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June 30, 2007 Saturday Jamadi-us-Sani 14, 1428 KARACHI: Over 670 gastroenteritis patients land in govt hospitals KARACHI, June 29: Another 675 patients suffering from gastroenteritis or diarrhoea were brought to government hospitals from different parts of the city on Friday, out of which 80 were admitted.... KARACHI: Setting up of CNG station in residential area stayed KARACHI, June 29: The Sindh High Court on Friday restrained a gas company from installing a CNG pump and station in a residential area. A petitioner submitted through advocate Syed Ishrat... KARACHI: Only 83 people killed in storm havoc: CM KARACHI, June 29: The Sindh Chief Minister, Dr Arbab Ghulam Rahim, telephoned Balochistan Chief Minister Jam Mohammad Yusuf on Friday to express sorrow over the storm-related devastation caused in the province.... KARACHI: Lawyers to enlist envoys’ support: Court boycott continues KARACHI, June 29: Lawyers will try to get the support of foreign diplomats, particularly the members of British Parliament and the US Senators, in their ongoing movement for the independence of the judiciary.... KARACHI: SHC asks for Fokker crash probe report KARACHI, June 29: Justice Sajjad Ali Shah of the Sindh High Court on Friday asked the Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) and the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) to furnish a copy of the Multan Fokker crash investigation report, if completed.... HYDERABAD: Minister switches over to PML HYDERABAD, June 29: Sindh Revenue Minister Dr Irfan Gul Magsi has joined the Pakistan Muslim League with his friends and supporters and advised other elected representatives and opinion leaders of Tando Allahyar district to do the same.... PESHAWAR: NWFP Assembly okays 40 demands for Rs9bn PESHAWAR, June 29: The NWFP Assembly on Thursday approved the remaining 40 demands for grant worth Rs9.02 billion to meet excessive expenditures to be borne by different departments till June 30, 2007.... PESHAWAR: PHC orders release of 11 tribal chiefs PESHAWAR, June 29: The Peshawar High Court on Friday directed the Kurram Agency administration to release forthwith 11 tribal maliks arrested under the FCR failing which contempt of court proceedings would be initiated against it.... KARACHI: Recruitment in health dept from July KARACHI, June 29: In order to overcome a shortage of staff in its various healthcare facilities across the province, the Sindh government has decided to employ doctors (grade 17 and 18)... KARACHI: Lack of investment harming dairy sector KARACHI, June 29: Decades of official neglect and unsustainable practices have greatly harmed dairy farms, which has led to rising meat and milk prices. A glaring example is Landhi’s Cattle... KARACHI: Sabzimandi infrastructure in tatters since rains KARACHI, June 29: The city’s New Sabzimandi is a classic example of the Sindh government’s neglect. The 100-acre marketplace was enough of a trial with heaps of garbage, rotting produce and filth on the so-called roads.... KARACHI: Aamir Khan gets five years in attack case KARACHI, June 29: Mohajir Qaumi Movement Chairman Aamir Khan has been sentenced to five years in jail in a case of an attack on the residence of provincial minister Shoaib Bukhari.... KARACHI: Nazim puts storm death toll at 89 KARACHI, June 29: City Nazim Mustafa Kamal has claimed that 89 persons including, women and children, were killed while over 4,000 houses got damaged by the rains and storm that lashed the city on June 23.... KARACHI: Three more towns pass budgets KARACHI, June 29: Shah Faisal, Keamari and Baldia towns passed budgets for the financial year 2007-08 in their respective council meetings on Friday. The Shah Faisal Town council passed a surplus budget with a total outlay of Rs404.006... KARACHI: Time running out for Israel, says scholar KARACHI, June 29: The Urdu translation of a book, Jerusalem in the Qur’an, authored by Islamic scholar Imran Nazar Hosein, was formally launched at the Karachi Press Club on Friday.... KARACHI: Al-Khidmat’s relief work KARACHI, June 29: The Al-Khidmat Welfare Society has started relief work in the rain-affected goths of Gadap Town by setting up medical camp in Gajro and Jhanjar Goths.... KARACHI: Lawyers seek withdrawal of cases against politicians KARACHI, June 29: An All-Parties Lawyers Convention has demanded withdrawal of cases against politicians and asked the government to let the former prime ministers Benazir Bhutto and Mian Nawaz Sharif return to their country.... KARACHI: Demand for reversal of KESC’s privatisation KARACHI, June 29: The Labour Party Pakistan (LPP) on Thursday demanded cancellation of the privatisation deed of the Karachi Electric Supply Corporation (KESC) and warned that delaying tactics in the process would further aggravate the situation.... KARACHI: ‘Lawyers got 40 released’ KARACHI, June 29: The legal fraternity on Friday claimed to have secured the release of 40 persons through the free legal aid committees of the Karachi Bar Association and the PML (N).... KARACHI: SSC-I practical exam on July 16 KARACHI, June 29: The Controller of Examination, Board of Secondary Education Karachi (BSEK), Bizaatullah Khan on Friday announced that the SSC Part-I (class IX) annual practical examination which was to be... KARACHI: MA exams KARACHI, June 29: The University of Karachi has announced that the examination for MA previous and final will be held as per the scheduled announced earlier.... KARACHI: Traffic duties KARACHI, June 29: The Rangers deployed in the city to manage traffic during the rains handed back the responsibility to the Traffic Police on Thursday night following improvement in weather conditions.—APP... KARACHI: Paintings exhibition KARACHI, June 29: An exhibition of paintings by Jamil Naqsh, showcasing his best work over a period of three decades, opens at the Unicorn Gallery on Saturday at 6.30pm.... HYDERABAD: Farmers of last year’s rain-hit areas demand tax refund HYDERABAD, June 29: The Sindh Abadgar Board has asked the provincial chief minister to direct the DCOs and EDO (revenue) of the districts, which were declared calamity-hit areas in last year’s... LARKANA: Larkana nazim presents budget amid protest LARKANA, June 29: District Nazim Mohammed Bakhsh Arijo on Friday presented Rs1,998.172 million surplus budget for 2007-08 amid complete pandemonium created by members of Awam Dost Panel (ADP) who tore up budget copies and kept shouting slogans throughout the speech.... NAWABSHAH: Villagers seek electricity, get police action NAWABSHAH, June 29: Angry consumers, protesting on Friday against week-long suspension of power supply to their village, turned violent which led the police to arrest over 50 of them and injure some others in baton-charge.... KHAIRPUR: Two killed, 20 injured as bus overturns KHAIRPUR, June 29: The driver of a bus and a five-year-old boy were killed and 20 others were injured after the vehicle overturned on the National Highway near Rasoolabad early on... PESHAWAR: Health centre to extend services PESHAWAR, June 29: A reproductive health centre at the Hayatabad Medical Complex (HMC) would extend its services to other districts soon, said Dr Lubna Hassan, a senior gynaecologist and the provincial... PESHAWAR: Provinces to print textbooks PESHAWAR, June 29: The federal education ministry has empowered provinces to print textbooks and provide learning material to educational institutes in line with their educational needs, officials told Dawn on Friday.... GHALLANAI: ‘US spy’ beheaded GHALLANAI, June 29: The beheaded body of an Afghan national was found in a dry water course at Momadgut in Mohmand Agency on Friday. Witnesses said a chit was found near... SWABI: Filtration plant not functioning SWABI, June 29: A water filtration plant remains non-functional in the district in spite of being installed due to the Tehsil Municipal Administration’s refusal to release water.... PESHAWAR: Seminar on Ruet-i-Hilal today PESHAWAR, June 29: The Faculty of Islamic and Oriental Studies, Peshawar University, and the Higher Education Commission have organised a seminar on the issue of Ruet-i-Hilal on Saturday at the Sheikh Zaid Islamic Centre.—APP...

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