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August 12, 2006 Saturday Rajab 16, 1427 KARACHI: Centre urged to help fight fuel-based pollution KARACHI, Aug 11: The clean air coordination committee of the city government on Friday urged the federal government to take measures to reduce sulphur quantity in petroleum products to contain environmental pollution and save human health.... KARACHI: Amalgamation of plots challenged KARACHI, Aug 11: The Karachi Building Control Authority has challenged the amalgamation of four plots of over 1000 square feet each facing different roads and a division bench of the Sindh... KARACHI: Sindh asks Islamabad to call back wanted ASP from UK KARACHI, Aug 11: Sindh police have requested the federal government to call back ASP Umar Shahid from the United Kingdom as he is wanted in the ‘staged encounter’ case pertaining to the alleged murder of one, Rasool Bukhsh Brohi.... KARACHI: Suspect killed in shootout KARACHI, Aug 11: Police on Friday killed a suspect and arrested his accomplice in what they claimed an encounter in the PECHS.... KARACHI: Law and order in Sindh reviewed KARACHI, Aug 11: The law and order obtaining in the province was reviewed at a high level meeting held at the Governor’s House here on Friday with Sindh Governor Dr Ishratul Ibad in the chair.... KARACHI: Regular cleaning of drains ordered KARACHI, Aug 11: City Nazim Syed Mustafa Kamal has directed the Karachi Water and Sewerage Board that henceforth cleaning of storm water drains will not be carried out on an emergency... KARACHI: Mobile phones, vehicles stolen KARACHI, Aug 11: At least 33 vehicles and an equal number of mobile phones were snatched or stolen in different parts of the city on Friday.... KARACHI: Another protected site being demolished KARACHI, Aug 11: The Captain House, a solid stone building in Saddar area which is protected under the Sindh Cultural Heritage Act, has been demolished partially while its owner, denying manual... KARACHI: Working of prosecution dept reviewed KARACHI, Aug 11: Working procedures of the newly created Criminal Prosecution Department, its administrative and financial matters, arrangements for offices and various aspects of its working relationship with the departments of... KARACHI: Contaminated water supply in Faisal Colony KARACHI, Aug 11: The nazim of Shah Faisal Town, Mohammed Imran, has taken notice of the complaints regarding supply of contaminated water and water shortage in various areas of the town... KARACHI: Varsity staff defers protest on HEC assurance KARACHI, Aug 11: The Federation of All-Pakistan Universities Academic Staff Associations (FAPUASA) on Friday deferred the observance of a black-day and hunger on Aug 17 and 22 after assurances by the Higher Education Commission regarding acceptance of their demands.... KARACHI: Teachers body opposes ban KARACHI, Aug 11: The Sindh Teachers Forum (STF), an association of schools, colleges and University teachers, on Friday condemned the ban on teachers'' associations and demanded of the Sindh Governor to immediately withdraw this decision.... KARACHI: Rainwater still on roads in Clifton KARACHI, Aug 11: Leader of the opposition in City Council Karachi Saeed Ghani and former UC Nazims on Friday refuted the City Nazim’s claims that rainwater accumulated in several areas of Clifton, Bath Island, Gulshan-i-Faisal and adjoining has been drained out.... KARACHI: Fine arts diploma result announced KARACHI, Aug 11: The female students of Karachi School of Art bagged all the top three positions for the diploma in the fine arts.... KARACHI: August 14 celebrations KARACHI, Aug 11: Fervour to celebrate Independence Day on Aug 14 is fast gaining momentum in Karachi and its inhabitants, particularly children, could be witnessed procuring national flags, in all sizes,... KARACHI: Doctors’ training KARACHI, Aug 11: Speakers at a seminar observed on Friday that use of modern diagnostic equipment should not be confined to posh localities, and stressed that equipment be made accessible for middle class and poor localities.... KARACHI: Federal govt accused of rigging AJK polls KARACHI, Aug 11: Accusing Pakistan’s federal government of massive rigging in the recent Azad Jammu and Kashmir polls, chief of the Jammu and Kashmir People’s Muslim League, Barrister Sultan Mahmood Chaudhry,... KARACHI: Israel, allies warned of repercussions KARACHI, Aug 11: The Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal (MMA) on Friday warned Israel and its allies to refrain from bombing civilian areas in Lebanon and killing innocent women, children as it would make... KARACHI: MMA calls for declaring Karachi ‘calamity-hit’ KARACHI, Aug 11: The Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal has asked the government to declare Karachi ‘calamity-hit area’ as the recent monsoon rains had not only caused colossal losses to its citizens, but have also rendered hundreds of people homeless.... KARACHI: Use of coal-based power stressed KARACHI, Aug 11: Speakers at a meeting of Shura Hamdard, Karachi chapter urged the government to use coal to generate electricity and urged the masses to conserve energy by keeping extra bulbs, tube lights and air-conditioners off particularly during peak hours.... KARACHI: Chances of rain KARACHI, Aug 11: The Met office has forecast cloudy weather with chances of rain in Karachi during the next 24 hours.... KARACHI: SHC proceedings KARACHI, Aug 11: The routine work at the Sindh High Court on Friday remained suspended after 9am to mark the demise of Justice (retd) M. Haleem, former chief justice of the Supreme Court of Pakistan.... BADIN: Water level in LBOD increased: Heavy rain in southern Sindh BADIN, Aug 11: Heavy rain lashed the district on Thursday increasing the level of water in the Left Bank Outfall Drain.... SUKKUR: Embankments under heavy pressure: Guddu Barrage SUKKUR, Aug 11: The right guide bank of the Guddu barrage and several embankments along the Indus river including the KK bund, Ghora Ghat bund and Tori bund are under tremendous pressure due to flood water.... HYDERABAD: 2 UCs in Jamshoro facing flood threat HYDERABAD, Aug 11: A population of about 3,000 in villages of two union councils is facing possible threat of an erosion of an embankment in the Jamshoro district.... HYDERABAD: ‘Nationalists must fight for rights in assemblies’ HYDERABAD, Aug 11: Former deputy speaker of the Sindh Assembly, Jalal Mehmood Shah, has said that it has become necessary for nationalist parties to form a new party to struggle for the rights of Sindhis in assemblies.... HYDERABAD: UN urged to stop HR violations HYDERABAD, Aug 11: Human rights activists and nationalist leaders have urged the United Nations to stop human rights violations in Iraq, Afghanistan, Lebanon, Kashmir and Palestine.... THATTA: ‘Voter lists being tamperd with’ THATTA, Aug 11: Pakistan People’s Party MPA Sassui Palijo alleged on Friday that the Sindh government’s coalition partners were busy entering bogus and fictitious names in voter lists taking advantage of torrential rains and sea intrusion in the district’s coastal belt.... HYDERABAD: Protest against Dow varsity’s admission policy HYDERABAD, Aug 11: A large number of students held a demonstration outside the press club on Friday in protest against admission policy of the Dow Medical University.... HYDERABAD: Three sisters die as roof caves in HYDERABAD, Aug 11: Three sisters died as roof of their house caved in Aliabad on Thursday night. The deceased were identified as Aashi, 8, Sonia, 11, and Zarina, 16.... NAWABSHAH: Students protest Rangers’ behaviour NAWABSHAH, Aug 11: The students of Quaid-e-Awam University of Engineering, Science and Technology staged a demonstration on Friday outside the press club to protest against the Rangers’ behaviour.... PESHAWAR: Darra arms manufacturers may get legal cover PESHAWAR, Aug 11: The illicit arms manufacturing sector of the tribal region of Darra Adamkhel, some 35 kilometers south of Peshawar, may get legal cover as federal government’s agencies are studying prospects of registering and making eligible firms involved in manufacturing sports and vintage weapons.... PESHAWAR: Rs220m allocated for small dams: Durrani PESHAWAR, Aug 11: Chief Minister Akram Khan Durrani has said that Rs220 million have been allocated for construction of small dams in Karak district, while Rs22 million have been released for drinking water schemes.... PESHAWAR: Poor conditions in govt schools criticised PESHAWAR, Aug 11: Members of the district council have expressed concern over the poor conditions of public sector schools and asked the government to resolve the problem of shortage of teaching and non-teaching staff.... PESHAWAR: 7,816 TB cases detected in three months PESHAWAR, Aug 11: The Provincial TB Control Programme has detected 7,816 cases in the province in the second quarter of the current year, officials said.... PESHAWAR: Gastro, skin diseases break out in Mardan PESHAWAR, Aug 11: The water in residential areas of Mardan over the past week has complicated health problems, as hundreds of people have reported to the relief camps with cholera, gastroenteritis and skin diseases.... QUETTA: Teachers protest QUETTA, Aug 11: Balochistan Professors & Lecturers Association (BPLA) staged a demonstration against the non-acceptance of their demands, outside the press club here on Thursday.... KOHAT: Nazim faces no-trust move KOHAT, Aug 11: Opposition in the district assembly announced on Friday to move a no-confidence motion against the district nazim soon.... MARDAN: Flood victims block road MARDAN, Aug 11: Following the torrential rains and flash flood across the country, people continued their protest against failure of the government to provide relief facility to them.... 29 arrested PESHAWAR, Aug 11: The Chamkani police during last one week arrested 29 criminals wanted in various cases and recovered 12 Kalashnikovs, ten rifles, eight guns, and other weapons from them.... Call for improving investment climate PESHAWAR, Aug 11: A study recently conducted by the NWFP government on ‘private investment: growth and development” has termed poor road network, power outages, delays in clearance by the customs, inadequate... President’s security in Chitral cost millions of rupees PESHAWAR, Aug 11: The cost of security arrangements made for the protection of President Pervez Musharraf runs into several million rupees as several battalions of the NWFP police were moved to Chitral to augment security arrangements undertaken by paramilitary and army troops.... Man acquitted of kidnapping charges PESHAWAR, Aug 11: An anti-terrorism court here on Friday acquitted a man charged with kidnapping a person for ransom.... Hajj draw held at Kohat varsity KOHAT, Aug 11: A draw was held under the Hajj lottery scheme at the Kohat University of Science and Technology (KUST) on Friday.... N. Areas’ advisers assigned portfolios GILGIT, Aug 11: The Northern Areas chief executive has assigned the portfolio to seven advisers of the Northern Areas cabinet.... Relief camps MARDAN, Aug 11: The National Commission for Human Development (NCHD), Mardan, has set up three relief camps in the city and was providing relief to the flood-victims, NCHD media officer Mohammad Fayyaz said this while talking to newsmen at Hoti....

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