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March 06, 2008 Thursday Safar 27 ,1429 KARACHI: Three killed in Lyari gang warfare KARACHI, March 5: Three more people were killed on Wednesday in parts of mafia-infested Lyari, where tension and panic prevailed since Tuesday following clashes between rival gangsters.... KARACHI: Musharraf sacked by people, says Aitzaz KARACHI, March 5: Supreme Court Bar Association president Aitzaz Ahsan said on Wednesday that a decision about the long march would be taken in consultation with leaders of bar associations and... KARACHI: PPP candidate told to file new affidavit in poll plea KARACHI, March 5: The Sindh High Court allowed the PPP candidate from NA-239 (Karachi), Abdul Qadir Patel, to file a fresh affidavit to controvert the allegations made by his MQM rival, Dr K.S.... KARACHI: Tribunal gives PPP men two weeks to testify KARACHI, March 5: The Karsaz inquiry tribunal gave on Wednesday two more weeks to PPP leader Agha Siraj Durrani and former prime minister Benazir Bhutto’s chief security officer retired Major SSP Imtiaz to appear before the tribunal to record their statements.... KARACHI: Bank officials acquitted under amnesty law KARACHI, March 5: An accountability court on Wednesday acquitted a former assistant vice-president and others of the Habib Bank under the National Reconciliation Ordinance 2007.... KARACHI: February sees alarming rise in street crimes KARACHI, March 5: The incidence of street crimes reached its peak during February 2008, as a record number of vehicles and cellular phones were taken away across the city.... KARACHI: Bank robbed of Rs4.5 million KARACHI, March 5: A gang of 10 robbers stormed into a bank on Wednesday in Defence Housing Authority and walked off with Rs4.58 million, police and witnesses said.... KARACHI: Practical exams KARACHI, March 5: The University of Karachi announced on Wednesday the schedule of BA (Pass) first year and second year geography practical annual examination.... KARACHI: Mengal undergoes check-up KARACHI, March 5: The President of the Balochistan National Party (Mengal) and former chief minister of Balochistan, Sardar Akhtar Mengal, was taken to the National Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases (NICVD) on Wednesday amid tight security for further tests recommended by doctors.... KARACHI: New Sepa DG The Services, General Administration and Coordination Depart-ment of the Sindh government has posted Ali Ahmed Lund... KARACHI: Paintings show at Clifton Art KARACHI, March 5: “Recalling Ajanta”, an exhibition of paintings by Babar Azeemi, opens on Thursday at Clifton Art Gallery at 6pm.... KARACHI: Exhibition at ShakilIsmail KARACHI, March 5: An exhibition of paintings, titled “Colorscape” by M.K. Baig, opens on Wednesday at ShakilIsmail art gallery at 5pm.... KARACHI: KBCA notices KARACHI, March 5: The owners of markets, factories and other high-rise buildings without fire fighting equipment have been served notices by the Karachi Building Control Authority.... KARACHI: CM says new govt to issue doctors job letters KARACHI, March 5: Although the doctors and nurses who had qualified as medical officers, specialists and nurses in the Sindh health department are accusing the bureaucracy of delaying the issuance of... KARACHI: Traders protest against city govt’s animal vaccination drive KARACHI, March 5: The city government has started vaccinating animals at the entry points of Karachi, located off the Super Highway and National Highway, compromising public health and without taking into... KARACHI: Call for coordinated anti-polio drive KARACHI, March 5: The Sindh caretaker chief minister and local and foreign health experts have called for intensifying the coordinated efforts and commitments for complete eradication of polio virus from the country, particularly from Sindh.... KARACHI: ANP support KARACHI, March 5: The Awami National Party will support the Pakistan People’s Party in the Sindh Assembly. This was announced by the president of the Sindh ANP, Shahi Syed, at a joint meeting on Wednesday.—APP... HYDERABAD: Welfare society named after Benazir formed HYDERABAD, March 5: A group of Pakistan People’s Party activists on Wednesday announced formation of “Shaheed Benazir Bhutto Welfare Society”, a social welfare organisation, in recognition of the sacrifices of the party’s slain chairperson for the betterment of the poor.... HYDERABAD: Pasban gives call for countrywide strike HYDERABAD, March 5: Pasban has given a call for countrywide general strike on March 7 in protest against the republication of blasphemous cartoons by Danish print media.... HYDERABAD: PNRA conducts job tests of SU students HYDERABAD, March 5: Written test and interview for the recruitment of scientific officers at the Institute of Physics, University of Sindh, were held on Tuesday.... HYDERABAD: Workers criticize HCCI chief HYDERABAD, March 5: The Bangle Workers Action Committee has lashed out at the president of the Hyderabad Chamber of Commerce and Industry (HCCI) for supporting bangle manufacturers against the poor workers... LARKANA: Labourers get leaders freed from police station LARKANA, March 5: Labourers of rice mills took out a procession in Shahdadkot on Tuesday to protest the arrest of their two leaders. They also staged a sit-in outside the Shahdadkot police station.... PESHAWAR: Protesting villagers blow up bridge: Toll in shrine attack reaches 12 PESHAWAR, March 5: The enraged residents of Sheikhan village blew up a historic bridge in the small hours on Wednesday suspending vehicular traffic between Peshawar and Bara tehsil of Khyber Agency.... MINGORA: Helicopter gunships pound militant hideouts MINGORA, March 5: Helicopter gunships pounded hideouts of militants loyal to Maulana Fazlullah and a sabotage attempt was averted when a remote-control bomb planted on a road was defused in the Matta tehsil’s Peuchar area on Wednesday.... PESHAWAR: Govt policy fails to bring desired results in Fata: Reserved seats in medical colleges PESHAWAR, March 5: Allocation of reserved seats for the students of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (Fata) in the medical colleges of the country failed to achieve the desired results, official sources told Dawn on Wednesday.... KOHAT: SHO dismissed on corruption charges KOHAT, March 5: The deputy inspector general of police, Kohat region dismissed in charge Gumbat police station on charges of corruption on Wednesday.... PESHAWAR: Nowshera park to be converted into zoo PESHAWAR, March 5: The district government Nowshera has terminated agreement with the University of Peshawar about establishment of a botanical garden at Azakhel Park and has planned to convert the park into a zoo, sources said here on Wednesday.... ABBOTTABAD: Two NAB impersonators arrested ABBOTTABAD, March 5: The Crime Investigation Agency (CIA) police arrested two people impersonating themselves as National Accountability Bureau (NAB) officials and recovered the amount they had allegedly taken from a forest guard as bribe here Wednesday.... HARIPUR: Water level drops at Tarbela Dam HARIPUR, March 5: Owing to increasing demands of water discharge by the Indus River Authority System and decreasing water inflow, water level in the Tarbela Dam has dropped and it is about 9 feet above the dead level.... MARDAN: Police patrol comes under attack MARDAN, March 5: Unidentified miscreants opened firing at a police patrolling party on the jurisdiction of Jabbar Police Station, however no loss of human life was reported.... LAKKI MARWAT: Four ‘militants’ held after clash LAKKI MARWAT, March 5: The police here on Wednesday arrested six militants with the help of local people after exchange of fire in Baistkhel area.... JACOBABAD: Spelling Bee contest ends JACOBABAD, March 5: The Bahria Foundation is running number of educational projects and encourages extra curricular activities among its students.... HYDERABAD: PAEC scientist lauds farmers’ interest in research HYDERABAD, March 5: Member Bio-Sciences, Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission, Dr Abdul Rasheed, has said that the participation of farmers in the farmers day and their keen interest in the latest agriculture research would bring about an agricultural revolution in the country.... JACOBABAD: Workshop on TB held JACOBABAD, March 5: A workshop for media representatives on TB-DOTS was organised by the Mercy Corps here on Wednesday at the Jacobabad press club which was attended by over 50 journalists from print and electronic media.... SANGHAR: Employees assured of salary SANGHAR, March 5: Accountant-General of Sindh Zulfiqar Ali Qadri has assured protesting employees of education department that their salaries would be released after issuance of a notification.... SHIKARPUR: Flour price rises in Shikarpur SHIKARPUR, March 5: After an interval of a few weeks, consumers are again facing flour crisis as well as rise in prices of items of daily use in the district due to failure of the district administration to control the prices.... NAUSHAHRO FEROZE: Delay in gas connections irks applicants NAUSHAHRO FEROZE, March 5: A large number of residents of Tharushah staged a demonstration on Tuesday against the Sui Southern Gas Company for delaying provision domestic gas connections despite completion of requirements....

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