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April 09, 2008 Wednesday Rabi-us-Sani 2, 1429 KARACHI: Uneasy calm in PA as boycott continues KARACHI, April 8: Though the atmosphere in the Sindh Assembly’s special session on Tuesday evening was much calmer compared to the bedlam of the past few days, the continued boycott of... KARACHI: Ex-PSM chairman’s conviction set aside under NRO KARACHI, April 8: A division bench of the Sindh High Court on Tuesday set aside the conviction order of former chairman of Pakistan Steel Mills Usman Farooqi in two corruption cases filed by the National Accountability Bureau.... KARACHI: Karachi University to remain closed for two more days KARACHI, April 8: The University of Karachi announced on Tuesday that classes would remain suspended for two more days and said that the rationale behind the closure decision was that without... KARACHI: Charge-sheet in gang-rape case filed KARACHI, April 8: An interim charge-sheet was filed on Tuesday in a case pertaining to the gang-rape of a young woman on the premises of Mazar-i-Quaid last month.... KARACHI: Youth shot dead in fake encounter KARACHI, April 8: A 22-year-old man was shot dead on Tuesday in a fake encounter with four policemen who were booked and arrested following a violent protest by the victim’s relatives and residents in Landhi, witnesses and police said.... HYDERABAD: Arbab episode echoes in council session: ADP members stage walkout HYDERABAD, April 8: About half a dozen PPP-backed Awam Dost Panel (ADP) members walked out of the district council in protest against the behaviour of Haq Parast Group members on Tuesday.... KARACHI: MQM blames PML-N for attack on Afgan KARACHI, April 8: Terming the attack on the former federal minister, Dr Sher Afgan Niazi, in Lahore an act of naked aggression, the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) said it believed that the Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz) was behind the incident.... KARACHI: Six suspects remanded KARACHI, April 8: The administrative judge of the anti-terrorism courts in Karachi, Khawaja Naveed Ahmed, on Tuesday remanded six suspects in police custody till... UPPER DIR: Explosives seized in raid on bakery UPPER DIR, April 8: The police foiled a terror bid and recovered huge quantity of explosives during a raid on a bakery here on Tuesday.... PESHAWAR: 108kg hashish recovered; 2 Tanzanians deported PESHAWAR, April 8: The city police claimed on Tuesday to have recovered 108kg hashish which was reportedly being smuggled from the tribal areas to Punjab.... KARACHI: Controversy over milk price takes new turn KARACHI, April 8: In a unilateral decision taken on Tuesday evening, dairy farmers decided to withdraw their strike call and announced that they would sell milk with five per cent fat content at the official rate of Rs34 per litre.... KARACHI: Pre-arrest bail granted KARACHI, April 8: The Sindh High Court on Tuesday granted interim pre-arrest bail to Dr Riaz Ahmed, an associate professor of the applied chemistry department of Karachi University, against a surety bond of Rs100,000.... KARACHI: Quest for solution to Karachi’s transport woes KARACHI, April 8: To handle the growing load on what is widely regarded as an inefficient transport system, Karachi needs to replace the three- to four-decade-old minibuses, coaches and buses with... KARACHI: Doctors want action against kidnappers KARACHI, April 8: Doctors associated with various city hospitals on Tuesday urged the relevant authorities to take immediate action against those involved in the kidnapping of one of their colleagues.... KARACHI: Award for Dawn staffer KARACHI, April 8: Former speaker of the Sindh Assembly has conferred an award on Dawn’s senior reporter Habib Khan Ghori in recognition of his “service for the promotion of good tradition of the assembly.”... KARACHI: SSC exams start from 15th KARACHI, April 8: The Secondary School Certificate (SSC) annual examination 2008 of Science and General (regular and private) groups will commence on April 15.... KARACHI: Exhibition KARACHI, April 8: An exhibition of paintings by Maqbool Ahmed opens on Wednesday at Shakil Ismail art gallery, at 5.30pm.... KARACHI: Music festival KARACHI, April 8: The APMC annual music festival will commence on April 10. The three-day event will be held at the National Academy of Performing Arts (NAPA).—APP... KARACHI: Kidnapped schoolboy recovered KARACHI, April 8: An eight-year-old boy, kidnapped outside his school in PECHS on Tuesday morning, was secured by a team of police and the CPLC. Two of his kidnappers were arrested in Mowach Goth, but two others escaped.... KARACHI: Three killed in city KARACHI, April 8: Three men were killed in different parts of the city on Tuesday.... KARACHI: Govt day care centre offers little excitement to children KARACHI, April 8: With paint peeling off, an ill-equipped kitchen, no doctor to assist in case of emergency, ill-paid staff, the only government day care centre in the city does not appear to be a very exciting place for children.... HYDERABAD: Police barred from arresting couple HYDERABAD, April 8: Sindh High Court Hyderabad circuit bench here on Tuesday restrained Badin police from arresting a couple till next date of hearing and ordered that police may record statement of petitioners under section 164 Cr.PC... HYDERABAD: ‘Pollution speeding up climate change’ HYDERABAD, April 8: Climatic change is not a myth but a real threat and urgent action is needed to take corrective measures.... HYDERABAD: Plan to convert 100 more schools into English medium HYDERABAD, April 8: The district government had decided to convert 100 more government primary schools into English medium schools during the next calendar year to provide quality education to the poor students, said District Naib Nazim Zafar Rajput on Tuesday.... MIRPURKHAS: Robber arrested MIRPURKHAS, April 8: The Kot Ghulam Mohammad police have arrested a robber and recovered unlicensed arm and stolen motorcycle from him while two of his accomplices managed to escape near Kot Mirs, on Tuesday.... PESHAWAR: West asked to back peace efforts PESHAWAR, April 8: The Awami National Party has called upon the western countries to support the peace initiative proposed by the Frontier government for the early return of normalcy in violence-hit areas of the province.... MANSEHRA: Frontier govt to take up flour crisis with PM MANSEHRA, April 8: The NWFP government will take up the issue of flour crisis in the province with Prime Minister Yusuf Raza Gilani during his visit to Peshawar on Wednesday and...

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