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February 12, 2008 Tuesday Safar 04 ,1429 KARACHI: Autopsy of 26 Karsaz victims not performed: Oct 18 tribunal KARACHI, Feb 11: A medico-legal officer told an inquiry tribunal investigating the Oct 18 Karsaz blasts on Monday that the doctors had conducted only external examination of 26 bodies which were brought to the hospital on the fateful day.... KARACHI: Blatant violations of EC rules in evidence KARACHI, Feb 11: Although every political party contesting in the upcoming Feb 18 general elections is openly flouting the code of conduct issued by the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP), the authorities concerned are taking no action against the violators.... KARACHI: Pre-election opening of expressway portion KARACHI, Feb 11: President Pervez Musharraf inaugurated the south-bound carriageway of the Rs13 billion Lyari Expressway and the Rs551 million Karachi Tools, Dyes and Moulds Centre on Monday.... KARACHI: Attachment of property ordered in custody case KARACHI, Feb 11: The Sindh High Court ordered on Monday attachment of the immovable property of a man who forcibly took away his minor son from his divorced wife to the United States in violation of court orders.... KARACHI: Experts say bird flu still a threat KARACHI, Feb 11: Speakers at a seminar on Monday called for educating the masses and an increased social mobilisation about the risk perceptions linked to avian influenza (AI).... HYDERABAD: PML-N wants dist govts suspended HYDERABAD, Feb 11: Sindh PML-N Information Secretary Zahid Rafique Butt has demanded suspension of district governments, particularly of Karachi and Hyderabad, to ensure free, fair and transparent elections.... PESHAWAR: NWFP govt faces financial crunch: Fiscal deficit climbs to Rs4.1bn PESHAWAR, Feb 11: Fiscal deficit of NWFP government in first half of current financial year has climbed to Rs4.174 billion owing to lower revenue receipts.... PESHAWAR: Candidature of ANP leader challenged PESHAWAR, Feb 11: The candidature of former provincial minister and leader of Awami National Party, Bashir Ahmad Bilour, on the provincial assembly constituency of PF-3, Peshawar, was challenged before the Peshawar High Court on Monday.... KARAK: 3 women killed in jubilation firing KARAK, Feb 11: Three women belonging to the same family were killed and another was injured in firing during a wedding ceremony in the Mattukhel area, Doaba police station jurisdiction, on Sunday evening.... PESHAWAR: ‘Attacks aimed at keeping people away from polls’ PESHAWAR, Feb 11: Awami National Party president Asfandyar Wali Khan has said that fearing that democratic forces would sweep the election, terror acts were being carried out to get it postponed.... KARACHI: MQM statement against civil society slammed KARACHI, Feb 11: Various civil society organisations on Monday took exception to the allegations reportedly levelled by MQM chief Altaf Hussain and City Nazim Mustafa Kamal that they were not interested... KARACHI: Private doctors to get free vaccines: Routine immunisation KARACHI, Feb 11: The Sindh government’s Expanded Progra-mme on Immunisation (EPI) will start providing vaccines against preventable diseases free of cost to private health practitioners in the city.A... KARACHI: Sindh govt’s day care centre KARACHI, Feb 11: A day care centre for the children of working women is functioning at the directorate of the Sindh government’s women development department on Sharea Faisal.... KARACHI: PPP candidate sent to jail KARACHI, Feb 11: The judical magistrate-III, Central, Khushi Mohammad, on Monday sent a PPP candidate and a worker to jail on judicial remand till Feb 21.... KARACHI: KU scientists in mango research breakthrough KARACHI, Feb 11: A group of scientists at the International Centre for Chemical and Biological Sciences (ICCBS), the University of Karachi, has discovered over 20,000 base pairs of DNA sequences of mangoes, the first breakthrough of its kind in the world.... KARACHI: Free education for all pledged KARACHI, Feb 11: Muttahida Qaumi Movement chief Altaf Hussain pledged on Monday that his party would eliminate the class-based system of education if it was voted into power at the national level.... KARACHI: KUJ meeting KARACHI, Feb 11: The Karachi Union of Journalists will hold a protest meeting against the murder of Dr Chishti Mujahid, bureau chief of the weekly Akhbar-i-Jahan, Quetta, at the Karachi Press Club at 3pm on Tuesday.... KARACHI: PPP plans graft case against Shaukat KARACHI, Feb 11: On assuming power, the Pakistan People’s Party will file a corruption case against the former prime minister, Shaukat Aziz, for his alleged involvement in multi-billion rupees scams of... HYDERABAD: Sugar mill not paying dues: cane growers HYDERABAD, Feb 11: Farmers have accused the management of Seri Sugar Mills of holding back their dues to the tune of tens of millions of rupees and issuing fake cheques.... THATTA: Rivals hurdle to fair polls in Thatta, PPP tells US team THATTA, Feb 11: The Pakistan People’s Party candidates for provincial and national assembly seats told a delegation of the United States embassy on Monday that elections in the district could never... HYDERABAD: Lawyers boycott courts HYDERABAD, Feb 11: Lawyers boycotted courts across the province on Monday in response to a call for protest given by Pakistan Bar Council (PBC) against continued confinement of judges and lawyer leaders and Saturday’s police action against rights activists in Islamabad.... HYDERABAD: Restoration of dowry grant scheme urged HYDERABAD, Feb 11: The Sindh chapter of the National Labour Federation on Monday demanded that the government should restore dowry grant scheme, give control over the Workers Welfare Fund to the... SUKKUR: ST candidates quit race SUKKUR, Feb 11: Two Sunni Tehrik candidates for NA-199, PS-4 and PS-1 on Monday pulled out of the race in favour of Pakistan People’s Party candidates.... HYDERABAD: Woman appeals for protection HYDERABAD, Feb 11: A woman who had married of her own free will appealed to the government on Monday for protection from Pirs of Kadh, accusing them of putting his old father on drugs and making him sell them his daughter.... HYDERABAD: Muttahida candidates lodge cases HYDERABAD, Feb 11: Cases were lodged at two police stations following alleged incidents of violence during MQM candidates corner meetings on Sunday.... SUKKUR: Hundreds of women teachers denied salary SUKKUR, Feb 11: Hundreds of women teachers of different girls education institutions of Sukkur city are experiencing difficulties due to non-payment of their salaries for the month of January-2008.... KHAIRPUR: Body of kidnap victim found KHAIRPUR, Feb 11: The body of a kidnap victim bearing torture marks was found from near a canal in the Ahmedpur area on Monday morning.... KOHAT: Bangash tribe to boycott polls in Kohat KOHAT, Feb 11: The Bangash tribe of Mohamadzai area of Kohat announced to boycott the Feb 18 polls in protest against their representatives’ failure to resolve their land dispute with the Bezote tribe of Orakzai Agency.... PESHAWAR: Young singer steals the show PESHAWAR, Feb 11: Galaxy of local artists enthralled the music-starved citizens at a concert organised to mark the launching of two plays at the Peshawar Press Club on Sunday night.... TIMERGARA: Jobless youth threaten to burn degrees TIMERGARA, Feb 11: A group of people who have taken teachers’ training courses but are without jobs have threatened to burn their degrees in front of the DCO office in Timergara... PESHAWAR: Deadline set for clinics, labs to get registered PESHAWAR, Feb 11: The Health Regulatory Authority (HRA) has warned to close unregistered clinics, health units and laboratories if they failed to get registered with the authority within one month.... LAKKI MARWAT: Fake CNICs seized, three men held LAKKI MARWAT, Feb 11: The police on Monday arrested three men and seized fake computerised national identity cards (CNICs) from them, official sources said.... MARDAN: Shopkeepers in row with army centre MARDAN, Feb 11: Shopkeepers have warned to observe a shutter-down strike if the Punjab Regiment Centre (PRC), which owns their shops, continued pressing with increasing rent and security deposit....

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