| October 28, 2008 | Tuesday | Shawwal 28, 1429 |
KARACHI: Four gunned down in attack on Mochko mosque
KARACHI, Oct 27: Four people, including a prayer leader, were killed on Monday when over two dozen attackers opened fire on a mosque in a shantytown in Mochko....
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KARACHI: Rows break out over power bills payment
KARACHI, Oct 27: A large number of Karachi Electricity Supply Company consumers complained on Monday that banks refused to accept the 60 per cent payment of enhanced bills issued to them...
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KARACHI: City govt seeks the lion’s share of dengue grant
KARACHI, Oct 27: The city government’s health department has requested the Sindh health department to divert to it a big chunk of the special grant of Rs20 million approved by the...
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KARACHI: Robber pleads guilty after four years in prison
KARACHI, Oct 27: A robbery accused facing trial for the past four years was convicted and ordered to be released when he entered a guilty plea on Monday....
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LANDI KOTAL: 236 Afghans deported
LANDI KOTAL, Oct 27: The tribal administration of Khyber Agency on Monday deported around 236 Afghans arrested by the law enforcing agencies during the last couple of days for illegal stay in Pakistan....
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KARACHI: Investigator testifies in factory owner’s kidnap case
KARACHI, Oct 27: An anti-terrorism court recorded testimony of the investigation officer in a case pertaining to the kidnapping of a factory owner for ransom on Monday....
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KARACHI: SHC suspends bail order
KARACHI, Oct 27: The Sindh High Court on Monday suspended the trial court’s order of granting bail to a murder accused and observed that the order was passed without considering the evidence involving the accused in the case....
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KARACHI: Boards decide to conduct exams on new pattern: Classes IX, XI
KARACHI, Oct 27: The committee of chairmen of all education boards of Sindh has decided to conduct the annual exams for ninth and eleventh graders on a new pattern, finalised with...
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KARACHI: KESC seeks permission to dig up 13 new roads
KARACHI, Oct 27: The Karachi Electric Supply Company (KESC) has sought permission to dig up some 13 roads, reconstructed recently by the city government, to lay underground distribution lines....
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KARACHI: Demand for deployment of Rangers at Lyari hospital
KARACHI, Oct 27: The Lyari Town administration and the Pakistan Medical Association (PMA) have demanded immediate deployment of Rangers and police personnel at the Lyari General Hospital to ensure safety and...
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KARACHI: Sewage on roads irks Lyariites
KARACHI, Oct 27: Gutters near the Lyari Telephone Exchange have been overflowing with sewage for past many days while the government department concerned has done nothing to address this problem....
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KARACHI: Violence-hit students seek new test
KARACHI, Oct 27: The candidates who could not take their Oct 12 pre-admission test at the Pak-Swedish College due to an armed clash between two student groups at the institution that...
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KARACHI: International symposium on natural product chemistry from tomorrow
KARACHI, Oct 27: A four-day international symposium on natural product chemistry commences on Wednesday at the International Centre for Chemical and Biological Sciences (ICCBS), University of Karachi....
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KARACHI: Painting show at Chawkandi Art
KARACHI, Oct 27: An exhibition of mixed media works by Atif Khan and miniature paintings by Marium Irfan opens at the Chawkandi Art gallery on Tuesday at 5.30pm....
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Exhibition at ShakilIsmail
An exhibition of paintings by Sonia Chundrigar opened at the ShakilIsmail art gallery on Monday. It will remain open till Nov 2....
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KARACHI: Minister, secy at odds over dept affairs
KARACHI, Oct 27: Differences between the minister and the secretary of the works and services department over the administrative affairs has turned into a row prompting the minister to approach the...
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HYDERABAD: Release of literary body’s grant urged
HYDERABAD, Oct 27: Sindhi Adabi Board press employees have appealed to the Sindh chief minister and the Sindh education minister, who is also the chairman of the board, to ensure release...
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HYDERABAD: Hesco to charge 60pc of Sept bill
HYDERABAD, Oct 27: The Hyderabad Electric Supply Company (Hesco) on Monday issued instructions to the SDOs and revenue officers of the company and commercial banks to charge only 60 per cent of Hesco bills for the month of September....
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MITHI: Loadshedding in Thar
MITHI, Oct 27: Unannounced loadshedding for hours has dealt a deadly blow to business activities and thus led to increased unemployment and crimes in the area....
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HYDERABAD: Govt slated for continuing past policies
HYDERABAD, Oct 27: The central committee of Awami Tehrik has said that the present government’s policies are a continuation of what it termed anti-state and anti-people policies of Musharraf regime, which have pushed the country to the brink of bankruptcy....
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HYDERABAD: Young man found dead in mysterious circumstances
HYDERABAD, Oct 27: A youth, Naveed A. Shaikh of Sukkur, was found dead in mysterious circumstances in Al-Amna Plaza in the Cantonment area here on Monday....
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MIRPURKHAS: MQM serving people without bias: adviser
MIRPURKHAS, Oct 27: The Muttahida Qaumi Movement is serving people diligently and without any bias which can be gauged from the Rs1.5 billion worth development works Mirpurkhas taluka nazim had accomplished,...
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MITHI: Educationist dies
MITHI, Oct 27: A noted educationalist of Thar, Prof Hotchand Meghwar, died of cardiac arrest on Monday. He was 60....
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HYDERABAD: Paediatricians oppose promotion of baby milk
HYDERABAD, Oct 27: The Pakistan Paediatric Association (PPA) is considering introduction of a code of ethics for paediatrics in the country to protect patients’ interests and promote breast feeding which is on decline because of aggressive marketing of infant formula milk....
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NAWABSHAH: PPP chooses candidate for district nazim’s seat
NAWABSHAH, Oct 27: The Shaheed Benazir Bhutto district chapter of the Pakistan People’s Party has nominated Ziaul Hassan Lanjar its candidate for running for the post of district nazim, according to...
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PESHAWAR: Body set up to cope with disasters
PESHAWAR, Oct 27: The NWFP government on Monday notified the establishment of Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA) to cope with natural and man-made disasters in the province where at least eight districts had been declared as prone to calamity....
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KOHAT: 13 arrested in Kohat search operation
KOHAT, Oct 27: The police and army arrested 13 suspicious persons from different areas of Kohat during a joint search operation on Monday....
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LANDI KOTAL: Six Nepalese sent to jail for illegal stay
LANDI KOTAL, Oct 27: The assistant political agent of Landi Kotal Tehsil on Monday convicted six Nepalese, including five juveniles, for illegal stay in Pakistan and sentenced them to six months imprisonment with fine of Rs1,000 each....
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