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June 13, 2007 Wednesday Jamadi-ul-Awwal 27, 1428 KARACHI: FIR of well-connected polluters disposed of KARACHI, June 12: Financial might and political pressure are said to have played a vital role in bailing out a polluting factory from potential criminal prosecution.... KARACHI: City council wants KESC sell-off accord abrogated KARACHI, June 12: Treasury and opposition members of the City Council, who recently displayed rare unity in condemning the media restrictions, again sank their differences to pour scorn on the Karachi... KARACHI: Inquiry into lawyers’ FIR begins today KARACHI, June 12: The investigation team will begin work on Wednesday on the lawyers’ FIR registered at the City Courts police station against leaders of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement and officials of the Sindh government.... KARACHI: Police move to acquire ‘non-lethal’ riot gear KARACHI, June 12: Karachi police are going to the provincial finance department with a proposal to sanction four water cannons and modern equipment in the next fiscal budget to cope with riots in the city of more than 16 million people.... KARACHI: Angry KESC consumers continue protests KARACHI, June 12: Enraged citizens stormed KESC complaint centres in many parts of the city and burnt tyres on the streets on Tuesday, provoked by the utility’s continued failure to improve... HYDERABAD: Criminal’s escape: SP summoned HYDERABAD, June 12: The Sindh High Court, Hyderabad circuit bench, on Tuesday directed Hyderabad SP (investigations) Khalid Mustafa Korai to appear before the court and produce a list of cases pending against an alleged criminal, Rahim Detho, on June 15.... PESHAWAR: Nazims-DCOs tussle affects LBs’ work PESHAWAR, June 12: Lack of a working relationship between the elected representatives and government officials has badly affected service delivery in the NWFP, it is learnt.... KARACHI: Gadap passes surplus budget KARACHI, June 12: The Gadap Town’s council approved a surplus budget with an outlay of Rs855.737 million for the financial year 2007-2008 at a meeting here on Tuesday.... KARACHI: Project to protect Indus eco-region KARACHI, June 12: The World Wildlife Fund for Nature, Pakistan, (WWF) is set to formally launch a six-year project next month titled the ‘Indus for All Programme (IFAP).’... KARACHI: Pregnant woman wants to sell child KARACHI, June 12: Though officialdom often boasts of robust economic growth at the national level, not much of this prosperity seems to be trickling down to ‘the common man.’... KARACHI: ‘Exorcist’ granted bail in murder case KARACHI, June 12: An exorcist, whose acquittal in a double-murder case was challenged by the victims’ relative, was granted bail on Tuesday by a division bench of the Sindh High Court.... KARACHI: Traffic mess at Banaras as people take to streets KARACHI, June 12: Just as power and water shortages cause considerable inconvenience to the people of Karachi, protests over these crises create traffic jams on the roads.... KARACHI: Housing schemes for homeless urged KARACHI, June 12: Sindh Minister for Local Government, Katchi Abadis and Spatial Development Mohammad Hussain Khan has directed the officials concerned to introduce residential projects for the homeless in different parts of the province.... KARACHI: City govt employees to get flats on instalments KARACHI, June 12: DCO Javed Hanif has said that flats will be provided to all employees and officials working in the city government.... KARACHI: Protection of nurses’ rights stressed KARACHI, June 12: The Aga Khan University on Tuesday organised a symposium to mark the International Nursing Day, which was observed across the world on May 12.... KARACHI: Labour moot slams federal budget KARACHI, June 12: Speakers at a conference titled `National Labour Conference’ on Tuesday rejected the federal budget and said there was no relief in it for the 80 per cent population comprising labourers and poverty-stricken people.... KARACHI: First BDS batch at DUHS KARACHI, June 12: The dental college of the Dow University of Health Sciences (DUHS) at the Dr Ishratul Ibad Khan Institute of Oral Health Sciences received its first batch for BDS, which was welcomed by the Vice-Chancellor, Professor Masood Hameed Khan.... KARACHI: Speedy work on KSE drain ordered KARACHI, June 12: The Vice-Chairman of the Karachi Water and Sewerage Board, MPA Imamuddin Shehzad, asked the KWSB officials to gear up the pace of construction work of the Karachi Stock... KARACHI: FIA tasked with curbing cyber crime KARACHI, June 12: The provincial government has directed FIA and other agencies to keep strict watch on those elements indulging in cyber crimes.... KARACHI: Action ordered KARACHI, June 12: The Sindh Minister for Environment and Alternative Energy, Dr Saghir Ahmed, taking note of the sale of substandard water with different unregistered brand names, has ordered action against those involved in this malpractice.... KARACHI: Lawyers see CJ’s reinstatement soon KARACHI, June 12: Lawyers pledged on Tuesday that they would not abandon their movement even if Chief Justice of Pakistan Iftikhar Mohammad Chaudhry was restored and would continue it till those... KARACHI: Five brothers given seven years in jail KARACHI, June 12: The Additional District Sessions Judge, South, Farzana Iqbal, sentenced five brothers to seven-year rigorous imprisonment on Tuesday.... KARACHI: Compensation cheques for May 12 victims KARACHI, June 12: On the directives of President Musharraf, compensation cheques worth Rs20 million were distributed among the victims of May 12 incidents after a month on Tuesday.... KARACHI: SHC admits corruption case appeal KARACHI, June 12: A division bench of the Sindh High Court comprising Justice Sarmad Jalal Osmany and Justice Faisal Arab admitted for regular hearing an appeal moved by the relatives of... KARACHI:BSc results KARACHI, June 12: The University of Karachi on Tuesday notified the results of BSc (pass) annual exams 2006.... KARACHI:‘Lyari water project almost complete’ KARACHI, June 12: City Nazim Syed Mustafa Kamal has promised that the project for supply of six million gallon daily additional water to Lyari Town will be completed in a month.... HYDERABAD: Liaquat Medical College to be revived HYDERABAD, June 12: Liaquat University of Medical and Health Sciences Vice-Chancellor Professor Naushad Ahmed Shaikh has said that keeping in view deteriorating standard of education at the university, its syndicate, at... HYDERABAD: Rally taken out to mark child labour day HYDERABAD, June 12: A rally to mark the child labour day was organised by the district government, the International Labour Organisation (ILO) and the National Rural Support Programme on Tuesday.... HYDERABAD: Exam system discussed HYDERABAD, June 12: Departmental heads must play their role in academic activities for improving the quality of higher education, says the Vice Chancellor University of Sindh Mazharul Haq Siddiqui.... HYDERABAD: Sindh varsity vacations from today HYDERABAD, June 12: Summer vacations at the University of Sindh will commence from Wednesday June 13 and end on August 1, according to an announcement made by the university registrar on Tuesday.... LARKANA: DIGs to be posted in Sukkur, Hyderabad LARKANA, June 12: Sindh will post two Deputy Inspector General of Police, one in Sukkur and the other in Hyderabad to reinforce the Investigation Wing. Acting Provincial Police Officer Sindh Niaz Ahmed Siddiki told this to journalists on Tuesday.... PESHAWAR: Heat, power failure torture people PESHAWAR, June 12: The ongoing heatwave has resulted in increasing incidents of disruption of electricity supply, both through loadshedding and breakdowns, in the provincial capital, multiplying the miseries of the people.... PESHAWAR: PHC upholds life term for killer PESHAWAR, June 12: The Peshawar High Court on Tuesday upheld the life sentence awarded to a convict along with Rs200,000 fine for killing his sister when she refused him a loan.... PESHAWAR: Widow asks Britain to return body of her son PESHAWAR, June 12: An old widow has requested the British government to return the body of her son who was killed in London on June 6.... PESHAWAR: Free hepatitis tests for farmers PESHAWAR, June 12: A tobacco firm has planned free hepatitis screening and vaccination facilities for farmers in tobacco-growing districts in the NWFP.... PESHAWAR: Iran delegation visits PU PESHAWAR, June 12: An Iranian delegation of academicians called on Peshawar University vice-chancellor Prof Dr Haroon Rashid on Tuesday.... KOHAT: Three kidnapped KOHAT, June 12: Three people were kidnapped for ransom in Orakzai Agency, in Shahu area near Kohat-Hangu border late on Monday night.... KARAK: Govt accused of ruining institutions KARAK, June 12: ANP provincial president Afrasiab Khattak has said that the federal government’s policies have ruined all state institutions....

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