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July 15, 2008 Tuesday Rajab 11, 1429 KARACHI: City council urges Sindh govt to release UC funds KARACHI, July 14: The City Council on Monday urged the Sindh government to release the withheld funds of the union councils so that they could control the financial crisis.... KARACHI: SHC restrains police from arresting Tessoris KARACHI, July 14: The Sindh High Court restrained the police from arresting Akhtar Khan Tessori, his two sons and three other members of the Tessori family, pending hearing of an application... KARACHI: Ambitious coastal projects termed ‘disastrous’ KARACHI, July 14: The ad hoc coastal development projects, which have been conceived and proposed in total disregard to environmental concerns, pose a serious threat to marine biodiversity and the livelihoods of 500,000 fishermen, besides putting human life at risk.... KARACHI: Akram Lahori indicted in two cases KARACHI, July 14: The additional district and sessions judge-VI, East, Abdul Razzaq, on Monday indicted the chief of the banned Lashkar-i-Jhangvi Akram Lahori in two cases.... KARACHI: Load-shedding persists KARACHI, July 14: As the mercury shot up to 34 degrees Celsius with 66 per cent humidity on Monday, the city experienced more than eight hours of staggered load-shedding as the... KARACHI: Transfer of BB’s accounts: sureties furnished KARACHI, July 14: Two sureties amounting to Rs5 million each have been furnished to the nazir of the Sindh High Court on behalf of Pakistan People’s Party co-chairman Asif Ali Zardari... KARACHI: Fire destroys power station KARACHI, July 14: A KESC sub-station near the Lyari Telephone Exchange on D.D. Chaudhry Road caught fire on Sunday night, fire brigade sources said on Monday.... PESHAWAR: 80pc handicraft centres closed in Swat: Pressure from militants PESHAWAR, July 14: About 80 per cent of the handicraft centres in parts of upper Swat have been closed due to pressure from militants, people in the business told Dawn.... PARACHINAR: Kurram tribes form peace committee PARACHINAR, July 14: Elders of six major tribes in Lower Kurram have constituted a 35-member committee to restore peace in the restive area where people have been facing an acute shortage of food items due to road blockade and lawlessness.... BUNER: 400 volunteers selected for community policing BUNER, July 14: A force of 400 volunteers was installed in Daggar, headquarters of the district, for community policing, sources said here on Monday.... KARACHI: Understanding the media KARACHI, July 14: Pakistan’s media might be proliferating but not many have been able to delve into the mechanics of producing effective media, where the consumer has an intimate and knowledgeable relationship with the respective form of media.... KARACHI: Girls bag top positions in Class-X exams KARACHI, July 14: The overall pass percentage of general group in Class X annual examinations this year has reduced by over 12 per cent as compared to the results of last year’s exams of general group candidates.... KARACHI: Two consignments seized KARACHI, July 14: The directorate of Customs Intelligence (CI) on Monday seized two consignments imported by some Islambad-based firms.... KARACHI: CDGK, towns in deep financial crisis KARACHI, July 14: The City District Government Karachi and all the 18 towns are being faced with a serious financial crisis reportedly owing to the inordinate delay in the release of... KARACHI: Plea against deposed chief justice dismissed KARACHI, July 14: Addition-al district and sessions judge-VII, South, Irfan Hussain Siddiqui on Monday dismissed as not maintainable an application filed by an individual against the deposed chief justice of Pakistan, Justice Iftikhar Mohammad Chaudhry.... KARACHI: College admissions begin next month KARACHI, July 14: The process of admission to colleges in the first year classes under the Centralised Admission Policy-2008 (CAP) begins in the first week of August, said Prof Rafique Ahmed Siddiqui, the director-general of colleges, Sindh.... KARACHI: DHA meeting KARACHI, July 14: A speedy de-watering strategy for the Defence Housing Authority areas during the monsoon rains was finalized at a meeting held at the DHA office on Monday.... KARACHI: Weather KARACHI, July 14: The Met Office has forecast partly cloudy/cloudy weather with chances drizzle for the metropolis on Tuesday.—APP... KARACHI: Bid to smuggle out turtle meat foiled KARACHI, July 14: The Sindh Wildlife Department has foiled a bid to smuggle dried meat of freshwater turtles out of the country and arrested the trafficker.... KARACHI: ‘Seriousness at all levels key to polio eradication’ KARACHI, July 14: Sindh Health Minister Dr Sagheer Ahmed wants the health department and international health organisations to take polio eradication campaigns more seriously and come up with viable plans to... KARACHI: Two men shot dead KARACHI, July 14: Two young men were shot dead in different parts of the city on Monday, police and witnesses said.... NAWABSHAH: Police find kidnapped woman NAWABSHAH, July 14: Nawabshah Railway police on Monday found a woman who had been kidnapped from Tando Adam.... HYDERABAD: Two men on remand in Moscow property case HYDERABAD, July 14: Civil Judge and Judicial Magistrate-VII Anwarul Siddiqui on Monday remanded two accused, one of them a Russian national, in police custody for a day in a case relating to purchase of property in Moscow.... NAUSHAHRO FEROZE: Lady doctor, daughter killed in accident NAUSHAHRO FEROZE, July 14: A lady doctor and her daughter were killed and her husband was seriously injured in an accident near Halani on Monday.... NAWABSHAH: Nazim booked for stealing water NAWABSHAH, July 14: Doulatpur police booked late on Sunday the PML-Q backed UC nazim and 14 others on charge of water theft.... SANGHAR: Fahim not satisfied with govt SANGHAR, July 14: President of People’s Party Parliamentarian Makhdoom Mohammad Amin Fahim has expressed concern over the absence of PPP leadership from the country and the performance of its government.... THATTA: Doctors, paramedics seek reinstatement THATTA, July 14: A procession was taken out by employees of the District Health Department on Monday against their retrenchment.... HYDERABAD: Minister orders fresh survey of katchi abadies HYDERABAD, July 14: Sindh Minister for Katchi Abadis Mohammad Rafique on Monday directed the officials concerned to carry out a fresh survey of katchi abadis in the district with the help... HYDERABAD: Varsity employees on strike HYDERABAD, July 14: The employees of the Sindh Agriculture University Tandojam continued their strike on Monday, staged a protest sit-in outside the vice-chancellor block and formed a human chain.... HYDERABAD: PTCL move sparks job security fears HYDERABAD, July 14: The Pakistan Telecommunication Company’s decision to change the regular employees’ cadre from basic pay scale (BPS) to unified pay scale (UPS), which comes barely a few months after... PESHAWAR: Legal aid for juvenile offenders sought PESHAWAR, July 14: The Society for the Protection of the Rights of the Child (Sparc) has expressed concern over non-availability of legal aid to juvenile offenders in different districts of the... ABBOTTABAD: Kidnapped boy recovered ABBOTTABAD, July 14: An eight-year-old boy, who had been kidnapped from Abbottabad two weeks ago, was handed over to his parents on Monday after he was recovered from Afghanistan.... PESHAWAR: Girls outshine boys in SSC exams PESHAWAR, July 14: Girl students outshined boys by clenching the top seven positions in the Secondary School Certificate examinations conducted by the Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education, Peshawar.... PESHAWAR: Universities face financial crunch PESHAWAR, July 14: Vice-chancellors of different public sector universities in the Frontier province met here on Monday to discuss the financial crisis faced by the varsities.... PESHAWAR: Body formed to implement PBC decision PESHAWAR, July 14: The Peshawar High Court Bar Association has constituted a 40-member committee for implementing the decision of Pakistan Bar Council (PBC) to observe complete boycott of courts on every Thursday....

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