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August 19, 2006 Saturday Rajab 23, 1427 KARACHI: Karachi braces for more showers: Death toll rises to 21 KARACHI, Aug 18: The city’s civic infrastructure remained partially dislocated on Friday as the death toll in the rain-related incidents rose to 21.... KARACHI: Defence, Clifton stink with stagnant water KARACHI, Aug 18: The stinking stagnant rainwater in Defence and Clifton continued to cause miseries to tens of thousands of people in the two salubrious neighbourhoods, with most of the roads and streets remaining submerged with water.... KARACHI: Governor, CM visit affected areas KARACHI, Aug 18: Sindh Governor Dr Ishratul Ibad, accompanied by Sindh Chief Minister Dr Arbab Ghulam Rahim and City Nazim Mustafa Kamal, visited different areas of Karachi to ascertain the situation after heavy rainfall on Thursday.... KARACHI: City govt yet to assess rain damages KARACHI, Aug 18: The city authorities have not constituted any survey or inquiry committee to assess the damages caused by recent monsoon rains in the metropolis.... KARACHI: Relief activities under way KARACHI, Aug 18: The narrowing down of the 20ft wide Manghopir storm water drain to 8ft caused the inundation of Mianwali Colony, where around 5ft water accumulated during the heavy downpours on Thursday.... KARACHI: Outbreak of waterborne diseases feared KARACHI, Aug 18: In order to prevent waterborne diseases, people have been advised to ensure consumption of only boiled and alum-treated water in case home-based filter plant is not available.... KARACHI: Uproar mars Sindh PA session KARACHI, Aug 18: The Sindh Assembly, which met in a requisitioned session here on Friday, was adjourned for 10 days amid protest from opposition benches after a brief uproar.... KARACHI: Khuhro slams adjournment of assembly session KARACHI, Aug 18: Leader of the Opposition in the Sindh Assembly Nisar Ahmed Khuhro on Friday slammed the government for not taking adequate measures to prevent massive dislocation of civic life... KARACHI: Speaker defends action KARACHI, Aug 18: Speaker Syed Muzaffar Hussain Shah has defended his decision to adjourn the session saying although he had summoned the session on the requisition submitted by the opposition, they were not serious in the House.... HYDERABAD: Medium Indus surge likely to reach Kotri tomorrow: Army on standby for emergency work HYDERABAD, Aug 18: A medium flood is expected to pass through the Kotri barrage between August 20 and 21. Discharges of all off-taking canals of the barrage have been closed in... LARKANA: Gastroenteritis hits Larkana, Khairpur LARKANA, Aug 18: The death of a girl from gastroenteritis in Fateh Mohammed Awan village near Moenjodaro on Friday prompted the district management, army personnel and health officials to rush to the area.... HYDERABAD: Steps taken to combat diseases: Rain aftermath HYDERABAD, Aug 18: The director-general of the Sindh health services, Dr Hadi Bux Jatoi, has said that 504 fixed and 101 mobile camps with 609 doctors and ample supplies of medicines... KOHAT: Rs120 million ADB grant goes down the drain KOHAT, Aug 18: An amount of Rs120 million given as grant by the Asian Development Bank (ADB) for improvement of sanitation system and construction of a waste recycling plant has gone down the drain, sources said.... KARACHI: KESC fails to normalise power supply KARACHI, Aug 18: The supply of power to many areas of the metropolis, which was suspended on Thursday evening when the city received one of the heaviest showers, could not be... KARACHI: Flooding ruins all vital thoroughfares KARACHI, Aug 18: Stagnant rainwater has devastated more than a dozen major thoroughfares and a large number of link roads in the city.... KARACHI: 31 cellphones, 13 vehicles taken away KARACHI, Aug 18: At least 13 vehicles – four cars and nine motorcycles -- and 31 cell phones were either snatched or stolen in different parts of the city on Friday.... KARACHI: CM concerned over lack of drainage infrastructure KARACHI, Aug 18: Sindh Chief Minister Dr Arbab Ghulam Rahim has expressed concern over lack of storm-water drainage infrastructure in Karachi, and regretted that the previous governments did not pay attention to this which resulted in difficulties to citizens during rains.... KARACHI: Motor mechanics have a field day KARACHI, Aug 18: The ongoing monsoon rains on one hand have forced many to suspend their daily economic activities but on the other, there are people who are benefiting from these showers.... KARACHI: Council session demanded KARACHI, Aug 18: The Al-khidmat group on Friday called for convening an city council session immediately to discuss Karachi situation after rains.... KARACHI: Rain emergency centre KARACHI, Aug 18: A rain emergency centre has been established in the old Commissioner House Karachi (DCO office) on the directives of City Nazim Syed Mustafa Kamal.... KARACHI: Bahria varsity to award PhDs KARACHI, Aug 18: The Bahria University has decided to award PhD degrees to two candidates belonging to its Institute of Professional Psychology (IPP), said a spokesman for the varsity here on Friday.... KARACHI: Family rescued KARACHI, Aug 18: A team of the city government’s fire department rescued a family stranded in their car as a tree fell down on the vehicle due to thunderstorm on Thursday.... HYDERABAD: Plan to monitor WB-funded water project HYDERABAD, Aug 18: The managing-director of the Sindh Irrigation and Drainage Authority, Mr Manzoor Sheikh, has welcomed formation of ‘Stakeholders Forum’ to monitor implementation of the World Bank-aided Sindh On-farm Water Management (SOFWM) project.... NAWABSHAH: Indus in spate at Nawabshah NAWABSHAH, Aug 18: The water level in the Indus river was steadily rising at the Mud point and about 400,000 cusecs water passed through the river at the point near SM bund some 45 kilometres from Nawabshah on Friday.... LARKANA: 2 killed in accident LARKANA, Aug 18: Two people were killed and six others injured in a road accident near Naudero on Wednesday.... LARKANA: Nazim urged to step down LARKANA, Aug 18: Fifty-six pro-Sindh National Front nazims, naib nazims and councillors urged pro-government district nazim to step down voluntarily else they would request the chief election commissioner to dismiss him and hold fresh elections for the post.... LARKANA: SHC orders FIR quashed LARKANA, Aug 18: The Larkana circuit bench of the Sindh High Court on Friday ordered that an FIR registered against Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) leaders Nisar Ahmed Khuhro, MPA Ayaz Soomro,... PESHAWAR: Farmers want tobacco board reorganised PESHAWAR, Aug 18: Farmers on Thursday demanded that the government should dissolve the Pakistan Tobacco Board and reorganise it because it had failed to solve their problems.... PESHAWAR: Court seeks comments from ISI officials PESHAWAR, Aug 18: The Peshawar High Court on Friday sought comments from the Inter Service Intelligence director-general and three other officials in a habeas corpus petition challenging alleged illegal detention of a man for about two years.... PESHAWAR: Man killed PESHAWAR, Aug 18: One person was killed during a dispute over possession of an official residence at the Pesco Colony, police said....

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