| May 12, 2008 | Monday | Jamadi-ul-Awwal 6, 1429 |
KARACHI: Heart of darkness
KARACHI: Why have a judiciary? Is it better to decide matters wrongly or not at all? Should people be induced to seek justice when the decision would favour an oppressor? After all in the jungle there is no court....
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KARACHI: Helplessness of judges and the masses
KARACHI, May 11: For Justice Anwar Zaheer Jamali in Clifton and Asghar Khan in Landhi, the morning of May 12, 2007, held no hint of what was to come....
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KARACHI: ‘Bodies of victims lay unattended on road’
KARACHI, May 11: It was around 10.30am on May 12, 2007, when I left my home for the airport. Listening to the news of the happenings in the city the night...
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KARACHI: Muttahida reiterates demand for ICJ probe
KARACHI, May 11: Reiterating its stance that the May 12, 2007 events were part of a “well-thought-out conspiracy,” the Muttahida Qaumi Movement has stressed the need for an independent inquiry by...
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KARACHI: Row over epilepsy centre intensifies KARACHI, May 11: The Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre has directed a non- governmental organisation running the National Epilepsy Centre situated on its premises to stop examining patients at the NEC, it has been learnt....
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KARACHI: Policeman and suspect killed
KARACHI, May 11: A policeman and a suspected criminal were killed in a shootout in Korangi late Saturday night....
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KARACHI: Housing scheme for lawyers promised
KARACHI, May 11: On the eve of the deadline fixed by the ruling coalition partners for the restoration of the judiciary, a 36-member delegation of the Sindh Bar Council called on...
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KARACHI: Chinese team
KARACHI, May 11: Consul General of China Chen Shamim, along with a delegation, called on Sindh Assembly Speaker Nisar Ahmed Khuhro and discussed with him bilateral issues, particularly socio-economic development and cooperation in the energy sector.—APP...
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KARACHI: Excessive school fees
KARACHI, May 11: Sindh Education Minister Pir Mazharul Haq has taken notice of the complaints of excessive fees charged by certain private educational institutions....
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KARACHI: KESC selling assets to overcome crisis
KARACHI, May 11: The Karachi Electric Supply Company’s privatised management is in serious liquidity crisis and is compelled to sell the family silver to get credits from various international and domestic financial institutions....
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KARACHI: Hot, humid weather
KARACHI, May 11: The Met Office has forecast hot and humid weather for Karachi on Monday with maximum temperature expected to range between 34ºC and 36ºC....
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KARACHI: Terrorism not linked with Islam, says French envoy
KARACHI, May 11: The French ambassador to Pakistan, Regis de Belenet, said that the talks between the Pakistan government and the militants in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) and other...
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MIRPURKHAS: 300 bags of spurious fertiliser seized; call for action against owner
MIRPURKHAS, May 11: A trailer loaded with about 300 spurious DAP fertiliser bags impounded by officials of the agriculture extension department of Mirpurkhas near Jhuddo town four days ago is still...
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HYDERABAD: Growers seek end to water theft
HYDERABAD, May 11: The Sindh Chamber of Agriculture (SCA) on Sunday severely criticised what it called the theft of 8,000 cusec of Sindh’s share in water through lift machines and demanded that the practice be stopped immediately....
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HYDERABAD: UC nazim accused of withholding salary
HYDERABAD, May 11: The secretary of Sufan Shah union council of Mirpurkhas, Mohammad Bachal Dars, has accused the nazim of the union council of not paying him salary for 14 months...
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HYDERABAD: Calls for probe into dist govt’s spending
HYDERABAD, May 11: The Sindh Democratic Forum (SDF) on Sunday called for an inquiry into the district government’s spending on different development projects and said that certain projects had destroyed the beauty of the district....
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PESHAWAR: NWFP assembly speaker ‘exercising extra powers’
PESHAWAR, May 11: NWFP Assembly Speaker Karamatullah Khan Chaghermati, who is supposed to be custodian of the House, has allegedly exceeded his constitutional limits and started performing as de facto chief minister....
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PESHAWAR: Govt asked to punish culprits behind May 12 carnage
PESHAWAR, May 11: Speakers at a ceremony here on Sunday called upon the government to bring to book the persons involved in the last year Karachi carnage as it was well organised act of terrorism leaving scores of poor people killed....
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MINGORA: Ex-minister’s two sons kidnapped
MINGORA, May 11: Unidentified gunmen kidnapped sons of a former provincial minister in the MMA government in the insurgency-affected Matta sub-district, his family said....
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PESHAWAR: Frontier to have three more food testing labs
PESHAWAR, May 11: The provincial health department is establishing three new food testing laboratories in three districts to ensure availability of pure edibles in the NWFP....
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LANDI KOTAL: Tribes asked to send volunteers for moral brigade
LANDI KOTAL, May 11: A ten-member committee of ulema, which was formed on April 27, has called upon all the tribes of Landi Kotal to volunteer 100 men each to its...
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KHAIRPUR: Man freed, kidnappers arrested
KHAIRPUR, May 11: A trader who was kidnapped 25 days ago was freed on Sunday after a gun battle, said police....
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HYDERABAD: Projects affected by shortage of funds
HYDERABAD, May 11: The Tando Mohammad Khan taluka council approved on Saturday a revised budget of Rs81.2 million for 2007-08 and appealed to the Sindh chief minister to restore monthly instalment of Rs4.8...
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MIRPURKHAS: ‘Kidnapped, tortured’ woman seeks justice
MIRPURKHAS, May 11: The condition of Shehnaz Bhatti, who has been allegedly kidnapped and tortured by an influential landlord, is deteriorating while the Kunri police have refused to lodge a case against the accused....
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DADU: Girl kidnapped
DADU, May 11: A young girl was kidnapped when she was returning home from a market here on Saturday night....
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SUKKUR: Man kills brother after domestic dispute
SUKKUR, May 11: A man gunned down by his brother following a domestic dispute in Momal Ji Mari village near Ghotki on Sunday. After a heated argument with his brother Ahmed...
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HYDERABAD: Cable operators warn of network shutdown
HYDERABAD, May 11: Local cable operators announced on Sunday they would shut down the cable network after the end of there 24-hour ultimatum to Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (Pemra) to cancel the licences issued on or after Jan 1....
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NAUSHAHRO FEROZE: Two kidnap victims recovered
NAUSHAHRO FEROZE, May 11: Police claimed to have freed two kidnapped men late on Friday night. They had been kidnapped about a week ago....
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