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May 6, 2006 Saturday Rabi-us-Sani 7, 1427 KARACHI: One dead, 20 injured in Sohrab Goth violence: Anti-encroachment drive KARACHI, May 5: A protester lost his life and as many as 20 policemen sustained injuries in a clash that reportedly took place after police were attacked by people in Sikandar... KARACHI: Cable fault causes power failures in many areas KARACHI, May 5: Central parts of the city, including Liaquatabad and Nazimabad, remained without power for hours on Friday as an extra high-tension underground cable developed fault.... KARACHI: Major reshuffle in KWSB KARACHI, May 5: In a major reshuffling on the eve of formal commissioning of 100mgd K-III project, KWSB’s four senior officials were made officers on special duty (OSDs) with immediate effect.... KARACHI: Govt fails to check hike in milk, meat prices KARACHI, May 5: While failing to control the increase in prices of fresh milk despite issuance of notification of retail price at Rs28 per litre last month, the city government has... KARACHI: MMA, PPP condemn razing of village KARACHI, May 5: The Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal and the Pakistan Peoples Party in separate press conferences on Friday strongly condemned the Muttahida Qaumi Movement for demolishing katchi abadies and ancient villages in... KARACHI: Experts want historical sites under Sindh govt KARACHI, May 5: The eminent scholars and educationists have expressed concern over the destruction of archeological and historical sites in Sindh and stressed the need for a concrete policy to safeguard the cultural heritage of the province.... KARACHI: Ibad for completion of schemes at Clifton KARACHI, May 5: Sindh Governor Dr Ishratul Ibad Khan has directed the city government authorities to complete the recreational projects of Bagh Ibn-i-Qasim and Kothari Parade by the end of next month and open them for public.... KARACHI: Appeal in killing case dismissed KARACHI, May 5: The Sindh High Court on Friday dismissed an appeal of a man against death punishment for kidnapping and killing a boy for ransom.... KARACHI: SHC maintains death sentence in kidnapping for ransom case KARACHI, May 5: An Anti-Terrorism Appellat bench of High Court Sindh (SHC), comprising Justice Rahmat Hussain Jafferi and Justice Nadeem Azhar Siddiqui, dismissed an appeal modifying the death sentence to five... KARACHI: Faculty urged to keep abreast with technology: Physiology moot KARACHI, May 5: Over 50 teachers and researchers from different higher education institutions of the country took part in the opening day of a two-day workshop on experimental physiology that got... KARACHI: City government to build seven parking plazas KARACHI, May 5: City Nazim Mustafa Kamal has said that non-availability of appropriate parking facilities has been one of the major reasons for traffic problems in the city.... KARACHI: Ombudsman presents annual report KARACHI, May 5: The Sindh Ombudsman, Yusuf Jamal, on Friday presented the Annual Report 2005 to Sindh Governor Ishratul Ibad at Governor House.... KARACHI: UCs to get Rs9.5m for development KARACHI, May 5: The City Government will provide Rs 9.5 million in the next CDGK budget for development activities by union councils.... KARACHI: KU declares results of DDLS KARACHI, May 5: The University of Karachi on Friday announced results of Diploma in Diagnostic Laboratory Sciences (DDLS) Part-I and II annual examination-2005.... KARACHI: Warm weather KARACHI, May 5: The Met office has forecast warm and humid weather for Karachi and very hot and dry weather for rest of the region on Saturday.... KARACHI: All schools be made functional, says CM KARACHI, May 5: Sindh Chief Minister Arbab Ghulam Rahim has directed the education department to formulate its recommendations regarding non-functional schools at the earliest.... KARACHI: Practical steps for NDP success ordered KARACHI, May 5: Sindh Chief Secretary Fazlur Rehman has asked all nation building departments, including the irrigation and power, to promote departmental liaison and cooperation for the success of the National Drainage Programme (NDP) and attainment of the set targets.... KARACHI: IJT holds demos for arrest of killers KARACHI, May 5: Students and activists of the Islami Jamiat Talaba on Friday held protest demonstrations outside major mosques after Friday prayers against the government''s failure to arrest killers of their... KARACHI: Bandit killed outside bank KARACHI, May 5: A bandit, fleeing after snatching cash from a man outside a bank branch, was shot dead by a policeman in Nazimabad on Friday.... KARACHI: PIA scouts hold award ceremony KARACHI, May 5: The PIA Boy Scouts on Friday held a joint ceremony for certificate distribution on the occasion of ongoing five-day All Pakistan Scouts Hamdam Badge Camp and the first... KARACHI: Plantation of trees urged KARACHI, May 5: The very weather complexion of Karachi can be changed if trees are planted in abundance particularly “neem” trees, which bring rain and consume less water.... KARACHI: Drive against encroachment KARACHI, May 5: The deadline given by the Site Town administration for the voluntary removal of encroachments from Valika Hospital to Banaras Chowk and Metroville ends on Saturday after which a grand operation would be launched, according to a press release.... HYDERABAD: Construction of four plazas stopped HYDERABAD, May 5: The construction of four plazas in three urban talukas of the Hyderabad district has been stopped. The building control department has been directed to furnish the record of three other plazas.... HYDERABAD: Call for setting up waste treatment plant in Kotri HYDERABAD, May 5: The Environmental Protection Agency and Alternate Energy department have called for setting up a treatment plant to save the Keenjhar-Baghar feeder from industrial waste of Kotri.... SANGHAR: Protest against auction of fishing rights SANGHAR, May 5: Hundreds of fishermen, including women and children, stopped traffic on the Sanghar-Shahdadpur Road for more than three hours on Thursday to protest against the auction of fishing rights... HYDERABAD: Suparco recruitment test for graduates HYDERABAD, May 5: The Space and Upper Atmosphere Research Commission conducted a recruitment test of fresh graduates of the Mehran University of Engineering and Technology, Jamshoro, on Thursday.... NAWABSHAH: Young man shot dead NAWABSHAH, May 5: Armed man shot dead a young man, identified as Naik Mohammad Mari, 22, here on Thursday in village Meeran Mari, near Daur.... MIRPURKHAS: Paramedics observe token hunger strike MIRPURKHAS, May 5: Members of the Pakistan Paramedical Staff Association (PPSA), Mirpurkhas chapter, on Thursday stopped work for two hours and observed a token hunger strike at the Civil Hospital, Mirpurkhas,... PESHAWAR: Accused forcibly released PESHAWAR, May 5: District Nazim of Swabi, Shahram Khan Tarkai, allegedly used force to get a relative freed by force from the Kalu Khan police station.... PESHAWAR: Jirga assailed for approving honour killing: Kite ban bill approved PESHAWAR, May 5: The provincial assembly adopted on Friday a bill prohibiting kite flying in the NWFP along with three amendments proposed by the governor. Pakistan People’s Party Parliamentarians Abdul Akbar Khan cast the only vote against the amendments.... PESHAWAR: Farming on scientific lines urged to boost output PESHAWAR, May 5: Experts have said that agricultural lands are fast depleting due to construction of houses, factories and markets while the country needs to increase output to meet the needs of growing population.... KHAR: Three levy personnel killed KHAR, May 5: Three levy personnel were shot dead at a checkpost in the Chaharmang area, 30 kilometres northwest of the Bajaur Agency headquarters, on Wednesday night.... TIMERGARA: Differences among teachers intensify TIMERGARA, May 5: Differences between subject specialists and senior teachers intensified after the NWFP government moved to upgrade posts and decided to convert higher secondary schools to intermediate colleges.... PESHAWAR: Row over building PESHAWAR, May 5: The Directorate of Social Welfare and Women Development and the administration of Town-III have locked horns over a building that accommodates some 10 offices and 80 staff of the directorate, sources said.... LANDI KOTAL: Student kidnapped LANDI KOTAL (Khyber Agency), May 5: A student was kidnapped from Shiekhan locality in Bara tehsil on Wednesday. Sources said that Sanaullah, a ninth class student of Al-Sayed Islamia Public School,... MARDAN: Govt policy criticized MARDAN, May 5: Awami National Party leader Azam Khan Hoti has alleged that people of Balochistan and Waziristan are being killed ruthlessly because of what he termed fascist policies of the present regime....

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