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April 05, 2008 Saturday Rabi-ul-Awwal 27, 1429 KARACHI: PPP-Muttahida embrace sets the tone for inaugural PA session KARACHI, April 4: The newly elected Sindh Assembly, which meets here on Saturday at 11am for its inaugural session, is set to add a new chapter of sobriety and understanding among... KARACHI: PPP vows to reciprocate MQM’s support gestures KARACHI, April 4: Since the Muttahida Qaumi Movement has offered its unconditional support to the Pakistan People’s Party, the PPP will decide what to give it in return.... KARACHI: Former banker’s acquittal under NRO stayed KARACHI, April 4: A division bench of the Sindh High Court on Friday stayed the acquittal of former Habib Bank vice-president Pir Deedar Hussain Sirhandi of charges of corruption.... KARACHI: Harassment of KU teacher alleged KARACHI, April 4: Even as a coalition of people pressed for an investigation into the violence suffered by Dr Riaz Ahmed allegedly at the hands of Rangers personnel at the University... TV artist Anwar Solangi dies KARACHI, April 4: Renowned television and radio artist Anwar Solangi died after a long illness at the Civil Hospital in the early hours of Friday. He was 64.... KARACHI: Two killed in Baldia KARACHI, April 4: Two men were shot dead in Baldia Town on Friday night.... KARACHI: ‘Pakistan must not miss biotechnology bus’ KARACHI, April 4: In a world where people are using tissue culture techniques at home to improve their livelihoods, it’s unfortunate to see Pakistan, the sixth most populous country in the world, with no credible vaccination programme and biotech-based production.... KARACHI: WWF ‘Nature Carnival’ on Sunday KARACHI, April 4: The World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF)-Pakistan has organised the “Nature Carnival-2008” to be held on Sunday at the PAF Museum.... KARACHI: Notice issued to probe officer in firing case KARACHI, April 4: The civil judge and judicial magistrate, Central, Sohail Ahmed, on Friday issued a show-cause notice to the investigation officer and directed him to submit a charge-sheet against three policemen who had allegedly opened fire on two motorcyclists.... KARACHI: Commercialisation of plot part invalidated: Officials exceeded powers in granting approvals: SHC KARACHI, April 4: The Sindh High Court on Friday invalidated bifurcation of a residential plot and commercialisation of the sub-divided plot for construction of an apartment block with shops on the ground floor.... KARACHI: Inspection of Malir village ordered KARACHI, April 4: The Sindh High Court has issued notices to three police officials and seven others, and asked its nazir to visit the ‘fishermen village’ in Malir to see whether any encroachments have been made as alleged.... KARACHI: Campaign for fire-fighting equipment under way KARACHI, April 4: The Karachi Building Control Authority (KBCA), along with the Karachi Water and Sewerage Board (KWSB), has cut off water and sewage lines of 62 buildings found without fire-fighting equipment.... KARACHI: Weather KARACHI, April 4: The Met Office has forecast partly cloudy/cloudy weather with chances of drizzle/rain for Karachi on Saturday. The maximum temperature is expected to range between 30 and 32°.—PPI... KARACHI: Four ‘kidnappers’ held KARACHI, April 4: Four persons allegedly involved in the kidnapping for ransom of a seven-year-old boy were arrested on Friday.... KARACHI: Belated city govt action against milk price hike KARACHI, April 4: The city government has finally decided to take strict measures against what it described as influential dairy farmers to bring down the price of milk in the city.... KARACHI: Power cuts increase as supply drops KARACHI, April 4: Just a day after the Senate Committee on Water and Power had a half-hearted briefing session with the management of the privatised Karachi Electric Supply Company, the utility’s... NAWABSHAH: Bodies of slain lady doctor, mother found NAWABSHAH, April 4: Two dead bodies of mother and daughter have been found in a house in Mohini Bazaar, on Friday.... HYDERABAD: Rain damages wheat crop, kills two HYDERABAD, April 4: As moderate to heavy rains lashed Sindh on Thursday night and Friday morning, two people died in Sanghar while the ceilings of the emergency ward of Naushahro Feroze Civil Hospital have developed cracks in it.... HYDERABAD: Activist begins fast unto death HYDERABAD, April 4: An activist and former vice chairman Town Committee Mirpur Bathoro, Mohammad Siddique Sohu as per his announcement has begun hunger strike unto death outside the press club over non-release of irrigation water in Ganj Bahar canal, on Friday.... HYDERABAD: Bid to end milk price row fails HYDERABAD, April 4: The meeting between a district government official and dairy farmers remained inconclusive as the latter stuck to their stand that they were selling milk to retailers at new rates.... KHAIRPUR: 4 kidnapped KHAIRPUR, April 4: Four villagers, two of them students, were kidnapped from the Ulra Jagir area of Kingri taluka late Thursday evening.... HYDERABAD: Worker-peasant unity stressed HYDERABAD, April 4: The Seraiki Lok Party chief Zafar Lund has said that it would not be in the country’s interest not to give Sindhi and Seraiki people their democratic rights.... MIRPURKHAS: 116 bonded haris freed MIRPURKHAS, April 4: Bonded labourers numbering more than 116, including women and children of Oad community were released after raids on five brick kilns near Shahanabad, taluka Kunri on Thursday.... MITHI: A langur’s safari turns ugly MITHI, April 4: People here have expressed serious concern over the apathy of authorities of the Wildlife Department and other protection organisations who did not take any action to save a... PESHAWAR: Not a good start by NWFP govt PESHAWAR, April 4: The provincial government has taken a bad start in its first major reshuffle in bureaucracy by retaining reemployed lot of officers on key positions.... PESHAWAR: Consumers bear the brunt in Frontier: Increase in wheat support price PESHAWAR, April 4: Flour prices in the NWFP markets have witnessed an increase of more than 20 per cent after Prime Minister Yusuf Raza Gillani announced hike in the wheat support price.... PESHAWAR: Nishtar Hall ready for Cultural activities PESHAWAR, April 4: The Nishtar Hall, the city’s only auditorium for promoting cultural activities, has been reopened after five years.... PESHAWAR: Four CD shops blown up in Peshawar PESHAWAR, April 4: Four CD shops were blown up in different areas in Badbher early Friday morning.... PESHAWAR: ‘PPP vanguard against military regimes’: ZAB’s 29th death anniversary observed PESHAWAR, April 4: Speakers at a function held on Friday said that the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) has been a vanguard in the struggle against successive military regimes in the country... TIMERGARA: Man, woman killed in Timergara TIMERGARA, April 4: A man and a married woman were shot dead on suspicion of having illicit relations in Malakand Bagh village on Thursday night.... MANSEHRA: 3 policemen jailed for aiding murder suspect MANSEHRA, April 4: The acting district police officer, Mansehra has put three police officials behind bars for taking a double murder suspect to his house to meet his family, Dawn has learnt through official sources....

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