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July 01, 2006 Saturday Jumadi-ul-Sani 4, 1427 KARACHI: Consumers continue to suffer long power cuts KARACHI, June 30: People had to spend yet another sleepless night as power supply to many areas remained suspended whole the night between Thursday and Friday.... KARACHI: Rallies held against loadshedding KARACHI, June 30: The Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal on Friday observed protest day on Friday against the persisting power crisis in the city.... KARACHI: City Council to discuss power crisis on July 4 KARACHI, June 30: Describing the persisting power crisis as a conspiracy of the enemies to sabotage the process of development in Karachi, Naib Nazim Nasreen Jalil on Friday said that an... KARACHI: City govt budget enhanced KARACHI, June 30: The City Nazim, Syed Mustafa Kamal, said on Friday that the overall size of the city government budget had jumped to Rs68.994 billion with a total development outlay of Rs47.334... KARACHI: Another cop falls prey to target killing KARACHI, June 30: Another policeman was shot dead by unknown persons on Friday in a spate of serial target killings pushing the death toll of policemen to five in the last eight days and 10 in June.... KARACHI: Tribunal puts off hearing KARACHI, June 30: The Nishtar Park blast inquiry tribunal adjourned its proceedings on Friday due to the non-availability of witnesses being produced by the Pakistan Sunni Movement.... KARACHI: SC admits plea of Clifton residents KARACHI, June 30: The Supreme Court admitted to regular hearing an appeal by some Bath Island (Clifton) residents against construction of a six-storey building in neighbourhood.... KARACHI: SC urged to take suo motu notice of power crisis KARACHI, June 30: Leader of the opposition in the Senate and Deputy Secretary-General of Pakistan People’s Party Mian Raza Rabbani has condemned the “attitude of Sindh and federal governments” over prevailing electricity and water crises in Karachi.... KARACHI: 37 mobile phones, 20 vehicles taken away KARACHI, June 30: At least 37 mobile phones and 20 vehicles were taken away by bandits at gunpoint in the city on Friday. Eleven phones were snatched at gunpoint while 23 were stolen in the city.... KARACHI: Karachi University exam chief resigns KARACHI, June 30: The examination controller of the University of Karachi on Thursday expressed his inability to continue on the post telling the authorities that he wanted to be relieved.... KARACHI: KU’s MA exams from July 5 KARACHI, June 30: The Examination Department of Karachi University on Friday announced for the external students that examinations of MA Previous/Final 2005 would commence from July 5.... KARACHI: Admission policy for medical colleges KARACHI, June 30: A meeting presided over by the Sindh Health Minister, Shabbir Ahmed Qaimkhani, on Friday finalized the admission policy for the province’s medical colleges for the academic year 2006-07.... KARACHI: IT deptt of varsities to be upgraded KARACHI, June 30: Telephone services would be available to the entire population of the country in the next four years. This was stated by Federal Minister for Information Technology and Telecom Awais Ahmed Khan Leghari here on Friday.... KARACHI: Men’s role in social issues KARACHI, June 30: In a patriarchal society like ours, it is being increasingly felt that without the involvement of men as partners, social issues specially pertaining to women, children and other men will continue to remain the same.... KARACHI: Media urged to spare time for distant learning KARACHI, June 30: Acknowledging lack of basic facilities at majority of public schools in the province, Sindh Education and Literacy Minister Dr Hamida Khuhro has emphasised upon electronic media to promote... KARACHI: Class IX practicals KARACHI, June 30: The Board of Secondary Education Karachi on Friday announced that SSC Part-I (Class-IX) Practical Examination 2006 shall commence from July 15 and in this connection practical material and... KARACHI: Accountability cells to be set up at federal govt hospitals KARACHI, June 30: Taking note of the complaints about the quality of services and alleged inapt behaviour of the hospitals'' staff towards patients, the federal health ministry has ordered constitution of... KARACHI: Quashment of blasphemy case ordered KARACHI, June 30: Justice Sarmad Jalal Osmany of the Sindh High Court ordered on Friday quashment of a blasphemy case against the chief executive of a textile mills.... KARACHI: Ibad invites special children KARACHI, June 30: Sindh Governor Dr Ishratul Ibad has called for collective efforts to make special people effective part of the society and appealed to business community and philanthropists to play their role.... KARACHI: Water supply KARACHI, June 30: The Chief Secretary, Fazalur Rehman, has called for undertaking effective measures to remove water shortage in the city’s affected areas.—APP... HYDERABAD: Rs1.23 billion HDA budget approved HYDERABAD, June 30: Hyderabad Development Auth-ority Directer-General Tahir Ah-med presented a Rs1.232 billion budget for the fiscal 2006-07, which was approved at a meeting precided over by District Nazim Kanwar Naveed Jamil.... HYDERABAD: Sindh farmers oppose rebate on mango exports HYDERABAD, June 30: The Sindh Abadgar Board has said that rebate on mango exports from July 1 instead of June 1 will only benefit farmers of Punjab.... HYDERABAD: Concern over decline in soil fertility HYDERABAD, June 30: Noted soil scientist of the Agriculture University, Faisalabad, Dr Tahir Hussain, has said that land fertility has been affected seriously due to cultivation of crops for the last thousands of years.... HYDERABAD: Residents of Pucca Qila warned of hazard HYDERABAD, June 30: The Hyderabad building control department has advised residents of the Pucca Qila, especially those living near the boundary wall, to vacate their houses and shops and shift to some safe places....

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