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December 26, 2008 Friday Zilhaj 27, 1429 KARACHI: Transparency of education dept fund questioned KARACHI, Dec 25: Following the expression of serious reservations by the finance department over the methodology and disbursement of grants from an endowment fund, the Sindh government has asked the education... KARACHI: Rs500m released for Lyari’s development KARACHI, Dec 25: Sindh Chief Minister Syed Qaim Ali Shah has announced the release of Rs500 million for the development of Lyari. The chief minister was speaking at an open kutchery at Khaliq Jumma Hall in Lyari on Thursday.... KARACHI: Tsunami early warning system far from perfect KARACHI, Dec 25: Four years after a tsunami left some 150,000 people dead or missing in South Asia, Karachi remains at risk of the killer waves due to a lack of... KARACHI: Plan to initiate screening of inmates for hepatitis, Aids KARACHI, Dec 25: Following reports that prisons across the province are housing individuals who are HIV positive, health managers and HIV/Aids controllers in the province are now pondering whether to introduce... KARACHI: Game warden, others booked for poaching KARACHI, Dec 25: A district game warden of the Sindh Wildlife Department, four officials of law-enforcement agency and others illegally hunted partridges in the Nara Game Reserve, it has been reliably learnt.... KARACHI: Health camp set up for oil spill victims KARACHI, Dec 25: About 350 adults and children reported for treatment at a special health camp set up in the oil spill affected area of Korangi town on Thursday.... KARACHI: Five killed in violent acts KARACHI, Dec 25: Five people, including a local office-bearer of the Jeay Sindh Taraqqi Pasand Party, were killed on Thursday in acts of violence in different parts of the city, police and witnesses said.... KARACHI: Prices of dried fruit shoot up KARACHI, Dec 25: Except for walnuts, the prices of imported dried fruit have surged this year owing to the devaluation of the rupee against the dollar and low production of crops.... KARACHI: Dawn staffer dies KARACHI, Dec 25: A 58-year-old staffer of Dawn, who was injured in a hit-and-run accident last week on Sharea Faisal, died on Thursday morning.... KARACHI: Today last date for KU fee submission KARACHI, Dec 25: The University of Karachi has announced that the last date for depositing fee for BS (Hons), BS third year and masters programme of the morning session is Dec 26 (today).... KARACHI: Special postage stamp KARACHI, Dec 25: The Pakistan Post will issue a special postage stamp to mark the first death anniversary of former prime minister Benazir Bhutto while the Sindh People’s Youth Organisation, Karachi... KARACHI: Pagara not moved by war reports KARACHI, Dec 25: Pakistan Muslim League Functional (PML-F) chief Pir Pagara has dispelled the impression that a war between Pakistan and India is imminent and said that there is no possibility of any such armed conflict between the two countries.... KARACHI: Acute water shortage hits Karachi KARACHI, Dec 25: An acute water shortage continues to plague many parts of the city, causing great discomfort to citizens.... KARACHI: The rise, fall and continuance of civilisation KARACHI, Dec 25: Saying that though tamaddun (culture), based on temporal foundations, can be divided, renowned Islamic scholar Ayatollah Syed Aqueel al-Gharavi was of the opinion that tehzeeb (civilisation) could not be bifurcated as it was based on universal human values.... KARACHI: Quaid’s birth anniversary observed KARACHI, Dec 25: The 132nd birth anniversary of Quaid-i-Azam Mohammad Ali Jinnah was observed on Thursday across Pakistan with the pledge that his ideals would be strictly adhered to in order to face the challenges of the present day.... THATTA: Steps needed for conservation of Kharai camel THATTA, Dec 25: Sea intrusion in Indus deltaic region, depletion of mangrove forests and topographical alterations due to non-release of sweet water has not only shattered biodiversity but also resulted in... HYDERABAD: Protest against release of lake water into river HYDERABAD, Dec 25: Activists of the Association for Research and Development of Rural Areas (ARADA) held a demonstration outside the press club in protest against release of contaminated water of Manchhar Lake into the River Indus.... HYDERABAD: Undeclared operation against STP alleged HYDERABAD, Dec 25: The Sindh Taraqqi Pasand Party chairman Dr Qadir Magsi said on Thursday that Tando Mohammad Khan police had launched an undeclared operation against the party activists.... HYDERABAD: Indigenous breeds of cattle disappearing, says expert HYDERABAD, Dec 25: Prof Dr Mushtaq A. Memon of Washington State University has said that unique indigenous breeds of Sindhi cattle like red cow, Kundi buffalo and some breeds of goats... HYDERABAD: Compensation sought HYDERABAD, Dec 25: Growers have demanded compensation for the huge losses they suffered during recent rains in which most of their paddy produce lying in heaps in open fields was destroyed.... MIRPURKHAS: Arrested MIRPURKHAS, Dec 25: Police claimed to have arrested an alleged narcotics peddler from Junejo Colony night and said they had found illegal arms and narcotics in his possession.... HYDERABAD: BB victim of international conspiracy, says Jalal HYDERABAD, Dec 25: The Sindh United Party chief Syed Jalal Mehmood Shah said on Thursday that Benazir Bhutto had been a victim of an international conspiracy hatched within the country.... GHALANAI: Forces kill mentally retarded tribesman ‘by mistake’ GHALANAI, Dec 25: Security forces ‘mistakenly’ fired at an insane tribesman at Karpa checkpost in Mohmand tribal region on Wednesday night, killing him on the spot, local people said.... PESHAWAR: Nato goods’ terminals being shifted to Punjab PESHAWAR, Dec 25: The companies ferrying military hardware and other goods to Nato and US forces in Afghanistan have started shifting their logistic terminals to Punjab after recent series of attacks in Peshawar and prevailing insecurity in the region, sources say.... PESHAWAR: 32 public Prosecutors appointed in NWFP PESHAWAR, Dec 25: The NWFP government has appointed a public prosecutor, Saleem Muhammad, as director (legal) of the prosecution service after a controversy over appointment of the previous officer against the said post.... KOHAT: ANP leader, driver abducted KOHAT, Dec 25: Unidentified armed men kidnapped the district secretary general of Awami National Party in Hangu along with his driver from Naryab-Doab road on Thursday.... PESHAWAR: Frightened traders launch protest PESHAWAR, Dec 25: Traders of Peshawar on Thursday launched a protest campaign against the increasing crime rate, especially kidnapping of people for ransom, and called upon the government to “protect us or tender resignation”.... PESHAWAR: DNA laboratory remains in limbo PESHAWAR, Dec 25: The NWFP government is yet to get a deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) laboratory despite pledges made by the United States and the government of Japan, sources said.... MINGORA: Two women killed in Swat shelling MINGORA, Dec 25: Two women were killed and two boys sustained injuries when artillery shell hit their house in Alam Ghar area of Charbagh on Thursday....

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