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April 24, 2006 Monday Rabi-ul-Awwal 25, 1427 KARACHI: Hours-long power cut in many city areas: Two 132kv lines damaged KARACHI, April 23: Power supply to many areas of the city discontinued in the small hours of Sunday as two underground high-tension cables of 132kv each were severed during the digging being carried out for development work in Liaquatabad and Shershah.... KARACHI: Commuters’ suffering continues unabated KARACHI, April 23: Millions of commuters suffer a lot of agony and humiliation daily while travelling in overloaded, shabby, smoke-emitting and recklessly driven buses and minibuses while the concerned authorities continue to look the other way.... KARACHI: Nazim orders completion of roads within 15 days KARACHI, April 23: The city nazim, Syed Mustafa Kamal, taking note of the severe traffic jam at Nagan Chowrangi, Pak Colony and New Karachi directed the departments concerned to open the... KARACHI: Emergency security measures on beach KARACHI, April 23: Heavy contingent of police was deployed along the beach on Sunday after police were provided what they described “credible information” suggesting that a bomb blast could take place somewhere at the long stretch of the beach front.... KARACHI: Govt trying to conceal facts about blast: JI KARACHI, April 23: Leaders of Jamaat-i-Islami at a rally here on Sunday accused the government of trying to conceal facts about the Nishtar Park blast, and claimed that it was changing... KARACHI: KU evening programme admission begins KARACHI, April 23: Admissions to masters, bachelors, diplomas and certificate courses in the evening programme at different faculties of the University of Karachi for the academic session 2006-07 will start from April 24.... KARACHI: Woman dies in road accident KARACHI, April 23: A woman died while her husband was injured in a road accident in Shershah on Sunday. Police said that the couple was on their motorcycle when a speeding minibus of route (W-30) knocked them down.... KARACHI: Naib nazim election KARACHI, April 23: Election for the post of naib nazim of Jamshed Town will be held in the council hall of the town on Monday at 11am.... KARACHI: Vital Lyari artery in dilapidated condition KARACHI, April 23: A vital artery linking the old city area of Lyari Town with Saddar, Keamari and Site towns is in a dilapidated condition, creating numerous problems for people, particularly the residents of Lyari Town.... KARACHI: Chest pain centres’ fate hangs in balance KARACHI, April 23: The city government’s plans for setting up chest pain centres in 11 towns have been hanging in the balance for over a year due to the negligence of concerned city government authorities.... KARACHI: Ibad calls for unity among Muslims KARACHI, April 23: A delegation of world-renowned Qaris, led by head of Jamia Binoria SITE, Maulana Mufti Mohammed Naeem, met Sindh Governor Dr Ishratul Ibad Khan at the Governor’s House on Saturday evening.... KARACHI: ‘Black day’ in colleges today KARACHI, April 23: Students and teachers of all the city colleges are observing a ‘black day’ on Monday against the hooliganism and violence in educational institutions of the city.... KARACHI: Privatisation of solid waste management termed a flop KARACHI, April 23: The Municipal Workers Trade Unions Alliance on Sunday termed the privatisation of solid waste management in Karachi a flop show.... KARACHI: Symposium on nematode diseases KARACHI, April 23: The Pakistan Society of Nematologists in collaboration with the National Nematological Research Centre is organising the 6th National Nematological Conference in Pakistan and a workshop on ‘Integrated nematode disease management in some cereals, fruits and vegetables of Pakistan’.... KARACHI: Stiff resistance against globalisation pledged KARACHI, April 23: Speakers at the anti-globalization conference held here on Sunday described globalization as an agenda of imperialism to capture the natural resources of under-developed states, and its repercussion would... KARACHI: Earth Day observed KARACHI, April 23: Like many organisations and institutions, Earth Day was also observed in the new resettlement sites for those affected by the Lyari Expressway project along with plantation and cleanliness campaigns for a better environment.... KARACHI: Modern MRI system KARACHI, April 23: A new state-of-the-art Magnetic Resonance Imaging system has been acquired by Aga Khan University Hospital. This system is the first of its kind in Pakistan equipped with Total... KARACHI: Naat contest KARACHI, April 23: A two-day Naat and Qirat contest was organised here by the city government to select suitable candidates to represent Karachi in the upcoming national contest to be held in Islamabad.... KARACHI: Seniority list KARACHI, April 23: The EDO (Education) of the city government, Haider Ali Naveen, has directed the officials concerned to prepare cadre-wise seniority list of the employees from grade 1 to 16.... SUKKUR: Sindh facing 45pc water shortage at three barrages SUKKUR, April 23: Sindh is facing over 45 per cent water shortage at its three barrages, which may adversely affect the Kharif crops, including cotton, sugarcane, rice, corn and others.... HYDERABAD: Bifurcation of Thatta district opposed HYDERABAD, April 23: Sindh Taraqi Passand Party chairman Dr Qadir Magsi has criticised the proposed bifurcation of the Thatta district terming it a conspiracy against Sindh.... HYDERABAD: ‘Economy and trade key to real strength’ HYDERABAD, April 23: Former foreign minister Mr Agha Shahi has called upon politicians and scholars to play their role for sustainable development with an understanding of the international political situation.... HYDERABAD: Khuhro says government has failed on all fronts HYDERABAD, April 23: Leader of the Opposition in the Sindh Assembly Nisar Ahmed Khuhro has claimed that the Alliance for the Restoration of Democracy, Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal, Pakistan Oppressed Nations’ Movement and... SUKKUR: Demolition of old villages in Sukkur criticised SUKKUR, April 23: An all-party conference on Sunday warned it would launch a resistance movement against an attempt by Sukkur district and taluka governments to bulldoze Sindhi localities in the city.... SHIKARPUR: Bandits kill driver, rob passengers SHIKARPUR, April 23: Passengers of a wagon were deprived of their valuables and the driver was shot dead by a group of bandits near Lakhi Ghulam Shah, late on Saturday night.... SUKKUR: PPP assails ‘fabricated’ cases against Benazir SUKKUR, April 23: The government fabricated several cases against Benazir Bhutto, but failed to furnish any proof against her, said the president of Pakistan People’s Party Parliamentarians, Sindh chapter, Syed Qaim Ali Shah.... PESHAWAR: Court concerned over sale of girls PESHAWAR, April 23: The Peshawar High Court has expressed concern over sale of girls in the NWFP on the pretext of marriage and requested the chief justice to issue appropriate orders in this regard.... PESHAWAR: Six killed in shootout during jirga PESHAWAR, April 23: Six people were killed and two others injured in a shootout between two groups during a jirga in the Atozai village of the Palosi area on Sunday.... GHALANAI: ‘Tribal system in Fata to be strengthened’ GHALANAI (Mohmand Agency), April 23: The raditional tribal system in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (Fata) is being strengthened and the status of Maliks is being restored.... PESHAWAR: Statement criticised PESHAWAR, April 23: The Awami National Party’s provincial secretary-general Mian Iftikhar Hussain has criticised Interior Minister Aftab Ahmad Khan Sherpao’s remarks against the ANP....

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