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June 26, 2007 Tuesday Jamadi-us-Sani 10, 1428 KARACHI: Panic grips coastal area residents amid cyclone warning KARACHI, June 25: Panic gripped the citizens of the coastal city following a cyclone alert from the Met Office on Monday evening.... KARACHI: Desperate for relief and electricity KARACHI, June 25: Visibly numb with grief, Krishna had just returned from Hyderabad after cremating his wife and a two-year-old son there and was visiting the relief camp set up by... KARACHI: Islanders — the silent sufferers KARACHI, June 25: While the residents of many islands around Karachi had an equally bitter experience of Saturday’s thunderstorm that left more than 200 dead in mainland Karachi, they were fortunate in that they did not suffer any loss of life.... KARACHI: Many areas without power for two days KARACHI, June 25: The Karachi Electric Supply Corporation failed to restore power supply to various localities despite a lapse of two days since the gale-force winds and heavy rains lashed the city on Saturday.... KARACHI: Online railway ticketing from July 20 KARACHI, June 25: Federal Minster for Railways Shaikh Rashid Ahmad has said that ticketing in the Pakistan Railway will go online by July 20. Addressing a press conference on Monday, he... KARACHI: SHC urged to take notice of deaths in storm: Govt slammed over rain losses KARACHI, June 25: Lawyers in the City Courts extended the routine one-hour boycott of the court proceedings to two hours to lodge their protest against the government’s failure to protect the lives of people in the recent torrential rains.... KARACHI: Sindh PA approves all 54 demands for grant KARACHI, June 25: The Sindh Assembly on Monday approved all 54 demands for grant on supplementary budget for the year 2006-07 rejecting 360 cut motions submitted by 21 opposition members.... KARACHI: Govt accused of using chemical weapons: Bugti’s assassination KARACHI, June 25: Nawabzada Jamil Bugti alleged that chemical weapons had been used in the assassination of his father Nawab Akbar Bugti during a military operation in Balochistan.... HYDERABAD: May 12 tragedy worst example of state terrorism: ANP chief HYDERABAD, June 25: The Awami National Party (ANP) President Asfandyar Wali Khan has described the May 12 bloodshed in Karachi as the worst example of state terrorism and held General Pervez... HYDERABAD: Hyderabad nazim presents Rs3,567m budget HYDERABAD, June 25: District Nazim Kanwar Naveed Jamil on Monday presented Rs3,566.908 million budget with a surplus of Rs3,000 in the council, amid slogans by Awam Dost Panel members demanding his removal and applause by Haq Parast Group members.... HYDERABAD: Council members reject budget as discriminatory HYDERABAD, June 25: The members of the district council belonging to the Awam Dost Panel (ADP) rejected the district government budget while boycotting the budget session of the council Monday on... PESHAWAR: Rs6.31bn ‘surplus’ budget for Peshawar city PESHAWAR, June 25: The City District Government Peshawar on Monday unveiled a Rs6.31 billion budget for the fiscal year 2007-08 with a total expenditure of Rs6.26 billion.... SWABI: 400 scholarships for rural area students SWABI, June 25: Around 400 students hailing from rural areas will be awarded scholarships to undertake a four-year undergraduate degree programme at leading universities of the country.... PESHAWAR: NWFP govt to overhaul bomb disposal squad: Recruitment likely in two months PESHAWAR, June 25: Finding its bomb disposal squad inadequately equipped to deal with the situation arising out of increasing explosions in the province, the government has decided to strengthen the department, sources said.... KARACHI: SHC seeks medical record in damages suit KARACHI, June 25: Justice Sajjad Ali Shah asked a deputy registrar of the Sindh High Court on Monday to secure the medical record of a patient who died at the Aga Khan University Hospital on Aug 14, 2006.... KARACHI: Korangi passes surplus budget KARACHI, June 25: The Korangi Town Council passed a surplus budget with a total outlay of Rs442.391 million for the financial year 2007-08 on Monday. The budget was presented before the town council by Korangi Town Nazim Arif Khan.... KARACHI: Haemophilia care project launched KARACHI, June 25: A two-year haemophilia welfare project was formally launched here on Monday to improve haemophilia care in the country, as a joint venture of foreign and local entities.... KARACHI: Fight against drugs pledged KARACHI, June 25: Senator Nisar A. Memon said that June 26 was the day to stand up against the menace of drug production and its trafficking.... KARACHI: SHC notice to IG, home secretary KARACHI, June 25: The Sindh High Court on Monday issued a notice to the Sindh Home Secretary, IG, SHO of Saudabad police station and others for July 2 on a petition... KARACHI: JSQM strike observed KARACHI, June 25: A complete shutter-down strike was observed in the old villages and localities of the city on Monday against the allocation of funds for the construction of Kalabagh Dam and the alleged disappearances of nationalist activists.... KARACHI: Withdrawal of ‘unauthorised’ police guards ordered KARACHI, June 25: Sindh IGP Ziaul Hassan Khan has ordered withdrawal of ‘unauthorised’ police guards before July 1. Presiding over a meeting at Central Police Office on Monday, he said... KARACHI: MQM chief on power crisis KARACHI, June 25: The Muttahida Qaumi Movement chief, Altaf Hussain, has expressed concern over the power crisis in Karachi and demanded the government to take immediate measures to rid the people of prolonged power failures.... KARACHI: SBTE papers postponed KARACHI, June 25: The Sindh Board of Technical Education has announced that the DBA papers scheduled for Tuesday and Wednesday have been postponed due to inclement weather in Karachi.... HYDERABAD: Wasa declares emergency, cancels staff leaves HYDERABAD, June 25: District Nazim Kanwar Naveed Jamil has declared emergency in the Water and Sanitation Agency (Wasa) and cancelled leaves of all the employees in the wake of heavy rains... HYDERABAD: Alliance calls for students’ release HYDERABAD, June 25: The Students Alliance of the Liaquat University of Medical and Health Sciences has warned that if the arrested students of the university are not released and the director... HYDERABAD: Emergency centres HYDERABAD, June 25: Fourteen emergency control rooms have been set up in southern districts of Sindh by the provincial government in the wake of imminent heavy rains during current monsoon season, according to a statement by the additional relief commissioner.... PESHAWAR: Charity concert draws big crowd PESHAWAR, June 25: A galaxy of artistes performed on Saturday at a charity concert aimed at motivating people to donate blood for thalassaemia patients.... PESHAWAR: Ilyas granted pre-arrest bail in Qamar murder case PESHAWAR, June 25: A court on Monday confirmed the pre-arrest bail to Senator Ilyas Ahmad Bilour and his nephew Usman Bilour in the murder case of People’s Party Parliamentarians’ leader Syed Qamar Abbas and his friend.... PESHAWAR: Public holiday on minorities’ festivals urged PESHAWAR, June 25: The All Pakistan Minorities’ Alliance (APMA) has called upon the government to celebrate the religious festivals of the minorities officially and declare those days as public holidays.... PESHAWAR: 18 injured in accidents PESHAWAR, June 25: At least 18 people were injured in traffic accidents on Monday. Eleven people sustained injuries when a pickup overturned on the Phandoo Road in the Badhbare police area....

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