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September 20, 2006 Wednesday Sha'aban 26, 1427 KARACHI: City govt succumbs to meat sellers pressure KARACHI, Sept 19: The city district government has finally succumbed to the pressure by meat merchants and an increase of Rs20 per kg has been made in the price of mutton from Rs220 to Rs240 a kg.... KARACHI: KESC makes people suffer in hot weather KARACHI, Sept 19: People across the city braved intermittent and prolonged power failures on Tuesday in the sizzling weather and criticized the poor performance of the complaint centres of the Karachi Electric Supply Corporation.... KARACHI: Assembly mourns MPA’s death KARACHI, Sept 19: The Sindh Assembly session, which resumed after an eight-day break on Tuesday, was adjourned without taking up the agenda by Speaker Syed Muzaffar Hussain Shah as a mark... KARACHI: City Council urges govt to set up research dept in KIHD KARACHI, Sept 19: The City Council on Tuesday urged the Sindh government to establish a research and development department in the Karachi Institute of Heart Diseases (KIHD).... KARACHI: KBCA probing merger of plots, High Court told KARACHI, Sept 19: The Karachi Building Control Authority has instituted an inquiry into the merger of plots facing different roads in violation of the Karachi Building and Town Planning Regulations, the Sindh High Court was informed on Tuesday.... KARACHI: PPP sees flaws in voter lists KARACHI, Sept 19: Pakistan Peoples Party, Sindh chapter on Tuesday conveyed its strong reservations on the ongoing process of registration in the voter’s list to the provincial election commissioner, Sindh.... KARACHI: Ibad hails efforts to curb honour killings KARACHI, Sept 19: Sindh Governor Ishratul Ibad has said that the methodology used to curb honour crime and address the issue with the help of an advisory committee is indeed very effective to reach the masses.... KARACHI: Arbab assures of support to anti-corruption initiatives KARACHI, Sept 19: Sindh chief minister Dr Arbab Ghulam Rahim said on Tuesday that the Sindh government has been a strong opponent of corruption. ''''In this regard, I have always extended... KARACHI: KBCA team manhandled KARACHI, Sept 19: Law and order situation was created when a KBCA team started demolishing extended portions of ground floor flats of Karimabad Cooperative Housing Society.... KARACHI: Govt fails to check sale, manufacture of crackers KARACHI, Sept 19: Incidents involving crackers have been taking place with impunity claiming scores of innocent lives annually and causing disability among many, but a strict ban is still awaited on the manufacture of these deadly devices.... KARACHI: New facility at SIUT to open on 22nd KARACHI, Sept 19: The Sindh Institute of Urology and Transplantation (SIUT) will hold a ceremony on Sept 22 to mark the formal inauguration of its new six storey building raised through donations.... KARACHI: People suffer at the hands of cantonment board, KWSB KARACHI, Sept 19: Portions of roads submerged by sewage-mixed rainwater and riddled with potholes and trenches developed due to ruthless digging in the name of uplift work and the recent heavy... KARACHI: Need stressed to adopt prevention strategy: Workshop on HIV/Aids KARACHI, Sept 19: Pakistan exposed to all relevant factors prone to rampant prevalence of HIV/Aids needs to strengthen its prevention strategy. This was stated by the ILO Technical Specialist (HIV/Aids and World of Work) South Asia, S.... KARACHI: Steps urged for good financial management KARACHI, Sept 19: The controller-general of accounts, Iftikhar Ahmad Khan, has expressed concern over non-inclusion of Town Municipal Administrations accounts into the provincial or district governments accounts.... KARACHI: Water projects KARACHI, Sept 19: The World Bank Mission for South Asia Region, headed by Adolf Brizzi, on Tuesday called on Sindh Chief Secretary Fazalur Rehman and discussed water related issues of Sindh.... KARACHI: City govt seeks approval for CNG buses KARACHI, Sept 19: Naib Nazim Nasreen Jalil on Tuesday said that the city government had sent PC-1 envisaging tax structure for 5,000 CNG buses to be inducted in Karachi to the federal government for approval.... KARACHI: Parents day at DHA school KARACHI, Sept 19: The annual parents’ day and prize distribution ceremony of Defence Housing Authority (DHA) Higher Secondary School Phase-IV was held here on Tuesday. Speaking on the occasion, DHA Administrator... KARACHI: Secretary given more time in contempt case KARACHI, Sept 19: The Sindh High Court allowed the establishment secretary another opportunity to ensure compliance with its order in respect of promotion of an additional income tax commissioner to grade 21.... KARACHI: Man shot dead by bandits, brother wounded KARACHI, Sept 19: A man was shot dead and his brother was injured when they put up resistance to bandits snatching cellphones and cash in the Site area on late Monday night.... KARACHI: 82 deprived of vehicles, cellphones KARACHI, Sept 19: At least 27 vehicles and 55 cellphones were taken away by armed suspects in different parts of the city on Tuesday. Police sources said three cars were snatched at gunpoint and 10 were reported stolen.... KARACHI: Weather KARACHI, Sept 19: The Met office has forecast hot and hazy weather for the city on Wednesday with the maximum temperature expected to range between 38°C and 40°C.... HYDERABAD: Water still stagnating in Latifabad: MMA HYDERABAD, Sept 19: The president of the Sindh chapter of the Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal, Maulana Asadullah Bhutto, has said that rainwater is still standing on roads, streets and houses in Latifabad taluka although 12 days have passed since the rainfall.... HYDERABAD: Water disposal capacity increased to 18m gallons, says nazim HYDERABAD, Sept 19: District Nazim Kanwar Naveed Jamil said on Tuesday that three additional water disposal lines had been laid in three days, increasing the total disposal capacity of Hyderabad to 18 million gallons a day.... KHAIRPUR: 39 policemen booked KHAIRPUR, Sept 19: The Sobhodero police booked 39 policemen, including two SHOs and one ASI, on the orders of the Sukkur bench of the Sindh High Court on Monday night.... PESHAWAR: Officials get magisterial powers to check prices, adulteration PESHAWAR, Sept 19: NWFP Food Minister Fazl Rabbani has said that special magisterial powers have been given to government officials to check adulteration and prices and quality of foodstuff.... PESHAWAR: Action ordered against kidnappers PESHAWAR, Sept 19: Acting Governor of the NWFP, Justice Tariq Pervez Khan, on Tuesday expressed concern over rise in incidents of kidnapping in the province, directing police to strive to find the kidnapped people possible and arrest the criminals....

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