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November 15, 2002 Friday Ramazan 9, 1423 KARACHI: Water shortage in many areas persists KARACHI, Nov 14: Various parts of the city remained in grip of an acute shortage of water on Thursday. Fasting residents, mostly women, of the water-starved localities were seen strolling from... KARACHI: Retired city govt staff to manage bus depots KARACHI, Nov 14: The Nazim of Karachi, Naimatullah Khan, has agreed in principal to establish a welfare foundation for the retired employees of the City government on the lines of Fauji... KARACHI: Tanker water for Lyari till permanent arrangement KARACHI, Nov 14: Water will be supplied to deficit areas of Lyari Town under an emergency plan made by Karachi Water and Sewerage Board (KWSB), it is learnt here on Thursday.... KARACHI: Man run over by bus KARACHI, Nov 14: An unidentified man died in a road accident in Liaquatabad on Thursday.... KARACHI: KBCA devolution begins KARACHI, Nov 14: Around 400 officials of the Karachi Building Control Authority on Thursday joined their duties at 18 different town administration offices as part of the local government’s devolution plan.... KARACHI: SHC seeks detainee’s whereabouts KARACHI, Nov 14: A division bench of the Sindh High Court on Thursday asked deputy attorney-general and assistant advocate-general, Sindh, to trace Fazl-i- Karim, driver of Maulana Saud Fatani wanted by... KARACHI: Plastic nest destroying marine life KARACHI, Nov 14: Nylon and plastic nets have caused mass destruction of marine life through overfishing, as these nets disturb the natural habitat of seabed thus reducing protection from predators for... KARACHI: Quetta winds spread viral diseases in Karachi KARACHI, Nov 14: Winds from Quetta, that have brought a significant climatic change in Karachi, have caused spread of viral illness affecting human respiratory system. A large number of Karachiites have... KARACHI: Microsoft offers 93pc discount on software KARACHI, Nov 14: The Pakistan Software Houses Association (Pasha) has signed an agreement with Microsoft, whereby the company will offer a 93 per cent discount on its software development tools.... KARACHI: School improvement work reviewed KARACHI, Nov 14: Work continues under the plan to improve the condition of schools in the city and, for this purpose, funds have been released to school management committees.... KARACHI: HU announces exams schedule KARACHI, Nov 14: Examinations Department, Hamdard University, has announced the schedule of the First Professional MBBS (part-II) annual examinations 2002, theory and practical (viva-vice).... KARACHI: Sir Syed university admissions KARACHI, Nov 14: The Sir Syed University of Engineering and Technology (SSUET) has announced that the list of successful candidates for admission to the bachelors degree program 2003 in Computer Engineering,... KARACHI: Processor with HT technology launched KARACHI, Nov 14: Intel Corp introduced its fastest yet Hyper-Threading technology 3GHz Pentium 4 microprocessor here on Thursday. The new processor enables a new class of high-performance desktop PCs that can... KARACHI: Rs200m fund set up for deserving students KARACHI, Nov 14: Sindh minister for finance, planning & development, Dr Abdul Hafeez Shaikh, has said that the present government is providing every possible assistance to poor, intelligent students and for... KARACHI: KU releases merit lists today KARACHI, Nov 14: The admission committee at the University of Karachi will release the merit lists pertaining to admissions to Master’s classes at the faculties of Science, Arts and Islamic Studies... KARACHI: New MS at Abbasi Shaheed KARACHI, Nov 14: Prof Masood Javed has taken over as medical superintendent at the Abbasi Shaheed Hospital.... KARACHI: Temporary electricity connection in 24 hours KARACHI, Nov 14: The Karachi Electric Supply Corporation has devised an ‘Immediate electricity connection policy’ for night cricket matches, religious congregations, social functions and Bachat Bazaars to prevent power theft on... KARACHI: FST upholds official’s seniority claim KARACHI, Nov 14: The Federal Service Tribunal accepted on Thursday the plea of a civil servant that his seniority should be reckoned from the date he qualified for service and not... KARACHI: Private sector may help build roads KARACHI, Nov 14: Sindh Governor Muhammedmian Soomro said on Thursday that a proposal was under consideration to involve the private sector in the construction of roads in the province.... KARACHI: 20 Indian fishermen produced in court KARACHI, Nov 14: As many as 20 Indian fishermen were produced before a court by the Docks police for jail custody on Thursday morning after they were detained by the Maritime... KARACHI: Rationalization of PIA cabin crew’s flight duty urged KARACHI, Nov 14: The Flight Safety Research Institute International (FSRII) has said the flight time limit of PIA’s cabin crew should be rationalized and made comparable to its cockpit crew for... KARACHI: Five Sindh districts badly affected by drought KARACHI, Nov 14: A field drought assessment mission of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), the World Food Programme (WFP) and the UNDP called on Sindh Additional Chief Secretary (Development), Shahzado... KARACHI: Al Qaeda man slips through security net KARACHI, Nov 14: A top Al Qaeda terror mastermind has slipped through the hands of Pakistani security agencies, a senior police intelligence official admitted here.... KARACHI: Withdrawal of new IRO demanded KARACHI, Nov 14: Speakers at a meeting here on Thursday termed the recently- announced Industrial Relations Ordinance (IRO) 2002 anti-worker and demanded that it be withdrawn.... KARACHI: Markets open on holidays in Ramazan KARACHI, Nov 14: Most of the city’s markets will remain open without observing weekly holidays till Eid for the convenience of shoppers.... KARACHI: Killer woman remanded in police custody KARACHI, Nov 14: A judicial magistrate remanded on Thursday a woman, who had stabbed to death her parents a couple of days ago, in police custody for interrogation.... KARACHI: Mother seeks recovery of son’s body KARACHI, Nov 14: Hawa Bai, mother of Ibrahim Bholoo, has appealed to the government to help recover the dead body of her son.... KARACHI: Govt adopts stricter price control steps KARACHI, Nov 14: The city government has tightened its price control and monitoring system and decided that its teams would carry out raids on bachat bazaars to check prices and violators... KARACHI: Workshop on article-writing KARACHI, Nov 14: A workshop on article-writing was held here on Thursday, by the Pakistan Press Foundation.... KARACHI: Twelve cars, 18 bikes hijacked KARACHI, Nov 14: Thirty vehicles — 12 cars and 18 motorcycles — were either hijacked or stolen in the city on Thursday, police said.... KARACHI: Fair weather forecast KARACHI, Nov 14: The meteorological office has forecast a fair weather and a cool night for the city on Friday.... KARACHI: BDS exam forms KARACHI, Nov 14: The examination forms and fee of the Final Professional BDS Supplementary Examinations 2002 will be accepted up to November 19. This was announced on Thursday by controller of... HYDERABAD: ‘Strong UCs vital to local govt system’ HYDERABAD, Nov 14: The Hyderabad district Nazim has said he had told the Sindh government that Hyderabad district council members resented having no say in the preparation of the district council... HYDERABAD: Growers flay delay in crushing season HYDERABAD, Nov 14: The Sindh Abadgar Board has appealed to the Sindh government to take notice of failure of the sugar mill owners to announce as to when will they begin... HYDERABAD: Loadshedding deplored HYDERABAD, Nov 14: The Muttahida Qaumi Movement has severely criticized Hesco for the power breakdowns in various units of Latifabad during Sehri and Iftar saying that these breakdowns were continuing even... HYDERABAD: New SITE to host 1,125 industries HYDERABAD, Nov 14: An amount of Rs300 million is being spent on the setting up of another SITE on the Super Highway Phase-II, which was lying unattended since 1987.... HYDERABAD: SU position holders HYDERABAD, Nov 14: The University of Sindh on Thursday announced the names of position holder students in various disciplines.... PESHAWAR: Peshawar1.com launched PESHAWAR, Nov 14: Provincial Governor Syed Iftikhar Hussain Shah on Thursday stressed the need of promoting the information technology in the country to compete in the global market.... PESHAWAR: Attorney General put on notice: Minorities’ seats PESHAWAR, Nov 14: The member of the Election Commission of Pakistan, Justice Qazi Ahsanullah Qureshi, has issued notice to the attorney-general of Pakistan, Makhdoom Ali Khan, for deciding the issue of... PESHAWAR: IG tells police to mend ways PESHAWAR, Nov 14: The Inspector General of Police, NWFP, Mohammad Saeed Khan, has expressed anguish and dismay over the unruly traffic in the city and directed the traffic officials to improve...

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