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June 18, 2007 Monday Jumadi-us-Sani 02, 1428 KARACHI: City’s 45pc water going waste KARACHI, June 17: The ratio of non-revenue water (NRW) in the city’s total water supply from both the Indus River and Hub Dam sources has jumped to 45 per cent, thus... KARACHI: EIA submitted for industrial unit in Port Qasim KARACHI, June 17: At a public hearing conducted by the Sindh Environmental Protection Agency (Sepa) on Saturday, participants urged the government to take strict precautionary measures while allowing the construction of industries and housing projects on the seafront.... KARACHI: ST leaders briefed on probe results: Nishtar Park blast KARACHI, June 17: The Sunni Tehrik and the Sunni Rabita Council representatives were given a briefing about the Nishtar Park bombing investigation by the officials of an intelligence agency in an apparent attempt to convince them about the official findings.... KARACHI: 3 picnickers drown off Hawkesbay KARACHI, June 17: Three young men died by drowning in the sea on Sunday morning at Sunehra Point while their friend was rescued from the rough waters in a critical condition.... KARACHI: Governor tells KESC to ensure smooth power supply KARACHI, June 17: As electricity consumers burnt tyres, blocked roads and pelted vehicles and installations with stones to protest against prolonged and frequent power breakdowns across the city, Sindh Governor Dr... KARACHI: Replacement of meters creates anxiety among consumers KARACHI, June 17: KESC consumers, who are suffering from prolonged and unannounced load-shedding, were complaining that the utility was replacing their old electric meters with new ones without giving any prior notice or assigning a reason for the change.... KARACHI: Restoration of constitution key to ending crisis: Qazi KARACHI, June 17: A revolution is inevitable to do away with the present system of oppression and to enforce an economic system based on justice.... KARACHI: Mohammad Ali film festival begins KARACHI, June 17: A film festival to pay tribute to one of the top actors of Pakistan, Mohammad Ali, formally started at the Arts Council of Pakistan, Karachi, on Sunday.... KARACHI: Sewer gas claims 3 lives KARACHI, June 17: Two sanitary workers and a fireman died from inhaling poisonous gas emanating from an age-old underground drainage pipeline, which was being replaced with a new one at Pakistan Chowk in the small hours of Sunday morning.... KARACHI: NED teachers, VC at odds over policies KARACHI: There is a widespread sense of discontent among the teaching cadres of the NED University of Engineering and Technology. Teachers seem locked in a bitter tussle with the administration, as they feel unnecessarily strapped by certain policies imposed by high-ups.... KARACHI: 494 drains be cleaned before rains: nazim KARACHI, June 17: City Nazim Syed Mustafa Kamal has directed the municipal services department to clean 494 stormwater drains in various towns before the start of monsoon rains in the metropolis.... KARACHI: Revival of trade unions stressed at book launch KARACHI, June 17: Speakers at the launch of the two-volume translation of a book featuring the life and struggle of great Indian trade unionist Comrade Shankar Guha Niyogi said what Pakistan... KARACHI: No respite from load-shedding KARACHI, June 17: Citizens faced severe problems as frequent power failures and load-shedding continued to plague the city during the last 24 hours.... KARACHI: NIRC stops strikes 4in PTCL KARACHI, June 17: The National Industrial Relations Commission (NIRC) has stopped certain groups/people from observing strike, categorically stating that the strike call given by such elements was unlawful.... KARACHI: Over Rs207m allocated for jails dept KARACHI, June 17: The Sindh government has allocated Rs207 million for the new and ongoing schemes of the jails department under the Public Sector Development Programme in the next financial year (2007-08).... KARACHI: KWSB taking back hydrants KARACHI, June 17: The Karachi Water and Sewerage Board will take over the management of several hydrants in the city on Monday (June 18).... KARACHI: Census next year KARACHI, June 17: The chief Census Commissioner, Karam Ellahi, has said that census in the country would be held in 2008.... KARACHI: Attacks on Iraqi shrines condemned KARACHI, June 17: The Imamia Students’ Organisation took out a procession on Sunday against the sacrilege of holy shrines in Iraq and termed it part of conspiracy hatched by the western powers.... KARACHI: Ulema rally KARACHI, June 17: Head of the Binnoria University International Mufti Mohammad Naeem and other ulema at the institution on Sunday staged a demonstration against the authorities’ attempt to demolish Allahwali Masjid,... KARACHI: Weather KARACHI, June 17: The Met office has forecast hot and humid weather for the city on Monday with the maximum temperature expected to range between 36 and 38 degrees Centigrade.—PPI... HYDERABAD: Plea to stop banks from auctioning land HYDERABAD, June 17: The Sindh Chamber of Agriculture President Syed Qamaruzzaman Shah on Sunday appealed to the president and prime minister to stop banks from auctioning off the mortgaged land of poor farmers who had failed to pay back their loans.... HYDERABAD: Three of a family die in accident HYDERABAD, June 17: Three members of a family were killed and two others suffered injuries in an accident near Hatri turning point on a section of National Highway on Saturday.... HYDERABAD: Nazim slams previous district govts HYDERABAD, June 17: District nazim of Hyderabad Kanwar Naveed Jamil has said that had the previous governments worked efficiently to provide basic amenities to the people, the present district government would have been in a position to upgrade various facilities.... HYDERABAD: Baton charge HYDERABAD, June 17: Tando Allahyar police used batons to disperse protesters belonging to Bahrani tribe who had staged a sit-in on Hyderabad-Mirpurkhas road for two hours on Sunday.... DADU: Teenager killed in ‘police operation’ DADU, June 17: A 16-year-old boy, Ali Gohar Chandio, was killed during an operation carried out by police in the Dano Chandio village on Sunday for people involved in the murder of two Bhand men and a passer-by two days ago.... DADU: Two killed DADU, June 17: Two men were killed and three others suffered injuries in a clash between two groups of Dhillo tribesmen over a karo-kari dispute in the Bhando Dhillo village in Mehar taluka on Saturday night.... BADIN: Protest against water shortage BADIN, June 17: Tail-end growers of Ganj Behar and Noor Wah minor canals and the villagers of the coastal area staged a demonstration in Shaikhani Gari on Sunday to protest against... PESHAWAR: Screening of returning workers for HIV urged PESHAWAR, June 17: Experts have urged community elders in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (Fata) to try and persuade workers returning from abroad to undertake screening for HIV/Aids.... LANDI KOTAL: Bid to smuggle girl foiled Landi Kotal, June 17: Officials of the tribal administration at the Pakistan-Afghan border on Sunday foiled an attempt to smuggle a minor girl into Afghanistan by her some distant relatives.... KARAK: Protesters block roads KARAK, June 17: The residents of Gurguri and Orbashi areas on Saturday blocked all roads leading to the oil and gas fields’ camp in protest against non-provision of natural gas to their areas....

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