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October 04, 2008 Saturday Shawwal 04, 1429 KARACHI: Cellphone theft being included in anti-terrorism law KARACHI, Oct 3: In what appears to be an attempt to curb the rising trend of cellphone snatching and its associated crimes, the interior ministry has proposed to include cellphone snatching/theft in the Anti-Terrorism Act (ATA).... KARACHI: MQM coordination body shake-up likely KARACHI, Oct 3: The Muttahida Qaumi Movement is set to induct some new faces into its supreme body, the coordination committee, besides considering changing portfolios of some of the provincial ministers in the Sindh coalition government, Dawn has learnt.... KARACHI: Nearly 600 Deportees return from Oman KARACHI, Oct 3: Nearly 600 Pakistanis returned home on Friday after being deported from Oman, where they had been serving terms for an illegal stay or defying visa regulations of the Arab country, officials said.... HYDERABAD: Fahim hails president’s US visit HYDERABAD, Oct 3: The senior vice-chairman of the Pakistan People’s Party, MNA Makhdoom Mohammad Amin Fahim, has expressed his satisfaction over the recent foreign visit of President Asif Ali Zardari.... HYDERABAD: Abolition of feudal system urged HYDERABAD, Oct 3: The Sindh Hari Porhiyat Council at a meeting has hailed the government’s decision to increase wheat price and insure crops but said that these good measures were no substitute for land reforms.Punhal... KOHAT: 18 militants arrested, four suicide jackets seized KOHAT, Oct 3: A tribal Lashkar captured 18 militants and seized a huge quantity of explosives and four suicide jackets from their two vehicles in Orakzai Agency’s Feroze Khel area on Thursday.... LAKKI MARWAT: Sabotage bid foiled in Lakki Marwat LAKKI MARWAT, Oct 3: Naurang police averted a sabotage attempt by defusing mortar shells in the busiest bazaar here on the first day of Eidul Fitr, official sources said.... CHARSADDA: Four killed in Charsadda CHARSADDA, Oct 3: Four people including a child were killed and 10 others were injured on Friday in different incidents of violence in the outskirts here, police and hospital sources said.... PESHAWAR: Not much to celebrate for displaced persons PESHAWAR, Oct 3: The displaced families of Bajaur Agency at a relief camp in the provincial capital seemed oblivious of the festivities of Eid as most of them cited the indiscriminate shelling and bombing in the troubled tribal region.... KARACHI: Aids project fails due to govt indifference KARACHI, Oct 3: A go-slow or failure on the part of the federal government to understand the significance of projects has deprived the provincial Aids-control programme of a centre of excellence... KARACHI: Eight killed in accidents KARACHI, Oct 3: Eight men have died in road accidents in different parts of the city over the Eid holidays.... KARACHI: Clear policy, govt resolve essential to protect Makli KARACHI, Oct 3: The controversy surrounding the excavation and embankment raising work carried out in and around the Makli Hills necropolis by a powerful politician keeps cropping up every so often despite official efforts to settle the issue amicably.... KARACHI: KU leaves students in a fix over holidays KARACHI, Oct 3: Utter confusion prevailed among students of degree colleges about the reopening of the institutions after Eid holidays as the University of Karachi has failed to mention in its... KARACHI: Leaders condemn Charsadda suicide attack KARACHI, Oct 3: Leaders of various political parties, religious groups and civil society organisations have condemned the Thursday suicide bombing in Charsadda which left several people dead and injured.... KARACHI: Eidul Fitr celebrated amid tight security KARACHI, Oct 3: Karachiites celebrated Eidul Fitr on Wednesday with religious fervour in a peaceful atmosphere. Festivities continued on Thursday and Friday with men, women and children wearing colourful dresses visiting relatives, friends and neighbours to exchange greetings.... KARACHI: ATMs let shoppers down on eve of Eid KARACHI, Oct 3: Most of the automated teller machines (ATMs) in the city ran out of cash on Tuesday night leaving thousands of customers disappointed. Long queues at the ATMs of... KARACHI: First batch Completes training in child care KARACHI, Oct 3: The first batch of a child care programme has completed its training under a scheme of the annual development programme 2007-08.... KARACHI: JI criticises govt policy KARACHI, Oct 3: President of the Jamaat-i-Islami’s Sindh chapter Asadullah Bhutto has observed that the anti-people policies of the previous government have not changed although the government has changed.... KARACHI: Schoolchildren make govt sign UN Convention KARACHI, Oct 3: Pakistan has become the 135th country to sign the UN Convention for the Rights of People with Disabili-ties, according to a press release issued by the Children’s Museum for Peace and Human Rights (CMPHR).... KARACHI: Weather KARACHI, Oct 3: The Met Office has forecast hot and dry weather for Karachi on Saturday with the maximum temperature expected to range between 35ºC and 37ºC.... KARACHI: Three killed in separate incidents KARACHI, Oct 3: Three men have been killed in different parts of the city over the Eid holiday.... KARACHI: Local institutions plan events from 25th: World Space Week KARACHI, Oct 3: Though most people around the globe will start World Space Week celebrations from Saturday (October 4), due to the recently concluded month of Ramazan, observance of the event has been pushed to late October/early November in Karachi.... KARACHI: Three bodies recovered KARACHI, Oct 3: The decomposed body of a 55-year-old man was found in the Gulshan-i-Maymar police limits on the first day of Eid.... KARACHI: Power cuts irk citizens over Eid holidays KARACHI, Oct 3: The belated announcement of Eid moon sighting had a telling effect on the fragile transmission and distribution network of the Karachi Electric Supply Company that collapsed with a... KARACHI: Bandit arrested, arms seized KARACHI, Oct 3: The Pakistan Rangers, Sindh, arrested a dacoit and seized arms, a mobile phone and a motorcycle.... SANGHAR: Bandit dies in encounter SANGHAR, Oct 3: A bandit was killed and another arrested after an hours-long encounter near Perumal on the eve of Eid, police said.... MITHI: Villagers resent displacement MITHI, Oct 3: A large number of Meghwars, belonging to Kasbo and surrounding villages of Nagarparkar taluka, staged a demonstration outside the local press club to protest against what they called... HYDERABAD: Youth kills two aunts, injures 4 HYDERABAD, Oct 3: A youth along with an accomplice shot his two aunts dead and injured four other relatives in Budho Mangrio village in the Odero Lal area of Matiari district at Thursday night over a matrimonial issue.... HYDERABAD: Eid gifts distributed HYDERABAD, Oct 3: District Nazim Kanwar Naveed Jamil on the eve of Eidul Fitr distributed Eid gifts among the poor at Darul Atfaal, which is being run by the social welfare wing of the community development department.... HYDERABAD: Minister confident of economic revival HYDERABAD, Oct 3: Federal Finance Minister Syed Naveed Qamar has pledged to steer the country out of economic crisis with the cooperation of the people.... THATTA: PPP pursuing Musharraf’s policies: JI leader THATTA, Oct 3: Jamaat-i-Islami Naib Amir Liaquat Baloch has said the pursuance of its predecessors’ policies by the present government has resulted in desperation and sense of deprivation in the country.... MIRPURKHAS: Three killed, 21 injured in accidents on Eid day MIRPURKHAS, Oct 3: Eidul Fitr was celebrated across Sindh amid tight security arrangements. However, at least three people were killed and 21 others including four minor children were injured in separate incidents in different parts of the province.... MIRPURKHAS: Villagers seek action against land grabbers MIRPURKHAS, Oct 3: Residents of Mohammad Yaqoob Mahar village have expressed concern over encroachment by land mafia at irrigation land adjacent Mirpurkhas Railway Employees Housing Society, as a result of which... PESHAWAR: Hospital in Bajaur Without basic facilities PESHAWAR, Oct 3: A major health facility in Bajaur Agency, a portion of which is occupied by the paramilitary forces, is lacking medical staff and other basic healthcare facilities, adding to the miseries of the patients of the area.... PESHAWAR: Poor sanitation irks residents on Eid PESHAWAR, Oct 3: The officials of different town administrations of the provincial capital have badly failed to carry out their duties during the Eid holidays, and that was why heaps of... MANSEHRA: Girl shot, injured in Balakot MANSEHRA, Oct 3: A man shot injured an eight-year-old girl in Balakot on Friday....

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