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June 21, 2006 Wednesday Jumadi-ul-Awwal 24, 1427 KARACHI: Bomb unit chief told to sketch incident: Nishtar Park tribunal KARACHI, June 20: The Nishtar Park blast inquiry tribunal asked the bomb disposal unit chief on Tuesday to draw and submit on Wednesday a sketch showing the likely trajectory of pellets... KARACHI: Jundullah men acquitted in blast cases KARACHI, June 20: An anti-terrorism court acquitted on Tuesday six workers of the banned Jundullah group in two cases of bomb blasts. Judge Feroze Mehmood Bhatti of the ATC-2, who announced... KARACHI: PA informed about wheat stocks in Sindh KARACHI, June 20: The wheat stock in Sindh during the period June 1, 2004-June 1, 2005 stood at 563,481 metric tons, the Sindh Assembly was informed during question hour on Tuesday.... KARACHI: KESC fails to ensure normal supply KARACHI, June 20: Complaints of power disruptions from different parts of the city were received on Tuesday while the KESC maintained that there was no major electricity breakdown in the city.... KARACHI: Educational activity at KU institute under threat: Raids by demolition squad KARACHI, June 20: Academic environment at an institute of the University of Karachi is under threat due to, what its faculty members, employees and students said, ‘raids’ by Faisal Cantonment Board officials, along with some police personnel.... KARACHI: Power cuts perturb students KARACHI, June 20: The Class IX Annual Examinations 2006 of the Board of Secondary Education Karachi started on Tuesday with the English Compulsory Paper I of the Science Group.... KARACHI: City govt flouts rules in filling 386 vacancies KARACHI, June 20: Rules and regulations of the Sindh Public Service Commission are being violated by City District Government Karachi with regard to the appointments, particularly in BS-16 and above grades, in the Karachi Institute of Heart Disease (KIHD).... KARACHI: Traffic jams at Hassan Square intersection KARACHI, June 20: Traffic jams of long durations have become a routine at the Hassan Square traffic intersection mainly due to the habit of drivers of lifting and dropping passengers at... KARACHI: O-level Urdu book changed KARACHI, June 20: Following federal government reservations about an O-Level Urdu book pertaining to stories about Pakistan, the University of Cambridge International Examinations (CIE) has decided to provide another book to its candidates in its place.... KARACHI: Signal-free route in three months KARACHI, June 20: The City Nazim, Mustafa Kamal, on Tuesday said the Site-Airport route would become signal-free within the next three months. He said the present city government had set an... KARACHI: 55 cellphones, 19 vehicles taken away KARACHI, June 20: At least 55 cellphones were either snatched at gunpoint or stolen in different parts of the city on Tuesday. Sources in the police department said bandits took away... KARACHI: CDGK budget tomorrow KARACHI, June 20: City Nazim Syed Mustafa Kamal will present the budget of City District Government of Karachi for the fiscal year 2006-07 on June 22 at 3:30pm at general session... KARACHI: City govt sets up four zonal offices: Monsoon emergency KARACHI, June 20: The works and services department of city government has finalised the strategy to cope with any untoward situation during monsoon, as per directives of City Nazim Syed Mustafa Kamal.... KARACHI: Refugee Day celebrated KARACHI, June 20: The World Refugee Day was celebrated on Tuesday at the Songal Voluntary Repatriation Centre in Gadap Town. A programme in this regard was arranged by the UNHCR - Karachi.... KARACHI: KESC cautions public to avoid rain accidents KARACHI, June 20: Citizens have been advised to take extra-precaution to protect themselves and their families from fatal electrical accidents and electrocution especially during rains.... KARACHI: Tankers ruin roads near Muslimabad Hydrant KARACHI, June 20: Almost all streets of Muslimabad and a major road leading to Society Office and Khudadad Colony from the Quaid’s mausoleum have suffered devastation owing to frequent movement of tankers drawing water from the Rangers-manned Muslimabad Hydrant.... KARACHI: Sports Complex in New Karachi to be inaugurated soon KARACHI, June 20: New Karachi Town Nazim Muhammad Hanif Soorti on Tuesday said that the city nazim would soon inaugurate a Sports Complex in Sector 11-J.... KARACHI: Post office needs to focus on service KARACHI, June 20: Citizens, especially those coming to pay their utility bills, complained that they suffer a lot due to slackness in customer care at Gulshan-i-Iqbal post office.... KARACHI: Scholarships for students KARACHI, June 20: The Sindh Education and Literacy Department will disburse scholarships and stipends worth Rs14.9 million to students securing high marks and grades in different disciplines from all secondary and higher secondary education boards of the province during 2004-05.... KARACHI: Town budget KARACHI, June 20: Baldia Town Nazim Kamran Akhtar on Tuesday announced that the town’s budget for fiscal year 2006-07 would be presented on June 23 at the town council hall at 4pm.... KARACHI: Ombudsman to monitor preservation of archives KARACHI, June 20: The Municipal and City Government Karachi''s record of historic importance will be preserved on scientific lines under the supervision of Sindh Ombudsman Yusuf Jamal.... KARACHI: US delegation meets Rauf KARACHI, June 20: A delegation of US Department of State, led by David Fields, along with US Consul-General Mary H. Witt, met the Sindh Home Minister Rauf Siddiqi at his office here on Tuesday.... KARACHI: IGP asked to appear in detention case KARACHI, June 20: The Sindh High Court warned the inspector-general of police on Tuesday that action would be taken against him if he failed to appear again on the next date... KARACHI: Diplomats meet Ibad KARACHI, June 20: The consuls-general of the UAE and Switzerland on Tuesday separately called on Sindh Governor Dr Ishratul Ibad Khan at the Governors'' House. Talking to them, he said that... KARACHI: Low-cost houses under ‘Sasti Basti’ scheme planned KARACHI, June 20: To achieve the target of promoting development works in katchi abadis timely and effectively, all concerned departments would have to work together, said Waseem Akhter, Adviser to the... HYDERABAD: Villages of Hyderabad district to be developed, says Rajput HYDERABAD, June 20: District Naib Nazim Zafar Rajput has said that the district government has decided to include all villages of the district in its development plan to bring them on a par with urban areas.... HYDERABAD: Assault victim’s plea for help HYDERABAD, June 20: A girl, who was allegedly gang-raped on June 6, has appealed to the president, prime minister, Sindh governor and chief minister to order the arrest of criminals involved in the assault.... HYDERABAD: Art exhibition concludes HYDERABAD, June 20: A seven-day art exhibition concluded here on Tuesday. The exhibition was organised by the Institute of Sindhology of the University of Sindh. Ms Akhtar Jabeen Siddiqui, chief patron... HYDERABAD: LLM exam schedule HYDERABAD, June 20: The controller of examinations of the University of Sindh on Tuesday announced the schedule of LL.M (previous) annual examination 2005. APPOINTED: The registrar of the University of Sindh... HYDERABAD: SHC summons officials in contempt case HYDERABAD, June 20: The Hyderabad circuit bench of the Sindh High Court on Tuesday issued notices on a contempt of court application to DDO (education works) Chhachhro taluka, sub-engineer (education works)...

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