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July 23, 2007 Monday Rajab 07, 1428 KARACHI: Master plan sets mode of uplift up to 2020 KARACHI, July 22: Development work in the city will be undertaken in three phases under the city government’s Karachi Strategic Master Plan (KSMP) 2020, which will be made public after its formal approval by the city council.... KARACHI: Waterborne diseases claim 1.2m lives KARACHI, July 22: Around 1.2 million people, including 250,000 children below five years of age, die of waterborne diseases every year in the country.... KARACHI: Policeman kills colleague, escapes arrest KARACHI, July 22: A policeman allegedly shot dead one of his colleagues at a party arranged by the victim at his residence on Sunday.... KARACHI: Light rain forecast for city KARACHI, July 22: Different parts of the city witnessed a light drizzle on Sunday while the Meteorological Department has forecast sporadic light showers on Monday.... KARACHI: Rs42.8m uplift projects for Gadap Town planned KARACHI, July 22: Gadap Town acting Nazim Abdul Sattar Brohi has said that the town administration will soon initiate various development projects at a cost of Rs42.8 million.... HYDERABAD: Nazim sanctions Rs100m for water pipelines HYDERABAD, July 22: District Nazim Kanwar Naveed Jamil, at a meeting at his office here on Sunday, sanctioned Rs100 million for replacing damaged water supply pipelines in the city.... KARACHI: Mission Greener Karachi hits snags KARACHI, July 22: The City District Government Karachi’s ambitious plan to transform the ‘concrete jungle’ into an environment-friendly lush green city is experiencing hiccups mainly because of a wrangling between the two departments over the question of jurisdiction.... KARACHI: CDGK criticised for ignoring encroached storm-water drains KARACHI, July 22: Structures built over storm-water drains cause major problems during heavy rains, but the city government does not seem interested in reclaiming them.... KARACHI: Man wounded in crossfire KARACHI, July 22: A man was shot at and wounded in an exchange of fire between two groups in a Pakhtun-dominated locality in PIB Colony here on Sunday evening.... KARACHI: Serving humanity despite all odds KARACHI, July 22: If an earthquake ever hit Karachi, the building of this maternity home will be the first to collapse. Its crumbling infrastructure makes us suffer the most during rains... KARACHI: All in the family KARACHI: Prof Dr M. Aslam Jawed laughs when asked whether there is any professional rivalry between him and his wife, Dr Ajeet Jawed.... KARACHI: Nazim urges proper utilisation of budget for public welfare KARACHI, July 22: City Nazim Mustafa Kamal has directed the top hierarchy of the city government to evolve a comprehensive strategy for proper and full utilisation of the development budget in the current financial year.... KARACHI: Training course ends KARACHI, July 22: A week-long training course on solid waste management concluded on Saturday at the Municipal Training and Research Institute (MTRI), Clifton, Karachi.... KARACHI: Khuhro for vigilance KARACHI, July 22: Leader of the Opposition in the Sindh Assembly Nisar Ahmed Khuhro of the Pakistan People’s Party on Sunday has apprehended that some key figures in the Sindh ruling... KARACHI: Seminar on Balochistan KARACHI, July 22: A seminar on the “Sequence of cultural inhabitation in Balochistan” is being jointly organised by the National Museum of Pakistan and the Institute of Ethics and Culture here at the auditorium of the National Museum on Monday.... KARACHI: Research on hepatic diseases stressed KARACHI, July 22: A group of hepatologists, headed by Prof Wasim Jafri, stressed the need for undertaking research in the field of hepatic diseases and prepare a representative data with a special reference to hepatitis.... KARACHI: Conference concludes with debate on Quaid KARACHI, July 22: A two-day international conference held to observe the centenary of the All India Muslim League concluded here on Saturday at the Karachi University.... KARACHI: Reinstatement of CJ welcomed KARACHI, July 22: Minister of State for Information Technology Ishaq Khan Khakwani has welcomed reinstatement of Chief Justice of Pakistan Justice Iftikhar Mohammad Chaudhry, saying: “it’s a good omen for the country and democracy.”... LARKANA: Govt slated over poorflood relief activities LARKANA, July 22: Activists of the Awami Tehrik took out a procession in Qambar on Sunday to protest against the government’s failure in looking after the flood-affected people.... HYDERABAD: SDF apprises US official of Sindh’s problems HYDERABAD, July 22: A delegation of the Sindh Democratic Forum (SDF) met with Richard S. Sacks, Deputy Director for Pakistan and Bangladesh, US department of State, Bureau of South and Central... DADU: Drain breach floods villages DADU, July 22: A 100- foot wide breach occurred in Main Nara Valley drain at RD 121 in Johi taluka on Sunday, inundating Sohabat Leghari and Valwani Jamali villages.... MIRPURKHAS: Mealy Bug attacks cotton crop MIRPURKHAS, July 22: Cotton growers have sustained heavy losses due to attack of Mealy Bug on the cash crop in different talukas of the district.... NAWABSHAH: Young girl gang-raped NAWABSHAH, July 22: A young girl was allegedly gang-raped in Mitha Khan Rahu Village near Qazi Ahmed on Sunday.... PESHAWAR: LEAs lack resources to deal with security situation PESHAWAR, July 22: Law-enforcement agencies are ill-equipped and ill-prepared to deal effectively with the emerging security situation as a wave of violence takes its toll across the province.... PESHAWAR: Outages affect vaccine efficacy PESHAWAR, July 22: Excessive loadshedding and prolonged power outages are rendering children’s vaccines ineffective, according to officials.... KOHAT: Bid to smuggle drugs foiled KOHAT, July 22: Police on Sunday foiled an attempt to smuggle a huge quantity of hashish from the tribal areas to Punjab. The driver of the truck carrying the substance was also arrested....

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