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August 03, 2006 Thursday Rajab 7, 1427 KARACHI: Stagnant water multiplies traffic jams KARACHI, Aug 2: The city suffered worst traffic jams in almost every part of it as the roads remained submerged by rainwater for the third consecutive day on Wednesday.... KARACHI: KESC fails to restore normal supply KARACHI, Aug 2: The Karachi Electricity Supply Corporation failed to restore power supply to quite a large number of industrial units in the Site and Korangi areas, as well as various residential localities, even after a lapse of four days.... KARACHI: Six more die in rain-related incidents KARACHI, Aug 2: As monsoon rains wreaked havoc on the city, six more deaths have been reported in rain related incidents. The death toll during the last four days has reached 24.... KARACHI: KPT underpass project still incomplete: Kamal KARACHI, Aug 2: City Nazim Syed Mustafa Kamal has held non-functioning drainage system of KPT underpass responsible for the accumulation of rainwater.... KARACHI: Incidents of power meters catching fire rampant KARACHI, Aug 2: The continuing rains have not only exposed the poor performance of the KESC once again, but its weak system also poses threat to citizens’ life and property as... KARACHI: Opposition should quit assemblies: Imran KARACHI, Aug 2: Chief of the Tehrik-i-Insaaf Imran Khan has advised major opposition alliances, MMA and ARD, to supplement their initiative of moving a no-confidence motion against the prime minister by tendering of resignations from assemblies.... KARACHI: Niamat for probe into ‘poor performance’ KARACHI, Aug 2: Former Nazim Niamatullah Khan blamed the present city government for ‘destroying Karachi’ by digging it up without any planning and demanded formation of a judicial commission led by Supreme Court judge to probe into the irregularities.... BADIN: Many villages marooned BADIN, Aug 2: Heavy rains wreaked havoc on the district’s coastal villages at midnight of Tuesday and Wednesday leaving scores of villages marooned in water.... LARKANA: Mumtaz urges Shujaat to call nazims’ resignations LARKANA, Aug 2: Sindh National Front chairman Sardar Mumtaz Ali Bhutto has urged ruling Pakistan Muslim League president Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain to call resignations from district nazims of Larkana and Qambar-Shahdadkot... PESHAWAR: Demand for autonomy, renaming NWFP PESHAWAR, Aug 2: Federal Minister for Culture Dr Ghazi Gulab Jamal said on Wednesday that the NWFP government should strive to judiciously utilise provincial resources and resolve outstanding issues with the federal government.... KARACHI: Urban bus operators issues to be resolved KARACHI, Aug 2: Chairman, transport committee of the city district government Karachi, Nadim Hidayat Hashmi, said on Wednesday that all the genuine issues of the bus operators would be resolved.... KARACHI: Rainwater not yet drained out from houses KARACHI, Aug 2: The rainwater which entered various bungalows and in ground floor apartments of a building in Bath Island’s Gulshan-i-Faisal on Sunday has not yet been drained out.... KARACHI: 15 vehicles, 34 cellphones taken away KARACHI, Aug 2: At least 15 vehicles and 34 cellphones were taken away on Wednesday. Police sources said two cars were snatched at gunpoint while four were stolen in different areas.... KARACHI: Civic system collapses in Lyari Town KARACHI, Aug 2: The entire road network in Lyari Town has been devastated by stagnant rainwater and sewage as the civic system seems to have collapsed.... KARCHI: People suffer as flood forces road closure KARCHI, Aug 2: The Malir watercourse has flown as a majestic medium-size river for the last four days thanks to a fair amount of rainfall in its catchment area, silencing its... KARACHI: PCSIR gets modern equipment for research KARACHI, Aug 2: The Pakistan Council of Scientific and Industrial Research has acquired modern equipment for research and development activities in order to facilitate exporters and industrial sector of the country.... KARACHI: Strategy for utilisation of relief funds discussed KARACHI, Aug 2: Sindh Chief Secretary Fazlur Rehman on Wednesday stressed on result-oriented utilisation of Rs3 billion allocated by the provincial government for the Sindh Social Relief Fund to eliminate poverty.... KARACHI: Orangi roads badly affected by rains KARACHI, Aug 2: The current spell of monsoon rains has badly affected routine life in the areas on the outskirts of the city, especially those where development work is in progress.... KARACHI: TSC-II results declared KARACHI, Aug 2: The Sindh Board of Technical Education on Wednesday announced the result of Technical School Certificate Part-II (Class X) Annual Examination 2006.... KARACHI: BCom suppl exams KARACHI, Aug 2: The University of Karachi on Wednesday announced that BCom supplementary exam 2005 for external candidates would begin from Aug 10.... KARACHI: Madressahs resist visa policy KARACHI, Aug 2: Mufti Mohammad Naeem of Binoria University International Wednesday termed government''s refusal to renew visas of foreign students of local seminaries and accused it of creating hurdles in spread of Islamic teachings.... KARACHI: Education project continues to suffer delays KARACHI, Aug 2: The Sindh education department is yet to accelerate its activities under a plan finalized in early 2004 for achieving the goals of Dakar framework of action: education for all.... KARACHI: City govt responsible for massive damage, says PPP KARACHI, Aug 2: The executive council of the Pakistan People’s Party, Sindh chapter, has expressed grave concern over the widespread damage caused by the monsoon rains in the entire province, particularly... KARACHI: SHC stays polling for Larkana naib nazim KARACHI, Aug 2: The Sindh High Court stayed on Wednesday balloting for the office of naib nazim of the Larkana district scheduled to be held on Thursday.... KARACHI: Water shortage KARACHI, Aug 2: Several localities will continue to face water shortage due to 15-mgd less than the normal supply from Gharo pumping station, hit by power breakdown since July 29.... KARACHI: Protest day KARACHI, Aug 2: The Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal will observe Friday as a protest day against the killing of Lebanese and Palestinian citizens in indiscriminate bombing of Israel.... HYDERABAD: House census a conspiracy: PPP HYDERABAD, Aug 2: People’s Party Parliamentarians MNA from Hyderabad (rural) taluka Syed Amir Ali Shah Jamote has criticised the method adopted by authorities to conduct house census and termed it a... DADU: Council demands compensation: Rain affected people DADU, Aug 2: The District Council of Jamshoro on Wednesday demanded through a resolution that the Sindh government carry out assessment of damages to houses and villages in the district caused by recent heavy rains and compensate the affecte people.... SUKKUR: 3 arrested in PPP-SB leader’s murder case SUKKUR, Aug 2: Three people were arrested following the murder of the district president of the PPP-SB at Jeay Shah Chowk in Old Sukkur on Tuesday night.... HYDERABAD: Wapda workers resist transfer HYDERABAD, Aug 2: Around 80 Wapda employees from Sindh have refused to accept orders transferring to Balochistan.... LARKANA: Woman’s body found in bag LARKANA, Aug 2: Police on Tuesday found the body of a young woman stuffed in a leather bag, near the Sui gas office in Shahdadkot.... KHAIRPUR: Folk singer dies KHAIRPUR, Aug 2: Renowned folk singer, musician and co-mposer, Ustad Mohammad Hassan Phulpoto, died of cardiac failure on Tuesday night. He was 65.... SWABI: Kernal Sher Girls College gets 50 more seats SWABI, Aug 2: The NWFP education minister has ordered an increase of 50 seats in the Kernal Sher Girls Degree College to accommodate more students of the district, sources said here on Wednesday.... PESHAWAR: PHC declares person’s detention under FCR illegal PESHAWAR, Aug 2: A two-member bench of the  Peshawar  High Court  on Wednesday declared the detention of a person under  the Frontier Crimes Regulation (FCR) by the administration of  Khyber Agency as illegal and ordered his immediate release.... PESHAWAR: Progress of work on Kohistan package reviewed PESHAWAR, Aug 2: The Chief Secretary of NWFP, Mr Ejaz Ahmad Qureshi, on Wednesday convened a meeting to review progress on Kohistan Development Package and to discuss ways of expediting the pace of work on various schemes launched under the package.... MUZAFFARABAD: JKLF reiterates stand MUZAFFARABAD, Aug 2: Jammu Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) chairman Amanullah Khan on Wednesday said the Kashmiris’ right of self-determination and the geographical and political integrity of their state were facing severe threat.... PESHAWAR: Turk delegation calls on minister PESHAWAR, Aug 2: A delegation of the Pak-Turk International Education Organisation called on NWFP Minister for Science and Technology and Sports Hussain Ahmad Kanju at his office here on Wednesday and discussed with him educational and bilateral matters.... GILGIT: Saudi dates for flood-hit people GILGIT, Aug 2: The government of Saudi Arab has donated five trucks of dates for the people affected by the recent flood which inundated a wide area and claimed several lives besides damaging property in Northern Areas, official sources said....

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