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July 26, 2002 Friday Jamadi-ul-Awwal 15,1423 KARACHI: STB fails to deliver books for new session KARACHI, July 25: While the teaching for the new academic session is scheduled to commence in early August, it is unlikely that textbooks in complete range will be available to students... KARACHI: Water level in Hub falls sharply KARACHI, July 25: Water supply from the Hub dam source has sharply dwindled from 38 million gallons of water per day to a mere 12.5 mgd, after the water level in... KARACHI: City govt may not be able to pay salaries KARACHI, July 25: The city government may not be able to pay salaries for the next month to its employees due to the extreme shortage of funds as the provincial government... KARACHI: SHC stops removal of houses from Lyari riverbed KARACHI, July 25: A division bench of the High Court of Sindh stayed on Thursday the removal of leased houses and other establishments in the Lyari riverbed for construction of the... KARACHI: Drizzle in several areas KARACHI, July 25: Drizzle turned roads splashy and vehicular traffic chaotic in many parts of the city on Thursday morning. Some areas, however, remained dry.... KARACHI: Package soon to empower women KARACHI, July 25: Women development, elimination of domestic violence and rooting out menace of discriminatory attitude faced by Pakistani women, are among the top-most priorities of the government and it had... KARACHI: Labour operation theatre at CHK inaugurated KARACHI, July 25: The Sindh health secretary, Khalid Latif Choudhry, has said 29 projects of the Civil Hospital, Karachi, have been completed under public-private partnership with the cooperation of philanthropists.... KARACHI: No disaster preparedness for 200 dangerous buildings KARACHI, July 25: Though the city government has taken many steps to avert any catastrophe during current monsoon season, the most important step to avoid loss of human lives remains ignored... KARACHI: FIRs likely against schools’ occupants KARACHI, July 25: The Sindh education department has asked the district coordination officers to move promptly against those who have encroached upon government schools.... KARACHI: Sewage floods Lyari streets KARACHI, July 25: A vast area of Kalakot, especially the Gabol Road, has been inundated with sewage from gutter lines, making the road impassable for motorists and pedestrians, and creating unhygienic... KARACHI: KU offers degree equivalence KARACHI, July 25: The registrar University of Karachi has announced that all educational institutions established under the Government of Sindh Act and Charter awarded by the government in the geographical limits... KARACHI: Defensive driving KARACHI, July 25: A Defensive Driving Course, under Shell Pakistan Road Safety Training Programme, was launched here on Thursday.... KARACHI: Reckless driving claims two lives: 3 cars, 11 bikes hijacked KARACHI, July 25: Fourteen vehicles — three cars and 11 motorcycles — were either hijacked or stolen in the city on Thursday, the police said.... KARACHI: Four men get life term for kidnapping KARACHI, July 25: An anti-terrorism court sentenced on Thursday four men, including a deputy superintendent of Abbasi Shaheed Hospital and a police constable, to life imprisonment for kidnapping a businessman for... KARACHI: MQM holds intra-party elections on 30th KARACHI, July 25: The Muttahida Qaumi Movement has decided to hold intra-party elections on July 30.... KARACHI: Harkat man remanded KARACHI, July 25: Justice Shabbir Ahmed of the Sindh High Court, who is also the administrative judge of the anti-terrorism courts at Karachi, remanded on Thursday in judicial custody an accused,... KARACHI: SHC orders raid on village to recover detainee KARACHI, July 25: Justice Moosa K. Leghari of the Sindh High Court on Wednesday expressed displeasure against the DPO Thatta for non-compliance of court orders to present a detainee Ms Amna,... KARACHI: Family allowed to meet accused KARACHI, July 25: The Sindh High Court allowed on Thursday family members of Mohammed Imran, the chief of the Harkatul Mujahideen Al Almi, accused in the assassination attempt on President Gen... KARACHI: British navy ship due today KARACHI, July 25: The Royal Navy HMS Cumberland will be making a goodwill visit to Karachi between July 26-29.... KARACHI: Test for ASI, ETO candidates KARACHI, July 25: The Sindh Public Service Commission is holding written test of candidates for assistant sub-inspectors of police (ASI), both male and female, of Karachi range and excise and taxation... KARACHI: Newspapermen’s hunger strike KARACHI, July 25: The token hunger strike by newspaper employees against the owners’ refusal to pay the 7th wage award on Thursday entered the fourth day at the Karachi Press Club.... HYDERABAD: District council demands repair of railway bridge HYDERABAD, July 25: The Hyderabad District Council here on Thursday demanded of the railways department to repair the Gharib Nawaz Bridge and remove encroachments from there.... HYDERABAD: Package for SAU students announced HYDERABAD, July 25: The Sindh Agriculture University, Tando Jam, has announced a special package for brilliant students of various faculties of the university to improve the quality of education.... HYDERABAD: SHC issues notices in forgery case HYDERABAD, July 25: The Sindh High Court, Hyderabad circuit bench, here on Thursday issued notices to the SHO, Hala police station, and the assistant director, district elementary education officer (male), Hala.... HYDERABAD: Increase in BISE fees decried HYDERABAD, July 25: The leaders of the Sindh Taraqqi Pasand Students Federation (STPSF) have criticized the hundred per cent increase in admission and certificate fees by the Board of Intermediate and... HYDERABAD: Provision of facilities at cattle colony ordered HYDERABAD, July 25: The DCO, Hyderabad, Mir Hussain Ali, has directed the officials concerned to ensure that facilities are being provided to cattle owners at the Cattle Colony, situated on Tando... HYDERABAD: Girls seek protection against taluka Nazim HYDERABAD, July 25: Three sisters and their brother, belonging to Hirabad, have appealed to authorities concerned to protect them against the excesses of the Nazim of Qasimabad taluka.... HYDERABAD: DC body visits jail HYDERABAD, July 25: The members of the prison committee of the Hyderabad District Council paid a visit to the local central jail and heard complaints of the prisoners here on Thursday.... HYDERABAD: Plea to improve condition of graveyard HYDERABAD, July 25: The chairman, Hyderabad City Tehsil Council Workers’ Union (CBA), Chundgi Lal, has expressed concern over the decrepit condition of the only minorities’ graveyard in Latifabad.... PESHAWAR: Law about NGOs draws cold response PESHAWAR, July 25: The proposed Non-profit Organizations (Governance and Support) Ordinance, 2002, has been drawing cold response from NGOs here, terming it an act aimed at bringing these organizations under the... PESHAWAR: Troops’ killers were Uzbeks, says official PESHAWAR, July 25: A band of foreign militants who killed 10 Pakistani troops during a botched raid in the tribal belt last month, were fugitives from Uzbekistan, an official said on... PESHAWAR: Newsmen continue hunger strike PESHAWAR, July 25: Newsmen’s hunger strike against non- implementation of the Seventh Wage Board Award in the newspaper industry continued for fourth day on Thursday.... PESHAWAR: Body formed to identify problems of ATCs PESHAWAR, July 25: A high-level meeting was held here on Thursday in order to review the affairs and problems of the seven anti-terrorism courts (ATCs) in the NWFP.... PESHAWAR: Pesco inspection team robbed PESHAWAR, July 25: Two highwaymen robbed a mobile inspection team of the Peshawar Electricity Supply Company (Pesco) on Haryana Road in the limits of Daudzai Police Station, here on Tuesday night....

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