DAWN - Local; January 12, 2009

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January 12, 2009	Monday	Muharram 14, 1430

KARACHI: Anti-Israel rally tear-gassed; 12 hurt KARACHI, Jan 11: Over a dozen people, including two police officials, were injured on Sunday when police fired teargas shells and severely baton-charged participants of an anti-Israel rally, taken out by the Imamia Students Organisation (ISO), police and witnesses said....		KARACHI: Mismanagement mars crime scene investigations KARACHI, Jan 11: Despite the seminal importance of managing and preserving crime scenes, which serve as the starting point of any investigation, the country’s police force has a dismal record in...

KARACHI: Police prefer not to use CDGK’s video surveillance system KARACHI, Jan 11: The city police have launched a Rs1 billion project to put Karachi under video surveillance through 3,000 cameras (in the initial stage), covering almost every prominent part of the metropolis....		KARACHI: Two ACLC men arrested in traders’ killing case KARACHI, Jan 11: The suspended SHO of the Anti-Car Lifting Cell, booked along with his three subordinates for the murder of four Dubai-based traders in an alleged encounter, surrendered himself to the police on Sunday, the police said....

KARACHI: MA registration date extended KARACHI, Jan 11: The University of Karachi has extended the date for submission of registration forms and fee of MA/double MA and improvement of division exams-2007 till January 31....		KARACHI: Lack of funds impedes Ghalib Library’s progress KARACHI, Jan 11: Ghalib Library, probably the best institution of its kind in the whole country, is struggling for survival as neither the Karachi city government, nor the Sindh government is ready to help it stand on its feet....

KARACHI: Signal-free expressway KARACHI, Jan 11: The city government has started work on a signal-free project to ensure smooth flow of traffic on Shaheed-i-Millat Road and Expressway from Qayyumabad to Jail Chowrangi....		KARACHI: Forecast KARACHI, Jan 11: The meteorological office has forecast partly cloudy weather with cool night in the city for Monday....

KARACHI: KU announces schedule of practical exams KARACHI, Jan 11: The University of Karachi has announced the schedule of BA (Pass) second year’s library science practical-II examination-2008....		KARACHI: Cantt Station besieged by civic problems KARACHI, Jan 11: Filthy water gushing out from choked sewers has spread over a large area in the Cantonment Railway Station’s parking lot, causing severe inconvenience to people while creating a stinking and unhygienic atmosphere....

KARACHI: SSC exams KARACHI, Jan 11: The controller of examinations of the Board of Secondary Education, Karachi, has announced that the regular and private candidates of science and general group, who could not pass SSC supplementary examination-2008, may appear in the SSC annual examination-2009....		KARACHI: Official order about resurvey of Makli being ignored KARACHI, Jan 11: The resurvey exercise to determine the boundaries of the Makli necropolis, a world heritage site, that was to be conducted within a “couple of weeks” could not be...

KHAIRPUR: Protest against fertiliser shortage KHAIRPUR, Jan 11: A large number of farmers of Piryaloi and adjoining areas held a demonstration here on Sunday to protest against shortage of fertiliser in Kingri taluka....		HYDERABAD: Attacks on Gaza widely condemned HYDERABAD, Jan 11: Protests against Israeli aggression on the Gaza Strip continued in different parts of Sindh on Sunday....

HYDERABAD: Rs173m deficit budget for LUMHS HYDERABAD, Jan 11: The senate of the Liaquat University of Medical and Health Sciences on Saturday approved the budget for 2008-09, which shows an expected income of Rs598.244...		THATTA: Farmers urged to stop cane supply THATTA, Jan 11: Farmers’ organisations on Sunday appealed to growers to stop supplying sugarcane to sugar mills from Monday as a move to force them to pay millions of rupees they owe to growers for a couple of years....

HYDERABAD: Release of lake water into Indus resumes HYDERABAD, Jan 11: Discharge of 400 cusec of water from Manchhar Lake into Indus has recently been resumed, following release of water from Sukkur barrage which is undergoing annual closure for maintenance and repair....		MIRPURKHAS: Man killed, sons injured in attack MIRPURKHAS, Jan 11: A man was stabbed to death and five other people were injured in an attack in the Jarwari Shakh area near here on Sunday....

THATTA: Pallo fish faces threat of extinction THATTA, Jan 11: Pallo fish, highly prized for its delicious aroma and taste and a traditional delicacy across the province, faces threat of extinction in near future due to non-release of water downstream Kotri Barrage for a couple of years....		ABBOTTABAD: Seven doctors terminated in Abbottabad: AMC controversy ABBOTTABAD, Jan 11: The institutional management committee of Ayub Medical Complex (AMC) terminated seven doctors and referred the cases of four others to the provincial government for departmental action here on Saturday night....

ALPURI: PML for enforcement of Sharia in Malakand ALPURI, Jan 11: The provincial president of PML and MNA Engineer Amir Muqam has called upon the federal government to enforce Sharia laws in Malakand region as it was in accordance with the ‘aspiration’ of the people....		KARAK: Over 9,000 consumers face power cut in Karak: Non-payment of dues KARAK, Jan 11: The Peshawar Electric Supply Company (Pesco) has decided to disconnect power supply to as many as 9,032 consumers on charges of electricity theft and outstanding dues....

PESHAWAR: LHWs to be part of immunisation plan: Move to improve vaccination coverage PESHAWAR, Jan 11: The government has planned to involve lady health workers (LHWs) in the routine immunisation programme with a view to put brakes on the vaccine-preventable childhood ailments, officials said....		LAKKI MARWAT: Cellphone shops damaged in Lakki blast LAKKI MARWAT, Jan 11: A bomb blast partially damaged two cellphone shops in Naurang bazaar on late Saturday night....

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