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August 10, 2007 Friday Rajab 25, 1428 KARACHI: Heavy rains leave city in tatters KARACHI, Aug 9: Advancing further into southern Balochistan over the Arabian Sea, a strong rain-bearing monsoon weather system hit Karachi on Thursday, cooling down the metropolis considerably after last week’s hot and humid weather conditions.... KARACHI: SHC notice to EC on Benazir’s plea KARACHI, Aug 9: The Sindh High Court admitted on Thursday a writ petition moved by Pakistan People’s Party Chairperson Benazir Bhutto against registration of two splinter groups of the party as ‘the PPP’.... KARACHI: JM reserves order on Kazmi’s case; new application submitted KARACHI, Aug 9: The judicial magistrate, South, Ghulam Murtaza Baloch, reserved on Thursday an order on the bail application of civil rights campaigner Syed Iqbal Kazmi in the dud cheques cases.... KARACHI: Schools closed for today KARACHI, Aug 9: City Nazim Syed Mustafa Kamal on Thursday announced the closure of all schools in the metropolis on Friday in view of a Met Office forecast of a thunderstorm, gusty winds and rains.... KARACHI: Power cuts as KESC network breaks down KARACHI, Aug 9: Widespread and prolonged power outages and disruption of the KESC’s generation and distribution system put citizens in great distress on Thursday as the utility failed to take any... KARACHI: Multimedia festival to begin tomorrow KARACHI, Aug 9: A four-day multimedia festival ‘Shanaakht’ will begin at the Arts Council of Pakistan on Saturday. The event has been organised by the Citizens Archive of Pakistan (CAP), a... KARACHI: Strike brings fishing activity to a halt KARACHI, Aug 9: The fishermen’s community observed a province-wide strike on Thursday in response to a call given by the Fishermen Action Committee to lodge their protest against the owners of... KARACHI: SHC seeks report on compensation plea KARACHI, Aug 9: A division bench of the High Court of Sindh on Thursday directed the SHC Nazir to inspect a site to ascertain the factual position about the claim of... KARACHI: Downpour, ploughed roads cause gridlock KARACHI, Aug 9: Both the drivers and passengers of private and public transport vehicles plying on various routes, particularly those which are either lying ploughed or have been under construction for... KARACHI: Home dept warns of attacks on 14th KARACHI, Aug 9: The Sindh government has expressed apprehensions of a possible terrorist act coinciding with the Independence Day of Pakistan and has directed the government, semi-government and private entities to... KARACHI: The magnificent obsession with the Tharis KARACHI: Hyderabad-based artist Ali Abbas, who is exhibiting in Karachi after two years, is still obsessed with the Tharis, particularly the Kohlis. His fascination hasn’t ended.... KARACHI: ‘Relief to rain-hit people be ensured’: Emergency in several towns KARACHI, Aug 9: Sindh Chief Secretary Ejaz Ahmed Qureshi on Thursday directed the relief commissioner and all other departments and officials concerned to provide relief to the rain-hit people on a priority basis, and shift people to safer places.... KARACHI: Sale of SRTC’s property to local govts suggested KARACHI, Aug 9: The Sindh Privatisation Commission (SPC) will present the summary of the Sindh industries department regarding the sale of the defunct Sindh Road Transport Corporation’s (SRTC) property before the provincial cabinet meeting scheduled for Aug 22.... KARACHI: Demand for repeal of discriminatory laws KARACHI, Aug 9: The All-Pakistan Minority Alliance has demanded the repeal of that discriminate on grounds of religous. Speaking at a press conference at the Karachi Press Club on Thursday,... KARACHI: PPP support for dismissed doctors KARACHI, Aug 9: The chairperson of the Pakistan People’s Party and former prime minister, Benazir Bhutto, said that the dismissal of doctors from the Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre, at a time... KARACHI: Court seeks complete charge-sheet in boiler explosion case KARACHI, Aug 9: A judicial magistrate, Central, on Thursday directed the investigation officer (IO) of the Taimuria police station to produce a complete charge-sheet till Aug 13 in the boiler explosion... KARACHI: Man acquitted in rocket firing case KARACHI, Aug 9: An additional district and sessions judge, South, on Thursday acquitted Hafiz-ul-Haq alias Osama, an activist of the banned Hizb-ul-Mujahideen Al-Almi organisation, in a rocket launcher firing case.... KARACHI: Constable, friend killed in Lyari KARACHI, Aug 9: A police constable was shot dead along with his friend in Lyari late Wednesday night in what police described as an act of a targeted killing.... KARACHI: Allowance KARACHI, Aug 9: The finance department, government of Sindh, has with the approval of the provincial cabinet sanctioned a grant of special additional allowance of Rs600 per month to constables and... HYDERABAD: DCO orders lodging of FIRs against watercourse bodies HYDERABAD, Aug 9: District Coordination Officer Aftab Ahmed Khatri on Thursday directed the officers concerned to lodge FIRs against the chairmen of watercourse associations which were either not cooperating or obstructing... HYDERABAD: Incorrect voter lists conspiracy against genuine voters: Sassui HYDERABAD, Aug 9: People’s Party Parliamentarians MPA Sassui Palijo said on Thursday that the election commission’s failure to start registration of voters in Thatta district despite Supreme Court''s orders was a conspiracy against genuine voters.... HYDERABAD: Clerks protest delay in promotion HYDERABAD, Aug 9: The Sindh chapter of the All-Pakistan Clerks Association (APCA) on Thursday staged a demonstration outside the press club in protest against the government’s delay in upgrading clerical staff.... HYDERABAD: Two die in road accidents HYDERABAD, Aug 9: Two persons, including an eight-year old boy were killed in separate road accidents, on Thursday. Zeeshan 18, a cleaner died when two trucks collided head-on on Super Highway near Nooriabad.... HYDERABAD: Councillors stage demo against nazim HYDERABAD, Aug 9: Councillors of the UC-16 city taluka staged a demonstration outside the press club here on Thursday against the district and city taluka nazims.... HYDERABAD: 3 cops held after prisoner escapes HYDERABAD, Aug 9: Three policemen have been arrested as an under-trial prisoner in murder case fled from the Civil Court''s premises on Thursday after attending the hearing of case along with co-accused.... HYDERABAD: SU to start admission on Sept 10 HYDERABAD, Aug 9: The University of Sindh on Thursday decided that admissions to bachelors and masters degree programme for the 2008 session would start from Sept 10 at all the centres, institutes and departments of the university.... PESHAWAR: Child prisoners deprived of legal help PESHAWAR, Aug 9: Despite a law being in place on providing free legal aid to juvenile prisoners, many continue to languish in jails in the NWFP without having any access to the facility.... PESHAWAR: Call for more technical institutes PESHAWAR, Aug 9: The Sarhad Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SCCI) has stressed the need for increasing the number of technical and vocational training institutes to reduce the cost of production in the NWFP.... PESHAWAR: Families break taboo on reporting assault PESHAWAR, Aug 9: Family members of the victims of sexual assault in the Frontier province have begun registering cases unlike a few years ago, when people hesitated to report such cases to police for fear of social repercussions.... KOHAT: TMA staff observe strike for salaries KOHAT, Aug 9: The staff union of the Tehsil Municipal Administration (TMA) observed a strike against non-payment of salaries on Thursday. Staff union president Mr Sohail had urged officials to ensure timely payment of salaries, which were being delayed since 2006.... TIMERGARA: Repatriation urged TIMERGARA, Aug 9: The Dir Peace Committee has urged the government to repatriate Afghan refugees or restrict their movement to camps for what it called maintaining peace in the district.... HARIPUR: Women centre to be set up in Haripur HARIPUR, Aug 9: District Nazim Yousaf Ayub Khan has said that the district government has planned to set up a women resource centre in Haripur. Speaking at a ceremony held here...

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