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February 25, 2008 Monday Safar 17, 1429 KARACHI: Pre-poll accords have no effect on results KARACHI, Feb 24: The electoral adjustments between various political parties on several national and provincial assembly seats in Karachi failed to translate into votes, except the one which took place between the Pakistan People’s Party and the Awami National Party.... KARACHI: Qazi hints at reactivating MMA KARACHI, Feb 24: Jamaat-i-Islami chief Qazi Hussain Ahmad has asked the Pakistan People’s Party and Pakistan Muslim League-N, who have emerged as the majority parties after the Feb 18 elections, to... KARACHI: 10 poll day suspects’ remand extended KARACHI, Feb 24: The judicial magistrate, East, Asim Saeed Khan Lodhi, on Saturday extended the remand of the suspected arrested on the eve of Feb 18 elections till March 12.... KARACHI: PPP chief invited to visit China KARACHI, Feb 24: China is looking forward to a visit by the co-chairman of the Pakistan People’s Party, Asif Ali Zardari, at his earliest convenience.... HYDERABAD: Farmers fear fall in wheat output HYDERABAD, Feb 24: Sindh Chamber of Agriculture leader Mir Murad Ali Khan Talpur has said that due to the inordinate delay in harvesting of sugarcane, cultivation of wheat has been seriously affected and wheat production will be greatly reduced.... SHIKARPUR: Election Commission summons candidates on rigging complaint SHIKARPUR, Feb 24: The candidates for NA-202 Shikarpur-II and PS-12 Shikarpur-IV have received notices to appear before the Election Commission of Pakistan in Islamabad on March 1.... KARACHI: Violence, polls disturb colleges study schedule KARACHI, Feb 24: Teaching activities in the city colleges and higher secondary schools have been badly affected by various factors, including the violence that had erupted in the aftermath of the... KARACHI: New vehicle registration books KARACHI, Feb 24: Sindh Minister for Excise and Taxation Abdul Karim Mahar has announced that new computerised registration books for vehicles will be issued next month.... KARACHI: Incompetence, corruption haunt Sabzi Mandi KARACHI, Feb 24: Rising crime and the lack of basic amenities are the two prime issues hampering businesses at the new Sabzi Mandi, located off the Super Highway.... KARACHI: Vegetables beyond the reach of common man KARACHI, Feb 24: Irrespective of the merits and demerits of the shifting of Sabzi Mandi (the wholesale vegetable market) from University Road to the Super Highway in 2001, the ultimate sufferers... KARACHI: Concrete steps to protect children’s rights stressed KARACHI, Feb 24: Speakers at a seminar expressed concern over the children’s rights situation in the country and demanded that concrete steps be taken so that the status of children could be improved and they could be given their due rights.... KARACHI: Parties urged to accept others mandate KARACHI, Feb 24: A representative gathering of Karachi’s business community has expressed serious concern over the prevailing political situation in the country, particularly in Sindh, observing that the country’s progress will... KARACHI: ‘Bird flu virus to die off by summer’ KARACHI, Feb 24: Since heat destroys the H5N1 virus that causes bird flu, threat to birds and humans is expected to diminish with a rise in mercury level as the summer comes closer.... KARACHI: Fire destroys cotton bales KARACHI, Feb 24: About 60,000 to 70,000 bales of cotton were destroyed in a fire at a warehouse of a textile mills in Landhi on Sunday.... KARACHI: MQM-H calls for end to dictatorship KARACHI, Feb 24: The Mohajir Qaumi Movement (Haqiqi) chairman, Afaq Ahmed, has asked the Pakistan People’s Party and the Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz) leaders to make joint efforts for restoration of... KARACHI: Release of BNP leader sought KARACHI, Feb 24: The Balochistan National Party on Sunday staged a protest demo against the ongoing military operation in Balochistan and detention of Sardar Akhtar Mengal and other Baloch nationalists.... KARACHI: ANP shows concern over ‘hidden threat’ KARACHI, Feb 24: The Awami National Party has taken exception of a statement attributed to the city nazim that Karachi can face a law and order situation if the Muttahida Qaumi Movement is not included in the new government set-up.... KARACHI: Hearing put off KARACHI, Feb 24: The special judge, anti-corruption court Karachi, Syed Gul Munir Shah, on Saturday adjourned till March 15 the hearing of a corruption case against officials of the New Sabzi Mandi’s market committee due to the lawyers’ strike.... KARACHI: Trader shot dead KARACHI, Feb 24: A trader belonging to a minority community was killed by unknown persons in the Mehmoodabad area early Sunday morning.... EU poll observers meet PPP leader SANGHAR, Feb 24: A group of election observers of the European Union met here on Sunday a district returning officer and PPP leaders and collected information about the Feb 18 elections.... JACOBABAD: Call to shift power from GHQ to parliament JACOBABAD, Feb 24: The secretary general of the Communist Party of Pakistan, Comrade Khadim Thaheem, said on Sunday that army should be kept away from politics and the centre of power should be shifted from the GHQ to parliament.... HYDERABAD: Policeman found murdered HYDERABAD, Feb 24: A policeman was found dead in his home in Sochi para in the jurisdiction of Fort police station. He was identified as Imdad Ali Kalhoro.... SUKKUR: Taxi-driver missing for three days SUKKUR Feb 24: A large number of people held a demonstration in front of the Sukkur press club on Sunday in protest against police failure to find taxi driver Mashooq Manganhar, who, they believe, had been kidnapped on Friday.... MIRPURKHAS: Political intervention in local bodies opposed MIRPURKHAS, Feb 24: Nazim of Mirpurkhas union council-1 Abid Hussain Rajput and former vice-chairman of the Mirpurkhas municipal committee have demanded immediate end to political interference in the local bodies department.... THATTA: Journey from Bhit Shah to Jhoke THATTA, Feb 24: “Sat Diharay, ath mailay, kam karan main kehre waylay.” (Seven days, eight festivals, on which day can I work?) This popular saying demonstrates the fondness of Mailayye people... SUKKUR: Two policemen arrested SUKKUR Feb 24: Two policemen of Pano Akil were detained on Saturday night for dereliction of duty.... PESHAWAR: PPP, ANP agree on sharing power: Frontier govt PESHAWAR, Feb 24: The Awami National Party has agreed to give the key slots of speaker and senior minister in the Frontier province to the Pakistan People’s Party under a power-sharing formula reached between the two parties.... HARIPUR: 13 injured as van falls into ravine HARIPUR, Feb 24: At least thirteen passengers including five women were injured, five of them seriously, when a van plunged into a ravine near village Soha some 36km from here on Sunday.... PESHAWAR: Re-election for Swat, Hangu seats today PESHAWAR, Feb 24: The re-lection on PF-85, Swat-VI, and PF-42, Hangu-II, will be held on Monday amid imposition of section 144 in the Hangu district to ensure smooth polling.... PESHAWAR: Stale milk being sold in Peshawar PESHAWAR, Feb 24: Milk dealers in the city are allegedly selling stale milk mixed up with chemicals in parts of the city with no check from the officials concerned, consumers have complained.... Kite-flying takes boy’s life PESHAWAR, Feb 24: A teenager was killed while flying kite here on Sunday.... PESHAWAR: Experts fear extinction of 30 regional languages PESHAWAR, Feb 24: Literary organisations have expressed concern over the ‘step-motherly’ attitude towards the regional languages and asked the government to initiate measures to preserve and promote the languages spoken in the Frontier province.... MANSEHRA: Student ‘beaten’ up by constable dies in hospital MANSEHRA, Feb 24: A student, who was allegedly beaten by a constable, died of his injury in a hospital here on Sunday, the police and doctors said.... MANSEHRA: PML-N vows probe into Lal Masjid incident MANSEHRA, Feb 24: Pakistan Muslim League-N MNA-elect Salahuddin Tirmizi on Sunday said an inquiry would be held into the Lal Masjid incident to fix responsibility for the killing of hundreds of innocent students and clerics.... KOHAT: One killed, four injured in blast KOHAT, Feb 24: A man was killed and his two sons and two other people were injured in a bomb blast in a car at the entrance of a filling station on the Bannu road on Sunday night.... SWABI: ANP man retains seat after recount SWABI, Feb 24: ANP MPA-elect from PF-36 constituency Sarfaraz Khan Jadoon retained his seat after recounting of votes and an independent candidate from PF-34 constituency was declared the winner here on Sunday.... SWABI: 25,000 workers may get the axe in Gadoon estate: Energy crisis SWABI, Feb 24: Gadoon Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI) president Fazal Amin and members of the Gadoon Textile Association (GTA) have said that expulsion was looming large over thousands of... PESHAWAR: Watchman killed; woman arrested in theft case PESHAWAR, Feb 24: Unidentified persons killed a watchman at Chughalpura area on Saturday night here in the limits of Chamkani Police Station.... KHAIRPUR: PPP seeks fresh polls in Kingri KHAIRPUR, Feb 24: Former district nazim Nafisa Shah has accused the opponents of Pakistan People’s Party of committing large-scale rigging and demanded that the Election Commission of Pakistan should order re-election for NA-216 and PS-30 seats.... DADU: SHO arrested DADU, Feb 24: Police registered an FIR against the SHO of Rajo Deero police station on charges of arresting and injuring a local trader without any complaint on Saturday.... HYDERABAD: 182 receive degrees at Isra University convocation HYDERABAD, Feb 24: The Isra University awarded degrees to 182 graduates at the university’s 5th convocation held here on Saturday.... HYDERABAD: Relatives turn violent after man’s dealth HYDERABAD, Feb 24: Family members a 70-year-old patient beat up a doctor and smashed panes of doors and windows of the casualty ward of the Civil Hospital after the death of their relative on Sunday.... LARKANA: Jirga settles bloody dispute LARKANA, Feb 24: A jirga convened here on Sunday to settle an old dispute between two groups of Lasharis which had claimed 12 precious lives over the ownership of a 10-foot wall, slapped a fine of Rs4.... HYDERABAD: Police pay owners for use of vehicles during polls HYDERABAD, Feb 24: Perhaps for the first time in the province, police paid compensation for the private vehicles during elections and distributed an amount of Rs1.5... NAWABSHAH: Four killed in accidents NAWABSHAH, Feb 24: Four people were killed in three accidents in Nawabshah and Naushahro Feroze on Sunday.... MIRPURKHAS: SHO accused of taking bribe MIRPURKHAS, Feb 24: Dozens of members of Rahimoon community staged a demonstration outside the press club here on Sunday in protest against the SHO of Kot Ghulam Mohammad police station for... MIRPURKHAS: Re-election sought in Thar MIRPURKHAS, Feb 24: A rally was taken out on Sunday from the Thar bus stand in Umerkot town in protest against alleged poll rigging in Tharparkar district.... THATTA: PPP, Shirazis urged to bury hatchet THATTA, Feb 24: The Thatta Civil Society Alliance, which represents the city’s intelligentsia, has appealed to Pakistan People’s Party and the Shirazi group affiliated to Pakistan Muslim League-Q to bury the hatchet and help create congenial atmosphere in the district.... NAWABSHAH: Rotation programme for Rohri Canal NAWABSHAH, Feb 24: The executive engineer of Dad irrigation division has announced a rotation programme for Rohri Canal in view of short supply of water....

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