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April 28, 2006 Friday Rabi-ul-Awwal 29, 1427 KARACHI: Snapping of high-tension line deepens power crisis: KESC claims sabotage KARACHI, April 27: People experienced intermittent and prolong power failures in their respective localities on the third consecutive day, Thursday, as the extra high-tension cable of 220 kv, carrying power from... KARACHI: TPO submits report in mosque tragedy KARACHI, April 27: The Town Police Officer, Gulshan-i-Iqbal has submitted his report to the Capital City Police Officer on the Faizan-i-Madina incident of April 9 according to which there was no... KARACHI: Four picked up in pre-dawn raids KARACHI, April 27: At least four persons have been picked up in different parts of the city in an early morning raid in Abbas Town in Gulshan-i-Iqbal and Mehmoodabad reportedly by the intelligence agencies.... KARACHI: PA poised for heated debate today KARACHI, April 27: The Sindh Assembly meets on Friday in a session requisitioned by 53 opposition MPAs and summoned by its Speaker Syed Muzaffar Hussain Shah.... KARACHI: Zardari’s plea disposed of as withdrawn KARACHI, April 27: A division bench of the Sindh High Court disposed of as withdrawn a revision petition moved by former MNA Hakim Ali Zardari against a banking court’s decision rejecting his plea for quashment of a case against him.... KARACHI: Teachers to observe strike on 29th: Violence in colleges KARACHI, April 27: Expressing concern over the recent violent incidents in the city colleges and the indifferent attitude of the provincial education department towards teachers, the Sindh Professors and Lecturer''s Association... KARACHI: New officer for blast probe KARACHI, April 27: In pursuance of directives of Chief Justice, Sindh High Court, the government of Sindh has appointed Mr Justice Rehmat Hussain Jaferi, Judge of High Court of Sindh Karachi,... KARACHI: Summer Wedding Extravaganza begins today KARACHI, April 27: The second Summer Wedding Extravaganza exhibition begins in Karachi today (April 28) at 3pm and will continue till Sunday.... KARACHI: Road closed for a movie KARACHI, April 27: Traffic congestion was witnessed on the M A Jinnah Road late Thursday night after the traffic police closed a section of the thoroughfare to provide security to some... KARACHI: Sustained efforts urged to improve education sector KARACHI, April 27: Speakers at a seminar stressed the need for having an identical vision and conceptual framework underlining innovative approaches for a sustainable quality of education in the country.... KARACHI: New power connections in Gulshan KARACHI, April 27: The Nazim of Gulshan-i-Iqbal Town, Wasay Jalil, has asked the Karachi Electric Supply Corporation to remove illegal electricity connections in Gulistan-i-Jauhar, Block-7, and provide new connections to residents there.... KARACHI: Moot on Sindh KARACHI, April 27: The University of Karachi and the Sindh University are jointly organising a four-day “International conference on Sindh: past, present and future” to be held from April 29 to May 2, here at a local hotel.Prime... KARACHI: KBCA’s action KARACHI, April 27: The Karachi Building Control Authority has cancelled the NOC for sale and advertisement of the Gulshan-i-Quddoos project in Malir.... KARACHI: CT scan at ZU hospital KARACHI, April 27: The chairman of the Karachi Port Trust (KPT), Vice-Admiral Ahmed Hayat inaugurated CT scan facility at the Dr Ziauddin Hospital, Keamari Campus of the Ziauddin University here on Thursday.... KARACHI: Class IX exams KARACHI, April 27: The chairman of the Board of Secondary Education Karachi, Brig (retd) Shafiullah Qureshi, on Thursday said that the theory exams 2006 of class IX would only be taken... KARACHI: Ceramics at Canvas KARACHI, April 27: An exhibition of ceramics by Nabahat Lotia opens at the Canvas art gallery at 5pm on Friday. The exhibition will continue till April 28,open daily (except Sunday) from 11am to 8pm.... KARACHI: Weather KARACHI, April 27: The Met office has forecast warm and humid weather for the city on Thursday with the maximum temperature expected to range between 33°C and 35°C.... KARACHI: $850m power, desalination plant approved KARACHI, April 27: The City Nazim, Syed Mustafa Kamal, on Thursday gave the green signal to a $850 million project for installation of a gas-run combined power and desalination plant in Karachi under public-private partnership.... KARACHI: Govt’s claim of economic progress contested KARACHI, April 27: The government’s claim of Pakistan’s economy being prosperous was questioned by Mr Akbar Zaidi, a renowned economist, who observed that the common man was still suffering and the... KARACHI: Candidates to be fielded across country: Altaf KARACHI, April 27: Chief of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement Altaf Hussain has announced that his party will field its candidates throughout the country in the upcoming general elections.... KARACHI: Nadra terms MRP system perfect KARACHI, April 27: The National Database Registration Authority (Nadra) has claimed that the effective system of frequently producing over 9,000 machine-readable passports a day and the Passport & Immigration Department has issued over 1.7... HYDERABAD: MMA accuses NGOs of working against Islam, national economy HYDERABAD, April 27: Lea-ders of the Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal (MMA) have demanded that the Pakistan government should keep an eye on NGOs working against Islam and national economy.... HYDERABAD: Nadra signs accord with Hesco HYDERABAD, April 27: The National Database and Registration Authority (Nadra) on Wednesday signed an agreement with the Hyderabad Electric Supply Company (Hesco) to set up “Nadra kiosk” for payment of bills in Sindh.... DADU: JSQM plans rally against dams on river Indus DADU, April 27: The Jeay Sindh Qaumi Mahaz (JSQM) would stage a rally in Hyderabad on May 15 to protest against dams proposed to be built on the river Indus, arrest... HYDERABAD: SNP stages sit-in today HYDERABAD, April 27: The Sindh National Party (SNP) announced a sit-in against what it calls anti-Sindh projects at the Super Highway toll plaza on Friday and warned the government against sabotaging the protest.... PESHAWAR: PHC allows girl to marry man of her choice PESHAWAR, April 27: The Nikah of a local girl was solemnised with a man of her own choice on Thursday in the Peshawar High Court after the court accepted her plea... PESHAWAR: Gandhara monuments entrance visitors PESHAWAR, April 27: Archaeologists and tourists from eight Asian countries said that the well-preserved Gandhara monuments and sites in the NWFP had opened up new vistas of culture of Pakistan to the world.... PESHAWAR: Drive to check unregistered vehicles begins PESHAWAR, April 27: The NWFP excise and taxation department has launched a campaign to check unregistered vehicles plying illegally with “Applied For” (APL) plates.... HARIPUR: Villager killed by brother HARIPUR, April 27: Two people were killed in two separate incidents in the jurisdiction of two police stations here on Thursday.... PESHAWAR: Rs600m project for Swat hospital PESHAWAR, April 27: NWFP Minister for Health Inayatullah has said the Saidu Group of Teaching Hospitals in Swat is being upgraded. He said the Rs600 million project included construction of new... NOWSHERA: Woman held for carrying drugs NOWSHERA, April 27: Police have arrested a woman smuggler and seized a large quantity of drugs from her car near a checkpoint, a senior official said here.... NOWSHERA: PPP leader criticises cabinet expansion NOWSHERA, April 27: A People’s Party Parliamentarians leader Naseerullah Babar has criticised the recent expansion of the federal cabinet, saying it will place an additional burden on national exchequer.... PESHAWAR: Protesting students dispersed by police PESHAWAR, April 27: The Campus police used batons and teargas on Thursday to disperse students of the Khyber Medical College (KMC) protesting against a new examination system, according to students.... PESHAWAR: UK meeting welcomed PESHAWAR, April 27: The NWFP chapter of the People’s Party Parliamentarians has welcomed the Benazir Bhutto-Nawaz Sharif meeting in London and termed it a new hope for political forces struggling for restoration of democracy in the country....

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