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November 19, 2001 Monday Ramazan 3, 1422 KARACHI: Federal and Sindh govts differ over expressway KARACHI, Nov 18: The Sindh government has submitted a report to Islamabad on priority projects for Karachi city. Besides others, the projects are the Northern Bypass, Karachi Mass Transit Programme and... KARACHI: PTCL loses Rs200m to defaulters every year KARACHI, Nov 18: Every year the Pakistan Telecommunication Company (PTCL) fails to recover at least Rs200 million from defaulters, Dawn learnt here on Thursday.... KARACHI: Reckless driving claims three lives KARACHI, Nov 18: Reckless driving claimed three lives in the city on Sunday.... KARACHI: 7 vehicles taken away in city KARACHI, Nov 18: Seven vehicles — five cars and two motorcycles — were stolen in the city on Sunday, the police said.... KARACHI: Govt’s reform programmes appreciated KARACHI, Nov 18: The World Bank vice-president has expressed the hope that Sindh government would be able to work for the welfare of the common man in the province with a... KARACHI: Price control committees formed KARACHI, Nov 18: The Nazim Karachi, Naimatullah Khan, has said that price control committees have been formed at Town level to facilitate the general public with the aim of discouraging profiteering... KARACHI: Rs500 million released for water supply scheme KARACHI, Nov 18: The federal government has released Rs500 million for the Greater Karachi Water Supply Scheme (Phase-V), Stage-II (called K-3), whereby the city would get additional 100 million gallons of... KARACHI: Fares stay high despite three cuts in POL prices KARACHI, Nov 18: Despite marked reduction in the prices of petroleum products which during the last one and half months have been reduced thrice, there has been no reduction in the... KARACHI: Tree plantation drive at PSM inaugurated KARACHI, Nov 18: Sindh Governor Mohammedmian Soomro on Sunday inaugurated a tree plantation campaign of Pakistan Steel Mills at Steel Town.... KARACHI: Street submerged by filthy water KARACHI, Nov 18: Filthy water gushing out from a choked sewerage line has spread over a street in Orangi Town’s Sector 1-C, posing a serious health hazard to residents and passersby.... KARACHI: Pushcarts, sewing machines distributed KARACHI, Nov 18: The city Nazim, Naimatullah Khan, on Sunday, distributed 100 pushcarts and 50 sewing machines among the unemployed and needy people.... KARACHI: Restoration of perks demanded KARACHI, Nov 18: A number of KBCA officials, whose probationary period expired a long time ago, have urged the KDA DG to get their probationary period officially terminated, enabling them to... KARACHI: Saddar Town levies tax on marriage halls, hotels KARACHI, Nov 18: The Saddar town council has approved levying tax on holding functions in marriage halls and hotels within its jurisdiction.... KARACHI: Fair weather KARACHI, Nov 18: The Met office has forecast fair weather for Karachi with minimum temperature ranging between 17 and 19 degrees Centigrade, on Monday.... KARACHI: Water tankers playing havoc KARACHI, Nov 18: The rising number of accidents in the city caused by drivers of water tankers and other vehicles has assumed a critical proportion.... KARACHI: PPP wants clear stand on land dispute KARACHI, Nov 18: The Pakistan People’s Party said on Sunday that talks about handing over Sindh’s land to Punjab could create more dangers for the federation in the present difficult situation.... KARACHI: Population of vultures declining in Sindh KARACHI, Nov 18: One of the most efficient scavengers of the wilderness in winged community, the vultures, are on the sharp decline in Pakistan, more so from the arid zones of... KARACHI: Bombing condemned KARACHI, Nov 18: A protest demonstration against the US-led military strikes on Afghanistan called upon the Muslims to unite on one platform to foil the anti-Islam conspiracies.... KARACHI: Women’s access to decision-making urged KARACHI, Nov 18: The participants of a seminar underlined the need for developing a targeted programme to remove gender disparities in the society.... KARACHI: City govt’s price control powers not defined KARACHI, Nov 18: Brig (retd) Qamarussalam Khan, a former Director General of the Bureau of Supply and Prices, Sindh, has said that price control powers of the city and district governments... KARACHI: Pakistan firm on curbing drug trade KARACHI, Nov 18: Pakistan is firm on its resolve to stop illicit drug trade and no heroin laboratories will ever be allowed in the country, said a statment issued by the... KARACHI: Women’s rights emphasized KARACHI, Nov 18: Women’s rights are an integral part of human rights, but, unfortunately women have been denied of their rights in different walks of life,” said Viqarun Nisa Hashmi, a... KARACHI: Transporters’ threat KARACHI, Nov 18: Inter-city bus operators announced on Sunday that they would observe strike on Nov 25 on the Sindh-Balochistan inter-city long route to protest against what they said a highly... PESHAWAR: Burns victims: rights’ bodies demand fulfilled PESHAWAR, Nov 18: By giving legal status to a statement recorded by a medical officer of a burn victim, the federal government has fulfilled a longstanding demand of different women rights... PESHAWAR: Afghans unwilling to go back home PESHAWAR, Nov 18: Leaving Afghanistan was easy during the 20 years that bombs fell and the sound of machineguns rattled through the streets of major cities. Going back is a difficult... PESHAWAR: NGOs will get full support: governor PESHAWAR, Nov 18: The NWFP Governor, Syed Iftikhar Hussain Shah, has said that the government would extend allout support and assistance to the NGOs if they proved their worth.... BUNER: Contractors threaten to suspend work BUNER, Nov 18: The local contractors have threatened to seize the tehsil municipal office, suspend work on ongoing-schemes and protest demonstrations on roads to block them if their outstanding bills were... PESHAWAR: One killed, 7 injured in US bombing PESHAWAR, Nov 18: One person was killed and seven others  were wounded on the other side of the Pakistan-Afghan border when a village was  hit twice by the US fighter planes... PESHAWAR: Iqbal’s poetry a beacon for Muslims, say speakers PESHAWAR, Nov 18: Allama Iqbal was a statesman and scholar, and his poetry proved a beacon for the Muslims of the subcontinent.... MARDAN: Drugs worth Rs55,000 looted MARDAN, Nov 18: Pir Azam Askari, an owner of a pharmaceutical firm, has complained that police have refused to register case against the robbers who looted his two gowdowns near Piran... KOHAT: Nazim held for instigating protest KOHAT, Nov 18: The police have booked the Kohat district council opposition leader under 13 MPO and sent him to jail for instigating blockade of the Kohat-Hangu road to protest against... RAWALPINDI: Kitchen item prices soar by 45pc in Sunday bazaar RAWALPINDI, Nov 18: The prices of different items at the Sunday bazaars have increased by 45 per cent, adding to the agony of consumers, a survey revealed.... RAWALPINDI: RCB not yet paid over Rs292m share: Khanpur water project maintenance cost RAWALPINDI, Nov 18: The Rawalpindi Cantonment Board (RCB) has not yet been able to pay its Rs292.841 million share of the Khanpur Dam water project’s maintenance and electricity charges, Dawn has... ISLAMABAD: Assault on Dawn reporter condemned ISLAMABAD, Nov 18: Major political parties and unions of journalists and newspaper employees have condemned the incident in which an army officer attacked the senior Dawn journalist, Faraz Hashmi, on Saturday.... ISLAMABAD: Steering body set up to implement ESR plans ISLAMABAD, Nov 18: The federal education ministry has constituted a steering committee for the implementation of an action plan under Education Sector Reforms (ESR) in the Federal areas and provinces, an... ISLAMABAD: ‘People donate Rs70bn in charities annually’ ISLAMABAD, Nov 18: People in Pakistan donate Rs70 billion to charities annually, 70 per cent of which ends up in funding various religious activities.... ISLAMABAD: 12 beggars sent to Adiala Jail ISLAMABAD, Nov 18: Two local courts sent 12 beggars to Adiala Jail on Saturday, court officials said.... ISLAMABAD: Egyptian FM arrives today ISLAMABAD, Nov 18: Egyptian Foreign Minister Ahmed Maher is due to arrive here on Monday as a special envoy of Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak.... LAHORE: Sunday, cheap bazaars expose govt claims LAHORE, Nov 18: The city government could not keep its promise of providing quality essential commodities at affordable prices to people on the first Sunday of Ramazan.... LAHORE: ANP not supporting govt: Asfandyar LAHORE, Nov 18: Awami National Party president Asfandyar Wali says his party’s policy on Afghanistan is the same which was some 15 years ago and adherence to it does not mean... LAHORE: US forces ‘trapped’ in Afghanistan LAHORE, Nov 18: Pakistan could be saved only through jihad and not by towing the line of the US, speakers at a meeting said on Sunday.... LAHORE: Hoti still with Sharif LAHORE, Nov 18: ANP leader Azam Hoti has denied suggestions that he was released from jail as a result of some deal between his party and the government.... LAHORE: Water-fed mutton on sale LAHORE, Nov 18: It sounds a little weird at the first moment but it is a fact that most of city butchers sell water-fed mutton.... LAHORE: Wahdat Colony residents rush for check-ups LAHORE, Nov 18: Several Wahdat Colony families visited hospitals and private clinics on Sunday for check-ups after the recovery of a body from a water-tank.... HYDERABAD: Nazim promises to uplift Rani Bagh HYDERABAD, Nov 18: Hyderabad district Nazim Dr Makhdoom Rafiquzzaman has said despite financial constraints, the government was doing its best to provide basic facilities to people and resolve the problems of... HYDERABAD: New progressive party in the offing: Minto HYDERABAD, Nov 18: Prominent leftist leader Mr Abid Hassan Minto has said the modalities for creating a new progressive party by merging Tehrik-i-Istaqlal, National Awami Party and National Workers Party were... HYDERABAD: Camel-kids smuggler held HYDERABAD, Nov 18: SHO A-section police station of Latifabad, Arshad Laghari has arrested the leader of a gang engaged in the kidnapping of children and smuggling them to Dubai for working... HYDERABAD: NGO launches project in Nagarparkar HYDERABAD, Nov 18: A leading NGO of Tharparkar district, Baanhn Beli has lunched a development project in taluka Nagarparkar with the name of Nagar Nagri project.... NAWABSHAH: Altaf opposes shifting of Sindh Dehs NAWABSHAH, Nov 18: If one wanted to survive in the world with honour and prestige, one would have to face difficulties and hardships.... HYDERABAD: Release of funds for Thal canal resented HYDERABAD, Nov 18: Sindh Taraqqi Passand Party has taken strong exception to the release of funds for the construction of controversial greater Thal canal project....

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