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July 21, 2007 Saturday Rajab 05, 1428 KARACHI: Political favouritism in govt postings KARACHI, July 20: The Sindh government’s performance is suffering greatly due to political interference, favouritism and irregularities in the appointment of officials, Dawn has learnt. About 100 officials — 40 of... KARACHI: Jubilant lawyers vow to continue movement KARACHI, July 20: The legal fraternity on Friday said their agitation had come to an end with the reinstatement of the Chief Justice of Pakistan, Iftikhar Mohammad Chaudhry, but the movement for the complete independence of the judiciary would continue.... KARACHI: Car bomb near book launch venue defused KARACHI, July 20: Panic gripped shoppers on Friday evening at a Clifton shopping mall when a bomb was defused immediately after it had been found in a car parked in a nearby parking area.... KARACHI: Experts identify KESC inadequacies KARACHI, July 20: A committee of WAPDA experts appraising the functioning of the Karachi Electric Supply Corporation (KESC) has called for the immediate beef-up of corporate KESC with experienced utility professionals.... KARACHI: Lawyer Azizullah Shaikh passes away KARACHI, July 20: Prominent lawyer Azizullah K. Shaikh, who was currently defending PPP leader Asif Ali Zardari in the Murtaza Bhutto murder case and Sardar Akhtar Mengal in an anti-terrorism case, died on Friday forenoon.... KARACHI: Chinese aircraft firm offers CNG buses KARACHI, July 20: A team representing the Chinese firm, M/s Yunma Aircraft Manufacturer Ltd., manufacturers of aircraft and CNG buses, intends to meet Sindh Chief Minister Dr Arbab Ghulam Rahim and... KARACHI: Official launch of DawnNews KARACHI, July 20: The official launch of DawnNews took place on Friday afternoon, coinciding with the Supreme Court’s decision on the presidential reference filed against Chief Justice Iftikhar Mohammad Chaudhry.... HYDERABAD: Lawyers across Sindh overjoyed at verdict HYDERABAD, July 20: Lawyers and activists of different political parties across the province celebrated the judgement of Supreme Court reinstating Iftikhar Mohammad Chaudhry as the Chief Justice of Pakistan on Friday... HYDERABAD: Position-holders heap scorn on govt-run schools HYDERABAD, July 20: The students who clinched top positions in the Secondary School Certificate (Part-II) examinations and all of whom happened to be studying in private schools heaped criticism on government-run schools saying they had utterly failed to provide quality education.... HYDERABAD: Private schools run away with all top positions HYDERABAD, July 20: The students of private schools outclassed their counterparts in government schools by sweeping away all the top positions in the science group of the Secondary School Certificate (SSC)... NAUSHAHRO FEROZE: Breach in canal floods 2 villages NAUSHAHRO FEROZE, July 20: Jalbani Minor developed about 40-foot wide breach at RD-34 near Lakha Mori on Friday inundating standing crops of sugarcane, cotton and rice over 200 acres and two villages.... LARKANA: Growers block highway LARKANA, July 20: Annoyed by the persisting irrigation water shortage in Ghariwah, Aabriwah, Kandiwah, Seraiwah and other tributaries a large number of people belonging to Shahbaig Jamali, Fazul Malgani, Mithodero, Talbani Jat and Naich blocked the Indus Highway.... KOHAT: Youth carried out Kohat suicide bombing: report KOHAT, July 20: A wheatish-complexioned youth aged between 18 and 20 years carried out the suicide attack inside a mosque in a military training centre in the city, according to an investigation report.... PESHAWAR: Lawyers ask Musharraf to quit both posts PESHAWAR, July 20: The lawyers community on Friday urged President Gen Pervez Musharraf to forthwith quit both posts of the president and chief of army staff after the historic Supreme Court judgement.... MANSEHRA: Law, order situation forces Erra, army to close down offices in NWFP MANSEHRA, July 20: Thousand of earthquake affected families have been waiting restlessly for the housing and monthly compensation amounts as the Earthquake Rehabilitation and Reconstruction Authority (Erra) and the army closed... PESHAWAR: Tribesmen vow to protect Fata PESHAWAR, July 20: Fata Grand Alliance convener Karim Mehsud has said Pakistan must robustly retaliate any foreign aggression against Fata, otherwise tribesmen are ready to protect their land.... KARACHI: Into the mind of a suicide bomber KARACHI, July 20: The phenomenon of suicide bombings, once limited to sectarian targets, has now spread to attacks against government interests, especially after the Lal Masjid operation in Islamabad.... KARACHI: Need to free history from sentimentalism stressed KARACHI, July 20: Though a lot has been written about the freedom movement, most of it is marred by sentimentalism and emotion and it is high time we started looking at history with an objective eye.... KARACHI: ‘Special steps taken to avert suicide attacks’ KARACHI, July 20: Following a spate of suicide bombings in different parts of the country, the Capital City Police Officer (CCPO), Azhar Ali Farooqui, has issued special security directives to the police department.... KARACHI: Many areas face water shortage KARACHI, July 20: Almost the entire city has been in the grip of acute water shortage for the last couple of days reportedly owing to the faulty water distribution system.... KARACHI: Muslimabad hydrant causes inconvenience KARACHI, July 20: The frequent movement of water tankers with leaking nozzles have ruined roads and streets in proximity of Muslimabad and Sidnum water hydrants, particularly Dadabhoy Nauroji Road that connects Quaid’s mausoleum with Kashmir Road and Society Office.... KARACHI: Demolition operation carried out in Orangi KARACHI, July 20: Over 300 acres of land originally reserved for cottage industry in Orangi Town was retrieved through a demolition operation by the city government on Friday.... KARACHI: PAC backs CDGK drive KARACHI, July 20: A delegation of the Pakhtun Action Committee (Loya Jirga) called on DCO Javed Hanif Khan in his office and apprised him of the problems being faced by Pakhtuns living in Karachi.... KARACHI: Ibad approves trauma care system for Sindh KARACHI, July 20: In order to streamline medico-legal department and extend its scope immediately to reduce burden on three major hospitals in the city, the government has decided to set up... KARACHI: KPT asked to seek KBCA approval KARACHI, July 20: The Sindh High Court (SHC) asked the Karachi Port Trust (KPT) on Friday to get its plan for a 14-storeyed building in Bath Island approved by the Karachi Building Control Authority (KBCA).... KARACHI: Bar to invite CJP on Aug 14 KARACHI, July 20: The Sindh High Court Bar Association said on Friday that it would invite Chief Justice of Pakistan Justice Iftikhar Mohammad Chaudhry to the concluding programmes of the Supreme Court’s golden jubilee celebrations on August 14.... KARACHI: Funds for police reporting centres KARACHI, July 20: In response to a news-item captioned “SHOs scrambling to generate funds” that appeared in the July 19 edition of Dawn, a spokesman for the Sindh police has said... KARACHI: Cellphone users cautioned KARACHI, July 20: The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has cautioned mobile phone users against hoax calls and falsified/unsolicited SMS senders alluring them to scratch card schemes offering cash prizes.... KARACHI: Weather KARACHI, July 20: The Met office has forecast partly cloudy weather with chances of a light rain with the maximum temperature expected to range between 34 and 36 degrees centigrade for the city on Saturday.—PPI... HYDERABAD: CM urged to improve lot of fishermen HYDERABAD, July 20: The Chairman of Sindh Taraqi Passand Mallah Tanzeem, Mohammad Arib Mallah, has urged the Sindh chief minister to convene a meeting of the representatives of fishermen and officials... JACOBABAD: Rally in support of Musharraf JACOBABAD, July 20: District nazim, district coordination officer, district police officer, officials of district government, union council nazims and a large number of councillors staged a rally on Friday in support of President Gen Pervez Musharraf.... HYDERABAD: Nazim issues notice to Wasa HYDERABAD, July 20: District Nazim Kanwar Naveed Jamil on Friday issued show-cause notices to the managing directors of Water and Sanitation Agency, XEN of city and XEN of filter plant... HYDERABAD: Capacity of pumps being doubled HYDERABAD, July 20: District Nazim Kanwar Naveed Jamil said on Friday that the capacity of all the pumping stations had been increased by 300 per cent under short term planning at a cost of Rs500 million.... DADU: Exclusion of voters’ names slammed DADU, July 20: Former provincial law minister and PPP leader, Pir Mazharul Haq, has condemned exclusion of 34,000 voters in PS-74 Dadu-IV. These voters were registered in the 2002 and entitled... LARKANA: CMCH faces shortage of medicine LARKANA, July 20: Expressing concern over the increasing number of cases of Hepatitis B and C in Larkana district, the district council called for adequate supply of medicines to contain the problem.... KHAIRPUR: Robber killed, relatives claim innocence KHAIRPUR, July 20: An alleged robber was killed and his two accomplices injured in Pir Jo Goth area on Thursday evening. Fazal Hussain was on his way on motorcycle to Sikandarabad... NAWABSHAH: Protest against Baitul Maal NAWABSHAH, July 20: A large number of deserving and needy people who subsist on funds they receive from Baitul Maal staged a demonstration at the Motel Hotel Chowk in Sakrand on... ISLAMABAD: Floods displace 40,000 Afghan refugees ISLAMABAD, July 20: The recent floods and cyclone in Balochistan have displaced about 40,000 Afghan refugees living in three camps in the province, a spokesman for the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has said.... PESHAWAR: Small dams vital to farming, says nazim PESHAWAR, July 20: Small dams and reservoirs are vital to promote the agricultural sector that is vital for the country’s economic progress, according to District Nazim of Lakki Marwat Humayun Saifullah Khan.... LAKKI MARWAT: Jirga assured all water problems to be looked into LAKKI MARWAT, July 20: Taking notice of the complaints regarding scarcity of water in Darra Pezu town, the district coordination officer, Lakki Amer Latif, on Thursday assured a representative Jirga of... GILGIT: Communities being engaged to save forests GILGIT, July 20: The Northern Areas forest department has decided to engage local communities living in the vicinity of forests to make sure that deforestation does not take place.... PESHAWAR: UN body calls for curbing violence against women PESHAWAR, July 20: The UN Committee on Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) has expressed concern over violence against women, including crimes committed in the name of honour, and urged Pakistan... KARAK: Karak tehsil budget presented KARAK, July 20: The Karak Tehsil Nazim on Friday presented Rs16.1 million annual budget for 2007-08. Tehsil Nazim Abdur Rehman Khattak said that Rs4 million had been set aside for development projects while funds amounting to Rs12.1... PESHAWAR: Polio cripples another child in NWFP PESHAWAR, July 20: Polio crippled another child in the NWFP, bringing the number of such cases confirmed in the Frontier province to four this year. Dr Waheed Khan, deputy director... MARDAN: Girl murdered, banker kidnapped MARDAN, July 20: A girl was shot dead allegedly by her uncle over a marriage dispute, while a body of another woman was found in a nearby stream here on Thursday evening.... PESHAWAR: Employment scheme may be extended to Fata PESHAWAR, July 20: A plan was chalked out on Friday to extend President''s Employment Scheme to Fata to help tribal areas'' people benefit from this initiative.... UPPER DIR: Clerks of govt department go on strike in protest UPPER DIR, July 20: Clerks went on strike in the Works & Services (W&S) department against the District Officer Revenue (DOR) for allegedly insulting and expelling a head clerk from a government residential quarter.... LAKKI MARWAT: Demand for filling vacant posts in schools LAKKI MARWAT, July 20: The president, district chapter of Wahdat-e-Asatiza, Maulana Tameez-ud-Din has called upon the provincial government to take immediate measures for filling the vacant posts of science teachers and headmasters in schools in the district....

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