| June 24, 2007 | Sunday | Jamadi-us-Sani 08, 1428 |
KARACHI: 250 shops gutted in Clifton blaze
KARACHI, June 23: A fire that broke out in a shoe shop within minutes engulfed the entire ground and mezzanine floors of a multi-storeyed commercial building in Clifton here on Saturday afternoon, leaving more than 250 shops gutted....
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KARACHI: Fire, rain smash KESC system
KARACHI, June 23: One of the 35 grid stations of the KESC caught fire on Saturday as monsoon showers with gusty winds played havoc with the utility’s decaying distribution system causing widespread power outage....
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KARACHI: Order reserved on Khuhro’s acquittal plea in Ishwar case
KARACHI, June 23: The district and sessions judge, South, Zaheer Ahmed S. Leghari, reserved his order on the acquittal plea of Leader of the Opposition in the Sindh Assembly Nisar Ahmed Khuhro in the Ishwar Lal case on Saturday....
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KARACHI: Activist’s remand extended
KARACHI, June 23: The judicial magistrate, South, on Saturday extended the remand of a civil rights campaigner, Syed Mohammad Iqbal Kazmi, till July 7....
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KARACHI: CM winds up debate on budget
KARACHI, June 23: Chief Minister Arbab Ghulam Rahim on Friday wound up the general discussion on the provincial budget 2007-08 and appreciated the opposition for playing its due role which, he said, helped the assembly complete its tenure....
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KARACHI: Nishtar Park blast suspects remanded till 30th
KARACHI, June 23: The administrative judge of the Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC), Karachi division, Justice Qaiser Iqbal, on Saturday remanded three suspects facing charges in the Nishtar Park bombing case in police custody till June 30....
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PESHAWAR: Rs6bn set aside for Peshawar uplift: minister
PESHAWAR, June 23: The Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal government has claimed to have allocated Rs6.039 billion for 94 ongoing and 29 new schemes for expansion, renovation and development of Peshawar in the last four years....
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PESHAWAR: Frontier GDP to grow at 6.7pc: govt
PESHAWAR, June 23: The NWFP government has forecast a growth rate of 6.7 per cent in the provincial gross domestic product (PGDP) for the next financial year....
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HARIPUR: PHC suspends appointment orders of 176 govt employees
HARIPUR, June 23: A division bench of the Peshawar High Court on Saturday suspended the appointment orders of 176 class-IV employees of the Schools and Literacy Department, Haripur, and asked the department to submit a detailed report within a fortnight....
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KARACHI: Tankers making a killing at KWSB expense
KARACHI, June 23: Private water tankers, drawing a maximum of 20 million gallons of water per day (mgd) from the KWSB source, are earning around Rs1.8...
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KARACHI: Hottest day of summer
KARACHI, June 23: Karachiites on Friday endured the hottest day of the summer as the mercury touched 44 degree centigrade, the Met office said....
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KARACHI: Government dependence on foreign donors slated KARACHI, June 23: The Karachi Bar Association (KBA) on Saturday asked the government to stop accepting foreign aid from institutions such as the World Bank (WB) and International Monetary Fund (IMF)...
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KARACHI: Programmes cancelled
KARACHI, June 23: The Arts Council of Pakistan Karachi cancelled the programmes scheduled for Saturday and Sunday due to heavy rains as forecast by the meteorological office....
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KARACHI: Rain disrupts FM station’s broadcast
KARACHI, June 23: A local FM radio station was knocked off the air on Saturday, falling victim to the season’s first proper monsoon shower....
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PESHAWAR: Liaison body’s role in disposal of cases lauded
PESHAWAR, June 23: District and sessions judge for Peshawar Miftahuddin Khan has said the Bench-Bar Liaison Committees (BBLCs) have not only contributed towards quick disposal of cases but also played a role in strengthening the judiciary....
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PESHAWAR: ‘Silk units of Swat to be revived’
PESHAWAR, June 23: NWFP’s Minister for Tourism, Sports and Information Technology Hussain Ahmad Kanju has said the provincial government will do everything in its power to revive the sick silk units of Swat....
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LANDI KOTAL: Transporters clash over suspension of oil supply
LANDI KOTAL (Khyber Agency), June 23: Supporters of two opposing transporters’ groups clashed here and in Jamrud and tried to forcibly seize each other’s vehicles after developing differences over the suspension of oil supply to Afghanistan....
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SWABI: Screening test
SWABI, June 23: A total of 334 students of the NWFP and the tribal region have qualified the screening test for a scholarship offered under the ministry of information technology’s Outreach Programme....
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