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August 15, 2007 Wednesday Sha’aban 1, 1428 KARACHI: SC summons DIG over gridlock KARACHI, Aug 14: Taking suo motu notice of Monday''s severe traffic jam in the city, the Supreme Court summoned Traffic DIG Wajid Ali Khan Durrani at its Karachi Registry on Wednesday for an explanation.... KARACHI: Two killed as violence erupts in Qasba KARACHI, Aug 14: Two young men were killed and at least six vehicles were torched on Tuesday when violence erupted in Qasba Colony after an accident involving a rickshaw and a truck.... KARACHI: EC to register ‘missing voters’ from 17th KARACHI, Aug 14: Following a Supreme Court directive, the Election Commission has chalked out a plan to enlist the eligible voters who could not find their names in the electoral rolls.... KARACHI: Emergency steps being taken to drain out rainwater: DHA KARACHI, Aug 14: The DHA has taken emergency measures to speed up the de-watering operation in its affected areas.... KARACHI: Ninety-three prisoners released from city jails KARACHI, Aug 14: Ninety-three prisoners, including four juveniles, were released from the Central Prison and District Jail Malir on Monday evening on the directives of President Pervez Musharraf.... HYDERABAD: 90 injured as unruly motorcyclists mar festivities HYDERABAD, Aug 14: More than 90 people suffered injuries, five from stray bullets and the rest in road accidents mainly caused by reckless driving by unruly and underage bikers as the... THATTA: 10 injured as police storm village THATTA, Aug 14: Ten members of a family, including two women and a child, were injured as a police team riding on five vans and accompanied by motorcyclists in plain clothes... LANDI KOTAL: Three music shops damaged in Landi Kotal explosions LANDI KOTAL (Khyber Agency), Aug 14: Three music shops were damaged when explosive devices of mild intensity went off here on Monday night, officials said. Three other shops were also damaged.... PESHAWAR: Frontier celebrates Independence Day PESHAWAR, Aug 14: Like other parts of the country, the Independence Day was celebrated with zeal in different parts of the NWFP on Tuesday.... PESHAWAR: ‘HIV/AIDS can be checked through awareness drive’ PESHAWAR, Aug 14: NWFP Health Minister Inayatullah Khan has said that the stigma attached to HIV and AIDS and their fast spread could be dealt with through public awareness programmes.... KARACHI: Delays hit health dept recruitment KARACHI, Aug 14: An inordinate delay in the announcement of recruitment test results of those seeking to join the Sindh health department has not only caused considerable unrest among the candidates... KARACHI: City fire dept in bad shape KARACHI, Aug 14: At least eight out of the city’s 20 fire stations have been rendered redundant as their fire tenders are out of order on account of their overdue repairs,... KARACHI: Execution of convict stayed KARACHI, Aug 14: The execution of a convict, Mohammad Ihsan, scheduled for Aug 15, was stayed after the payment of compensation to the victims’ family.... KARACHI: Ibad pledges museum for antique vehicles KARACHI, Aug 14: On the occasion of the 60th Independence Day, Sindh Governor Dr Ishratul Ibad Khan announced that a museum would be established to preserve the antique and rare vehicles that remained in use of the Father of the Nation.... KARACHI: Slow progress on project adds to public miseries: Orangi-Baldia Road KARACHI, Aug 14: The slow pace of work on the reconstruction of Orangi-Baldia Road has caused most of the transporters to stop plying their buses in the narrow lanes as alternative routes.... KARACHI: Keamari nazim accused of masterminding attack KARACHI, Aug 14: A senior director of the Fishermen Cooperative Society has accused the nazim of Keamari Town of masterminding a ‘murderous attack’ on his predecessor, Zulfikar Yunis.... KARACHI: Need for consumer protection laws stressed KARACHI, Aug 14: Justice Saeeduzzaman Siddiqui, former chief justice of the Supreme Court, has regretted that Sindh is still without a consumer protection law.... KARACHI: Town offices celebrate Independence Day KARACHI, Aug 14: Independence Day was celebrated with traditional fervour and zeal in all towns of the city on Tuesday.... KARACHI: Photographic exhibition KARACHI, Aug 14: A photographic exhibition by Arif Mahmood opens at the Canvas gallery on Wednesday at 5pm.... KARACHI: Light rain expected KARACHI, Aug 14: Partly cloudy/windy weather with chances of a light rain/drizzle has been forecast in the city during the next 24 hours with the maximum temperature ranging between 34 and 36 degrees centigrade.According... KARACHI: Undertrial turns to CJ for treatment of wound KARACHI, Aug 14: An injured under-trial prisoner in the District Jail of Malir, Mohammad Farrukh Khan, son of Mohammad Miankhan, in his appeal to the Chief Justice of Pakistan has stated... KARACHI: Ill-fated couple’s friends being interrogated KARACHI, Aug 14: There has been no headway in the mysterious killing of a newly-wed couple in North Nazimabad last Saturday as the investigation has been reassigned to another inquiry officer.... KARACHI: Shanakht Festival concludes on a positive note KARACHI, Aug 14: The fourth and final day of the Shanakht Festival on Tuesday was marked by the screening of a classic film, a storytelling session and a rock concert.... KARACHI: Arbab’s absence delays Rs600m PA hall project KARACHI, Aug 14: The foundation stone laying ceremony for the construction of a new hall on the premises of historical Sindh Assembly Building, planned for the eve of 60th Pakistan Independence... KARACHI: No school holiday today KARACHI, Aug 14: All educational institutions will remain open on Wednesday (today), officials said on Tuesday.... THATTA: Raising of Keenjhar Lake’s banks may inundate villages THATTA, Aug 14: Villagers, mostly fishermen, living near the Keenjhar Lake fear the Rs3.2 billion project for raising the lake’s banks to increase its storage capacity will cause inundation of 24 villages.... HYDERABAD: Sindh celebrates Independence Day HYDERABAD, Aug 14: The 60th Independence Day commenced across the province on Tuesday with people offering special prayers in the mosques for the integrity of the country and district and town nazims hoisting national flag.... HYDERABAD: 95pc trees along river chopped down HYDERABAD, Aug 14: The Indus Development Organisation (IDO) on Tuesday announced formation of “Indus Riverine Network” (IRN) to help put a stop to deforestation in the river’s catchment areas and stressed... LARKANA: Call for strike in Shahdadkot LARKANA, Aug 14: A transporters’ association having support of social welfare bodies and local chapters of different political parties has called for a wheel-jam strike in Shadadkot on Wednesday and Thursday in protest against rising robberies in the area.... MITHI: Visitors throng Thar after rain MITHI, Aug 14: As the second monsoon rain has turned the sandy and hilly area of Thar into a lush green region, a large number of visitors and tourists have started arriving here to see its natural beauty and historic places.... SHIKARPUR: Two killed SHIKARPUR, Aug 14: Two men, Nadar Ali and Total, were shot dead and a 10-year old girl, Bashiran, received bullet injuries in a clash between two groups of villagers in Naushahro Abro Goth on Tuesday.... CHITRAL: Officers’ absence angers nazim CHITRAL, Aug 14: Chitral District Nazim Maghfirat Shah took notice of the absence of government officers from an Independence Day function held at a local school on Tuesday.... SWABI: Spending the day with prisoners SWABI, Aug 14: District Nazim Shahram Khan on Tuesday said the district judicial lock-up would be provided with a 50KV electricity generator to ensure an uninterrupted power supply to the building.... PESHAWAR: Political interference hurting healthcare system PESHAWAR, Aug 14: Political interference by the provincial government in the affairs of donor organisations has been affecting the healthcare system in the Frontier province, official sources said.... PESHAWAR: Agency councils in the doldrums PESHAWAR, Aug 14: The Fata directorate for local government is in a fix over the future of the existing agency councils in seven tribal agencies as there is no law to... LANDI KOTAL: Rally organised against ‘government excesses’ LANDI KOTAL, Aug 14: The Lashkar-i-Islam organised a children’s rally in the Bara area of Khyber Agency on Tuesday and observed the Independence Day as ‘black day’ in protest against what they called authorities’ excesses against its supporters.... HARIPUR: Khanpur dam filling up HARIPUR, Aug 14: Due to intermittent rain in the catchment areas of Murree, Hazara and Azad Jammu and Kashmir, the inflow of water in the rain-fed Khanpur dam has increased considerably... ABBOTTABAD: Paramedics call off strike ABBOTTABAD, Aug 14: Paramedical staff of the Ayub Medical Complex Hospital called off their four-day strike unconditionally and resumed their duties on Monday, said the hospital’s CEO Prof Ziaur Rehman.... LAKKI MARWAT: Nazim escapes blast LAKKI MARWAT, Aug 14: An explosion on the main road near Tajazai here on Tuesday smashed windowpanes of two cars, officials said.... CHITRAL: Flights cancelled CHITRAL, Aug 14: A Peshawar-bound PIA flight, PK-664, was cancelled here on Tuesday when it developed an electrical fault. As a result, two other flights from and to Chitral were also cancelled, sources said....

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