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September 09, 2006 Saturday Sha'aban 15, 1427 KARACHI: Negligence by KESC men claims minor’s life: Breakdowns hit many areas KARACHI, Sept 8: The gross negligence on the part of the Karachi Electricity Supply Corporation claimed life of a small girl in Gulshan-i-Iqbal on Friday afternoon.... KARACHI: Downpour turns weather pleasant, batters roads KARACHI, Sept 8: The city received another spell of widespread showers on Friday that turned weather pleasant after days of scorching heat. The drizzle, which lashed certain areas with considerable intensity... KARACHI: Banking court told not to confirm bid: Sale of Sindh Sugar Corporation KARACHI, Sept 8: The Sindh High Court restrained a banking court from confirming any bid for Sindh Sugar Corporation in execution of a decree in a recovery suit against it till... HYDERABAD: Thousands evacuated by army, Rangers: Rain havoc in Hyderabad HYDERABAD, Sept 8: More than 1,500 rain-affected people of Latifabad, Qasimabad and City talukas took shelter in relief camps set up by the district government in different government school buildings on Friday.... KARACHI: Turtle with transmitter returns to sea KARACHI, Sept 8: A satellite transmitter was installed on a green turtle to monitor its movement pattern at the Sandspit beach early on Friday morning. The transmitter was installed under a... KARACHI: 55 given magisterial powers to check prices KARACHI, Sept 8: City Nazim Syed Mustafa Kamal has said that over 55 officials of the city government have been invested with magisterial powers to check and control prices of essential commodities during Ramazan.... KARACHI: Factory worker found dead KARACHI, Sept 8: A young factory worker was killed after being kidnapped by unknown persons, and his body was recovered from in Gujjar Nallah in Liaquatabad on Friday morning.... KARACHI: 9 cars, 33 phones stolen KARACHI, Sept 8: At least nine vehicles and 33 cell phones were taken away by the bandits in different parts of the city. Police sources said two cars were snatched at gunpoint and six were stolen.... KARACHI: Pakistan-UK cooperation in education pledged KARACHI, Sept 8: British Deputy High Commissioner in Karachi, Hamish St. Claire Daniel, has expressed hope that cooperation between the UK and Pakistan would surpass in the field of education.... KARACHI: Sindh cities can produce 10,000mw thru windmills KARACHI, Sept 8: Up to 10,000 megawatts of electricity can be generated in the cities of Sindh through windmill. This was stated by Chairman of the Higher Education Commission (HEC), Prof Dr Atta- ur- Rehman.... KARACHI: KU convocation postponed KARACHI, Sept 8: The administration at the University of Karachi has decided to defer its convocation scheduled to be held on Sept 9 in the wake of intermittent rains in the city.... KARACHI: SPLA seeks probe into corruption KARACHI, Sept 8: The Sindh Professors and Lecturers’ Association has urged the chief justice of the Sindh High Courts to take notice of the reported corruption in the Sindh education department and order a judicial enquiry.... KARACHI: Importance of English highlighted KARACHI, Sept 8: Sindh Minister for Women Development Dr Saeeda Malik on Friday urged the teaching community to keep themselves abreast of the advances in the field of English language teaching.... KARACHI: Defence Day at DHA College KARACHI, Sept 8: The Defence Day celebrations were held at Defence Authority Degree (DHA) College with traditional fervour and enthusiasm here on Friday. On this occasion, a function was held in... KARACHI: Traffic cops barred from checking papers KARACHI, Sept 8: Capital City Police Officer Niaz Ahmed Siddiqui has directed the traffic police personnel not to stop vehicles for checking of papers while ensuring drivers’ strict compliance with traffic rules.... KARACHI: 89 conferred BDS degrees KARACHI, Sept 8: As many as 89 BDS (Bachelor of Dental Surgeons) graduates were conferred degrees on Friday at the 10th convocation of the Fatima Jinnah Dental College.... KARACHI: Rally held to mark literacy day KARACHI, Sept 8: A rally was organized here on Friday to mark the International Literacy Day. It was held under the auspices of the department of education and Literacy, Sindh.... KARACHI: Workshop on urban air quality KARACHI, Sept 8: The National Urban Air Quality workshop would commence at a hotel here from Sept 13.... KARACHI: Nazims-police liaison urged to curb crimes KARACHI, Sept 8: Sindh Home Minister Rauf Siddiqi said that the genuine problems of the parliamentarians should be solved on priority basis. He issued these directives to the officials while presiding... KARACHI: Altaf reiterates demand for provincial autonomy KARACHI, Sept 8: MQM chief Altaf Hussain has said that elder politician Nawab Akbar Khan Bugti’s assassination was a national tragedy.... KARACHI: Ombudsman leaves for US KARACHI, Sept 8: Sindh Ombudsman Yousuf Jamal on Friday left for US to attend 27th annual conference of United States Association. In the moot, he would speak on “Ombudsmen at the crossroads: Search for wider horizon”.... KARACHI: Plan to build model villages KARACHI, Sept 8: Sindh Government has come out with an ambitious plan of developing “model villages” in various districts of Sindh where all basic amenities of life would be provided.... HYDERABAD: Dist govt comes under fire HYDERABAD, Sept 8: The People’s Party Parliamentarians has criticised what it calls the inefficiency of the district government during the current rainfall. It said that City, Latifabad and Qasimabad talukas had... LARKANA: World Literacy Day observed LARKANA, Sept 8: The department of education and the National Commission for Human Development on Friday jointly celebrated the World Literacy Day in Larkana and Qambar-Shahdadkot districts.... SUKKUR: Plan for commercial plazas opposed SUKKUR, Sept 8: The Sukkur taluka council was adjourned on Friday following uproar over construction of multipurpose commercial plazas in the city. Some councillors belonging to the Muttahida Qaumi Movement, including... KHAIRPUR: 13 arrested KHAIRPUR, Sept 8: Police on Friday arrested 13 people for clashing with the Hesco staff. About 35 people were booked at the Sobhodero police on Friday night on the complaint of line superintendent Ali Nawaz Dahri.... JACOBABAD: No clue of kidnap children JACOBABAD, Sept 8: Police have failed to find any clue of two minor children kidnapped 15 days ago in Jacobabad. Tabarak Brohi, 8, was kidnapped from Garhi Sabhayo on August 20 and a minor girl, Alisha, 2, from Karimabad Mohalla.... PESHAWAR: Shortage of equipment affecting police work PESHAWAR, Sept 8: Lack of coordination between police and other government agencies has been obstructing action against hardened criminals involved in kidnapping and car theft/ snatching, according to official sources.... PESHAWAR: Registration of FIR against nazim ordered PESHAWAR, Sept 8: A local court on Friday ordered registration of an FIR against a union council nazim, naib nazim and secretary charged with preparing forged resignations of three councillors for countering a no-trust move.... PESHAWAR: ‘Accreditation of UET Mardan campus degrees under process’ PESHAWAR, Sept 8: Responding to a report about non-recognition of degrees of the students of the NWFP University of Engineering and Technology, Mardan campus, by the Pakistan Engineering Council, the UET... PESHAWAR: Drive against unregistered number-plates PESHAWAR, Sept 8: The excise and taxation department has launched a campaign against motorists using unregistered or personalised number-plates, it is learnt. The drive follows a recent approval of a proposal... CHITRAL: Three killed in accident CHITRAL, Sept 8: Three people were killed and two seriously injured when a jeep plunged into a deep ravine near Sonoghoor village here on Friday. The accident occurred near Dothen Miragram between Songoghoor and Booni....

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