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May 26, 2006 Friday Rabi-us-Sani 27, 1427 KARACHI: Power supply normalises as grid repaired KARACHI, May 25: The Karachi Electric Supply Corporation on Thursday repaired the grid station which had caught fire on Wednesday morning. It energised the grid and normalised the power supply to the affected areas.... KARACHI: Reservoirs’ water not safe, Sepa tells govt KARACHI, May 25: The Sindh Environmental Protection Agency (Sepa) has cautioned the government that the unrestricted disposal of domestic and industrial waste in the Indus can cause hazardous effects on the health of Karachiites’, who are supplied water from the river.... KARACHI: Water shortage in several localities KARACHI, May 25: Several parts of the city are in the grip of acute water shortage for the last one week, forcing the residents of the affected localities to either purchase private tankers or consume sub-soil unhygienic water.... KARACHI: Kashmiri children appeal for help: Right to education KARACHI, May 25: Kashmiri children mainly girls have made a passionate appeal to the Muslim Ummah to help them continue with their studies against the difficult situations they are exposed to... KARACHI: PPP, ANI endorse strike call KARACHI, May 25: The Pakistan People’s Party, Karachi chapter, has extended its support to the strike call for Saturday (May 27) given by the Sunni Tehrik and endorsed by several other religious parties.... KARACHI: Over 100 gastro cases being reported at hospitals daily KARACHI, May 25: More than 100 patients of water-borne diseases are being provided treatment every day at major government hospitals in the city, according to a survey conducted by the Online.... KARACHI: Young man shot dead KARACHI, May 25: A young man was shot dead in an attempt to save his cell phone from being snatched in Liaquatabad on Thursday. Police said two men came to the shop of Atta Mohammad, 25.... KARACHI: Tribunal starts proceedings today KARACHI, May 25: A judicial tribunal set up to probe the Nishtar Park carnage of April 11 is due to begin its proceedings on Friday. Justice Rahmat Hussain Jafferi will commence... LONDON: MQM demands probe LONDON, May 25: The Muttahida Qaumi Movement has expressing its deep concern over the incident of fire at a grid station on Queen’s Road on Wednesday and demanded a high-level inquiry into it.... KARACHI: Speaker to act as governor KARACHI, May 25: Contrary to parliamentary traditions, Sindh Assembly Speaker Syed Muzaffar Hussein Shah on Thursday took oath as acting governor of Sindh despite the fact that the chief justice of the Sindh High Court, Sabihuddin Ahmed, was in the country.... KARACHI: College expansion KARACHI, May 25: The Sindh Minister for Planning and Development, Syed Shoaib Ahmed Bukhari, on Thursday inaugurated the expansion project of the Government College for Women, North Nazimabad.... KARACHI: City govt to hold seminar on corruption KARACHI, May 25: The city government, in cooperation with the Ehtesab Bureau, is organising a seminar on “Establishment of a Corruption Free Local Government” at Al-Markaz Islami, Federal B Area, on May 30.... KARACHI: KU to sign accord with Dhaka university KARACHI, May 25: A memorandum of understanding will soon be signed between the University of Dhaka and the University of Karachi.... KARACHI: Health officials alerted: minister KARACHI, May 25: Sindh Health Minister Shabbir Ahmed Qaimkhani has advised people to consume boiled water and avoid consuming stale food as gastroenteritis had spread up to Hyderabad, Tando Mohammed Khan, Jacobabad and other areas due to contaminated water.... KARACHI: Showroom owners warned KARACHI, May 25: The Jamshed Town Administration is banning the parking of vehicles beyond permissible limits on the new M A Jinnah Road.... KARACHI: PTA directive KARACHI, May 25: The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority has directed all cellular mobile operators to maintain proper record of cellphone users and follow all formal requirements while issuing new connections.... KARACHI: NGOs’ help sought KARACHI, May 25: The Sindh Minister for Inter-Provincial Coordination, Dr Sohrab Khan Sarki, in a statement on Thursday has asked non-governmental organizations to come up with suggestions for improving the academic standard in the countries seats of learning.... KARACHI: Cultural invasion KARACHI, May 25: The Women Education Forum is organizing a seminar on “Cultural Invasion -- Fact or Myth” on May 29. Prof Jamal Ara of the JPMC and Dr Shaista Tabbasum (IR department, Karachi University) will be among the speakers.... KARACHI: Sewerage line KARACHI, May 25: Work on laying of a 2,700 feet long 12-inch diameter sewerage line from Gulberg Chowrangi to Water Pump will start on May 28.... KARACHI: Hearing put off in JWP leader’s detention case KARACHI, May 25: A Sindh High Court division bench adjourned on Thursday further hearing of a petition seeking recovery of a Jamhoori Watan Party leader to June 5 for statements by the interior and defence ministries.... KARACHI: Fishermen Society rejects charge KARACHI, May 25: The Fishermen Cooperative Society has reacted angrily to the allegation levelled by the Karachi Fisheries Harbour Authority that it had backed the women rally that had been staged at the harbour on Wednesday.... KARACHI: Arguments heard in conspiracy case KARACHI, May 25: An anti-terrorism court put off on Thursday hearing of a case pertaining to a plot to kill President Pervez Musharraf after recording partial arguments of the defence counsel.... KARACHI: Heads of boards meet on June 3 KARACHI, May 25: The Committee of Chairmen of educational boards in the Sindh province will meet in Karachi on June 3 to determine the modus operandi for annual examinations of 9th class commencing from June 20 under the boards.... KARACHI: Anti-adulteration drive KARACHI, May 25: The Saddar Town has launched a special campaign against alleged manufacturing and trade of substandard food items in the town.... KARACHI: Major health projects planned KARACHI, May 25: A minimum increase of Rs2 billion is expected in next year''s budgetary allocations for the health sector, sources said on Thursday.... KARACHI: Jatoi group backs Arbab KARACHI, May 25: Legislators belonging to the Jatoi group in the National Assembly and Sindh Assembly on Thursday reaffirmed their support to Chief Minister Dr Arbab Ghulam Rahim.... HYDERABAD: Many families in Sindh suffering from genetic diseases: scholar HYDERABAD, May 25: British genetic scholar Dr M. J. Denton has said that Sindh contains an enormous number of pedigrees with all sorts of genetic diseases.... MITHI: Demand for setting up medical college in Thar MITHI, May 25: The Tharparkar district council has adopted a resolution calling upon the prime minister and Sindh chief minister to set up a medical college in Tharparkar.... SUKKUR: Teachers continue boycott of HSC exams SUKKUR, May 25: As a boycott of examinations of HSC part-I and II by the Sindh Professors and Lecturers Association continued, talks between the SPLA and management of the Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education Sukkur failed on Thursday.... PESHAWAR: Project director’s appointment declared illegal PESHAWAR, May 25: The Peshawar High Court on Thursday ruled that the appointment of Maulana Fazlur Rehman’s brother as a project director of the Commissionerate of Afghan Refugees (CAR) was illegal.... PESHAWAR: Honour killing convict sentenced to death PESHAWAR, May 25: The Supreme Court here on Thursday awarded capital punishment to an appellant in an honour-related murder of seven people.... PESHAWAR: Verdict in valima cases today PESHAWAR, May 25: Senior civil judge Asghar Shah Khilji on Thursday reserved judgement in three cases filed for violation of the law banning meals in wedding parties.... PESHAWAR: Non-stop train between Pindi and Peshawar from July 1 PESHAWAR, May 25: Minister for Railways Sheikh Rashid Ahmed has said a new non-stop Peshawar-Rawalpindi train will start its service from July 1.... PESHAWAR: IT exhibition opens PESHAWAR, May 25: Provincial Information Technology Minister Hussain Ahmad Kanju has said that information technology could help create jobs in the country and strengthen the national economy....

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