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February 14, 2008 Thursday Safar 06, 1429 KARACHI: Three sisters die in shanty town blaze KARACHI, Feb 13: Three sisters were burnt to death when a fire swept through huts on the outskirts of the city in Gadap Town early Wednesday morning.... KARACHI: Sindh govt to phase out officials working on contract basis KARACHI, Feb 13: The Sindh government has decided in principle to phase out all those officials working on a contract basis and OPS (on pay scale) and replace them with suitable officers awaiting posting.... KARACHI: Institute replacing boys hostel gets Rs100 million KARACHI, Feb 13: Sindh Governor Dr Ishratul Ibad Khan, who is also the chancellor of public sector universities in the province, has asked the varsities to focus on public welfare and come up with viable development and research works.... KARACHI: Altaf appeals for peace on polling day KARACHI, Feb 13: Muttahida Qaumi Movement chief Altaf Hussain has urged all political and religious parties to observe polling day on February 18 as the Day of Democracy (Yaum-i-Jamhooriat) to initiate a new era of peace and solidarity.... HYDERABAD: Bhagwandas be made CEC: minorities HYDERABAD, Feb 13: The Sindh chapter of the All-Pakistan Minorities Alliance (APMA) on Wednesday demanded appointment of Justice (Retd) Rana Bhagwandas as the chairman of the Election Commission to ensure the elections were held in a free and fair manner.... AKOHAT: Tribal elders say they cannot meet deadline: Expelling militants from Darra AKOHAT, Feb13: Tribal elders belonging to the Frontier Region of Kohat who had sought one week for handing over militants and criminals hiding in Darra Adamkhel have refused to meet Wednesday’s deadline.... MANSEHRA: Taliban need modern education, says Owais: HU campus opens in Havelian MANSEHRA, Feb 13: NWFP Governor Owais Ahmed Ghani has said the government is spending billions of rupees on promotion of education, adding that educated and skilled manpower is a must for development of a country.... KARACHI: PPP set to maintain record in Lyari KARACHI, Feb 13: In the former Karachi district south, Lyari (NA-248) is not only amongst the oldest but also the most multi-ethnic and multi-cultural of the city’s settlements.... KARACHI: The white elephant that is the Lyari Expressway KARACHI, Feb 13: In what was widely seen as an election campaign gimmick, President Pervez Musharraf inaugurated the southbound carriageway of the Lyari Expressway on Monday.... KARACHI: SHC asks for report on PM hepatitis programme KARACHI, Feb 13: The Sindh High Court asked the federal health ministry on Wednesday to submit a report on the progress and implementation of the prime minister’s programme for prevention and control of hepatitis ‘B’ and ‘C’.... KARACHI: Bureaucrat’s car taken away KARACHI, Feb 13: A car belonging to a bureaucrat was taken away by armed men near Nipa in Gulshan-i-Iqbal on Wednesday.... KARACHI: PML-Q sure of win KARACHI, Feb 13: Former federal information minister Mohammad Ali Durrani has claimed that the PML-Q and its allied parties are getting enormous public response in the ongoing election campaign and this... KARACHI: Journalist’s killing flayed KARACHI, Feb 13: With a number of media personnel having been killed or injured in recent days, it is clear that the authorities have failed to provide protection to journalists.... KARACHI: Judge report KARACHI, Feb 13: The jail authorities have written to the district and sessions judge (South) that Qazi Ghulam Mustafa’ son of Mohammad Ismail Akhwand, a former judge has been acquitted in... KARACHI: Mass transit project vital for economic growth: Soomro KARACHI, Feb 13: Caretaker Prime Minister Mohammedmian Soomro has underlined the importance of the Karachi Mass Transit system for all the cities, particularly the metropolis, to keep pace with economic development.... NAWABSHAH: Protest against suspension of train service NAWABSHAH, Feb 13: The activists of the Pakhtoon Welfare Society along with local traders staged a demonstration outside the press club here on Wednesday to protest against the suspension of Balochistan night coach train service.... HYDERABAD: Notices issued to CEC, election officials HYDERABAD, Feb 13: The Hyderabad circuit bench of the Sindh High Court on Wednesday issued pre-admission notices to chief election commissioner, provincial election commissioner, assistant election commissioner, district returning officer and... MIRPURKHAS: Rangers DG in Mirpurkhas MIRPURKHAS, Feb 13: The director general of Rangers Major General Liaquat Ali arrived here on Wednesday to review security arrangements being made for general election on Feb 18.... HYDERABAD: JUI-F candidates quit HYDERABAD, Feb 13: The Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam-Fazl candidates Moulana Taj Mohammad Nahiyoon and Syed Moazzam Shah on Wednesday pulled out of election contest in favour of Ameer Ali Shah Jamote and Zahid... PESHAWAR: Holding of polls in Swat being doubted PESHAWAR, Feb 13: The government claims that fair and transparent general elections will be held after four days but leaders of different political parties in Swat still doubt whether polls will... PESHAWAR: Plea for acceptance of papers rejected PESHAWAR, Feb 13: The Peshawar High Court on Wednesday dismissed a writ petition filed by a resident of Kohistan seeking acceptance of his nomination papers to contest election for the provincial assembly seat, PF-62.... LANDI KOTAL: Another blast at Landi Kotal hospital LANDI KOTAL, Feb 13: An explosive device went off at the office of the medical superintendent of Agency Headquarters Hospital here on Wednesday.... KOHAT: One killed, two injured in Kohat attack KOHAT, Feb 13: Unknown assailants attacked the family of an official of Orakzai Agency near Kaghazai in Kohat district killing his son and injuring the other and his wife on Hangu road late Tuesday night.... PESHAWAR: 152 held for failing to prove identity PESHAWAR, Feb 13: As part of the security plan, police on Wednesday arrested at least 152 people, suspected to be Afghan nationals, for failing to produce valid identification documents.... ABBOTTABAD: Two die in Havelian clash ABBOTTABAD, Feb 13: Two people were killed and two others injured when two groups clashed in Havelian on Tuesday evening.... HYDERABAD: Dist council seeks UN-led probe into Benazir’s assassination HYDERABAD, Feb 13: The district council has called for United Nations-sponsored investigation into the assassination of Pakistan People’s Party chairperson Ms Benazir Bhutto and described her death as a national tragedy.... HYDERABAD: MQM complains of threats HYDERABAD, Feb 13: A member of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement zonal committee, Khalid Hussain, has said that their party candidates were being issued threats of dire consequences by opponents in certain... HYDERABAD: Deadline extended HYDERABAD, Feb 13: The University of Sindh here on Monday has extended last date up to Feb 23, for payment of admissions fees to higher classes.... HYDERABAD: Liaquat varsity employees threaten self-immolation HYDERABAD, Feb 13: Liaquat Medical University Staff Welfare Association’s founder office-bearers have threatened to launch a protest movement if corruption and nepotism in the university was not stopped and problems of the employees were not resolved.... LARKANA: Tribute paid to Benazir Bhutto LARKANA, Feb 13: The speakers at a reference held in the memory of late Benazir Bhutto, the chancellor and president of Shaheed Zulfikar Ali Bhutto Institute of Science and Technology (SZABIST)... HYDERABAD: Hyderabad free from bird flu, claims DCO HYDERABAD, Feb 13: DCO Hyderabad Aftab Ahmed Khatri has said that Hyderabad is free from avian influenza (bird flue) and no positive case of this virus has been reported from the...

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