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July 01, 2007 Sunday Jamadi-us-Sani 15, 1428 KARACHI: Rs45,695m CDGK budget approved KARACHI, June 30: City Nazim Syed Mustafa Kamal on Saturday presented the City District Government Karachi’s budget for the year 2007-08 having an outlay of Rs45,695.88... KARACHI: Rains pile on the misery KARACHI, June 30: Traffic jams in almost every part of the city caused great hardship to citizens as the city’s major arteries and roads were submerged on Saturday following only 43 mm of rain.... KARACHI: Warning to beachgoers KARACHI, June 30: Beachgoers have been advised not to go in to deep waters as 10 to 15 feet HUCW (high under current waves) were likely to hit the 37-kilometre Karachi beach between 10am and late in the evening on Sunday.... KARACHI: Order on Khuhro’s acquittal deferred: Ishwar Lal case KARACHI, June 30: The District and Sessions Judge, South, Zaheer Ahmed S. Leghari, on Saturday adjourned the pronouncement of order till July 7 on the acquittal plea of the Leader of... KARACHI: Nishtar Park blast suspects given in judicial custody KARACHI, June 30: The Administrative Judge of the Anti-Terrorism Court, Justice Qaiser Iqbal, on Saturday rejected the plea seeking further police remand of the three accused in Nishtar Park bomb blast case and gave them in judicial custody till July 14.... KARACHI: Lawyers seek judges’ support for campaign KARACHI, June 30: The lawyers’ community on Saturday asked the judges of different courts across the country to extend full support to their movement for the rule of law; otherwise the... HYDERABAD: 1.2m left out of voters’ lists in eight districts HYDERABAD, June 30: A total of around 1,256,920 voters have been left out of the draft electoral rolls, which have been placed at display centres, in the eight districts of the defunct Hyderabad division.... HYDERABAD: 50,000 bogus voters’ names registered: PPP HYDERABAD, June 30: PPP Tharparkar president Dr Mahesh Kumar Malani has said that keeping in view the 2002 voters’ list, about 83,272 voters have been deleted and more than 50,000 bogus voters have been registered in the current list.... PESHAWAR: Independent EC must for free, fair polls: Neutral caretaker govt urged PESHAWAR, June 30: Participants of a seminar held here on Saturday demanded setting up of a neutral caretaker government and an autonomous Election Commission. They said free and fair elections in... KARACHI: Diarrhoea cases continue to surge KARACHI, June 30: In view of an overall 30 per cent increase in gastroenteritis and diarrhoea cases in the city on Saturday, healthcare professionals have called upon government bodies to ensure... KARACHI: Education boards discuss grace marks proposal KARACHI, June 30: Top officials of the education boards in Karachi attending the meeting of Sindh Boards’ Committees discussed the governor’s proposal regarding award of two per cent grace marks in the secondary and higher secondary education examinations.... KARACHI: KPT underpass flooded KARACHI, June 30: The KPT Underpass in Clifton became submerged in knee-deep water following Saturday’s rainfall and was closed for vehicular traffic. Officials told Dawn that it would take about two... KARACHI: First DUHS nursing batch to graduate in December KARACHI, June 30: There is one doctor per 1310 people in Pakistan and one nurse for every 4636 patients. It is therefore welcome news that students enrolled in the post-RN BScN... KARACHI: Liaquatabad, Landhi towns pass budgets KARACHI, June 30: The Landhi and Liaquatabad town administrations passed their budgets for the year 2007-08 on Saturday. surplus budget with an outlay of Rs478.650... KARACHI: Cleaning of drain KARACHI, June 30: The municipal services department of the Karachi city government and the Saddar Town administration, in a combined operation, started cleaning a major drain at New Challi after the removal of all encroachments.... KARACHI: Bridge damaged KARACHI, June 30: A bridge connecting Khuda ki Basti with Surjani Town was damaged while the water level in many of the city’s drains rose after Saturday afternoon’s rain.... KARACHI: Case transferred KARACHI, June 30: Justice Qaiser Iqbal on Saturday transferred the kidnapping-for-ransom and murder case against Asif Masih and others to ATC-II. They were accused of kidnapping and murder of Ubaid Riaz and Sajid from Korangi on May 21.... KARACHI: Meddling in NED affairs flayed KARACHI, June 30: Vice-Chancellor of the NED University of Engineering and Technology Abul Kalam has taken exception to the ‘undue interference’ by the Higher Education Commission (HEC), Pakistan Engineering Council (PEC)... KARACHI: Demo against water shortage KARACHI, June 30: Pasban activists held a protest demonstration at Guldad Shah Road in Baldia Town here on Saturday against the persistent load-shedding and water shortage.... HYDERABAD: JUP rejects new electoral rolls HYDERABAD, June 30: The Hyderabad chapter of the Jamiat Ulema-i-Pakistan has said that if the elections were held on the latest voters’ list issued by the Election Commission, a civil war will break out in the country.... NAWABSHAH: PMDC recognition: health dept to help Sukkur medical college NAWABSHAH, June 30: The Sindh Health Department is preparing to transfer in July this year a number of faculty members of Nawabshah Medical College to Ghulam Mohammad Mahar Medical College, Sukkur,... NAUSHAHRO FEROZE: Villagers protest against roads department NAUSHAHRO FEROZE, June 30: A large number of people from 25 villages supported by PPP, JUI-F, shopkeepers associations, Shehri Ittehad and Jido-Jehad Committee staged a protest meeting in Kandiaro against the roads department on Saturday.... MIRPURKHAS: Pakistani dies in Munabao MIRPURKHAS, June 30: A Pakistani man died at the Munabao railway station in India on Saturday morning. He was identified as Haji Mohammad Yousuf, 91, resident of Landhi, Karachi.... THATTA: Thatta council approves budget without debate THATTA, June 30: The district council on Saturday approved a Rs2,232.297 million annual budget for 2007-08 without making any debate on the budget in its session convened at Syed Qadir Dino Shah hall.... LAKKI MARWAT: Rs1bn Lakki Marwat budget presented LAKKI MARWAT, June 30: A Rs1,067.35 million annual budget for the Lakki Marwat district was presented by District Nazim Humayun Saifullah Khan here on Saturday. In his budget speech, the nazim said that Rs81.909... PESHAWAR: Afghan envoy promises better trade ties PESHAWAR, June 30: Afghan Counsel-General Abdul Khaliq Farahi has assured Pakistani traders of removing all hindrances that affect economic cooperation between the two countries.... SWABI: 50 surplus employees get posting SWABI, June 30: An adjustment and promotion committee of the Tehsil Municipal Administration, Swabi, has approved posting of over 50 employees who were in the surplus pool for the past five years.... HARIPUR: Woman dies in roof collapse HARIPUR, June 30: A woman was killed and two others were injured when the roof of their house collapsed in Phahee Ghazi village on Friday evening.... LANDI KOTAL: One killed as Bara rival groups clash LANDI KOTAL (Khyber Agency), June 30: One person was killed and six others were injured when supporters of two rival groups clashed in the Qambarkhel area of Bara on Saturday, sources said.... DIR: Court upholds plea for job on quota DIR, June 30: A court on Saturday ordered the appointment of a person on a class four post in the education department in Upper Dir. Nasruddin had moved the court against the department for appointing another candidate as naib qasid....

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