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July 21, 2006 Friday Jumadi-ul-Sani 24, 1427 KARACHI: SHC asks who is in control of ISI, MI KARACHI, July 20: The Sindh High Court asked a federal attorney on Thursday to ascertain the authority that controlled the Inter-Services Intelligence and other agencies.... KARACHI: Taiser Town balloting soon: nazim KARACHI, July 20: City Nazim Syed Mustafa Kamal said that the development work of 24,762 plot of 80 sq-yards in Taiser Town Housing Scheme Phase-I, spread over 3,000 acres of land,... KARACHI: 46 women prisoners freed so far KARACHI, July 20: Forty-six women prisoners, getting benefit from the recent amendment to the law by the president, had been released on bail from the Special Prison for Women in the city till Thursday, it is learnt reliably.... KARACHI: No traffic jam on Eid Milad, tribunal told KARACHI, July 20: The traffic was very thin on roads in Karachi on 12th of Rabi-ul- Awwal due to public holiday and not a single complaint about traffic jams was received from any place in the city on the day.... KARACHI: Electricity breakdowns persist KARACHI, July 20: Breakdowns kept many localities in the city without electricity for hours on Wednesday night and Thursday.... KARACHI: 18 vehicles taken away in city KARACHI, July 20: As many as 61 people were deprived of their cars, motorbikes or cellphones in various areas here on Thursday.... KARACHI: Ordinance on women’s release discussed KARACHI, July 20: Civil society organisations on Thursday welcomed the Law Reforms Ordinance-2006 as a source of some relief to women prisoners, and removal of lacunae, ambiguities and confusions in it were needed.... KARACHI: Strategies to control air pollution in the offing KARACHI, July 20: The city government is working on a plan which, will envisage a ban on registration of more diesel buses and conversion of old public transport vehicles with CNG.... KARACHI: Lyari uplift projects to be completed before time KARACHI, July 20: The city nazim, Syed Mustafa Kamal, on Thursday said that all the projects initiated in Lyari Town would be completed ahead of the stipulated time.... KARACHI: City’s first filter plant inaugurated KARACHI, July 20: The city nazim, Syed Mustafa Kamal inaugurated the city’s first filter plant in Gulshan-i-Iqbal, set up by the Karachi Water and Sewerage Board (KWSB) in collaboration with a Canadian and a local firm here on Thursday.... KARACHI: Man gets phone bill for uninstalled connection KARACHI, July 20: A man, who applied for a telephone connection six months ago and is still waiting for it, has received the first bill with arrears.... KARACHI: FCS decides to pay Rs10m KFHA dues KARACHI, July 20: The Fishermen Cooperative Society has decided to make a payment of Rs10 million to the Karachi Fisheries Harbour Authority, on account of the port facilities the FCS had... KARACHI: KU convocation in September KARACHI, July 20: The annual convocation of the University of Karachi for regular students (morning and evening) programmes will be held in the first week of September at the varsity campus.... KARACHI: Function held for children in jail KARACHI, July 20: Children living with their mothers in the Special Prison for Women of the city enjoyed a function organised by an NGO, on the lawns of the prison here on Thursday morning.... KARACHI: Weather KARACHI, July 20: The Met office has forecast partly cloudy and humid weather for the city with maximum temperature expected to range between 33 and 35 degrees Centigrade on Friday.... KARACHI: All-parties moot slams Israeli aggression KARACHI, July 20: The All-Parties Conference held here on Thursday under the auspices of the Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal, has strongly condemned Israel for unleashing a reign of terror on Palestinians and people... KARACHI: NP chief terms army action in Balochistan ‘a war’ KARACHI, July 20: Dr Hayee Baloch, chief of the Balochistan-based National Party, has accused the government of having waged a full-fledged war against the Baloch people using modern weapons of destruction... KARACHI: ARD to ensure fair election: PPP KARACHI, July 20: The countdown for removing Gen Pervez Musharraf and dismantling his dispensation will commence from Aug 1, after the July 31st deadline, and within three months the Alliance for... KARACHI: Mairaj calls for action against Israel KARACHI, July 20: Senior politician Mairaj Mohammed Khan has condemned Israel for resorting to aggression against Lebanon and causing heavy casualties, as well as massive destruction.... KARACHI: ‘Waziristan issue be resolvedthrough jirga’ KARACHI, July 20: Awami National Party president Asfandyar Wali Khan has claimed that over two million Pakhtuns have been killed in Afghanistan in the name of jihad and now innocent Pakhtuns... KARACHI: Mengal moves SHC against trial by ATC KARACHI, July 20: The Sindh High Court issued the advocate-general a notice on Thursday in a petition moved by former Balochistan chief minister Sardar Akhtar Mengal and his four employees against their trial by an anti-terrorism court.... KARACHI: Altaf pledges sincere service KARACHI, July 20: Muttahida Qaumi Movement chief Altaf Hussain has impressed upon all Haq Parast members in the local governments to serve people without any discrimination, listen to their problems with patience and strive to mitigate their grievances.... KARACHI: Reward for police KARACHI, July 20: Sindh Home Minister Rauf Siddiqui on Thursday announced Rs200,000 for the New Karachi TPO and SHO and the police party that arrested an alleged notorious robber, Naveed alias Chota, and his three accomplices on Wednesday.—PPI... HYDERABAD: APC rejects city govt plan for Hyderabad HYDERABAD, July 20: An all-party conference here on Thursday rejected a proposal to convert the Hyderabad district government into a city government.... HYDERABAD: Notification about city govt soon: adviser HYDERABAD, July 20: Adviser to Sindh Chief Minister for Local Bodies Wasim Akhtar on Thursday said that a notification about formation of the Hyderabad city district government would be issued soon as the summary was lying with the chief minister.... KHAIRPUR: Water shortage termed artificial KHAIRPUR, July 20: Jeay Sindh Qaumi Mahaz chairman Basheer Khan Qureshi has said that shortage of water in the Indus River was artificial as Punjab was taking water through illegal canals and it has some political reasons behind it.... SUKKUR: Six-hour power shutdown announced for Sukkur SUKKUR, July 20: The deputy manager of the Hesco operation division, Sukkur, has announced a schedule for discontinued of power supply in the city.... SANGHAR: Cotton crop facing pest attack SANGHAR, July 20: The agriculture extension department said on Wednesday that cotton crop on an estimated 3,525 hectares in the district was under a pest attack.... PESHAWAR: Jansher’s bail plea rejected PESHAWAR, July 20: Bail petitions of former world squash champion Jansher Khan and his brother-in-law were rejected by a local court on Thursday in a case of house trespass and attacking a woman.... PESHAWAR: ‘Outlaw’ killed in encounter PESHAWAR, July 20: An alleged outlaw was killed while a head-constable sustained critical injuries in a shootout here on Wednesday....

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