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August 12, 2007 Sunday Rajab 27, 1428 KARACHI: 191mm rain in two days leaves city in shambles KARACHI, Aug 11: The two-day spell of rain, during which the city received an estimated 191mm of rainfall, has left entire localities and many roads submerged while in some cases, water has entered residents’ homes.... KARACHI: Seven of a family die in house collapse KARACHI, Aug 11: Collapsing structures have killed a further eight people, seven of them from the same family, raising the death toll of the recent heavy rains to 29.... KARACHI: FIR ordered on Kazmi’s plea KARACHI, Aug 11: An additional district and sessions judge, South, Mohammad Azeem, on Saturday directed the station house officer of the Defence police station to register a case against the alleged... KARACHI: Newly-wed couple found dead KARACHI, Aug 11: A couple was found dead the next morning after their wedding in North Nazimabad. Police said Mohammed Azeem and Beenish were married on Friday night at a marriage hall in North Nazimabad.... KARACHI: Kazmi seeks MQM disqualification KARACHI, Aug 11: Civil rights campaigner Syed Iqbal Kazmi has filed a private civil petition in the Supreme Court of Pakistan, seeking the disqualification of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) under... MARDAN: Ex-senator returns to ANP MARDAN, Aug 11: A former senator and leader of the People’s Party Parliamentarian, Syed Shahzad Gul Bacha, has rejoined the Awami National Party (ANP). Mr Bacha, who was previously in the... PESHAWAR: Jirga will not help improve situation: PPP wants all parties consulted PESHAWAR, Aug 11: The Pakistan People’s Party has said that the Pakistan-Afghanistan Joint Jirga will not help improve the deteriorating law and order situation unless Islamabad consulted all major political parties on the issue.... PESHAWAR: Gang of car thieves busted PESHAWAR, Aug 11: Police busted a gang involved in car snatching and arrested one of its key members and recovered a stolen car on Bara road on Saturday.... TIMERGARA: Girls outshine boys in exams TIMERGARA, Aug 11: Girl students outshone boys in the annual examination for intermediate, 2007 conducted by the Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education, Malakand.... SWABI: Imran links jirga success to troop withdrawal SWABI, Aug 11: Pakistan Tehrik-i-Insaf chairman Imran Khan on Saturday said that the joint Pakistan-Afghan jirga could not restore peace to Afghanistan unless foreign occupation forces left the war-ravaged country.... ABBOTTABAD: Trade union activities banned at hospital ABBOTTABAD, Aug 11: Authorities of the Ayub Medical Complex Hospital suspended 15 employees and banned union activities in the hospital as the strike by the paramedics association entered its second day on Saturday.... QUETTA: BA speakers’ salaries, privileges bill approved QUETTA, Aug 11: The provincial assembly on Saturday passed the Balochistan Assembly Speaker Salaries, Allowances and Privileges (Amendment) Bill, 2007 under which the speakers after the completion of four years’ tenure will be entitled to more perks and facilities.... KARACHI: PML-F mobilises workers for polls KARACHI, Aug 11: The Pakistan Muslim League (Functional), the fourth largest party in the Sindh Assembly having 16 members in a house of 163, has decided to mobilise the party cadre at the UC level.... KARACHI: Students block road after boy’s death KARACHI, Aug 11: The students of a seminary in Golimar on Saturday morning blocked the main Manghopir Road for over four hours in protest against the death of one of their... KARACHI: Rain inflicts losses on cattle farmers KARACHI, Aug 11: Rains have caused considerable losses to farmers at the Landhi’s Cattle Colony, located in Bin Qasim Town as they could not distribute thousands of litres of fresh milk... KARACHI: Civic system in Lyari collapses KARACHI, Aug 11: The entire civic system in Baghdadi and Shah Beg Lane union council areas in Lyari Town collapsed as a result of torrential rain.... KARACHI: ‘Storm-water drains to be cleared soon’ KARACHI, Aug 11: City Nazim Syed Mustafa Kamal has said that a major operation to remove encroachments from seven storm-water drains in the metropolis will be conducted after monsoon.... KARACHI: Call to arrest culprits behind attack on former nazim KARACHI, Aug 11: The Karachi Makami Sahili Tehrik (KMST) has called for the arrests of the culprits who were involved in the “murderous attack” on the former nazim of Keamari Town.... KARACHI: 1,950 prisoners vaccinated KARACHI, Aug 11: The health department of the city government has arranged vaccinations for 1,950 prisoners housed in three different jails of the city. Officials associated with the CDGK’s health department... KARACHI: IT a key driver of economic growth, says Aziz KARACHI, Aug 11: Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz said on Friday that the government considers information technology a key driver of economic growth and has created an enabling environment over the last few years.... KARACHI: Bail plea in boiler blast case rejected KARACHI, Aug 11: The judicial magistrate-12, Central, Abdul Zahoor Chandio, on Saturday declined to consider the bail application of Akhtar Hussein Baloch, owner of a towel-dyeing and bleaching factory, where nine... KARACHI: Afreen murder case hearing put off KARACHI, Aug 11: An additional district and sessions judge, South, Sultan Mohammad Awan, on Saturday deferred the hearing till Aug 25 in the murder case of Afreen Baig, a showbiz personality.... HYDERABAD: Musharraf’s days are numbered: Dr Magsi HYDERABAD, Aug 11: The Sindh Taraqqi Pasand Party Chairman Dr Qadir Magsi said that the days of Gen Musharraf and company were numbered after the advent of judicial activism, courageous role... HYDERABAD: District govt makes security arrangements for Aug 14 HYDERABAD, Aug 11: District Nazim Hyderabad Kanwar Naveed Jamil has directed the district police to prepare a foolproof security plan to ensure safe and secure arrangement of the Independence Day celebration programmes.... HYDERABAD: STB failure to bring out books irks DCO HYDERABAD, Aug 11: District Coordination Officer Aftab Ahmed Khatri said on Friday that he would request the Sindh government to take serious notice of the Sindh Textbook Board’s (STB) failure to bring out textbooks for class-VI to X in time.... HYDERABAD: Court issues warrants against police officials HYDERABAD, Aug 11: The civil judge and judicial magistrate-XII on Saturday issued bailable warrants against police officials including two excise officials for their continued absence from the court in different cases.... SUKKUR: Govt looking into causes of food inflation SUKKUR, Aug 11: Parliamentary Secretary for Industries, Production and Special Initiatives, Syed Javed Ali Shah, said on Saturday that the government was looking into the causes of core food inflation to... THATTA: Rain floods localities along highway THATTA, Aug 11: Efforts of the highway authorities and Thatta taluka municipal administration to build storm water drains along the newly constructed highway and drain out rainwater through an excavator and five mobile pumping machines proved futile here on Saturday.... NAWABSHAH: Clerks boycott offices NAWABSHAH, Aug 11: Members of All Pakistan Clerks Association, Population Welfare Unit Nawabshah staged a demonstration for the acceptance of their demands outside the press club on Saturday.... HYDERABAD: Evicted Hindu devotee wants his room back HYDERABAD, Aug 11: A devotee of Guru Gurpat temple in Seroghat complained on Saturday that the Aukaf department had sealed his room in the temple, where he had been living for... NAWABSHAH: Three hurt NAWABSHAH, Aug 11: Three people including two children have been injured in rain-related incidents on Friday. The two children Kainat 2 and Jehanzeb 4 were seriously injured when wall of a house collapsed in Taj Colony.... NAUSHAHRO FEROZE: Chieftains, govt blamed for escalating tribal wars NAUSHAHRO FEROZE, Aug 11: Leaders of political parties, civil society and elected representatives on Friday blamed the tribal chiefs and the government responsible for escalating tribal wars.... MIRPURKHAS: Villagers protest power outage MIRPURKHAS, Aug 11: Hundreds of villages of taluka Digri have been deprived of electricity for the last six days after a fault developed in Digri grid station.... HYDERABAD: VC vows transparency in admission process HYDERABAD, Aug 11: A transparent admission process in accordance to guidelines of the Pakistan Medical and Dental Council was reiterated by Vice Chancellor, Liaquat University of Medical and Health Sciences (LUMHS) Jamshoro, Prof Dr Naushad A.... BADIN: Nation wants elections this year, says Khuhro BADIN, Aug 11: The opposition leader in Sindh Assembly, PPP’s Nisar Ahmed Khuhro, has said that people wanted 2007 as an election year and the current political crisis could only be averted if Benazir Bhutto comes into power.... NAWABSHAH: Irrigation dept complains against forest department NAWABSHAH, Aug 11: The Muhagedars of agricultural land of Irrigation Department near Pai Forest Sakrand have demanded of the Sindh Chief Minster to take notice of illegal confiscation of standing crops... DADU: Breaches flood villages, crops DADU, Aug 11: A sim nullah developed two breaches due to rise in water level near Bachal Khoso village about 10 kilometres from Mehar inundating four villages and about 800 acres of agricultural land on Saturday.... MIRPURKHAS: Mirpurkhas prepares for Aug 14 MIRPURKHAS, Aug 11: Arrangements have been finalised to celebrate the Independence Day in district Mirpurkhas as schools and government departments have been directed to take part in the celebration activities.... KHAIRPUR: Doctors protest KHAIRPUR, Aug 11: The doctors and paramedical staff of Faiz Ganj taluka hospital and all the basic health units of the taluka brought out a procession on Saturday after boycotting work... SWABI: Constable shot dead SWABI, Aug 11: A constable of the National Accountability Bureau was shot dead by unidentified attackers late Friday night. Police said the constable Saifullah belonged to Zaida village and had come home on leave.... CHITRAL: Annual reports approved CHITRAL, Aug 11: The board of directors of the Legal Aid Forum for Human Rights (LAFH), Chitral chapter, has approved annual reports of different departments, including district government and non-governmental organisations, working in the district.... MANSEHRA: APDM vows to resist emergency MANSEHRA, Aug 11: The All Parties Democratic Movement (APDM) on Saturday announced that it would resist the government move to impose a state of emergency in the country.... LAKKI MARWAT: Woman killed over land dispute LAKKI MARWAT, Aug 11: A woman was killed and two others were injured when armed men attacked a house in Ghaznikhel village, police said on Saturday.... PESHAWAR: Water level rises in Chitral river PESHAWAR, Aug 11: The water level continued to soar in the Chitral river on Saturday as the discharge remained at 29,500 cusecs. According to the NWFP flood cell, the water level... LAKKI MARWAT: Protest against non-payment of salaries LAKKI MARWAT, Aug 11: The Lakki chapter of the All-Teachers’ Association (ATA) on Saturday set up a camp outside the office of executive district officer of the schools and literacy department... HARIPUR: Teenager commits suicide HARIPUR Aug 11: A teen-aged boy reportedly committed suicide here on Saturday. According to the Hattar police and family sources, Saeed, 17, was dejected as he could not continue his studies after matriculation owing to financial constraints.... PESHAWAR: Rs1bn flyover project approved PESHAWAR, Aug 11: NWFP Chief Minister Akram Khan Durrani has approved the Rs1 billion Mufti Mehmood flyover to be built between the Central Prison and Charsadda road in the city.... PESHAWAR: Crippled youth fights for justice PESHAWAR, Aug 11: A young man has been fighting a legal battle against a convict who crippled him for refusing to initiate an immoral relationship with him.... QUETTA: ‘148 population welfare centres in Balochistan’ QUETTA, Aug 11: Balochistan Minister for Social Welfare Nasreen Khetran has said that a total of 148 population welfare centres are functioning in the province. Replying to a question, raised by... QUETTA: Balochistan govt rejects proposal on Dy Speaker’s privileges QUETTA, Aug 11: The Balochistan cabinet on Saturday rejected a proposal to extend privileges to deputy speaker of the provincial assembly after the dissolution of the assembly.According...

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