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July 26, 2006 Wednesday Jumadi-ul-Sani 29, 1427 KARACHI: Hamida warns against protest over ban KARACHI, July 25: Sindh Education Minister Dr Hamida Khuhro told the executive district officers (education) in the province on Tuesday that the government wanted implementation of its decision of banning union... KARACHI: Govt files comments in contempt case KARACHI, July 25: The federal government and its three functionaries submitted on Tuesday their comments on a contempt petition alleging that they had failed to comply with a court order to... KARACHI: Karachiites endure day & night power cuts: Tripping of vital links KARACHI, July 25: People in a major portion of the city spent a sleepless night as the Karachi Electricity Supply Corporation was faced with a sudden shortfall of 700 megawatts due... KARACHI: Gulshan Town proposes raise in property tax KARACHI, July 25: The Gulshan-i-Iqbal Town council has proposed raise in tax on immovable property in the town.... KARACHI: PhD, MPhil studies in molecular medicines KARACHI, July 25: Training of the first batch of one PhD and 30 MPhil students at the Dr Panjwani Centre for Molecular Medicines and Drug Research (PCMD), University of Karachi, will commence on July 31.... KARACHI: Efforts on to end PML row KARACHI, July 25: Despite hectic efforts by the ruling PML’s high command, heads of various groups in the Sindh PML remained divided over who should lead the provincial chapter.... KARACHI: High Court dismisses Rehman’s petition KARACHI, July 25: The Sindh High Court dismissed as withdrawn a petition against the detention of Abdul Rehman Baloch alias Rehman Dakait, an alleged gangster of Lyari on Tuesday.... KARACHI: Tribunal records doctors’ testimony KARACHI, July 25: The doctors who conducted post-mortem of the bodies of Nishter Park tragedy victims, deposed on Tuesday before the Nishter Park incident inquiry tribunal, headed by Justice Rehmat Hussain Jaffery, the Judge of High Court of Sindh.... HYDERABAD: Teachers hold demo against ban on associations HYDERABAD, July 25: The Sindh Employees Alliance has condemned the removal of alliance office-bearers Rafique Jarwar and Ghani Kumbhar from service and issuing of notices to SPLA leader Prof Liaquat Aziz and others.... KARACHI: 88 people deprived of vehicles, cellphones KARACHI, July 25: As many as 88 people were deprived of their cars, motorbikes or cellphones in various localities of the city on Tuesday. Police sources said that 26 people were... KARACHI: City council meets today KARACHI, July 25: The city district council will meet here on Wednesday to elect three members including a woman to provide representation to the council in the Public Safety and Police Complaints Commission (PSPCC).... KARACHI: Five vehicle fitness centres planned KARACHI, July 25: A project for carrying out fitness tests of vehicles through the private sector and issuing driving licences as smart cards was reviewed at a meeting presided over by Sindh Governor Dr Ishratul Ibad Khan.... KARACHI: Jobless man commits suicide KARACHI, July 25: A jobless man jumped off the Native Jetty bridge to commit suicide here on Tuesday. Police said that Shakeel, 40, took the extreme action after remaining jobless for long.... KARACHI: Detention of Bugtis KARACHI, July 25: The Sindh High Court on Tuesday directed the home secretary to file an affidavit on a petition against illegal detention of two nephews of Jamhoori Watan Party chief Nawab Akbar Khan Bugti.... KARACHI: Govt to spend Rs8bn on filter plants across country KARACHI, July 25: The government would spend a sum of Rs8 billion on the provision of clean drinking water to the people.... KARACHI: Removal of filth along roads ordered KARACHI, July 25: City Nazim Syed Mustafa Kamal has directed the Karachi Water and Sewerage Board to ensure proper disposal of filth and waste lifted from storm-water drains.... KARACHI: Victims of evictions struggle to survive KARACHI, July 25: According to the Urban Resource Centre, which has studied evictions in Karachi since 1992, more than 64 per cent of school-age boys and almost 99 per cent girls... KARACHI: Ulema resent move to deport students KARACHI, July 25: The Wifaqul Madaris al-Arabia Pakistan on Monday condemned the federal interior ministry for ordering expulsion of foreign students studying at seminaries in Pakistan, saying the move was contrary... KARACHI: Implementation of Cedaw urged KARACHI, July 25: There is dire and urgent need to modify the feudalistic mindset and disprove tribal practices affecting lives of both rural and urban women at varied levels and under varied circumstances.... KARACHI: Landgrabbing in Orangi rampant KARACHI, July 25: The land mafia, notorious for grabbing government and private land wherever available to it, is very active also in Orangi and Ittehad towns.... KARACHI: Middle class destined for power, says Altaf KARACHI, July 25: Muttahida Qaumi Movement chief Altaf Hussain has declared that no power on the earth could stop the upcoming revolution of the poor and middle class in the country.... KARACHI: Baloch unity to counter govt forces urged KARACHI, July 25: The Baloch National Movement has stressed the need for unity among the nationalist forces of Balochistan to counter the challenges being faced by Baloch people amid the fast deteriorating situation in the troubled province.... KARACHI: Paintings at Arts Council KARACHI, July 25: An exhibition of paintings by Noor Muhammad Qureshi opens at the Arts Council at 7pm on Wednesday. The exhibition will continue till July 28, open daily from 10am to 5.30pm.... KARACHI: Drizzle likely KARACHI, July 25: The Met office has forecast cloudy weather with chances of drizzle during the next 24 hours. The highest maximum temperature in the city on Wednesday is expected to range between 32ºC and 34ºC.... HYDERABAD: MMA leader asks govt to resign HYDERABAD, July 25: Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal leader Dr Sahibzada Abul Khair Mohammad Zubair, MNA, has demanded that the government should tender its resignation because it has failed to play its role on the Middle East crisis.... HYDERABAD: Accounts offices to be computerised by 2007: AG HYDERABAD, July 25: The accountant-general of Sindh, Zulfiqar Ali Kadri, has said that his organization has aimed to complete the computerisation of all district accounts offices (DAOs) of the province by the end of 2007.... SUKKUR: Over 1,000 poachers held, fined SUKKUR, July 25: Wildlife Department, Sukkur & Larkana Division, arrested 1,100 illegal hunters and poachers and imposed a fine of Rs0.790 million on them during the year 2005-06, said deputy conservator in a statement on Monday.... HYDERABAD: Freed Brohis narrate ordeal at the hands of police HYDERABAD, July 25: While two cousins of deceased Rasool Bux Brohi, Siddique Brohi and Ghulam Mustafa Brohi, have been released by Karachi police, the third person, Nazeer alias Nazru Khaskheli, who... HYDERABAD: Students of private schools excel in SSC exam HYDERABAD, July 25: As always, the students of the Cadet College Petaro and private education institutions have won almost all laurels and honours in the SSC part-II (science group) annual examinations 2006.... KHAIRPUR: Rain KHAIRPUR, July 25: Sobhodero, Thari Mirwah, Faiz Ganj and Kotdiji talukas received moderate rain on Sunday evening much to the delight of farmers as it would be beneficial for seasonal crops.—BoC... PESHAWAR: Medical, engineering colleges planned for Fata PESHAWAR, July 25: The government has planned a total of 239 schemes in the education sector for Fata out of which 55 would be completed in 2006-07 fiscal year.... PESHAWAR: Addiction common among child beggars PESHAWAR, July 25: Use of drugs is common among child beggars who are caught in the web of poverty in the absence of an effective rehabilitation programme.... PESHAWAR: Four get bail in abduction case PESHAWAR, July 25: A local court on Tuesday granted interim pre-arrest bail to the father and three relatives of a woman. The four were charged with abducting her after she had contracted marriage of her own free will.... PESHAWAR: Kabul vows to check illegal bus service PESHAWAR, July 25: Abdul Khaliq Farahi, the Afghan consul-general in Peshawar, has asked the Afghan interior ministry to look into illegal operation of passenger buses between Pakistan and Afghanistan via Torkham border checkpoint.... PESHAWAR: Provincial PML chief elected PESHAWAR, July 25: Federal Minister Amir Muqam has been elected president and Mushtaq Ahmad Ghani general secretary of the Pakistan Muslim League, NWFP. “Making the PML a strong and well-rooted political... PESHAWAR: Protest demos held against Israeli aggression PESHAWAR, July 25: Protest rallies and demonstrations against Israel and the United States continued in the city on Tuesday, urging Muslim countries to join hands against Israel and declare a holy war against the Jewish state.... PESHAWAR: Jamaat seeks steps against ‘genocide’ PESHAWAR, July 25: The Jamaat-i-Islami has called upon the Muslim countries to take ‘practical measures’ against the genocide of people in Lebanon being committed jointly by Israel and the United States.... PESHAWAR: ANP voices concern over attacks PESHAWAR, July 25: The Awami National Party, while expressing concern over Israeli attacks on civilian population in Lebanon, has urged the international community to immediately intervene and save innocent people from this aggression.... WANA: Tree plantation WANA, July 25: South Waziristan Agency Political Agent Munir Azam Khan on Tuesday launched the monsoon tree plantation campaign by planting a sapling on lawn of agency’s headquarters.... ABBOTTABAD: US plans to invest $200m in Mansehra ABBOTTABAD, July 25: The United States will invest $200 million in the Siran Valley in next five years, says Sue Mactyne, head of a delegation from the Office of United States Disaster Assistance (Ofda)....

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