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June 29, 2002 Saturday Rabi-us-Sani 17, 1423 KARACHI: KWSB approves Rs4.4bn budget KARACHI, June 28: The Karachi Water and Sewerage Board on Friday approved its next financial year’s budget with a total outlay of Rs4.49856 billion.... KARACHI: Council members resent inadequate allocation KARACHI, June 28: The city council resumed its discussion on the second day of its budget session on Friday.... KARACHI: Former PPP MNA, wife jailed for seven years KARACHI, June 28: An accountability court sentenced on Friday a former PPP MNA and Secretary-General of the United Bank Employees Federation, Abdul Aziz Memon, and his wife Farida to seven years’... KARACHI: Police for judicial probe into Omar’s death KARACHI, June 28: Following an impression that the police are trying to cover up the mysterious death of the former federal minister, Omar Asghar Khan, the Sindh police has recommended a... KARACHI: Boy run over by car, body disappears KARACHI, June 28: A boy died in a road accident on Baloch Colony Expressway on Friday.... KARACHI: Six car, 11 bikes hijacked KARACHI, June 28: Seventeen vehicles — six cars and 11 motorcycles — were either hijacked or stolen in the city on Friday, the police said.... KARACHI: SHC takes notice of jailer’s inaction KARACHI, June 28: The authorities of the Central Prison Karachi are allowing remission to those who are greasing their palms, but those who are unable to do so are being denied... KARACHI: SEPA to hold public hearing on impact: Drilling for oil in KNP KARACHI, June 28: The Sindh Environmental Protection Agency would hold a public hearing to determine the environmental impact assessment for drilling of exploratory well in the Sindh Protected Areas of the... KARACHI: Winners of poster contest get prizes KARACHI, June 28: The prize distribution ceremony of Anti-Narcotics Force paintings/ posters contest took place at Sadequain Art Gallery on Friday.... KARACHI: Non-delivery of power bills in Shanti Nagar KARACHI, June 28: A large number of residents of Shanti Nagar, Union Council-7, Gulshan Town, have complained about the non- delivery of bills by the Karachi Electric Supply Corporation for the... KARACHI: Pace of work at Burns Centre reviewed KARACHI, June 28: The provincial minister for health and population welfare, Ahsan Ahmad, paid a detailed visit to the country’s biggest and most-modern under-construction Burns Centre in the Jubilee Block of... KARACHI: Increase in charged parking fee criticized KARACHI, June 28: People have resented almost 100 per cent increase in the rate of charged parking in the city — from Rs5 to Rs10 and that too without any intimation.... KARACHI: Rs146m for abandoned schemes KARACHI, June 28: The Sindh government has made a block allocation of Rs146.556 million for the schemes launched and later abandoned by the successive governments in the province, said minister for... KARACHI: Date for BA registration extended KARACHI, June 28: The examinations department of the Karachi University has extended the date for submission of registration forms by external candidates for improvement of division in BA, BCom, BOL and... KARACHI: Aptitude test at SSUET KARACHI, June 28: Sir Syed University of Engineering and Technology has decided to hold aptitude test for admission in BS degree courses for the academic session 2003 in the first week... KARACHI: Hormonal disorders on the rise KARACHI, June. 28: Hormonal disorders, are on the rise in the country due to various reasons including lack of awareness in the public.... KARACHI: Parties slam proposed changes to constitution KARACHI, June 28: Almost all leading political parties on Friday unanimously rejected the proposed package of amendments to the Constitution.... KARACHI: KESC announces safety measures for monsoon KARACHI, June 28: The people, in general, and KESC consumers, in particular, have been advised to strictly adhere to the advice repeatedly issued by the power company to protect themselves and... KARACHI: SSC demands equitable share of funds for Sindh KARACHI, June 28: Sindh is not being treated fairly and its income, land, business, jobs and even water and other resources are being used more for the benefit of other provinces.... KARACHI: Steel Mills clarifies news item KARACHI, June 28: The Pakistan Steel Mills, has clarified a news item “PS supplied aluminium without documentation” published in the June 28 issue of Dawn.... KARACHI: Breakdowns continue KARACHI, June 28: Power failures continued unabated on Friday as the Karachi Electric Supply Corporation trembled at the thought of impending rains.... KARACHI: JI demo against raids on Madaris KARACHI, June 28: The Jamaat-i-Islami on Friday organized several small demonstrations in the city to protest against reported raids by law-enforcement agencies on different religious schools in the country and the... KARACHI: Postponement of referendum criticized KARACHI, June 28: The United Workers Union of Karachi Water and Sewerage Board has criticised the postponement of the referendum in the KWSB and termed it a conspiracy.... KARACHI: High Court acquits two in NAB reference KARACHI, June 28: A division bench of the Sindh High Court, consisting of Justice S. A. Sarwana and Justice Mujibullah Siddiqui, quashed on Friday two criminal prosecutions filed by NAB against... KARACHI: PIA pilot complies with SHC order, pays alimony KARACHI, June 28: In compliance with a non-bailable warrant of arrest, a PIA pilot appeared before Justice Mujeebullah Siddiqui of the Sindh High Court on Friday and deposited the amount which... LARKANA: Larkana dist be declared calamity-hit, says council LARKANA, June 28: The district council, Larkana, adopted a resolution on Friday demanding that the entire district be declared calamity-hit area owing to the acute water shortage and low agricultural produce... MIRPURKHAS: Mirpurkhas gets Rs2.29b outlay MIRPURKHAS, June 28: Mirpurkhas District Nazim Pir Shafqat Hussain Shah Jilani here on Thursday presented Rs2.29 billion budget for 2002-2003 in the district council session.... THATTA: Plea to help save boy’s life THATTA, June 28: Abdul Qadir Ranto, a known political activist and journalist, has appealed philanthropists, donors and the government to help save life of his 18-year-old son, Manzoor Ali, who is... SHIKARPUR: Rs4.5m go waste as tide damages canal regulator SHIKARPUR, June 28: The recently replaced and repaired steel gates at group regulator of Begari Canal have failed to stand the flow of water and the authorities had to stop water... BADIN: Windstorm, rain break heat spell BADIN, June 28: A windstorm followed by a brief but heavy downpour on Thursday night broke heat spell in Badin and other towns of the district where frequent power breakdowns have... HYDERABAD: Political leaders oppose amendment package HYDERABAD, June 28: Leaders of different political parties and lawyers have rejected the proposed constitutional amendments, a package floated by the government to seek public opinion.... HYDERABAD: Hearing in Pearl case adjourned HYDERABAD, June 28: Hearing in the Daniel Pearl kidnapping and murder case was adjourned to Saturday as Ahmed Saeed Sheikh, father of the principal accused, Ahmed Omar Saeed Sheikh, did not... HYDERABAD: BCom part-I results announced HYDERABAD, June 28: The controller of examinations (annual), University of Sindh, on Thursday announced the results of the B.Com (pass) Part I annual examinations 2001.... HYDERABAD: Water supply HYDERABAD, June 28: Wasa has said that due to power breakdown at new filter plant, Jamshoro road, water supply pumping station, Thandi Sarak, and pumping station, Hala Naka, led to water... PESHAWAR: Rs2.9bn earmarked for health sector PESHAWAR, June 28: The NWFP government has allocated Rs2.935 billion for the health sector in the financial year 2002-03.... PESHAWAR: Education to get over Rs10bn PESHAWAR, June 28: The provincial government has earmarked Rs10.98 billion for the education sector for the next financial year, which constitutes 22.2 per cent of the total budgetary estimates.... PESHAWAR: ANP to file plea against graduation condition PESHAWAR, June 28: The Awami National Party (ANP) has finalised a constitutional petition to challenge the graduation condition in the Supreme Court.... PESHAWAR: Solution to prisoners problems urged PESHAWAR, June 28: A non-governmental organisation has asked philanthropists to resolve the problems of prisoners in various jails of the province....

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