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June 20, 2007 Wednesday Jamadi-us-Sani 04, 1428 KARACHI: Govt admits encroachers occupy 700 acres KARACHI, June 19: The Sindh Assembly was informed on Tuesday that influential encroachers had occupied 700 acres in Shah Garh Forest in Jamshoro district since March 11, 2004.... KARACHI: Opposition ire over unreleased UC funds KARACHI, June 19: Fireworks were witnessed in the City Council on Tuesday when opposition members staged a boycott after failing to convince the presiding officer to table a resolution they had submitted earlier regarding Union Council (UC) funds.... KARACHI: Over 2,000 patients await free treatment: PM’s hepatitis control scheme KARACHI, June 19: Some 2,440 patients registered under the Prime Minister’s Programme for the Prevention and Control of Hepatitis in Sindh are still awaiting the promised free treatment, Dawn has learnt.... KARACHI: NAB official caught receiving bribe KARACHI, June 19: A special team of the National Accountability Bureau caught red-handed an assistant director/investigation officer, Fazl-i-Hadi, while receiving a bribe on Monday night.... KARACHI: SHC stays construction of CNG station KARACHI, June 19: The High Court of Sindh on Tuesday restrained the respondents from carrying out any construction activity on a disputed plot in a petition filed against setting up a petrol/CNG station on a residential plot.... KARACHI: IG vows to rid Karachi of arms KARACHI, June 19: The newly appointed Inspector General of Sindh Police on Tuesday vowed to launch a deweaponisation drive and bring drastic changes in the existing police system.... KARACHI: ANP to hold rally on 22nd KARACHI, June 19: The Sindh chapter of the Awami National Party has planned to stage a rally in Landhi on June 22 to pay homage to those who were killed on... KARACHI: Demand for end to Lyari gang war KARACHI, June 19: The Pakistan Peoples’ Party staged a huge rally in Lyari Town on Tuesday to condemn the so-called gang war which has claimed precious lives of many innocents.... PESHAWAR: NWFP to get $130m loan from WB PESHAWAR, June 19: The NWFP government is set to receive $130 million in loan from the World Bank for its reforms programme for 2007-2008, which will take the total borrowing from... PESHAWAR: Global Fund approves Rs20.5m grant PESHAWAR, June 19: The Global Fund for Aids, TB and Malaria has approved a grant of Rs20.5 million for controlling malaria and TB in Nowshera and the Frontier Region of Peshawar.... KARACHI: Sindh ombudsman presents annual report to governor KARACHI, June 19: The Sindh Governor, Dr Ishratul Ibad Khan, on Tuesday received the annual report of the Sindh ombudsman for 2006 at the Governor’s House.... KARACHI: Steps to check highway robberies ordered KARACHI, June 19: The Adviser to Sindh Chief Minister on Home Affairs, Waseem Akhtar, on Tuesday ordered the officials concerned to take strict measures to check highway robberies.... KARACHI: Marchers seek recovery of fisherwoman KARACHI, June 19: Pakistan Fisherfolk Forum (PFF) activists held a protest demonstration here on Tuesday for the recovery of a kidnapped woman, Khatu Mallah.... KARACHI: Notice issued to EDO in mosque case KARACHI, June 19: The Sindh High Court on Tuesday issued a notice to the EDO revenue of the City District Government of Karachi (CDGK) for June 26 on a petition filed against the proposed demolition of a mosque in PIB Colony.... KARACHI: KBA to organise rally against ‘injustices’ KARACHI, June 19: The Karachi Bar Association on Wednesday decided to organise a rally next week in an attempt together various civil society organisations, including traders, labourers and low-income groups, to protest against price hike, excessive load-shedding, unemployment and other injustices.... KARACHI: Sewerage system may collapse, warns nazim KARACHI, June 19: City Nazim Syed Mustafa Kamal has warned that 95 per cent of the city may get flooded with sewage in the next two years if concrete measures are... KARACHI: Drizzle likely KARACHI, June 19: The Met office has forecast hot and humid weather for the city on Wednesday with chances of a light rain at one or two places with the maximum temperature expected to range between 36 and 38 degrees centigrade.... KARACHI: German musicians play merry melodies KARACHI, June 19: Playing the first of their three concerts in Pakistan, Germany’s arirang-Quintet put on a lively demonstration of their prowess over the woodwind and brass family of instruments.... KARACHI: Treasury-opposition duel over budget KARACHI, June 19: In the Sindh Assembly session on Tuesday, which was the second day of debate on the budget 2007-08, seven more members – three from the treasury side and... KARACHI: Artist says clay chose her KARACHI, June 19: People from different walks of life gathered at the Fomma Centre in the Zamzama Park on Tuesday to listen to Sheherezade Alam, a renowned clay artist from Canada.... HYDERABAD: Increase in abiyana rate likely: SIDA HYDERABAD, June 19: The Sindh Irrigation and Drainage Authority (SIDA) was considering a proposal to increase the rate of abiyana (water tax) in the province, Hashim Leghari, managing director of SIDA, said on Tuesday.... HYDERABAD: Jail chief ordered to produce 10-year-old prisoner in court HYDERABAD, June 19: Justice Amir Hani Muslim of the Hyderabad circuit bench of the Sindh High Court on Tuesday paid a surprise visit to juvenile and women’s prisons and directed superintendent... HYDERABAD: Acute water shortage in most areas of Qasimabad HYDERABAD, June 19: Qasimabad Union Council-2 Nazim Mehboob Abro, Naib Nazim Imam Ali Ansari, councillors Saeed Khan Junejo, Abid Abro and Pir Bux Deeshak have complained that not a drop of... PESHAWAR: Women not taking interest in voters’ lists: NGO PESHAWAR, June 19: The women voters are taking almost no interest in the voters’ lists displayed at the centres established by the Election Commission of Pakistan in different parts of the provincial capital, a non-governmental organisation has claimed.... PESHAWAR: Dozens of alleged criminals arrested PESHAWAR, June 19: The Capital City Police Peshawar have claimed to have arrested 70 alleged criminals, including 10 proclaimed offenders, and recovered automatic weapons and fake currency from their possession.... PESHAWAR: Pesco okays Rs168m for system improvement PESHAWAR, June 19: The Peshawar Electric Supply Company (Pesco) has approved an expenditure of Rs168.398 million for improvement in its distribution system and for removing the problems arising from overload in certain parts of the province.... PESHAWAR: PA offers fateha for May 12 victims PESHAWAR, June 19: The NWFP assembly on Tuesday offered fateha for victims of the May 12 violence in Karachi and those who died due to lightning in the Swat district.... PESHAWAR: Plea against fee for airport visitors PESHAWAR, June 19: The Peshawar High Court on Tuesday issued a notice to the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) and the Peshawar International Airport’s manager in a writ petition challenging the imposition of entry fee on visitors to the airport.... LANDI KOTAL/KOHAT: Only 8pc of Tirah people enrolled as voters: MNA LANDI KOTAL/KOHAT, June 19: MNA-elect from Bara Maulana Khalilur Rehman has urged the Election Commission of Pakistan to send additional teams to the Tirah valley in order to ensure registration of more people as voters.... MINGORA: Students seek affiliation with PU MINGORA, June 19: The students of the Saidu Medical College have urged the government to grant their institution an affiliation with the Peshawar University (PU).... CHITRAL: Three die as jeep falls into ravine CHITRAL, June 19: Three people were killed and four injured when a jeep plunged into a river near Hassanabad on the Garam Chashma road here on Tuesday morning.... LANDI KOTAL: Rivalry between groups claims another life LANDI KOTAL (Khyber Agency), June 19: A rivalry between two warring groups — Lashkar-i-Islam and Ansaar-ul Islam — claimed one more life on Tuesday when an elderly man was killed by his young nephew....

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