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June 23, 2006 Friday Jumadi-ul-Awwal 26, 1427 KARACHI: City govt unveils Rs44.21bn budget KARACHI, June 22: A record Rs44,208.50 million tax-free budget of the City District Government Karachi for 2006-07 was unveiled by City Nazim Syed Mustafa Kamal on Thursday, showing a surplus of Rs121.40million.... KARACHI: Rumpus at City Council session KARACHI, June 22: The proceedings of the City Council’s budget session were repeatedly interrupted as opposition members refused to listen to City Nazim’s budget speech, and created rumpus by protesting and shouting slogans.... KARACHI: Longest, hottest day KARACHI, June 22: The people of the city, as indeed those elsewhere in the Northern hemisphere, experienced the longest day of the year as the summer solstice occurred on Thursday accompanied by the highest rise of mercury in the season.... KARACHI: Loadshedding makes people to sizzle in extreme heat KARACHI, June 22: Karachiites on Thursday experienced a very hot day as mercury shot up to 41 degree Celsius forcing most people to remain indoors and switch on their air-conditioners, creating... KARACHI: All About Lifestyles opens today KARACHI, June 22: A three-day ‘All About Lifestyles Summer 2006’ exhibition opens on Friday at the Karachi Expo Centre and will be inaugurated by City Nazim Syed Mustafa Kamal at 3pm.... KARACHI: 63 cellphones, 18 vehicles taken away KARACHI, June 22: At least 63 mobile phones and 18 vehicles were snatched or stolen in different parts of the city on Thursday. Police sources said that 28 cellphones were... KARACHI: Police guards depose in tribunal KARACHI, June 22: Four police guards assigned to as many as three Sunni leaders and sitting or standing near stage at the Nishtar Park on April 11 testified on Thursday but said little that was not already known about the incident.... KARACHI: Opposition threatens speaker with no-trust motion KARACHI, June 22: Leader of the opposition in the Sindh Assembly Nisar Ahmed Khuhro on Thursday threatened to bring a no-confidence motion against Speaker Syed Muzaffar Hussain Shah for ‘his biased attitude’.... KARACHI: Governor for resolution of transport, goths issue KARACHI, June 22: Sindh Governor Dr Ishratul Ibad Khan has said the government is functioning without any discrimination to provide facilities to people and solve their problems.... KARACHI: Benazir slams anti-people policies KARACHI, June 22: The Chairperson of the Pakistan People’s Party, Benazir Bhutto, has deplored the anti-people policies and the systematic exploitation of the under privileged, and usurping their economic rights whether... KARACHI: ADB tells govt to develop city’s rural areas KARACHI, June 22: The Adviser to Chief Minister, M A Jalil, has said the Sindh government was doing its best to promote investment in the city, adding that there were lots of investment opportunities here.... KARACHI: Need stressed to streamline blood donation KARACHI, June 22: The Sindh Health Minister, Shabbir Ahmed Qaimkhani, on Thursday warned that strict action would be taken against fake/unregistered blood banks operating throughout the province, saying that no concession would be given in this regard.... KARACHI: SIUT-trained doctors return home KARACHI, June 22: The Sindh Institute of Urology and Transplantation runs a regular programme of training doctors for postgraduate examinations in urology and nephrology for higher diploma.... KARACHI: City govt alerts its deptts for monsoon KARACHI, June 22: To cope with the ensuing monsoon season, the city government has alerted all its departments including the Karachi Water and Sewerage Board.... KARACHI: SSUET BoG meets on 24th KARACHI, June 22: The board of governors of the Sir Syed University of Engineering and Technology is meeting on June 24 under the chairmanship of the varsity Vice-Chancellor, Dr Saiyid Nazir Ahmad.The... KARACHI: Property dispute settled KARACHI, June 22: The Sindh Ombudsman, Yousuf Jamal, amicably settled a long standing property dispute of a family by reaching an agreement which was accepted by all concerned parties.... KARACHI: Group show at The Art KARACHI, June 22: A group exhibition of paintings by seven artists opens at the Art gallery on Friday. The artists whose works will be on display are: Shahzad Zer, Mohammad... KARACHI: ATC reserves order in conspiracy case KARACHI, June 22: An anti terrorism court in reserved on Thursday judgment in a case pertaining to a conspiracy to kill President Parvez Musharraf.... KARACHI: Arbab criticises MPA’s indecent act KARACHI, June 22: Sindh Chief Minister Dr Arbab Ghulam Rahim has hailed the ruling given by Speaker of the Sindh Assembly Syed Muzaffar Hussain Shah on the ugly incident during Wednesday session of the assembly.... KARACHI: 15pc drain cleaning completed KARACHI, June 22: The Karachi Water and Sewerage Board has said that 15 per cent of work on cleaning and de-silting of storm-water drains under way in the city has been completed.... KARACHI: Service uninterrupted despite cable fault: PTCL KARACHI, June 22: Despite a fault in the under-sea cable, the PTCL has ensured uninterrupted telecom services. An announcement to this effect was made by the spokesman of the PTCL here on Thursday.... KARACHI: Body recovered KARACHI, June 22: The body of a three-year-old girl, allegedly molested by a young man, was recovered from Orangi nullah in Old Golimar after several hours of search on Thursday.... HYDERABAD: ‘Water shortage at Kotri may persist for four weeks’ HYDERABAD, June 22: The chief engineer of the Kotri Barrage, Mr Manzoor Shaikh, has said that water shortage at the barrage may continue for another three to four weeks.... HYDERABAD: Manhandling of DC members criticised HYDERABAD, June 22: Members of the Awam Dost Panel of the Hyderabad District Council have severely criticised the attitude of the majority party in the special session held on Wednesday for... HYDERABAD: SHC stops police action against villager HYDERABAD, June 22: The Hyderabad circuit bench of the Sindh High Court on Thursday suspended proceedings by police officials against a villager, Anwar Ali Dahri.... HYDERABAD: Building material to be removed from roads HYDERABAD, June 22: The director building control, HDA, notified on Wednesday that District Nazim Kanwar Naveed Jamil had ordered a campaign to remove building material and debris from the main roads of the Latifabad taluka....

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