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July 08, 2006 Saturday Jumadi-ul-Sani 11, 1427 KARACHI: Robbers kill 47, leave 118 wounded for cellphones: January-June data KARACHI, July 7: As many as 47 people have been killed and another 118 wounded while resisting attempts to snatch cellphone or cash at gunpoint in Karachi during the first six... KARACHI: Killer of 11 cops caught in chase for carjackers KARACHI, July 7: The alleged killer of 11 policemen was arrested in a dramatic development that followed a hot pursuit on Friday by police to net some carjackers.... KARACHI: PM’s security costs people heavily KARACHI, July 7: A large number of people, including women and children, went through a terrible ordeal when police brought the vehicular traffic on and around the Aiwan-i-Saddar Road to a... KARACHI: PM tells KESC to raise generation capacity KARACHI, July 7: Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz has said that the federal government is giving high priority to the development of Sindh and 233 projects, funded by the federal government, in Sindh will usher a new era of progress.... KARACHI: Surgeon accused of kidney theft still at large KARACHI, July 7: Police are looking for the doctor who has been accused of stealing a kidney of a patient during surgery at a private hospital in North Nazimabad.... KARACHI: 50 cellphones, 38 vehicles taken away KARACHI, July 7: Bandits took away at least 50 cellphones and 38 vehicles from different parts of the city on Friday.... KARACHI: Warrants against ex-IGP on Asif’s plea KARACHI, July 7: The additional district and sessions judge, South, Munawwar Sultana, issued on Friday non-bailable warrants for the arrest of former Sindh police chief Rana Maqbool Ahmed, former city police... KARACHI: Joint struggle against privatisation stressed KARACHI, July 7: Speakers at a seminar on Friday described the privatisation of national assets, banks and other industrial concerns, institutions and corporations as ‘against national interest’ and urged labourers, common... KARACHI: Rs1.01bn SESSI budget approved KARACHI, July 7: The governing body of the Sindh Employees Social Security Institution (SESSI) approved its budget of Rs1, 015.063 million for the fiscal 2006-07 showing a surplus of Rs66.241 million.... KARACHI: Drain cleaning in full swing: KWSB KARACHI, July 7: The managing director of the KWSB, Brig Iftikhar Haider, expressed his satisfaction over the pace of cleaning of the city’s major nullahs and storm-water drains.... KARACHI: More towns declare rain emergency KARACHI, July 7: More towns have finalized their rain emergency plans to cope with any eventuality, and emergency has been declared.... KARACHI: Protest against power crisis KARACHI, July 7: The Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal on Friday observed a protest day against on-going water and power crisis and increase in the charges of gas rates.... KARACHI: Woman fears for son’s safety KARACHI, July 7: A woman, whose elder son was allegedly shot dead by some land grabbers in March 2006, has expressed fears for the life of her younger son who is also receiving threats by the same people.... KARACHI: DMC moot on critical care KARACHI, July 7: The Dow Medical College (DMC) and Civil Hospital Karachi will hold a week-long congress on critical care issues and their management in December.... KARACHI: KU forms KARACHI, July 7: The University of Karachi on Friday announced that supplemantry exam forms for BA and BSc Part-I and Part-II along with fees of Rs850 and BA/BSC both parts with Rs1,500 could be submitted from July 10 to 22.... KARACHI: Weather KARACHI, July 7: The Met office has forecast party cloudy weather for the city with chances of drizzle on Saturday with the temperature expected to range between 33 and 35 degrees Centigrade.... KARACHI: Work on KMTP to start soon KARACHI, July 7: City Nazim Syed Mustafa Kamal has stressed the need to start immediate work on six corridors under Karachi Mass Transit Project.... KARACHI: EOBI office KARACHI, July 7: The head office of the Employees Old-Age Benefits Institution (EOBI) has been shifted from Nursery, PECHS to GPO Building I I Chundrigar Road, says an EOBI press release issued here on Friday.—PPI... HYDERABAD: Power outages persist in all Sindh districts HYDERABAD, July 7: The Power and water crisis continued to torment people of Hyderabad and other districts following Wednesday’s rains preceded by a severe duststorm.... SUKKUR: SHC orders couple’s medical test: ‘Miscarriage caused by torture’ SUKKUR, July 7: The Sukkur circuit bench of Sindh High Court ordered Khairpur police on Friday to gate Shamshad Bhanbhan and her husband Khalid Shar checked by People’s Medical College, Nawabshah,... HYDERABAD: SU teachers to get scholarships HYDERABAD, July 7: The University of Sindh will allocate funds for award of scholarships to faculty members of the mass communication department for doing MSc courses in foreign universities.... HYDERABAD: Dr Siddiqui remembered HYDERABAD, July 7: Noted scholars and writers have lauded contributions made by research scholar Dr Habibullah Siddiqui in the field of education and Sindhi literature.... NAWABSHAH: Arrest warrants issued NAWABSHAH, July 7: A judicial magistrate has issued arrest warrants for 14 men who had been detained by investigation police under section 497 of the PPC after a raid in... JACOBABAD: Hijack bid foiled JACOBABAD, July 7: Police forced two motorbike-snatchers to run for their life leaving behind a two-wheeler they had snatched half an hour earlier from a student at gunpoint in Dastagir Colony on Thursday....

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