| March 13, 2008 | Thursday | Rabi-ul-Awwal 4, 1429 |
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KARACHI: SHC throws out poll petitions of Muttahida men
KARACHI, March 12: The Sindh High Court dismissed on Wednesday all five petitions moved by Muttahida Qaumi Movement candidates against their unofficially elected rivals for the city’s national and provincial seats.... 
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KARACHI: Clash outside KPC leaves protesters injured
KARACHI, March 12: A group of women demonstrators belonging to the Muhajir Qaumi Movement were beaten up by their rivals in front of the Karachi Press Club on Wednesday, eyewitnesses said....
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KARACHI: Policemen dreading Lyari assignment
KARACHI, March 12: The police hierarchy is facing difficulties finding an officer to head the force in the troubled Lyari area, where the law and order situation seems to be at its lowest ebb....
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KARACHI: Power outages persist
KARACHI, March 12: As prolonged power outages continued in Karachi on Wednesday, the fear of possible power riots loomed over the city as the Karachi Electric Supply Company (KESC) and the...
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KARACHI: Major police reshuffle on the cards
KARACHI, March 12: A major reshuffle in the Sindh police is expected to take place shortly after the takeover of the next provincial government, which may post DIGs in Karachi favoured by the influential men of the future setup....
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KARACHI: Bid to occupy Gutter Baghicha land foiled
KARACHI, March 12: An attempt to grab the remaining 480 acres of Gutter Baghicha meant for the construction of a national park was foiled by area residents who have now set up a camp at the site to guard it....
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KARACHI: Nazim defends ban on graffiti
KARACHI, March 12: City Nazim Syed Mustafa Kamal defending his decision of banning all kinds of graffiti in the metropolis has observed that the ban is not against any political or...
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KARACHI: Fair weather
KARACHI, March 12: The Met Office has forecast fair weather with minimum temperature expected to range between 19 and 21 degrees centigrade in the city for Thursday....
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KARACHI: New IBA director
KARACHI, March 12: The former governor of the State Bank of Pakistan, Dr Ishrat Husain, arrived here from Islamabad to take over as Director of the Institute of Business Administration on Wednesday....
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KARACHI: CHK, LGH board members say they face ‘handicaps’
KARACHI, March 12: Members of the board of governors of the Civil Hospital Karachi and the Lyari General Hospital Karachi said on Wednesday that the board was unable to perform up...
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KARACHI: Elected govt to decide fate of Cessna
KARACHI, March 12: The Sindh caretaker cabinet has left it to the elected government to decide the fate of old Cessna aircraft....
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KARACHI: Mengal’s Indictment deferred
KARACHI, March 12: An anti-terrorism court deferred on Wednesday the indictment of a former chief minister of Balochistan, Sardar Akhtar Mengal, till March 24....
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KARACHI: APMSO blamed for ransacking JI’s office
KARACHI, March 12: Jamaat-i-Islami Deputy Chief Professor Ghafoor Ahmad has condemned the attack on a JI office in former district central, terming it a shameful act....
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HYDERABAD: SAU employees seek removal of VC
HYDERABAD, March 12: Administrative work remained suspended in Sindh Agriculture University in Tandojam on Wednesday due to strike by the university employees, who are protesting against non-acceptance of their demands including removal of Vice Chancellor Professor Bashir Sheikh and contractual appointees....
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HYDERABAD: Professor’s transfer slammed
HYDERABAD, March 12: The Sindh Professors and Lecturers Association condemned the Sindh Education Secretary Shafique Khoso for transferring Prof Ghulam Akbar Sarki of the Government College, Jacobabad due to political and personal reasons....
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HYDERABAD: ST calls for strike on Friday
HYDERABAD, March 12: The Sindh chapter of the Sunni Tehrik on Wednesday gave call for province-wide peaceful strike on Friday, March 14, in protest against the republication of blasphemous cartoons in Danish print media....
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SHIKARPUR: JUI-F activists block roads
SHIKARPUR, March 12: Activists of Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam staged a demonstration on Rustam Chowk road late on Tuesday night in protest against the arrest of their colleague Moulvi Abdul Rehman....
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PESHAWAR: US pledges more funds for Fata uplift: Envoy visits Levies centre
PESHAWAR, March 12: US Ambassador Anne Patterson on Wednesday visited Levies force training centre at Shah Kas, Khyber tribal region, and reiterated US government’s commitment to help Pakistan in combating terrorism in the region....
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KHAR: Bajaur Taliban ban camouflage outfits
KHAR, March 12: The local Taliban on Wednesday banned wearing camouflage outfits and covering faces in Bajaur Agency and asked businessmen to close shops during prayer times....
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PESHAWAR: PML-N may join NWFP govt: Jhagra
PESHAWAR, March 12: The Pakistan Muslim League-N is likely to join the coalition government in the province with the Awami National Party and the Pakistan People’s Party....
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PESHAWAR: RCOs await legal cover by provincial assembly
PESHAWAR, March 12: Legal cover by the newly-elected Frontier Assembly is awaited to validate the powers of the regional coordination officers (RCOs) posted recently at three different places for improving liaison...
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PESHAWAR: Tribes to take ‘effective steps’ for villager’s release
PESHAWAR, March 12: The Mohmand and Khalil tribes have decided to take effective steps to release their villager from the custody of Bara-based Lashkar-i-Islam chief Mangal Bagh....
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KOHAT: Kohat tunnel opened for heavy traffic
KOHAT, March 12: The National Highway Authority opened Kohat tunnel for one-way heavy traffic after one month on Wednesday....
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