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July 20, 2006 Thursday Jumadi-ul-Sani 23, 1427 KARACHI: Pollution crosses tolerable limits: Suparco airs SOS KARACHI, July 19: The air and water pollution levels in Karachi have crossed national and international environment quality standards posing serious threat to the lives of 12 million residents of the city.... KARACHI: Maintainability of plea questioned KARACHI, July 19: The prosecution questioned on Wednesday the maintainability of an application for production of an under-trial prisoner before the high court for examination as a witness in a detention case of suspected gansgster Abdul Rehman Baloch alias Rehman Dakait.... KARACHI: Ministry denies Mengal’s arrest KARACHI, July 19: The managing director of a satellite TV channel was neither arrested, nor detained by the agencies working under the defence ministry, the Sindh High Court was informed on Wednesday.... KARACHI: Tribunal annoyed at unauthentic record KARACHI, July 19: The Nishtar Park blast inquiry tribunal, headed by Justice Rehmat Hussain Jaffery, Judge Sindh High Court , on Wednesday expressed dissatisfaction over production of unauthentic record by the... KARACHI: High Court issues notices to AG KARACHI, July 19: The Sindh High Court on Wednesday issued notices to Advocate General Sindh and others for July 25 on a petition against illegal detention of PPP (SB) activist by the law enforcement agencies.... KARACHI: Citizens waiting for new policy on Bachat bazaars KARACHI, July 19: The city government had chalked out a comprehensive policy to reactivate the Bachat bazaars of Karachi and make them a consumer-friendly place. This was said a few months... KARACHI: 86 deprived of vehicles, cellphones KARACHI, July 19: As many as 86 people were looted of their cars, motorbikes or cellphones in various localities here on Wednesday.... KARACHI: KWSB to have its own power plant KARACHI, July 19: City Nazim Syed Mustafa Kamal has said that the foundation stone of a power plant for generation of 35MW electricity would be laid on Aug 14.... KARACHI: Magisterial powers for DCOs, EDOs KARACHI, July 19: All DCOs, EDOs (Revenue), DDOs (Revene) and Mukhtiarkars all over Sindh have been entrusted with the powers of First Class Magistrate while Assistant Mukhtiarkar will have the powers of second class magistrate.... KARACHI: CM orders release of two Thai women KARACHI, July 19: Sindh Chief Minister Dr Arbab Ghulam Rahim has ordered release of two Thai women from the Karachi Central Prison.... KARACHI: FCS set to sort out major issues KARACHI, July 19: A plan for recovery of dues amounting to millions of rupees outstanding against mole-holders (commission agents) would be one of the issues to be discussed by the board of directors of the Fishermen Cooperative Society on Thursday.... KARACHI: Insulin best for diabetics: expert KARACHI, July 19: Due to complexity of diabetics, its symptoms appear completely in six to eight years and when the disease is confirmed there is no other way for the patient... KARACHI: Action ordered against digging of roads KARACHI, July 19: The Orangi Town Nazim on Wednesday directed the town administration to take stern action against those involved in illegal digging of roads and streets and creating hurdles in way of uplift projects in the town.... KARACHI: CS for timely completion of projects KARACHI, July 19: Sindh Chief Secretary Fazlur Rehman has stressed the need for timely completion of ongoing projects and directed that transparency should be maintained in this regard under laid down rules and regulations.... KARACHI: Cemetary being neglected KARACHI, July 19: Members of the Christian community have appealed for an urgent revamp of their largest cemetery, Gora Qabristan, in Karachi.... KARACHI: PPP survey criticises govt’s health policy KARACHI, July 19: The Pakistan Peoples Party on Wednesday alleged that like all other issues of national importance, government was also badly ignoring the health sector as thousands of persons die... KARACHI: MMA sees RAW behind killings KARACHI, July 19: The Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal (MMA) at a Shahadat Conference on Wednesday charged that terrorists trained by Indian secret agency RAW (Research and Analysis Wing) and backed by an ethnic... KARACHI: COD line water connections solely for Lyari: nazim KARACHI, July 19: City Nazim Syed Mustafa Kamal has directed the Karachi Water and Sewerage Board not to give connections to any other town from the COD line that supply water to Lyari Town.... KARACHI: City govt to set up mini fire stations KARACHI, July 19: The city government has decided to set up mini fire stations at various places to overcome the shortage of such stations in the city.... KARACHI: Independent judiciary vital for fair polls: PTI KARACHI, July 19: The Pakistan Tehrik-i-Insaaf is striving for the independence of judiciary and election commission without which transparent elections cannot be held.... KARACHI: Two sent to jail in infant abduction case KARACHI, July 19: The administrative judge of anti-terrorism courts in Karachi sent on Wednesday two men, accused of kidnapping a an infant for ransom, to jail, directing the investigation officer to submit charge-sheet against them on July 26.... KARACHI: Two-stroke vehicles KARACHI, July 19: The Sindh government on Wednesday advised the owners of two-stroke vehicles (motorcycles and rickshaws) to get their two-stroke vehicles converted into four-stroke ones by June 2007, as after this deadline all two-stroke vehicles would be impounded.... HYDERABAD: No ban imposed on coasters’ operation, court told HYDERABAD, July 19: The Executive District Officer (Law), district government, Shamsuddin Sahito, on Tuesday informed Sindh High Court, Hyderabad circuit bench, that the district nazim did not impose any ban on operation of coaster buses.... HYDERABAD: Call for proper use of soil nutrients HYDERABAD, July 19: The director-general of the Sindh Agriculture Research, Dr Haji Khan Keerio, has said that balanced nutrient management through the use of appropriate fertiliser is required for profitable crop production.... HYDERABAD: Rs5m dues; Wasa warns of stopping water supply HYDERABAD, July 19: The Water and Sanitation Agency warned on Wednesday to disconnect water supply to residents of plazas which had Rs5 million outstanding against them and send their cases to... HYDERABAD: Woman seeks protection for family HYDERABAD, July 19: A young mother of two appealed on Wednesday to the president, prime minister, governor, chief minister, IGP and chief justices to protect her and her husband from a... HYDERABAD: Rasool Bux Brohi buried near Kotri HYDERABAD, July 19: Rasool Bux Brohi, gunned down by a team of Lyari Task Force led by SP Chaudhry Aslam Khan on the northern bypass, was laid to rest in a... HYDERABAD: EDO accused of defaming family, filing false case HYDERABAD, July 19: A landlord of Tando Bago accused EDO education of Badin district on Wednesday of filing a false case against him on charges that someone else had appeared on his behalf in the class-IX examinations.... SUKKUR: Man, woman killed for ‘illicit affair’ SUKKUR, July 19: A husband shot dead his wife and a man he suspected of having affairs with her in Phulai village near Pano Akil late Tuesday night in the jurisdiction of Gudpur police station.... HYDERABAD: Palijo criticises CNICs condition HYDERABAD, July 19: Awami Tehrik chief Rasool Bux Palijo has said that linking registration in voters’ lists to the production of computerised NICs and deletion of Sindhi language from the lists is a conspiracy against the Sindhis.... PESHAWAR: Call to raise awareness about cardiac ailments PESHAWAR, July 19: NWFP Finance Secretary Ziaur Rehman has urged doctors to try to identify reasons for a recent surge in cardiac diseases.... PESHAWAR: Call for talks on Balochistan issue PESHAWAR, July 19: The Tehrik-i-Istaqlal has called upon the federal government to stop its operation in Balochistan and initiate dialogue with Jamhoori Watan Party chief Nawab Akbar Bugti to seek a way out of the present impasse.... PESHAWAR: ANP seeks repeal of Hudood laws PESHAWAR, July 19: The Awami National Party has said that the government should repeal the Hudood Ordinance ‘instead of merely amending it.’... PESHAWAR: Power consumers asked to take safety measures PESHAWAR, July 19: The Peshawar Electric Supply Company has asked power consumers to take precautionary measures to avoid electric shocks during the monsoon season....

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