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March 27, 2008 Thursday Rabi-ul-Awwal 18, 1429 KARACHI: Man acquitted in Mufti Ateeq murder case KARACHI, March 26: An anti-terrorism court acquitted on Wednesday a defendant in the double murder case of Mufti Ateeq-ur-Rehman and his brother Mufti Mohammed Irshad.... KARACHI: ‘Indo-EU nuclear deal will undermine disarmament moves’ KARACHI, March 26: The European Union’s nuclear cooperation with India would undermine security initiatives and prove counter-productive to efforts aimed at disarmament and non-proliferation in the region.... KARACHI: City Council greets Gilani, Fahmida KARACHI, March 26: The City Council on Wednesday congratulated Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani on assuming the office of prime minister through a unanimously adopted resolution.... HYDERABAD: Art exhibition adds colour to university life HYDERABAD, March 26: “Art is greater than science,” so says the great philosopher Schopenhauer arguing, “because the latter proceeds by laborious accumulations and cautious reasoning, while the former reaches its goal... PESHAWAR: 11 die in accident on Peshawar-Kohat road PESHAWAR, March 26: At least 11 people were killed and eight injured in an accident on the Peshawar-Kohat road on Wednesday.... PESHAWAR: JUI-F extends support to Frontier coalition PESHAWAR, March 26: Extending unconditional support to the coalition of Awami National Party and Pakistan People’s Party in NWFP, Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam-Fazl has decided not to field candidates for the slots of... KARACHI: Voluntary donors termed essential for safe blood transfusions KARACHI, March 26: Speakers at a seminar on Wednesday stressed the need for special initiatives to increase the number of voluntary unpaid blood donors as the existing public and private sector... KARACHI: Deportees’ escape mystery unsolved KARACHI, March 26: Investigators have not made any significant progress in the case pertaining to the escape of a number of illegal job-seekers from FIA custody at the Quaid-i-Azam International Airport.... KARACHI: Gang-rape suspect’s remand extended KARACHI, March 26: The civil judge and judicial magistrate, East, Javed Hussain, on Wednesday extended the physical remand of a security officer of the Mazar-i-Quaid till March 28 for his alleged... KARACHI: Businessman acquitted in toxic waste case KARACHI, March 26: The owner of a factory and others charged with dumping highly toxic industrial waste in an open area that claimed the lives of two children and caused injuries to 15 others in Site Town were acquitted on Wednesday.... KARACHI: BIEK declares Inter (Comm) results KARACHI, March 26: Not a single candidate could secure A-1 grade in the Intermediate Commerce (regular and private) supplementary examinations-2007 conducted by the Board of Intermediate Education Karachi.... KARACHI: Need for greater research in IR study stressed KARACHI, March 26: The two-day conference on “The State of International Relations in Pakistan” opened at the University of Karachi on Wednesday.... KARACHI: Weather KARACHI, March 26: The Met Office has forecast hot and dry weather with misty morning for Karachi on Thursday. The minimum temperature is expected to range between 20°C and 22°C.... KARACHI: New govt urged to undo KESC privatisation KARACHI, March 26: Privatisation is detrimental to the country’s economic growth and progress and, as such, the new government must reverse the privatisation policy and first of all undo the privatisation... KARACHI: Exhibition at Chawkandi KARACHI, March 26: ‘Original image may vary’, an exhibition of paintings by Hasnat Mehmood, opens at the Chawkandi Art gallery on Thursday at 5.30pm. The show will continue till April 4.... KARACHI: Accord on garbage disposal slammed KARACHI, March 26: The Municipal Workers Trade Unions Alliance (MWTUA) has rejected the city government’s decision to award a contract of waste disposal in Karachi to a Chinese company and described... KARACHI: Woman among three shot dead KARACHI, March 26: Three persons, including a young woman, were killed on Wednesday in different parts of the city.... KARACHI: Warrants out KARACHI, March 26: A division bench of the Sindh High Court on Wednesday issued bailable warrants against a section officer of the city government.... NAUSHAHRO FEROZE: Angry teenager sets himself on fire NAUSHAHRO FEROZE, March 26: A student of class-X, set himself ablaze by sprinkling kerosene oil on his body here on Wednesday after being reprimanded by his father.... MIRPURKHAS: Water shortage hits crop sowing MIRPURKHAS, March 26: Cotton, chilli and vegetable sowing is being adversely affected in the Command Area of Nara Canal owing to acute water shortage at Sukkur Barrage.... HYDERABAD: Announcement of job test results stayed HYDERABAD, March 26: The Hyderabad circuit bench of the Sindh High Court on Tuesday stayed the announcement of result of a written test for the post of revenue officers on a... HYDERABAD: Two die in accident HYDERABAD, March 26: Two motorcyclists were killed and 17 passengers of a coaster injured in a head-on collision near Tando Ghulam Hyder main bus stop on Tuesday.... HYDERABAD: Court orders DPO to produce woman on April 1 HYDERABAD, March 26: The Sindh High Court, Hyderabad Circuit Bench on Wednesday ordered the Jamshoro DPO to produce a woman before the court on April 1 in response to a constitutional petition filed by her husband.... HYDERABAD: STP organises medical camp HYDERABAD, March 26: A medical camp has been set up in Matiari by the Sindh Taraqi Pasand Party in collaboration with the Blindness Control Cell Karachi where 500 patients were examined... PESHAWAR: The hammer falls on poor eunuchs PESHAWAR, March 26: As if everything else has become hunky-dory in provincial capital, transvestites have become victims of the latest crackdown by the Capital City Police (CCP) in the provincial capital.... MINGORA: Bridge blown up MINGORA, March 26: Unidentified miscreants blew up a bridge between Matta and Khwazakhela on Tuesday night. Residents said the Gamon Bridge, about 20 kilometres from Mingora, was blown up at night despite imposition of curfew in the area.... MANSEHRA: NGOs asked to work without female staff MANSEHRA, March 26: The district administration of Battagram has asked the non-governmental organisations to work in the region without their female staff.... PESHAWAR: Man freed after two-month ‘illegal’ detention PESHAWAR, March 26: A young man kept in ‘illegal’ detention allegedly by an intelligence agency for over two months was set free here Tuesday night.... ABBOTTABAD: Ex-minister remanded in attack case ABBOTTABAD, March 26: A former provincial minister along with his brother was arrested after rejection of bail by a special anti-terrorist court and sent on two-day police remand here on Wednesday....

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