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June 12, 2007 Tuesday Jamadi-ul-Awwal 26, 1428 KARACHI: Women smuggled to Gulf via Iran border KARACHI, June 11: Karachi has become a major transit point in human trafficking, particularly of women. Given increased airport security, human cargo is being smuggled into the Gulf and further west via the Iran border, Dawn has learnt.... KARACHI: Power, water crises haunt Karachi KARACHI, June 11: The city experienced yet another day of water and power crises as the Karachi Electric Supply Corporation resorted to carrying out load-shedding of long hours to meet 600-megawatt... KARACHI: Bar slams another anti-CJ reference KARACHI, June 11: The legal fraternity on Monday criticised the government for its reported plan to prepare another reference against Chief Justice of Pakistan Iftikhar Mohammad Chaudhry and termed it the... KARACHI: DHA’s major venture in the doldrums KARACHI, June 11: The Defence Housing Authority (DHA) is desperately seeking a solution to a couple of major problems that have been haunting the planned balloting and allotment of land in its DHA-II project near Super Highway.... KARACHI: ‘Complacency over press freedom a mistake’ KARACHI, June 11: “Realities are often created,” stated Dr Tariq Rahman, quoting Noam Chomsky. “And the media often creates these realities.” These words were enough to capture the attention of the... KARACHI: City govt hospitals need 900 doctors KARACHI, June 11: The city government needs another 700 to 900 doctors — both general physicians and specialists — to make 61 new health facilities functional, besides running the existing hospitals and dispensaries efficiently.... PESHAWAR: ANP observes token hunger strike: Karachi killings, media curbs PESHAWAR, June 11: Leaders and activists of the Awami National Party observed a hunger strike outside the press club on Monday in protest against Karachi killings and restrictions on the media by the government.... PESHAWAR: Tax collection target increased to Rs887m PESHAWAR, June 11: The NWFP government has set the Board of Revenue a revised target of various taxes for the current financial year, increasing the goal from Rs855 million to Rs887... KARACHI: Muttahida chief calls for end to load-shedding KARACHI, June 11: Muttahida Qaumi Movement chief Altaf Hussain has demanded that the government take concrete measures to improve the overall power distribution system in the country, particularly in Karachi, and rid the people of the menace of load-shedding.... KARACHI: Young man shot dead in Korangi KARACHI, June 11: A young man was shot dead and his two friends were wounded when unknown persons opened fire at them in Korangi’s R-Area on Monday night.... KARACHI: PPP blames breakdown of law, order on govt KARACHI, June 11: The Pakistan People’s Party taking serious notice of a deteriorating law and order situation in Lyari Town held the provincial government responsible for it.... KARACHI: Need for eliminating child labour stressed KARACHI, June 11: Like elsewhere across the globe, Pakistan will observe the World Day Against Child Labour on June 12 reaffirming its commitment to combat the menace and help develop an atmosphere congenial for all children.... KARACHI: Education City project discussed KARACHI, June 11: The Sindh Chief Secretary, Shakil Durrani, has urged all the welfare and educational organisations and the provincial education department to work for the educational uplift of the backward classes of society, for which he assured all-out government support.... KARACHI: SIUT workshop ends KARACHI, June 11: A two-day workshop on ‘Update in urology’ concluded at the Sindh Institute of Urology and Transplantation (SIUT) on Monday. On the first day of the workshop, Prof Micheal... KARACHI: University Road to open for traffic next month KARACHI, June 11: City Nazim Syed Mustafa Kamal has said that the construction of University Road will be completed at a cost of Rs320 million ahead of its scheduled time as the construction work is being carried out round-the-clock.... KARACHI: 350 ‘erring examinees’ pardoned KARACHI, June 11: The Federal Urdu University of Arts, Science and Technology (FUUAST) has pardoned more than 350 students charged with cheating during the examinations held in December 2006.... KARACHI: Anti-media steps slammed KARACHI, June 11: The Women Action Forum, supporting various journalist organisations including the PFUJ and the KUJ, condemned the government''s move against media freedom, said a release issued here on Monday.... KARACHI: Finally, Rassam gets sculptures back KARACHI, June 11: Shahid Rassam, the artist whose sculptures destined for Dubai had been detained by the Pakistani Customs in March, has finally got them back after around three months of incessant efforts.... KARACHI: Recruitment in police dept KARACHI, June 11: Applications have been invited for recruitment in Sindh Police against 3,370 vacancies available across the province. According to announcement made by the Sindh Police Department, the applications for... KARACHI: Convict bailed KARACHI, June 11: Justice Muneeb Ahmed Khan of the Sindh High Court suspended on Monday the sentence awarded to the driver of a trailer for knocking down and killing an eight-year-old girl.... KARACHI: VSS: suo motu action sought KARACHI, June 11: A number of labour organisations on Monday criticised the management of the PTCL for sacking the employees under the Voluntary Separation Scheme (VSS) and appealed to the Supreme... NAWABSHAH: Over 200,000 voters not enlisted NAWABSHAH, June 11: The number of registered voters has been slashed to approximately 409,000 from 645,715 in provisional computerised lists in the district, it was learnt here on Monday.... HYDERABAD: Police in trouble as criminal escapes amid shootout HYDERABAD, June 11: Police failed to get hold of an alleged notorious drug-peddler and hardened criminal, Raheem Detho aslias Raheem Nando as he managed to escape after suffering injuries in an... JACOBABAD: Heatwave claims four more lives JACOBABAD, June 11: Sunstroke took four more lives in Jacobabad and other parts of upper Sindh as mercury touched 51 degrees centigrade on Monday. Many fainted due to intense heat wave prevalent in the area for last four days.... KHAIRPUR: Funds for dam slammed KHAIRPUR, June 11: Jeay Sindh Qaumi Mahaz senior vice-chairman Mujtaba Shah Rashidi has said that allocation of funds for construction of Kalabagh dam in the federal budget is a shameful act and his party it.... HYDERABAD: Tax remission for Kharif crops given HYDERABAD, June 11: The Revenue Department has given remission in water rates, land tax, local and drainage cess to 1,243 dehs of 27 talukas of Sindh.... HYDERABAD: JI hints at seat adjustment with PML-N HYDERABAD, June 11: The Jamaat-i-Islami may make seat adjustment with the PML-N for coming general elections for which talks have already been initiated, says the party’s secretary general Syed Munawar Hassan.... LARKANA: PPP leader detects ‘blunders’ in voter lists LARKANA, June 11: Leader of the opposition in Sindh Assembly, Nisar Ahmed Khuhro, has said that under a well- considered conspiracy, the number of votes was reduced by six million in... BADIN: Growers seek crop insurance BADIN, June 11: Dust storm which has hit Badin district since Friday lost its intensity on Monday but in meantime it has damaged standing crops in the fields.... SHIKARPUR: Five injured in attack on restaurant SHIKARPUR, June 11: Five persons were injured when 10 armed men attacked them in a restaurant at the Sukkur-Shikarpur Road late on Sunday. Five people were enjoying refreshment in a restaurant... PESHAWAR: Reform panel wants jirga to include influentials PESHAWAR, June 11: The Fata Reforms Forum has demanded that the government should include those people in the Pakistan-Afghan peace jirga who have influence on the Pakistan side of the Durand Line.... PESHAWAR: Ban on child labour at officials’ homes demanded PESHAWAR, June 11: Rights activists have demanded a ban on domestic child labour at homes of government officials. Speaking at a debate held here on Monday in connection with the World... PESHAWAR: NWFP industrialists term budget jugglery of words PESHAWAR, June 11: Industrialists from the NWFP have termed the federal-budget for the fiscal year 2007-08 ‘a jugglery of words’ and say that it offers little to reduce poverty or improve economic growth.... PESHAWAR: Bail in Qamar murder case extended PESHAWAR, June 11: Peshawar District and Sessions Judge Miftauddin Khan on Monday extended till June 18 the interim pre-arrest bail of Senator Ilyas Ahmad Bilour and his nephew Usman Bilour in... LANDI KOTAL: 200 display centres to entertain voters LANDI KOTAL (Khyber Agency), June 11: The Election Commission will establish 200 display centres in Khyber Agency for the acceptance of objections and corrections and inclusion of new names in the voters’ list, sources said.... PESHAWAR: Ineffective polio vaccine worries doctors PESHAWAR, June 11: The ineffectiveness of anti-polio vaccine has taken the health professionals by surprise following reports that two of the three children found suffering from the crippling disease in the NWFP and Fata had received several doses of the vaccine.... LANDI KOTAL: Three Landi Kotal doctors transferred LANDI KOTAL (Khyber Agency), June 11: Fata Health authorities have transferred three doctors and removed another three hospital staff members from their positions at the Agency Headquarters Hospital Landi Kotal for negligence and corruption, officials said.... PESHAWAR: Clarification PESHAWAR, June 11: Apropos of a news item appearing in Dawn on May 16 under the headline, `Girls’ institute without woman warden, building’, the administration of the Government Institute for the... PESHAWAR: BA, BSc exams from 20th PESHAWAR, June 11: The annual examinations for BA and BSc at the Peshawar University will start from June 20. A university spokesman said on Monday that all examination arrangements had been finalised.—APP... HYDERABAD: Tension as bandits strike at Tando Allahyar HYDERABAD, June 11: Tando Allahyar is in the grip of fear and tension following the murder of two peasants and injuries to four others at the hands of bandits in three different incidents that took place late Sunday night.... HYDERABAD: MNA wants taluka HQ shifted back to Manjhand HYDERABAD, June 11: People’s Party Parliamentarians MNA Nawab Abdul Ghani Talpur has said that thousands of people of Manjhand taluka are being made to suffer to please one individual by shifting the Manjhand taluka headquarters to Sann.... HYDERABAD: Varsity committee compiles report HYDERABAD, June 11: The Quality Enhancement Cell (QEC) of the University of Sindh has compiled its first consolidated report on courses covered in faculties during the first semester of 2007 as...

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