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June 05, 2007 Tuesday Jamadi-ul-Awwal 19, 1428 KARACHI: Power cuts continue as KESC gets ADB loan KARACHI/ISLAMABAD, June 4: Grappling with prolonged and intermittent power breakdowns, the citizens of the city failed to understand why the Karachi Electric Supply Corporation has not shown any improvement following its... KARACHI: PAC chief, governor pledge harmony KARACHI, June 4: Sindh Governor Dr Ishratul Ibad has assured a delegation of the Pakhtun Action Committee (Loya Jirga) that all genuine problems faced by the Pakhtun population in Sindh would... KARACHI: Indian team visits jail to find missing relatives KARACHI, June 4: A group of Indian citizens visited the Karachi Central Jail on Monday to look for relatives missing since the 1971 Pakistan-India war. Jail officials said that the... KARACHI: ‘Missing’ man’s family demands justice KARACHI, June 4: Family members of Abdul Wahid Qambar, who has allegedly been in the custody of security agencies since March, have expressed concern about his well-being and urged human rights organisations and the media to take up the issue.... KARACHI: Most fake CNIC applicants go unpunished: Nadra KARACHI, June 4: One out of 100 applications for computerised national identity cards is based on fake documents and, though such applications are detected by the National Database and Registration Authority,... KARACHI: Man sells daughter to settle gambling debts KARACHI, June 4: A man has sold his daughter into marriage for Rs50,000 and plans the same fate for his second daughter in order to settle gambling debts, Dawn has learnt.... KARACHI: Lawyers slam govt for curtailing press freedom KARACHI, June 4: The legal fraternity in Sindh has called for an immediate withdrawal of the restrictions clamped down on the media in general and the electronic media in particular, and... KARACHI: 94 robbed of vehicles, cellphones KARACHI, June 4: Ninety four people were deprived of their cars, motorbikes or cellular phones in various localities on Monday. Thirteen vehicles, including four cars and nine motorcycles, were snatched at... PESHAWAR: Rs29bn to be allocated for local bodies PESHAWAR, June 4: The NWFP government will transfer Rs29.412 billion to the local bodies in the next fiscal year (2007-08), which is almost 14 per cent higher than the corresponding figure for the current budget.... KARACHI: Unfit vehicles on roads add to growing pollution: Environment Day KARACHI, June 4: Karachiites will observe the World Environment Day on June 5 amidst disturbing reports that the government has decided to delay the phasing out of thousands of two-stroke auto-rickshaws,... KARACHI: PPP-P meeting KARACHI, June 4: A meeting of the Pakistan People’s Party-Parliamentarian (PPP-P) was held at Bilawal House on Monday to sort out candidates for the next general elections.... KARACHI: Clinical waste: incineration not a solution KARACHI June 4: Environmental concerns have forced the closure of many incineration facilities across the world and a global alliance has been formed against waste incineration.... KARACHI: Dearth of trained manpower in burns care KARACHI, June 4: Admitting the unavailability of adequate facilities and staff for treatment of patients suffering from acute or mild burns injuries, vice-chancellor of the Dow University of Health Sciences, Prof... KARACHI: MQM criticised for ‘bypoll irregularities’ KARACHI, June 4: The Pakistan People’s Party central vice-president, Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani, condemning the May 12 killings held the government and its ally party responsible.... KARACHI: Housing schemes for needy ordered KARACHI, June 4: The Sindh Local Government Minister, Mohammad Hussain, directed all the development authorities in Sindh to allot land for housing schemes for the poor people.... KARACHI: Traffic mess KARACHI, June 4: Commuters have to suffer for at least four more days due to the ongoing replacement work of the underground sewerage line on Dr Ziauddin Ahmed Road at the Shaheen Complex intersection.... KARACHI: SHC dismisses Haj operator’s plea for case quashment KARACHI, June 4: The Sindh High Court dismissed on Monday a Haj operator’s petition for quashment of a criminal case against him for taking 117 Afghans to the pilgrimage on fake Pakistani identity cards and passports.... KARACHI: Haq Parast candidates win UC byelection KARACHI, June 4: Two Muttahida Qaumi Movement-backed Haq Parast candidates emerged victorious in Monday’s byelection on two union council nazim seats in Jamshed Town.... KARACHI: NWP backs judiciary KARACHI, June 4: The National Workers Party’s central leader, Yusuf Mustikhan, has said no institution is superior to the judiciary and all efforts should be made to strengthen it.... KARACHI: Syed Shamim passes away KARACHI, June 4: Noted scientist and expert of theoretical chemistry Prof Syed Shamim Ahmed died on Sunday night. Prof Shamim had a distinction in theoretical chemistry, especially transfer of electrons.... KARACHI: UTP goes on hunger strike KARACHI, June 4: An under-trial prisoner, who has spent eight years in the prison, has gone on a hunger strike to protest what he describes as “delaying tactics” in processing of his case.... KARACHI: ‘Smear drive’ KARACHI, June 4: The women’s wing of the Baloch Rights Council said on Monday that the character assassination campaign against Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf chief Imran Khan has exposed the “real face” of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement.... KARACHI: 14 caught during LLB exams KARACHI, June 4: The vigilance committee of the University of Karachi on Monday caught fourteen more students of LLB for using unfair means during Constitutional Law exams of LLB part-I annual examinations.... KARACHI: Prints and drawings KARACHI, June 4: An exhibition of Lambda prints and drawings by Abdullah Syed opens at V.M. Art gallery on Tuesday at 6pm. The exhibition will remain open till June 21, daily from 10.30am... HYDERABAD: Bank employees seek raise in pension HYDERABAD, June 4: The Allied Bank’s association of retired employees appealed to president, prime minister and finance minister for increase in pension in the coming budget.... HYDERABAD: Govt punishing media: ANP HYDERABAD, June 4: Senior vice-president of the Awami National Party, Sindh chapter, Haji Asmatullah Khan Mehsud has criticised the government for punishing the electronic media for giving live coverage to May 12 killings in Karachi.... HYDERABAD: Varsity offers new diploma course HYDERABAD, June 4: The University of Sindh has announced the schedule for admission to one-semester Professional Diploma in Rural Development Communication under evening programme.... HYDERABAD: Body formed to look into nurse’s charges HYDERABAD, June 4: The Liaquat University Hospital Medical Superintendent Dr Khalid Qureshi on Monday formed an inquiry committee following protest by nursing staff to investigate into a nurse’s charges that a postgraduate student had attempted to molest her.... HYDERABAD: DPO wants tough laws on gutka HYDERABAD, June 4: District Police Officer (DPO) Imran Shaukat on Monday called for tougher laws against the sale and manufacturing of mainpuri and gutka and suggested making the offence non-bailable.... MIRPURKHAS: Growers asked to weed out diseased plants MIRPURKHAS June 4: Agriculturists advised growers at a seminar on Monday to remove unnecessary wild herbs and diseased plants from their field in time in order to prevent spread of a major bug attack.... HYDERABAD: Wasa urged to ensure pumping machines’ availability HYDERABAD, June 4: District Nazim Hyderabad, Kanwar Naveed Jamil has directed Wasa to ensure availability of pumping machines to meet emergency during monsoon. He issued these instructions while inspecting different pumping stations in the city on Sunday.He... TANDO MOHAMMAD KHAN: Accident TANDO MOHAMMAD KHAN, June 4: A speedy car fell into deep ravine while overtaking another vehicle near here on Monday, leaving one of its occupants dead and another injured.... PESHAWAR: ‘Most bureaucrats have no taste for literature’ PESHAWAR, June 4: Railways Secretary Ijaz Ahmad Qureshi has pledged to spare no effort for the amelioration of the Hindko language, adding that the Gandhara Hindko Board played a significant role in bringing Hindko works to the fore.... PESHAWAR: Devnagri script course launched PESHAWAR, June 4: Hindi language is one of the richest regional languages and many good books in India are written and printed in the Devnagri script, according to vice-chancellor of Peshawar University Prof Dr Haroon Rasheed.... KOHAT: Bureaucrats illegally occupy official residences KOHAT, June 4: Newly posted government officials to the area have been facing problems in finding accommodation in the town because most official residences have been illegally occupied by senior bureaucrats,... PESHAWAR: NWFP gets new accountant general PESHAWAR, June 4: The auditor general of Pakistan has appointed Himayatullah Khan, a senior officer from the audit and accounts group, as the accountant general of the NWFP.... PESHAWAR: Examinations body planned for Frontier PESHAWAR, June 4: The NWFP government will set up an examinations commission to improve the quality of education in the public and private sectors. The decision was announced during a... PESHAWAR: New venue for public functions PESHAWAR, June 4: The NWFP Minister for Culture, Tourism and IT, Hussain Ahmad Kanju, on Monday laid the foundation stone of a new ground, which is adjacent to the Nishtar hall....

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