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December 08, 2007 Saturday Ziqa'ad 27, 1428 KARACHI: Mass transit plan put in jeopardy by KBCA KARACHI, Dec 7: By authorising a builder to construct a high-rise structure on a huge plot reserved for Corridor-III of the Karachi Mass Transit Plan (KMTP), the Karachi Building Control Authority... KARACHI: Muttahida issues list of election candidates KARACHI, Dec 7: The Muttahida Qaumi Movement launched its election campaign on Friday by announcing its candidates who would contest the January 8 general elections from various national and provincial assembly seats in Sindh.... KARACHI: Former SHC judge moves court for grant of pension KARACHI, Dec 7: A division bench of the Sindh High Court issued a notice to the federal law ministry in a petition moved by a high court judge relieved in 2000 for grant of pension.... KARACHI: PPP complains about ‘ministers’ bias’ KARACHI, Dec 7: The Pakistan People’s Party has questioned the neutrality of the provincial caretaker government by accusing several of its members and their subordinates of actively assisting their favourite candidates in the electioneering.... KARACHI: City council briefed on master plan KARACHI, Dec 7: A new master plan prepared by the Karachi city district government was presented for debate by the treasury benches in the City Council’s meeting on Friday, though the... KARACHI: Zoo death toll mounts KARACHI, Dec 7: The death toll at the Karachi Zoo continues to rise since over the past ten days, the facility has lost a Bengal tiger, two blue bulls, a black buck, a red deer and a jackal, sources informed Dawn.... KARACHI: Witnesses in boiler blast case fail to testify again KARACHI, Dec 7: An additional district and sessions court adjourned the hearing of boiler explosion case without recording the statements of prosecution witnesses on a request of defence counsel till Dec 8.... KARACHI: IJT rally against emergency broken up KARACHI, Dec 7: Police on Friday resorted to tear-gas shelling and baton charge to disperse hundreds of activists of the Islami Jamiat Talaba (IJT) and arrested half a dozen of those... KARACHI: Election arrangements reviewed KARACHI, Dec 7: Pakistan Election Commission Secretary Kanwar Mohammad Dilshad met high officials of the provincial caretaker government and election commission on Friday to review overall preparations and progress for the... KARACHI: List of KBA election candidates finalised KARACHI, Dec 7: The Karachi Bar Association on Friday released the final list of candidates contesting the KBA election-2008 scheduled to be held on Dec 15.... KARACHI: Disputed mosque sealed off to defuse tension KARACHI, Dec 7: The Qadeemi Masjid, near Jama Cloth Market in the Risala police limits, was once again sealed on Friday. The decision has been taken following a series of... KARACHI: Transporters seek approval for pollution-free rickshaws KARACHI, Dec 7: In compliance with court orders and subsequent instructions of the governor to withdraw polluting auto-rickshaws from the city, transporters have developed a new version of a four-stroke rickshaw... KARACHI: MA forms KARACHI, Dec 7: The University of Karachi on Friday extended the date for submission of registration form for MA, double-MA and improvement of division (external) examination 2007 to be held in June/July 2008).... KARACHI: Weather KARACHI, Dec 7: The Met Office has forecast fair weather for the city on Saturday with the minimum temperature expected to range between 12 and 14 degrees centrigrade.... BADIN: Fishermen stage rally in Badin BADIN, Dec 7: Fishermen took out a rally here on Friday to protest against police failure to arrest the people involved in an attack on the members of their community.... MIRPURKHAS: Probe ordered into complaints against ex-CM MIRPURKHAS, Dec 7: The Election Commission has ordered an inquiry after receiving a complaint from PPP candidate for NA-228 Umerkot-I Nawab Yousuf Talpur about former Sindh chief minister Dr Arbab Ghulam Rahim using government machinery and official protocol despite having relinquished.... KHAIRPUR: Administration accused of backing PML (F) KHAIRPUR, Dec 7: PPP candidates for Khairpur’s national and provincial assembly seats have accused the EDO education and EDO health Khairpur, RPO Sukkur and other district administration officials of campaigning for PML (F) candidates.... HYDERABAD: MQM announces candidates’ names HYDERABAD, Dec 7: A former MPA and MQM’s ex-zonal incharge, Hyderabad Salahuddin, and Tayyab Hussain will be candidates for two of the three National Assembly seats in the district during the next general elections.... LARKANA: Surgeons warned against blunders LARKANA, Dec 7: Research papers covering various fields in medical sciences were presented at a Chandka Medical College (CMC) symposium on Friday. Prof Abdul Majeed Chaudhri, Principal of the Fatima... PESHAWAR: Varsity ad brings into focus plight of contract teachers PESHAWAR, Dec 7: An advertisement placed in the media by a university, seeking applications from teachers for possible appointment to one of its constituent institutions, has irked people already working there on contractual basis.... PESHAWAR: NAB annually saves Rs1bn for exchequer, says DG PESHAWAR, Dec 7: The Director-General of the NWFP chapter of the National Accountability Bureau (NAB), Tahir Rafiq Butt, on Friday claimed that the bureau managed to save Rs1 billion each year... PESHAWAR: Transportation of animals banned PESHAWAR, Dec 7: The City District Government Peshawar has imposed Section 144 on the transportation of sacrificial animals outside the city limits. The order will take effect from Dec 10.... CHITRAL: Ecology plan for Chitral ready, says consultant CHITRAL, Dec 7: A represen-tative of an organisation involved in environmental conservation has said that a sustainable ecological and poverty alleviation plan had been chalked out for the Chitral district.... PESHAWAR: ‘Agriculture sector to be developed’ PESHAWAR: Dec 7: The NWFP government will take concrete steps to develop the agriculture and livestock sector, according to the Minister for Agriculture and Livestock, Hassamuddin Bangash.... PESHAWAR: Promotions PESHAWAR, Dec 7: The NWFP government has promoted 16 officers from BPS-18 to BPS-19. According to a notification, the officers who have been promoted are: Nizamuddin, Attiq-ur-Rehman, Abdul Latif, Ghulam Siddique, M.... HYDERABAD: Body formed to examine quality of Indus water HYDERABAD, Dec 7: District Nazim Kanwar Naveed Jamil has constituted a committee, headed by water technologist Dr Aqleem, to examine and evaluate the quality of water of Manchhar Lake and River... HYDERABAD: Demolition of houses condemned HYDERABAD, Dec 7: Activists of the Jeay Sindh National Party (JSNP) have threatened to launch a protest movement if demolition of houses in the Gharib Nawaz and Shah Latif colonies was not stopped by district administration.... HYDERABAD: Election boycott HYDERABAD, Dec 7: Emergency or martial law will not solve the problems of poverty, unemployment, and price hike, says former chairman of the Hyderabad District Council Pir Khalid Jan Sarhandi.... SANGHAR: 293 polling stations declared sensitive SANGHAR, Dec 7: Around 293 polling stations of 628 set up in the district to elect three national and six provincial assembly members have been declared sensitive.... HYDERABAD: SHC restrains phone firm from erecting tower near school HYDERABAD, Dec 7: The Hyderabad Circuit Bench of the Sindh High Court on Thursday retrained the respondent Mobilink company from installing a tower near a private school in Shah Latif colony in Kotri taluka of Jamshoro district.... HYDERABAD: Movement to be launched against sugar mills HYDERABAD, Dec 7: The Sindh Abadgar Tahreek has decided to launch a protest movement against owners of sugar mills for their alleged “anti-grower policies”. The decision was taken at a meeting... HYDERABAD: Campaign against hepatitis-B planned HYDERABAD, Dec 7: District Nazim Kanwar Naveed Jamil has said that the district government has decided to launch a campaign against hepatitis-B from Monday as prevalence of the disease has attained alarming proportions in the district.... NAUSHAHRO FEROZE: Man shot dead NAUSHAHRO FEROZE, Dec 7: A man was killed over a matrimonial dispute near Bhirya town bypass on Thursday night....

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