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March 12, 2008 Wednesday Rabi-ul-Awwal 3, 1429 KARACHI: SHC accepts PPP request for stay on Karsaz probe KARACHI, March 11: The Sindh High Court stayed on Tuesday the proceedings of the tribunal probing the explosions that occurred here near Karsaz on October 18, 2007, at the welcome procession for former prime minister Benazir Bhutto.... KARACHI: Dumper kills two in Nazimabad KARACHI, March 11: Two people were killed and five others injured on Tuesday when a fast-moving dumper overturned after hitting a motorcycle, a cycle-rickshaw and pedestrians at the Golimar traffic intersection, police and witnesses said.... KARACHI: Council wants city govt to collect toll tax of two projects KARACHI, March 11: The City Council on Tuesday urged the federal government to empower the City District Government of Karachi to collect the toll tax of two mega projects – the... KARACHI: No end to power breakdowns KARACHI, March 11: Several areas experienced prolonged power failures and breakdowns despite the fact that the city’s power demand remained relatively less with a change in weather on Tuesday.... KARACHI: PPP condemns ‘meddling’ in internal affairs KARACHI, March 11: The Pakistan People’s Party has strongly condemned the meddling of other political parties in its internal affairs and maintained that it is as united as ever in this “moment of joy.”... KARACHI: ‘Independent judiciary must for democracy’ KARACHI, March 11: The deposed chief justice of the Sindh High Court, Sabihuddin Ahmed, said on Tuesday that a democratic society must have an independent judiciary, which could dispense speedy justice and protect people’s rights.... KARACHI: Ex-minister acquitted in graft case KARACHI, March 11: An anti-corruption court on Tuesday acquitted former provincial minister Imtiaz Sheikh and his brother, Maqbool Sheikh, in a land scam case.... KARACHI: PPP worker shot dead KARACHI, March 11: A worker of the Pakistan People’s Party was kidnapped and later found dead in Moachko on Tuesday.... KARACHI: Two ‘bandits’ killed in shootout KARACHI, March 11: Two suspected bandits were killed on Tuesday in a shootout with police in Kharadar and in another incident in Orangi Town two suspects were severely roughed up by area people before they were arrested.... KARACHI: PPP, PML-N men allowed to withdraw petitions KARACHI, March 11: The Sindh High Court on Tuesday allowed PPP candidates Mirza Ikhtiar Beg (NA-250) and Syed Najmi Alam (PS-112) and PML-N nominee Salim Zia (PS-113) to withdraw their constitutional... KARACHI: CHK still in grip of fund woes KARACHI, March 11: A delay in the execution of long overdue maintenance and repairs works, this time caused by the withholding of allocated government fund, has resulted in a sharp deterioration... KARACHI: Mumtaz backs Fahim KARACHI, March 11: The chairman of the Sindh National Front, Mumtaz Ali Bhutto, on Tuesday said that PPP leader Makhdoom Amin Fahim was a suitable candidate for the post of prime minister.... KARACHI: Dusty winds, fine rain hit city KARACHI, March 11: The city remained in the grip of strong and dusty winds while it received a fine rain that made the weather pleasant on Tuesday.... KARACHI: 8,000 ‘ghost schools’ in Sindh: minister KARACHI, March 11: The Sindh caretaker Minister for Education, Shujaat Ali Baig, on Tuesday disclosed that of the total 57,000 government schools across the province, over 8,000 were ‘ghost schools’, and... KARACHI: Sir Sulaiman KARACHI, March 11: The research papers of eminent jurist and scientist Sir Shah Mohammad Sulaiman will be put on display from March 13 to 20 at the National Museum of Pakistan to commemorate his 67th death anniversary.—APP... KARACHI: Wide variety at the faculty art show KARACHI: March 11: Unity in diversity is how an advertising copywriter may like to describe the annual Indus Valley School of Art and Architecture’s faculty exhibition, third in a row.... KARACHI: HEC announces scholarships KARACHI, March 11: The Higher Education Commission (HEC) has announced Indigenous PhD fellowships for the academic year 2008-09 in all areas of studies.... KARACHI: Nazim to get daily reports on EDOs KARACHI, March 11: The city government will establish a video conference room to hold meetings of top officials without requiring their physical presence.... HYDERABAD: Plea to cancel appointments HYDERABAD, March 11: The Sindh Paramedical Staff Welfare Association Liaquat University Hospital Unit has taken strong exception to new recruitment and demanded cancellation of appointment orders of those hired recently.... HYDERABAD: International art moot at SU planned HYDERABAD, March 11: The University of Sindh has finalized arrangements for a three-day international conference on art scheduled to be held from March 25 to 27 at the newly constructed building... HYDERABAD: PPP workers want Fahim as PM HYDERABAD, March 11: Workers of Pakistan People’s Party from Qasimabad area staged a demonstration outside press club in support of Makhdoom Amin Fahim, including men, women and children.... LANDI KOTAL: Lashkar warns of crackdown on ‘illegal trade’ LANDI KOTAL, March 11: Fear and panic gripped the Wazir Dhand locality of Jamrud and the adjoining Karkhano market situated in the vicinity of Peshawar after the Lashkar-i-Islam warned of a crackdown on people dealing in contrabands.... PESHAWAR: District monitoring bodies dissolved: Poor performance PESHAWAR, March 11: The District Council of Peshawar on Tuesday dissolved monitoring committees after the members expressed dissatisfaction over their performance.... HARIPUR: Historic Haripur cemetery in a shambles HARIPUR, March 11: The historic cemetery of British nationals has been in a pathetic condition for the last many years owing to lack of maintenance by the authorities concerned.... PESHAWAR: Qazi asks govt-in-waiting to undo Musharraf’s policies PESHAWAR, March 11: The chief of Jamaat-i-Islami (JI), Qazi Hussain Ahmad, has asked the government-in-waiting to scrape all internal and external policies of President Pervez Musharraf and sever strategic ties with the United States of America.... PESHAWAR: New Frontier police chief appointed PESHAWAR, March 11: The federal government has posted Malik Naveed Khan, a grade 21 officer from the Police Service of Pakistan (PSP), as the new provincial police officer of the NWFP.... PESHAWAR: ‘New govt to seek share in hydel, tobacco income’ PESHAWAR, March 11: Minister-designate for local government and rural development, Bashir Ahmed Bilour, has said that the new provincial government will ensure obtaining its hydel net profit and due share of... PESHAWAR: Security beefed up in Peshawar; 45 held PESHAWAR, March 11: In the wake of the twin bomb blasts in Lahore on Tuesday, the security in Peshawar has been beefed up with extra contingents of police personnel deployed at... CHARSADDA: Two brothers kidnapped CHARSADDA, March 11: Unknown persons on Tuesday allegedly kidnapped at gunpoint two sons of Haji... KOHAT: Murder convict hanged in Kohat KOHAT, March 11: A man convicted by the district and sessions judge of killing his uncle in 1996 was hanged to death in the district prison on Tuesday....

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