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July 06, 2007 Friday Jamadi-us-Sani 20, 1428 KARACHI: Few ripples in Karachi over Lal Masjid stand-off KARACHI, July 5: The Lal Masjid stand-off has thrown up some surprises — not only did it fail to ignite a backlash in the mega-city of Karachi, it also failed to... KARACHI: Something is fishy — Mufti Naeem KARACHI: Mufti Mohammed Naeem heads the Jamia Binoria, SITE Town. Dissociating himself from Afghan and Kashmiri fighters, he believes that jihad can only be ordered by the state.... KARACHI: Doctors raise alarm over dengue fever outbreak KARACHI, July 5: Fearing the spread of dengue fever – also known as viral haemorrhagic fever in technical parlance – in the city in the coming weeks, the Karachi chapter of... HYDERABAD: JSQM slates govt’s response to rains HYDERABAD, July 5: The Jeay Sindh Qaumi Mahaz has accused the rulers of trying to hide the magnitude of loss due to recent rains and flash floods and demanded compensation of... PESHAWAR: Japanese govt okays $20m for setting up children’s hospital PESHAWAR, July 5: The Japanese government has approved a $20 million grant for the establishment of the Khyber Institute of Child Health and Children’s Hospital, according to credible sources.... PESHAWAR: Lal Masjid drama exposes govt-Mullah nexus: ANP PESHAWAR, July 5: The Lal Masjid operation is a drama being staged to divert public attention from the London multi-party conference, according to the Awami National Party.... PESHAWAR: Hafsa students still speak of suicide attacks PESHAWAR, July 5: Perturbed by the arrest of Lal Masjid’s khateeb Maulana Abdul Aziz, Jamia Hafsa students from the Upper Dir district who were brought back home by parents said they... NAWABSHAH: Nawabshah council passes budget without debate NAWABSHAH, July 5: The district council unanimously approved Rs2.796 billion budget for 2007-08 with a surplus of Rs191.398 million after it was presented by District Nazim Faryal Talpur at the council’s special session on Thursday.... KARACHI: Fumigation drive awaited KARACHI, July 5: While heavy rains have lashed Karachi and more are expected as the monsoon season continues, the city government health officials have yet to put in place a comprehensive... KARACHI: Hearing of Mengal’s case put off KARACHI, July 5: An Anti-Terrorism Court on Thursday deferred till August 7 the indictment against Balochistan National Party (Mengal) chief Sardar Akhtar Mengal. The adjournment was the result of a... KARACHI: Balochistan seeks Hub Dam dues KARACHI, July 5: Balochistan Provincial Minister and member of the Inter-Provincial Coordination Committee Syed Sher Jan Baloch has demanded that the Sindh government pay decades-old dues amounting to Rs12 billion to Balochistan for Karachi’s use of water from the Hub Dam.... KARACHI: Cattle at Landi locality vulnerable to disease KARACHI, July 5: Filthy conditions surrounding Cattle Colony in Landhi have given rise to fears of an outbreak of the foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) and haemorrhagic septicaemia (HS), a bacterial disease.... KARACHI: Lawyers slam govt over Lal Masjid stand-off KARACHI, July 5: The city’s lawyers on Thursday condemned the government for having conducted the Lal Masjid operation and termed it an attempt to divert public attention from other pressing issues... KARACHI: Removal of encroachments from drains ordered KARACHI, July 5: Sindh Minister for Local Government, Katchi Abadis and Spatial Development Mohammad Hussain Khan has directed all the towns of Karachi to accelerate work of removing encroachments from storm-water... KARACHI: Free veterinary camp organised in Gadap Town KARACHI, July 5: The agriculture department of the Karachi city district government organised a free veterinary medical relief camp to provide medical facilities to the affected animals in the rain-hit areas of Gadap Town.... KARACHI: Baldia Town’s problems discussed KARACHI, July 5: The MMA’s parliamentary leader in the Sindh Assembly, Maulana Umer Sadiq, met City Nazim Syed Mustafa Kamal at his office on Thursday and exchanged views with him about the problems of Baldia Town.... KARACHI: First matric results by AKU board KARACHI, July 5: The Aga Khan University Examination Board (AKU-EB) on Thursday released its first composite examination results for SSC, within six weeks of the conduct of the examinations at 22 locations across Pakistan.... KARACHI: Sessi to spend Rs772m on workers’ medical facilities KARACHI, July 5: The Sindh Employees Social Security Institution (Sessi) will spend Rs772.90 million on providing medical facilities to some 385,314 registered workers during the year 2007-08.... KARACHI: Over 1,700 gastroenteritis cases reported KARACHI, July 5: The Sindh Health Department has confirmed that a total of 1,719 new cases of gastroenteritis were reported at various health care facilities in different parts of the province on Thursday.... KARACHI: Two killed in accidents KARACHI, July 5: An old man was crushed to death in a road accident in the limits of Baloch Colony police station on Thursday. Seventy-year-old Hafiz Syed Hamza was going home... HYDERABAD: Flour-mills urge govt to help bring down wheat prices HYDERABAD, July 5: The Atta Chakki Owners Social Welfare Association on Thursday demanded that the food department release wheat to flourmills from the government godowns to bring down spiralling prices of the grain in the market.... HYDERABAD: City taluka nazim presents budget HYDERABAD, July 5: City Taluka Nazim Javed Jabbar on Thursday presented Rs446.545 million budget for 2007-08 for the taluka municipal administration (TMA) of city.... HYDERABAD: Lawyers boycott courts HYDERABAD, July 5: Lawyers on Thursday boycotted lower and high courts on the call of Pakistan Bar Council and Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) and staged a rally to express solidarity with the Chief Justice Iftikhar Mohammad Chaudhry.... HYDERABAD: Govt asked to bail out sugar industry HYDERABAD, July 5: The Sindh Farmers Association (SFA) urged the government on Thursday to defer recovery of sales tax on sugar retrospectively from July 1 to help local industry dispose of surplus stock through export before start of next crushing season.... HYDERABAD: PPP observes ‘black day’ HYDERABAD, July 5: The Pakistan Peoples Party observed black day in many districts of Sindh to mark the ouster of Prime Minister Z. A. Bhutto by the military dictator Ziaul Haq on July 5, 1977.... MIRPURKHAS: Teachers continue hunger strike MIRPURKHAS, July 5: The teachers appointed in 1998 continued their token hunger strike outside the press club on Thursday demanding reinstatement of those 25 per cent who were deprived of their rights.... PESHAWAR: Goods meant for Western forces on sale in Bara PESHAWAR, July 5: Foodstuff and military accessories originally meant for the US and coalition forces stationed in Afghanistan are on sale in the local Bara markets.... PESHAWAR: Lawyers ask politicians to forge consensus PESHAWAR, July 5: Amid boycott of courts here, lawyers on Thursday called upon opposition parties to reach a consensus at the multi-party conference on the single agenda of Gen Pervez Musharraf’s removal from the helm of affairs.... LANDI KOTAL: Two freed from Afghan jail LANDI KOTAL, July 5: Authorities are said to be interrogating two Pakistanis freed on Wednesday by the Afghan government from the notorious Pul-i-Charkhi prison. Officials said the Afghan government deported Ayub... PESHAWAR: Pesco issues guidelines to avoid accidents PESHAWAR, July 5: The Peshawar Electric Supply Company (Pesco) has cautioned the people to adopt precautionary measures to avoid electrocution, noting that fatal accidents had increased manifold because of carelessness on the part of consumers.... LAKKI MARWAT: Boy assaulted LAKKI MARWAT, July 5: An eight-year-old boy was sexually assaulted by a man in Mela Mandrakhel area here on Thursday. Police registered a case against the accused under section 377 of the Pakistan Penal Code.... PESHAWAR: Condolence PESHAWAR, July 5: The NWFP Minister for Local Government and Rural Development, Sardar Mohammad Idrees, has expressed grief and sorrow over the loss of precious lives in the tragic jeep accident near the Galyat.... PESHAWAR: PSF’s rally against arrest of leader PESHAWAR, July 5: The NWFP chapter of the People’s Students Federation (PSF) on Thursday held a demonstration in front of the Peshawar Press Club against the arrest of a student leader, Ejaz Ali Yousufzai.... MARDAN: Teachers not paid salary for seven months MARDAN, July 5: Teachers, who were recruited for various schools of Mardan districts seven months ago, have complained that they have not been paid salaries since their appointment.... PESHAWAR: More cultural exchanges with Iran urged PESHAWAR, July 5: NWFP Minister for Sports, Culture and Youth Affairs Hussain Ahmad Kanju has said efforts will be made to establish closer ties with neighbouring countries, particularly Iran.... HYDERABAD: Rs1,059m budget for Matiari HYDERABAD, July 5: Matiari District Nazim Syed Mohammad Ali Shah Jamote on Wednesday presented Rs1,059.706 million budget for 2007-08, which was unanimously approved by the district council within half an hour.... NAUSHAHRO FEROZE: Teacher compiles 100-century calendar NAUSHAHRO FEROZE, July 5: A 66-feet long calendar of 10,000 years or 100 centuries has been prepared on cloth by Haji Anwaruddin Abbasi - high school teacher of Mohbat Dero, Kandiaro taluka.... KHAIRPUR: Demo against kidnapping of DO education KHAIRPUR, July 5: A large number of teachers, heads of different associations, clerical and other staff of the Education Department Khairpur took out a procession from Therhi Phatak on Thursday in protest against the suspected kidnapping of District Officer Education (Elementary)....

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