Sindh government has delayed their regularisation.... KHAIRPUR: Two kidnapped KHAIRPUR, Feb 3: Two residents of Lal Bux Bhatti village in Gambat taluka were kidnapped late on Saturday evening....

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