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February 23, 2008 Saturday Safar 15, 1429 KARACHI: PPP ponders choice for top post in Sindh KARACHI, Feb 22: As the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) has emerged from the Feb 18 general elections as the holder of the highest number of seats in the Sindh Assembly, giving... KARACHI: Three PPP workers shot dead KARACHI, Feb 22: Three workers of the Pakistan People’s Party were gunned down in a late night attack in Baldia Town.... KARACHI: Bird flu fears hit Malir farm KARACHI, Feb 22: Reports about an extraordinary number of bird deaths at a poultry farm along the National Highway have once again sparked fears that the bird flu virus may have spread to some more farms in the city.... KARACHI: Clouds of dust envelop Karachi KARACHI, Feb 22: Having only recently weathered the passage of one of the coldest winters ever recorded in Karachi, citizens were subjected to another freak meteorological phenomenon on Friday as the... KARACHI: Fire dept’s ineptitude helped fan Site blaze KARACHI, Feb 22: Last month’s fire at the Berger Paints Factory in Site, which soon turned into an inferno leaving 90 per cent of the factory gutted, grew out of control... KARACHI: OPD of Dow varsity’s liver institute inaugurated KARACHI, Feb 22: The vice-chancellor of the Dow University of Health Sciences (DUHS), Prof Masood Hameed Khan, on Friday inaugurated the out-patients department (OPD) of the National Institute of Liver and... KARACHI: Writer says imperialism country’s biggest enemy KARACHI, Feb 22: Eminent writers, poets, literary critics and people from various walks of life gathered at the Arts Council at the launch of journalist and man of letters Ahfazur Rahman’s... KARACHI: ‘Massive load-shedding likely’ KARACHI, Feb 22: The chief executive officer of the Karachi Electric Supply Company, Syed Mohammad Amjad, said that the city would face massive load-shedding during the summer season owing to cuts... KARACHI: KWSB urged to plug leakages KARACHI, Feb 22: Residents of various water deficit areas complained that Karachi Water and Sewerage Board officials seemed least interested in plugging pipeline leakages despite their repeated complaints lodged with the KWSB in this regard.... KARACHI: Hur Movement record KARACHI, Feb 22: The record of the Hur Movement has been donated to the library of the Pakistan Institute of International Affairs (PIIA).... KARACHI: Indian fishermen KARACHI, Feb 22: The Maritime Security Agency (MSA) has apprehended an Indian fishing boat along with six crew members on Thursday for fishing illegally in Pakistani waters.... KARACHI: Exhibition KARACHI, Feb 22: The Indus Valley School of Arts and Architecture on Friday announced an extension in the closing date of Salahuddin Mian Retrospective Exhibition till March 1.... KARACHI: Fate of sewage projects hangs in the balance KARACHI, Feb 22: The Karachi Water and Sewerage Board faced a major setback when it came to know that out of 465 acres earmarked for a sewage treatment plant project in... KARACHI: Teenage girl commits suicide KARACHI, Feb 22: A 14-year-old girl committed suicide on Friday at her Baldia Town house.... KARACHI: No cases withdrawn under NRO KARACHI, Feb 22: No cases have been withdrawn under the National Reconciliation Ordinance 2007, promulgated by President Pervez Musharraf on Oct 5 to give indemnity to certain politicians and political activists.... KARACHI: Protest over blasphemous cartoons KARACHI, Feb 22: Supporters of Jamaat-i-Islami burned US and Danish flags in the city on Friday in fresh protests against the blasphemous sketches of the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) reprinted in Danish newspapers.... KARACHI: MBBS exams KARACHI, Feb 22: The controller of examination of the Dow University of Health Sciences on Thursday announced that the MBBS (Final Professional) annual examination, 2008 would now begin from March 4.... KARACHI: PN man dies in accident KARACHI, Feb 22: A navy employee was killed and his wife injured when a Parado jeep knocked down their motorcycle on the Northern Bypass.... KARACHI: Lawyers plan to boycott court today KARACHI, Feb 22: Office-bearers of the Karachi Bar Association on Friday condemned the crackdown on a lawyers’ rally and announced a complete boycott of court proceedings at the City Courts on Saturday.... HYDERABAD: Paintings on poverty displayed HYDERABAD, Feb 22: Paintings made by Ali Abbas Jafri have been displayed at an exhibition held at the Centre of Excellence in Arts and Design, Mehran University of Engineering and Technology Jamshoro.... HYDERABAD: Police action against lawyers condemned HYDERABAD, Feb 22: Pasban activists staged a protest demonstration here on Friday against the brutal police action taken against lawyers rallying in Karachi for the reinstatement of sacked judges.... LARKANA: Professor wants study of Bhitai as a subject in schools LARKANA, Feb 22: A professor at a literary moot has called upon the government to introduce the ‘Latifyat’ (Study of Shah Latif) as a subject in Sindhi medium schools.... HYDERABAD: PPP asked not to include MQM in coalition HYDERABAD, Feb 22: A PPP Sindh council member, Usman Kennedy, on Friday asked party co-chairperson Asif Ali Zardari not to include MQM in government formation.... NAWABSHAH: Transfer of police officer criticised NAWABSHAH, Feb 22: The local chapter of the Pakistan People’s Party has condemned the suspension and transfer of the Nawabshah SP Investigation and demanded immediate arrest of culprits involved in the murder of a party worker.... KOHAT: Traffic snarls make Kohat Tunnel bane of commuters KOHAT, Feb 22: Closure of the Kohat Tunnel for long intervals during the past one month has resulted in the worst traffic jams, despite the presence of a large number of... MANSEHRA: Coalition govt will be people-friendly: Nawaz MANSEHRA, Feb 22: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) Quaid Mian Nawaz Sharif has said that President Musharraf should respect the mandate of 160 million people of the country and step down in the larger interest of the country.... PESHAWAR: Protest against ‘fraud’ in vote-count PESHAWAR, Feb 22: Activists of Sipah-i-Sahaba Pakistan (SSP), a banned religious outfit, on Friday staged a protest demonstration outside the Peshawar Press Club to protest against alleged fraud by the returning officer in the counting of the votes.... PESHAWAR: Reference filed against former NHA official PESHAWAR, Feb 22: National Accountability Bureau (NAB) NWFP Peshawar filed a reference against former deputy director National Highways Authority (NHA) Muqarab Khan for acquiring assets beyond his known sources of income.... KOHAT: Rival groups exchange rocket fire KOHAT, Feb 22: Two rival groups fired rockets at each other’s positions in Kurram Agency, damaging two houses, the police said.... LAKKI MARWAT: Missiles fired at army camp LAKKI MARWAT, Feb 22: An army camp set up in the district headquarters hospital here for the general elections came under a missile attack on Thursday night, officials said.... NOWSHERA: Teenage girl ‘commits suicide’; man killed NOWSHERA, Feb 22: A teenaged girl allegedly committed suicide, while a young man was killed over a family dispute in separate incidents here on Friday.... PESHAWAR: Govt fails to monitor coordination bodies PESHAWAR, Feb 22: The NWFP government has failed to monitor the performance of Criminal Justice Coordination Committees in various districts of the province.The Police Order, 2002, had envisaged the committees to...

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