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August 5, 2002 Monday Jamadi-ul-Awwal 25,1423 KARACHI: City to get 45mgd Hub water thrice a week KARACHI, Aug 4: With a view to overcome the Hub Dam’s water crisis, the committee for Hub water supply has decided to draw water from the source on a turn-by-turn basis... KARACHI: Rickshaws to have silencers shortly KARACHI, Aug 4: The sue motu action taken by the Sindh Ombudsman, Justice Haziqul Khairi, against the auto-rickshaws which produce noise pollution has ultimately yielded a positive result as the unions... KARACHI: Mineral water sale goes up KARACHI, Aug 4: Sale of the so-called mineral water has shot up in the city due to continuous supply of muddy water to various parts of the metropolis.... KARACHI: 15 vehicles hijacked Man kills wife, daughter KARACHI, Aug 4: A man killed his wife and daughter in Shershah on Sunday.... KARACHI: Construction of road leading to Banaras begins KARACHI, Aug 4: The road network of Karachi is being improved on a priority basis, with an aim to provide better civic amenities to the people, said city Nazim Naimatullah Khan... KARACHI: New law to help Pakistani prisoners return home KARACHI, Aug 4: The government will give a sympathetic consideration to all applications of the Pakistanis serving jail terms in other countries and will bring them home under the new ordinance.... KARACHI: Admission process in medical colleges begins on 10th KARACHI, Aug 4: The process of admission to the first year MBBS and BDS classes at the five government-run medical institutions in the province will start with the sale of prospectus... KARACHI: KESC complaint centres offer little help KARACHI, Aug 4: Despite much-publicized administrative over-hauling, the performance of the complaint centres of the Karachi Electric Supply Corporation leaves a lot to be desired.... KARACHI: Welfare bodies may be exempted from property tax KARACHI, Aug 4: Sindh Governor Mohammedmian Soomro has said that the government will consider to exempt welfare organizations from property tax.... KARACHI: Rs4m released for CHK unit KARACHI, Aug 4: A sum of Rs4 million has been released for purchase of surgical instruments and other requirements for the new operation theatre (OT) of orthopaedic department at the Civil... KARACHI: Cooperation agreement with Indonesian engineers KARACHI, Aug 4: The Institution of Engineers Pakistan (IEP) entered into technical cooperation with the Institution of Engineers Indonesia (IEI) by signing a cooperation agreement at a ceremony held here on... KARACHI: SSUET announces results KARACHI, Aug 4: The Sir Syed University of Engineering and Technology (SSUET) has declared the results of 1st and 3rd semesters Electronic Engineering 2002 & 2001 and the 1st semester Computer... KARACHI: City council welcomes seats for minorities KARACHI, Aug 4: Members of the city council belonging to different minority communities have welcomed the decision taken by President Gen Pervez Musharraf for restoring the reserve minority seats in the... KARACHI: Presentation held on childhood tuberculosis KARACHI, Aug 4: Tuberculosis (TB) in children is caused by the inhalation of bacteria, which are disseminated into the air during coughing by patients having TB of the lungs.... KARACHI: Intra-party polls bring no change in leadership KARACHI, Aug 4: Almost all political parties aspiring to contest the October 2002 general elections have met the deadline of August 5 to carry out the exercise of holding intra-party elections... KARACHI: Report on Rohri canal breach soon KARACHI, Aug 4: Sindh Chief Secretary K.B. Rind has expressed hope that the enquiry committee probing the causes of the breach in the Rohri canal will submit its report within the... KARACHI: Muttahida slams arrest of worker KARACHI, Aug 4: The Muttahida Qaumi Movement’s coordination committee has condemned the arrest of a party worker of its Pretabad unit, Hyderabad.... KARACHI: NPP elects its CEC KARACHI, Aug 4: The intra-party elections of the National Peoples Party concluded with the election of its 17-member Central Executive Committee on Sunday.... KARACHI: Minorities demand due representation in senate KARACHI, Aug 4: The All Pakistan Minorities Alliance (APMA) has demanded that the number of reserved seats for minorities in the assemblies be increased, and that they also be given due... KARACHI: Body taken to another graveyard after brawl KARACHI, Aug 4: A union council Naib Nazim along with police officials on Sunday allegedly asked the mourners for illegal gratification for burying a dead person in a cemetery in Gulistan-i-Jauhar.... KARACHI: Autonomy demanded KARACHI, Aug 4: The Pakistan People’s Party (Shaheed Bhutto) chairperson Ghinva Bhutto has said that no government could survive through introduction of ordinances, amendments and orders, nor such a regime could... KARACHI: Officials warned KARACHI, Aug 4: Sindh Irrigation Minister Sardar Muqeem Khan Khoso has warned officials of the Irrigation Department to refrain from the misuse of power and negligence.... KARACHI: 260 illegal buildings under scrutiny KARACHI, Aug 4: The Karachi Building Control Authority (KBCA) is scrutinizing the list of 260 illegally constructed buildings, after which action will be taken against structures which could not be regularized... KARACHI: Agriculture scientist honoured KARACHI, Aug 4: A leading agriculture scientist, Mohammad Hussain Panhwar, who has developed and introduced many new crops and fruits in the province, was awarded a life-time achievement award by a... HYDERABAD: Sindh’s agriculture base to be broadened HYDERABAD, Aug 4: All-out efforts will be made to improve the agricultural base of the province in association and cooperation with farmers as they are the main stakeholders and understand the... HYDERABAD: Centre’s meddling will destroy local councils: STPP HYDERABAD, Aug 4: The chairman, Sindh Taraqqi Passand Party (STPP), Dr Qadir Magsi, who is also the provincial president Pakistan Oppressed Nations Movement (PONAM), has condemned the policy of the federal... HYDERABAD: Three groups unite against Thal canal project HYDERABAD, Aug 4: The leaders of the Sindh National Council (SNC), Sindh National Party (SNP) and the Jeay Sindh Muttahida Mahaz (JSMM) have announced to unite on one platform against the... HYDERABAD: Pearl case convicts seek transfer to Karachi HYDERABAD, Aug 4: The four convicts of the Daniel Pearl kidnapping-cum- murder case have appealed the Sindh Home Department to shift them to the Karachi Central Prison.... HYDERABAD: Call to upgrade school HYDERABAD, Aug 4: The Latifabad Taluka Council, through a unanimously approved resolution, here on Saturday demanded to upgrade the Rais Khan Mohammad Chandio School, Tando Yousuf, to a high school.... HYDERABAD: Boy dies in accident HYDERABAD, Aug 4: A seven-year-old boy, Jumman, son of Ghulam Hussain, was killed and another boy, Mohammad Qasim (15), son of Mohammad Hussain, was injured when a truck (AE-20367) hit their... PESHAWAR: Police officials answerable to Nazimeen, says governor PESHAWAR, Aug 4: The NWFP Governor, Syed Iftikhar Hussain Shah, has said that the elected representatives and police are important elements of the new local government system.... PESHAWAR: PPP(S) invites applications for party tickets PESHAWAR, Aug 4: The Pakistan People’s Party (Sherpao) has fixed Aug 15 as the last date for the submission of applications for national and provincial assembly seats. The desirous candidates should... PESHAWAR: Govt to assist Madaris, says minister PESHAWAR, Aug 4: The NWFP Minister for Zakat, Auqaf and Religious Affairs, Qari Roohullah Madani, on Saturday denounced the propaganda unleashed against religious institutions.... PESHAWAR: NAB begins probe into NGO project PESHAWAR, Aug 4: On the request of Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC), the National Accountability Bureau, NWFP, has begun probe into embezzlement of millions of rupees in the Small Scale Enterprise Promotion...

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