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April 5, 2006 Wednesday Rabi-ul-Awwal 6, 1427 KARACHI: Nazim cuts charges for new water connections KARACHI, April 4: City Nazim Syed Mustafa Kamal on Tuesday announced reduction in water connection charges for all categories of consumers by 60 per cent and for notified katchi abadis and villages by 80 per cent, with immediate effect.... KARACHI: Residents of Clifton get dirty water KARACHI, April 4: Hundreds of houses located on the Choudhry Khaliquzzaman Road, Clifton’s blocks 8 and 9 and the adjacent Delhi Colony have been receiving contaminated water for the last one week.... KARACHI: Hours-long power breakdowns KARACHI, April 4: Two power generating units of the Karachi Electric Supply Corporation ceased to work on Tuesday creating 225MW power shortage and forcing the power utility to carry out loadshedding in various localities on rotation.... KARACHI: 5 LJ men given death in van attack case KARACHI, April 4: An anti-terrorism court sentenced on Tuesday five workers of the banned Lashkar-i-Jhangvi to death in the prisoners’ van firing case. Judge Haq Nawaz Baloch of the ATC-5 awarded... KARACHI: Exams for class IX from June 20 KARACHI, April 4: Following concurrences at due forums, educational boards in Sindh have started preparations for conducting the SSC Part I (Class IX) examinations from June 20, said people in the education circle.0... KARACHI: Altaf vows to make Sindh prosperous KARACHI, April 4: Muttahida Qaumi Movement chief Altaf Hussain has vowed to make Sindh a prosperous and developed province. He was addressing the MQM coordination committee’s meeting in London during which... KARACHI: Struggle for rights to continue: PPP KARACHI, April 4: The Pakistan People’s Party, women wing’s information secretary, MPA Shazia Marri, has reiterated her party’s determination to continue its struggle for the people’s rights.... KARACHI: OIC’s role to resolve issues stressed KARACHI, April 4: Foreign meddling in internal affairs of Pakistan should immediately be stopped and prestige and due status of the country should be restored internationally.... KARACHI: Schools’ role in children’s growth discussed KARACHI, April 4: Experts on the second day of a symposium titled ‘Rediscovering Childhood’ organized by the Sindh Education Foundation (SEF) discussed the influence of schools on a child’s development and their role as a social institution.... KARACHI: Privatisation of vehicle fitness emphasised KARACHI, April 4: City Nazim Syed Mustafa Kamal has emphasised the need for privatizing the Fitness Certificate Centre to improve the transport system in Karachi and introduce a quality transport service.... KARACHI: LGH doctors threaten to stop surgeries KARACHI, April 4: Professors and doctors working at Lyari General Hospital have threatened to stop performing operations in absence of generators because of frequent suspension of power in the locality, it is learnt here.... KARACHI: Seminars on women’s health conclude KARACHI, April 4: Mothers deficient in folate at the time of conception might give birth to babies with neural tube defect. This was stated by Dr Rahat Qureshi, Associate Professor Obstetrics... KARACHI: HSC part-II suppl results KARACHI, April 4: The Board of Intermediate Education, Karachi on Tuesday announced the results of the HSC part-II humanities (regular), special candidates, supplementary exams 2005. According to the statistics, in the... KARACHI: KU announces scholarships for computer science deptt KARACHI, April 4: The vice-chancellor of the University of Karachi, Dr Pirzada Qasim on Tuesday announced scholarships worth Rs20 million for the deserving students of the KU’s computer science department for higher education abroad.... KARACHI: Illegal structures razed KARACHI, April 4: The demolition squad of the KBCA on Tuesday razed various illegal constructions in different towns on the directives of the Chief Controller, Mumtaz- ur-Rehman.... KARACHI: Four driving schools lie closed KARACHI, April 4: As fatal road accidents are on the rise, all the four commercial driving training schools in Sindh have been lying closed for the last eight years due to... KARACHI: Stroke-control steps urged KARACHI, April 4: The Neurology Awareness and Research Trust (NART) has launched an educational informative and awareness campaign to control stroke in the country. Stroke in men is more common while... KARACHI: Rabiul Awwal arrangements KARACHI, April 4: Arrangements to observe Eid Milad-un-Nabi (SAW) are under way round the clock in Shah Faisal Town.... KARACHI: Weather KARACHI, April 4: The Met office has forecast warm and humid weather for the city on Wednesday with maximum temperature expected to range between 33 and 35 degrees Centigrade.... KARACHI: French CG KARACHI, April 4: French Consul-General Piarree Salan on Tuesday met Sindh Chief Secretary Fazalur Rehman and remained with him for some time.—APP... KARACHI: Four persons killed in various incidents KARACHI, April 4: A builder and his security guard were shot dead in what police described was an armed robbery in Gulistan-i-Jauhar on Tuesday. The TPO Gulshan said two suspects came... KARACHI: Steps to save Indus delta from erosion ordered KARACHI, April 4: The Chief Minister, Dr Arbab Ghulam Rahim, on Tuesday asked the Sindh Irrigation Department to take solid steps for saving precious Indus delta areas from sea intrusion, besides... KARACHI: Ibad orders patrolling in sensitive areas KARACHI, April 4: Sindh Governor Dr Ishratul Ibad Khan has issued directives for beefed up police and ranger patrolling in all the sensitive areas on the occasion of Eid Mild-un-Nabi (SAW) and monitoring processions and meetings through close-circuit cameras.... KARACHI: MQM activist’s plea dismissed KARACHI, April 4: The Supreme Court on Tuesday dismissed an appeal filed by an activist of the Muttahida Quami Movement against his conviction in a killing case.... KARACHI: Free medical camp in Lyari KARACHI, April 4: As many as 935 patients suffering from various ailments were treated and provided free of cost medicines at a medical camp in Lyari Town.... HYDERABAD: Govt accused of pursuing anti-people policies HYDERABAD, April 4: The Sindh Unity Council of the Pakistan Oppressed Nations Movement has accused the government of creating political and economic crises in the country by following wrong and anti-people policies.... HYDERABAD: Cancellation of tenders urged HYDERABAD, April 4: Jamshoro District Nazim Malik Asad Sikandar has urged Federal Minister for Information Technology and Telecommunication Awais Ahmad Leghari to cancel tenders for the auction of machinery of the... HYDERABAD: Kidnapped child’s parents seek govt help HYDERABAD, April 4: A villager and his wife have appealed to the government and superior judiciary to take notice of kidnapping of their minor daughter. Speaking at a news conference at... HYDERABAD: Transparency urged in awarding prizes to wheat growers HYDERABAD, April 4: Sindh agriculture extension director-general Naeem Ahmad Korejo has asked officers of the district agriculture extension wing to ensure transparency in awarding prizes to wheat growers.... MIRPURKHAS: Sub-inspectors suspended MIRPURKHAS, April 4: DPO Abdul Hadi Billo suspended two sub-inspectors on Tuesday on charges of keeping Naeem Arain in wrongful confinement and subjecting him to torture.... KHAIRPUR: Man killed KHAIRPUR, April 4: A man was killed and four others injuries when a Khairpur-bound passenger coaster hit them at Mang Tagar bus stop near Pir Jo Goth on Monday night.... PESHAWAR: Court restrains EC from acting against MPAs PESHAWAR, April 4: The Peshawar High Court on Tuesday restrained the chief election commissioner and others concerned from taking any action till Wednesday against two ex-MPAs expelled by the Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam (F) from the party.... PESHAWAR: Frontier Assembly bans kite-flying PESHAWAR, April 4: The NWFP Assembly on Tuesday unanimously adopted a bill, banning kite-flying in the province. It will come into force with immediate effect. Under the bill, any person who... PESHAWAR: ‘Black day’ planned PESHAWAR, April 4: The Sarhad Awami Forestry Ittehad, a group comprising activists working for the past five years to protect forests in the province, will observe June 10 as a ‘black... PESHAWAR: Varsity status sought for medical college PESHAWAR, April 4: The Khyber Medical College Teachers Association has asked the government to immediately upgrade the college to a medical university for promoting an effective health delivery system in the province.... PESHAWAR: Bhutto’s death anniversary PESHAWAR, April 4: The NWFP chapter of the Pakistan People’s Party on Tuesday called upon the party’s chairperson Banazir Bhutto to expel legislators who, they said, had sold their votes, causing defeat of Farhatullah Babar in the recent Senate elections....

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