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May 21, 2006 Sunday Rabi-us-Sani 22, 1427 KARACHI: 250 feeders trip as supply from Wapda drops KARACHI, May 20: People in many localities suffered from power failures on Saturday as supply from Wapda dropped, and about 250 feeders tripped, suspending supply to a vast portion of the city.... KARACHI: Case against 6 policemen registered KARACHI, May 19: Taking strict notice of the death of a bus driver following torture by police in SITE, Capital City Police Officer Niaz Siddiqui has got a case registered against six policemen allegedly involved in the incident.... KARACHI: Sindh to get exemplary budget: CM KARACHI, May 20: Sindh Chief Minister Dr Arbab Ghulam Rahim has said that the next provincial budget will be an exemplary one with higher allocations to be made for development.... KARACHI: Ibad seeks Jatoi''s help KARACHI, May 20: Sindh Governor Dr Ishratul Ibad Khan has said that except for water and power, there is no crisis of any kind in the province.... KARACHI: Only dialogue can resolve Balochistan issue: Altaf KARACHI, May 20: Founder of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement Altaf Hussain on Saturday called for initiating a dialogue on resolving the rapidly deteriorating situation in Balochistan.... KARACHI: Hamida looks to foreign donors for help: Education reforms KARACHI, May 20: The Sindh Minister for Education and Literacy, Hamida Khuhro, has said that financial help from international donors like the World Bank and the European Commission would be a... THATTA: Dual carriageway plan approved: CM: Karachi-Thatta-Hyderabad THATTA, May 20: Sindh Chief Minister Dr Arbab Ghulam Rahim has said that the plan for dual carriage national highway from Karachi to Thatta and Thatta to Hyderabad has been approved by the government.... PESHAWAR: Afghan policy fuelling unrest: ANP PESHAWAR, May 20: Awami National Party chief Asfandyar Wali Khan has urged Islamabad to change what he termed flawed Afghan policy, and said it was fuelling unrest in Afghanistan.... KARACHI: Infants’ kidnappers get 7-year RI KARACHI, May 20: An additional district and sessions judge sentenced four people, including a woman, to seven-year term for kidnapping 11 infants who were to be smuggled to Malta.... KARACHI: Three boys die as wall collapses KARACHI, May 20: Three children died after a wall of a house in shantytown collapsed in Pirabad here on Saturday. Police said that four children were playing near a wall of... KARACHI: Rally for release of youths KARACHI, May 20: Kith and kin of the missing activists of the Millat-i-Jafria have planned a protest march to be held on Sunday. This was announced by women relatives of some of the activists at a news conference here on Saturday.... KARACHI: Mark sheets for BCom KARACHI, May 20: The candidates of BCom, parts I and II, and both parts external annual examinations 2005, who have not received their marks sheets, can submit a request for a new one up to May 24.This... KARACHI: Law & order in Sindh collapsed, says PPP KARACHI, May 20: The Karachi Coordination Committee of the Pakistan People’s Party on Saturday observed that the law and order in the province had collapsed, and alleged that the government had failed to protect life and honour of citizens.... KARACHI: Renovation at KMC building KARACHI, May 20: The Karawan-i-Pakistan in collaboration with the Saddar Town on Saturday organized a cleaning and renovation campaign at the Old Karachi Municipal Corporation Building on Saturday.... HYDERABAD: Move to reintroduce rationing opposed HYDERABAD, May 20: Sindh Abadgar Board president Abdul Majeed Nizamani has opposed the move to reintroduce the ration depot system in Sindh under the supervision of district nazims and DCOs.... SUKKUR: JSQM rally against demolition of villages SUKKUR, May 20: More than 50 Jeay Sindh Qaumi Mahaz (JSQM) activists staged a protest rally and demonstration in front of the press club on Saturday, against the bulldozing of Sindhi localities, construction of dams and arrest of Dr Safdar Sarki.... MIRPURKHAS: Mysterious disease claims three lives MIRPURKHAS, May 20: Three people in Murghai Khan village, Hussain Bux Mari taluka have died of an mysterious disease over past one week while several others still remain affected.... HYDERABAD: Allotment of state land at cheaper rate cancelled HYDERABAD, May 20: The district government has cancelled all allotments, conversions and exchanges of land done at lower than market rates.... HYDERABAD: Emergency declared in Hyderabad hospitals HYDERABAD, May 20: District Nazim Kanwar Naveed Jamil has declared emergency in all the government hospitals in the district cancelling the leaves of doctors and paramedical staff to control an outbreak of diarrhoea.... SUKKUR: Protest against lawlessness SUKKUR, May 20: Hundreds of people staged a rally and then observed a token hunger strike in front of the press club on Friday in protest against the demolition of Sindhi localities, inflation, unemployment and lawlessness.... HYDERABAD: Remission of dues in calamity-hit areas denied HYDERABAD, May 20: The Sindh relief commissioner on Saturday contradicted a news item appearing in a section of the press regarding declaration of calamity-affected areas.... MIRPURKHAS: Hepatitis-B prevalent in village MIRPURKHAS, May 20: The EDO health of Mirpurkhas, Dr Hadi Bux Laghari, has said blood samples of residents of the Murghai Khan village in Hussain Bux Mari taluka revealed that Hepatitis-B is prevalent among villagers.... SUKKUR: SCCI opposes new taxes SUKKUR, May 20: The Sukkur Chamber of Commerce and Industry has rejected new taxes the taluka council has proposed to levy new taxes on industrial units, which it says are already... KHAIRPUR: One shot dead KHAIRPUR, May 20: A man was killed and another sustained injuries when three armed men fired at them after they tried in vain to stop them from snatching their motorbike and... PESHAWAR: ‘Biodiversity faces serious threat’ PESHAWAR, May 20: Pakistan’s rich biodiversity — ranging from mangrove forests along the Arabian Sea to spectacular mountain ranges of Himalayas, Hindukush and Karakoram — faces serious threats as the world gears up to observe ‘International Day for Biodiversity’ on Monday.... PESHAWAR: Two arrested at Peshawar airport PESHAWAR, May 20: Federal Investigation Agency personnel on Saturday arrested two people when they were attempting to travel to Hong Kong via Dubai with documents seeking political asylum, FIA sources said.... PESHAWAR: 200kg hashish seized PESHAWAR, May 20: Customs authorities seized 200kg of hashish from a truck on Ring Road on Saturday and arrested two people.... PESHAWAR: Harmful effects of drugs discussed PESHAWAR, May 20: Speakers on Saturday said drug use affected youths mentally, socially, psychologically and economically.... KOHAT: Every IT student to get a job: minister KOHAT, May 20: NWFP Minister for Science and Technology Hussain Ahmed Kanju has said that the government has made a policy to ensure that every information technology student is provided job.... PESHAWAR: JUI accuses JI of illegal appointments PESHAWAR, May 20: The Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam has accused the Jamaat-i-Islami of making illegal appointments in various departments in Malakand district and misappropriation of Zakat funds....

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