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August 19, 2002 Monday Jamadi-us-Saani 9, 1423 KARACHI: Formula to resolve Hub water crisis fails KARACHI, Aug 18: The newly decided formula for getting water supply from the drying up Hub dam reservoir, whereby both Karachi and Balochistan were to receive water on turn by turn... KARACHI: Arundhati blames bigots for tension in S. Asia KARACHI, Aug 18: Award-winning author and social activist Arundhati Roy criticized on Sunday the Indian government for using the Kashmir issue as a device to divert the people’s attention from more... KARACHI: Two die in road accidents KARACHI, Aug 18: A small boy and a small girl fell victim to reckless driving in the city on Sunday.... KARACHI: Four cars, nine bikes hijacked KARACHI, Aug 18: Thirteen vehicles — four cars and nine motorcycles — were either hijacked or stolen in the city on Sunday, police said.... KARACHI: City govt provides 35 vehicles to Towns KARACHI, Aug 18: The Karachi City District Government has provided 35 vehicles and machinery, worth Rs45 million, to Towns to meet their requirements for bringing improvement in the cleanliness condition of... KARACHI: SSC exam forms KARACHI, Aug 18: The Board of Secondary Education, Karachi, has extended the last date for accepting forms for SSC supplementary examination to August 24, without late fee.—APP... KARACHI: Special materials in construction be used: experts KARACHI, Aug 18: Experts at a seminar said contractors should switch over to specially manufactured construction materials for building purposes due to the hazards and high cost associated with ordinary stuff.... KARACHI: Karachi’s arts council gets lowest grant KARACHI, Aug 18: Of all the arts councils in the country, the Arts Council of Pakistan, Karachi, receives the lowest grant from its provincial government every year.... KARACHI: Junk food lead to obesity in children KARACHI, Aug 18: In the current health scenario when an overwhelming number of children are living below the poverty line and experiencing such ailments as malnutrition, diarrhoea, TB, Vitamin-A deficiency and... KARACHI: MDA allottees seek refund KARACHI, Aug 18: Thousands of allottees of the Malir Development Authority’s (MDA) New Malir Housing Society are running from pillar to post to get their deposits back.... KARACHI: NGOs assured of govt help KARACHI, Aug 18: Chief Secretary Sindh K B Rind has assured all active non-governmental organizations (NGOs) of government help.... KARACHI: Zaigham honoured KARACHI, Aug 18: Focuss, a body of former Karachi University students, honoured one of its members at a reception held on Saturday. With Jamiluddin Aali in the chair, among those who... KARACHI: ADB loan rescheduling linked to drainage plan KARACHI, Aug 18: The Country Director of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) Mirshouq Ali Shah has said that the Bank can reschedule its loan if the Sindh government expedites work on... KARACHI: Korean doctors visit CHK KARACHI, Aug 18 : A team of Korean doctors, consisting of six professors, two registrars and two nurses, reached the Civil Hospital Karachi (CHK) here on Sunday and examined patients with... KARACHI: IT fair planned KARACHI, Aug 18: The Sindh Information Technology Board and the Skill Development Council will jointly organize an information technology fair in the last week of this month.... KARACHI: Self-assessment tests KARACHI, Aug 18: Self-assessment test for students seeking admission to medical colleges will be held on Sept 3 at SMC.... KARACHI: PML factions urged to unite KARACHI, Aug 18: Pakistan Muslim League (functional) president Pir Pagara has called upon all the patriots in the country to unite under the banner of the Muslim League to save the... KARACHI: Prison lacks arrangements for trial by ATCs KARACHI, Aug 18: An inordinate delay is being caused in the commencement of the jail trial of the accused in sectarian and terrorism cases, as the provincial authorities are dragging their... KARACHI: SDA vows to solve people’s problems KARACHI, Aug 18: The president of the Sindh Democratic Alliance (SDA), Imtiaz Shaikh, said here on Sunday in the forthcoming elections his party would fill the political gap in Sindh.... KARACHI: EOBI finds way to cut short role of field officers KARACHI, Aug 18: The Employees Old-Age Benefit Institution (EOBI) has formulated a new data collection system to scale down the level of interaction between its field officers and commercial concerns.... KARACHI: Young man commits suicide KARACHI, Aug 18: A young man committed suicide in his house in Malir on Sunday evening.... KARACHI: Traffic cop arrested for taking bribe KARACHI, Aug 18: The Anti-corruption Police arrested a sub-inspector of the traffic police on Saturday for allegedly taking bribe.... KARACHI: Minorities urge tolerance KARACHI, Aug 18: Speakers at a public meeting held under the auspices of the Pakistan Minorities Alliance on Sunday urged the masses to show tolerance and brotherhood towards all citizens of... KARACHI: City govt praised KARACHI, Aug 18: The chief of the Jamaat-i-Islami, Karachi, Merajul Huda Siddiqui, has extended facilitation to the City District Government Karachi on completing one year.... KARACHI: ST invited to join GNA KARACHI, Aug 18: The Grand National Alliance (GNA) has invited the Sunni Tehreek (ST) to join the coalition for the forthcoming general elections in the country.... HYDERABAD: Candidates obtain nomination forms HYDERABAD, Aug 18: At least 60 candidates, including activists of the PPP and the Muttahida Quami Movement, have obtained nomination forms from different returning officers of Hyderabad for six National Assembly... HYDERABAD: Sindhology to focus on book publication HYDERABAD, Aug 18: The Institute of Sindhology has decided to review its aims and objectives and set priorities to cater to the changing needs in research.... HYDERABAD: SHC issues notice to SHO on hari’s plea HYDERABAD, Aug 18: The Sindh High Court, Hyderabad circuit bench, has issued notices to the SHO, Shaheed Fazil Rahu police station, the Additional AG Sindh, and a private person for Sept... HYDERABAD: Basic amenities for colonies demanded HYDERABAD, Aug 18: The All Parties Action Committee (APAC), Kotri, SITE, has threatened to launch a protest movement if problems of residents of Khursheed Colony and Bhitai Colony were not resolved.... HYDERABAD: Drought-hit Thar needs relief: STPP HYDERABAD, Aug 18: A central leader of the Sindh Taraqqi Passand Party and chairman Thar Action Forum, Nandlal Malhi, has said that in the absence of rainfall Thar was again... HYDERABAD: Sewerage system in Paretabad fails HYDERABAD, Aug 18: The secretary general, Hyderabad, Samaji Council, Abdul Aziz Sambhri, in a statement issued on Sunday has said that the Paretabad Greater Sewerage Project was a monument of corruption,... MIRPURKHAS: Robbers kill man MIRPURKHAS, Aug 18: One person was killed and another was injured in a scuffle between villagers and robbers who barged into a house in Kharri Boh village, Umerkot taluka, on Saturday... DADU: Dadu Civil Hospital lacking basic facilities DADU, Aug 18: The Civil Hospital, Dadu, is deprived of basic facilities like drainage, water supply system, and has an acute shortage of doctors and beds since the last many years.... HYDERABAD: Villagers protest against minister HYDERABAD, Aug 18: A large number of people, including women and children, belonging to the Lund community of Tharparkar district, staged a protest demonstration outside the press club here on Sunday... HYDERABAD: PPP-backed lawyers win HDBA polls HYDERABAD, Aug 18: Both the PPP-backed incumbent president and general secretary to the Hyderabad District Bar Association (HDBA) retained their seats in its annual elections on Saturday.... HYDERABAD: SSC-II group change schedule HYDERABAD, Aug 18: The controller of examinations, Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education, Hyderabad, announced here on Saturday that permission for change of group would be granted up to Jan 2... SUKKUR: Two shot dead SUKKUR, Aug 18: A woman, Sadori, and the father of her deceased husband, Chakar Ali, were shot dead by some unidentified gunmen in Pir Bukhsh Buledi village, Jacobabad district on Saturday.... PESHAWAR: The dark side of some development projects PESHAWAR, Aug 18: Standing close to the rubble of a demolished building, Izzat Ullah, an Afghan, is removing dust from the small stock of fresh fruit with a lousy cloth.... PESHAWAR: EC appoints DRO, ROs PESHAWAR, Aug 18: The Election Commission has notified the district returning officer and returning officers for the four national assembly and 11 provincial assembly constituencies of the provincial capital.... PESHAWAR: Wildlife peace park plan hits snags PESHAWAR, Aug 18: The proposed joint wildlife peace park, at Chinese border beyond Khunjrab, could not be developed owing to the activities of separatist movement in Xinjiang.... PESHAWAR: PTV medical bills inflate PESHAWAR, Aug 18: The annual medical expenses incurred by the employees of the PTV, Peshawar Centre, are increasing at an alarming rate, prompting the authorities concerned to suspect that the facility... PESHAWAR: PAEC plans project to control anaemia PESHAWAR, Aug 18: Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission (PAEC) will launch national project on “Iron fortification of wheat flour” at Nuclear Institute for Food and Agriculture (Nifa) on Tuesday to combat the... PESHAWAR: PPP(S) to plead its election symbol case PESHAWAR, Aug 18: Pakistan People’s Party (Sherpao) will plead its case with the Election Commission seeking “arrow” as symbol for October elections.... SWABI: Construction of toll plaza abandoned SWABI, Aug 18: The local transporters have claimed that the district government and the Tehsil Municipal Administration have agreed to their demands to abandon the construction of a toll tax plaza... PESHAWAR: PRCS donates 80 tents PESHAWAR, Aug 18: The NWFP branch of Pakistan Red Crescent Society on Saturday handed over 80 tents worth Rs400,000 to District Naib Nazim Dr Mohammad Iqbal Khalil for distribution among the... SOUTH WAZIRISTAN: Smuggling of timberon the rise SOUTH WAZIRISTAN, Aug 18: The political administration of South Waziristan Agency seem helpless to halt illegal cutting of forests and timber smuggling from different parts of the agency to settled areas...

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