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February 10, 2003 Monday Zul Hijjah 8,1423 KARACHI: Computer suspect in inflated gas bills KARACHI, Feb 9: The billing department of the Sui Southern Gas Company has been inundated with complaints of excess billing.... KARACHI: Nursing schools short of teachers KARACHI, Feb 9: According to internationally recognized guidelines, the state-owned nursing schools in the province should have 80 tutors. However, only 48 positions have been sanctioned by the authorities. And only... KARACHI: 36 cars, 70 bikes taken away in seven days KARACHI, Feb 9: 106 vehicles — 36 cars and 70 motorcycles — were either hijacked or stolen in the city in the past one week, the police said.... KARACHI: Reckless driving claims two lives KARACHI, Feb 9: Reckless driving claimed two lives in the city on Sunday.A man died and another was injured in a road accident in Defence Housing Authority.... KARACHI: Teenager commits suicide KARACHI, Feb 9: A teenage boy committed suicide at his house in Korangi Industrial Area on Sunday.The police said Mohammed Taufiq, aged 15, hanged himself ... KARACHI: Abdullah J. Memon passes away KARACHI, Feb 9: Abdullah J. Memon, former minister for water and power, died here on Saturday night. He was 63.... KARACHI: Salaries before Eid urged KARACHI, Feb 9: The Muttahida Qaumi Movement’s coordination committee has urged the government to pay salaries to all government employees before Eidul Azha.... KARACHI: Paucity of computers in many colleges KARACHI, Feb 9: On an average there is one computer for every 30 students of second year in city colleges, according to a survey conducted by a teachers’ body.... KARACHI: Arrangements made for cleanliness during Eid KARACHI, Feb 9: The administrations of Baldia, Saddar, Korangi and North Karachi Towns have cancelled Eid holidays of their sanitary staff to ensure timely disposal of sacrificial animals’ offal and to... KARACHI: Fund-raiser for patients organized KARACHI, Feb 9: More than a thousand people attended a fund-raising event on Saturday night at which hundreds of thousands of rupees were raised for poor patients.... KARACHI: Officials asked not to misuse electricity KARACHI, Feb 9: Sindh Chief Secretary K.B Rind on Sunday expressed concern over unnecessary usage of electricity and directed the secretaries of all departments and heads of corporations to keep tabs... KARACHI: Model parks in 11 towns planned KARACHI, Feb 9: The city government has accorded approval to the construction of model parks in 11 towns costing Rs8 million in the first phase. A decision to this affect was... KARACHI: New DCO convenes meetings KARACHI, Feb 9: The DCO Karachi, Mir Hussain Ali, has convened meetings of city government’s departments, separately.... KARACHI: Population dept’s working reviewed KARACHI, Feb 9: The secretary population welfare, reviewing the working of the department during the last six months, has expressed concern over the declining performance of the outlets in some districts.... KARACHI: Lines Area residents rally against eviction order KARACHI, Feb 9: A large number of residents of Lines Area staged a demonstration outside the press club here on Sunday in protest against the government’s move to dislodge them from... KARACHI: Updating of master plans at all levels in doldrums KARACHI, Feb 9: The city government has taken no initiative towards updating the obsolete master plan of Karachi despite repeated calls by the City Nazim, Naimatullah Khan, on various occasions. The... KARACHI: Govt urged to ensure peace during Eid KARACHI, Feb 9: Prof Ghafoor Ahmed, deputy chief of the Jamaat-i-Islami, has appealed to the government to ensure that people enjoy the freedom to donate hides and skins of sacrificial animals... KARACHI: Transport mafia still in defiant mood KARACHI, Feb 9: Road accidents have become a routine feature of the metropolis of 14 million souls. Many people lose their lives on roads and streets to recklessly driven vehicles every... KARACHI: Traffic Week from 28th KARACHI, Feb 9: The Action Committee for Civic Problems (ACCP) has announced to observe Traffic Week in the city for the solution of the traffic problems, which will start from Feb... KARACHI: ANF course concludes KARACHI, Feb 9: Anti Narcotics Force (ANF) officials completed 45-day unarmed combat course, organized in collaboration with the Tai Bando Karate Centre, on Sunday.... KARACHI: Flower show from 21st KARACHI, Feb 9: The Horticultural Society of Pakistan, in collaboration with the City District Government Karachi, will organize a flower show from Feb 21 to 23 at Gulshan-i-Jinnah (old polo ground).... KARACHI: Kidnapped man returns home KARACHI, Feb 9: A young businessman who was believed to have been kidnapped on Feb 6 returned home on Sunday, a senior police official said.... KARACHI: Demo against liquor shop KARACHI, Feb 9: A group of residents of Gulshan-i-Iqbal on Sunday staged a protest demonstration on the University Road and blocked the road for a short span of time in protests... KARACHI: Pakistan cautioned on Iraq KARACHI, Feb 9: Pakistan should take a serious note of the developments in West Asia as American war on Iraq would have far-reaching implications for the country.... KHAIRPUR: Mosque school teachers demand salaries KHAIRPUR, Feb 9: The mosque school teachers held a demonstration in protest against the non-payment of their salaries for January on Sunday.... DADU: Govt fails to check skin disease DADU, Feb 9: The EDO, health, Dadu, Dr Khadim Hussain Lakhair, has said that the skin disease, Leishmaniasis, had spread in the western belt of Dadu and Larkana districts and 7,000... SUKKUR: Businessman kidnapped near Kashmor SUKKUR, Feb 9: A businessman from Bakhshapur, Vind Kumar, was kidnapped by four bandits on Sunday in Budhani village while he was on his way to his home.... MIRPURKHAS: Closure of illegal water outlets demanded MIRPURKHAS, Feb 9: Growers of the Mari Minor have demanded of the Sindh irrigation minister and the Nara Canal Area Water Board director to remove illegal outlets from the waterway.... JACOBABAD: 4 children die as wall collapses JACOBABAD, Feb 9: Four children died when the wall of a dilapidated house collapsed on them in the Sadiq Khoso village, Kandhkot, on Sunday.... Five policemen suspended HYDERABAD, Feb 9: Five policemen of the Matiari police station have been suspended for keeping a businessman from Multan in wrongful confinement.... SHIKARPUR: Minister wants legal cover for jirgas SHIKARPUR, Feb 9: Sindh minister for fisheries and livestock Manzoor Panhwar has expressed the opinion that Jirga system should be given legal cover.... HYDERABAD: Ban on collection of hides slated HYDERABAD, Feb 9: The Edhi Foundation on Sunday criticized the ban on collection of hides of sacrificial animals.... THATTA: Jamali to attend APNS function THATTA, Feb 9: Prime Minister Mir Zafarullah Khan Jamali will be chief guest at the award distribution ceremony of the All Pakistan Newspapers Society, To be held in Makli here on... HYDERABAD: Dr Baloch receives Shah Latif Award HYDERABAD, Feb 9: The Pakistan Academy of Letters conferred the first Shah Latif and Mysticism Award (1999-2001) upon eminent scholar and educationist Dr Nabi Bux Khan Baloch at a ceremony, held... NAWABSHAH: Polluted water supply deplored NAWABSHAH, Feb 9: The members of the Shehri Action Committee, Nawabshah, observed token hunger strike outside the press club on Sunday in protest against the district government and municipal administration for... HYDERABAD: Quick desilting of sewers ordered HYDERABAD, Feb 9: The newly-appointed District Coordination Officer, Shakeel Hussain Naqvi, has directed the Water and Sanitation Agency to desilt sewers on an emergency basis....

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