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February 5, 2003 Wednesday Zul Hijjah 3,1423 KARACHI: Gas supply to KESC may be stopped KARACHI, Feb 4: The Sui Southern Gas Company has issued notice to the KESC to clear outstanding dues of Rs2.5 billion in two weeks, otherwise gas supplies to its power plant... KARACHI: Police kill suspect in encounter in PIB KARACHI, Feb 4: A suspected bandit was shot dead in PIB Colony on Tuesday, in what the police claimed an encounter.... KARACHI: Rs14.48bn to be spent on uplift schemes KARACHI, Feb 4: The Sindh government has embarked on a comprehensive strategy for development under the Khushal Pakistan Programme (KPP), in addition to the Sindh Annual Development Programme.... KARACHI: Collection of hides banned in Karachi KARACHI, Feb 4: The City Nazim, under Section 144 CrPC, has ordered that “no person, agency, association or organization shall collect hides/skin in camps/vehicles, on roads, bungalows.... KARACHI: Work on central park in Gatter Baghicha soon KARACHI, Feb 4: Work will be immediately taken in hand to develop Gatter Baghicha into a central park of the city.... KARACHI: Dozens picked up for Clifton blast KARACHI, Feb 4: Police rounded up dozens of people on Tuesday for interrogation in connection with the bomb blast in Clifton area on Monday.... KARACHI: NGOs oppose exploration of gas in Kirthar Park KARACHI, Feb 4: Participants of a public hearing on environmental impact assessment expressed their fear that the compound impact of the ongoing and upcoming gas exploration projects in the Kirthar National... KARACHI: Birth complications kill 30 women every minute KARACHI, Feb 4: A workshop on “Essential Newborn Care” jointly organised by Save the Children and the Sindh Women Health Project on Tuesday stressed the need to make women aware of... KARACHI: Dr Hamidullah remembered KARACHI, Feb 4: Speakers at a seminar at the University of Karachi on Tuesday paid tribute to noted philosopher, academician and thinker Dr Mohammad Hamidullah and said that the best way... KARACHI: Literary sitting on pen-sketches KARACHI: Pen-sketches/pen-portraits from different writers were discussed at the monthly literary sitting at Irteqa with fiction writer Mustafa Karim in the chair.... KARACHI: Overcharging by bank denied KARACHI, Feb 4: The manager of the bank at the Board of Intermediate Education has said that his staff was charging bank commission from students as per agreement between the board... KARACHI: NED results KARACHI, Feb 4: The NED University on Tuesday declared the results of third-year (Mechanical Engineering) annual examination 1999-2000 batch along with supplementary examinations of various other batches.... KARACHI: Improvements in health services proposed KARACHI, Feb 4: A plan to improve the health-care services provided by state-owned hospitals in Sindh has been submitted to the authorities by the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Pakistan.... KARACHI: Experts call for steps to avert ecological disaster KARACHI, Feb 4: Highlighting population explosion and many other man-made troubles in Sindh, participants of a workshop called for measures on urgent basis to avert a possible ecological disaster. They observed... KARACHI: Appeals on poll petitions dismissed KARACHI, Feb 4: Justice M. Ashraf Leghari of the Sindh High Court dismissed on Tuesday, in his capacity as a member of the Election Commission, appeals by two candidates against rejection... KARACHI: All set to observe Kashmir Day today KARACHI, Feb 4: All arrangements have been finalized by various political parties, social welfare and non-governmental organizations to observe the Kashmir Solidarity Day on Wednesday.... KARACHI: Deployment of rangers in Sindh defended KARACHI, Feb 4: The Interior Minister, Faisal Saleh Hayat, has defended prolonged presence of para-military forces (rangers) in Sindh to deal with law and order situation. He also differed with the... KARACHI: SSGC prepares contingency plan KARACHI, Feb 4: The Sui Southern Gas Company has prepared a contingency plan to deal with problems in case of any attack on its main gas transmission and distribution system, said... KARACHI: Water shortage in several city areas KARACHI, Feb 4: Several city areas have been experiencing water shortage for the last five days.... KARACHI: Two men acquitted in kidnapping case KARACHI, Feb 4: An anti-terrorism court acquitted on Tuesday two young men in a kidnapping for ransom case for want of incriminating evidence.... KARACHI: Students demo KARACHI, Feb 4: Scores of students staged a protest demonstration on Tuesday in front of the Karachi Press Club against murder attempt on a student and worker of the Islami Jamiat... KARACHI: 2.5m people to benefit from PPAF-aided projects KARACHI, Feb 4: Pakistan Poverty Alleviation Fund (PPAF) has disbursed over Rs 2.5 billion in more than 75 districts of the country through 35 partner organizations. The fund has undertaken 3,000... HYDERABAD: Land grant to LEA officials opposed HYDERABAD, Feb 4: Land in Thar should be allotted to the landless peasants of the area instead of distributing it among the members of law enforcement agencies and bureaucrats.... HYDERABAD: 40pc people live below poverty line: expert HYDERABAD, Feb 4: South Asia Partnership representative Amjad Nazeer has said that 35 to 40 per cent population of the country is living below poverty line.... MIRPURKHAS: Interference in Sida affairs alleged MIRPURKHAS, Feb 4: Three MNAs of Mirpurkhas have expressed grave concern on Tuesday over the issuance of orders regarding installation... HYDERABAD: Drive to be launched for Haris rights HYDERABAD, Feb 4: The newly-elected office-bearers of the Sindh Azad Hari Union have said the purpose of the union is to organize peasants on one platform so that a joint struggle... SUKKUR: Transporters told to renew route permits SUKKUR, Feb 4: The secretary, regional transport authority, Sukkur, has directed vehicle owners to get their route permits renewed within seven days.... NAWABSHAH: Water scheme NAWABSHAH, Feb 4: The Sindh government had approved the Nawabshah water supply scheme phase-IV in 1994 and work on it started in January 1995, but due to shortage of funds it...

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