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June 08, 2006 Thursday Jumadi-ul-Awwal 11, 1427 KARACHI: Underpasses of signal-free corridor under threat: Monsoon from 15th KARACHI, June 7: All the three underpasses being constructed as major components of the signal-free corridor (from Site to airport) are under serious threat of land-sliding in case their side walls... KARACHI: Muttahida to contest AJK polls KARACHI, June 7: The Muttahida Qaumi Movement on Wednesday announced its decision to participate in elections for the legislative assembly in Azad Kashmir and expressed satisfaction at being allotted “kite” as its election symbol.... KARACHI: Another execution suspended KARACHI, June 7: A condemned prisoner, murderer of three brothers, got a new lease of life on Wednesday when the victims’ family pardoned him on the eve of execution.... KARACHI: Loadshedding as Bin Qasim unit again develops fault KARACHI, June 7: A power generating unit of the Bin Qasim Power Station ceased to work on Wednesday evening creating a shortfall of 130 megawatts in the electric supply to Karachi... KARACHI: Governor for steps to curb cellphone snatchings KARACHI, June 7: Sindh Governor Dr Ishratul Ibad Khan has stressed the need for making result-oriented efforts for containing incidents of mobile phone snatching.... KARACHI: Govt told to confirm TV man is not in custody KARACHI, June 7: The Sindh High Court asked the federal interior and defence secretaries on Wednesday to file affidavits that a Pakistani promoter of a Dubai-based television channel was not in... KARACHI: Budget full of paradoxes, says PPP KARACHI, June 7: The Pakistan People’s Party on Wednesday condemned the federal budget 2006-07 as anti-poor, inflationary and based on false claims’.... KARACHI: City nazim sacks two revenue officials KARACHI, June 7: The City Nazim, Mustafa Kamal, on Wednesday ordered the suspension of two city government revenue officials for illegally allotting agriculture land owned by a villager in Keamari Town to an influential officer in connivance with the police.... KARACHI: NOC for April 10 function was void: TPO deposes before Nishtar Park tribunal KARACHI, June 7: The permission given to a television channel to hold a night-long naatia mushaira at Nishtar Park between April 10 and 11 by the deputy inspector-general (operations) was not... KARACHI: MQM activist shot dead KARACHI, June 7: An activist of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement was shot dead, and his trussed up body was found in Landhi on Wednesday. Police said the body bore a bullet... KARACHI: Absence of solid-waste disposal gives rise to dumps KARACHI, June 7: Piles of garbage, dumped in open drains and along the river beds, and being openly burnt on roadsides, in streets and in parks, have become a common sight... KARACHI: Gulshan staff to have health insurance KARACHI, June 7: The seventh meeting of the Gulshan-i-Iqbal Town Council was held on Wednesday with the town’s Naib Nazim, Shoaib Akhtar, in the chair.... KARACHI: Greenbelt made garbage dumping site KARACHI, June 7: Almost an entire green-belt situated between PECHS, Block 2 and Lines Area, has been turned into a garbage dump, causing stinking atmosphere.... KARACHI: BA results declared KARACHI, June 7: The University of Karachi on Wednesday declared the results of BSc-I and BA-II (regular and external) annual examinations 2005.... KARACHI: Action against sale of spurious drugs ordered KARACHI, June 7: Sindh Ombudsman Yousuf Jamal has ordered investigation and action against persons involved in trade of spurious drugs and supply of medicines after expiry date.... KARACHI: Arts Council’s team meets CS KARACHI, June 7: While lauding the role of Arts Council of Pakistan for promotion of arts and culture, Sindh Chief Secretary Fazlur Rehman has said that Sindh government will take concrete... KARACHI: Donation for civil hospital KARACHI, June 7: A public sector oil company has donated five million rupees for the establishment of a modern state-of-art operation theatre complex at Civil Hospital, Karachi.... KARACHI: Holiday in Sanghar KARACHI, June 7: The Sindh government has declared a local holiday in the local limits of constituency PS-80, Sanghar-III, on June 8, on the occasion of by-election, to facilitate voters.—PPI... KARACHI: Transferred KARACHI, June 7: The Chief Justice of the Sindh High Court has directed Samina Mangi, Civil Judge/Judicial Magistrate, Rohri, to join her new assignment as Registrar (B-17) in the Secretariat of the Provincicial Ombudsman Sindh, Karachi.—PPI... KARACHI: PTCL to be made best of all: CEO KARACHI, June 7: President and Chief Executive Officer of the Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited (PTCL) Abdullah Ali Bamakharama has reiterated his commitment to make PTCL the best telecom company in the region.... KARACHI: Transporters call off strike KARACHI, June 7: The Supreme Council of All Karachi Transport Ittehad on Wednesday called off its strike continued for two consecutive days against the ban on goods vehicles movement on roads... KARACHI: Arbab stops demolition of villages KARACHI, June 7: Sindh Chief Minister Dr Arbab Ghulam Rahim on Wednesday ordered that no action be taken against the 803 villages of Karachi unless recommended by the Village Demolition Inquiry Committee.... KARACHI: Three acquitted KARACHI, June 7: Judge Saghir Hussain Zaidi of the Anti-Terrorism Court No. 3 acquitted on Wednesday three accused in a kidnapping for ransom case.... KARACHI: Man held KARACHI, June 7: Police on late Tuesday night arrested a man for allegedly desecrating the Holy Quran in Shah Faisal Colony. Shahzad Samiullah, 28, was arrested on Tuesday after a... HYDERABAD: Nazim stresses joint efforts for uplift of Hyderabad HYDERABAD, June 7: District Nazim Kanwar Naveed Jamil has said that elected representatives of the people, government officials, businessmen and the masses will have to make joint efforts for the development of the Hyderabad district.... HYDERABAD: Budget measures to hurt industry, says chamber HYDERABAD, June 7: The federal budget has come under scathing attack from leaders of public opinion, experts, agriculturists, consumers and even the business community.... THATTA: Differences in PPP over district organisation THATTA, June 7: Appointment of a new district People’s Party body, under the directives of party chairperson Benazir Bhutto, has developed differences in the People’s Party Parliamentarians in the Thatta district.... HYDERABAD: AAG, NBP’s regional chief summoned HYDERABAD, June 7: The Sindh High Court, Hyderabad circuit bench, here on Wednesday issued notices to the Sindh additional advocate-general (AAG) and regional chief executive the National Bank of Pakistan (NBP) for June 14.... HYDERABAD: Action against under-age drivers HYDERABAD, June 7: Police on Monday launched a campaign against under-age drivers of cars and motorbikes. Action will also be taken against people violating rules relating to riding motorbikes.... HYDERABAD: Ban on gutka HYDERABAD, June 7: Tando Mohammad Khan District Nazim Mir Inayat Ali Talpur on Monday banned sale, purchase and manufacture of Mainpuri and gutka with immediate effect.... PESHAWAR: Workload increases on women, children: Male casualty in quake PESHAWAR, June 7: Women and children in the quake-hit areas of the Frontier province have been facing an uphill task of increased workload, mainly because of deaths of male members of their families and loss of sources of livelihood.... PESHAWAR: Pesco sets aside Rs20m for workers’ allowances PESHAWAR, June 7: Employees of the Peshawar Electric Supply Company (Pesco) will be paid an amount of Rs20 million in outstanding TA/DA and off-day wages, said a handout.... PESHAWAR: Criteria for selection of professors opposed PESHAWAR, June 7: The Peshawar University Teachers’ Association (Puta) has expressed concern over the new criteria set by the Higher Education Commission for selection of associate professors and professors.... PESHAWAR: Move for joint chamber with Afghanistan PESHAWAR, June 7: The Sarhad Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SCCI) and the Peshawar and Kabul Chamber of Commerce and Industry have agreed to form a joint Pak-Afghan Chamber of Commerce and Industry, said a press release.... PESHAWAR: Need stressed for cancer hospital in NWFP PESHAWAR, June 7: Welcoming a decision of the Shaukat Khanum Memorial Trust Hospital to establish a ‘walking and evaluation clinic’ in the NWFP, Governor Ali Mohammad Jan Orakzai has stressed the... LANDI KOTAL: Hospital gets new equipment LANDI KOTAL (Khyber Agency), June 7: The Fata health directorate has installed new equipment at the Agency Headquarters Hospital here to provide better health facilities to people of tribal areas.... KHAR: Four missiles recovered KHAR, June 7: Political authorities have thwarted a terrorist attempt and seized four missiles planted at a foothill near the Tangai village in the Mamond subdivision, officials said on Wednesday.... PESHAWAR: Meeting in Chitral PESHAWAR, June 7: Federal Minister for Political Affairs Amir Muqam has said that the government is aware of problems faced by the masses and would use all the resources to resolve them....

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