| November 27, 2008 | Thursday | Ziqa'ad 28, 1429 |
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KARACHI: Remand of forex scam suspects extended
KARACHI, Nov 26: A judicial magistrate (south) on Wednesday extended till Dec 1 the physical remand of two top officials of a renowned foreign exchange firm for their alleged involvement in a forex scam.... 
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KARACHI: Govt stand still unchanged: Regularisation of ad-hoc lecturers
KARACHI, Nov 26: Services of ad-hoc lecturers will not be terminated provided they appear before the Sindh Public Service Commission in a test whose date has been specifically extended....
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KARACHI: Jaun Elia and fine, fine frenzy
KARACHI: Jaun Elia admired John Keats. Reason: the latter died of tuberculosis. Jaun found the disease awfully romantic and liberating. He liked expectorating blood, and penned a great many couplets on the subject....
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KARACHI: MQM, ST meeting
KARACHI, Nov 26: A reconciliatory meeting between the Muttahida Qaumi Movement and the Sunni Tehreek was held at the Governor’s House on Wednesday at the request of the Tehreek Ulema-i-Ahl-i-Sunnat....
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KARACHI: Woman strangles husband to death
KARACHI, Nov 26: A 40-year-old man was strangled allegedly by his wife in their rented house in Lalabad, a shantytown near Quaidabad, in the small hours of Wednesday, police and witnesses said....
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KARACHI: ‘Bandit’, victim killed
KARACHI, Nov 26: A 17-year-old college student and a suspected bandit were killed when the suspect’s accomplices opened fire in a minibus at Shahnawaz Chowk near Gutter Baghicha....
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KARACHI: ‘EU is antidote to unilateralism’
KARACHI, Nov 26: Admiring the spirit of cooperation that binds together the diverse nations of the European Union, former information minister Javed Jabbar hailed the 27-nation bloc as “an antidote to...
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KARACHI: Illegal projects
KARACHI, Nov 26: The KBCA has declared sale of plots in Baldia Town and Naval Colony by M/s Al-Jeelani builders illegal, and also issued a notice to M/s Allied Associates, builders of Elite Tower, plot No....
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KARACHI: Bank recovery team member indicted: Defaulter’s suicide case
Mohammad Tufail Shah, 26, had defaulted on a loan and had committed suicide on April 27 by hanging himself from a ceiling fan in his house in New Karachi, reportedly after being pressured by the bank’s recovery team....
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KARACHI: Urdu conference begins today
KARACHI, Nov 26: A seven-day Aalmi Urdu Conference organised by the Arts Council of Pakistan to commemorate legends of Urdu literature begins on Thursday. Eminent writers, poets, critics, novelists and other...
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KARACHI: Strike observed at colleges
KARACHI, Nov 26: Teaching and non-teaching staff of colleges across the province observed a strike on Wednesday against the manhandling of ad-hoc lecturers by police during a demonstration outside the Sindh Assembly on Monday to demand regularisation of their employment....
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KARACHI: Group show at Shakil Ismail
KARACHI, Nov 26: A group show of paintings by 24 contemporary artists opens at the ShakilIsmail art gallery at 5.30pm on Thursday....
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KARACHI: Diabetic children
KARACHI, Nov 26: The National Institute of Child Health is extending education and disease management support to about 500 registered children suffering from diabetes with the cooperation of an NGO....
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KARACHI: Mly operation continuing, claims BNP
KARACHI, Nov 26: The Balochistan National Party (Mengal group) has rejected the government’s claim that military operation in Balochistan had been halted, saying that the operation had rather been intensified, especially in Bugti and Marri areas....
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KARACHI: Hearing of 365 lecturers’ pleas for posting put off: SC ruling on govt’s appeal awaited
KARACHI, Nov 26: The Sindh High Court adjourned the hearing of 365 Sindh Public Service Commission-selected lecturers’ petitions for posting till Dec 15, by which date the Supreme Court would have...
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HYDERABAD: Police kiosk in hospital planned
HYDERABAD, Nov 26: A police picket will be set up inside the city’s Civil Hospital for round-the-clock vigilance and security checks of doctors, especially women....
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MIRPURKHAS: Court orders exhumation of body and post-mortem
MIRPURKHAS, Nov 26: The civil judge and judicial magistrate-II of Mirpurkhas has ordered formation of a medical board to exhume the body of a man allegedly killed in police custody and conduct post-mortem examination....
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HYDERABAD: Call for making primary education free, compulsory
HYDERABAD, Nov 26: Academics and research scholars on Wednesday called for implementing a national programme for free and compulsory primary education to bring about universal literacy and strengthen school education....
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HYDERABAD: Jeweller’s body found
HYDERABAD, Nov 26: The Sakhi Pir police found the body of a goldsmith, Ahmed Sonara, who had been missing since Tuesday evening....
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DADU: Demand for double-track highway
DADU, Nov 26: The district council unanimously passed a resolution on Wednesday demanding that the Indus Highway be made double track from Sehwan to Ratodero....
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HYDERABAD: Development of Hyderabad praised
HYDERABAD, Nov 26: M.J. Khan, a senior member of Huston City Council, USA, met Hyderabad District Nazim Kanwar Naveed Jamil here on Tuesday and praised the massive development programme in the city being carried out by the district government....
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MIRPURKHAS: Suicide attempt
MIRPURKHAS, Nov 26. Two youths tried to commit suicide on Wednesday, one by self-immolation and the other by consuming pesticide....
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LANDI KOTAL: ‘US spy’ found dead in Khyber
LANDI KOTAL, Nov 26: The bullet riddled body of an Afghan national was found in Tawda Mena locality of Ali Masjid on Wednesday....
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PESHAWAR: 4 killed as Taliban attack house of ‘deserter’
PESHAWAR, Nov 26: Three militants were killed – two in a clash with villagers and one in an encounter with police – in different areas of Peshawar on Wednesday....
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KOHAT: Three injured in firing on vehicle in Darra
KOHAT, Nov 26: Three people were injured when some armed men opened indiscriminate fire on a vehicle while passing through the Bosti Khel area of Darra Adamkhel on Wednesday, officials said....
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PESHAWAR: PML-N to hold countrywide protests against US attacks
PESHAWAR, Nov 26: The Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz has announced a countrywide protest against the US attacks on Frontier province and tribal areas and continuation of the policies of former president Pervez Musharraf by the present rulers....
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MANSEHRA: Villagers kill leopard which injured four
MANSEHRA, Nov 26: Villagers killed a leopard after it injured four villagers, two of them critically, in Bakai Pakha area of Bagurmung union council on Wednesday....
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