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KARACHI: All local bodies dissolved KARACHI, June 30: The Sindh government has dissolved all zila, town, tehsil and union councils in all districts of Sindh with immediate effect, and has declared that all nazims, naib nazims...		KARACHI: Army likely to supervise LB polls KARACHI, June 30: Army is likely to supervise the forthcoming local bodies election across Sindh, including the provincial capital, Karachi, Dawn has learnt reliably. Well-placed sources said that a series...
KARACHI: Sindh road shows to be held worldwide KARACHI, June 30: The Sindh Government has decided to organise ‘Discover Sindh’ road shows in big cities around the world to highlight the identity of Sindh historically, culturally,....		KARACHI: Experts call for regular monitoring of schools: Education moot concludes KARACHI, June 30: Participants of an education conference on Thursday stressed the need of developing a monitoring...
KARACHI: People protest against power breakdowns KARACHI, June 30: People staged a demonstration on Dalmia Road in protest against long spells of power failures in their locality on Thursday....		KARACHI: Ex-activist among three shot dead KARACHI, June 30: A former activist of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement was gunned down by unknown motorcyclists in Gharibabad on late Thursday night. Police said the victim was identified as Raees Ahmed alias Mulla....
KARACHI: Former SHO remanded in custody KARACHI, June 30: Former SHO of Korangi Industrial Area Anwar Jafri, arrested for his alleged involvement in the murder of Jamat-i-Islami leader Aslam Mujahid, was remanded on Thursday to police custody...		KARACHI: KESC told to restore power supply KARACHI, June 30: Justice Azizullah M. Memon of the Sindh High Court ordered the Karachi Electricity Supply Corporation to restore power supply to an apartment complex on the University Road and...
KARACHI: Minister Safwanullah grieved KARACHI, June 30: Ehteshamullah Syed, younger brother of Federal Minister for Housing and Works Syed Safwanullah, died of cardiac arrest on Thursday. He was 61. According to family sources, Ehteshamullah collapsed...		KARACHI: JI itself killing partymen, claims Farooq Sattar KARACHI, June 30: The Muttahida Qaumi Movement on Thursday alleged that the killing of Jamaat-i-Islami leader Aslam Mujahid was the handiwork of the victim’s own party because “he was about to...
KARACHI: Strategy to increase primary enrolment KARACHI, June 30: A summary has been formulated for reorganization of the Sindh Education Department with focus on compulsory primary education in context of quality as well as accessibility along with...		KARACHI: New teaching methods stressed KARACHI, June 30: The Sindh Minister for Education and Literacy, Dr Hamida Khuhro, emphasized the need of changes into teaching methods especially at the primary level to ensure character building of a child on strong basis....
KARACHI: ‘Environment policy to be executed soon’ KARACHI, June 30: The Federal Minister of State for Environment, Malik Amin Aslam, on Thursday said the National Environment Policy (NEP), approved by the federal cabinet,...		KARACHI: MALC’s golden jubilee KARACHI, June 30: The Marie Adelaide Leprosy Centre (MALC) will be celebrating the 50th anniversary of the ‘Leprosy Control Programme – Pakistan’ from August 2005 to August 2006, commemorating the journey that was initiated in 1956....
KARACHI: Lyari, seven other towns need funds for development KARACHI, June 30: The outgoing nazim and naib nazim of the hard pressed Lyari Town municipal administration on Thursday called for making...		KARACHI: Water shortage persists KARACHI, June 30: Various parts of the city on Thursday continued to experience acute water shortage in the current hot and sultry weather. The worst-affected localities included Singho Lane and Shah...
KARACHI: 108 students selected for French varsities KARACHI, June 30: Around 108 students have been selected on merit basis in the year 2005, to pursue their higher studies in French varsities. The new batch of students...		KARACHI: Mairaj invited to APC KARACHI, June 30: Adviser to the CM on Excise and Taxation M. A. Jalil on Wednesday night delivered an invitation to noted politician Mairaj Mohammed Khan for the All-Parties Conference (APC)...
KARACHI: Imtiaz granted bail in more cases till 13th KARACHI, June 30: Justice Sarmad Jalal Osmany of the Sindh High Court granted on Thursday interim pre-arrest bail till July 13 to the sacked revenue minister, Imtiaz Ahmed Sheikh, in five criminal...		KARACHI: Dawn staffer wounded in road accident KARACHI, June 30: A staffer of Dawn was badly wounded in a road accident on Sharea Faisal on late Wednesday night. Sports reporter Ian Fyfe was on his scooter near the...
KARACHI: 4,108 awarded scholarships by Quaid-i-Azam Aligarh Trust KARACHI, June 30: The trustees of the Quaid-i-Azam Mohammed Ali Jinnah Aligarh Scholarship Trust by investment of funds and its management increased corpus of the trust to Rs30.768...		HYDERABAD: Woman says kidnappers forced her to sign marriage paper HYDERABAD, June 30: Roshan Rind, a woman homoeopath, who was allegedly kidnapped on the night of June 21 and forced to sign a marriage contract and other documents, has threatened to...
NAUSHAHRO FEROZE: Flood control arrangements reviewed NAUSHAHRO FEROZE, June 30: Four places have been declared as sensitive in the wake of rains and flood in the district. At a meeting held here on Thursday, the executive engineer...		LARKANA: Strike against talukas’ delimitation LARKANA, June 30: A shutter-down strike was observed in Naudero on Thursday in protest against Sindh government’s decision to include four dehs of the Ratodero taluka in the Shikarpur district’s Garhi Yasin taluka....
SHIKARPUR: Arrest of killers demanded SHIKARPUR, June 30: Villagers from Kharos village near Habibkot staged a demonstration and burnt tyres on the Lakhi-Gate tower chowk here on Thursday. They were protesting against delay in the arrest...		KHAIRPUR: Protest against load-shedding KHAIRPUR, June 30: Residents of the Sui town of Thari Mirwah taluka and 10 adjoining villages took out a procession on Thursday on the Nawabshah-Khairpur road against load-shedding of electricity for...
NAWABSHAH: Bleaching powder being used to ‘purify’ water: Municipal officer warned NAWABSHAH, June 30: The DCO of Nawabshah has directed the taluka municipal administration to ensure supply of water to people after treating it with chlorine and not bleaching powder....		BADIN: Fishermen observe black day: Contract system BADIN, June 30: On the call of the Pakistan Fisherfolk Forum, thousands of fishermen in the district observed a black day and hoisted black flags on their houses and boats on Thursday....