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June 29, 2006 Thursday Jumadi-ul-Sani 2, 1427 KARACHI: Power riots erupt in city KARACHI, June 28: While the power utility miserably failed to maintain normal supply on the seventh consecutive day, power riots broke out and a number of complaint centres of Karachi Electric Supply Corporation were attacked in various localities on Wednesday.... KARACHI: 40-hour-long agony KARACHI, June 28: Despite lapse of more than 40 hours, the KESC failed to restore power supply to Gulshan-i-Iqbal Block-4/A and Metroville-III.... KARACHI: 1 dead, dozens hurt in pitched battle KARACHI, June 28: A man was killed and dozens of people were injured in a clash between residents of two localities in Liaquatabad on Wednesday. Several houses and shops were plundered during the violence.... KARACHI: CM fears for treasury members’ character KARACHI, June 28: Sindh Chief Minister Dr Arbab Ghulam Rahim, citing fear of ‘moral corruption’, has requested the speaker of the Sindh Assembly to ensure a distance between treasury and opposition benches.... KARACHI: PPP terms FIR tool of harassing dissent KARACHI, June 28: Leader of the opposition in Sindh Assembly Nisar Khuhro on Wednesday described the FIR lodged against him and four other opposition members by Ishwar Lal as an afterthought and a tool of harassing the voice of dissent.... KARACHI: Use of thermal technology suspected: Nishtar Park blast KARACHI, June 28: An eye-witness account on Wednesday hinted at the use of thermal explosive technology for causing the April 11 blast at Nishtar Park.... HYDERABAD: Protests against water crisis continue: 70 booked for blocking train HYDERABAD, June 28: Water crisis continued here on Wednesday, the second consecutive day, as people took to roads and pelted vehicles with stones to protest non-availability of water for a couple of days.... KARACHI: Schoolchildren’s health at risk: PCSIR KARACHI, June 29: Probably in the coming academic session, parents will care more about the quality of the food and water consumed by their wards, who, according to government scientists, were... KARACHI: SHC notice to foreign ministry official KARACHI, June 28: A division bench of the Sindh High Court issued a notice to the deputy attorney-general in a contempt petition against the foreign minister and the foreign and the... KARACHI: Orangi and SITE towns present budgets KARACHI, June 28: Two more town municipal administrations — Orangi and SITE towns — on Wednesday announced their budgets for the fiscal 2006-07.... Federal Board SSC-II exam 2006 results ISLAMABAD, June 28: Candidates bearing the following roll numbers, who appeared in the Federal Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education SSC-II examination 2006 from schools in Sindh, have been declared to have passed.... KARACHI: Inter-regional transfer of teachers banned KARACHI, June 28: The Executive District Officer (Schools), Allahditta Memon, has said that inter-regional transfers of teachers have been banned in Karachi.... KARACHI: Probe urged into CPSP paper scam KARACHI, June 28: The Pakistan Islamic Medical Association on Wednesday demanded the government to constitute a high-level judicial commission comprising senior judges and senior doctors to probe into an alleged leakage... KARACHI: Treasury, opposition stick to their stance: City council session KARACHI, June 28: Heated debate continued on Wednesday in the City District Council session when both the treasury and opposition benches advanced their arguments while speaking on 2006-07 budget of the city.... KARACHI: Conversion of wasteland into mangrove forests urged KARACHI, June 28: Speakers at a seminar stressed that over 260,000 acres of coastal wasteland be converted into mangrove forests so that not only the fisheries sector could improve but land erosion and sea incursion could also be checked.... KARACHI: City to get modern fire service body KARACHI, June 28: The city government on Wednesday said that it had decided to establish a modern fire service organization and a well-equipped search and rescue team to cope with any untoward situation in an efficient manner.... KARACHI: Reversal of KESC’s privatisation demanded KARACHI, June 28: The leaders of the Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal (MMA) have expressed concern over the water and power crisis in the city which has resulted in the loss of Rs40 billion to the traders and rendered thousands of people jobless.... KARACHI: PMA shows concern over air, noise pollution KARACHI, June 28: The Pakistan Medical Association on Wednesday expressed concern over increasing air and noise pollution in the metropolis and termed the situation ‘highly dangerous’ for citizens.... KARACHI: Sports complex project KARACHI, June 28: Sindh Chief Secretary Fazlur Rehman on Wednesday exhorted the departments concerned to initiate steps as per approved line of action adopted at the highest level for effective implementation of sports complex project.... HYDERABAD: Minor girl killed, five injured in land dispute HYDERABAD, June 28: In the ongoing land dispute between the Legharis and the Khaskhelis, a minor girl, Siani, was killed and five others, including three women, were injured in the Sadiq Khaskheli village, Tando Allahyar district, on Wednesday morning.... HYDERABAD: HGP members apologise to ADP nazims HYDERABAD, June 28: Two members of Haq Parast Group, Raheel Kaimkhani and Amjad Hussain, apologised on Wednesday to the council members who were on token hunger strike for the second day... HYDERABAD: Protest movement planned HYDERABAD, June 28: General secretary of the Sindh PPP-SB Younus Bhan announced here on Wednesday that a series of demonstrations would be held and a signature campaign would be launched throughout... SUKKUR: Dacoit arrested SUKKUR, June 28: Police arrested an armed robber after he sustained injuries in an encounter in Loco Shed in the jurisdiction of Rohri police station near Sukkur late Tuesday night.... HYDERABAD: Clash mars Sindh PML-N elections HYDERABAD, June 28: A clash marred elections held to elect office-bearers of the Sindh PML-N in Hala on Tuesday when supporters of provincial party’s acting president Saleem Zia, election committee chairman Sardar Abdul Rahim and their opponents attacked each other....

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