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August 02, 2006 Wednesday Rajab 6, 1427 KARACHI: Enraged consumers take to the streets: Four-day power cut KARACHI, Aug 1: Enraged consumers turned violent across the city as the Karachi Electricity Supply Corporation failed to restore power supply to a major part of the city where some localities had remained without power for more than 96 hours.... KARACHI: Most roads remain submerged KARACHI, Aug 1: The condition of road communication network aggravated on Tuesday as sanitary staff completely botched up the water flushing work in their desperate attempt to restore the city’s transport... KARACHI: Three LJ activists sentenced to death in firing case KARACHI, Aug 1: An anti-terrorism court in Karachi on Tuesday handed down death sentence to three activists of the banned Lashkar-i-Jhangvi, having found them guilty of killing nine persons at an Imambargah in Karachi.... KARACHI: Death toll increases to 18, as three more die KARACHI, Aug 1: Three children, including two brothers, died in rain-related incidents on Tuesday raising the death toll to 18 since the first downpour on Sunday.... KARACHI: PTCL finds hard to rectify faults KARACHI, Aug 1: Thousands of telephone consumers in residential, commercial and industrial areas have been suffering a lot, as PTCL was unable to overcome its growing landline network problems in the wake of rains of Monday and Tuesday.... KARACHI: Turbid water supply KARACHI, Aug 1: Various parts of the city were supplied turbid water on Tuesday. Besides, several localities of the city either received scant supply or went without water for the second consecutive day on Tuesday.... KARACHI: Water level improves further in Hub Dam KARACHI, Aug 1: Water level in Hub dam''s reservoir further went up by another four feet on Tuesday in the wake of rains in the dam’s catchment during the last 60 hours, thus raising its reservoir level (RL) to 294.5... KARACHI: Nazim visits affected areas KARACHI, Aug 1: City Nazim Syed Mustafa Kamal on Tuesday paid a visit to the rain-affected areas of Saddar Town and reviewed the rainwater disposal work.... KARACHI: Cop remanded in murder case KARACHI, Aug 1: Administrative judge of anti-terrorism courts in Karachi on Tuesday remanded a police sub-inspector to custody till Aug 7 for his alleged involvement in a kidnapping and killing case.Ghulam... KARACHI: City govt responsible for flooding of underpass, says KPT KARACHI, Aug 1: Chairman of the Karachi Port Trust Vice-Admiral Ahmed Hayat on Tuesday blamed the city government for the flooding of the KPT underpass at Clifton, alleging that due to... KARACHI: 18 vehicles, 36 mobile phones taken away KARACHI, Aug 1: At least 18 vehicles and 36 cellphones were either snatched or stolen by the bandits in different parts of the city on Tuesday.... KARACHI: Five acquitted in kidnapping for ransom case KARACHI, Aug 1: The administrative judge of anti-terrorism courts in Karachi on Tuesday acquitted five suspects, including three women of kidnapping for ransom charge as no evidence was found against them.... KARACHI: Downpour devastates Keamari, Lyari towns KARACHI, Aug 1: Life in the formerly south and west districts of Karachi has badly been crippled by the current spells of rain as a major part of Lyari and Keamari... KARACHI: Sabzi Mandi turns into marshland KARACHI, Aug 1: The new Sabzi Mandi on Super Highway looks like a marshland after receiving rainwater from all sides as there is no arrangement to flush it out.... KARACHI: Notice issued to PS in discrimination case KARACHI, Aug 1: The Sindh High Court issued on Tuesday a notice to the Pakistan Steel for August 8 in a petition alleging discrimination by its management against a contractor.... KARACHI: Dug-up roads play havoc with motorists KARACHI, Aug 1: Citizens are facing hardships owing to dug-up roads and rainwater accumulated on roads and streets in certain localities. At many places, trenches developed after the first downpour.... KARACHI: PPP slams coalition government KARACHI, Aug 1: Syed Qaim Ali Shah, president Pakistan Peoples Party, Sindh, has condemned the tug-of-war between the Muttahida Qaumi Movement and other components of the ruling coalition in the province... KARACHI: Nilat’s course concludes KARACHI, Aug 1: The closing ceremony of the 47th postgraduate diploma course in Labour Administration and Industrial Welfare was held at the seminar hall of the National Institute of Labour Administration Training (Nilat) here on Tuesday.... KARACHI: City govt criticised for poor performance KARACHI, Aug 1: The Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal on Tuesday bitterly criticized the city government for its inefficiency to cope with the situation after the ongoing rains, saying the rain had exposed the performance of ruling group.... KARACHI: Mubarak village dam collapses KARACHI, Aug 1: A large number of people of a fishing village suffered dislocation as a check dam washed away and water created a flood like situation in the Mubarrak goth.... KARACHI: Sub-auction committee KARACHI, Aug 1: A five-member sub-auction committee of city government has been formed to prepare rules and guidelines for auctions of public property. Committee members included DOs recovery, finance and planning, revenue and internal audit.... KARACHI: Precautions stressed during rains KARACHI, Aug 1: The Sindh Chief Secretary, Fazalur Rehman, expressing deep grief over drowning of two citizens in the Arabian Sea near Sandspit and capsizing of a boat in Manora, advised... HYDERABAD: Flaws are in judicial system, not in Hudood laws: MMA HYDERABAD, Aug 1: Parliamentarians of the Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal on Tuesday said that they would oppose any attempt to repeal or amendment to Hudood laws in and outside parliament.... KHAIRPUR: Khuhro criticises Sindh govt’s poor performance KHAIRPUR, Aug 1: Leader of opposition in the Sindh Assembly, Mr Nisar Khuhro, has said that the government has failed to maintain law and order in the province.... HYDERABAD: LUMHS approves budget HYDERABAD, Aug 1: The senate of the Liaquat University of Medical and Health Sciences (LUMHS), Jamshoro, gave its approval to the Rs460 million budget for the fiscal 2006-07 and expenditure statement for the year 2005-06 at its third meeting on Monday.... HYDERABAD: SSC general group exam results announced HYDERABAD, Aug 1: The controller of examinations of the Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education, Hyderabad, on Tuesday announced the results of SSC Part-II (class-X) annual examination of general group.... LARKANA: Canal breach floods paddy crop LARKANA, Aug 1: Hundreds of acres of the paddy crop were submerged when a 50-foot breach occurred in the Warah canal near the Ghari regulator on Monday.... SUKKUR: Man kills son-in-law near Ghotki SUKKUR, Aug 1: A man with the help of his two sons shot dead his son-in-law in Chanesar-Jo-Pat village in the jurisdiction of Mirpur Mathelo police station in Ghotki on Monday.... PESHAWAR: CJ takes suo motu notice of girl’s drowning, woman’s death PESHAWAR, Aug 1: Peshawar High Court Chief Justice Tariq Pervez Khan on Tuesday took suo motu notice of the drowning of a girl in an open manhole and directed the city district administration to cover all holes and drains.... PESHAWAR: Octroi tax still being levied in Kurram, North Waziristan PESHAWAR, July 1: Political authorities in Kurram and North Waziristan agencies are still levying octroi tax despite abolition of the tax across the country, officials said.... PESHAWAR: Medical university bill ready PESHAWAR, Aug 1: NWFP Health Minister Inayatullah Khan has said arrangements for the establishment of Khyber Medical University have been completed and a bill will be tabled in the coming session of the provincial assembly to seek a formal approval.... ATTOCK: 42 people jailed for petty offences released in Attock ATTOCK, Aug 1: District and Sessions Judge Chaudhry Mohammad Yunis freed on personal sureties 42 prisoners who were arrested in petty cases and were sent to the district jail.... PESHAWAR: Power supply to Mardan, other areas disrupted PESHAWAR, Aug 1: Power supply was disrupted late on Monday night to Mardan and other areas after the overloading of 11KV Harichand feeder and subsequent snapping of the main cable.... KARACHI: KSE denies report about sub-office in Kohat KARACHI, Aug 1: The Karachi Stock Exchange has denied a report published in Dawn’s August 1 issue that it has opened a sub-office in Kohat. A press release issued by the... TANK: ‘Govt to spend Rs11.6m on agriculture in S. Waziristan’ TANK, Aug 1: The government is spending Rs11.6 million in the South Waziristan Agency during the current fiscal year for the uplift of agriculture sector. Speaking at a press briefing on... PESHAWAR: Bodies of three boys found PESHAWAR, Aug 1: The bodies of three boys who had drowned in a pond in Takht-i-Nasrati tehsil of Karak district on Monday were retrieved on Tuesday morning, residents and officials said....

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