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July 07, 2007 Saturday Jamadi-us-Sani 21, 1428 KARACHI: NFC award: Sindh loses Rs300bn in five years KARACHI, July 6: Over the past five years, the province of Sindh has been deprived of Rs300 billion because of the inordinate delay in the announcement of the National Finance Commission (NFC) award.... KARACHI: KESC delays repair of major faults KARACHI, July 6: Citizens are likely to be subjected to a rapidly worsening power crisis since the Karachi Electric Supply Corporation (KESC) has failed to rectify 272 faults along main cables across its network.... KARACHI: Special security measures during president’s visit KARACHI, July 6: Following the firing of shots from the rooftop of a Rawalpindi house overflown by Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf''s aircraft, extraordinary security was provided during his scheduled visit to Karachi on Friday evening, upon his return from flood-ravaged Turbat.... KARACHI: Notice issued to CSD on tenant’s plea KARACHI, July 6: The Central Stores Department demolished the shop of a tenant who had obtained a court order against her eviction on July 4. Petitioner Safia Bano informed a division... KARACHI: SHC adjourns hearing of Haqiqi chief’s appeal KARACHI, July 6: A division bench of the Sindh High Court, comprising Justices Musheer Alam and Ali Sain Dino Metlo, on Friday adjourned the hearing of an appeal filed by Aamir... KARACHI: Lal Masjid stand-off pre-planned: lawyers KARACHI, July 6: The legal fraternity on Friday alleged that the Lal Masjid issue was created by the government to divert the people’s attention away from the real issues confronting the nation.... HYDERABAD: 113 PML members join Pagaro group HYDERABAD, July 6: About 113 members of the Pakistan Muslim League (PML) have changed their loyalty by joining the PML-Functional, said a former member of the PML central council Adnan Khan Deswali.... CHITRAL: Flood victims not satisfied with relief work: Survivors forced to consume contaminated water CHITRAL, July 6: The people of the flood-hit Sonoghur village have expressed annoyance over the relief work carried out by the provincial government. Talking to Dawn, they said the edible... KARACHI: Provincial govts to form peace committees: Lessons from Lal Masjid stand-off KARACHI, July 6: Acting upon a proposal given by the federal ministry of religious affairs, Islamabad has asked all the provincial governments to form peace committees in order to avert any future Lal Masjid-like incident, Dawn has reliably learnt.... KARACHI: Indian film premieres in local theatres KARACHI, July 6: A spurt of activity on the celluloid front may well signal the much talked about revival of local cinema culture that has long been on the skids.... KARACHI: Four killed in traffic accidents KARACHI, July 6: Four people died and two others were injured in separate accidents in different parts of the city, causing protesters to torch the killer vehicles in some of the cases, police said.... KARACHI: Former LTF chief wants case shifted to Karachi: Brohi encounter KARACHI, July 6: The sacked chief of the now disbanded Lyari Task Force, Chaudhry Aslam, and two other officers involved in the Mashooq Barohi encounter case approached the Sindh High Court... KARACHI: ‘Mastermind of PIDC blast’ sent to jail till 13th KARACHI, July 6: An anti-terrorism court on Friday remanded the alleged mastermind of the PIDC blast, Abdul Hameed Bugti son of Ali Dad Bugti, in judicial custody.... KARACHI: CDGK fumigation drive under way KARACHI, July 6: The city government’s health department has been carrying out a vigorous fumigation drive in all towns on a daily basis, according to a CDGK press release issued here on Friday.... KARACHI: Relief goods for flood victims urged KARACHI, July 6: The Pakistan Medical Association, Sindh, has appealed to philanthropists, pharmaceutical firms and welfare bodies to donate generously for the relief of people in flood-hit areas of Balochistan.... KARACHI: International film festival KARACHI, July 6: A three-day international film festival kicked off at the Arts Council here on Friday with the screening of US documentary Whose Children Are These?, based on the harrowing... KARACHI: Regional health officers to be posted across province KARACHI, July 6: It has officially been announced that the Sindh health department will shortly post five regional officers across the province to monitor the execution of various health projects and healthcare facilities operating at the local level.... KARACHI: Razing of old villages deplored KARACHI, July 6: The Sindh National Party (SNP) staged a demonstration here on Friday in protest against the demolition of houses in old villages and rampant land-grabbing in the city.... KARACHI: Protest rally KARACHI, July 6: The Markazi Jamaat Ahl-i-Sunnat on Friday took out a rally and staged demonstration against the local administration’s alleged plan to demolish parts of the Jamia Masjid, New Chali.... KARACHI: Gastroenteritis cases go up by 29pc KARACHI, July 6: Officials in the provincial health department said on Friday that as many as 971 patients suffering from gastroenteritis or diarrhoea were brought to various provincial and district government... KARACHI: Workers robbed KARACHI, July 6: Employees of a pharmaceutical company located in Korangi Industrial Area were deprived of their valuables by armed robbers near Baloch Colony on Friday evening.... KARACHI: Monsoon rains KARACHI, July 6: The Meteorological Department has forecast chances of scattered rains with gusty winds in lower Sindh any time from mid-day July 8 to July 10.... LARKANA: Warah comes under flood water threat LARKANA, July 6: The floodwater after passing through Qambar is posing threat to Warah town as it submerged 30 villages in between the flood protective embankment and Hamid Shakh in the south of Warah.... HYDERABAD: Dyke declared vulnerable HYDERABAD, July 6: As many as five points of 25.5-mile long dyke along River Indus within the revenue jurisdiction of Hyderabad district were declared vulnerable by Sindh irrigation officers on Thursday... KHAIRPUR: Water level rising at Sukkur, Guddu barrages KHAIRPUR, July 6: Water level in River Indus at Sukkur and Guddu barrages has increased after recent rains. The upstream flow at Guddu barrage on Friday was recorded at 263027 cusecs, while downstream at 228036 cusecs.... MIRPURKHAS: Mango crop damaged MIRPURKHAS, July 6: Mango crop has been badly affected by recent rains inflicting heavy losses to orchard owners and contractors. Growers and contactors Qadir Bux Lohar, Badar Alam, Mohammad Ismail, Mohammad... SHIKARPUR: Three killed over karo-kari SHIKARPUR, July 6: Three persons, including a woman were killed on the pretext of karo-kari in two separate incidents in the jurisdiction of Hamayoon police on Friday.... KHAIRPUR: Four arrested in ‘encounter’ KHAIRPUR, July 6: Four outlaws were arrested on Friday after a police encounter. Thari Mirwah police received information about the movement of bandit Ali Hassan alias Nang Narejo along with three other criminals Abdul Karim alias Mushki, Bachoo and Shahid Qambrani.... DADU: Girl shot dead DADU, July 6: A girl, Marui, was shot dead by her uncle Shaukat Ali Shoro in Haji Khoso village, Mehar taluka, on Friday. The Faridabad police, on the complaint of... LANDI KOTAL: Affected people refuse relief goods LANDI KOTAL (Khyber Agency), July 6: Most victims of the June 28 floods in Landi Kotal boycotted a ceremony organised on Friday to distribute relief goods among the affected people and... LAKKI MARWAT: Acting tehsil nazim put in judicial lock-up LAKKI MARWAT, July 6: In a major embarrassment for the local government, acting tehsil nazim Shaukat Hayat Khan Begukhel was put in the judicial lock-up for an hour on the orders of a local court here on Friday.... PESHAWAR: Inquiry team wants vaccines tested PESHAWAR, July 6: A team investigating an incident in which some 500 people fell ill last week after being administered vaccines in the flood-hit Regi area has asked the health department... MARDAN: Two women shot dead MARDAN, July 6: Two women were shot dead by four people over a family dispute in the Garyal village here on Thursday night. Bakhtyar along with three accomplices allegedly killed his sister-in-law Shan Bibi and a relative, Sardara.... PESHAWAR: Declining exports to Afghanistan worry businessmen PESHAWAR, July 6: Exporters in the North West Frontier Province are worried about the continuous drop in exports to Afghanistan. The decline is mainly due to discriminatory policies of the government,... SWABI: JUI leaders resign over ‘favouritism’: Infighting leads to ‘vendetta’ SWABI, July 6: An MNA of the Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam (Fazl), Maulana Khalil Ahmed, the party’s former provincial secretary-general, Najeem Khan, and other office-bearers have alleged that the extraordinary support extended by... MANSEHRA: Mansehra clerics threaten to mount protests MANSEHRA, July 6: The clerics of Mansehra threatened on Friday that they would take out processions and block the main roads if the 37 arrested clerics and students of seminaries were not released soon....

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