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June 21, 2002 Friday Rabi-us-Sani 9, 1423 KARACHI: Karachi to have Rs810m under ADP KARACHI, June 20: A total of Rs810 million has been allocated for Karachi under the Annual Development Programme (ADP) for the year 2002-2003 out of total allocation of Rs3.874 billion for... KARACHI: Rs5bn charged expenditure for Karachi estimated KARACHI, June 20: In the new financial year 2002-2003, for Karachi city Rs5.587557100 billion have been estimated as charged expenditure which include RS4.892314000bn on salary and Rs695.243100 million on non-salary expenditures.... KARACHI: Sindh local govt ord amended KARACHI, June 20: Sindh Governor Mohammedmian Soomro promulgated on Thursday the Sindh Local Government (Third Amendment) Ordinance, 2002, coming into force with immediate effect.... KARACHI: Power failures continue unabated KARACHI, June 20: Power breakdowns continued to affect the lives of subscribers of the Karachi Electric Supply Corporation on Thursday.... KARACHI: FBI team has aerial view of blast site KARACHI, June 20: A United Sates Federal Bureau of Investigation team on Thursday hovered over the site of the June 14 blast outside the US consulate, in which 12 persons died.... KARACHI: Over Rs214m NED budget approved KARACHI, June 20: The senate of the NED University of Engineering and Technology, on Thursday, approved a budget of Rs214.025 million, with a deficit of Rs13.659 million for the year 2002-2003.... KARACHI: St Joseph’s School told to stop construction KARACHI, June 20: The Sindh government has ordered that the work being carried out in St Joseph’s Convent High School, protected under the Sindh Cultural Heritage Protection Act, be stopped immediately,... KARACHI: Environment to be a subject in schools KARACHI, June 20: Federal minister for environment, local government and rural development, Barrister Shahida Jamil, on Thursday said the government was considering increase in pollution charges on industrialists, though it would... KARACHI: People warned about rabies KARACHI, June 20: Rabies is one of those peculiar diseases which is completely preventable, but its rate of fatality is cent per cent.... KARACHI: KU issues notices to employees KARACHI, June 20: Registrar, Karachi University, Dr Aqil Burney, has once again issued show-cause notices to leaders of Employees Welfare Associations, for their alleged strike, demonstration and protest against the vice-chancellor.... KARACHI: Advisory body set up KARACHI, June 20: An environmental advisory council will be set up to present practical suggestions for enforcement of environmental laws and their implementation.... KARACHI: Diarrhoea on rise KARACHI, June 20: The cases of diarrhoea and cholera among children have been increasing with the surge in temperature during the last few days and vulnerability of children to the bacteria... KARACHI: Talk on democracy delivered KARACHI: Governance in democratic and non-democratic countries was the subject of the talk delivered by Dr Tahera Shahid Khan at Irteqa Institute of social sciences.... KARACHI: Donors’ seats KARACHI, June 20: Forms for admissions to various departments of the Karachi University against donors’ seats in the evening programme will be available from June 24 to 29.... KARACHI: Man commits suicide; 10 cars, 11 bikes hijacked KARACHI, June 20: The body of a man was fished out of the sea near West Wharf on Thursday.... KARACHI: Rs80m allocated for new education schemes KARACHI, June 20: The Sindh government plans to spend only 5 per cent of the total PSDP allocation of Rs1.6 billion on nine new schemes in the educational sector during the... KARACHI: Allocation for health increased KARACHI, June 20: The Sindh government has allocated Rs297.846 million for the health sector for the fiscal year 2002-2003.... KARACHI: ANP wants increase in senate seats KARACHI, June 20: Awami National Party chief, Asfandyar Wali Khan, has stated that there are no authentic reports of the involvement of US commandos in the ongoing army operation in the... KARACHI: Warrants issued in alimony case KARACHI, June 20: The Sindh High Court has ordered that non-bailable warrants for the arrest of a PIA pilot, Faisal Janjua, be issued for his failure to comply with a consent... KARACHI: Edhi’s mobile dispensary KARACHI, June 20: Edhi Foundation has added to its emergency fleet a mobile dispensary worth Rs2 million. Equipped with the public address system it can provide emergency treatment to two patients... KARACHI: JI slams move for Madaris registration KARACHI, June 20: Jamaat-i-Islami on Thursday expressed its resentment and apprehension over declaration of registration of religious schools mandatory by the government and its intervention in their working.... KARACHI: Order reserved in case against ex-hockey Olympian KARACHI, June 20: An accountability court reserved on Thursday the judgment in a corruption case against a former hockey Olympian, Mansoor Ahmed, and two others.... HYDERABAD: Prosecution witnesses cross-examined in Pearl case HYDERABAD, June 20: The cross-examination of last prosecution witness, Hameedullah Memon, investigating officer (IO) of the case, was completed here on Thursday by defence counsel Rai Basheer Ahmed in the Daniel... HYDERABAD: PPP demands polls under interim govt HYDERABAD, June 20: A former MPA and PPP leader, Mohammad Ameen Lakho, has urged the military rulers to accept the demand of political leaders and form an interim government to hold... HYDERABAD: LUMHS announces BDS results HYDERABD, June 20: The controller of examinations, Liaquat University of Medical and Health Sciences, Jamshoro, on Thursday announced the result of final professional BDS bi-annual examination of 2001.... HYDERABAD: Non-payment of golden handshake dues decried HYDERABAD, June 20: A large number of former employees of the Zeal Pak Cement Factory staged a protest demonstration outside the press club here on Thursday against the nonpayment of the... HYDERABAD: Police firing condemned HYDERABAD, June 20: The Sindh Taraqqi Pasand Party (STPP) has condemned the police excesses against growers and haris of Shah Bandar who had staged a peaceful protest demonstration against the acute... HYDERABAD: JSQM body dissolved HYDERABAD, June 20: The central committee of the Jeay Sindh Qaumi Mahaz (JSQM) has decided to dissolve the Hyderabad district body of the Mahaz.... PESHAWAR: US refused ex-CM’s extradition: NAB PESHAWAR, June 20: National Accountability Bureau chairman Lt-Gen Munir Hafeez has said that the United States has refused to extradite Abdullah Shah, a former chief minister of Sindh, owing to the... PESHAWAR: Councillors form pressure group PESHAWAR, June 20: Some women, minority, peasant and labour councillors of the District Council Peshawar on Thursday formed a “United Councillors Organization” to struggle for their rights.... PESHAWAR: Help to Afghan widows promised PESHAWAR, June 20: The federal minister for women development, social welfare and special education, Dr Attiya Inayatullah, has said that Islamabad will help Kabul to rehabilitate war widows.... PESHAWAR: DPs being harassed, says HRCP PESHAWAR, June 20: The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan has accused the law enforcement agencies of arresting and physically harassing the Afghan refugees, particularly women and children.... PESHAWAR: Budgetary Proposals approved PESHAWAR, June 20: The NWFP cabinet met on Thursday at the Governor’s House here and considered budgetary proposals for non-developmental and development programmes for 2002-03, and approved them with certain modifications.... PESHAWAR: Wards being closed as doctors quit PESHAWAR, June 20: The chief executives of the city’s hospitals have agreed, in principle, to abolish some of the wards where specialists have resigned against the launch of the institutional-based practice...

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