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April 04, 2008 Friday Rabi-ul-Awwal 26, 1429 KARACHI: Political feud claims 22 lives in a month KARACHI, April 3: The deaths of nearly two dozen political activists during March in Karachi indicate that the targeted killing of political opponents has risen sharply after the recent elections.... KARACHI: Lawyers fear backtracking on judges’ reinstatement KARACHI, April 3: The legal fraternity on Thursday expressed concern over the emerging political scenario and said that the President’s House and some political elements were hatching conspiracies to sabotage the lawyers’ ongoing struggle for the restoration of the pre-PCO judiciary.... KARACHI: MQM man killed KARACHI, April 3: The bullet-riddled body of a 26-year-old man was found near Ibrahimi Masjid in Gulberg.... KARACHI: SHC wants Mazhar’s name taken off ECL KARACHI, April 3: The Sindh High Court directed the federal interior ministry to remove the name of Pir Mazharul Haq, former provincial law minister who has been designated leader of the... SUKKUR: PPP believes in politics of reconciliation, says Sherry SUKKUR, April 3: The government wants to promote a culture of reconciliation and decency without compromising on principles, said Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Sherry Rehman, on Thursday.... PESHAWAR: Major reshuffle in NWFP bureaucracy PESHAWAR, April 3: The newly-elected NWFP government has announced its first major reshuffle in senior bureaucracy replacing administrative secretaries of 11 provincial departments, with a few more changes on the anvil.... DARRA ADAM KHEL: School building, checkpost damaged in blasts DARRA ADAM KHEL, April 3: Militants blew up another school building and a portion of a checkpost here on Wednesday night.... DERA ISMAIL KHAN: Four including girl shot dead DERA ISMAIL KHAN, April 3: Four persons, including a girl, were killed in two incidents in Tank district on Thursday.... PESHAWAR: Ministers allotted portfolios PESHAWAR, April 3: NWFP Chief Minister Amir Haider Khan Hoti on Thursday allotted portfolios to his newly inducted 21-member cabinet.... PESHAWAR: Advocate general resigns PESHAWAR, April 3: NWFP Advocate General (AG), Pir Liaqat Ali Shah, resigned from his post on Thursday, citing personal reasons for his resignation.... KARACHI: Celebrating nature through dance KARACHI, April 3: A number of traditional dance forms were on display during a performance by acclaimed classical dancer Sheema Kermani and her troupe on Thursday night.... KARACHI: School holiday KARACHI, April 3: Governor of Sindh Dr Ishratul Ibad has declared Friday a holiday for the students of schools, colleges and universities throughout the province in connection with the death anniversary of former prime minister Zulfikar Ali Bhutto.... KARACHI: Weather turns pleasant KARACHI, April 3: The mercury came slightly down on Thursday, bringing relief to Karachiites from a heat-wave that has been ebbing away over the past few days.... KARACHI: Senior officials found involved in land scam KARACHI, April 3: An inquiry into the fraudulent conversion of the status of a plot measuring 4,734 square yards to commercial, has found four senior officials of the city government’s land... KARACHI: Proceedings against ex-PSM chief stopped under NRO KARACHI, April 3: An accountability court on Thursday terminated the proceedings of a corruption case against the former chairman of the Pakistan Steel Mills, Usman Farooqi, under the National Reconciliation Ordinance 2007.... KARACHI: Old water lines being dismantled today KARACHI, April 3: A meeting presided over by City Nazim Syed Mustafa Kamal here on Thursday decided to dismantle the old pipeline supplying water to Federal ‘B’ Industrial Area from Friday... KARACHI: Stamp on ZAB anniversary KARACHI, April 3: The Pakistan Post is releasing a commemorative postage stamp and a souvenir sheet on the occasion of the 29th death anniversary of Zulfikar Ali Bhutto, founder of the Pakistan People’s Party, on April 4.... KARACHI: Senate body avoids posing tough queries to KESC: Utility’s ‘efforts’ lauded KARACHI, April 3: Amid continuing power outages, diminishing generation and soaring line losses of the Karachi Electric Supply Company (KESC), Senate Committee on Water and Power met the chief executive officer... KARACHI: ‘Sindh being deprived of due NFC Award share’ KARACHI, April 3: Although Sindh contributes 68 per cent of the total revenue to the national exchequer and produces about 70 per cent of the gas explored in the country, it... KARACHI: Complaints against Nadra staff KARACHI, April 3: Chairman of the National Database and Registration Authority (Nadra) Brig (retd) Saleem Ahmed Moeen, taking notice of growing complaints against the Swift Registration Centres, directed the regional headquarters... KARACHI: ADB not satisfied with power sector reforms KARACHI, April 3: Despite considerable effort having been made, the Asian Development Bank-assisted power sector reforms in Pakistan have yet to fully achieve its desired objectives.... KARACHI: Boycott call over case against KU teacher KARACHI, April 3: The Federation of All Pakistan Universities Academic Staff Association has announced that it will observe Friday as a ‘black day’ in all universities of Pakistan on the request... KARACHI: Need to revamp healthcare system stressed KARACHI, April 3: The outgoing Sindh caretaker Minister for Health, Fauzia Laari, said that there was a need to revitalize the health care delivery system both in the public and private... KARACHI: A case of complainant assuming police role KARACHI, April 3: Police recently released suspects in the murder case of a young man shortly after their capture not by the law-enforcers but the complainant, it has been reliably learnt.... KARACHI: BIEK action against 24 candidates KARACHI, April 3: The Board of Intermediate Education Karachi (BIEK) has cancelled the results of 15 candidates on the charges of impersonation in their Intermediate supplementary examinations-2007.... KARACHI: Body found in Saeedabad KARACHI, April 3: The body of an unidentified man was found on Thursday in Saeedabad.... MIRPURKHAS: Classes at Mirpurkhas campus of SU to begin by Sept MIRPURKHAS, April 3: Classes at Sindh University’s Mirpurkhas Campus will begin in September, said District Naib Nazim Zafar Ahmed Kamali.... SANGHAR: House robbery SANGHAR, April 3: A gang of dacoits looted gold, cash and mobile phones worth Rs3 million from a house, on Thursday.... HYDERABAD: Shortage of water: fast unto death threatened HYDERABAD, April 3: An activist has threatened fast unto death outside the Hyderabad Press Club if water in Ganj Bahar Canal of Mirpur Bathoro taluka, Thatta district was not released by Friday.... SHIKARPUR: Shikarpur comes under onslaught of malaria SHIKARPUR, April 3: The district and its adjoining areas are under the onslaught of malaria thanks to the district government’s failure to take preventive measures and carry out anti-mosquito spray before... HYDERABAD: Tando Allahyar to be included in USAID programme HYDERABAD, April 3: The director of USAID programme, Tariq Sohail, has said that Tando Allahyar district will be included in USAID programme for development and promotion of health and education centres and other facilities.... SHIKARPUR: Kidnapped men’s release sought SHIKARPUR, April 3: A demonstration was held outside the Hamayoon police station on Thursday for the recovery of two kidnapped men.... HYDERABAD: Rain emergency declared in Hyderabad HYDERABAD, April 3: The DCO has declared emergency in Wasa, HDA and government hospitals and directed the managements concerned to make sure the presence of their staff and relevant machinery in... NAUSHAHRO FEROZE: Maid arrested NAUSHAHRO FEROZE, April 3: Police arrested a maid servant of a doctor on charges of being involved in a robbery in his house in Darya Khan Mari village on Wednesday.... ABBOTTABAD: Professor killed in accident ABBOTTABAD, April 3: One person was killed and another received injuries in a road accident here on Thursday....

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