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May 29, 2002 Wednesday Rabi-ul-Awwal 16,1423 KARACHI: Two taxes transferred to city, dist govts KARACHI, May 28: Sindh Governor Muhammedmian Soomro on Tuesday underlined the need for replacing the outdated system of revenue collection with modern system and directed that all departments responsible for revenue... KARACHI: Action committee on water crisis KARACHI, May 28: As elsewhere in the city, water crisis persists in Lyari Town and protest by elected representatives entered its second week.... KARACHI: Water supply to city areas resumes KARACHI, May 28: The repair work of KWSB’s 84-inch dia pipeline, Siphon-19, was completed on Monday night and water supply to affected parts of the city resumed from Tuesday morning.... KARACHI: KWSB seeks approval for desalination plant KARACHI, May 28: Karachi Water and Sewerage Board, through the Planning and Development Department of Sindh, has approached the Federal Planning Division for approval of PC-II to undertake feasibility study at... KARACHI: 3 persons killed; youth commits suicide: 19 vehicles hijacked KARACHI, May 28: A government officer shot dead his wife Farida in Gulistan-i-Jauhar on Tuesday evening.... KARACHI: Edhi seeks 115 facility on mobile phones KARACHI, May 28: The Edhi Foundation has urged the PTCL to provide 115 emergency number facility on mobile phones.... KARACHI: Split control hinders development scheme KARACHI, May 28: The splitting of responsibilities for carrying out development work in Gulzar-i-Hijri, KDA Scheme - 33, has multiplied the agonies of over 75 thousands of allottees who, despite payment... KARACHI: Special children entertained KARACHI, May 28: Over 100 handicapped children spent over three fun-filled hours enjoying music at a function organized at a seaside hotel on Tuesday.... KARACHI: Scientific methods of crime detection urged KARACHI, May 28: The first national conference on forensic sciences, environmental and applied toxicology, Hepatitis and HIV got under way at a local hotel on Tuesday.... KARACHI: NGO asks govt to ratify treaty on pollutants KARACHI, May 28: A local NGO has urged the government to ratify the international convention on “persistent organic pollutants (POPs)”, which calls for restricted use and safe handling of pesticides and... KARACHI: SIUT lecture on 31st KARACHI, May 28: The Sindh Institute of Urology and Transplantation (SIUT), the Dow Medical College and the Civil Hospital Karachi are organizing the Khawaja Muin memorial lecture on May 31 at... KARACHI: Tanker mafia takes over bridge KARACHI, May 28: An important bridge of the city, Love Line Bridge at UC Old Golimar could collapse or be seriously affected due to the heavy load of water tankers parked... KARACHI: SBTE exam forms KARACHI, May 28: The Sindh Board of Technical Education will receive admission forms and fee for repeaters of TSC (old scheme) part-I annual examinations till June 10.... KARACHI: Renewal of leases KARACHI, May 28: The renewal of leases granted for building purposes in the old city areas was discussed at a meeting here on Tuesday. The issue regarding the altered assessment of... KARACHI: Seminar KARACHI, May 28: The Pakistan Chest Society has organized a seminar on the occasion of World No-Tobacco Day. The seminar will be held on Wednesday in the committee room of the... KARACHI: Pakistan, India urged to show restraint KARACHI, May 28: The governments of both Pakistan and India have been urged to desist from aggravating military tensions by jingoistic rhetoric and posturing, already initiated by the forces of religious... KARACHI: Workers’ union not allowed: LNH chief KARACHI, May 28: The Liaquat National Hospital is a non- profit private hospital where in terms of rules of business, union activities are not allowed.... KARACHI: Govt’s appeal against Modarba Ord rejected KARACHI, May 28: A division bench of the Sindh High Court has dismissed in limine a government appeal against the Single Judge judgment of April 16, 1999, in Suit No 1448/1999... KARACHI: Ex-BEL chief files suit for damages against SBP KARACHI, May 28: Former president of the Bankers Equity Limited (BEL) Inamul Haq, who has been honourably acquitted by an accountability court, has filed a suit with the Sindh High Court... KARACHI: Efficient management to improve health care KARACHI, May 28: Need for an efficient health-care policy in the country is all the more necessary under the conditions, with one doctor catering to the medical needs of 1,578 people,... KARACHI: People ready to fight a decisive war: Naimat KARACHI, May 28: The youths of Karachi are impatiently waiting for a call of Jehad to fight a decisive battle against India and no nation can beat Pakistanis as they who... KARACHI: Seminar on Thal canal KARACHI, May 28: A seminar on “Greater Thal Canal”, to be held jointly by the Muttahida Qaumi Movement and Jiay Sindh Qaumi Mahaz on May 29, has been postponed.... KARACHI: Civil defence training KARACHI, May 28: A civil defence training has been arranged by the Information Department in collaboration with the Directorate of Civil Defence, Karachi.... KARACHI: Modernization of inquiry ‘17’ in progress: DG KARACHI, May 28: Work on modernization of “17” inquiry is progressing along with training of the staff concerned.... KARACHI: Donation KARACHI, May 28: The teaching and non-teaching staff of Habib Public School have donated their one-day salary for the under-construction Burns Centre at the Civil Hospital Karachi.... MIRPURKHAS: Bonded labour: Sindh govt to form monitoring bodies MIRPURKHAS, May 28: Following increasing incidents of excesses towards bonded labourers, the Sindh Government has decided to constitute monitoring committees at the district level.... HYDERABAD: Kids more vulnerable to heatstroke: expert HYDERABAD, May 28: The head of the department of paediatrics, Isra University Hospital, Dr Hatif Ali Shamsi, has said that due to the intense heat in Hyderabad and surrounding areas children... NAUSHAHRO FEROZE: Naushahro Feroze, Dadu receive rainfall NAUSHAHRO FEROZE, May 28: Several towns and villages in Naushahro Feroze District including Bihria, Tharushah, Naushahro Feroze, Moro, Mithiani, Padidan, Darya Khan Maree, and Kandiaro received rainfall on Tuesday.... HYDERABAD: ATC stays release of video showing Pearl’s killing HYDERABAD, May 28: The judge of Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC), Syed Ali Ashraf Shah, here on Tuesday ordered the release of a video cassette showing the slaughter of Daniel Pearl on an... HYDERABAD: Budgetary allocation for canal deplored HYDERABAD, May 28: The Sindh Water Committee (SWC) has condemned the allocation of Rs2.5 billion for construction of the disputed greater Thal canal in the next year’s annual development programme.... HYDERABAD: India, Pakistan urged to avoid war HYDERABAD, May 28: The United Nations Special Rapporteur on Human Rights and former chairperson Human Rights Commission of Pakistan, Asma Jehangir has urged both India and Pakistan to avoid war because... THATTA: Water level at Keenjhar falls THATTA, May 28: The continuous decline of water level at the Keenjhar Lake is rendering some 50 million gallon short supply of water to Karachi every day.... HYDERABAD: Army asked to concentrate on defence HYDERABAD, May 28: The members of the Hyderabad District Council here on Tuesday backed President Gen Pervez Musharraf and armed forces in the standoff with India and paid tributes to them... KHAIRPUR: 2,300 teachers’ posts lying vacant KHAIRPUR, May 28: Sindh education secretary Nazar Hussain Mahar has said around 2,300 posts of teachers were lying vacant in the province.... LARKANA: Dist govt seeks monetary aid LARKANA, May 28: Larkana District Nazim Khursheed Junejo, presenting his district’s deficit revised budget of Rs60.934 million here on Tuesday, hinted at introducing new taxes.... PESHAWAR: Utility of LB system above board, says governor PESHAWAR, May 28: The NWFP Governor, Syed Iftikhar Hussain Shah, has said that there may be complaints of deprivation at certain tiers of the local bodies, but the utility and viability... PESHAWAR: Exploitation of farmers continues unabatedly PESHAWAR, May 28: Social and economic oppression continues unabated in the Charsadda district, as the local landlords have made it a habit to exploit the peasantry, who get very meagre wages... PESHAWAR: Man held on heroin smuggling charge PESHAWAR, May 28: The CID police arrested a man on the charge of heroin smuggling.Sources said that AIG of CID Abdul Majeed Khan received an information that a gang of heroin smugglers would try to smuggle out heroin from the country through Peshawar Airport....

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