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February 26, 2008 Tuesday Safar 18, 1429 KARACHI: 10 more candidates turn to SHC for repoll KARACHI, Feb 25: Ten more candidates have approached the Sindh High Court for repolling in their constituencies and stay of notification of final results.... KARACHI: Waziristan refugees face uncertain future in city KARACHI, Feb 25: Hasan Ali, one of the hundreds of people fleeing strife-torn Waziristan and pouring into Karachi, cannot help but feel a strong sense of irony.... KARACHI: Guard behind Rs9m bank heist KARACHI, Feb 25: A bank was robbed of Rs9 million by its security guard along with his three accomplices in an armed hold-up at Provisional Trade Centre in Gulshan-i-Iqbal on Monday morning.... KARACHI: PPP wants re-election in Thar KARACHI, Feb 25: The Pakistan People’s Party has urged the election commission to order repolling in the constituencies from where it has received complaints of massive rigging.... KARACHI: Fears of water contamination by unsupervised culling in Malir KARACHI, Feb 25: Experts have called for a better surveillance of poultry birds and use of a foolproof mechanism for the detection of the Avian Influenza virus.... KARACHI: No women probation, parole officers in Sindh KARACHI, Feb 25: The caretaker Sindh Minister for Population Welfare and Women Development, Nadira Panjwani, said that all steps would be taken to ensure the recruitment of woman probation and parole officers in the province.... KARACHI: 300,000 to take SSC exams from April 15 KARACHI, Feb 25: The SSC Science and General groups (regular and private) annual examinations, 2008 will begin on April 15.... KARACHI: Tough task ahead for PPP in Lyari KARACHI, Feb 25: As the election fever dies down, people start looking towards the Pakistan People’s Party leadership for a solution to their problems and expect that the promises made during the electioneering will soon be fulfilled.... KARACHI: Charge-sheets of three Jundullah men admitted KARACHI, Feb 25: The administrative judge of the anti-terrorism courts, Karachi, Khwaja Naveed Ahmed, on Monday admitted final challans in six cases registered against three activists of the banned outfit, Jundullah, and transferred the cases to ATC-V for further proceedings.... KARACHI: Command of key patrol unit given to France KARACHI, Feb 25: Pakistan Navy Commodore Khan Hasham bin Saddique handed over the command of the Combined Task Force-150 to the French Navy’s Rear Admiral J.L.... KARACHI: Provision of gas to villages ordered KARACHI, Feb 25: The Sindh caretaker Chief Minister, retired Justice Abdul Qadir Halepota, on Monday directed the relevant authorities to ensure provision of gas to all the villages of the... KARACHI: Cotton bales KARACHI, Feb 25: Around 1,000 cotton bales were destroyed in a fire at the warehouse of a textile mill in Landhi on Sunday, but an APP news report put the figure between 60,000 and 70,000 bales.... KARACHI: Exhibition at Canvas KARACHI, Feb 25: An exhibition of paintings by Akram Dost Baloch, opens at Canvas art gallery on Tuesday at 5pm.... KARACHI: SHC restores teacher’s bungalow allotment KARACHI, Feb 25: The Sindh High Court restored on Monday the allotment of a government bungalow to a medical teacher according to his seniority.... KARACHI: Tribunal rejects plea for pension KARACHI, Feb 25: The Sindh service tribunal on Monday dismissed the application of an ex-superintendent engineer of the irrigation department for the recovery of pension, which was barred by the provincial... KARACHI: Altaf urges workers to foil conspiracies KARACHI, Feb 25: Muttahida Qaumi Movement chief Altaf Hussain has said that his party workers, including women, are ready to sacrifice their lives but they will never compromise on their self-respect, dignity and honour.... HYDERABAD: Shah Latif Centre to undertake research HYDERABAD, Feb 25: Care-taker Chief Minister Justice (Retd) Abdul Qadir Halepoto has announced upgrading the Shah Latif Excellence Centre to a research centre and Rs2 million grant for the centre.... MIRPURKHAS: Dist nazim unfazed by no-trust move MIRPURKHAS, Feb 25: Umerkot District Nazim Faqeer Maghan Mangrio has said that he has the majority of members in the district council on his side and the threat of a no-trust move is part of an intimidation campaign.... HYDERABAD: PPP not satisfied with Scotland Yard report HYDERABAD, Feb 25: The Pakistan People’s Party is not satisfied with the Scotland Yard’s report about the assassination of PPP chairperson Benazir Bhutto and the United Nations must be requested to... HYDERABAD: Children’s ward inaugurated HYDERABAD, Feb 25: Hyderabad District Nazim Kanwar Naveed Jamil inaugurated the children’s ward, a nursery and a children’s emergency centre at the Hilal-i-Ahmer general Hospital in Latifabad and provided Rs2 million for the construction of a mortuary in the hospital.... NAUSHAHRO FEROZE: Two boys killed in Naushahro Feroze NAUSHAHRO FEROZE, Feb 25: Two boys died in different incidents in the district during the last 24 hours.... KHAIRPUR: Protest over water shortage KHAIRPUR, Feb 25: A large number of growers staged demonstrations for the second consecutive day on Monday in Thari Mirwah, Faiz Ganj and Kotdiji talukas in protest against shortage of irrigation water.... MIRPURKHAS: Teacher flayed for punishing student MIRPURKHAS, Feb 25: A social welfare organisation has criticised a teacher for physically punishing a student in Sinjhoro taluka in Sanghar district.... PESHAWAR: Provincial autonomy high on agenda: Asfandyar PESHAWAR, Feb 25: Senior president of the Awami National Party (ANP) Asfandyar Wali Khan has claimed that the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) leadership has agreed to accommodate the ANP’s longstanding demands... PESHAWAR: Six die in separate road accidents PESHAWAR, Feb 25: Six people were killed and around 20 others sustained injuries in two separate traffic accidents.... PESHAWAR: Election result stayed in South Waziristan PESHAWAR, Feb 25: The Peshawar High Court on Monday stayed the declaration of election results after re-polling in two polling stations of NA-41, South Waziristan.... PESHAWAR: Toxic waste being dumped into river PESHAWAR, Feb 25: Discharge of untreated effluents from Khazana Sugar Mills has turned Shahalam River into a dead tributary causing water, land and air pollution in the surrounding areas of the provincial capital.... NOWSHERA: Tension in Cherat after kidnappings NOWSHERA, Feb 25: Tension mounted in the Cherat area on Monday when the Khattak tribe made nine people hostage and seized three vehicles of the Afridi tribe after the kidnapping of two men.... HARIPUR: Women’s college closed after suicide attack threat HARIPUR, Feb 25: The administration of Government Degree College for Women, Haripur, on Monday closed the college for an indefinite period following a threat of suicide attack.... MARDAN: Lawyers to observe ‘Youm-i-Nijat’ MARDAN, Feb 25: District Bar Association president Alamzeb Khan has announced that lawyers would observe ‘Youm-i-Nijat’ on the defeat of Pakistan Muslim League-Quaid in the recent general elections.... MINGORA: Constable shot dead MINGORA, Feb 25: A police constable was on Monday gunned down by unknown assailants at Green Chowk, Mingora city....

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