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June 11, 2007 Monday Jamadi-ul-Awwal 25, 1428 KARACHI: 4,432-acre park along Malir River proposed KARACHI, June 10: The city district government, Karachi, has planned to establish an expansive park along the 17.5 kilometre length of the Malir River. The main objective of this ambitious project... KARACHI: Altaf for Sindh’s due share in NFC Award KARACHI, June 10: Chief of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement Altaf Hussain has stressed the need for ensuring grant of Sindh’s due share in the National Finance Commission Award for bringing an end to the unrest prevailing among the people of Sindh.... KARACHI: Dug-up roads heighten rain fear KARACHI, June 10: Over a dozen main thoroughfares of the city, which have been dug up for reconstruction, along with some other roads in incredibly dilapidated conditions might pose a serious... KARACHI: Budget termed rich-friendly KARACHI, June 10: Almost all opposition political parties and labour organisations, as well as small traders, have rejected the federal budget 2007-08 and the “negligible” relief it offered to the poor class.... KARACHI: Shopkeeper killed in fight over parking KARACHI, June 10: A shopkeeper was shot dead over a petty issue in Sohrab Goth police limits on Sunday.... DADU: Sunstroke kills three in Sindh DADU, June 10: Three persons died of sunstroke in Dadu and Larkana districts on Sunday as mercury rose to 51 degree Celsius.... KOHAT: NWFP fails to use funds for water projects KOHAT, June 10: The provincial government has failed to utilise Rs1.8 billion set aside in the Annual Development Programme 2006-7 for installation of 986 high-capacity filter plants in all districts of... HARIPUR: Power breakdown hits Hazara, Attock & AJK HARIPUR, June 10: A major power breakdown, triggered by a huge fire in one of the main transformers of the Peshawar Electric Supply Company, plunged the entire Hazara division and parts... PESHAWAR: Peshawar varsity administration accused of abusing powers PESHAWAR, June 10: The Peshawar University administration is taking important decisions without the approval of the university syndicate, informed sources told Dawn on Sunday.... PESHAWAR: Call to place Forest Ordinance before PA PESHAWAR, June 10: Criticising the Forest Ordinance, 2002, a body representing people of remote forest areas of the NWFP has urged the provincial government to place the ordinance before the provincial... KARACHI: Attendance rises at cultural street KARACHI, June 10: Unlike in the recent past, the Koocha-i-Saqafat attracted a much better crowd on Sunday as the weekly cultural street of the city celebrated its second anniversary here.... KARACHI: Illegal plazas, houses main cause of flooding KARACHI, June 10: Flooding of the whole city during the last rainy season had been caused by blocking of the natural drains through illegal construction of commercial plazas, large houses with... KARACHI: MQM, CM rigged voters’ list: Khuhro KARACHI, June 10: Leader of the Opposition in the Sindh Assembly Nisar Ahmed Khuhro of the Pakistan People’s Party has urged the Election Commission to ensure inclusion of about 4.6... KARACHI: Rising prices and vegetarianism KARACHI, June 10: The number of vegetarians in the city is on the rise. But while some people have opted for this lifestyle because of health reasons, most are forced to adopt vegetarianism because of the horrifying price-hike.... KARACHI: Nazim for speedy work on 8000 Road KARACHI, June 10: City Nazim Syed Mustafa Kamal has directed the officials concerned to accelerate the pace of uplift work at Korangi 8000 Road with the help of additional machinery and complete the Rs1.35... KARACHI: Foreign investment KARACHI, June 10: Analysing the fast-track growth in Information Technology sector in less than five years, the Europe-based IT giants are now focussing on business opportunities in Sindh.... KARACHI: Environment dept projects KARACHI, June 10: Sindh Environment and Alternative Energy Minister Dr Saghir Ahmed said on Sunday that the government was paying attention to industrial pollution and hospital waste management.... KARACHI: Stray dogs KARACHI, June 10: The Liaquatabad Town administration has launched a campaign against stray dogs in its jurisdiction and killed 167 dogs.... KARACHI: Weather KARACHI, June 10: Hot and humid weather has been forecast in the city for Monday.... KARACHI: Demand for ban on cigarette advertisements KARACHI, June 10: Doctors at an awareness-raising programme highlighting the hazards of smoking demanded immediate ban on cigarette ads and implementation of relevant laws.... KARACHI: Zamir Niazi: a crusader for press freedom KARACHI: Two years before he passed away on June 11, 2004, Zamir Niazi, whose services to the print media in Pakistan remain unequalled even three years after his death, visited the... KARACHI: Major traffic jam at Hasan Square KARACHI, June 10: A major traffic jam was witnessed around Hasan Square and its adjacent arteries today when the Hasan Square flyover, leading towards Stadium Road from Sir Shah Suleman Road, was closed to vehicular traffic for undertaking some repair work.... HYDERABAD: Two talukas being ignored, allege representatives HYDERABAD, June 10: Elected representatives of local bodies in Qasimabad taluka have alleged that the people of Qasimabad and Rural talukas of Hyderabad district are getting step-motherly treatment from the district... HYDERABAD: Protest over water shortage leads to road blockade HYDERABAD, June 10: A large number of residents of Iqbal Colony and Hill Top incline in unit-12 Latifabad blocked Auto Bhan road on Sunday in protest against non-supply of water to their area for more than a week amid sizzling summer.... DADU: 200,000 voters not enlisted: MNA DADU, June 10: People’s Party Parliamentarians MNA Rafiq Ahmed Jamali has complained that names of 200,000 voters have not been registered in voter lists of the district.... NAWABSHAH: Lithotripsy unit out of order for months NAWABSHAH, June 10: A large number of kidney patients from Nawabshah, Naushahro Feroze, Sanghar and other areas are experiencing severe hardships because Lithotripsy machine at the Nawabshah Medical College Hospital has been out of order for the past four months.... NAWABSHAH: Protest against power outage NAWABSHAH, June 10: Local people and traders of Mohni Bazar and cloth market demonstrated outside the Hesco complaint centre here on Sunday in protest against unannounced load-shedding for over 14 hours amid scorching heat here on Sunday.... JACOBABAD: Four killed in attack on village JACOBABAD, June 10: Four persons, including a woman and two teenagers, were killed and three women injured in an attack on a village in the Kutcha area of Kandhkot early on Sunday morning.... PESHAWAR: Unicef asked to shift office PESHAWAR, June 10: The Cantonment authorities have asked the United Nations Children’s Fund (Unicef) to shift its sub-office from its present premises, sources said.... KOHAT: Strike against non-supply of gas KOHAT, June 10: A strike was observed in the Lachi town on Sunday in protest against the non-supply of natural gas from nearby gas fields.... MARDAN: Account-holders ask bank to return money MARDAN, June 10: More than 300 account-holders of a bank have demanded return of their money.... MANSEHRA: Councillors threaten to boycott budget session MANSEHRA, June 10: Female members of the district council have threatened that if the district government fails to earmark funds for their honoraria and share in the development budget, they will boycott the budget session of the council....

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