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July 17, 2007 Tuesday Rajab 01, 1428 KARACHI: Gimmicks behind surplus CDGK budget KARACHI, July 16: An inflated and unrealistic revenue target based on short-term political considerations rather than solid economic reasons is said to be behind the city government’s surplus budget for the financial year 2007-08, Dawn has learnt.... KARACHI: SHC notice to AG on rape victims’ plea KARACHI, July 16: The Sindh High Court issued notices to the advocate-general for July 23 in applications by two gang-rape victims for the transfer of their cases from the Dadu and Ghotki districts to Karachi.... KARACHI: No restriction on use of banned polythene bags KARACHI, July 16: The government’s much-publicised campaign to phase out polythene bags, which pose a constant threat to the city’s environment and civic infrastructure, appears likely to come to a quiet end because of the authorities’ poor homework.... KARACHI: Bin Qasim unit breakdown triggers load-shedding KARACHI, July 16: Karachi faced massive load-shedding, in some cases continuing for more than four hours at a stretch, on Monday following the sudden breakdown of the Unit-4 of the Bin Qasim Power Plant.... KARACHI: Ex-Keamari nazim roughed up KARACHI, July 16: Former Keamari Town nazim Zulfiqar Yunus was beaten up by attackers who barged into his house in the early hours of Monday and warned him to withdraw his... KARACHI: SHC rejects Pemra’s dismissal plea KARACHI, July 16: The Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority has sought dismissal of a petition against its new legal framework but a division bench of the Sindh High Court decided to hear detailed arguments on July 25.... KARACHI: Sindh sees 174 honour killings in six months KARACHI, July 16: More than four people, including three men, were killed daily on an average in Sindh while a woman lost her life every second day on the pretext of... HYDERABAD: Investigation by judicial commission sought: Govt response to floods HYDERABAD, July 16: The Sindh Democratic Forum (SDF), the Sindh Chamber of Agriculture (SCA) and the Sindh Abadgar Board (SAB) on Monday demanded appointment of a judicial commission to conduct probe... KARACHI: Confusion in police over new system KARACHI, July 16: Confusion prevailed in the rank and file of police here on the first day of the implementation of the new police system as there were no written directives... KARACHI: Rights activist’s remand extended KARACHI, July 16: A judicial magistrate on Monday extended the judicial remand of civil rights campaigner Syed Mohammad Iqbal Kaazmi till July 21. The police also submitted a charge-sheet to the court of Judicial Magistrate, South, Zulfiqar Ali.... KARACHI: Turbat flood victims struggling for life KARACHI, July 16: With the road infrastructure collapsed and available essential commodities destroyed since the flood and cyclone hit Balochistan, Turbat and other parts of Kech district have been facing an... KARACHI: Lawyers blame govt for law & order breakdown KARACHI, July 16: During the one-hour boycott of court proceedings from 10:30am to 11:30am on Monday, members of the legal fraternity blamed the government for the country’s deteriorating law and order... KARACHI: Steps to check cattle diseases ordered KARACHI, July 16: City Nazim Syed Mustafa Kamal has directed the city government’s livestock and agricultural department to immediately dispatch teams to the rural areas and villages of Gadap, Keamari and... KARACHI: Five books launched KARACHI, July 16: We all have to join hands for the revival of the academic and literary glories of Sindh. This was one of the many observations by the vice-chancellor of... KARACHI: Hospital upgraded KARACHI, July 16: The Government Hospital Ibrahim Hyderi has been upgraded to a 200-bed health facility. A ceremony in this connection was held here on Monday.... KARACHI: KU awards PhD, MPhil degrees KARACHI, July 16: The registrar of the University of Karachi, Prof Rais Alvi, on Monday announced that the Board of Advance Studies and Research (BASR) at a meeting held on July... KARACHI: Fire erupts in shop KARACHI, July 16: A fire was brought under control immediately after it broke out in a shopping mall in Clifton on Monday night. A fire department spokesman said the fire broke... KARACHI: Man indicted for kidnapping, killing boy KARACHI, July 16: An anti-terrorism court on Monday indicted Asif Brohi accused of kidnapping a minor boy for ransom and later killing him on Nov 29, 2006 in the Malir City police limits.... KARACHI: Prayer leader attacked KARACHI, July 16: The prayer leader of a mosque was shot at and wounded on Monday. Police said that the principal of Darul Furqan and the prayer leader of Alamgir mosque,... KARACHI: City govt on hoardings KARACHI, July 16: The city government, denying its involvement in the pulling down of hoardings on Sharea Faisal opposite the Hotel Regent Plaza and on M.A.... KARACHI: Weather KARACHI, July 16: The Met office has forecast cloudy weather with chances of a drizzle for the city on Tuesday with the maximum temperature expected to range between 32°C and 34°C.... LARKANA: Chandka Medical College faces shortage of staff LARKANA, July 16: The Chandka Medical College (CMC) Larkana faces acute shortage of staff almost in all departments. The issue of ‘incomplete faculty’ always drew criticism at meetings of the Pakistan... KHAIRPUR: Scarp workers boycott office against officials’ kidnap KHAIRPUR, July 16: A large number of the employees of Scarp boycotted office work on Monday and activists of Muttahida Mazdoor Federation staged a procession, which culminated in a sit-in on... NAUSHAHRO FEROZE: Sacked employees protest termination NAUSHAHRO FEROZE, July 16: Employees of Moro Technical Institute along with others staged demonstration and sit-in outside local press club here on Monday to protest against termination of their services.... NAWABSHAH: Operation against land grabbers put on hold NAWABSHAH, July 16: Operation removing encroachment from forest land in Sindh has been suspended due to non-cooperation of police and rain and flood. The Forest Department launched the operation in June... HYDERABAD: Bandit gang busted HYDERABAD, July 16: Police on Monday arrested a four-member inter-provincial gang of highwaymen, some of whom were also involved in kidnapping servants of the princes of Abu Dhabi in 2005, said acting DPO of Hyderabad, Javed Odho, on Monday.... MIRPURKHAS: Girls top SSC-II exams MIRPURKHAS, July 16: Girls clinched top positions in the annual examinations of the Secondary Stage Certificate Part-II in both the science and general groups, according to results announced by the controller... JACOBABAD: Protest against Baitul Maal JACOBABAD, July 16: A large number of people including women took out a protest rally against Baitul Maal here, on Monday. The rally started from the post office and after... PESHAWAR: Rape suspects’ bail plea rejected PESHAWAR, July 16: A bench of the Peshawar High Court on Monday denied bail to four people charged with gang-raping a schoolgirl. The bench of Justice Shahjehan Khan Yousafzai observed that... PESHAWAR: Restrictions, shortage of vehicles hit Afghan trade PESHAWAR, July 16: Shortage of trucks and restrictions on transport companies owned by Afghans are affecting the transit trade to Afghanistan. Traders involved in the trade said the country’s trucking sector... UPPER DIR: Budget presented for Upper Dir UPPER DIR, July 16: Nazim of Upper Dir District Sahibzada Tariqullah presented the budget for 2007-08, having a total outlay of Rs840.471 million, here on Monday.... TIMERGARA: Lower Dir budget approved TIMERGARA, July 16: The district council of Lower Dir unanimously approved a Rs1.49 billion budget for the year 2007-08 here on Monday. District Nazim Ahmad Hassan Khan appreciated the budgetary... PESHAWAR: PHC refers petition to larger bench: Remission case PESHAWAR, July 16: A division bench of the Peshawar High Court on Monday referred to a larger bench a writ petition challenging the deduction of remission from a prisoner’s term.... PESHAWAR: Matric results announced PESHAWAR, July 16: The Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education (BISE), Malakand, on Monday announced the matriculation results for 2006-07. According to a notification, Iftikhar Ahmad of the Naeem Public School Timergara secured the first position with 827 marks.... PESHAWAR: Power shutdown notice PESHAWAR, July 16: Power supply will remain suspended from the 132KV grid station in Peshawar Fort on July 17 and 19 from 6am to 11am due to necessary repair work.... LAKKI MARWAT: 10 held for watching obscene material LAKKI MARWAT, July 16: Police arrested 10 persons on charges of watching objectionable material on computers during a raid on an internet cafe in the Abakhel village here on Monday.... PESHAWAR: Relief goods distributed in Charsadda PESHAWAR, July 16: Shahrukh Arbab, special secretary to the NWFP chief minister, on Monday distributed relief goods among flood-affected people of Sarasang village, Charsadda district, assuring them that the provincial government would extend them support.... HARIPUR: Two killed in Haripur accidents HARIPUR, July 16: Two people were killed in different accidents here on Monday, police said. In the first accident, one Riaz fell into a well when he was climbing out of it with the help of a rope.... SHIKARPUR: Jirga imposes huge fines on 12 tribes SHIKARPUR, July 16: A jirga headed by a federal minister and a provincial minister on Sunday settled feuds running for more than 14 months among 12 different tribes over the possession... LARKANA: Breaches in drains: chief minister warns officials of action LARKANA, July 16: Chief Minister Dr. Arbab Ghulam Rahim on Monday asked the irrigation department officials to step up efforts for plugging breaches in Chukhi and Dyke embankments or be prepared to face action....

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