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July 15, 2006 Saturday Jumadi-ul-Sani 18, 1427 KARACHI: Protesters set 5 buses, petrol pump on fire: Turabi’s assassination KARACHI, July 14: Five buses and a petrol station were set ablaze as violence broke out in Karachi in the aftermath of Allama Hasan Turabi''s assassination.... KARACHI: Suicide bomber carried 2.5kg explosives, pellets KARACHI, July 14: The suicide bomber, who blew himself up near MMA leader Allama Hassan Turabi in Karachi, was wearing a jacket packed with 2.5 kilogrammes of explosive material and pellets.... KARACHI: MMA calls for strike today KARACHI, July 14: The Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal has appealed to Karachities to observe a peaceful strike on Saturday (July 14) in protest against the assassination of Allama Hasan Turabi here on Friday.... KARACHI: Allama Turabi’s killing widely condemned KARACHI, July 14: The assassination of Shia leader Allama Hasan Turabi on Friday in a suicide attack has evoked widespread condemnation with opposition leaders asking the government to step down.... KARACHI: Hectic efforts on to end rifts within PML-Q KARACHI, July 14: In a renewed effort to narrow down differences among leaders of the ruling coalition parties in Sindh, PML-Q Secretary General Mushahid Hussain Sayied shuttled between power centres here on Friday.... KARACHI: MMA stages anti-Israel rallies across city KARACHI, July 14: The Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal on Friday held protest demonstrations outside mosques in different parts of the city after Juma prayers to condemn Israeli aggression against Palestinians and Lebanon, as... KARACHI: Doctor’s remand extended: Kidney-theft case KARACHI, July 14: Dr Kashif Mateen, who was booked and arrested for stealing a kidney from a patient during surgery at a hospital, was further remanded on Friday to police custody for another day for interrogation and investigation.... KARACHI: PML-Q ‘band of swindlers’:Pagara KARACHI, July 14: Chief of the Pakistan Muslim League-Functional Pir Pagara has said that the ruling PML-Q is a ‘band of swindlers’ which will disappear with the departure of Gen Pervez Musharraf.... KARACHI: Govt sees conspiracy to sabotage city peace KARACHI, July 14: Sindh Governor Dr Ishratul Ibad Khan has expressed deep grief on the demise of Allama Hassan Turrabi, his nephew and a police guard.... KARACHI: KWSB to issue monthly water, sewerage bills KARACHI, July 14: The KWSB will soon be issuing monthly water and sewerage charges bills to its over 1.4 million consumers from July discarding old practice of annual billing system,... KARACHI: Repair of water supply lines ordered KARACHI, July 14: Jamshed Town Nazim Mohammad Arif Ajekya on Friday visited Chanesar Goth area of UC-4 and issued directives for repair of water supply lines with leakage, valves and removal of garbage.... KARACHI: Efforts to protect marine ecosystem urged KARACHI, July 14: Efforts should be made to control the entrance of untreated sewage into the Arabian Sea in order to protect the marine ecosystem.... KARACHI: Warning system from Japan KARACHI, July 14: Adviser to Sindh Chief Minister on Information Technology (IT), Environment, and Alternate Energy Mohammad Noman Saigal, said here on Friday that the government is trying to get the... KARACHI: Tributes paid to Nadeem Qasmi KARACHI, July 14: A literary reference was held for prominent poet, scholar, writer and journalist Ahmed Nadeem Qasmi here on Friday under the auspices of Pakistan Academy of Letters, Karachi.... KARACHI: Shifting of garbage dumping site demanded KARACHI, July 14: The residents of North Nazimabad’s Block-L have expressed their annoyance over conversion of a playground into a garbage dumping site in front of a local mosque, which, according to them, is a constant headache for people.... KARACHI: Class X (general) results today KARACHI, July 14: The Board of Secondary Education Karachi (BSEK) on Friday announced that the results of SSC-II annual examinations 2006 taken by the regular and external candidates of the general group would be announced on July 15.... KARACHI: Exams put off KARACHI, July 15: The University of Karachi has put off its examinations scheduled for July 15 in the wake of the killing of Allama Hassan Turabi and his nephew on Friday.... KARACHI: SHC inquires about ex-navy officer’s whereabouts KARACHI, July 14: The Sindh High Court on Friday directed provincial and federal law officials to ascertain the whereabouts of a former Navy officier, allegedly detained by law-enforcement agencies since July 3, soon after his deportation from Dubai.... KARACHI: Power cuts to persist today KARACHI, July 14: The Karachi Electric Supply Corporation (KESC) has regretted what it termed the unforeseen situation because of which it could not maintain normal electricity supply on Friday and Saturday.... KARACHI: Nazim orders cleanliness around schools KARACHI, July 14: Nazim Karachi Syed Mustafa Kamal has directed that steps be taken for maintaining exemplary cleanliness in and around educational institutions so that students are provided a clean and better environment.... KARACHI: 28 vehicles, 53 mobile phones taken away KARACHI, July 14: At least 28 vehicles and 53 mobile phones were either snatched or stolen by bandits in different parts of the city on Friday.... KARACHI: Water mafia fleecing people KARACHI, July 14: A new mafia is fast emerging in the city and now it can be witnessed in most parts of the city even on the main roads of Clifton and Defence areas.... KARACHI: Reward money KARACHI, July 14: The Sindh government has announced reward money of Rs0.5 million for the arrest of Moharram Mallah s/o Mohammad Ali Mallah accused of sabotage and various other criminal activities.... KARACHI: Shops closing hours KARACHI, July 14: The Sindh government on Friday declared the closing hours in respect of shops and establishments. The shops and establishments, covered under Pakistan Shops and Establishment Ordinance 1969 and... KARACHI: 5 women freed KARACHI, July 14: Five more women inmates were released on Friday from Karachi Women Jail under the recently promulgated presidential ordinance.... HYDERABAD: Tando Bahawal victims’ heirs get compensation cheques HYDERABAD, July 14: District Nazim Kanwar Naveed Jamil on Thursday distributed compensation cheques for Rs4.550 million among relatives of the victims of the Tando Bahawal carnage.... PESHAWAR: Jansher, five others sent to prison PESHAWAR, July 14: Former world squash champion Jansher Khan, his brother-in-law and four others were sent to prison on Friday by the court of judicial magistrate Ziaur Rehman.... PESHAWAR: Seoul to help set up arts institute PESHAWAR, July 14: The Seoul University, Korea, will support establishment of an institute of arts and architecture in the historic Islamia College Peshawar (ICP) where modern technology will be used to impart education.... KHAR: Jirga to hold talks with banned group KHAR, July 14: Elders of Mamond tribe in Bajaur Agency have constituted grand jirga to hold talks with the leader of a banned group, Maulana Faqir Mohammad, who has resurfaced after two years.... PESHAWAR: Govt to set up dairy colonies PESHAWAR, July 14: The NWFP government, in collaboration with private sector, plans to set up dairy colonies in Peshawar, Mardan and Dera Ismail Khan during the current fiscal year.... PESHAWAR: Three bandits killed PESHAWAR, July 14: Three alleged highway robbers were killed and their accomplice and a police constable were injured in an encounter near Suray Pul on the GT Road on Thursday night.... PESHAWAR: Computerised electoral list to be prepared PESHAWAR, July 14: The Election Commission has deputed A staff of 20,526 in the NWFP and Federally Administered Tribal Areas (Fata) to prepare computerised electoral rolls for the next general elections, officials said....

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