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June 27, 2006 Tuesday Jumadi-ul-Awwal 30, 1427 KARACHI: Treasury does it all alone in 20 minutes: Supplementary budget passed KARACHI, June 26: The Sindh government on Monday outwitted the opposition when it, taking advantage of the latter’s absence, managed to pass the supplementary budget 2005-06 in a session that lasted only 20 minutes.... KARACHI: City govt budget criticised KARACHI, June 26: The City District Council, Karachi resumed its budget session on Monday in a relatively calm atmosphere as compared to the previous session when rumpus was created during the budget speech of City nazim, Syed Mustafa Kamal.... KARACHI: Action against fancy number plates ordered KARACHI, June 26: Sindh Home Minister Rauf Siddiqi has directed all traffic police officers throughout the province to challan all vehicles and motorcycles with illegal fancy number plates.... KARACHI: KESC earns ire of power consumers KARACHI, June 26: People living in various parts of the city lost patience on Monday after suffering from prolonged power failures and unannounced loadshedding, and protested in front of KESC complaint... KARACHI: Cut motions bulldozed in unethical way: Khuhro KARACHI, June 26: Leader of the Opposition in the Sindh Assembly Nisar Ahmed Khuhro has accused the government of adopting unethical and devious course to guillotine 502 cut motions submitted by the opposition.... KARACHI: Flash of blast originated from ground, tribunal told KARACHI, June 26: The flash of blast originated from the soil of the ground near stage, an eyewitness told an inquiry tribunal probing the Nishtar Park tragedy on Monday.Zahoor... KARACHI: Man kills pregnant wife KARACHI, June 26: A man killed his pregnant wife early Monday morning in Korangi. Police said Abid Husain, 35, killed his 25-year-old wife, Afsheen, by slitting her throat while she was asleep in their house in Zia Colony, Korangi.... KARACHI: 44 mobile phones, 25 vehicles taken away KARACHI, June 26: At least 44 mobile phones and 25 vehicles were either stolen or snatched at gunpoint in different parts of the city on Monday.... KARACHI: HIV/Aids cases rise in Sindh: report KARACHI, June 26: A dangerous situation is prevalent in the province regarding HIV/Aids infections and there is an urgent need for multi-sector collaboration to combat the menace.... KARACHI: Four Hizb activists acquitted KARACHI, June 26: An anti-terrorism court acquitted on Monday four men in a case pertaining to the printing of “objectionable pamphlets” against President Pervez Musharraf.... KARACHI: Ishwar seeks action against PPP MPAs KARACHI, June 26: Ishwar Lal, a PML-Q member of the Sindh Assembly, on Monday filed a privilege motion with the assembly secretary against four PPP MPAs – Murad Ali Shah, Haji... KARACHI: Workers reject changes in labour laws KARACHI, June 26: A three-day national consultation on labour issues, held here on Monday, rejected the recent amendments to labour laws through the finance bill ‘another illegal and unconstitutional act’ by the government.... KARACHI: CM intends to censure opposition MPAs KARACHI, June 26: Sindh Chief Minister Dr Arbab Ghulam Rahim has said that a censure motion would be brought against opposition members in the Sindh Assembly for not maintaining sanctity, dignity... KARACHI: Woes of dwellers highlighted KARACHI, June 26: The works carried out by government agencies on sewerage disposal schemes cost 6 to 10 times more compared to the costs incurred in the same works done by... KARACHI: Speaker sees no foul play KARACHI, June 26: After adjourning the Sindh Assembly session on Monday, Speaker Muzaffar Shah told journalists that he was not aware of any understanding having reached between the treasury and opposition... KARACHI: Education cell KARACHI, June 26: Sindh Governor Dr Ishratul Ibad said on Monday that an education cell would soon be set up at the Governor House where professors and educationists would be consulted... KARACHI: Rehman’s arrest mystery persists KARACHI, June 26: A week after the reported arrest of Abdul Rehman alias Rehman Dakait in a posh area of Quetta, authorities are still tight-lipped over the whereabouts of the hig-profile... KARACHI: City govt tags Rs15bn for 64 projects KARACHI, June 26: The city government has allocated Rs15.1 billion in the budget for more than 64 major schemes. According to the details provided by the city government on Monday, the allocations included Rs9.893... KARACHI: All schools to start session on Sept 1, says minister KARACHI, June 26: Federal Education Minister Lt-Gen Jawed Ashraf Qazi said that there would be uniformity in the duration of academic session in all schools across the country commencing from Sept... KARACHI: Rs1,085m budget for Gulshan Town KARACHI, June 26: A Rs1,085 million development-oriented budget of Gulshan-i-Iqbal Town for fiscal 2006-07 was announced by Town Nazim Wasey Jalil here on Monday. According to the town’s budget documents, its... KARACHI: Steps for socio-economic uplift of women urged KARACHI, June 26: Necessary steps be undertaken so that the challenges of development should be met adequately. This was stressed at a forum organized here by the Karachi Women''s Peace Committee (KWPC) to analyse the national development programme.... KARACHI: Walk against narcotics held KARACHI, June 26: The Anti-Narcotics Force, Sindh (ANF) organised a walk on Monday to create awareness against drug abuse in the society. The walk in which more than 2,000 people including... KARACHI: MA exams from July 5 KARACHI, June 26: The University of Karachi has announced that the MA (regular and external) exams will be held from July 5. According to a KU statement, the timing of the papers would be from 10am to 1pm instead of 2.30pm... KARACHI: MSc results KARACHI, June 26: The Examination Department of FUUAST on Monday announced the results of MSc (Final) 2005. The pass percentage was 88.8 per cent in Geology, 75 per cent in Geography, 97.4... KARACHI: Light rain KARACHI, June 26: The Met office has forecast light rain at one or two places in Karachi on Tuesday. The maximum temperature in the city is expected to remain between 34 to 36 degrees Centigrade on Tuesday.... HYDERABAD: Action against absent DC officials recommended HYDERABAD, June 26: District Council Convenor Zafar Ali Rajput on Monday recommended action against officials of the district government for their continued absence from the council sessions.... HYDERABAD: Minister opens prepaid power meters in Hyderabad HYDERABAD, June 26: Federal Minister for Water and Power Liaquat Ali Jatoi on Monday inaugurated prepaid electricity meters installed by Hesco on experimental basis in the cantonment area.... HYDERABAD: Rally criticises MQM members’ attitude in DC HYDERABAD, June 26: Hundreds of nationalist parties’ activists took part in a rally on Monday, organised by the Hyderabad Bachao Committee to protest against majority party’s attitude towards the opposition in...

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