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May 05, 2008 Monday Rabi-us-Sani 28, 1429 KARACHI: ‘Cases against Mengal not withdrawn’ KARACHI, May 4: The secretary-general of the Balochistan National Party (BNP), Habib Jalib Baloch, has alleged that the government is paying mere lip-service about the withdrawal of cases against Sardar Akhtar... KARACHI: 64 take test for SHO posts KARACHI, May 4: A total of 64 candidates appeared in a written test for the posts of station house officers (SHOs) for Zone South held here on Sunday.... PESHAWAR: Posting, transfer issue: nazims to devise joint strategy against provincial govt PESHAWAR, May 4: Posting and transfer of various officials working in different grades caused differences between the provincial government and district nazims with the latter complaining that they were not consulted in the process, sources said.... KHAR: Taliban warn people to sport beard or face action KHAR, May 4: Taliban have threatened people in Bajaur tribal region to grow beards within two months or face consequences.... DADU: Dadu nazim, EDO face inquiry: Misuse of funds DADU, April 4: An inquiry has been initiated into the spending of Rs150 million by the district government without budget allocations.... KARACHI: Illegal notaries public freely operate in city KARACHI, May 4: Many notaries public are operating on the City Courts premises for attestation of documents, preparation of freewill contracts and acknowledgement of signatures. However, legal formalities are seldom completed... KARACHI: Shortage of parole officers adds to jail overcrowding KARACHI, May 4: For the past one and a half years no prisoner has been released on parole as the matter to bring uniformity in parole rules and regulations across the... KARACHI: Coalition with MQM in national interest: Marri KARACHI, May 4: Sindh Minister for Information Shazia Marri has said that the Pakistan People’s Party is committed to bringing about prosperity in the province and for the purpose, it preferred... HYDERABAD: Leaders say pilgrims stranded on Iraq-Iran border HYDERABAD, May 4: Hundreds of pilgrims who had proceeded to Iraq to visit religious places have been stranded on the Iraq-Iran border as they are not allowed to enter Iraq and... KARACHI: Strict check on wheat smuggling promised KARACHI, May 4: Sindh Chief Minister Syed Qaim Ali Shah has termed the wheat shortage in Sindh “artificial”, saying that profiteers and hoarders were bent upon smuggling wheat stocks into a... Tribute paid to Tipu Sultan KARACHI, May 4: Speakers at a symposium held here on Sunday paid tribute to Tipu Sultan for his courage and valour for the dignity of Muslim community in the subcontinent.... KARACHI: Karachiites enjoy Chopin, Mozart in rare performance KARACHI, May 4: It’s not an everyday occurrence in Karachi that a foreign woman pianist wearing shalwar-kameez plays the tunes of legendary western composers such as Mozart and Chopin.... KARACHI: Body found KARACHI, May 4: A young man was found dead from a house in Machchar Colony on Sunday.... KARACHI: IOs should be law graduates: CJ KARACHI, May 4: Chief Justice of Pakistan Justice Abdul Hameed Dogar has suggested appointment of law graduates for investigation of criminal cases, and said this would improve working of the police department.... KARACHI: Weather KARACHI, May 4: The Met Office has forecast warm and humid/windy weather for Karachi on Monday with maximum temperature expected to remain between 33 and 35 degrees Centigrade.—APP... SUKKUR: Thousands of LB workers not paid April salary SUKKUR May 4: Thousands of employees of local bodies have not recieved their salary for the month of April-2008, following stoppage of funds under the zila octroi tax (ZOT) share to... NAWABSHAH: Nawabshah fire fighters seek facilities NAWABSHAH, May 4: Due to lack of inadequate facilities, the city’s fire brigade station is unable to provide the services is should.... BADIN: Stresses laid on technical education for women BADIN, May 4: Speaker National Assembly Dr Fehmida Mirza has stressed the need for promoting female education, particularly technical, medicine and computer education and said that girls should be encouraged in these fields.... MIRPURKHAS: Shopkeepers protest against power outages MIRPURKHAS, May 4: Hundreds of shopkeepers of municipal shopping centre, Shahi Bazaar, Khisakpura and Sir Syed Road staged demonstrations here on Sunday in protest against power outages in the city.... HYDERABAD: 78 suspected criminals arrested HYDERABAD, May 4: The DIG police of Hyderabad zone, Shaukat Shah, has said that police have arrested 78 suspected criminals during an operation launched in some districts of the zone and have seized weapons and looted property.... NAWABSHAH: Wheat smuggling NAWABSHAH, May 4: The chairman of the food department’s vigilance committee, Shah Nawaz Khan Magsi, has said that influential people are involved in the smuggling and black marketing of wheat and flour.... SUKKUR: Transporters resent rise in POL prices SUKKUR May 4: Terming the rising prices of petroleum products as economic murder of the transporters, the Sukkur Alliance of Goods Transporters Association has urged the government to immediately withdraw the recent increase.... TIMERGARA: Disfigured body found TIMERGARA, May 4: The Chakdara police found body of an unidentified man lying at a dry nullah near Shamozo in the jurisdiction of Ouch police station on Sunday, official sources told Dawn.... MIRAMSHAH: Khasadars postpone protest for two days MIRAMSHAH, May 4: The Khasadar Force personnel agreed to postpone their protest for two days after thorough consultation and talks with the members of reconciliatory peace jirga on Sunday.... MITHI: International festival on Sindh culture proposed MITHI, April 4: Speakers at a literary conference during the Marvi festival here on Saturday urged the provincial culture department to organise an international festival on the culture of Sindh and... LARKANA: Hostels for working women planned LARKANA, May 4: Sindh Minister for Women Development Tauqir Fatima Bhutto has said that efforts are being made for welfare of women.... SUKKUR: Teachers demand salary SUKKUR, May 4: Teachers of primary schools run by the National Commission for Human Development staged a demonstration in Mirpur Mathelo on Sunday in protest against non-payment of salary for the past six months.... JACOBABAD: Protest against kidnapping JACOBABAD, May 4: A shutter-down strike was observed in Kandhkot for the second day on Sunday in protest against the kidnapping of three children....

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