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April 23, 2008 Wednesday Rabi-us-Sani 16, 1429 KARACHI: Inquiry into role of SHOs in May 12 mayhem under way KARACHI, April 22: The role of some station house officers (SHOs) in the May 12 killings is being investigated by intelligence agencies ahead of the first anniversary of the fateful day, sources close to spymasters told Dawn.... KARACHI: Police told to protect Malir villagers KARACHI, April 22: The Sindh High Court asked the police to provide protection to the residents of Malir village facing eviction and demolition of their houses.... KARACHI: Unanswered questions over judgment on toxic waste deaths KARACHI, April 22: Serious gaps in police investigation and the resulting lack of evidence combined with poor prosecution have allowed the court of district and sessions judge, West, to acquit a... KARACHI: Plan to install 2,000 security cameras being finalized KARACHI, April 22: The newly appointed police administration has started preparing for the much-awaited strike against street crimes, which includes a proposal for installing more than 2,000 security cameras across the city.... KARACHI: MQM-H demands inquiry into Landhi killings KARACHI, April 22: The women wing of Muhajir Quami Movement (Haqiqi) has demanded an impartial inquiry into the Landhi killings to determine who committed the crime.... PESHAWAR: People held in operation to be set free, says Rahimdad PESHAWAR, April 22: NWFP Senior Minister Rahimdad Khan has said that government would free all the prisoners arrested during military operation in the troubled Malakand region, including Swat district.... PESHAWAR: Five new ministers take oath today PESHAWAR, April 22: Five new ministers will be inducted in the provincial cabinet on Wednesday raising the number of ministers to 26.... KARACHI: Woman gunned down KARACHI, April 22: A 25-year-old woman was shot dead on Tuesday while a man was killed in a quarrel in separate incidents in the city, witnesses and police said.... PESHAWAR: Court admits petition against minister PESHAWAR, April 22: The Peshawar High Court (PHC) on Tuesday admitted a writ petition against NWFP Senior Minister Rahimdad Khan, alleging that he had produced a forged graduation degree with his nomination papers.... KOHAT: Authorities fail to reopen girls’ schools KOHAT, April 22: The district administration has so far failed to reopen several girls’ schools which were closed last year after receiving threats from Taliban.... KARACHI: ‘Sepa in need of expert staff’ KARACHI, April 22: The Sindh government has remained unable to effectively implement environmental laws due to lack of expertise and shortage of relevant human resources, as most of the sanctioned posts... KARACHI: KU semester exams to begin on May 12 KARACHI, April 22: Semester examinations at the University of Karachi will commence on May 12.... KARACHI: Judgment in murder case reserved KARACHI April 22: An anti-terrorism court on Tuesday reserved its order in a kidnapping and murder case for pronouncement till April 30.... KARACHI: Encroachments removed KARACHI, April 22: The teams of the regulation and anti-encroachment departments of Shah Faisal Town with the help of the community police carried out an anti-encroachment operation in the town on Tuesday.... KARACHI: Paintings shows KARACHI: April 22: The V.M. Art Gallery and the Goethe Institut, Pakistan present a series on the history of German photography titled “Distance and proximity”, which opens on Wednesday at the V.M.... KARACHI: Appointment KARACHI, April 22: The chief justice of the Sindh High Court has, with immediate effect, appointed Jan Mohammad Lanjar, additional district and sessions judge, Sehwan, and Aijaz Ali Khaskheli, additional district... KARACHI: Producers set to hike prices of packed milk KARACHI, April 22: The consumers are set to receive another shock in the shape of a Rs4 per litre increase in the price of packed milk from May 1.... KARACHI: Fishermen hold protest against DHA KARACHI, April 22: Fishermen, women and children from the various coastal villages of Karachi gathered in large numbers outside the Karachi Press Club on Tuesday and held a demonstration against the... KARACHI: New DCOs for Tharparkar, Sanghar KARACHI, April 22: The Sindh government has ordered transfers and postings of various officials with immediate effect, says a press release issued on Tuesday.... KARACHI: Five pumping stations get generators KARACHI, April 22: The city nazim, Syed Mustafa Kamal, on Tuesday inaugurated the installation of generators at the city’s five pumping stations.... HYDERABAD: Irsa criticised for releasing extra water to Punjab HYDERABAD, April 22: The Awami Tehrik chief Rasool Bux Palijo on Tuesday criticised the Indus River System Authority (Irsa) for allowing release of 20,000 cusec of additional water to Punjab at a time when Sindh was thirsting for even drinking water.... HYDERABAD: Growers blame landlord-official nexus for water shortage HYDERABAD, April 22: An association of tail-end growers on Tuesday blamed rampant corruption and an ‘unholy alliance between influential landlords and irrigation officials’ for the nagging problem of water shortage and... HYDERABAD: Villager Complains of land occupation HYDERABAD, April 22: A resident of Goth Bakhar Bhutto near Moro, district Naushahro Feroze, has claimed that the Jatois have occupied his 10 acres of land and warned if its possession... PESHAWAR: Transporters seek facilities for commuters PESHAWAR, April 22: Sarhad Public Transport Legal Action Committee, which has contributed more than Rs4,633,000 for the construction of toilets, waiting rooms and provision of drinking water to management of Peshawar... NOWSHERA: Man shoots wife in Nowshera NOWSHERA, April 22: A man allegedly shot his wife dead on the jurisdiction of Nowshera Kalan police station on Tuesday....

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