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February 28, 2008 Thursday Safar 20 ,1429 KARACHI: Plot purchasers get membership rights: SHC ruling on co-operative housing societies KARACHI, Feb 27: Owners and purchasers of plots in a co-operative housing society are entitled to full membership of the society with all concomitant rights, including the right to vote, a division bench of the Sindh High Court held on Wednesday.... KARACHI: Another PPP candidate challenges poll results KARACHI, Feb 27: A Sindh High Court division bench issued notices on Wednesday in another petition challenging the unofficial results in a provincial constituency (PS17, Kashmore).... HYDERABAD: PPP, PML-N urged to enforce charter of democracy HYDERABAD, Feb 27: The Sindh Democratic Forum, a civil society think tank, on Wednesday reminded leaders of Pakistan People’s Party and Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz that on Feb 18 people had in... KHAIRPUR: Water level at Sukkur Barrage drops steeply KHAIRPUR, Feb 27: Irrigation water shortage in district Khairpur continued as the water level at Sukkur Barrage dropped by 1,000 cusecs on Tuesday night.... KARACHI: Question mark over undertrial’s death KARACHI, Feb 27: An undertrial prisoner charged with killing a policeman died early Monday morning of what the authorities termed “cardiac and respiratory failure” after being rushed from the Central Prison to the Civil Hospital Karachi.... KARACHI: Baby with extra limbs in NICH KARACHI, Feb 27: It was a moment of relief for the parents of a nine-month-old baby, Sonia, having some extra rudimentary limbs, when doctors at the National Institute of Child Health, Karachi, decided to treat her.... KARACHI: School holiday KARACHI, Feb 27: All government and private schools throughout the province will remain closed on Thursday on account of Chehlum, said an official notification on Wednesday.... KARACHI: Governor takes five years to delete out-of-turn promotions clause KARACHI, Feb 27: In a long-overdue move to address the furore caused by Section 9-A of the Sindh Civil Servants Act, 1973, the current caretaker set-up has deleted the provision that... KARACHI: Dehlavi urges film-makers to ride the digital wave KARACHI, Feb 27: Internationally acclaimed film-maker Jamil Dehlavi urged aspiring local auteurs to worry about the logistics of distribution and other such details later and primarily focus on making films.... KARACHI: SSC exams to begin from April 15 KARACHI, Feb 27: The Board of Secondary Education Karachi has announced that the SSC Part-I and -II (Class-IX and X) annual exams (Science and General groups) for regular students and private candidates will commence from April 15.... KARACHI: Cops suspended over suspect’s escape KARACHI, Feb 27: Three cops were suspended for negligence and one of them was arrested after a criminal escaped from the lock-up of Chakiwara police station late Tuesday night.... KARACHI: JWP leader says talks after army’s pullout KARACHI, Feb 27: A central leader of the Jamhoori Watan Party, Shehzada Zafar Jan, has ruled out any possibility of dialogue for peace with the rulers as long as troops are deployed in the troubled areas of Balochistan.... KARACHI: MBBS exams schedule announced KARACHI, Feb 27: The University of Karachi has announced the programme of final professional MBBS annual examinations 2008.... KARACHI: Environmental plan for coastal areas stressed KARACHI, Feb 27: Sindh needs a holistic approach to address its numerous development and environmental challenges.... KARACHI: Fair weather KARACHI, Feb 27: The Met Office has forecast fair weather for the city on Thursday with the minimum temperature expected to range between 11 and 13 degrees centigrade.... City govt to set up 40 CNG stations KARACHI, Feb 27: The City District Government Karachi will set up 40 compressed natural gas (CNG) stations in the metropolis under public-private partnership at various bus terminals and depots of the defunct Karachi Transport Corporation.... KARACHI: Suspects remanded in custody KARACHI, Feb 27: Three men accused of involvement in the killing of seven workers of a Christian charity organisation were on Wednesday remanded into police custody until March 3 by civil and judicial magistrate South, Ashraf Hussain Khwaja.... KARACHI: Protests held Against blasphemous cartoons KARACHI, Feb 27: The women wing of the Jamaat-i-Islami Karachi and members of the Diocese of Karachi Church held separate demonstrations on Wednesday at the Karachi Press Club against the publication of blasphemous cartoons in Denmark newspapers.... HYDERABAD: SPSC recommends candidates for senior positions HYDERABAD, Feb 27: The Sindh Public Service Commission (SPSC) announced on Wednesday the seat numbers of the candidates recommended for appointment to the posts of deputy prosecutor general (BPS-18), deputy district... SHIKARPUR: Teenager shot dead SHIKARPUR, Feb 27: A teenager was killed and his father wounded on Shikarpur-Hajan link road in the jurisdiction of the Lakhi Gate police on Tuesday night.... MARDAN: Data on prayer leaders being collected MARDAN, Feb 27: Law-enforcement and other agencies are collecting data on Afghan prayer leaders in different mosques of the district.... CHARSADDA: Police dub killed ‘terrorist’ as foreign agent CHARSADDA, Feb 27: Police have claimed that Siar Khan alias Siaray, who was killed in an encounter on Tuesday night, had got training in Afghanistan and was wanted in various heinous crimes including the recent suicide attacks.... PESHAWAR: MPA-elect’s degree challenged PESHAWAR, Feb 27: A voter of Mardan district on Wednesday challenged before the Peshawar High Court the election of Pakistan People’s Party provincial president, Rahimdad Khan, as MPA, alleging that he had produced a forged graduation degree.... PESHAWAR: Court orders recounting of rejected votes PESHAWAR, Feb 27: The Peshawar High Court on Wednesday ordered recounting of the rejected votes in provincial assembly constituency, PF-4, Peshawar-IV during the Feb 18 general elections.... KOHAT: Bomb goes off in Kohat KOHAT, Feb 27: An improvised device exploded near an under-construction service station here on Wednesday.... PESHAWAR: Trade, business zone along G.T. Road planned PESHAWAR, Feb 27: NWFP Governor Owais Ahmed Ghani on Wednesday directed the Small and Medium Enterprises Development Authority (Smeda) to develop a workable plan to create a multi-purpose trade and business zone in a strategically located area along the G.T.... PESHAWAR: Three brothers among seven killed PESHAWAR, Feb 27: About seven people were killed and two injured in three separate incidents in the metropolis here on Wednesday.... PESHAWAR: Court stops notification of Shangla results PESHAWAR, Feb 27: The Peshawar High Court on Wednesday restrained the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) from issuing gazette notifications of the election of former federal minister, Amir Muqam, as MNA... PESHAWAR: ANP may name chief minister tomorrow PESHAWAR, Feb 27: A crucial meeting of the Awami National Party to be held on Friday at Bacha Khan Markaz is likely to finalise the name of the future chief minister... PESHAWAR: Explosive defused in Peshawar PESHAWAR, Feb 27: The local police on Wednesday thwarted an attempted act of terrorism and recovered a remote control bomb that was planted at the Ring Road in the limits of Peshtakhara police station.... NAUSHAHRO FEROZE: 2 accused in clash case escape NAUSHAHRO FEROZE, Feb 27: Two accused sent to judicial lockup by the additional session judge escaped in a car waiting outside the court in Kandiaro on Wednesday.... HYDERABAD: Computerisation of 18 districts’ accounts record by March 31 HYDERABAD, Feb 27: Sindh Accountant-General Zulfiqar Ali Qadri has said that tens of thousands of government servants will be benefited after the introduction of computerised system in accounts offices and the record of their salaries, G.P.... SUKKUR: Attempt to occupy Wapda plot decried SUKKUR, Feb 27: Office-bearers of Pakistan Wapda Hydro Electric Central Labour Union, Sukkur zone, have vowed that nobody would be allowed to occupy the Wapda/Hesco premises or its properties.... SUKKUR: Water rotation programme SUKKUR, Feb 27: The executive engineers of Rohri and Nusrat irrigation divisions announced on Wednesday rotation programme for the channels under the divisions.... HYDERABAD: Case lodged against excise officials HYDERABAD, Feb 27: Sakhi Pir police on Wednesday lodged a criminal case against four excise police officials on charges of making advances to the daughters of a widow.... SHIKARPUR: Farmers rally SHIKARPUR, Feb 27: Growers took out a rally in Garhi Yasin to protest against shortage of water in Nim Shakh....

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