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February 16, 2008 Saturday Safar 08, 1429 KARACHI: Lacklustre election activity ends today KARACHI, Feb 15: The lacklustre election campaign for the Feb 18 polls will come to a halt at midnight tonight (Saturday) while the deadline for candidates to withdraw from the race... KARACHI: Bike squad of Rangers formed KARACHI, Feb 15: In order to ensure peace in the city during and after the general elections, the Sindh government has formed motorcycle squads of Rangers.... KARACHI: Crows tested negative for H5N1 KARACHI, Feb 15: The dead crows whose samples were collected a week ago from the area close to the poultry farms hit by the bird flu virus in Gadap have been... KARACHI: SHC orders transfer of school to ex-owner KARACHI, Feb 15: The Sindh High Court directed the provincial government on Friday to transfer a nationalized school to its former private owner within three weeks.... KARACHI: PPP accuses Muttahida of illegal recruitment KARACHI, Feb 15: The Pakistan People’s Party on Friday accused the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) of recruiting 4,075 workers in the Karachi Water and Sewerage Board (KWSB) after the announcement of the election schedule.... THATTA: Shirazis’ show of strength in Thatta a wake-up call for PPP THATTA, Feb 15: Shirazis’ show of political strength on Thursday managed to shake the PPP with signs that some sympathisers may give second thoughts before exercising the right to franchise.... LARKANA: SNF chief calls for electing ‘sons of soil’ LARKANA, Feb 15: An understanding with President Musharraf, Nawaz Sharif, or the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) is tantamount to compromising on the construction of Kalabagh Dam, dishing out Sindh’s resources, jobs... PESHAWAR: People suffer as police Impound vehicles: Election duty PESHAWAR, Feb 15: The traffic police have started impounding public transport vehicles for election duties, causing problems for commuters.... LANDI KOTAL: Rocket hits hospital in Landi Kotal LANDI KOTAL, Feb 15: A rocket was fired on the Agency Headquarters Hospital by some people on Thursday night, damaging the hospital building, officials said.... HARIPUR: Nawaz wants end to military interventions HARIPUR, Feb 15: Former premier and PML-N chief Mian Nawaz Sharif has said that the military takeover has always caused great harm to the integrity of the country and added that... MANSEHRA: 8 die as jeep falls into ravine MANSEHRA, Feb 15: Eight people, including two women, were killed and two others injured when a passenger jeep fell into a deep ravine near Balakot on Friday, the police said.... PESHAWAR: NWFP asked to boost security of foreigners PESHAWAR, Feb 15: The federal interior ministry has asked the provincial government to make foolproof arrangements for security of the people associated with multinational companies, especially foreign staff.... KARACHI: Migratory birds not behind avian influenza: WWF KARACHI, Feb 15: Rejecting official claims that migratory birds are responsible for the spread of the H5N1 strain of avian influenza (AI), the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) has warned... KARACHI: Member backs call for PMDC restructuring KARACHI, Feb 15: A senior health practitioner has renewed calls for the restructuring of the Pakistan Medical and Dental Council (PMDC).... KARACHI: ‘Ishq controls the universe’ KARACHI, Feb 15: Playing down fears that the current generation’s distance from books would ultimately result in disaster, eminent Indian religious scholar Ayatollah Syed Aqueel al-Gharavi said that in fact, the... KARACHI: PPP in two PS seats accord KARACHI, Feb 15: The Pakistan People’s Party has entered into a “seat adjustment” accord in two provincial constituencies of the city.... KARACHI: PML-N chances appear dim in Karachi polls KARACHI, Feb 15: The Sindh chapter of the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) appears to have failed to capitalise on the return after a long exile of its leader, former prime minister... KARACHI: Kidnap accused remanded KARACHI, Feb 15: The Administrative Judge of the Anti-terrorism Courts, Karachi, Justice Khawaja Naveed Ahmed of the Sindh High Court, on Friday remanded three persons, accused of kidnapping a baby for ransom, into police custody till Feb 26.... KARACHI: Benazir’s killing termed a plot against Muslims KARACHI, Feb 15: Assassination of Pakistan People’s Party chairperson and former prime minister Benazir Bhutto was a conspiracy against progression of Muslims towards moderation.... KARACHI: Weather KARACHI, Feb 15: The Met Office has forecast fair weather with cool night in city on Saturday with minimum temperature expected to range between 13 and 15 degrees centigrade.—PPI... KARACHI: Rape victim’s brother still in jail KARACHI, Feb 15: Family of Kainat Soomro, a victim of gang-rape, has complained that the police in Dadu were constantly exerting pressure to withdraw the case it had filed against those who subjected her to gang-rape.... KARACHI: Mazar officials at odds with water board KARACHI, Feb 15: The Quaid-i-Azam Mazar Management Board and the Karachi Water and Sewerage Board are at odds with each other over the issue of water charges payment, it has been reliably learnt.... NAUSHAHRO FEROZE: PPP slams appointments NAUSHAHRO FEROZE, Feb 15: The People’s Party has criticised the appointment of 800 people by district police for two-day to perform election duties here on Friday.... LARKANA: Paramedics waiting for appointment LARKANA, Feb 15: Fate of doctors, nurses, and specialists qualifying examinations of the National Testing Service (NTS) hangs in the balance.... HYDERABAD: JSQM stresses cultural harmony HYDERABAD, Feb 15: Jeay Sindh Qaumi Mahaz (JSQM) Chairman Basheer Khan Qureshi has appealed to the world powers to help Sindhi nation in creating an independent “Sindhu Desh” as the problems... SUKKUR: Wheat shortage SUKKUR, Feb 15: Pakistan flourmills association Sindh chapter chairman Iqbal Dawood has called upon the Trading Corporation of Pakistan to increase Sindh’s wheat import quota from the Karachi port according to its needs.—BoC... SUKKUR: Victims asked to compromise SUKKUR, Feb 15: The two brothers who were tortured by some influential people of Pano Akil on Wednesday were being pressurised to reach a compromise with the accused while no FIR has been registered of the incident.... MIRPURKHAS: Transfers, posting taking place despite ban MIRPURKHAS, Feb 15: Secretary Sindh Revenue Department has issued transfer order of Mukhtiarkar Digri, Mushtaq Ahmed Memon and directed him to report to the Board of Revenue Sindh, while Dilbar Hussain... PESHAWAR: ‘Party manifestos lack practical steps on women rights’ PESHAWAR, Feb 15: Manifestos of major political parties have strong statements on women’s rights and welfare, but they lack practical measures to achieve what they claim, says Naheed Aziz, a researcher.Sharing... SUKKUR: Five men kidnapped SUKKUR, Feb 15: Five people, including four Hindus have been kidnapped by dacoits between Mirpur Mathelo and Reharki, in Adilpur Police Station jurisdiction, near Ghotki on late night Thursday.... PESHAWAR: Task force to review Fata administrative structure PESHAWAR, Feb 15: NWFP Governor Owais Ahmed Ghani on Friday decided to set up a task force to review and assess the administrative structure of Fata and come up with proposal for its improvement.... TIMERGARA: Two killed near Timergara TIMERGARA, Feb 15: Two youths were killed and one was injured when some people opened indiscriminate fire on a non-customs paid jeep near Katkala Talash on the Timergara-Chakdara road on Friday morning.... HYDERABAD: Teacher beaten up HYDERABAD, Feb 15: Some unidentified men injured Sindh University teacher Muzaffar alias Imran Ujjan in Government Boys Degree College Thatta on Friday as he was performing his duty as head-invigilator during examinations.... SUKKUR: Protest against sacrilegious images SUKKUR, Feb 15: Students of the Islamia College here staged a protest demonstration outside their college on Friday to condemn the publication of blasphemous images of the Holy Prophet (Peace Be Upon Him) in a newspaper of Denmark.... MIRPURKHAS: Prices rise as vehicles go off the roads MIRPURKHAS, Feb 15: The rates of general commodities have increased due shortage of stuff following impounding of trucks, buses, coaches, Datsun pickups, mini trucks etc., by police in the defunct Mirpurkhas division.... MIRPURKHAS: PPP activists picked up MIRPURKHAS, Feb 15: Town Police detained four PPP activists here on Friday. Reports said police carried out raids and picked up four PPP activists Javed Baloch, Imran Baloch, Waheed Baloch and Nasir Shaikh and detained them at Town Police Station....

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