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July 30, 2008 Wednesday Rajab 26, 1429 KARACHI: Two die as monsoon rain lashes Karachi: Massive outages hit KESC network KARACHI, July 29: Two people were killed and over two dozen injured on Tuesday evening when a strong rain-bearing monsoon weather system hit Karachi, witnesses and hospital sources said.... KARACHI: Iftikhar receives warm welcome KARACHI, July 29: The legal fraternity, representatives of civil society and workers of political parties accorded a rousing welcome to the deposed Chief Justice of the Supreme Court Iftikhar Mohammad Chaudhry on his arrival here at the Karachi airport on Tuesday.... KARACHI: Three die as bus falls into ditch KARACHI, July 29: Three persons, including two women, were killed and 28 others were injured when a private contract bus overturned on Northern Bypass and fell into a ditch near Hub Chowki here on Tuesday, Edhi and Chippa sources said.... KARACHI: More rainfall expected KARACHI, July 29: The city on Tuesday received its first monsoon showers, which continued intermittently till late in the night.... KARACHI: Veteran actor Lehri appeals for govt help KARACHI, July 29: Ace comedian Safirullah ‘Lehri,’ who regaled generations of Pakistanis starting from the fifties up till the eighties with his films, has appealed to the prime minister of Pakistan... KARACHI: Most areas suffer water scarcity: Power outages hit pumping stations KARACHI, July 29: The massive power breakdown that plunged the city into darkness on Monday night also wreaked havoc on the city’s major water pumping stations, forcing the teeming millions to suffer a shortage of around 160 million gallons of water.... KARACHI: Pagara sees no improvement in economic conditions KARACHI, July 29: Pakistan Muslim League (Functional) chief Pir Pagara has said he foresees no improvement in the prevailing economic conditions in the country.... HARIPUR: NWFP to have eight new jails, says minister HARIPUR, July 29: The Awami National Party-led provincial government was taking practical steps to introduce reforms in jails and make the inmates civilised and useful citizens for the society, said NWFP Minister for Jails Mian Nisar Gul Kakakhel here on Tuesday.... KARACHI: Dengue fever Costly machine goes to CHK KARACHI, July 29: The health authorities have now decided to shift the unused cell separator, which was procured by the Sindh government at a cost of Rs3 million in its drive... KARACHI: Operators threaten to keep tankers off road KARACHI, July 29: Water tanker operators have demanded of the government to bring an end to what they called excesses meted out to them by the traffic police and exorbitant filling charges being demanded by the contractors of town hydrants.... KARACHI: Transporters to raise fares on Aug 1 KARACHI, July 29: Public transport operators, angered over the delay in the release of a government notification for an increase in fares, have decided to raise fares unilaterally from Aug 1... KARACHI: ‘Fishermen to receive computerised crew cards’ KARACHI, July 29: The Karachi Fisheries Harbour Authority (KFHA) will provide 4,000 computerized crew cards to the fishermen community in Baba Island, Bhit Island, Shamspir and Baldia town.... KARACHI: Call for judicious use of energy resources KARACHI, July 29: Experts at a seminar have called for making judicious use of the country’s natural resources rather than banking on foreign ideas and imported fuel as such reliance has placed the country in a very difficult situation.... KARACHI: CM’s team visits Sabzimandi KARACHI, July 29: The chief minister’s inspection team on Tuesday paid a visit to the Sabzimandi (vegetable and fruit market) on the Super Highway amidst complaints of illegal construction, encroachment and occupation of shops and sheds on fake papers.... KARACHI: Summer camp KARACHI, July 29: The summer camp being attended by 42 position-holders from seven education boards will end on Wednesday. The concluding ceremony would be held at the Governor’s House where Dr Ishratul Ibad would distribute prizes and shields among the position-holders.... KARACHI: Railway workers demand repeal of removal law KARACHI, July 29: The Railway Workers Union has demanded that anti-labour laws like the removal from service ordinance 2000 should immediately be repealed and all appointments be made on the divisional level instead of the ministry on a merit basis.... KARACHI: Provincial housing cell established KARACHI, July 29: Sindh Chief Minister Syed Qaim Ali Shah has established People’s Housing Cell, headed by his special assistant and former senior bureaucrat Zia Islam.The... KARACHI: Nazim bans felling of trees across city KARACHI, July 29: As the parks department has failed to save trees from being felled in different areas, the city government imposed on Tuesday a complete ban on felling of trees... KARACHI: Guard killed KARACHI, July 29: A 35-year-old private security guard was killed on Tuesday by two bandits at the office of a travel agent near the Sindh Assembly Building.... KARACHI: Another accused gets bail in fund scam case KARACHI, July 29: Another accused allegedly involved in the 220-million-rupee provident fund scam was granted interim bail by the Sindh High Court on Tuesday.Nazeer Ahmad Memon, headmaster of a Sukkur government... HYDERABAD: 40 per cent workers in carpet industry are children: report HYDERABAD, July 29: The workforce in carpet industry which generated $200 million through exports in 2005 comprise most vulnerable, marginalised and dispersed population which also included children, says a recent... HYDERABAD: Chaos rules the roost HYDERABAD, July 29: Officials of Sindh Fisheries Department made a mockery of provincial government’s much-talked-about transparent recruitment process for appointment in BPS-01 to BPS-15 by sheer mismanagement.... HYDERABAD: Bid to steal fishplates foiled HYDERABAD, July 29: A railways staffer foiled a bid to steal fishplates from railway line near the Kotri railway station on Tuesday.... HYDERABAD: Man kills daughter, wife HYDERABAD, July 29: A man murdered his wife and daughter in Indus housing cooperative society within the jurisdiction of Qasimabad police station on Tuesday, police said.... HYDERABAD: Tandojam varsity rejects employees’ demands HYDERABAD, July 29: The administration of Sindh Agriculture University Tandojam has rejected the demands of agitating employees while describing them as unjust and said that three employees of the action committee’s... HYDERABAD: Sewerage, water schemes for Qasimabad HYDERABAD, July 29: Sindh Minister for Fisheries Zahid Ali Bhurgari has said that a water supply and sewerage scheme for the development of Qasimabad taluka has been submitted to Sindh Chief... HYDERABAD: Housing scheme termed illegal HYDERABAD, July 29: The director Town Planning department, Tahir Ahmed, has notified for the information of public that the double storey bungalows project in the name of Al-Mustafa Town in... BADIN: Badin plunges into darkness soon after inauguration of grid station BADIN, July 29: People braved another prolonged power breakdown on Monday. The city remained without power for 14/15 hours and residents passed sleepless night.... PESHAWAR: Court admits plea against ban on wheat movement PESHAWAR, July 29: The Peshawar High Court on Tuesday admitted for full hearing a writ petition filed by Pakistan Flour Mills Association, NWFP chapter, challenging the ban imposed by the provincial... PESHAWAR: Nazims to devise strategy against govt tomorrow PESHAWAR, July 29: Nazims of various districts of the NWFP will meet in Nowshera on July 31 to devise a strategy for countering any move against the local government system and restoration of the magistracy system.... PESHAWAR: Nadra urges verification of NIC applicants PESHAWAR, July 29: The National Database and Registration Authority has asked public representatives and government officers to verify the identity of people applying for identity cards.... PESHAWAR: Stop-to-stop fare increased by Re1 PESHAWAR, July 29: The city district government on Tuesday increased fares of local public transport by 16.66 per cent, officials and transporters said, adding that the decision would be notified within a couple of days.... KOHAT: Bullet riddled bodies of two brothers found KOHAT, July 29: The police have found bullet riddled bodies of two real brothers in Mohammadzai area and booked four persons including an official of Orakzai Agency administration and an office-bearer... PESHAWAR: NWFP wants Zia’s LB system back PESHAWAR, July 29: The ANP-led coalition government in NWFP has recommended the revival of the local bodies system of 1979, introduced by General Ziaul Haq, because what it believes can be managed in a ‘comfortable’ way....

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