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May 02, 2008 Friday Rabi-us-Sani 25, 1429 KARACHI: 13 MQM ministers take oath today KARACHI, May 1: Thirteen MPAs of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) will be sworn in as provincial ministers at a ceremony to be held at the Governor’s House on Friday.... KARACHI: Govt draws a line under BoR blaze inquiry KARACHI, May 1: The Sindh government has closed the book on the March 20 fire that ravaged the Board of Revenue’s offices and destroyed records of land worth billions of rupees... KARACHI: Man killed, wife hurt in ‘vendetta attack’ KARACHI, May 1: A man was stabbed and then shot to death while his wife was left seriously wounded in their home when unknown gunmen stormed into their Keamari residence on Thursday.... KARACHI: Polio vaccination at toll plazas being planned KARACHI, May 1: The National Highways and Motorway Police (NH&MP) will facilitate district polio teams in the administration of Oral Polio Vaccine (OPV) to the children travelling on intercity routes at... KARACHI: SHOs told to prepare for written tests KARACHI, May 1: New police high-ups have decided to give a written test to station house officers and head moharrirs posted at different police stations across the city in an effort to post officers on merit, it has been learnt.... KARACHI: ‘Workers are fighting for survival’ KARACHI, May 1: Aslam Baig does not know May 1 is a day dedicated to workers everywhere. He has no idea of its significance or of what happened in 1886 in Chicago’s Haymarket Square.... HYDERABAD: Hesco regularises 738 employees HYDERABAD, May 1: To mark the International Labour Day, the Hesco chief executive officer has regularised the services of 738 temporary employees of the company.... HYDERABAD: Low quality input ruins rich land, says expert HYDERABAD, May 1: Sindh Minister for Agriculture Syed Ali Nawaz Shah has said that due to acute shortage of water in Sindh, agriculture sector has received a major setback and inferior... KARACHI: Mushaira Draws poetry lovers KARACHI, May 1: The common feelings of humanity that were truncated on either side of the divide since the partition of the subcontinent were echoed during the 18th Aalmi Mushaira, organized... LANDI KOTAL: Blast injures woman, damages oil tanker LANDI KOTAL, May 1: A bomb blast on Thursday morning damaged an oil tanker and injured a passerby woman in Sultankhel area, sources said.... PESHAWAR: Bus fares raised third time in six weeks PESHAWAR, May 1: Following the recent increase in prices of petroleum products, the Sarhad Transport Owners Association on Thursday announced yet another rise of 3.2 per cent in fares.... KARACHI: Wage earners vulnerable to exploitation KARACHI, May 1: “To me, Labour Day only means a day off from work and today, my daughters and I have earned nothing at all,” says Sughra, who works as a sewing machine operator in a garments factory.... KARACHI: Teachers’ demands KARACHI, May 1: The Sindh Professors and Lecturers Association (SPLA) has demanded re-nationalisation of the St. Joseph and St. Patrick’s colleges and lifting of a ban on teachers’ associations.... KARACHI: Workers demand end to privatisation, inflation KARACHI, May 1: Like elsewhere around the globe, the May Day was observed in the city on Thursday during which various meetings and rallies were organised.... KARACHI: Truckers announce three-day strike KARACHI, May 1: Transporters operating reti-bajri trucks and dumpers in the city have announced a three-day strike starting on Friday against the fresh hike in the prices of petroleum products.... KARACHI: Importance of research highlighted KARACHI, May 1: Importance of research in medical science was highlighted at a seminar on “Forensic Medical and Taxology” organised at the Sindh Medical College here on Thursday.... KARACHI: Mumtaz slams PPP-MQM agreement KARACHI, May 1: Chairman of the Sindh National Front (SNF) Sardar Mumtaz Ali Bhutto has described the recently announced PPP-MQM accord on power sharing as more dangerous than it was between them in 1988.... KARACHI: Exhibition KARACHI, May 1: A group show of paintings by contemporary Indian artists opens on Friday at the JI gallery of Fine Arts at 5pm.... KARACHI: Four major forest schemes fail to bear fruit KARACHI, May 1: At least four development schemes worth around Rs340 million of the Sindh forests department have failed to yield the desired results fuelling suspicion over misappropriation of funds on a massive scale, it has been learnt reliably.... KARACHI: Marwat ready to face probe into Thar project KARACHI, May 1: The installation of a coal-fired power project in Sindh is not possible until its tariff is announced in advance.... KARACHI: Roadside outlets irk citizens KARACHI, May 1: A number of shopkeepers and restaurant owners have adopted the novel idea of minting money by renting out portions of footpaths falling in front of their place of... SHIKARPUR: ‘Political meddling affects policing’ SHIKARPUR, May 1: Sindh Minister for Local Bodies Agha Siraj Durrani has held influential people and political interference in police department responsible for deteriorating law and order situation in the district.... HYDERABAD: PPP-MQM deal slated HYDERABAD, May 1: The Sindh Taraqqi Pasand Party has criticised the Pakistan People’s Party for offering 13 ministries and posts of adviser of the Sindh government to the Muttahida Qaumi Movement... HYDERABAD: SU expels 2 students HYDERABAD, May 1: The Sindh University’s Discipline Committee has expelled Bahram Khan Pathan of 2nd year, BCS, evening, for five years and rusticated Mehroze Ali Bhatti of 2nd year, BCS, evening,... HYDERABAD: Water shortage termed artificial HYDERABAD, May 1: The Sindh Water Committee has expressed concern over acute shortage of water in Sindh and said the shortage is artificial and being used to victimise the province and destroy its economy and agriculture sector.... HYDERABAD: SPO suspended HYDERABAD, May 1: DPO Dr Najaf Quli Mirza has suspended Latifabad Supervising Police Officer Ayub Durrani and transferred three SHOs of the city.... TIMERGARA: Malakand varsity closed after students clash TIMERGARA, May 1: The University of Malakand was closed for indefinite period and hostels were vacated after clashes between two student organisations on Thursday.... PESHAWAR: Lawyers to observe black day if judges not restored PESHAWAR, May 1: The NWFP Bar Council on Thursday directed all the bar associations in the province to observe ‘thanksgiving day’ if the negotiations between the two major parties were successful in Dubai, otherwise they should observe ‘black day’ on Friday.... KHAR: Taliban warn papers against publishing ‘obscene’ pictures KHAR, May 1: Setting a deadline of two weeks for the newspapers, Taliban have asked them to stop publication of ‘obscene’ pictures within the stipulated time or face action.... PESHAWAR: Govt devising strategy to check flour smuggling PESHAWAR, May 1: A high-level meeting would be held on May 3 to devise strategy for controlling wheat and flour smuggling to Afghanistan from the province via tribal area, a senior official said.... GHALANAI: Taliban kidnap two alleged criminals GHALANAI, May 1: Taliban on Thursday abducted two alleged criminals and burnt houses of two others in different areas of Mohmand tribal region.... HARIPUR: Girl killed on road HARIPUR, May 1: A girl was killed when a speeding car ran over her some three kilometres from here on Thursday.... BUNER: Buner to get gas facility BUNER, May 1: MNA from Buner Abdul Mateen Khan advocate has said that the capacity of the local power grid station would be enhanced to 132KV and that the district would be provided with the gas facility.... PESHAWAR: Maulana Tayyab survives attack PESHAWAR May 1: Noted religious scholar and Jumaat Ishaat Al Tauheed Wal Sunnah chief Maulana Mohammad Tayyab survived an attempt on his life at his village Panjpir in Swabi district Wednesday evening.... PESHAWAR: Workers’ problems highlighted at May Day rallies PESHAWAR, May 1: The International Labour Day was observed throughout the province to pay tributes to those who had sacrificed their lives in 1886 in Chicago for rights of workers....

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