| October 12, 2008 | Sunday | Shawwal 12, 1429 |
KARACHI: Council demands withdrawal of power tariff hike
KARACHI, Oct 11: Expressing concern over the recent increase in power tariff, members of the City Council on Saturday urged the government to withdraw its decision in the greater interest of the citizens of Karachi....
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KARACHI: Fear hinders April 9 probe, tribunal told
KARACHI, Oct 11: Police officers investigating the killings during the April 9 violence, including those in which victims were burnt to death in an arson attack on Tahir Plaza, told the...
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KARACHI: Engineering student found shot dead
KARACHI, Oct 11: A 24-year-old man was found shot dead on Saturday in his flat in Gulistan-i-Jauhar....
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KARACHI: Two get life for killing ‘friend’
KARACHI, Oct 11: An Anti-Terrorism Court on Saturday sentenced to life imprisonment two men for kidnapping and murdering their friend....
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PESHAWAR: NWFP govt orders action against aliens
PESHAWAR, Oct 11: The NWFP police received directives to take action against foreigners including Afghan nationals, who were residing illegally in the province or working without work permits in mosques and seminaries, sources said....
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KARACHI: SBP loans
KARACHI, Oct 11: The State Bank’s apex committee handling student loan scheme has approved Rs179.995 million interest-free loans to be extended to 1,713 deserving students. The committee met under the chairmanship of SBP deputy-governor Mansur-ur-Rehman Khan.—APP...
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KARACHI: Murtaza Bhutto murder case
KARACHI, Oct 11: Former superintendent of police, Clifton, Shakaib Qureshi, was charged with the murder of Mir Murtaza Bhutto, a brother of assassinated PPP chairperson and former prime minister Benazir Bhutto, on Saturday....
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PESHAWAR: Parents’ refusal leaves 40,000 unvaccinated in NWFP
PESHAWAR, Oct 11: About 40,000 children were left out in the last polio vaccination campaign conducted in August in NWFP and Fata due to refusal by their parents, an official said....
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KARACHI: 31 KBCA officers suspended
KARACHI, Oct 11: Sindh Minister for Local Government Agha Siraj Khan Durrani has suspended 31 officers of the Karachi Building Control Authority (KBCA) who include town building control officers of Saddar, Liaquatabad and Lyari....
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KARACHI: ASF marks 32nd raising day
KARACHI, Oct 11: The Airports Security Force on Saturday celebrated its 32 years of service in safeguarding all the airports, passengers, visitors, functionaries, aviation installations, aircraft and terminal buildings in the country....
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LANDI KOTAL: Tribe fails to form Lashkar
LANDI KOTAL, Oct 11: The Akkakhel tribe failed to form a proposed Lashkar after the militant organisation Lashkar-i-Islam (LI) warned it against doing so, sources said....
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