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March 26, 2008 Wednesday Rabi-ul-Awwal 17, 1429 KARACHI: Two MQM-H men killed KARACHI, March 25: Two workers of the Muhajir Qaumi Movement were shot dead on Tuesday in separate parts of the city, party sources and police said.... KARACHI: Two released in gang-rape case KARACHI, March 25: Two suspects arrested in connection with the gang-rape of a young woman on the premises of the Mazar-i-Quaid were released when the victim did not identify them in... KARACHI: SHC asks KWSB why 18 new hydrants still not operational KARACHI, March 25: The Sindh High Court asked the Karachi Water and Sewerage Board on Tuesday to explain on April 9 why the 18 new hydrants installed by the city district... KARACHI: Police high-ups in waiting game till new govt comes KARACHI, March 25: Routine business in the power corridors of the Sindh police has come to a halt as the high-ups, uncertain about their future, wait for the new political administration... KARACHI: ‘1,200-MW windmills being set up in Sindh’ KARACHI, March 25: The Alternative Energy Development Board has provided land to 24 potential investors in Sindh for installing wind energy mills to produce 1,200 megawatts of power.... KARACHI: Delays hit garbage collection by Chinese firm KARACHI, March 25: The long-awaited process of door-to-door collection of the city’s solid waste has been delayed for about two months as the Chinese company which signed an agreement with the... HYDERABAD: CM violated ban on change in barrages’ command areas: High Court told HYDERABAD, March 25: The Hyderabad circuit bench of the Sindh High Court was told on Tuesday that the caretaker chief minister violated ban on transfer of command areas by sanctioning a... PESHAWAR: Security, high cost impede financial services in Fata PESHAWAR, March 25: Security, high operating costs, non-extension of certain regulations, low capacity and lack of market knowledge are the primary constraints in extension of financial services to the Federally Administered Tribal Areas.... MIRAMSHAH: ‘US spy’ shot dead MIRAMSHAH, March 25: An Afghan national was shot dead here on Monday night for alleged spying, officials said.... LANDI KOTAL: Afghanistan deports 11 Pakistanis LANDI KOTAL, March 25: Afghan government on Tuesday deported 11 Pakistanis for not having legal documents, officials said. They were arrested from different parts of Afghanistan on charges of travelling in the country without legal documents.... KARACHI: Inter exams from May 13 KARACHI, March 25: The Board of Intermediate Education Karachi has announced that intermediate annual examination of both parts will commence from May 13.... KARACHI: Highrises with no firefighting equipment sealed KARACHI, March 25: Water and sewerage connections of a number of housing complexes lacking firefighting equipment and emergency exit facilities were severed and the buildings were sealed in a joint action... KARACHI: Small people in a changing world Karachi: Poverty and circumstances can make people do things that are sometimes beyond comprehension. A play revolving around this theme was staged on Monday at the German Consulate.... KARACHI: BoR fire: probe committee formed KARACHI, March 25: The Sindh government has notified the committee for an inquiry a fire in the office of Board of Revenue, Sindh.... KARACHI: Defying the barrier of time KARACHI: Nostalgia has produced some invaluable writings and some fascinating works of the visual arts. Not to be left behind, Shakil Saigol relives his old Calcutta days — the first five... KARACHI: Exhibition at Citi art KARACHI, March 25: An exhibition of paintings by Ahmed Zoay opens at Citi art gallery at 5.30pm on Wednesday.... KARACHI: Paintings show KARACHI: March 25: An exhibition of contemporary miniature paintings curated by Sumaira Tazeen opens at Indus Valley School of Art & Architecture on Wednesday at 4.30pm.... KARACHI: Polio immunisation drive in Sindh being intensified KARACHI, March 25: The Expanded Programme on Immunisation (EPI), Sindh, has decided to refocus the routine immunisation efforts to realise the goal of making Sindh a polio free province.... KARACHI: Enmities claim lives of three men KARACHI, March 25: Three people were killed on Tuesday over personal enmities in different parts of the city, witnesses and police said.... KARACHI: Gilani urged to snap ties with Denmark KARACHI, March 25: The Jamaat-i-Islami has urged Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani to take serious notice of the publication of blasphemous sketches in Danish newspapers and sever trade and diplomatic ties with Denmark.... KARACHI: Seminar on EU KARACHI, March 25: The Area Study Centre for Europe, the University of Karachi, in collaboration with Hanns Seidel Foundation, Islamabad, is holding a seminar on EU politics on its premises here on Wednesday.—APP... MIRPURKHAS: Swiss diplomat seeks stronger relations MIRPURKHAS, March 25: The Consul General of Switzerland, Martin Beinz, has stressed the need for stronger relations between his country and Pakistan.... HYDERABAD: VC sees alarming spread of hepatitis in Sindh HYDERABAD, March 25: The vice-chancellor of the Liaquat University of Medical and Health Sciences (LUMHS)... SUKKUR: Growers urged to conserve water SUKKUR, March 25: The agriculture department organised a training programme for farmers regarding conservation of irrigation water and lining of watercourses at Thekratho, Sukkur district.... MIRPURKHAS: Arrest of murder accused sought MIRPURKHAS, March 25: Members of Meo community took out a rally from railway station chowk here on Tuesday to protest against police failure to arrest the accused nominated in Surjit Meo murder case.... DADU: 38 uplift schemes approved DADU, March 25: Jamshoro District Nazim Malik Asad Sikandar has approved 38 schemes of village electrification, water supply, road and drainage for remote areas of the district, costing Rs62.5 million.... SHIKARPUR: Man falls victim to revenge killing SHIKARPUR, March 25: A man was shot dead and another suffered injuries when they were fired upon by their rivals in the Lakhi Ghulam Shah police station’s limits on Tuesday.... KHAIRPUR: Injured woman fears for life KHAIRPUR, March 25: The woman injured on the pretext of Karo-Kari has expressed her fear for life as police is delaying arrest of her husband.... SUKKUR: Declamation SUKKUR, March 25: An inter-district schools English declamation was held at the auditorium of the Public School here on Tuesday.... PESHAWAR: Civil servants told to stay away from media PESHAWAR, March 25: Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani may speak about freedom of the press in his inaugural speech in the parliament, but here in the NWFP government officers have been restricted from leaking official information to the press.... WANA: Soldier killed in accident WANA, March 25: A soldier was killed and seven others suffered injuries when a military truck fell into a ravine in the Frontier Region Tank on Tuesday.... PESHAWAR: Setting up of botanical garden, zoo: it’s UoP versus wildlife dept PESHAWAR, March 25: The University of Peshawar (UoP) and the provincial wildlife department have locked horns over the acquisition of the Azakhel Park, Nowshera, which was allotted by the district government to the varsity for establishing a botanical garden.... PESHAWAR: Judges’ release welcomed in NWFP PESHAWAR, March 25: Deposed judges of the Peshawar High Court on Tuesday acknowledged the role played by the media and civil society in the lawyers’ movement for independent judiciary and release of detained judges.... MANSEHRA: 4 of a family die as pick-up falls into ravine MANSEHRA, March 25: Four members of a family were killed and two others injured seriously when a pickup plunged into a ravine in the Chanchal area of Battagram on Tuesday.... KOHAT: Houses, shops destroyed in Kohat clashes KOHAT, March 25: Mortar shells and missiles fired from Hangu district and Orakzai Agency on Tuesday destroyed dozens of houses and shops in Kachai town of Kohat district, besides injuring a security official.... HYDERABAD: Dist govt launches work on Rs180m bridges project HYDERABAD, March 25: District Nazim Kanwar Naveed Jamil has laid foundation stones for the construction of three bridges on Akram Wah, Phulelli and Pinyari canals, which will cost a total of Rs180 million and take eight months to complete.... MIRPURKHAS: Houses gutted in village fire MIRPURKHAS, March 25: Three houses were gutted and a buffalo was burnt to death in Lal Bux Rustamani village near Mirwah Gorchani late on Monday night.... HYDERABAD: Police failure to arrest killer robbers condemned HYDERABAD, March 25: Activists of Qasimabad Action Committee staged a demonstration outside the press club on Tuesday in protest against police failure to arrest murderers of Imran Bhatti....

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