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April 11, 2008 Friday Rabi-us-Sani 4, 1429 KARACHI: Lawyers blame killings on ‘a political group’ KARACHI, April 10: The Sindh High Court Bar Association on Thursday said that all acts of violence and terrorism that took place on Wednesday were “undoubtedly a repetition and link of... KARACHI: Witnesses term Tahir Plaza attack ‘pre-planned arson’ KARACHI, April 10: When an armed mob set fire to Tahir Plaza in what appears to be a pre-planned attack, the horrifying deaths suffered by six people who were unfortunate enough... KARACHI: Tests show accused involved in gang-rape: DNA profile KARACHI, April 10: The DNA profile obtained from the semen and blood samples of the main accused of the gang-rape committed at the Mazar-i-Quaid in March has matched with the DNA... KARACHI: Uncertainty as KU reopens KARACHI, April 10: With the law and order situation still precarious, the University of Karachi reopens on Friday.... HYDERABAD: MQM blamed for Karachi killings HYDERABAD, April 10: Awami Tehrik activists held a demonstration outside the press club here on Thursday in protest against the killing of innocent people, including lawyers, in Karachi and torching of vehicles and buildings.... PESHAWAR: Violence to be curbed through jirga: Hoti: Two-month remission for prisoners PESHAWAR, April 10: NWFP Chief Minister Amir Haider Khan Hoti has said that a broad-based jirga will be convened to rid the province of the growing lawlessness and violence and added... PESHAWAR: Lawyers urge government to ban MQM PESHAWAR, April 10: Holding Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) responsible for the killing of lawyers and violence in Karachi, the legal fraternity on Thursday urged the government to declare it a terrorist outfit and confiscate all its properties in Pakistan and abroad.... LANDI KOTAL: Lashkar men take over rival sect’s mosque LANDI KOTAL, April 10: Tension gripped Jamrud sub-division of Khyber tribal region when supporters of a militant outfit captured mosque of their rival sectarian group in Shah Kas area on Thursday.... MINGORA: Forces recapture Fazlullah’s HQ MINGORA, April 10: Security forces have retaken control of a religious seminary, which served as the headquarters of controversial cleric Maulana Fazlullah, following massive shelling early Thursday morning.... KARACHI: Thousands deployed to patrol city streets KARACHI, April 10: Thousands of police and paramilitary troops patrolled the streets of the city on Thursday after a day of violent incidents sparked off by a protest held by a group of lawyers at the City Courts on Wednesday.... KARACHI: ‘Five victims are MQM supporters’ KARACHI, April 10: Five of the seven persons who were burnt alive in Wednesday’s Tahir Plaza blaze were sympathisers of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement, a party leader said on Thursday.... KARACHI: Schools warned against charging ‘illegal’ fee KARACHI, April 10: At a time when the Secondary School Certificate (Class IX and X) annual examinations are only four days away, a number of private schools have threatened to withhold... KARACHI: Broken dam fills villagers with fear as monsoon draws near KARACHI, April 10: Alarm bells have started ringing in Mubarak Village of Keamari Town with monsoon approaching fast. The residents of many localities close to the under-construction water reservoir, Mubarak dam,... KARACHI: Thin attendance in schools, colleges KARACHI, April 10: Due to the violent incidents of April 9, attendance in schools and colleges of the city remained thin on Thursday.... KARACHI: Man who ‘attacked’ Arbab remanded KARACHI, April 10: The civil judge and judical magistrate, South, Ashraf Hussain Khawaja, on Thursday remanded Dr Agha Javed Pathan in police custody till April 19.... KARACHI: Experts say causes of Parkinson’s unknown KARACHI, April 10: The causes of Parkinson’s disease, a chronic neurological condition most often developed in men and women after the age of 50, are still unknown, however, health experts do... KARACHI: Explosives, rockets found near PCSIR KARACHI, April 10: The CID on Thursday claimed to have seized a cache of arms and explosives lying in the bushes in Ayub Goth on Thursday.... KARACHI: Dry weather KARACHI, April 10: The Met Office has forecast dry weather for Karachi on Friday with maximum temperature expected to range between 34ºC and 36ºC. Hot and dry weather has been forecast for the rest of the region.... KARACHI: Cases registered against ‘unknown culprits’ KARACHI, April 10: Police have registered cases against unknown culprits for the killing of eight people in Wednesday’s violence.... KARACHI: Rangers fail to let go of hydrants KARACHI, April 10: The Rangers’ reluctance to return the control of nine hydrants over to the Karachi Water and Sewerage Board (KWSB) – despite the expiry of at least three deadlines... KARACHI: WAF slams false rape reports KARACHI, April 10: The Women’s Action Forum, Karachi, has condemned statements made by some senior politicians suggesting that dozens of women were raped during Wednesday’s violence in the city, says a statement.... KARACHI: Conspiracy hatched in presidency and Governor’s House: JI KARACHI, April 10: Leaders of Jamaat-i-Islami, Tehrik-i-Insaf, Jamiat Ulema-i-Pakistan and an organisation of lawyers have described the Wednesday violence in Karachi as “a conspiracy hatched in the presidency in Islamabad and the Governor’s House in Sindh to sabotage the new coalition.”... KARACHI: Nightlong firing irks residents KARACHI, April 10: A large number of people residing in several high-rise apartment buildings and houses in Gulshan-i-Iqbal’s blocks 13-D and 13-D/1, were forced to spend a restless night due to... JACOBABAD: All set for tomorrow’s re-polling JACOBABAD, April 10: Re-elections at 27 polling stations of PS-15 Thul constituency will he held on Saturday... HYDERABAD: Kidnapped boy freed HYDERABAD, April 10: A four-year-old boy, Ahmed Raza, who was kidnapped from outside his school here on Tuesday, was let off by his kidnappers in Jamshoro’s Barrage Colony on Wednesday night.... SUKKUR: Minor girl kidnapped SUKKUR, April 10: A minor girl was kidnapped by unidentified people from Baloch Colony in Thull on Wednesday.... MIRPURKHAS: Man dies in accident MIRPURKHAS, April 10: A man was killed and five others were injured in a rickshaw-pickup collision near Samaro town on Wednesday.... HYDERABAD: Raid on police station ordered HYDERABAD, April 10: The Hyderabad circuit bench of the Sindh High Court on Wednesday appointed a court official to conduct raid on the Umerkot police station after two petitioners complained that... HYDERABAD: High-ups involved in corruption, forest official tells court HYDERABAD, April 10: A range forest officer has accused his colleagues and higher officials of corrupt practices in a petition filed in the Hyderabad circuit bench of the Sindh High Court, challenging departmental action against him.... HYDERABAD: Immoral activities at Hari camp resented HYDERABAD, April 10: A group of liberated peasants, including women and children protested outside the press club on Thursday against what they alleged immoral business being run at the Sinkandarabad Hari camp near Kotri by some outsiders.... NAUSHAHRO FEROZE: Protest against Mukhtiarkar NAUSHAHRO FEROZE, April 10: Around 25 tapedars and kotars (revenue officials) staged a protest demonstration against the mukhtiarkar of Moro outside his office on Wednesday.... HYDERABAD: VC emphasizes acquisition, generation of knowledge HYDERABAD, April 10: Knowledge is power and nations around the globe are striving to acquire and generate more of it, said Vice-Chancellor of the Sindh University Mazharul Haq Siddiqui said on Thursday....

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