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June 25, 2007 Monday Jamadi-us-Sani 09, 1428 KARACHI: Storm death toll rises to 200 KARACHI, June 24: The death toll from Saturday’s thunderstorm climbed to 200 people on Sunday as the government did little to provide relief to the victims.... KARACHI: Many areas without electricity for over 30 hours KARACHI, June 24: The Karachi Electric Supply Corporation failed to restore power supply to many parts of the city till last reports came in on Sunday night and hundreds of people... KARACHI: Inter exams postponed KARACHI, June 24: The Board of Intermediate Education, Karachi, has postponed the papers scheduled for Monday.... KARACHI: Power cuts hit water supply KARACHI, June 24: Prolonged power breakdowns at all major pumping stations of the Karachi Water and Sewerage Board, except for Dhabeji and Pipri, since Saturday afternoon created a shortfall of over... KARACHI: Compensation for victims announced KARACHI, June 24: The city government and the administrations of Karachi’s 18 towns were battling hard to cope with the situation that arose after a thunderstorm and heavy rain whipped the... KARACHI: Opposition slams govt over rain devastation KARACHI, June 24: The opposition parties have criticised the authorities over the criminal negligence which resulted in loss of 200 lives besides other damages during the two days of monsoon rains in Karachi.... KARACHI: Author links current chaos with Afghan conflict KARACHI, June 24: There is a direct link between the current climate of manifest lawlessness in Pakistan and the turmoil that has reigned for nearly three decades in neighbouring Afghanistan.... HYDERABAD: Call to extend voters registration deadline to September 3 HYDERABAD, June 24: The Hyderabad Grand Alliance (HGA) on Sunday demanded that the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) should extend the last date for registration of voters from July 3 to... MATIARI: Grand alliance not needed: Fahim MATIARI, June 24: President of the Pakistan People’s PartyParliamentarians, Makhdoom Amin Fahim, has said options including boycott of forthcoming general elections will be considered if a consensus national government was not... KHAIRPUR: Blind flute player complains of neglect KHAIRPUR, June 24: Blind flute player Rehmatullah Bhutto who has performed in several music programmes on radio, sounds bitter when he speaks of government steps for the welfare of poor artistes... DADU: Police book 11 students, arrest five DADU, June 24: Jamshoro police have booked 11 and arrested five students of the Liaquat University of Medical and Health Sciences (LUMHS) on charges of extorting money from the vice-chancellor and the director of students’ affairs.... PESHAWAR: Generator prices rise as power crisis persists PESHAWAR, June 24: The power crisis in Peshawar and other parts of the NWFP is forcing domestic consumers to instal generators in their homes.... HYDERABAD: Benazir’s deal with govt of no use to people: Ghinwa HYDERABAD, June 24: The chairperson of the Pakistan People’s Party (Shaheed Bhutto), Ms Ghinwa Bhutto, said on Sunday Benazir Bhutto succeeding are failing to reach a deal with the government would do noting to solve people’s problems.... HYDERABAD: One killed, scores injured as rain continues to lash Sindh HYDERABAD, June 24: A man was killed and several others sustained injuries in rain-related incidents in Nawabshah and other districts of the province as moderate rains and windstorm continued intermittently on Sunday.... HYDERABAD: Benazir obstructing formation of grand alliance, says Fazl HYDERABAD, June 24: The Leader of Opposition in the National Assembly, Maulana Fazlur Rehman, said on Sunday that Ms Benazir Bhutto was obstructing the formation of a grand alliance of opposition parties.... SANGHAR: NAB begins inquiry against registrar SANGHAR, June 24: The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) has begun investigations against Abdul Baqi Mahar, a registrar and former IG registration Sindh.... KARACHI: PA session KARACHI, June 24: The Sindh Assembly’s budget session will resume at 9.30am on Monday after a two-day break. The House will take up discussion on the charged expenditure for one hour.... KARACHI: Observatory low on govt’s list of priorities KARACHI, June 24: After three decades of looking at the heavenly bodies, the progress of the observatory at the University of Karachi remains far from meteoric.... KARACHI: Altaf urges effective relief measures KARACHI, June 24: Muttahida Qaumi Movement chief Altaf Hussain has directed all party workers, office-bearers and elected representatives to make all-out efforts to provide relief to the people affected by the rain and dust storm in the city.... KARACHI: Alarming increase in oral cancer incidence KARACHI, June 24: Doctors at a programme expressed concern over the rising incidence of mouth and throat cancers among the youth and demanded an immediate ban on the sale and manufacturing of betel nuts, gutka and paan.... KARACHI: Over 100 boats, coastal houses damaged KARACHI, June 24: The thunderstorm that struck the city on Saturday and caused heavy damage to the life and property here also affected the city’s coastal areas.... KARACHI: Hoardings’ removal urged KARACHI, June 24: The Pakistan Medical Association (PMA), Karachi, has demanded the removal of all hoardings from the city with immediate effect terming them hazardous for citizens.... KARACHI: Teacher reinstated KARACHI, June 24: Sindh Education Minister Dr Hamida Khuhro ordered the reinstatement of a teacher, Ms Abida Sultana, who had been striving for her job for the last nine years.... KARACHI: Sindh PA secretary for free access to database KARACHI, June 24: Secretary of the Sindh Assembly Hadi Bux Burirro has stressed the need for making amendments to the database rules in order to have a vast database accessible not only to legislators but also to the ordinary people.... KARACHI: Mosque issue KARACHI, June 24: A delegation of the Tahafuz Masajid Action Committee called on Home Secretary Brig (retd) Ghulam Mohammad Mohtaram at his office and apprised him about public unrest after issuances of notices to raze some mosques in the city.... KARACHI: Contingency plan for rains reviewed KARACHI, June 24: District Coordination Officer Javed Hanif Khan has directed the officials of city government, town administration, cantonment boards, water board, building control authority, traffic police, Karachi Electric Supply Corporation... NAWABSHAH: Emergency landing in Nawabshah NAWABSHAH, June 24: Two domestic flights of Shaheen Airways and Pakistan International Airlines coming from Islamabad to Karachi made emergency landing at the airport here on Saturday evening and Sunday due to inclement weather in Karachi.... MANSEHRA: Displaced people warn of protest MANSEHRA, June 24: Displaced people of the Jabba tent village on Sunday threatened to hold demonstrations and block the Balakot Road if the Earthquake Rehabilitation and Reconstruction Authority (Erra) did not... SWABI: Number of registered women voters low: NGOs SWABI, June 24: A large number of women would not be able to register as voters because of their failure to get computerised national identity cards.... UPPER DIR: Woman killed in attack UPPER DIR, June 24: A woman was killed and another person seriously injured in an attack over a land dispute in Noor Khelo, Barawal, residents and police told Dawn on Sunday.... MARDAN: Water shortage MARDAN, June 24: People from the Hoti locality here protested against the shortage of drinking water in their area for the past 10 days.... KARAK: Hospital short of specialist doctors KARAK, June 24: The district headquarters hospital, Karak, lacks all kinds of specialist doctors, as a consequence of which the people of the district are facing serious problems.... CHITRAL: Chitral roads in poor condition CHITRAL, June 24: Roads in Chitral district — damaged by snowfall, flood and landslides last winter — are yet to be repaired and cleared of boulders and other debris.... PESHAWAR: Call to extend period for display of voters’ lists PESHAWAR, June 24: Different political parties on Sunday expressed serious reservations over the voter registration process and asked the Election Commission of Pakistan to extend by 21 days the period for display of the new voters’ lists.... SHIKARPUR: Police comb areas hit by Mahar-Jatoi clashes SHIKARPUR, June 24: Police conducted a search operation in the areas plagued by tribal feuds for people involved in Mahar — Jatoi clashes.... LANDI KOTAL: Man killed in fighting near Bara LANDI KOTAL (Khyber Agency), June 24: A man was killed and three others injured after two opposing groups fired on each other near the Bara area here on Sunday.... JACOBABAD: Man kills wife and teenage boy JACOBABAD, June 24: A man shot dead his wife and a teenage boy with the help of his brothers and injured three women on the pretext of karo-kari in the Bello Bangwani village in Thul police station’s area on Sunday.... MIRPURKHAS: Body of ASI found MIRPURKHAS June 24: The decomposed body of an ASI of Tando Allahyar police was found in the Jamrao Canal near Bacho Khaskheli village in Mirwah Gorchani area on Sunday....

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