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May 9, 2006 Tuesday Rabi-us-Sani 10, 1427 KARACHI: Electricity breakdowns compound miseries KARACHI, May 8: People suffered power breakdowns on Sunday night and on Monday afternoon as KESC resorted to unannounced loadshedding after its one of the six power-generating units at Bin Qasim... KARACHI: People face problems as buses go off the road KARACHI, May 8: Public transport operators on Monday withdrew their vehicles in protest against government campaign against smoke-emitting and faulty vehicles.... KARACHI: We’ll not surrender to blackmailing, says city nazim KARACHI, May 8: City Nazim Syed Mustafa Kamal has said that no leniency would be shown over the issue of smoke-emitting vehicles as they were spreading cancer in the city.... KARACHI: City govt to help KESC overcome crisis KARACHI, May 8: City Nazim Syed Mustafa Kamal has stressed the need for adopting a joint strategy to overcome power crisis in Karachi. Talking to the media after a meeting with... KARACHI: Heroin trade: 8 policemen among 10 arrested KARACHI, May 8: Eight policemen and two civilians were arrested in a raid at Kharadar police lines and other locations in the city on Monday for their alleged involvement in selling narcotics.... KARACHI: HSC exams from 16th KARACHI, May 8: The HSC Annual Examinations 2006 of the Board of Intermediate Education Karachi will commence from May 16. This was stated by BIEK Chairman Prof Syed Iftikhar Hussain Zaidi on Monday.... KARACHI: Ibad pledges to implement HEC reforms KARACHI, May 8: Sindh Governor Ishratul Ibad on Monday stressed collaborative efforts by universities, Higher Education Commission and other organisations to promote higher education in the province and to bring teaching... KARACHI: HEC move to freeze funds of universities condemned: Black day on 15th KARACHI, May 8: Teachers of the public sector universities in Sindh will observe black day on May 15 to protest against what they said the threatening posture of the Higher Education Commission against the sovereignty of their varsities.... KARACHI: PPP appeals for making May 12 strike a success KARACHI, May 8: The PPP Sindh Council has appealed to the people of Sindh to respond positively to the May 12 strike call given by the Anti-Greater Thal Canal and Kalabagh... KARACHI: Benazir slams demolition KARACHI, May 8: Chairperson of the Pakistan People’s Party Benazir Bhutto has condemned the demolition of houses and dislodging of the residents of Sikandar Goth, and demanded an immediate halt to this inhuman drive.... KARACHI: Five girls, small boy drown in stream KARACHI, May 8: Five young girls and a six-year-old boy belonging to the same family drowned on Monday in the Sakran Nadi, Balochistan, bordering Gadap Town, Edhi sources said.... KARACHI: Factory owner, manager held for boy’s death KARACHI, May 8: Police arrested on Monday the owner and the manager of the industrial unit suspected to have generated the toxic waste dumped at an open place in Site that... KARACHI: Smuggled petrol seized KARACHI, May 8: The preventive collectorate of Customs on Monday seized 1,950 liters of petrol along with other POL products at the RCD Highway. The petroleum products were being smuggled into... KARACHI: Experts call for raising quality of construction KARACHI, May 8: Senior academics and researchers from Japan at a seminar on Monday shared their works on earthquakes in Japan and Pakistan and emphasised for enhancing the awareness among workmen... KARACHI: Conference demands arrest of killers KARACHI, May 8: The participants of “Save Karachi conference” have resolved that they would make every possible struggle with patriotic parties to restore peace and tranquility in the city.... KARACHI: Parties urged to support anti-encroachment drive KARACHI, May 8: Federal Minister for Ports and Shipping Babar Khan Ghauri has lauded the campaign launched against the land mafia for the removal of encroachments.... KARACHI: Eqbal Ahmed anniversary KARACHI, May 8: To mark the seventh death anniversary of the eminent intellectual, political activist and educationist, Dr Eqbal Ahmed, the Textile Institute of Pakistan, of which he was chancellor, will hold a commemorative meeting at the TIP campus at 2.30pm... KARACHI: Pollution emerging as serious threat: KU VC KARACHI, May 8: The environmental pollution is emerging as a serious problem in backdrop of the fact that a child lost his life and many other sustained burn wounds due to the dumping of industrial waste in open.... KARACHI: Group show at Signature KARACHI, May 8: An exhibition of paintings by seven artists opens at the Signature art gallery at 5.30pm on Tuesday. The artists whose works will be on display are: Tasaduq Sohail,... KARACHI: Paintings show at V.M. Art KARACHI, May 8: An exhibition of paintings by Guntur Timur of Indonesia opens at V.M. Art gallery at 5pm on Tuesday. The show will continue till May 15, open daily from 10.30am... KARACHI: Pakistani, UK youth dialogue planned KARACHI, May 8: Visiting youth delegation representing the political parties of the United Kingdom have underlined the imperative need for a dialogue between the Muslim world and the West to develop a better understanding of each other.... KARACHI: SPLA shows distrust in education boards KARACHI, May 8: The Karachi chapter of Sindh Professors and Lecturers Association showing total distrust over the performance of education boards of the province has demanded immediate removal of retired people from their administrative posts.... KARACHI: Enrolment KARACHI, May 8: The Federal Urdu University of Science and Technology announced on Monday that the last date for submission of enrolment forms of the morning and evening programmes has been extended with late fee of Rs500 till May 20.—PPI... ISLAMABAD: Regularization of shops ordered ISLAMABAD, May 8: The Supreme Court on Monday directed the Karachi Building Control Authority to process within two weeks an application seeking regularization of M.R. 3 Market Quarters Karachi, tacitly staying... KARACHI: MBBS exams KARACHI, May 8: The University of Karachi has announced that forms and fee of First Professional MBBS Part-A and B supplementary exam would be accepted till May 18.... HYDERABAD: PPP demands closure of link canals in Punjab HYDERABAD, May 8: People’s Party Parliamentarians MNA Nawab Ghani Talpur has demanded that Chashma-Jehlum and Taunsa-Panjnad link canals must be closed till the disparity in sharing of shortages between provinces was corrected.... HYDERABAD: Hesco offers 50pc concession to defaulters HYDERABAD, May 8: The chief executive officer of Hesco, Mr Maqbool Ahmed Khwaja, on Monday said that power consumers who had defaulted on payment for five or more years could get... HYDERABAD: Traffic hit by VIP visit HYDERABAD, May 8: Residents and commuters faced hardships in Saddar area as roads remained closed to traffic on arrival of Sindh Chief Minister Dr Arbab Ghulam Rahim on Monday.... HYDERABAD: Universities put off today’s exams HYDERABAD, May 8: The University of Sindh and the Mehran University of Engineering and Technology, Jamshoro have postponed the examination scheduled for Tuesday.... THATTA: Protest against water shortage THATTA, May 8: Scores of people took to streets in Makli town on Sunday and blocked National Highway in protest against acute shortage of drinking water.... PESHAWAR: Welfare projects in Kurram Agency soon: governor PESHAWAR, May 8: NWFP Governor Khalilur Rehman announced on Monday that the government would soon launch several large public welfare projects, including a marble and talcum factory, in the Kurram Agency.... PESHAWAR: Anti-polio drive begins in Khyber Agency PESHAWAR, May 8: A three-day anti-polio campaign was launched in the Khyber Agency on Monday to vaccinate children. Tribal elders, political leaders and representatives of the World Health Organisation and the... PESHAWAR: Social welfare department faces probe PESHAWAR, May 8: The city district council on Monday ordered an inquiry into financial irregularities in the social welfare department. Convener Razaullah ordered an immediate inquiry into the alleged irregularities in... PESHAWAR: EPA puts 11 industrial units on notice PESHAWAR, May 8: The NWFP environmental tribunal on Monday put on notice 11 industrial concerns charged with polluting the environment. The tribunal chaired by Justice Abdur Rauf Lughmani and Mr Syed... PESHAWAR: Higher education seen as key to development PESHAWAR, May 8: The vice chancellor of the NWFP University of Engineering and Technology (UET), Syed Imtiaz Hussain Gilani, has said that higher education is an important factor in enhancing the production capacity of a nation.... PESHAWAR: 24 women held for ‘vagrancy’ given bail PESHAWAR, May 8: A local court on Monday ordered the release on bail 24 women arrested by officials of a women crisis centre on charges of vagrancy....

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