| July 16, 2008 | Wednesday | Rajab 12, 1429 |
KARACHI: Don’t expect miracles after initial period, says Qaim Ali Shah: 100 days of Sindh govt
KARACHI, July 15: Conceding that there were great strains on the common man’s life amidst high expectations from the elected government, Sindh Chief Minister Syed Qaim Ali Shah said it would...
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KARACHI: More than 100 negligence suits pending against KESC
KARACHI, July 15: Besides facing hours-long power breakdowns every summer, consumers have also been suffering heavy financial losses due to fluctuation in power, while the persisting load-shedding causes losses in millions of rupees daily to the industrial sector....
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KARACHI: ‘India is solely responsible for militancy in Kashmir’
KARACHI, July 15: Prime Minister of Azad Jammu and Kashmir Sardar Atiq on Tuesday favoured continuation of Kashmir-centric confidence building measures (CBMs) between India and Pakistan and emphasized the need for...
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KARACHI: SHC extends ban on Millat Colony’s demolition
KARACHI, July 15: The city district government has allotted plots to unlawful occupants of a stretch of land behind the cantonment station to pave the way for construction of a link...
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KARACHI: Two indicted in newborn’s kidnap case
KARACHI, July 15: The civil judge and judicial magistrate, Central, Khushi Mohammad, on Tuesday indicted two suspects on the charges of kidnapping a newborn from a hospital in New Karachi....
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DERA ISMAIL KHAN: Militants can capture any area, fears Fazl
DERA ISMAIL KHAN, July 15: Militant organisations have become so powerful that they can take over any part of the country any moment, posing a potential threat to its solidarity, says Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman....
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PESHAWAR: China to finance Peshawar uplift: Govt unveils plan
PESHAWAR, July 15: The NWFP government has unveiled a development programme for uplift and beautification of the city....
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NOWSHERA: Four including prayer leader held in Swara case
NOWSHERA, July 15: The local police arrested four persons including a prayer leader and jirga members on charges of giving two minor girls in Swara to a rival group for resolving a dispute....
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BANNU: Principal shot dead
BANNU, July 15: Unidentified gunmen on Tuesday shot dead the principal of a government high school and injured a child....
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PESHAWAR: NWFP fails to procure annual wheat stock
PESHAWAR, July 15: The NWFP government has been unable to procure annual wheat stock because of the commodity’s shortage in markets of Punjab....
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KARACHI: Towns not ready to cope with post-rain situation
KARACHI, July 15: With the onset of monsoon rains, most towns of the city are still unprepared to cope with the post-rain situation due to lack of infrastructure, incomplete development projects and poor financial situation....
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KARACHI: 40 schools to be upgraded
KARACHI, July 15: Acting City Nazim Nasrin Jalil has said that more than 40 schools of the city government will be upgraded as “model schools”, mentioning that the city government is observing 2008 as an education year....
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KARACHI: The weeping queen of Quetta
KARACHI, July 15: Quetta was known as Little London during the British rule. Today, this once thriving city has become a land of turmoil and political disharmony, where violence, bomb blasts and unrest have become an everyday scenario....
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KARACHI: Govt sets up body to raise production of food items
KARACHI, July 15: The Sindh government has constituted a provincial sub-committee on production of essential food commodities....
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KARACHI: KU declares results of BA exams
KARACHI, July 15: The University of Karachi on Tuesday announced the result of BA (Part I) annual examination 2007....
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KARACHI: International Mushaira
KARACHI, July 15: The fifth international mushaira “Jashne Moulod-i-Kaaba” in connection with the birth anniversary of Hazrat Ali (AS) will be held in Hussainabad, Malir on...
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KARACHI: 50 delegates for People’s Saarc
KARACHI, July 15: A 50-member delegation from Pakistan will participate in the South Asian People’s Assembly, also known as the People’s Saarc, scheduled for July 18 to July 20 in Colombo,...
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KARACHI: PMA calls for reforms in basic health care system
KARACHI, July 15: The Pakistan Medical Association, Karachi chapter, has called for reforms in the basic health delivery system to bring it in line with the present needs and problems of...
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KARACHI: Cellphone robbery
KARACHI, July 15: A Dawn staffer was deprived of his cellphone and cash by three armed suspects at the Business Recorder Road late Monday night....
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KARACHI: Operators of private water tankers raise charges by 100pc
KARACHI, July 15: With the prices of all commodities reaching an all-time high, operators of water tankers in the city have doubled the charges for 1,000 gallons water, citing that the...
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KARACHI: Fisheries dept unfolds Rs1.3bn uplift plan
KARACHI, July 15: The Sindh government has prepared a comprehensive programme worth Rs1,300 million envisaging 13 development schemes to upgrade the fisheries sector and for the welfare of fishermen....
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KARACHI: Car-lifter held
KARACHI, July 15: A suspected ring-leader of an inter-provincial car-lifting gang was caught red-handed while he was trying to lift a car in the Sharea Faisal police jurisdictions on Tuesday....
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HYDERABAD: Flour price fixed at Rs23.50 per kg
HYDERABAD, July 15: In-charge Sindh Minister for Food and Narcotics Agha Taimoor Ahmed decided at a special meeting here on Tuesday to fix ex-mill price of flour at Rs23.50...
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MIRPURKHAS: Boys outshine girls in SSC-II exams
MIRPURKHAS, July 15: The Controller of Examinations, Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education Mirpurkhas announced the result of the SSC Part-II (Class X) Science Group, on Tuesday....
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PESHAWAR: Court grants bail to juvenile offender
PESHAWAR, July 15: A local court on Tuesday granted bail to a juvenile offender arrested by the local police on charges of theft....
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