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June 23, 2007 Saturday Jamadi-us-Sani 07, 1428 KARACHI: Highway blocked against robberies KARACHI, June 22: Truck drivers blocked the National Highway on Friday morning after one of their fellow drivers was shot at and wounded while resisting a highway robbery.... KARACHI: Police keep watch as KESC men repair fault KARACHI, June 22: The citizens of the city were set to spend another sleepless night as the recently revived Unit 5 of the Bin Qasim Power Plant stopped producing electricity after developing a major fault at around 9.30pm... KARACHI: All About Lifestyles kicks off KARACHI, June 22: A three-day Dawn''s "All About Lifestyles-Summer 2007" exhibition, packed with the finest selling brands and fun-filled activities, began on Friday afternoon at the Karachi Expo Centre.... KARACHI: Seven TPOs transferred in reshuffle KARACHI, June 22: In a major reshuffle of the city police here on Friday, seven town police officers were transferred. It was the second shake-up after the transfer of DIG operations in the aftermath of the May 12 mayhem.... KARACHI: Cleaning of storm-water drains: too little, too late KARACHI, June 22: With the city receiving its first rainfall of the season on Thursday, the move to clean and de-silt Karachi’s major and link storm-water drains (nullahs) appears indefensibly belated.... KARACHI: CHK computerisation in the doldrums KARACHI, June 22: A computer project aimed at the integration of clinical as well as financial and administrative applications at the Civil Hospital Karachi (CHK) has not been realised despite the lapse of a considerable amount of time.... KARACHI: Ghalib conference planned for August KARACHI, June 22: Two institutions working on the poetry, life and times of Mirza Asadullah Khan Ghalib have agreed to jointly organise a yearly Ghalib conference on a rotational basis in Pakistan and India.... KARACHI: Engineer held under Security Act released: Plea disposed of KARACHI, June 22: The Sindh High Court disposed of a detainee’s petition on Friday following his release on Thursday evening. Syed Mumtaz Hussain was deported from Dubai (UAE), where he worked... KARACHI: MMA protest over Rushdie’s knighthood KARACHI, June 22: The Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal (MMA) held a rally at Binnori Town here on Friday to condemn the British government for conferring a knighthood on Salman Rushdie, the author of... KARACHI: Karachi sizzles as mercury hits 42°C KARACHI, June 22: While Thursday’s spell of rain brought an all-too-brief break from the heat, the city sizzled on Friday as the mercury touched 42 degrees Celsius.... KARACHI: Another accused gets bail in aircraft scam case KARACHI, June 22: The Sindh High Court granted interim protective bail to another accused in the decrepit aircraft purchase case in the sum of Rs1 million and issued the National Accountability Court a notice for June 29.... KARACHI: Lawyers want PM disqualified over Steel Mills sell-off KARACHI, June 22: Lawyers on Friday approved a resolution seeking the disqualification of Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz for allegedly receiving kickbacks in the privatisation deal of the Pakistan Steel Mills.... KARACHI: Four-stroke rickshaw scheme opposed KARACHI, June 22: The Karachi Taxi, Rickshaw and Yellow Cab Association has opposed the government plan of introducing new CNG-fitted rickshaws and termed it a completely failed scheme.... KARACHI: City council KARACHI, June 22: The City Council will meet on June 27 to discuss the budget for 2007-08. The city government’s draft budget of Rs43,602.16 million was presented on April 27 before the council asking the members to put forward their proposals.... HYDERABAD: Hyderabad budget to focus on health HYDERABAD, June 22: The district government is focussing on health sector and establishment of District Disaster Management Authority (DDMA) in it’s over Rs3 billion budget estimates for 2007-08.... HYDERABAD: Couple seeks protection HYDERABAD, June 22: The Sindh High Court, Hyderabad circuit bench, on Friday ordered production of nine private respondents in the court on June 26 in response to a petition filed by a newly-wed couple, seeking protection.... THATTA: Makli necropolis in total neglect THATTA, June 22: The historic graveyard of Makli, which has been declared a world heritage site by Unesco, is losing its attraction due to the negligence of the archaeology department, the... HYDERABAD: Action against robbers urged HYDERABAD, June 22: Anjuman Tajiran-i-Hyderabad has threatened to resort to protest if the bandits, involved in looting the business community, were not arrested, their stolen properties not recovered and they were not provided protection against the criminals.... PESHAWAR: Sharia court sets aside sentence: Amputation of robber’s limbs PESHAWAR, June 22: A full bench of the Federal Sharia Court has set aside a sentence involving amputation of limbs, awarded to a person by a trial court under the Hudood Law in a case of roadside robbery in Peshawar.... PESHAWAR: ‘Kanishka chief patron of Buddhist art of Gandhara’ PESHAWAR, June 22: Emperor Kanishka — who made Peshawar his capital — was responsible for the development of the Buddhist art of Gandhara, of which he was the patron.... PESHAWAR: Proposal to buy mechanised ‘sweepers’ rejected PESHAWAR, June 22: The NWFP government has turned down a proposal of the City Development and Municipal Department (CD&MD) for purchase of two mechanical “sweepers” from Turkey.... PESHAWAR: Ambulance service for Peshawar: Programme to be expanded PESHAWAR, June 22: The NWFP chapter of the Red Crescent Society is launching an ambulance service in the provincial capital, which will later be extended to other districts of the province.... PESHAWAR: Medical students for affiliation with PU PESHAWAR, June 22: Students of the Saidu Medical College, Swat, are observing a hunger strike here to pressure the government to grant their institution an affiliation with the Peshawar University.... PESHAWAR: Rabies patients facing problems PESHAWAR, June 22: Non-availability of anti-rabies vaccines in public-sector hospitals of the province has led to the death of at least 11 people in the last one year, according to official sources.... PESHAWAR: Photo exhibition on NY history PESHAWAR, June 22: An exhibition of photographs — highlighting the vitality, diversity and history of New York — was inaugurated here on Friday. The event is aimed at strengthening the cultural relationships between the US and Pakistan.... PESHAWAR: Human resource database PESHAWAR, June 22: The NWFP government has set up a human resource database under its Provincial Reform Programme, which is the first of its kind in the public sector of the country....

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