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February 09, 2008 Saturday Safar 01, 1429 KARACHI: Dead crows spark fears of bird flu spread KARACHI, Feb 8: Reports of unusual deaths of crows close to the two poultry farms in Gadap Town hit by the bird flu virus have sparked fears that the disease may have spread to other birds.... KARACHI: Most police bomb detection devices on the blink KARACHI, Feb 8: As the city experiences a surge in bomb scares and the citizens become increasingly dependent on the services of the Bomb Disposal Unit, most people remain ignorant of... KARACHI: SHC disposes of PPP petition KARACHI, Feb 8: The Sindh High Court on Friday disposed of a petition moved by the late PPP chairperson Benazir Bhutto against a request made by the Federal Investigation Agency for... KARACHI: Naval chief dismisses New Delhi’s concerns: Gwadar port development KARACHI, Feb 8: Reaffirming the Pakistan Navy’s resolve to defend the country’s borders with conventional capability, Chief of the Naval Staff Admiral Muhammad Afzal Tahir on Friday brushed aside as “self-serving”... KARACHI: Research needed to trace outbreak causes KARACHI, Feb 8: The government has yet to undertake an epidemiological study to find out how avian influenza arrived in the country despite the fact that repeated episodes of bird flu... KARACHI: ANP unfazed by dismal 2002 performance KARACHI, Feb 8: The general elections scheduled for Feb 18 pose a great challenge to the political skills of the leadership of the Awami National Party’s Sindh chapter.... KARACHI: Robbers kill bank guard, take away over Rs1m KARACHI, Feb 8: Four masked gunmen stormed into a commercial bank on Friday, killing a guard before making off with the booty, police said.... KARACHI: Weather forecast KARACHI, Feb 8: The Met Office has forecast cold and dry weather for Karachi on Saturday with the minimum temperature expected to range between 4ºC and 6ºC.... KARACHI: PPP candidate remanded KARACHI, Feb 8: Judicial Magistrate-III, Central, Khushi Mohammad on Friday remanded a PPP candidate and an activist in police custody till Feb 11in a kidnapping case.... KARACHI: Businessman gets interim bail KARACHI, Feb 8: A Supreme Court bench here on Friday granted interim bail to Raja Zaraat Khan, chairman of the Bawan Shah group of companies, in a sum of Rs1 million... KARACHI: Call to protect civilians in conflicts KARACHI, Feb 8: Internatio-nal humanitarian laws are applicable in times of international or local conflicts. In such situations, these laws ensure that power is exercised only to make the enemy surrender not to destroy it.... KARACHI: Fire hits Landhi factory KARACHI, Feb 8: A big fire broke out in a garments factory located in the export processing zone, Landhi, on Friday morning.... KARCHI: Locals kill bandit KARCHI, Feb 8: A suspected dacoit was beaten to death and his alleged accomplice critically injured by Orangi Town people on Friday.... KHAIRPUR: Farmers protest against shortage of fertiliser KHAIRPUR, Feb 8: Farmers of Sobhodero Taluka demonstrated in Hingorja on Friday, second consecutive day against black marketing of fertilisers.... HYDERABAD: Minorities’ Alliance backs PPP HYDERABAD, Feb 8: All Pakistan Minorities Alliance’s Sindh chapter has announced to extend all-out support to the People’s Party in the next elections.... HYDERABAD: Protest against JSQM leader’s incarceration HYDERABAD, Feb 8: A large number of activists of the Jeay Sindh Qaumi Mahaz and JSSF (organising committee) here on Friday staged a protest demonstration outside the press club against the... THATTA: Shirazis hopeful of victory THATTA, Feb 8: The government, especially after devolution in Thatta district undertook record development schemes which is clear sign of people reposing trust in us, said the PML-backed Shirazi group candidates... DERA ISMAIL KHAN: Displaced tribesmen want end to war DERA ISMAIL KHAN, Feb 8: Despite reports of a temporary truce between militants and security forces, exodus continued from South Wazirisatn to adjoining districts of Dera Ismail Khan, Tank and Bannu.... UPPER DIR: Candidate killed by his own gun, claim police UPPER DIR, Feb 8: Fareed Khan, a former Jamaat-i-Islami MPA and candidate for PF-92 Upper Dir-II, was killed by a bullet from his own gun here on Friday morning when he was preparing to leave for his election campaign, police said.... PESHAWAR: 88,000 Afghans asked to vacate Jalozai camp PESHAWAR, Feb 8: While the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees has announced resuming voluntary repatriation of Afghan refugees from Pakistan in early March, the government has asked over 88,000 registered refugees to vacate the Jalozai camp in Nowshera next month.... PESHAWAR: Teachers stage camp against varsity ordinance PESHAWAR, Feb 8: The Peshawar University Teachers Association (Puta) set up a protest camp here at the campus on Friday against the Model University Ordinance (MUO) for public-sector universities in the NWFP.... LANDI KOTAL: 4 vehicles impounded, shops sealed LANDI KOTAL, Feb 8: Authorities in Landi Kotal impounded four vehicles and sealed a dozen shops of Khugakhel tribesmen on Friday for their opposition to construction of a customs complex at Torkhum.... PESHAWAR: Kidnapped child freed after a month PESHAWAR, Feb 8: A five-year-old child kidnapped for ransom from the Daulatpur Ring Road one month ago was freed on Thursday.... KOHAT: Militant’s house set on fire in Darra KOHAT, Feb 8: The security forces set on fire the house of a militant commander in Mazid Khel area of Darra Adamkhel, a town in frontier region of Kohat, officials told Dawn on Friday....

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