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February 27, 2008 Wednesday Safar 19, 1429 KARACHI: Militants held for 2002 killing of seven Christians KARACHI, Feb 26: Three members of a militant organisation have been arrested by police for shooting deaths in the office of Idara Amn-o-Insaf, a Christian charity, in 2002.... KARACHI: Baloch leaders unimpressed by PPP apology KARACHI, Feb 26: The recent apology tendered by the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) to the people of Balochistan appears not to have had its desired effect since the founder of the... KARACHI: Policeman Summoned in missing person case KARACHI, Feb 26: A division bench of the Sindh High Court issued a bailable warrant on Tuesday to ensure the presence of a police official in a case pertaining to a missing person.... KARACHI: Cars financed by banks being smuggled out KARACHI, Feb 26: The leasing and banking sector is being defrauded of millions of rupees as scores of cars financed by it are being smuggled to Afghanistan every month by unscrupulous clients, it is learnt.... KARACHI: Power crisis will put new govt to the test KARACHI, Feb 26: One of the major challenges the newly-elected government will face is the impending power crisis this summer due to the dwindling generation of Wapda and the Karachi Electric... KARACHI: Bail plea of factory owner rejected: Boiler blast case KARACHI, Feb 26: The Additional District and Sessions Judge-II, Central, Nelofer Shahnawaz, on Tuesday rejected the bail application of the factory owner in the boiler blast case.Nine... PESHAWAR: PPP for referendum on NWFP renaming PESHAWAR, Feb 26: The Pakistan People’s Party has said it will favour renaming of the province through a referendum so that each and every section of the society could participate in the process.... LANDI KOTAL: Crackdown halted after tribesmen’s assurance: Missing envoy LANDI KOTAL, Feb 26: The political administration on Tuesday halted the crackdown on Jandakhel, a sub-tribe of Malikdinkhel, after tribal elders assured it of their assistance in the recovery of the missing Ambassador Tariq Azizuddin.... SUKKUR: Land grab: police protect ex-SSP SUKKUR, Feb 26: The ‘C’ section police have booked nine people on the charge of land grabbing but protected their ring leader, a retired SSP.... PESHAWAR: Caretakers Approve pension for all employees PESHAWAR, Feb 26: The NWFP caretaker cabinet in its last meeting here on Tuesday declared all the employees of the public sector recruited between 2001 and 2005 eligible for pension facility.... KARACHI: Plants causing pollen allergies in Karachi identified KARACHI, Feb 26: A study on airborne pollen conducted by the Karachi University’s botany department has identified 12 plant species that cause allergies.... KARACHI: Anti-polio steps being intensified in Sindh KARACHI, Feb 26: Alerted by the detection of two new polio cases in Sindh, the provincial Expanded Programme on Immunisation has decided to intensify its operation and conduct a three-day sub-national immunisation campaign, beginning on March 4, throughout the province.... KARACHI: BIEK science fair set to begin on 29th KARACHI, Feb 26: The Board of Intermediate Education, Karachi, (BIEK) has organised a three-day science exhibition set to begin on Feb 29.... KARACHI: Illegal structures demolished KARACHI, Feb 26: The demolition squads of the Karachi Building Control Authority (KBCA) on Tuesday razed shops and other structures illegally constructed in different parts of the city.... KARACHI: Delay in funds release hits hospital’s projects KARACHI, Feb 26: Unwarranted delays in the release of funds have severely hampered the services at the 200-bed Sindh Government Hospital, Liaquatabad, catering to the needs of around 2.5 million people.... KARACHI: PPP activists among six injured KARACHI, Feb 26: Bhitai Colony, a neighbourhood near Korangi Crossing, remained in the grip of tension on Tuesday following a clash between two political groups the previous evening that had left six people injured.... KARACHI: 21 Karachi students excel in Cambridge exams KARACHI, Feb 26: As many as 21 students from Karachi have scored highest marks around the world in the Cambridge O Level, AS Level and International A Level June 2007 exams.... KARACHI: ‘Exorcist’ gunned down in Orangi KARACHI, Feb 26: Two people, including an exorcist, were killed in different parts of the city on Tuesday.... KARACHI: IO testifies in Mufti Ateeq’s killing case KARACHI, Feb 26: An anti-terrorism court on Tuesday recorded the statement of the investigation officer in the double murder case of Mufti Ateeq-ur-Rehman and his brother Irshad.... KARACHI: Steps urged for judges’ reinstatement KARACHI, Feb 26: The Sindh Bar Council has urged the newly-elected legislators to take measures for the reinstatement of the deposed superior courts’ judges and provide economic relief to the common man.... KARACHI: Ordinance KARACHI, Feb 26: Sindh Governor Dr Ishratul Ibad Khan has, with immediate effect, promulgated the Sindh Civil Servants (Amendment) Ordinance, 2008.... NAWABSHAH: Doubts raised over report on minor maid’s rape NAWABSHAH, Feb 26: Terming the medical examination report of criminal assault of a maid suspicious, the district nazim and district police officer have recommended constitution of a medical board.... LARKANA: Candidates made to wait a year only to hear ‘no’: Admission to Ph.D, M.Phil LARKANA, Feb 26: The Shah Abdul Latif University finally declines to accept 42 candidates’ admission to M.Phill and Ph.D in Sindhi after having been sitting on their applications for about one and a half years.... SUKKUR: PML-F workers granted bail SUKKUR, Feb 26: The Sukkur bench of the Sindh High Court on Tuesday granted bail before arrest to 91 activists of Pakistan Muslim League-F, who were booked by Khairpur police on... HYDERABAD: Afaq’s call HYDERABAD, Feb 26: Mohajir Qaumi Movement chairman Afaq Ahmed has called upon President Musharraf to resign, saying that he has no moral ground to cling to power after former ISI director... HYDERABAD: Workers remind parties of pre-poll promises HYDERABAD, Feb 26: The Sindh chapter of the Pakistan Workers Federation (PWF) has called upon political parties to fulfil the promises made to the federation during election campaign.... HYDERABAD: Fire destroys 20,000 trees HYDERABAD, Feb 26: As many as 20,000 trees spread over 70 acres of Khabrani forest in Matiari district in compartment No.13-B and 14-B were completely destroyed on Monday as a fire broke out in the forest.... SUKKUR: Lawyers warn govt against detentions SUKKUR Feb 26: Lawyers of Sindh have urged federal and Punjab governments to refrain from unconstitutionally and unlawfully keep lawyers and honorable judges under house arrest.... PESHAWAR: ‘Foreign security cell’ established PESHAWAR, Feb 26: The NWFP government has established a foreign security cell at the home department to look after security of foreign and local staff of NGOs working in earthquake-hit areas of the Hazara region, said a senior official.... PESHAWAR: Imamia jirga leader shot dead in Peshawar PESHAWAR, Feb 26: A leader of the Imamia jirga was shot dead by some people at the Shahbaz Chowk in the Khan Raziq police area on Tuesday morning.... DARRA ADAMKHEL: Miners allowed to restart coal extraction DARRA ADAMKHEL, Feb 26: Authorities allowed extraction of coal in Darra Adamkhel which was stopped after army operation against militants in the region, mine owners said.... PESHAWAR: Security plan for Imam Hussain’s chehlum unveiled PESHAWAR, Feb 26: The Capital City Police on Monday announced security plan for the chehlum of Hazrat Imam Hussain (AS), which will include sealing of maximum roads and a ban on pillion riding in the city.... LANDI KOTAL: 13 Afghans deported LANDI KOTAL, Feb 26: Political authorities on Tuesday deported 13 illegal Afghans to their country at Torkham border check post, officials said.... HYDERABAD: Council members pre-empt no-trust move HYDERABAD, Feb 26: Nineteen of 23 members of the Tando Mohammad Khan district council have reportedly expressed full confidence in the District Nazim Mir Inayat Ali Khan Talpur, in a move... KHAIRPUR: Protesters seek kidnap victims’ release KHAIRPUR, Feb 26: Local villagers, students and relatives of two kidnapped men took out a rally from Mudd town and marched over six kilometres of road to reach Sobhodero for their release on Tuesday....

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