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October 31, 2008 Friday Ziqa'ad 1, 1429 KARACHI: KESC pledges additional 1,000MW in three years KARACHI, Oct 30: A top Karachi Electric Supply Company official said on Thursday that the power company would generate an additional 1,000 megawatts of electricity over the next three years through... KARACHI: Two MQM workers shot dead KARACHI, Oct 30: Two activists of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement were gunned down by unknown persons in Nazimabad late on Wednesday night.... KARACHI: Order on convicts’ appeal reserved: Sheraton blast case KARACHI, Oct 30: The Sindh High Court appellate bench comprising Justice Qaiser Iqbal and Justice Syed Mehmood Alam Rizvi on Thursday reserved its judgment on the acquittal plea of two Harkatul Mujahideen activists sentenced to death by an anti-terrorism court.... MINGORA: 10 militants killed in Swat operation MINGORA, Oct 30: Ten militants were killed and one was arrested in Sarsenai area of Swat district, said a press release issued by Swat media centre here on Thursday.... KOHAT: Fierce clashes continue in Darra mountains KOHAT, Oct 30: At least one security forces personnel and scores of militants were killed during a fierce gun battle in the mountains of Bosti Khel in Darra Adamkhel on Thursday afternoon, sources said.... KHAR: 2 killed as mortar shell hits house KHAR, Oct 30: Two persons were killed when a mortar shell hit their house in Bichena area on Thursday.... LANDI KOTAL: 25 Afghans detained at Torkham LANDI KOTAL, Oct 30: Authorities at Torkham on Thursday arrested 25 Afghans who were trying to enter Pakistan without valid travel documents.... PESHAWAR: Export of sporting arms can fetch $100m: official PESHAWAR, Oct 30: Pakistan can fetch $100 million by increasing export of sporting arms within the next three years, an official of Pakistan Hunting and Sporting Arms Development Company (PHSADC) said here on Thursday.... KARACHI: Jupiter enthrals astronomy buffs with celestial performance KARACHI, Oct 30: Since time immemorial, man has been held in thrall by the magnificence of the heavenly bodies. Some worshiped these celestial objects, while others deduced that there was an even greater power responsible for their creation, placement and brilliance.... KARACHI: An endless wait KARACHI: In the late 1940s, Irish writer and dramatist Samuel Beckett wrote a play titled En attendant Godot which he later translated into English and called it Waiting for Godot.... KARACHI: Mismanagement mars CAA emergency rescue drill KARACHI, Oct 30: Mismanagement and flaws marked the annual airport emergency exercise conducted by the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) at the Karachi airport on Thursday to assess the response time of all relevant organisations in the event of an emergency.... KARACHI: Lawyers boycott hearings, demand Musharraf’s trial KARACHI, Oct 30: Leaders and members of the Karachi Bar Association (KBA) on Thursday observed the weekly boycott of courts proceedings in line with the Pakistan Bar Council’s call for protest... KARACHI: Expressway to be completed in a year, meeting told KARACHI, Oct 30: The government has decided to rid the much-delayed Lyari Expressway project of the various bottlenecks that has impeded its progress and complete its remaining 5.5-kilometre... KARACHI: Vice-chief of naval staff KARACHI, Oct 30: President Asif Ali Zardari has appointed Vice-Admiral Asaf Humayun as Vice Chief of the Naval Staff with immediate effect.... KARACHI: Hydrant poses threat to roads KARACHI, Oct 30: A number of newly constructed roads, including the signal-free corridor-I, have been exposed to destruction because of the frequent movement of water tankers drawing water from the Low Supply Reservoir (LSR) hydrant situated behind the Civic Centre.... KARACHI: KUTS election KARACHI, Oct 30: Prof Aqeel Ahmed (Microbiology) and Dr Shakeel Farooqui were elected president and secretary, respectively, of the Karachi University Teacher Society (KUTS) on Thursday.... KARACHI: Exhibition at Zenaini KARACHI, Oct 30: An exhibition of paintings by Vishal Joshi opens on Friday at the Zenaini art gallery at 5.30pm.... KARACHI: High court orders resumption of official’s salary KARACHI, Oct 30: The Sindh High Court ordered within 15 days payment of all remunerations due to an accounts official whose salary had been withheld since July 2007.... KARACHI: Plan to wrap up LG system under study KARACHI, Oct 30: The Pakistan People’s Party is mulling over a proposal to revive the commissionerate system and intends to move a bill in this regard to the Sindh Assembly if... KARACHI: Infant dies in firing KARACHI, Oct 30: An infant died from a gunshot wound in North Nazimabad late on Wednesday night.... KARACHI: Body set up to speed up graft cases proceedings KARACHI, Oct 30: As corruption cases, as old as 30-year, are still pending with the Anti-Corruption Establishment which could not be proceeded either due to authorities’ influence or due to some... KARACHI: Accident KARACHI, Oct 30: A young girl died in a road accident in Qasba Colony on Thursday.Police said five-year-old Sadaqat Bibi wandered off to the main road and was crushed by a dumper.... SHIKARPUR: Two held for detaining girl SHIKARPUR, Oct 30: The Gaheja police have taken into custody a girl of Multan who was found at Daro bus stop on Wednesday.... SUKKUR: Council seeks revival of power house SUKKUR, Oct 30: The Sukkur City Taluka Council unanimously passed three resolutions - revival of city’s thermal power station, establishment of IT university, and renovation of historic Clock Tower.... HYDERABAD: Rani Bagh to be opened soon, says nazim HYDERABAD, Oct 30: It has been decided to open the historic Rani Bagh for general public soon, said District Nazim Kanwar Naveed Jamil during the inspection of imported animals.... HYDERABAD: Bhagat Kanwar’s death anniversary HYDERABAD, Oct 30: The Institute of Sindhology of the University of Sindh in collaboration with Sindh Culture and Tourism Department is observing the 69th death anniversary of Sufi singer Bhagat Kanwar... HYDERABAD: Man throws into doubt son’s post-mortem report HYDERABAD, Oct 30: Father of Naveed Ahmed Shaikh who was found dead in Al-Amna Complex in Cantonment area on Monday, has thrown into question post-mortem report of his son issued by... HYDERABAD: Admission test on Nov 8 HYDERABAD, Oct 30: Test for admission to the Centre of Excellence in Arts and Design (CEAD) would be held simultaneously on Nov 8 at 9am in all the provincial capitals of the country, according to an announcement issued on Thursday.... PESHAWAR: Withdrawal of free hepatitis test alarms thousands PESHAWAR, Oct 30: The decision of federal government to end conducting free test of hepatitis C and B has badly affected about 15,000 under treatment patients in the province and Federally Administered Tribal Areas (Fata), sources say.... BUNER: MNA Mateen Khan dies of cardiac arrest BUNER, Oct 30: Seasoned politician and four-time elected MNA, Advocate Abdul Mateen Khan of Awami National Party (ANP), died due to cardiac arrest at the Polyclinic hospital in Islamabad on Thursday.... PARACHINAR: Lightning kills FC soldier in Kurram PARACHINAR, Oct 30: A paramilitary soldier was killed and three other sustained injuries when lightning hit a Frontier Corps checkpost in Shakar Dara area of Kurram tribal region on Thursday....

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