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May 20, 2007 Sunday Jamadi-ul-Awwal 03, 1428 KARACHI: Asfandyar blames Sindh govt for May 12 killings KARACHI, May 19: Awami National Party chief Asfandyar Wali Khan has described the May 12 killings in Karachi as state terrorism and held the Sindh Government responsible for it.... KARACHI: FIR against MQM under court order KARACHI, May 19: The City Courts police, in compliance with an order of the Additional District and Sessions Judge, South, Mohammad Azeem, registered an FIR against the Sindh government and leaders of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement on Saturday.... KARACHI: Muttahida screens footage of violence KARACHI, May 19: Holding opposition parties responsible for the May 12 bloodshed, the Muttahida Qaumi Movement on Saturday screened video footage showing opposition workers using lethal weapons, damaging and setting fire to vehicles.... KARACHI: Tough times for victims of ‘war on terror’ KARACHI: “When my spirits are unexpectedly down, my dreams lift me up. I say this not to be poetic, but because I speak from experience. I want to be home because... KARACHI: PPP rejects ‘propaganda’ KARACHI, May 19: Central Information Secretary of the Pakistan People’s Party and MNA Sherry Rehman on Saturday rejected the ‘propaganda’ against her party and said the Muttahida Qaumi Movement was trying... KARACHI: Lawyers’ boycott continues KARACHI, May 19: Lawyers in the City Courts and Malir Courts on Saturday continued the one-hour boycott of court proceedings and observed a token hunger strike as a part of the... KARACHI: CPNE slams attack on newspaper, TV channel KARACHI, May 19: The Standing Committee of the Council of Pakistan Newspapers Editors (CPNE), at a meeting held here on Friday, condemned the breakdown of law and order in Karachi on... KARACHI: KESC fails to improve generation capacity: Power cuts persist KARACHI, May 19: There was no electricity in most parts of the city during the past 24 hours as the KESC failed to uplift its generation which is getting saturated day by day.... KARACHI: 50pc population at risk of iodine deficiency KARACHI, May 19: Agreeing that universal salt iodisation (USI) is the fittest line of attack for elimination of iodine deficiency disorders (IDD) in human beings, public and private functionaries at a... KARACHI: One third of city population getting untreated water KARACHI, May 19: Almost one third of the city’s population is being supplied untreated water from the Indus River. Experts concur that the consumption of untreated water causes such water-borne diseases... KARACHI: Uniformity in tax recovery stressed KARACHI, May 19: District Coordination Officer Javed Hanif has stressed the need for having a uniform and coordinated system for recovery of various taxes of city government.... KARACHI: Action against illegal structures ordered KARACHI, May 19: Sindh Chief Secretary Shakil Durrani has directed the officials concerned to take stern action against those builders, officials and the elements involved in illegal constructions and leases in the city.... KARACHI: Nazims told to hold weekly public meetings KARACHI, May 19: Sindh Local Government Minister Muhammad Hussain Khan has directed nazims of all local body institutions of the province to hold regular public meetings in their respective areas at... KARACHI: Hearing of Eshwar case put off KARACHI, May 19: District and sessions judge (South) Zaheeruddin Leghari put off the hearing of MPA Eshwar Lal’s chit case to June23. All the accused, including MPA Nisar Ahmed Khuhro, Haji... KARACHI: Polythene bags ban extended for 30 days KARACHI, May 19: The ban on manufacture, sale and use of polythene bags of less than 30 microns has been extended for another 30 days under Section 144 CrPC.... KARACHI: Weather KARACHI, May 19: The Met office has forecast warm and humid weather for the city on Sunday with the temperature expected to range between 34 and 36 degrees Centigrade.... KARACHI: Urdu varsity exam forms KARACHI, May 19: The Federal Urdu University of Arts, Science and Technology has announced date for the submission of annual examination forms-2006 for failure candidates of the private group of BA and BCom (I,II or both), MA (I and II).... KARACHI: BIE affiliation forms KARACHI, May 19: The Secretary, Board of Intermediate Education has informed that the private educational institutions which desire affiliation for the academic session 2007-2008 for the first time may submit applications on prescribed affiliation forms.... PESHAWAR: Businessmen seek more funds for law & order PESHAWAR, May 19: Local businessmen at a pre-budget seminar here on Saturday urged the NWFP government to earmark significant funds in the next budget for maintaining the law and order in the province.... PESHAWAR: Disaster management department planned PESHAWAR, May 19: The German Technical Agency will provide Rs140 million to the NWFP government to establish a Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA), officials said.... PESHAWAR: Bail in Abbas case extended PESHAWAR, May 19: An additional district and sessions judge on Saturday extended the pre-arrest interim bail of three Awami National Party (ANP) leaders in the murder case of People’s Party Parliamentarians’... PESHAWAR: Storm disrupts Pesco system PESHAWAR, May 19: Power supply remained disrupted to many areas on Saturday after a heavy dust-storm damaged installations of the Peshawar Electric Supply Company (Pesco) at several places in the city on Friday.... KARAK: ‘Criminals’ held in raid KARAK, May 19: Police have arrested a gang of criminals, including a retired police official, and seized weapons in a raid on Indus highway. Addressing a press conference here on... PESHAWAR: Hearing in NAB reference adjourned PESHAWAR, May 19: An accountability court on Saturday adjourned the hearing of a corruption reference filed against Peshawar District Nazim Haji Ghulam Ali till June 2....

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