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April 01, 2008 Tuesday Rabi-ul-Awwal 23, 1429 KARACHI: PPP leader acquitted in two graft cases KARACHI, March 31: An accountability court acquitted on Monday the Pakistan People’s Party’s designated parliamentary leader in the Sindh Assembly, Pir Mazharul Haq, in two corruption references due to a lack of evidence against him.... KARACHI: Three more political activists killed KARACHI, March 31: Three persons belonging to different political outfits were killed on Monday in different parts of the city, taking the cases of targeted killings in the current month to over 100.... KARACHI: Rangers beat up KU teacher KARACHI, March 31: A professor of the applied chemistry department at the University of Karachi was severely beaten up by Rangers personnel on the campus on Monday afternoon, university officials told Dawn.... KARACHI: ‘Tanker mafia’ behind Karachi’s water woes KARACHI, March 31: Recently undertaken research has revealed that Karachi’s water tanker mafia, which generates an estimated Rs49.6 billion annually, siphons off over 272mgd — or 41 per cent — of... KARACHI: National Assembly to decide fate of Article 58-2b, says speaker KARACHI, March 31: National Assembly Speaker Dr Fehmida Mirza has said she does not want to get involved in any conflict with President Pervez Musharraf and her priority is to run... KARACHI: City areas continue to be in grip of water crisis KARACHI, March 31: Several parts of the city continued to experience an acute shortage of water on Monday because of faulty water distribution system and frequent power failures, which have been badly affecting pumping stations.... KARACHI: Lawyers boycott court proceedings KARACHI, March 31: The legal fraternity on Monday boycotted court proceedings at the subordinate courts in protest against the recent attempts to forcibly evict the deposed judge of the Supreme Court,... KARACHI: Bail amount of robbery suspect reduced. KARACHI, March 31: Justice Agha Rafique Ahmed Khan of the High Court of Sindh on Monday ordered reduction of the surety amount of an alleged robber, who failed to arrange the sum after being granted bail on Sept 3, 2007.... KARACHI: Remand of gang-rape accused extended KARACHI, March 31: The civil judge and judical magistrate, East, Javed Hussain, on Monday further extended the police remand of a security officer of the Mazar-i-Quaid till April 1 for his... KARACHI: KPT land scam case put off KARACHI, March 31: The Accountability Court-I, Karachi, on Monday adjourned the hearing of the KPT land scam case filed against R.B. Rahu and others till Tuesday for further arguments by the... KARACHI: KU extends MA registration date KARACHI, March 31: The University of Karachi on Monday extended the date for submission of registration forms for MA/Double-MA and improvement of division (external candidates) examinations 2007.... KARACHI: Notices issued to SHO in karo-kari case KARACHI, March 31: A division bench of the Sindh High Court issued on Monday notices to the Station House Officer of Qazi Ahmed Police Station in district Nawabshah, an investigation officer... KARACHI: Junior doctors seek suitable raise, better working conditions KARACHI, March 31: House-job officers and trainee doctors from various health care facilities in the city on Sunday demanded a raise up to Rs12,000 per month to their basic pay, pointing... HYDERABAD: Gilani urged to clarify stand on Kalabagh HYDERABAD, March 31: Sindh Taraqqi Pasand Party chairman Dr Qadir Magsi has hailed the announcement of the prime minister to abolish the concurrent list, lift ban on student and trade union... HYDERABAD: Nazim lays foundation stone of road HYDERABAD, March 31: District Nazim Kanwar Naveed Jamil here on Sunday laid the foundation stone of a road from Hyderabad Bypass to Jamshoro Road which could not be built during the past 25 years, though included in the Qasimabad Regional Plan.... HYDERABAD: Chakki owners want flour prices increased HYDERABAD, March 31: The price of flour is likely to go up following the announcement of an increase in the wheat procurement price by Prime Minister Yusuf Raza Gilani.... HYDERABAD: Call to adopt new surgical methods for burn victims HYDERABAD, March 31: Surgeons laid emphasis on adopting new surgical methods which they say provide easy treatment and help in reducing mortality rate even among burn victims.... LARKANA: Prolonged loadshedding affecting business LARKANA, March 31: Unscheduled load-shedding on regular basis has not only disturbed routine life but is also affecting trade activities in Larkana and Qambar-Shahdadkot districts.... THATTA: Coastal areas hit by acute water shortage THATTA, March 31: An acute shortage of irrigation water, which is also a major source of drinking water for over 1.2 million people of the coastal area, has on the one... MITHI: Protest against ‘police excesses’ MITHI, March 31: Transpor-ters of Chhachhro taluka on Monday parked their buses and trucks for about six hours to protest what they called registration of fake cases against supporters of Arbab... MIRPURKHAS: Chilli traders seek modern equipment to boost exports MIRPURKHAS, March 31: Chilli is one of the main crops of the country and if given proper care and support, the growers and traders can turn it into a major export... PESHAWAR: Officials fear PMS will block promotions PESHAWAR, March 31: Officers from planning and treasury cadres are unhappy over the inclusion of their schedule posts in the recently created Provincial Management Service (PMS) because they believe it will ‘block’ their promotions.... PESHAWAR: Fata alliance rejects plan to repeal FCR PESHAWAR, March 31: Fata Grand Alliance while rejecting the prime minister’s announcement to repeal the Frontier Crimes Regulation (FCR) has asked for separation of judiciary from the executive in the tribal region.... BATKHELA: Four of a family shot dead BATKHELA, March 31: Unknown gunmen barged into a house at Akhtar Ghundai near Batkhela in the wee hours of Monday and shot dead four inmates. The deceased included 22-year-old Hussain... PESHAWAR: New team of officers to assist Hoti PESHAWAR, March 31: As expected, the entire team of officers, who had served under the previous MMA government at Chief Minister’s Secretariat, was changed on Monday, a day before Amir Haider Khan Hoti is declared elected unopposed as the chief minister.... MINGORA: 3 policemen injured in roadside explosion MINGORA, March 31: Three policemen were injured when a roadside bomb hit a police mobile van in Dheri area of tehsil Kabal on Monday.... KHAR: Tribesmen destroy poppy crop in Bajaur KHAR, March 31: Tribesmen have voluntarily destroyed poppy crop over 600 kanals of land in the remote area of Barang tehsil of the Bajaur region, officials said.... KHAIRPUR: Board reconstituted KHAIRPUR, March 31: Shah Abdul Latif University Vice-Chancellor Professor Dr Nilofer Shaikh has reconstituted the advisory board of the Pir Syed Mohammad Rashid Rozedhani Chair.... SHIKARPUR: Driver killed, 10 passengers injured as bandits fire on coach SHIKARPUR, March 31: The driver of a coach died and 10 passengers received injuries when bandits opened fire on the Bahawalpur–bound coach which overturned on Shikarpur-Kandhkot section of the Indus Highway near Rahimabad Laro on Monday....

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