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July 10, 2007 Tuesday Jamadi-us-Sani 24, 1428 KARACHI: Piqued by London resolution, MQM slams opponents KARACHI/LAHORE, July 9: The Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) has strongly condemned a joint declaration made at London’s Multi-Party Conference (MPC) and has stated that the conference does not aim to promote democracy in the country.... KARACHI: Lawyers file affidavits over May 12 violence KARACHI, July 9: Members of the Karachi Bar Association (KBA) have submitted 42 affidavits to the Sindh High Court (SHC) to put their statements on record in the context of the SHC’s suo motu notice of the May 12 Karachi violence.... KARACHI: Nishtar blast suspects’ remand extended KARACHI, July 9: Justice Qaiser Iqbal of the Sindh High Court, administrative judge for the Karachi division anti-terrorism courts, extended till July 13 the judicial remand of three accused in the... KARACHI: Fazl’s remarks on CJ slammed KARACHI, July 9: Lawyers of various bar councils continued their one-hour boycott of the courts on Monday and vociferously condemned the remarks attributed to the leader of the opposition in the National Assembly, Maulana Fazl-ur-Rahman.... KARACHI: Karachi population to hit 27.5 million in 2020 KARACHI, July 9: The population of Karachi, which currently stands at 16 million, will hit 27.5 million in 2020 and will double to 32 million by 2025, estimates the city government’s... LARKANA: Ghinwa opposes MPC stand on constitution LARKANA, July 9: The chairperson of the Pakistan People’s Party (Shaheed Bhutto), Ghinwa Bhutto on Monday called for the restoration of constitution as it was in April 1973, as opposed to... MANSEHRA: 37 clerics, students granted bail MANSEHRA, July 9: A local anti-terrorism court on Monday granted bail to 37 clerics and students of various seminaries. Their arrest followed attacks on the offices of non-governmental organisations and... KARACHI: KESC ignores power cuts, focuses on billing KARACHI, July 9: The Karachi Electric Supply Corporation has expressed delight at a slight decline in transmission and distribution losses, claiming that it has been caused by an effective metering exercise... KARACHI: Beach-goers reject safety advice KARACHI: The summer months have seen a rush of Karachiites to the beaches dotting 40km of the coast from Sea View to Suneri Point. Each year, the number of people flocking... KARACHI: Lecturer from Quetta robbed of car, valuables KARACHI, July 9: A lecturer of the Agricultural College, Quetta, was deprived of his car and valuables in North Nazimabad on Monday. Arshad Ghani Khan had arrived here with his family to attend a marriage ceremony.... KARACHI: Kafila’s autopsy today KARACHI, July 9: The exhumation of the remains of Kafila Siddiqui will be held on Tuesday, an official of the health department said on Monday. The exhumation will be carried... KARACHI: Headmaster held for fraud KARACHI, July 9: The National Accountability Bureau has arrested Irshad Mughal, headmaster of the Government Islamia School, Shikarpur, for his alleged involvement in the embezzlement of Rs220 million in `General Provident Funds'' of government employees in the district.... KARACHI: Over 20pc animals at Cattle Colony affected by virus KARACHI, July 9: Up to five new cases of foot-and-mouth diseases (FMDs) are being reported every day at the government veterinary hospital located in Landhi Cattle Colony while an unspecified number of cases are received by private clinics.... KARACHI: Gastroenteritis has claimed nine lives since April: PMA KARACHI, July 9: The Pakistan Medical Association has expressed its concern over the surge in water-borne and food-borne diseases, particularly gastroenteritis, in the province. Dr Habib R.... KARACHI: Baloch leader Naskandi’s services appreciated KARACHI, July 9: Rich tributes were paid to the person and services of the known Baloch nationalist leader, Waja Yousuf Naskandi, at a meeting which was attended by a large number of his followers and admirers.... KARACHI: Workers seek reversal of PSM sell-off KARACHI, July 9: Leaders of the Pakistan Steel Mills Progressive Workers Union on Monday expressed their concern over increasing problems being faced by the mills workers, and criticised the officials concerned... KARACHI: SNF parts ways with two allies KARACHI, July 9: The Sindh National Front, headed by Sardar Mumtaz Ali Bhutto, on Monday dissociated itself from the Anti-Greater Thal Canal Committee and the Sindh Bachao Action Committee.... KARACHI: IJT demands arrest of leader’s killers KARACHI, July 9: The Islami Jamiat-i-Talaba staged a protest demonstration for the early arrest of killers of the Muttahida Talaba Mahaz Karachi president and IJT leader Wasif Aziz’ outside the Karachi Press Club on Monday.... KARACHI: Hamida to lobby for ‘curtailed powers’ KARACHI, July 9: Provincial minister for college education Dr Hamida Khuhro, who is expected to return to the country in the early hours of Tuesday, is likely to meet senior members... KARACHI: Chinese nationals’security KARACHI, July 9: Security was tightened around Chinese establishments on Monday following Sunday’s killing of three Chinese nationals near Peshawar. Police told Dawn that security personnel had been deployed around offices and commercial concerns run by Chinese nationals.... KARACHI: Posts of district attorneys upgraded KARACHI, July 9: The provincial government has upgraded the posts of district attorney and deputy district attorney with effect from July 1. The district attorneys, who were earlier placed in grade... NAWABSHAH: Taluka council okays Rs256m surplus budget NAWABSHAH, July 9: Taluka Council Nawabshah has approved budget of Rs256.76 million with a surplus amount of Rs40,000 for 2007-08. Taluka Nazim Abdul Rauf Khan presented it in a meeting chaired by the Taluka Naib Nazim Khan Bahadur Bhatti on Monday.... HYDERABAD: TMAs, UCs barred from issuing NoCs HYDERABAD, July 9: The Sindh Local Government, Katchi Abadis and Spatial Development Department has stopped all the taluka municipal administrations and union councils from issuing no-objection certificates (NoCs) for building plans... THATTA: Staff goes on strike in Badin Civil Hospital THATTA, July 9: Doctors and paramedics of the Makli Civil Hospital observed strike on Monday in protest against manhandling of a hospital staffer by a union council nazim.... HYDERABAD: Govt blamed for loss of lives in rains, floods HYDERABAD, July 9: The Sindh Taraqi Passand Party has held the government responsible for the loss of 750 lives in Balochistan and Sindh during rains and flash floods and displacement of tens of thousands of people.... HYDERABAD: Two brothers drown HYDERABAD, July 9: Two brothers drowned in River Indus on Thursday near protective bund of Hussainabad in the jurisdiction of Hussainabad police station. The third brother was rescued.... NAUSHAHRO FEROZE: Rally against Hesco NAUSHAHRO FEROZE, July 9: A big rally was taken out against Hesco by the residents of Moro, including political activitsts, on Monday. Protesters led by poet Rashid Morai, Azeem Sindhi, Fateh... PESHAWAR: Children hospital plan in limbo PESHAWAR, July 9: An influential group of doctors is trying to get allotted in its name a 20-kanal plot earmarked for a children’s hospital. The group plans to build a private medical college at the place.... LAKKI MARWAT: Crane hunters seek withdrawal of ban LAKKI MARWAT, July 9: A group of crane hunters at a meeting on Monday criticised a Balochistan government’s ban on crane hunting in the province and called for its withdrawal.... HARIPUR: ‘Lal Masjid’s operation a drama to harm lawyers’ movement’ HARIPUR, July 9: The general secretary, High Court Bar Association, Javed Qureshi has accused the federal government and the Lal Masjid administration of being hand in glove with each other to sabotage the lawyers’ movement.... PESHAWAR: UN urged to set up disease warning system PESHAWAR, July 9: The NWFP health department has asked the UN agencies to provide emergency medicines and develop a disease early warning system for the flood-hit areas of the province.... THATTA: Three killed THATTA, July 9: Three people, including a woman, were killed after a car and a Suzuki pickup collided head-on near Chhutto Chand on the National Highway on Monday....

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