| November 26, 2008 | Wednesday | Ziqa'ad 27, 1429 |
KARACHI: 99 Indian fishermen released
KARACHI, Nov 25: Prison authorities on Tuesday released 99 Indian fishermen as a goodwill gesture, reciprocating the recent release of 28 Pakistani prisoners from Indian jails, officials said....
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KARACHI: PPP irked by MQM’s stance on Qadirpur gas fields issue
KARACHI, Nov 25: The Sindh Assembly on Tuesday witnessed an aggressive senior minister and parliamentary party leader of the Pakistan People’s Party Pir Mazhar-ul-Haq coming down hard on Syed Sardar Ahmad,...
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KARACHI: Four policemen booked in custodial death case
KARACHI, Nov 25: Four police officials, including a deputy superintendent of police (DSP), were booked on Tuesday for killing Kishan Chand, a 30-year-old trader, in their custody....
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KARACHI: PTA appalled at rate of cellphone theft in Karachi
KARACHI, Nov 25: The telecom authorities have marked Karachi as the city that witnessed the highest number of cellphone theft and snatchings in 2008 in the country, putting a question mark over the claims and performance of the law-enforcers....
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KARACHI: Demand for steps against land erosion
KARACHI, Nov 25: The Sindh Assembly on Tuesday demanded of the government to take effective measures to protect land from erosion by the sea in the coastal areas of Badin and Thatta districts....
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KARACHI: Bail pleas rejected in designer murder case
KARACHI, Nov 25: An additional district and sessions court on Tuesday rejected bail applications of two brothers allegedly involved in the murder case of a famous fashion designer....
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KARACHI: 5,000 chicks perish in poultry farm fire
KARACHI, Nov 25: Five thousand chicks were burnt to death when a fire broke out at a poultry farm in Steel Town on Tuesday....
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KARACHI: Bhitai Colony water woes
KARACHI, Nov 25: Despite the arrival of winter when the overall water demand is comparatively small, residents of Bhitai Colony are facing acute scarcity of water as the authorities concerned have adopted a “complicated procedure” of water supply to the area....
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KARACHI: KU extends BCom registration date
KARACHI, Nov 25: The University of Karachi has announced that registration forms of BCom and improvement of division will be accepted with a late fee of Rs300 from Nov 26 to Dec 3....
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KARACHI: DHA waterfront project discussed
KARACHI, Nov 25: The need for conducting a review of the Waterfront Development Project on a quarterly basis was underlined at a meeting between Sindh Environment Minister Hasan Askari Taqvi and...
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KARACHI: Police officers transferred
KARACHI, Nov 25: Five police officers were transferred and posted by the office of the Provincial Police Officer on Tuesday....
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KARACHI: Power plant project
KARACHI, Nov 25: The KESC management has signed a supply and services contract for a “fast-track power plant project” to increase the generation capacity by approximately 180 megawatts....
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KARACHI: Forecast
KARACHI, Nov 25: The meteorological office has forecast cold and dry weather for the city on Wednesday with the minimum temperature expected to range between 11 and 13 degrees centigrade....
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KARACHI: Group show of paintings
KARACHI, Nov 25: A group show of paintings by seven artists opened on Tuesday at the Unicorn art gallery....
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KARACHI: Plan for Makli’s preservation being prepared
KARACHI, Nov 25: The terms of reference for the scheme titled ‘Public-private partnership for livestock and dairy farming in Sindh’ are under consideration of the Sindh government....
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KARACHI: 20pc raise in honorarium of local govt members proposed
KARACHI, Nov 25: The City Council adopted a resolution on Tuesday proposing a 20 per cent increase in the honorarium of future city nazim and naib nazim, town nazims and naib...
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KARACHI: Forty vehicles, 47 mobile phones taken away
KARACHI, Nov 25: Forty vehicles – 12 automobiles and 28 motorbikes – and 47 cellular phones were taken away by Tuesday evening in different parts of the city....
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KARACHI: We also speak for Sindh: Jam
KARACHI, Nov 25: Terming the treasury’s attitude as “unacceptable”, leader of the opposition in the Sindh Assembly Jam Madad Ali reiterated the right of the opposition to raise issues in defence of Sindh’s interests on the floor of the house....
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HYDERABAD: Consultants to attend casualty ward
HYDERABAD, Nov 25: Professors and consultants of different faculties will ensure their presence in casualty ward to handle emergency patients....
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HYDERABAD: Sindh govt increases relief amounts
HYDERABAD, Nov 25: The provincial government has made amendments to instructions for utilisation of grant under “481-Relief Measures” for providing relief during calamities under section 3 of Sindh National Calamities (Prevention...
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HYDERABAD: Out-of-court settlement of murder case likely
HYDERABAD, Nov 25: Efforts are under way for an out-of-court settlement of the murder case of Naveed Sheikh, the son of the deputy registrar, Sindh High Court, Sukkur bench, through a federal minister....
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NAWABSHAH: Partial strike in Nawabshah against rising crime
NAWABSHAH, Nov 25: A partial strike was observed here on Tuesday against rising crimes in the city on the call of Kiryana Merchant Association....
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PESHAWAR: MPAs to get in-camera briefing on Swat situation
PESHAWAR, Nov 25: Provincial Law Minister Arshad Abdullah has said members of the NWFP Assembly will be given in-camera briefing on the situation in Swat in the coming session....
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MINGORA: Naib nazim among 4 killed in Swat
MINGORA, Nov 25: Four persons including naib nazim of Matta tehsil were killed and four others sustained injuries in separate incidents of violence in restive Swat valley on Tuesday....
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PESHAWAR: Swat Museum can be Taliban’s next target
PESHAWAR, Nov 25: After destroying the Buddha rock carvings in the volatile northern district, the Swat Museum could be the next target of the militants in the restive valley, the Sarhad Tourism Corporation (STC) has warned the NWFP government on Tuesday....
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PESHAWAR: ANP to spend 70pc funds of women, minority MPs
PESHAWAR, Nov 25: MPAs of the Awami National Party elected on reserved seats will no longer be authorised to fully utilise their annual discretionary funds because, onwards, 70 per cent of...
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DERA ISMAIL KHAN: Violence forcing people to leave Dera
DERA ISMAIL KHAN, Nov 25: Lack of security and growing acts of terrorism and sectarian-related violence in the district during the past one year have forced many residents to migrate to safer places....
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LANDI KOTAL: Mangal Bagh steps down as LI chief
LANDI KOTAL, Nov 25: Mangal Bagh, amir of Lashkar-i-Islam (LI), a religious outfit of Khyber tribal region, announced through his illegal FM radio station that he was stepping down as chief of the organisation here on Tuesday....
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PESHWAR: 267,269 children deprived of polio drops
PESHWAR, Nov 25: An official of the Expanded Programme for Immunisation (EPI) has said that during the polio vaccination campaign in the NWFP 267,269 children could not be immunised in parts of the province....
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PESHAWAR: Isolation units for bird flu patients still awaited
PESHAWAR, Nov 25: The provincial health department has failed to establish respiratory isolation units for bird flu patients despite the lapse of one year, sources said....
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