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August 09, 2006 Wednesday Rajab 13, 1427 KARACHI: KESC offices attacked for frequent breakdowns KARACHI, Aug 8: As the power supply continued to play hide-and-seek with the consumers, a large number of angry people attacked one of the KESC’s main offices on Abdullah Haroon Road in Saddar on Tuesday afternoon.... KARACHI: FIR against KESC KARACHI, Aug 8: An FIR against the management of the Karachi Electric Supply Corporation was lodged under the Qisas and Diyat Ordinance at the Clifton police station early Tuesday morning.... KARACHI: Citizens endure worst traffic jams KARACHI, Aug 8: Although traffic jams in the city have become a routine with the inundated roads for the past 10 days but the situation was nerve-racking on Tuesday.... KARACHI: PPP sees flaws in registration process KARACHI, Aug 8: A delegation of Pakistan People’s Party, led by Leader of the Opposition in Sindh Assembly Nisar Khuhro, called on the provincial election commissioner, Ch Qamar-uz-Zaman, at his office... KARACHI: FIA official summoned in detention case KARACHI, Aug 8: The Sindh High Court on Tuesday summoned the FIA''s immigration official at Karachi Airport on Aug 16 on a petition against illegal detention of an ex-Navy officer by... KARACHI: CM calls for providing basic facilities to villagers KARACHI, Aug 8: Sindh Chief Minister Dr Arbab Ghulam Rahim on Tuesday presided over a meeting at Chief Minister House in which briefing was given with regard to supply of clean drinking water, electricity and gas to villages.... KARACHI: Suspect tortured to death in custody KARACHI, Aug 8: A suspect died in a police lockup early Tuesday morning due to alleged police torture. Tuesday’s incident was the second custodial death in the lockup of the Mominabad police station during the past one month.... KARACHI: 26 cars, 42 cellphones taken away KARACHI, Aug 8: At least 26 cars and 42 cell phones were snatched or stolen in different parts of the city on Tuesday. Police sources said four cars were snatched at... KARACHI: Body found in suitcase KARACHI, Aug 8: A headless body trussed up in a suitcase was recovered in Korangi on Tuesday. The suitcase was found at a derelict place in Zia Colony, police said.... KARACHI: Pothole filling begins in different towns KARACHI, Aug 8: The town administration of Malir has started filling of potholes developed during recent monsoon rains in various localities of the town. Town Nazim Ansaar Ahmed Sheikh along with... KARACHI: All resources employed for rainwater disposal: DHA KARACHI, Aug 8: The Defence Housing Authority has clarified its position and role in the wake of the monsoon rains in the city. A statement issued here on Tuesday said that... KARACHI: Provision of free books ordered KARACHI, Aug 8: Sindh Education Minister Dr Hamida Khuhro on Tuesday expressed satisfaction over the provision of free textbooks to school children in Sindh and directed officials concerned to ensure timely... KARACHI: Doctors, teachers protest against Israeli aggression KARACHI, Aug 8: A large number of doctors as well as other professionals including engineers, lawyers, teachers, accountants, pharmacists and IT professionals on Tuesday held a protest demonstration in front of... KARACHI: City govt to appoint 500 health employees KARACHI, Aug 8: The city government will soon be appointing 500 health employees, including about 150 doctors, on contract basis to make its 20 medical health care units fully functional in different parts of the city.... KARACHI: Training course at KU KARACHI, Aug 8: A six-day training course in physiology commenced at the Department of Physiology, University of Karachi here on Tuesday. A KU statement said that the vice-chancellor, Dr Pirzada Qasim, inaugurated the course.... KARACHI: 25 more women centres planned KARACHI, Aug 8: The director-general of Women Development, Ministry of Women, Brig (retd) Atiqur Rahman on Tuesday said that the federal women development ministry had established 20 women centres in the... KARACHI: Alternate routes notified KARACHI, Aug 8: Traffic police on Tuesday announced alternate route for traffic as a procession would be taken out to mark the birth anniversary of Hazrat Ali (A.S.)... KARACHI: PTCL complaint centre KARACHI, Aug 8: The PTCL has established rain emergency centre to effectively handle any situation in the aftermath of heavy downpours in the city. A press release of the company said... KARACHI: Workshop KARACHI, Aug 8: Teachers must improve their educational and research profiles according to the international standards. This was suggested by the KU vice-chancellor, Dr Pirzada Qasim, while inaugurating a three-day... KARACHI: Experts sceptical about lab reports KARACHI, Aug 8: No new case of Congo virus, other than that of a woman — suspected to be a Congo patient — has been found in Arab Mohalla, Baldia Town, said EDO Health Dr Khalid Shaikh on Tuesday.... KARACHI: JSM opposes anti-Sindh measures KARACHI, Aug 8: The Jeay Sindh Mahaz has urged the Islamabad rulers to desist from taking any anti-Sindh measure which would have serious implications about the future of the province.... KARACHI: Rakhsha Bandhan festival today KARACHI, Aug 8: Members of the Hindu community in the city, like everywhere else around the globe, will celebrate their annual Raksha Bandhan festival on Wednesday.... HYDERABAD: Each UC to get Rs2m, says nazim HYDERABAD, Aug 8: District Nazim Kanwar Naveed Jamil announced on Monday that all the union councils of the district would get Rs2 million each to complete ongoing development schemes in their areas.... LARKANA: Steps being taken to stem erosion LARKANA, Aug 8: The flood water in the Indus River has started eroding vulnerable embankments in Larkana district. With the constant rise in water level, the river has started affecting 2.5... LARKANA: Protest against non-supply of water LARKANA, Aug 8: People of different localities of union council-2 staged a procession to protest against non-supply of drinking water in Qambar town on Monday. The protestors led by union council... HYDERABAD: CBH launching one-window operation HYDERABAD, Aug 8: The Cantonment Board of Hyderabad (CBH) is launching a one-widow operation from Wednesday to help the residents of cantonment area in getting their problems solved, says a CBH official.... HYDERABAD: Protest against closure of tube-well project HYDERABAD, Aug 8: Employees of the Scarp irrigation division held a demonstration on the Tando Allahyar-Tando Adam road on Tuesday in protest against the proposed closure of the Scarp tube-well project.... HYDERABAD: ‘Very weak’ point found on Indus embankment HYDERABAD, Aug 8: Jamshoro DCO Dr Khawar Jamil on Tuesday found a ‘very weak’ point on the Indus embankment, between Manjhand and Sann. The DCO addressed a letter to the secretary... HYDERABAD: ‘Bandit’ held after encounter in Tandojam HYDERABAD, Aug 8: Police arrested, after a brief late-night encounter in Tandojam on Monday, a bandit who had Rs250,000 price on his head and was involved in more than 40 cases,... JACOBABAD: Clash leaves 16 injured JACOBABAD, Aug 8: Sixteen men suffred injuries after two groups of Bhatti and Bahlkani clans clashed in Kandhkot on Tuesday. Reports reaching here said that it all began with an exchange... NAUSHAHRO FEROZE: Electrocuted NAUSHAHRO FEROZE, Aug 8: Farooq Ahmed Dahraj, 25, was electrocuted in the Sultan Dahraj village, near Tharushah, on Monday when he lifted a pedestal fan to keep it somewhere else.... PESHAWAR: Work begins on hospital’s customer service centre PESHAWAR, Aug 8: NWFP Health Minister Inayatullah Khan has asked health professionals to deal with patients sympathetically and provide efficient health service in public sector hospitals.... PESHAWAR: Report on flaws in family laws being prepared PESHAWAR, Aug 8: The National Commission on the Status of Women (NCSW) is preparing a national report to assess the effects of the lacuna in the family laws on matters relating... PESHAWAR: Minister’s orders ignored: Donation from patients PESHAWAR, Aug 8: Doctors in the teaching hospitals of the city are receiving illegal donations from patients in violation of the health department’s directives. “A month ago, the health minister issued a directive against getting donations from patients.... PESHAWAR: Damages suit filed against airline PESHAWAR, Aug 8: A local court has issued summons to an international airline, federal government and immigration authorities in a Rs1.5 million damages suit filed by a Pakistani citizen.... PESHAWAR: Counterfeit dollars case: two acquitted PESHAWAR, Aug 8: The Additional District and Sessions Judge Peshawar on Tuesday acquitted two people in a case relating to counterfeit US dollars. Judge Syed Zamurad Shah Qadri held that the... PESHAWAR: Road opened PESHAWAR, Aug 8: The Peshawar-Charsadda road has been opened to all kinds of traffic. It was closed on Sunday after flood water damaged the old bridge over Khayali river.... PESHAWAR: Children’s park inaugurated PESHAWAR, Aug 8: District Nazim Ghulam Ali on Tuesday inaugurated a children’s park in Urmur village in the outskirts of Peshawar to provide recreational facilities to children and youth of the district....

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