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June 14, 2006 Wednesday Jumadi-ul-Awwal 17, 1427 KARACHI: Arbab at odds with Jatoi over Dadu by-election KARACHI, June 13: The leadership of the ruling Pakistan Muslim League has developed differences over the by-election in PS-75, Juhi constituency, in Dadu District, scheduled for August 7.... KARACHI: Tribunal wants UTP’s letter investigated KARACHI, June 13: The tribunal investigating the Nishtar Park blast directed two town police officers on Tuesday to investigate ‘the top secret’ information conveyed to it by an under-trial prisoner in writing.... KARACHI: Protest against power failures KARACHI, June 13: Residents of Liaquatabad took to the streets and blocked traffic on Sir Shah Suleman Road to vent their anger against prolonged power breakdowns in their locality on Tuesday.... KARACHI: Ban on rickshaws from July next KARACHI, June 13: Sindh Governor Dr Ishratul Ibad on Tuesday expressed dissatisfaction over existing system of vehicles'' fitness and stressed the need for setting it on modern lines.... KARACHI: Protesters condemn demolition of graves KARACHI, June 13: Speakers at a demonstration on Tuesday condemned the demolition of historical graves of Moririo Meerbahar and his six brothers at Gulbai roundabout and demanded that the graves be... KARACHI: Illegal hydrant sealed in raid KARACHI, June 13: The Gulshan-i-Iqbal Town has sealed an illegal hydrant and seized 10 suction machines installed there following a surprise raid conducted by the town’s Nazim, Wasay Jalil, in the Metroville-III area.... KARACHI: Reservation must for travelling after 30th: Centre moves against popularity of Thar Express KARACHI, June 12: The federal government has directed the railways to curtail the number of passengers travelling through the Thar Express from June 30, it is reliably learnt.... KARACHI: Pakistan, India urged to ease visa restrictions KARACHI, June 13: The participants of the four-day conference of the Karachi-Mumbai Exchange Programme on Tuesday noted that people''s mindset on either side of the border was changing but it would... KARACHI: Law ready to regulate private hospitals KARACHI, June 13: Through a regulatory body, in the offing, the Sindh government will soon make all hospitals and health centres in the private sector abide by a code of conduct,... KARACHI: Small girl molested, killed KARACHI, Jun. 13: A man killed his 10-year-old niece after allegedly subjecting her to abuse, and wounded her sisters before fleeing from their house in Orangi Town on Tuesday.... KARACHI: Normal monsoon predicted KARACHI, June 13: The Pakistan Meteorological Department on Tuesday predicted normal monsoon in the country for this year. The meteorological office stated that in consideration of the met conditions prevailing over... KARACHI: Govt given last chance over ‘missing’ activists KARACHI, June 13: The Sindh High Court gave the federal defence and interior ministries a last chance to submit their comments on two petitions alleging illegal confinement of two activists of the Jamhoori Watan Party.... KARACHI: Overspendings in non-development sector criticized KARACHI, June 13: The Pakistan People’s Party Parliamentarians, Sindh chapter, on Tuesday voiced serious apprehensions about the upcoming budget for fiscal 2006-07 and claimed that in the outgoing financial year the... KARACHI: Rain emergency plan for Defence, Clifton finalized KARACHI, June 13: The Defence Housing Authority (DHA) has finalized rain emergency plan for DHA and Clifton Cantonment Board areas to combat any emergency arising in case of heavy rains during the forthcoming monsoon season.... KARACHI: 25,000 given jobs in three years KARACHI, June 13: Sindh Directorate of Manpower and Training has facilitated more than 25,000 people, including 900 women, with jobs during the last three-years. Around 150,000, including 8000 women, got registered with the employment exchange department during the period.... KARACHI: City govt to set up five mortuaries KARACHI, June 13: The city government has finalised to establish five small mortuaries in the hospital premises and other sites to preserve bodies as there is no such facility in the government-run hospitals except Civil and Jinnah hospitals.... KARACHI: Watchtowers at beaches in dilapidated condition KARACHI, June 13: Amid growing accidents at city beaches, six out of total nine watchtowers are in a deteriorating condition, while the remaining three are without electricity and any watchdog system in the night.... KARACHI: KU practical exams KARACHI, June 13: The University of Karachi’s Semester examinations section has, on the directive of its vice-chancellor, allowed all such science students, who could not take their practical and viva-voce examinations... KARACHI: Indian team visits KU KARACHI, June 13: A three-member Indian education delegation comprising Director Schools Mumbai Sunil G Karve, Prof Sanjay Vasatrao Desh Mukh of the Mumbai University and Vijay Page visited the University of Karachi on Tuesday.... KARACHI: Nazim’s directive on chairlift fare ignored KARACHI, June 13: The Safari Park management has not yet reduced chairlift fares from Rs90 to Rs40 despite the city nazim’s, Syed Mustafa Kamal, directive issued about three months ago.... KARACHI: Conference KARACHI, June 13: The Institute for Quaid-i-Azam Studies, Baqai Medical University, is organizing a three-day second national conference on Quaid-i-Azam from August 10 to 12 at its campus.... KARACHI: Revenue targets KARACHI, June 13: The Sindh Senior Minister for Excise and Taxation, Syed Sardar Ahmed, on Tuesday said that the overall position of revenue collection in Sindh was satisfactory and the set... KARACHI: IT deptt’s meeting KARACHI, June 13: The project director of the Information Technology Department has stated that a meeting of all focal persons nominated for the collection of content required for the Sindh Government’s... HYDERABAD: Nazim directs Wasa to ensure supply of clean water HYDERABAD, June 13: District Nazim Kanwar Naveed Jamil has directed the Water and Sanitation Agency (Wasa) to ensure carrying out chemical analysis every two hours before releasing water into pipelines.... HYDERABAD: Call to save Sindhi Adabi Board HYDERABAD, June 13: Former secretary-general of the Sindhi Adabi Sangat Mr Taj Joyo and over a dozen prominent writers have appealed to the Sindh chief minister to take notice of the Sindhi Adabi Board’s performance to protect its reputation.... LARKANA: 2 freed from lock-up LARKANA, June 13: Two people, allegedly kept in wrongful detention at the Ratodero police station, were released on court orders on Monday. A man, Paliyo Khan of the Karim Bakhsh Shaikh village, had filed a petition in the sessions court....

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