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December 16, 2007 Sunday Zilhaj 5, 1428 KARACHI: Master plan passed in city council amid storm of protest KARACHI, Dec 15: The treasury benches in the City Council on Saturday bulldozed the Karachi Strategic Development Plan-2020, also called the master plan, through the house and approved it amid a... KARACHI: ‘Influx of global capital is to benefit the rich’ KARACHI, Dec 15: The inflow of global capital into Karachi has ensured exploitation in the name of development and the recent spate in the number of luxury housing projects in the... KARACHI: Asif’s absence condoned in Justice Nizam murder case KARACHI, Dec 15: The district and sessions judge, Central, Abdul Maalik, on Saturday condoned the absence of Asif Ali Zardari during the hearing of the Justice Nizam murder case on the defence counsel’s application.... KARACHI: Interchange, family park inaugurated KARACHI, Dec 15: Sindh Governor Dr Ishratul Ibad Khan said on Saturday that no decision had been taken to suspend the local government system before the January 8 general election.... KARACHI: ‘One man’ amendments challenged KARACHI, Dec 15: The deposed chief justice of the Sindh High Court, Justice Sabihuddin Ahmed, on Saturday questioned the legality of the amendments made to the Constitution during the state of emergency imposed on the country on Nov 3.... KARACHI: CJ, SHC judges take oath under constitution KARACHI, Dec 15: Chief Justice of the High Court of Sindh, Justice Mohammed Afzal Soomro, on Saturday took oath under the Constitution of Pakistan after the lifting of emergency rule.... KARACHI: Need for a superpower to check US hegemony stressed: ‘Sino-Indian-Russia alliance ideal’ KARACHI, Dec 15: Strong economy and not the military power will ensure multi-polar global stability and the emergence of the future super power.... KARACHI: Over 50pc of road accident victims under 25: survey KARACHI, Dec 15: More than half of road accident victims in the metropolis are motorcyclists and youngsters, finds a survey conducted by two leading hospitals, a university and a car manufacturing company.... KARACHI: Fine on open plots likely to check profiteering KARACHI, Dec 15: In what appears to be an attempt to block speculation in land prices, the city government is considering imposing heavy fines on owners of residential plots who will fail to begin construction within a stipulated time.... KARACHI: Land scam case put off KARACHI, Dec 15: The hearing of a case against former provincial minister Imtiaz Sheikh and his bother, Maqbool Sheikh, could not be held as the judge, Gul Munir Shah, was on leave.... KARACHI: Caretakers involved in rigging: PPP KARACHI, Dec 15: The provincial secretary-general of the Pakistan People’s Party, Nafees Siddiqui, has reiterated his party’s stand that the caretaker set-up is nothing but an extension of the previous coalition... KARACHI: PMA leadership KARACHI, Dec 15: Dr Aziz Khan Tank and Dr Samrina Hashmi have been declared elected unopposed as president and general secretary, respectively, of the Pakistan Medical Association, Karachi chapter, for the 2007-2008 term, according to a press release issued on Saturday.... KARACHI: BIEK results KARACHI, Dec 15: The Board of Intermediate Education Karachi on Saturday announced the results of HSC Part-I Humanities Group, private candidates, annual examinations 2007.—PPI... HYDERABAD: DC members irked by absentee dist officials HYDERABAD, Dec 15: The district council members on Saturday expressed annoyance over the district government officials who regularly failed to attend council sessions despite repeated reminders.... SHIKARPUR: Interim set-up a joke with people: Soomro SHIKARPUR, Dec 15: Veteran politician Illahi Bux Soomro and PML-N’s candidate for NA-208 (Jacobabad) has described the present caretaker set-up at federal and provincial levels as a cruel joke with people.... HYDERABAD: Munawar claims majority favours election boycott HYDERABAD, Dec 15: The central secretary general of Jamaat-i-Islami (JI) Syed Munawar Hassan claimed on Saturday that an overwhelming majority of people was in favour of election boycott hence lack of enthusiasm in electioneering.... LARKANA: PPP’s cover candidates not to withdraw papers: Khuhro LARKANA, Dec 15: The Pakistan People’s Party had decided that its cover candidates would not withdraw nomination papers and their agents would sit in the polling stations to keep an eye... KHAIRPUR: ‘Govt officials canvassing for candidates’ KHAIRPUR, Dec 15: Former District Nazim Ms Nafisa Shah has claimed that the EDO education Khairpur has been canvassing for PML-F candidates and distributing offer letters.... HYDERABAD: Nomination papers withdrawn HYDERABAD, Dec 15: An independent candidate for NA-204 Larkana, Zulfiqar Qadri, who claimed to be a political worker and columnist announced withdrawing his candidature in favour of PPP candidate on Saturday.... HYDERABAD: Admission test held for CEAD HYDERABAD, Dec 15: About 183 candidates appeared in the pre-entry test for admission to the bachelor of fine arts, bachelor of design and bachelor of architecture in the Centre of Excellence... NAWABSHAH: Policemen’s bail rejected NAWABSHAH, Dec 15: The district and session judge Nawabshah rejected the bail application of the former incharge Lyari Task Force (LTF) and others in the Rasool Bux Brohi murder case and adjourned the hearing till Jan 12 here on Saturday.... JACOBABAD: Protest against child’s kidnap JACOBABAD, Dec 15: The residents of Dastagir colony took out a rally on Saturday against the abduction of five-year-old Fayaz who was kidnapped from the colony on Friday.... SWABI: PML-N’s candidates for Swabi finalised SWABI, Dec 15: PML-N leader Nawaz Sharif has resolved the issue of party tickets for two National and six provincial assembly seats in the Swabi district, party’s local leadership said.... PESHAWAR: Reshuffle in bureaucracy PESHAWAR, Dec 15: The NWFP government on Saturday ordered posting of several officers of various cadres.... PESHAWAR: No arrest in blast case PESHAWAR, Dec 15: No one has so far been arrested in connection with a bomb blast in an internet café at the Kiani market of the Kohati Gate on Friday night.... SWABI: 99 candidates pull out of race in Swabi SWABI, Dec 15: Ninety-nine candidates of different political parties withdrew their nomination papers here on Saturday.... LANDI KOTAL: 19 out of contest in Khyber Agency LANDI KOTAL, Dec 15: At least 19 candidates withdrew their nomination papers from the two constituencies of National Assembly in Khyber Agency while the remaining 45 candidates were allotted election symbols on Saturday.... SWAT: Withdrawals in Swat SWAT, Dec 15: Candidates nominated by Jamaat-i-Islami from various constituencies of national and provincial assembly in Swat district withdrew their nomination papers here on Saturday.... LANDI KOTAL: Protest against loadshedding LANDI KOTAL, Dec 15: Tribesmen on Saturday blocked the Peshawar-Torkham road for an hour in protest against prolonged loadshedding and low voltage of electricity in Landi Kotal.... KHAR: Plan to set up polling stations at safe places KHAR, Dec 15: The Bajaur Agency political administration in consultation with candidates contesting the Jan 8 election decided on Saturday to set up polling stations at safe places to ensure peaceful conduct of the vote....

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