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March 16, 2008 Sunday Rabi-ul-Awwal 7, 1429 KARACHI: Oct 18 blasts suspect remanded in police custody KARACHI, March 15: The administrative judge of the anti-terrorism courts in Karachi on Saturday remanded Qari Saifullah Akhtar in police custody till March 27 for allegedly masterminding the attacks on the... KARACHI: Shikarpur repoll pleas adjourned to 17th KARACHI, March 15: The Sindh High Court on Saturday adjourned the hearing of writ petitions moved by two National People’s Party candidates unofficially declared returned from NA-202 and PS-12 (Shikarpur) to... PESHAWAR: ANP asks govt to convene assembly session PESHAWAR, March 15: The Awami National Party, the major coalition partner in the future set up in the province, has asked the caretaker government to summon the maiden session of newly elected provincial assembly forthwith.... MANSEHRA: Bid to blow up KKH bridge foiled MANSEHRA, March 15: The police have recovered a remote control device aimed at blowing up a bridge on the Karakoram Highway (KKH) on Saturday.... PESHAWAR: Higher support price expected for tobacco PESHAWAR, March 15: The Pakistan Tobacco Board (PTB) is expected to announce next week the minimum support price for 70.993 million kilograms of tobacco leaf, to be procured by the tobacco companies, in the forthcoming purchase season.... KARACHI: KESC to blame for power crisis KARACHI, March 15: As KESC consumers endured an increasing duration of load-shedding on Friday due to over 500 megawatts shortage of generation, inquiries revealed that the problem is more due to... KARACHI: Baghicha land-grab move opposed KARACHI, March 15: A large number of people, most of them women, staged a demonstration at Shahnawaz Bhutto Chowk on Manghopir Road on Saturday against attempts by “unscrupulous elements” to grab... KARACHI: KU team claims breakthrough in leishmaniasis treatment KARACHI, March 15: Scientists at the H.E.J. Research Institute of Chemistry, Karachi University, have developed a herbal ointment for the treatment of cutaneous leishmaniasis, an infectious skin disease transmitted by the bite of certain species of sandfly.... KARACHI: Research centre for Persian planned KARACHI, March 15: The influence of Persian on the literary scene in Sindh is quite discernible prior to the downfall of the Talpurs. However, the situation changed drastically under British rule during which English replaced the then official language, Persian.... KARACHI: Notice issued over delay in flyover construction KARACHI, March 15: Taking notice of an inordinate delay in the construction of the Nagan Chowrangi flyover level-I and II, the city nazim, Syed Mustafa Kamal, on Saturday issued a show-cause... KARACHI: Consumer protection laws urged KARACHI, March 15: Around 50 per cent of the products that have flooded the Pakistani markets are substandard, adulterated or counterfeit and consumers are being cheated due to the absence of... KARACHI: Sepa fails to find ‘technical’ DG KARACHI, March 15: The Sindh government has once again selected a non-technical person to head the Sindh Environmental Protection Agency, it has been reliably learnt.... KARACHI: Three killed in separate incidents of violence KARACHI, March 15: Three people were killed on Saturday in acts of violence in different parts of the city, police and witnesses said.... KARACHI: 799 BU students get degrees KARACHI, March 15: Seven hundred and ninety nine bachelor, master and doctorate degrees in various disciplines were conferred on students at the 4th convocation of Bahria University on Saturday.... KARACHI: Final arguments recorded in Mufti Ateeq murder case KARACHI, March 15: An anti-terrorism court on Saturday adjourned the hearing of a case pertaining to the murder case of Mufti Ateeq-ur-Rehman and his brother Irshad till March 22.... PESHAWAR: Right man for the right job: Minister’s profile PESHAWAR, March 15: If there is one man who can claim to be the ‘right man for the right job’, it is the ANP’s minister-designate for sports, tourism and culture, Syed Aqil Shah.... PESHAWAR: Road opened after release of villager PESHAWAR, March 15: People belonging to Mohmand and Khalil tribes opened Bara-Peshawar Road on Saturday after the release of a villager, who was kidnapped by the Bara-based militants led by Lashkar-i-Islami chief Mangal Bagh about 12 days ago.... HARIPUR: Water level in Khanpur Dam falls HARIPUR, March 15: The ongoing countrywide dry spell, particularly in catchment areas of the Khanpur Dam, has dropped the water level of the reservoir, official sources here on Saturday.... LAKKI MARWAT: Forester injured LAKKI MARWAT, March 15: Unidentified miscreants reportedly belonging to timber mafia attacked a two-member raiding party of the forest department near Dallokhel on Lakki-Tajazai road, injuring one of them, said a police official on Saturday.... LAKKI MARWAT: Reshuffle in Lakki police LAKKI MARWAT, March 15: In a major reshuffle in police department, Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) (investigation), Lakki Marwat, Malik Tariq, has ordered transfer/posting of about a dozen subordinate officials of Lakki Bureau of Investigation (LBI).... LANDI KOTAL: Demolition of shrine slammed LANDI KOTAL, March 15: Students staged a protest demonstration against the demolition of a century old shrine by unidentified persons here on Saturday.... SWABI: Solution to teachers’ problems sought SWABI, March 15: The Malgary Ustazam (MU), an Awami National Party (ANP) wing representing teaching community has demanded that the government should resolve the problems faced by the teachers and reverse... LAKKI MARWAT: School exams after May 10 LAKKI MARWAT, March 15: The schools and literacy department (SLD), Lakki Marwat, has decided to conduct the annual examination from class first to eight after May 10 as the current academic... ABBOTTABAD: Transporters fleecing passengers ABBOTTABAD March 15: Despite clear instructions by the superintendent police Abbottabad, city transporters are charging fares at their own free will on the local and inter-city routes, while traffic police and... MARDAN: 4 children killed in roof collapse MARDAN, March 15: Four children of the same family were killed when the roof of a house in Kooz Kandey near Baghdada collapsed on Saturday morning....

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