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August 06, 2008 Wednesday Sha’aban 3, 1429 KARACHI: Bank guard, wife indicted for killing couple KARACHI, Aug 5: The additional district and sessions judge, west, Ahmed Saba, on Tuesday indicted a man and his wife for killing a couple on Nov 21 in the Surjani Town police limits.... KARACHI: SHC says KESC bound to supply uninterrupted electricity KARACHI, Aug 5: The Karachi Electricity Supply Company is duty-bound to ensure uninterrupted power supply to the consumers, a division bench of the Sindh High Court observed on Tuesday.... KARACHI: Suspect in Ukrainian’s killing case arrested KARACHI, Aug 5: The mystery surrounding the death of a Ukrainian field worker at a project of the Pakistan Steel Mills was solved on Tuesday when a compatriot of the victim confessed to having killed the 30-year-old man after a brawl.The... KARACHI: Delays hit distribution of Baitul Mal funds KARACHI, Aug 5: The thirteenth instalment of the Food Support Programme under the Pakistan Baitul Mal to over 40,000 beneficiaries in Karachi has been delayed for over a month despite the... PARACHINAR: Two children die of drugs’ shortage in restive Kurram PARACHINAR, Aug 5: Two children died due to non-availability of medicines in the conflict-ridden Kurram on Tuesday.... CHARSADDA: Two killed CHARSADDA, Aug 5: Two persons were killed in separate incidents here on Tuesday. Saeed Gul allegedly barged into the house of Shaukat Ali for rubbery late on Monday night and was shot dead....... PESHAWAR: Flood victims left in the lurch: Govt accused of inaction PESHAWAR, Aug 5: Thou-sands who survived Monday’s flash floods in the city were seen trying to retrieve goods from the inundated houses on Tuesday with almost no government help in sight.... PESHAWAR: Death toll reaches 10 PESHAWAR, Aug 5: The death toll from flash floods has reached 10 and 12 others have been injured in different affected localities of Peshawar, said an official statement on Tuesday.... KARACHI: Saarc declaration termed disappointing KARACHI, Aug 5: The country’s representatives in South Asian People’s Assembly on Tuesday termed the 15th Saarc Summit declaration disappointing, saying that it failed to spell out concrete steps to address... KARACHI: Survey of 23 private zoos ordered KARACHI, Aug 5: Sindh Wildlife Minister Dr Dayaram Essrani has directed the chief conservator of wildlife to carry out a survey of 23 private zoos in Karachi so that illegal trade of rare species could be effectively checked.... KARACHI: Evaluation process in police dept abandoned KARACHI, Aug 5: An exercise of holding written tests and interviews to evaluate performance of police officers for the posting of station house officers, introduced by the former provincial police officer... KARACHI: SSC marks sheets collection schedule KARACHI, Aug 5: The Board of Secondary Education Karachi on Tuesday announced that marks sheets pertaining to SSC Part-II (Class X) Science group annual examination-2008 would be ready for collection from Aug 9 to 12 onwards.... KARACHI: Weather KARACHI, Aug 5: The Met Office has forecast a partly cloudy weather for the city on Wednesday with the maximum temperature expected to range between 32°C and 34°C.—APP... KARACHI: Increased numbers of marbled teal spotted in game reserve KARACHI, Aug 5: An estimated 35 to 40 pairs of the globally-threatened waterfowl, the marbled teal (Marmaronetta angustirostris), have been sighted in the Nara Game Reserve, say wildlife officials.... KARACHI: Four mega projects to be opened before Ramazan, says Nazim KARACHI, Aug 5: City Nazim Syed Mustafa Kamal said that despite curtailment of the approved funds by the federal and the provincial government for the development projects of the city, the... KARACHI: Policeman held for demanding bribe KARACHI, Aug 5: The Enquiries and Anti-Corruption Establishment, Sindh on Tuesday arrested a police constable and registered a case against an inspector for allegedly demanding a bribe from the family members... KARACHI: Journals KARACHI, Aug 5: On the directives of Sindh Information Minister Shazia Marri, the information department has decided to republish its official journals Izhar (Urdu) and Paigham (Sindhi).... KARACHI: Beach safety steps KARACHI, Aug 5: Every year around 250 people die from drowning at Hawkesbay beach mainly due to inadequate rescue facilities.... KARACHI: Paintings exhibition KARACHI, Aug 5: An exhibition of paintings by Shaheen Siddiqui opens on Wednesday at ShakilIsmail Art Gallery.... KARACHI: V.M. art gallery KARACHI, Aug 5: An exhibition of paintings titled “Halaat-i-Hazra” and sculptures titled “Paiwasta” by Wajid Ali and Fahim Rao respectively, opens on Wednesday at V.M. art gallery at 6pm.... KARACHI: SIUT set to become region’s biggest transplant centre KARACHI, Aug 5: The Sindh Institute of Urology and Transplantation, which has performed 2,000 living kidney transplants since 1986, is now the largest centre in South Asia, providing free renal diseases... KARACHI: Aviation union polls held after a decade KARACHI, Aug 5: The Union of Civil Aviation Employees won the referendum, held on Tuesday after a decade’s gap, by securing 40 per cent more votes than its close rival in the Civil Aviation Authority, unofficial reports said.... KARACHI: Man killed by bandits; woman found strangled KARACHI, Aug 5: A 40-year-old man was killed by bandits and the trussed-up body of a young woman was found in separate parts of the city on Tuesday, police said.... HYDERABAD: Minister orders probe into Hyderabad Civil Hospital affairs HYDERABAD, Aug 5: Sindh Health Minister Dr Saghir Ahmed on Tuesday ordered a probe into the affairs of the Hyderabad Civil Hospital and the hospital’s medical superintendent Dr.... HYDERABAD: Dist govt accused of defacing Hyderabad HYDERABAD, Aug 5: Veteran leader of Pakistan People’s Party Mohammad Usman Kennedy on Tuesday accused builder mafia of taking over the entire city in connivance with district officials, HDA and nazims.... HYDERABAD: DCO wants plot for school vacated HYDERABAD, Aug 5: Hyd-erabad DCO Ali Ahmed Loound has directed the officers concerned to get a plot of land for a girls high school in Tando Hyder vacated and start construction work there within a month.... HYDERABAD: B.Com results HYDERABAD, Aug 5: Controller of Examinations, University of Sindh Jamshoro, on Tuesday announced the results of BCom (Pass) Part-II Annual Examinations 2007.... KHAIRPUR: Probe urged into failure of anti-polio campaign KHAIRPUR, Aug 5: The parliamentary secretary for health, Dr Mehreen Bhutto, has said that it must be investigated that why some children were left without being given anti-polio vaccine during the anti-polio campaign over the last many years.... LARKANA: Successful Candidates seek letters LARKANA, Aug 5: A large number of candidates who had secured 60 per cent marks in IBA-conducted test for teachers’ jobs held a demonstration at the main gate of the Circuit House, demanding offer orders.... NAWABSHAH: Breach in canal hits crops NAWABSHAH, Aug 5: A 30-feet wide breach developed in Jam Leghari minor of Nusrat Irrigation Division near Nawabshah, on Tuesday.... MIRPURKHAS: 10 hurt in accident MIRPURKHAS, Aug 5: At least 10 people, including the driver of a passenger van, were injured when the vehicle rammed into a stationary truck on Hyderabad road, near Masoom Shah Shrine late on Monday.... TIMERGARA: Dir nazim seeks report on Levies post attack TIMERGARA, Aug 5: The Lower Dir District Council has condemned the attack on the Levies post and said that some criminal elements were trying to disturb peace in the area.... SWABI: Three car-lifters held; house burgled SWABI, Aug 5: Three alleged car-lifters belonging to Lahore were arrested by the local police on Peshawar-Islamabad Motorway here on Tuesday....

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