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February 20, 2008 Wednesday Safar 12, 1429 KARACHI: MQM major election winner in city, PPP distant second KARACHI, Feb 19: The Feb 18 poll results seem to have proved wrong electoral assessments about ‘surprises’ in the city as the results of the National Assembly and provincial assembly seats indicate that the Muttahida Qaumi Movement is a major winner.... KARACHI: Two killed in poll-related shootout KARACHI, Feb 19: An eight-year-old girl and a man died when they were hit by stray bullets as Ranchhore Line turned into a battlefield on Tuesday after a scuffle between workers... KARACHI: 18 vehicles taken away on polling day KARACHI, Feb 19: At least 18 vehicles and 45 cellular phones were taken away in different parts of the city on polling day on Monday.... KARACHI: PS candidate gets bail KARACHI, Feb 19: The judicial magistrate, West, Irum Jehangir, on Tuesday granted bail to a candidate of the Pakistan People’s Party against a surety bond of Rs25,000.... KARACHI: PPP cries foul over NA-253 ‘rigging’ KARACHI, Feb 19: The Pakistan People’s Party has called for declaring the election results of NA-253, PS-118, 126 and 127 null and void.... KARACHI: PPP wins key NA seat despite Muttahida-JUI poll alliance KARACHI, Feb 19: Unofficial progressive results gathered through different sources reflect gains for the Pakistan People’s Party in the city whereas one of its major frontline leaders lost in Shikarpur and another in Thatta.... KARACHI: PPP, PML-N call for re-election in ‘affected’ constituencies KARACHI, Feb 19: Pakistan People’s Party and Pakistan Muslim League-N candidates have claimed the Feb 18 elections were rigged on a massive scale and the results started changing overnight to declare them defeated in the city.... LARKANA: Euphoric PPP workers march to Garhi LARKANA, Feb 19: The Pakistan People’s Party candidates who won elections, according to unofficial results, went in procession to Garhi Khuda Bakhsh Bhutto on Tuesday to pay homage to their leaders Z.A.... HYDERABAD: PPP, PML-N candidates accuse MQM of rigging HYDERABAD, Feb 19: Two candidates belonging to the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) have refused to accept election results and accused the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) of massive rigging.... CHARSADDA: Renaming of NWFP major challenge for ANP CHARSADDA, Feb 19: Awami National Party president Asfandyar Wali Khan has said that their party was ready for negotiations with other parties to form coalition government in the province and centre if their demands were met including the renaming of NWFP.... KARACHI: Recount plea KARACHI, Feb 19: The Muttahida Quami Movement candidate from PS-92, Abdul Haseeb, on Tuesday filed a petition with the provincial Election Commission for a vote recount.... KARACHI: Karachi University botanical garden will open to public next month KARACHI, Feb 19: The Karachi University Botanical Garden (KUBG) is set to open to the public once a week in the first week of March.... KARACHI: ATC acquits man in child’s kidnap case KARACHI, Feb 19: An anti-terrorism court acquitted on Saturday an accused who was facing trial in a case pertaining to the kidnapping for ransom of a two-year-old boy.... KARACHI: Debate on madressah education KARACHI, Feb 19: Many parents send their children to madressahs for hifz, or memorizing the Holy Quran, as they believe that the parents of those that memorize the Quran will find... KARACHI: ‘Election results prove govt impartiality’ KARACHI, Feb 19: The caretaker chief minister of Sindh, Justice retired Abdul Qadir Halepota, has said that whoever commands a majority will be invited by the president to form a government in the centre.... KARACHI: Home Economics practical exams KARACHI, Feb 19: The University of Karachi on Tuesday announced the schedule of BA (pass) first year Home Economics practical examination 2007.... KARACHI: Move to occupy two amenity plots in Gulshan KARACHI, Feb 19: Vested interests are eyeing two amenity plots measuring 4,000 and 2,000 square yards in a locality, KDA Overseas Pakistanis Bungalows, in Gulistan-i-Jauhar Block-16.... KARACHI: KU exams KARACHI, Feb 19: The University of Karachi on Tuesday announced that the first and second years’ practical exams of Psychology annual examinations 2007 would commence from Feb 26 at the respective colleges.... KARACHI: Weather KARACHI, Feb 19: The Met Office has forecast dry weather for the city on Wednesday with the minimum temperature expected to range between 15°C and 17°C.... KARACHI: Accident KARACHI, Feb 19: A man was killed on rail tracks after being hit by Pakistan Express near Quaidabad Bridge on Tuesday.... MIRPURKHAS: Civil hospital facing shortage of doctors MIRPURKHAS, Feb 19: The decision of the Mirpurkhas district government not to renew contract of at least 19 doctors has generated a crisis -like situation for the administration of Mirpurkahs Civil Hospital.... SHIKARPUR: Rigging alleged in Shikarpur SHIKARPUR, Feb 19: The Pakistan People’s Party candidates Aftab Shaban Mirani (NA-202 Shikarpur-I) and Agha Arsalan Khan (PS-12 Khanpur) on Tuesday accused their rivals of committing large-scale rigging to win seats and said they would not accept the results.... HYDERABAD: SU VC leaves for UK HYDERABAD, Feb 19: The vice-chancellor of the University of Sindh Mazharul Haq Siddiqui left here on Monday for the United Kingdom on the invitation of the director of the Brunel University London.... HYDERABAD: Voters have rejected Musharraf: JI HYDERABAD, Feb 19: The leaders of Jamaat-i-Islami said on Tuesday that the success of anti-Musharraf candidates in general elections and low turnout of voters proved that people have rejected President Musharraf.... HYDERABAD: Candidates’ supporters stage demo HYDERABAD, Feb 19: A large number of activists belonging to Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) and Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz (PML-N) staged separate protest demonstrations outside the press club on Monday against the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM).... BADIN: 18 injured as bus plunges into ravine BADIN, Feb 19: At least 18 people, including four women and a child, were injured when a passenger bus they were travelling in fell into a deep ravine near Mirwah bridge three kilometres away from here on Tuesday.... PESHAWAR: Swat residents pin hopes on ANP for peace PESHAWAR, Feb 19: Though the people of Swat have pinned great expectations on the newly elected members of Awami National party, what they urgently need is maintenance of peace in the region.... PESHAWAR: PML-N regains lost glory in Hazara region PESHAWAR, Feb 19: Elections for five national and 15 provincial assembly seats in three districts of the Hazara region -- Haripur, Abbottabad and Mansehra -- were held amid pitched battles and... DERA ISMAIL KHAN: Challenges await new govt: Fazl DERA ISMAIL KHAN, Feb 19: Chief of his own faction of Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam Maulana Fazlur Rehman, who faced humiliating defeat in his hometown in Monday’s elections, on Tuesday said he accepted the election results and would continue struggle in parliament.... LANDI KOTAL: Results of three Fata constituencies withheld LANDI KOTAL, Feb 19: Returning officers withheld results of two constituencies, NA-45 and NA-46, in the Khyber tribal region after rival candidates refused to accept unofficial results on Tuesday.... PESHAWAR: Explosives seized in Peshawar PESHAWAR, Feb 19: Police on Tuesday arrested an Afghan national and reportedly recovered explosives from his possession.... KOHAT: Militant killed, two arrested KOHAT, Feb 19: Security forces killed a militant and arrested two others after an attack on a military convoy in the Shee Kallay area of Darra Adamkhel near the Kohat tunnel on Tuesday, officials said.... LAKKI MARWAT: Saifullahs bag three seats in Lakki LAKKI MARWAT, Feb 19: The influential Saifullahs grabbed the sole National Assembly (NA) and two provincial assembly (PF) seats of the district, while their ally Anwar Kamal Khan Marwat (PML-N) could not retain his provincial assembly seat.... TIMERGARA: PPP emerges major party in Lower Dir TIMERGARA, Feb 19: The Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) has emerged as the major party by securing four out of the five (one NA and four PF) seats in Lower Dir district.... TIMERGARA: Two injured in gas cylinder blast TIMERGARA, Feb 19: Two persons suffered burn injuries when fire broke out at a gas cylinder shop in the Talash bazaar here on Tuesday....

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