DAWN - Local; May 08, 2008

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May 08, 2008	Thursday	Jamadi-ul-Awwal 2, 1429

KARACHI: Spiralling prices linked to rise in suicides KARACHI, May 7: With no quick fix available to stem the spiralling prices of everyday food items, the worsening situation in which the common citizen finds himself is being cited as...		KARACHI: CM briefed on security issues across Sindh KARACHI, May 7: Sindh Chief Minister Syed Qaim Ali Shah on Wednesday called for timely production of prisoners in courts for which an adequate number of vehicles would be provided by the provincial police chief....

KARACHI: Govt puts security of ministers above Lyari police needs KARACHI, May 7: The Sindh police are finding it hard to spare more manpower for the Lyari police to come down hard on gangsters operating in the area, but they have...		KARACHI: Man mistaken for ‘thief’ killed by cousin KARACHI, May 7: A 21-year-old man who had gone to his maternal uncle’s house in Khokhrapar to meet his girl cousin was shot dead on Wednesday when the inmates mistook him for a thief, family and police said....

KARACHI: Two die in police action KARACHI, May 7: At least two gangsters were reportedly killed and seven others were wounded when police moved into a Lyari neighbourhood to recover a kidnap victim from the custody of the gang on Wednesday....		KARACHI: KU campus radio begins test transmission KARACHI, May 7: The test transmission of Karachi University’s campus radio has begun and it can be heard on the FM 90.6 megahertz frequency between 3pm and 4pm, within a radius...

KARACHI: Roshan Ara new EDO Education KARACHI, May 7: The Sindh government on Wednesday ordered the transfer of Ms Roshan Ara Syed, an officer of School Administration Cadre (BS-20) and Principal of the Government Girls Comprehensive Higher...		KARACHI: Rehired officials’ fate hangs in the balance KARACHI, May 7: Work in some of the public dealing departments is suffering after the Sindh cabinet’s last week’s decision to terminate services of all contract employees as officials who were rehired to head the departments have stopped handling files....

KARACHI: ‘Wheat crisis culprits will not be spared’ KARACHI, May 7: Sindh Food Minister Mir Nadir Ali Magsi has said that the province has so far procured 0.4 million tons of wheat and the department’s vigilance teams are maintaining...		KARACHI: Miniatures KARACHI, May 7: An exhibition of miniature paintings titled ‘Miniatures in new dimensions’ by M.F. Shahid A. Zaki, Anies Ahmed and Anwer Kashif opens at Clifton Art Gallery on Thursday at 6pm....

Group show A group exhibition of miniature paintings, The Genesis-2008, opens at Gandhara-art Space on Thursday at 5pm. The miniaturists are Aisha Hussain, Iram Khan, Isbah Afzal, Nerisa Fernandez, Sana Mehmood, Sana Obaid, Ammara Khalid, Rehana Mangi, Sobia Zahid and Rubaba Haider....		Paintings An exhibition of paintings by Mansoor Saleem opened at ShakilIsmail Art Gallery on Wednesday. The exhibition will continue till May 18, daily from 10am to 9pm....

KARACHI: ‘Most sacrifices for judiciary given by PPP’ KARACHI, May 7: Deputy Speaker of the Sindh Assembly Shehla Raza has said that the Pakistan People’s Party does not want to see the judiciary fall victim to the infamous ‘doctrine...		KARACHI: ‘Bank agent’ remanded in judicial custody KARACHI, May 7: The civil judge and judicial magistrate-III, central, Khushi Mohammad, on Wednesday remanded a member of a bank’s loan recovery team in jail custody till May 16 for his alleged role in the suicide of a bank defaulter....

HYDERABAD: No respite in sight from loadshedding HYDERABAD, May 7: Daily unannounced load-shedding in Hyderabad has made lives hell in sizzling heat, forcing Hesco consumers to come on roads and protest the uncalled for miseries....		HYDERABAD: Teachers protest against out-of-turn promotions HYDERABAD, May 7: A group of senior teachers of Public School of Hyderabad here on Wednesday staged a protest demonstration outside the press club against alleged excesses of the school’s management....

SHIKARPUR: More funds for education, health sectors sought SHIKARPUR, May 7: Speakers at a seminar held here have urged the district government to allocate more funds for education and health and pointed out that education system has collapsed due to shortage of funds....		SANGHAR: Council deplores water shortage SANGHAR, May 7: Shortage of water rendered most of the farmers unable to sow cotton at the most appropriate time, said District Council members during Wednesday’s session....

THATTA: Kidnap victims freed after 30 days THATTA, May 7: Two kidnap victims arrived in their village Chhato Chand near here on Wednesday after getting released from notorious dacoit Adlo Soomro’s captivity....		PESHAWAR: Govt asked to stop ‘arbitrary’ detention of people: PHC takes notice of MPO misuse PESHAWAR, May 7: Taking exception to the ‘arbitrary’ detention of people under the Maintenance of Public Order Ordinance by various district coordination officers, the Peshawar High Court on Wednesday asked the government to withdraw the controversial detention orders....

PESHAWAR: 8m suffer from thalassaemia in Pakistan PESHAWAR, May 7: As the medical community is going to organise ceremonies to mark the World Thalassaemia Day on Thursday, the number of children afflicted with the killer ailment is soaring...		PESHAWAR: PHC seeks comments in Bengalis’ detention case PESHAWAR, May 7: The Peshawar High Court on Wednesday sought comments from the Peshawar Central Prison’s superintendent in connection with the detention of six Bangladeshi nationals arrested at Torkham on Pak-Afghan border....

PESHAWAR: CM puts political assistant in BPS-19 post PESHAWAR, May 7: Previous governments in the Frontier province have been appointing political advisers and special secretaries to accommodate political workers, but the coalition government led by Awami National Party’s Amir...		LAKKI MARWAT: 18-hour power breakdown hits Lakki LAKKI MARWAT, May 7: The supply of electricity supply from the 66KV Tajazai grid station remained suspended for 18 hours....

GHALANI: Jirga official kidnapped GHALANI, May 7: General secretary of a local jirga, who holds a similar post in a local NGO, was kidnapped by unidentified persons from Pundyali area of Lower Mohmand Agency on Wednesday....		HYDERABAD: Triple murder case: accused held HYDERABAD, May 7: Police have arrested one of the accused in robbery on April 11 in a cellular phone company’s franchise in which three people were shot dead by the robbers....

NAUSHEHRO FEROZE: Hesco accused of issuing inflated bills NAUSHEHRO FEROZE, May 7: Activists of Awami Tehrik and Wood Workers Association took out a rally against the officials of Hyderabad Electric Company (Hesco) and also observed a token hunger strike in Moro on Wednesday....		SUKKUR: Five killed in different incidents SUKKUR, May 7: Five people were killed in separate incidents over disputes involving property, money, refusal to marriage proposals and old enmity in villages in Ghotki district and Pano Akil town on Wednesday....

SUKKUR: AIOU exams from 15th SUKKUR, May 7: The assistant regional director of Allama Iqbal Open University (AIOU), Regional Centre of Sukkur, has announced that annual examination of PTC, CT, ATTC, and B.Ed...		MIRPURKHAS: Minister blames vested interests, officials for water shortage MIRPURKHAS, May 7: Provincial minister without portfolio, Syed Ali Mardan Shah, has blamed vested interests and corrupt officials of Irrigation Department for ‘artificial’ scarcity of irrigation water in Umerkot district and...

NAWABSHAH: Man dies in accident NAWABSHAH, May 7: A motorcyclist was killed in a road accident on Sakrand road on Wednesday....		HYDERABAD: Woman injured in attack HYDERABAD, May 7: A man injured his 55-year-old mother-in-law by hitting her on the head with a blunt object in Ghangra Mori on Wednesday....