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December 04, 2006 Monday Ziqa'ad 12, 1427 KARACHI: Nazim declares rain emergency KARACHI, Dec 3: City Nazim Mustafa Kamal on Sunday said that the accumulated rainwater on different thoroughfares and streets of the metropolis would be drained out in the next 24 hours if rain stopped.... KARACHI: Many areas without power amid rain: People suffer hours-long breakdowns KARACHI, Dec 3: Serious faults in the KESC’s generation and distribution system coupled with Sunday’s rain badly disrupted life as almost half of Karachi experienced total breakdown for most of the day with no immediate assistance from the power utility.... KARACHI: Baloch parties’ rally foiled, two leaders arrested KARACHI, Dec 3: Law enforcement agencies on Sunday afternoon foiled an attempt by the Balochistan Yakjehti Committee to hold a public meeting near Juna Masjid, Shah Latif Bhitai Road to condemn the killing of Nawab Akbar Khan Bugti.... KARACHI: More rain forecast KARACHI, Dec 3: Various parts of the city on Sunday received varied quantum of rainfall ranging from 3 to 5 millimeters, officials at the Met office said.... KARACHI: Kanupp resumes operation KARACHI, Dec 3: The Karachi Nuclear Power Plant (Kanupp), built with Canadian assistance, has begun operating after remaining shut for almost a year, and is now providing 50mw electricity to the... KARACHI: Defence spending, pro-rich policies criticized KARACHI, Dec 3: Renowned economist Dr Akbar Zaidi has claimed that the large fiscal space gained due to the 9/11 incident has been used by the military government to enrich the... KARACHI: Loya Jirga gives strike call for 15th: ‘Atrocities on Pakhtoons’ KARACHI, Dec 3: The Pakhtoon Action Committee (Loya Jirga) condemned the atrocities committed against pakhtoons and announced to observe complete strike on December 15.... KARACHI: MQM warned against anti-Sindh agenda KARACHI, Dec 3: Chief of the Sindh Taraqqi Pasand Party Dr Qadir Magsi has accused the Muttahida Qaumi Movement leadership of working against the interests of Sindh in collaboration with the rulers in Islamabad.... KARACHI: Musharraf’s policies under fire at MMA rally KARACHI, Dec 3: The policies of General Pervez Musharraf have pushed the country to the brink of devastation and Pakistan could only be saved by getting rid off the army rule.... KARACHI: Communities can play vital role: Aga Khan KARACHI, Dec 3: Prince Karim Aga Khan has underscored the need for decentralisation of decision-making and multi-sector partnership so as to attain true social progress.... HYDERABAD: Imran terms polls under Musharraf a farce HYDERABAD, Dec 3: Demanding that a caretaker government be set up to hold general elections in 2007, Pakistan Tehrik-i-Insaf chief Imran Khan urged the opposition parties to launch a joint struggle for an independent election commission.... KHAIRPUR: Kalabagh dam to be resisted, says Qaim KHAIRPUR, Dec 3: Pakistan People’s Party Sindh President Syed Qaim Ali Shah has said that the government’s move to construct Kalabagh and other controversial dams on the Indus River will be against people’s wishes.... PESHAWAR: 30,000 mothers, 200,000 babies die every year PESHAWAR, Dec 3: More than 30,000 mothers and 200,000 newborn children are dying in the country annually due to lack of awareness, health facilities and political will.... PESHAWAR: WB asks NWFP to set up unit for education reforms PESHAWAR, Dec 3: The World Bank has recommended that the NWFP government should establish an Education Sector Reforms Unit (ESRU) in the department of schools and literacy to ensure proper planning,... KARACHI: Robbers kill man on resistance KARACHI, Dec 3: As many as 56 people were deprived of their cars, motorbikes or cellphones in various localities here on Saturday.... KARACHI: Probe ordered KARACHI, Dec 3: Taking strong note of halt in the mechanised sweeping drive, City Nazim Mustafa Kamal has ordered a thorough probe against the city government officials who had awarded the contract to a private firm.... KARACHI: SITE colleges victim of neglect KARACHI, Dec 3: Owing to the negligence of government officials and shortage of teaching staff in many colleges in SITE Town have not been able to introduced degree courses since their inception.... KARACHI: Sale of smuggled petrol on the rise KARACHI, Dec 3: With the rising oil and petroleum prices in the country, illegal sale of petroleum products is growing in the city, particularly in the outskirts.... KARACHI: ‘Pakistan to turn into economic hub soon’ KARACHI, Dec 3: Sindh Governor Dr Ishratul Ibad Khan said that the policies of President Pervez Musharraf had steered Pakistan on the path of economic and industrial progress.... KARACHI: Sattar slams slanderous propaganda against MQM KARACHI, Dec 3: Deputy Convenor of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement Dr Farooq Sattar, who is also the MQM’s parliamentary party leader in the National Assembly, has condemned “slanderous propaganda against the... KARACHI: Rally held against women protection bill KARACHI, Dec 3: Participants of a rally organised on Sunday by the Markazi Jamaat Ahle Sunnat, Karachi chapter, reiterated their resolve to resist any move to make the newly-passed bill on women protection a part of the Constitution.... KARACHI: Third phase of LERP in 15 days KARACHI, Dec 3: The third phase of Lyari Expressway Resettlement Project (LERP) will begin in Baldia Town within the next 15 days and the ongoing development works at the site will be completed in a month.... KARACHI: KESC strips Siemens of seven tasks KARACHI, Dec 3: The management of the Karachi Electric Supply Corporation is reported to have decided to take back seven key responsibilities from Siemens, the managing partner of the KESC, in... KARACHI: Reception postponed KARACHI, Dec 3: Due to inclement weather, the national day reception of Romania, to be hosted on December 4 at the Defence Authority Club by the Consulate and the Trade Commission of Romania, has been postponed, says a press release.... HYDERABAD: Majority has rejected women’s bill: JI HYDERABAD, Dec 3: Leader of Jamaat-i-Islami’s women wing and MNA Mrs. Aisha Munawar claimed on Sunday that religious scholars of all the schools of thought and an overwhelming majority of Pakistani women have rejected the amendments to Hudood laws.... HYDERABAD: Growers urge govt to take over sugar mills HYDERABAD, Dec 3: Leading growers of the province are unanimous in their demand that the Sindh government should take over all the sugar mills to ensure they keep going and appoint receivers in each mill to buy sugarcane from the growers.... HYDERABAD: Youths must acquire skills, says minister HYDERABAD, Dec 3: Sindh Minister for Labour, Industry and Transport Mohammad Adil Siddiqui has urged the jobless youth not to wait for government to provide them jobs and consume their time in acquiring technical know-how.... HYDERABAD: Sindh receives first showers of winter HYDERABAD, Dec 3: Hyderabad, Khairpur, Dadu, Sukkur, Rohri, Pano Akil, Ghotki, Mirpur Mathelo, Daharki, Shikarpur, Jacobabad, Kashmore, Kandhkot, Thull and several other parts of Sindh received the first showers of winter... DADU: Malaria kills three children DADU, Dec 3: Three minor children died of malaria in two villages of Thano Bula Khan in a couple of days.... MIRPURKHAS: Double murder case lodged MIRPURKHAS, Dec 3. The Satellite Town police lodged a double murder case under sections 302 against Aurangzeb Leghari, the husband of one of the two women, who were found murdered on Saturday.... ISLAMABAD: Bad loans cost IDBP Rs27bn: documents ISLAMABAD, Dec 3: Ten chairmen of the Industrial Development Bank of Pakistan (IDBP) wrote off Rs7.767 billion to 808 individuals and industries from 1989-90 to 2004-05, official documents reveal.... PESHAWAR: JUI-F urges Shujaat to resign from NA PESHAWAR, Dec 3: The executive council of the NWFP chapter of Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam (Fazl) on Sunday asked Chaudhary Shujaat Hussain and other members of the ruling party to resign immediately from... PESHAWAR: Women lawyers welcome rights bill PESHAWAR, Dec 3: Senior women lawyers while welcoming the women’s rights bill said on Sunday that the bill was a significant step towards amelioration of women and would have a positive impact on their lives in future.... CHITRAL: Driver rescued 16 hours after avalanche CHITRAL, Dec 3: A driver was rescued from snow 16 hours after his pick-up was buried by an avalanche on Lowari Top on Saturday.... DERA ISMAIL KHAN: CM says work on Gomal Zam dam to restart soon DERA ISMAIL KHAN, Dec 3: NWFP Chief Minister Akram Khan Durrani and Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal’s central leader Maulana Fazlur Rehman have said that work on the Gomal Zam dam will restart soon,... MIRPUR: Plan to set up world-class varsity in AJK MIRPUR, Dec 3: The government has planned to set up a world-class university in Mirpur city to extend quality education to local students.... PESHAWAR: Govt fails to set up separate enclosures for girl prisoners PESHAWAR, Dec 3: The provincial government has failed to set up separate enclosures for female juvenile offenders after the passage of the NWFP Juvenile Justice System Rules (JJSR) in 2002, it is learnt.... PESHAWAR: IJT harming campus atmosphere: JTI PESHAWAR, Dec 3: Jamiat Talaba-i-Islam (JTI), the student wing of JUI-F, has alleged that academic atmosphere in the educational institutions of the province is being ruined by Islami Jamiat Talaba (IJT), the student wing of JI.... KOHAT: Road to link NWFP with S. Punjab KOHAT, Dec 3: The Oil and Gas Development Company Limited and Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Ltd are jointly constructing a big communication network of roads worth Rs307 million for easy transportation of machinery and oil.... PESHAWAR: Water scheme not complete even after 20 years PESHAWAR, Dec 3: Nowshera District Nazim Daud Khan Khattak has sought report from the public health department about a water supply scheme that has not become operational 20 years after its completion....

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