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President’s re-election campaign criticised  -  20 Aug 2007
The News - International,By Dr Mumtaz Uqaili THATTA: PML Thatta District President and MNA Ayaz Shah Shirazi said on Sunday the party would win all the assembly seats in the

JPMC’s OPD to open today no matter what  -  Aug 17, 2007
Daily Times,Mohammad Ramzan Chandio from Jati, Thatta had brought his elderly father for treatment only to find the OPD closed. “I brought him to see an expert as he is

Hyderabad, Thatta receive more rains  -  Aug 9, 2007
The News - International,Dr Mumtaz Uqaili adds from Thatta: Winds accompanied by rains have continually lashed the city since Wednesday afternoon. All city roads and streets were

ACT Appeal: Flood affected in Sindh & Balochistan Provinces, Pakistan  -  Aug 17, 2007
Reuters AlertNet,On 23 June, a severe storm caused over 200 deaths in Karachi city, Sindh Province, also affecting the districts of Thatta and Dadu.

Elections: Shirazis plan to contest on all Thatta seats  -  Jul 25, 2007
The News - International,By Dr Mumtaz Uqaili THATTA: Election politics is gaining momentum in the district, as expected candidates for the two national and five provincial assembly

5 die as rain, storm lash Sindh  -  Aug 8, 2007
Pakistan Dawn,THATTA: Low-lying areas in Thatta, Sujawal, Chuhar Jamali, Jati and other towns were inundated after a spell of heavy rain. A gust of wind blew away roofs

Bomb hoax creates panic at NMCH  -  Aug 13, 2007
The News - International,By our correspondent THATTA: Deputy Inspector General (DIG) Police Hyderabad Shaukat Ali inaugurated a reporting room at the Thatta police station on Monday

Interior Sindh celebrating Independence Day amid tight security  -  Aug 13, 2007
The News - International,THATTA: All historical and government as well as private buildings in Thatta district have been decorated with colourful buntings and national flags.

Defunct sugar mills’ workers still jobless  -  Aug 16, 2007
The News - International,By our correspondent HYDERABAD: Employees of the defunct sugar mills of Dadu and Thatta are faced with immense financial problems, as they have not been

Defunct sugar mills’ workers still jobless  -  Aug 16, 2007
The News - International,HYDERABAD: Employees of the defunct sugar mills of Dadu and Thatta are faced with immense financial problems, as they have not been provided alternate

Death toll hits 15 as rains  -  Aug 10, 2007
The News - International,By Mumtaz Uqaili THATTA: Three days of rains ñ at times heavy ñ wreaked havoc in the coastal areas of Sindh with reports of loss of lives and heavy damage

Sindh Govt issues report on losses  -  Aug 10, 2007
The News - International,According to the report, eight persons lost their lives in Dadu, five each in Thatta and Jamshoro, four each in Kambar-Shahdadkot, Hyderabad and Nawabshah,

Deal to damage PPP: Qazi  -  Aug 4, 2007
The News - International,By our correspondent THATTA: Thatta police on Friday night impounded a truck loaded with stolen railway sleepers and, in this regard, arrested five alleged

Constable’s brother axed to death  -  Aug 3, 2007
The News - International,By our correspondent THATTA: Some unknown culprits axed a 50-year-old man to death in his house in Shah Gohar Gunj Mohalla late on Thursday night.

Colourful festivals mark Independence Day in interior Sindh  -  Aug 14, 2007
The News - International,Mumtaz Uquili adds from Thatta:: The Independence Day was celebrated with full spirit of patriotism here in Thatta district and its major cities on Tuesday.

Azeem rules out deal with PPP  -  Jul 31, 2007
The News - International,By our correspondent THATTA: About 10000 candidates on Tuesday appeared in a written test for posts of schoolteachers at the Qadir Dino Shah Cricket Stadium

Musharraf to seek re-election as President in uniform  -  Aug 6, 2007
Malaysia Sun,...as the present Chief Justice had also signed the apex court's previous judgement in his favour," said Thatta Nazim Shafqat Shirazi.

Camp Day 1: Who's Hot and Who's Not  -  Jul 28, 2007
DawgsBite.comOne fan yelled, ''Thatta boy Mississippi! Thatta boy!'' A bit later, he grabbed a pass from Mark Brunell on a slant. Quarterback Jason Campbell did not have

‘Oil, gas companies violating social responsibility agreements’  -  Aug 5, 2007
The News - International,...also issued licences to multinational companies for off-shore oil and gas exploration in the coastal waters of Indus Delta (Thatta and Badin),�? it said.

Pakistan/India/Haiti: Hotline 23 Jul 2007  -  Jul 23, 2007
ReliefWeb (press release),Church World Service is providing assistance to more than 20000 households in Gadap town and Karachi, Sindh Province; Thatta District, Sindh Province;

Sindh lawyers, parties celebrate CJ’s reinstatement  -  Jul 21, 2007
The News - International,THATTA: The lawyers’ community here on Saturday celebrated the reinstatement of Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry. The jubilant lawyers observed the

Sindh yet to make estimate of livestock losses  -  Jul 23, 2007
The News - International,62 buffaloes, 36 cows, 87 sheep, 68 goats, 16 horses, 36 camels and six donkeys were hit by floods in Thatta district. 10 cows and 31 goats were lost in

Two die in Pindi gas cylinder blast  -  Aug 15, 2007
The News - International,...—Online By our correspondent THATTA: One person was killed and eight others were injured in a clash between two groups of Zangiani tribe near Jungshahi late

Musharraf to go ahead with plans to get re-elected as Prez  -  Aug 7, 2007
Economic Times,...justice had also signed the apex court's previous judgement in his favour," district Nazim Thatta, Shafqat Shirazi was quoted by Daily Times as saying.

CWS responding to weather emergencies in India, China, and Pakistan  -  Aug 14, 2007
Worldwide Faith News (press release),CWS is easing the hardship in the target areas of Gadap Town, Thatta District, and Turbat District by providing building supplies; health and hygiene

USC instructed to ensure supply of food items in flood-hit areas  -  Aug 13, 2007
Associated Press of Pakistan,In district Thatta of Sindh,a 132 KV circuit tripped on August 8 which caused interruption of electricity supply to coastal towns of Pir Patho, Mirpur Sakro

Last night’s TV  -  Jul 31, 2007
Times Online,At the awesome Shah Jahan Mosque in Thatta, she found women and families praying and playing together in vast squares that suggested “there was once

The Beeb’s Indian summer  -  Jul 28, 2007
Times Online,...visiting the one refuge for 1500 battered women in Karachi and finding solace in the female-friendly calm of Shah Jehan’s mosque in Thatta.

Shot cop wonders why he didn’t skip town on May 12 like the others  -  Jul 25, 2007
Daily Times,Palijo, who hails from Jhungshahi, Thatta and has three daughters, hoped that the department would help. “There is a welfare fund in the police department

Two die, six hurt as rains paralyse life in Sindh interior  -  Aug 11, 2007
The News - International,By our correspondent THATTA: Routine life remained paralysed here on Saturday following a long spell of rains with windstorm on Friday night.

Disqualification reference against PPP-P MPA  -  Jul 23, 2007
Daily Times,According to Lal, the graduation degree was actually of one Mukesh Bansary, a resident of Sujawal, district Thatta. He (Kumar) hails from Kashmore,

Karachi paralyze as thunderstorm claims 21 lives  -  Aug 10, 2007
PakTribune.com,Thunderstorms also hammered Hyderabad, Thatta and a number of other towns in Sindh. “Reports have received that about 21 people including six women were

‘Heavy rains result of global warming’  -  Aug 10, 2007
The News - International,...suggesting that the drainage system be improved in cities such as Karachi, Hyderabad, Thatta and Badin to negotiate with the stormy regime of monsoon rains.

Husband shaves off his wife's head  -  Aug 10, 2007
PakTribune.com,In another incident, three accused named Fakir Hussain, Rang Elahi and Bahi Khan held a young woman Sofia Bibi (17) resident of Thatta Bhattian at gun point

Pakistan to launch two more FM radio stations  -  Aug 9, 2007
Media For Freedom,...on the remaining ones in Umerkot, Sukkur, Nawabshah, Jacobabad, Dadu, Badin, Mirpurkhas, Sanghar and Thatta would be completed within stipulated time.

Red-tapism affects CCBs uplift plan  -  Aug 8, 2007
The News - International,89 in Sanghar, 20 in Qambar Shahzad, 12 in Shikarpur, 11 in Tando M Khan, 53 in Tando Allah Yar, 10 in Thatta, 33 in Sukkur and 21 in Umer Kot.

New leader touting changes  -  Aug 8, 2007
Tonganoxie Mirror,..."We owe our counselor Kathy Walker a big ‘thatta girl' for getting that taken care of,'" Carlisle said. The last day to enroll for the upcoming school year

* President says uniform decision after polls  -  Aug 7, 2007
Pakistan Link,...as president as the present chief justice had also signed the apex court’s previous judgment in his favour,�? said Thatta Nazim Shafqat Shirazi.

Rs 2m reward for information about suicide bomber  -  Aug 6, 2007
The News - International,By our correspondent THATTA: DCO Mohammad Usman Panhwar on Monday stressed the need for proper population planning and called upon the elected

Day-long rain disrupts life in Lahore  -  Aug 6, 2007
The News - International,161in district Qamber-Shahdadkot has been restored. Similarly, transmission of power to around 57 villages in Badin and 67 in Thatta has also been restored.

Pakistan: Floods/Cyclone OCHA Situation Report No. 20  -  Aug 3, 2007
ReliefWeb (press release),An assessment from Church World Service indicates that 100000 people affected in Thatta district of Sindh are facing a shortage of food and medicines.

Financial losses not the only aspect of land grabbing  -  Aug 3, 2007
The News - International,Locals claim they taught farmers of Thatta and several other districts how to grow fruits and many crops. Similarly, Gadap, situated some 44 kilometres

Corps commander visits N Waziristan  -  Aug 2, 2007
The News - International,By our correspondent THATTA: A boy was killed and five other persons were injured when their car overturned on the National Highway near Gharo late on

Pakistan: Floods/Cyclone OCHA Situation Report No. 19  -  Jul 31, 2007
ReliefWeb (press release),In addition, UNFPA is providing support to 42 health facilities through regular programme funding in Thatta, Jacobabad, Noshki and Qila Saifullah districts

SSC-II General Group results announced  -  Jul 30, 2007
The News - International,Jam Shah of the Government Higher Secondary School Jamshoro grabbed first position among boys with Mohammed Hanif of Govt Higher Secondary School Thatta got

Travelling from Karachi to interior Sindh, an ordeal  -  Jul 30, 2007
The News - International,Moreover, the situation is worse on weekends as scores of people travel to Ghagar Phatak, Dhabejee, Gharo, Makli, Thatta, Badin, Sujawal, Hyderabad and

Why can't we all just get along?  -  Jul 30, 2007
Welland Tribune,Thatta boy. OK, Elton, that's enough. Elton, keep your hands above his waist. Elton, don't you dare! Wow, Keith, so it's true what they say about prolonged

Coal-fired power plants  -  Jul 28, 2007
The News - International,A benchmark tariff could also encourage another Chinese firm in its endeavour to generate power by excavating coal from Sonda Jerruk, situated near Thatta

Rain and flood damage  -  Jul 28, 2007
The News - International,The damages were reported in districts of Badin, Thatta, Dadu and Qambar Shahdad kot. In NWFP the crop damages was reported at Rs32 million, 50 per cent of

Blogging the TCA, Part 5: "Men in Trees"  -  Jul 27, 2007
AfterEllen.comThatta girl. In an attempt to get Anne to talk about her (alleged) affair with co-star James Tupper, a reporter asks the cast "what they've learned about

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