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March 7, 2003 Friday Muharram 3, 1424 KARACHI: Two persons commit suicide KARACHI, March 6: A young man and a young girl committed suicide in the city on Thursday.... KARACHI: Magisterial powers for DCOs KARACHI, March 6: The Sindh government has given the DCOs, EDOs (Revenue), DOs (Revenue) and ADO Mukhtiarkar the powers of first-class magistrate for three months beginning from 1st of Muharram.... KARACHI: Hayat Regency building row be settled: Ibad KARACHI, March 6: Governor Ishratul Ibad Khan who returned home Thursday morning after a four-day visit to London, presided over the first meeting of the provincial government’s Committee on Law and... KARACHI: Many areas experience water shortage KARACHI, March 6: Various parts of the city on Thursday either went dry or received scant supply. Among the hard-hit areas were Pakistan Chowk, Haqqani Chowk, Clifton’s block 2, Gulshan-i-Iqbal’s blocks... KARACHI: Road-user charges likely from July 1 KARACHI, March 6: The new system of ‘road user charges’ is likely to be introduced from July 1 if a clearance is given by the federal government, it was officially stated... KARACHI: Court sees flaws in LEW land ownership KARACHI, March 6: The Sindh High Court expressed its surprise on Thursday at “contradictions” in the official stance on the ownership of the land falling in the purview of the Lyari... KARACHI: Puzzling similarity in terrorist strikes KARACHI, March 6: Shooting by three men riding a motorcycle was the common factor in the terrorist attacks that took place in the city recently on three consecutive days.... KARACHI: Karachi marked as model dist for IT development KARACHI, March 6: The National Reconstruction Bureau has selected Karachi as a model district in relation to the city government’s development in the field of information technology, computerisation of union councils... KARACHI: Italian language courses at varsity KARACHI, March 6: The Italian Language and Cultural Centre at the University of Karachi launched different certificate and diploma courses in Italian language for the 2003 batches.... KARACHI: 14,000 shelterless schools in Sindh KARACHI, March 6: Sindh Education Minister Irfanullah Khan Marwat has regretted that his department has some 14,000 shelterless schools in the province.... KARACHI: KU extends enrolment date KARACHI, March 6: Karachi University has notified on Thursday that the date for submission of enrolment forms of BA (pass), BSc (pass) BCom and BSc (Home Economics) without late fee for... KARACHI: Village lacks facilities KARACHI, March 6: The residents of Mubarak village have expressed concern over suspension of work on a dam in the village.... KARACHI: Women’s Day programme KARACHI, March 6: The Aga Khan University, Working Group for Women, has organized a programme to celebrate the ‘International Women’s Day’ on March 10.... KARACHI: Towns told to ensure cleanliness KARACHI, March 6: DCO Mir Hussain Ali on Thursday visited various areas of the city to review the arrangements made for provision of electricity, water and cleanliness around Imambargahs and places... KARACHI: Mafia behind destruction of marine life KARACHI, March 6: The Deep-sea Fishing Trawler Operators Association (DFTOA) has refuted the allegation that deep-sea trawlers were responsible for the destruction of under-water resources and depletion of marine life.... KARACHI: Ulema vow to maintain peace in Muharram KARACHI, March 6: Ulema and religious scholars from different schools of thought have expressed their determination to continue their efforts to maintain religious harmony through mutual cooperation in Muharram.... KARACHI: Court notice to police in cop’s killing case KARACHI, March 6: The Sindh High Court issued notices on Thursday on a writ petition by the mother of the detained accused in the US consulate police post firing case.... KARACHI: ATC puts off hearing for want of space in jail KARACHI, March 6: An anti-terrorism court on Thursday put off the hearing of a bomb blast case because of non- availability of a courtroom inside the Central Prison.... KARACHI: Fire station in Malir inaugurated KARACHI, March 6: Nazim Karachi Naimatullah Khan has said he is planning for the future of the city till the year 2025 and all future governments will be bound to follow... KARACHI: TB, malaria, hepatitis continue to increase KARACHI, March 6: Some 200 million cases of active TB may arise around the world now and 2020, if new control measures are not taken and as a result, there would... KARACHI: KBCA soft on some illegal schools KARACHI, Mar 6: The Karachi Building Control Authority may not be hard on all the private schools established on amenity or residential plots and being run on commercial basis in violation... KARACHI: SHOs transferred KARACHI, March 6: The DIG Operations, Tariq Jameel, ordered on Thursday the transfer of following station house officers.... KARACHI: Autopsy performed after 18 hours KARACHI, March 6: Saira, 20, daughter of Jamaluddin, was slaughtered by unidentified persons in a dacoity case at her home in Liaquatabad. However, the medico-legal section of three major government hospitals... KARACHI: Special security for City Nazim KARACHI, March 6: Special security measures have been adopted for City Nazim Naimatullah Khan.... KARACHI: Bill likely in PA on honour killings KARACHI, March 6: Salvation of women lies in empowering them economically as the present crisis-like situation faced by the country can be overcome only by improving the status of women as... HYDERABAD: Wheat purchase points demanded HYDERABAD, March 6: The Sindh Abadgar Board has requested the Sindh government to quickly establish wheat purchase centres to keep up pace with the harvesting of the crop, which was in... HYDERABAD: Centre’s duty to stop work on Thal canal: STPP HYDERABAD, March 6: The chairman, Sindh Taraqqi Passand Party, Dr Qadir Magsi, has said that following the adoption of a unanimous resolution by the Sindh Assembly against the greater Thal canal,... KARACHI: Govt seeks donors help in relief schemes KARACHI, March 6: The Sindh government is in contact with the World Bank, Asian Development Bank and other donor agencies for financial assistance in relief schemes for people of drought-affected areas.... SUKKUR: Teachers protest against boy’s kidnapping SUKKUR, March 6: Primary school teachers, under the banner of the Primary Teachers Association, on Thursday held a protest demonstration against the kidnapping of 5-year-old boy, Mohammed Ovais Khilji, son of... LARKANA: Union opposes sale of textile mill LARKANA, March 6: Opposing the sale of the Shahdadkot Textile, the unit’s labour union on Thursday announced its decision to launch a protest drive from Sunday.... HYDERABAD: Deterioration of soil be checked, say experts HYDERABAD, March 6: The seventh national symposium on “Analytical and Environmental Chemistry” concluded at the University of Sindh on Wednesday.... MIRPURKHAS: ‘Proposals being considered to improve dist govt system’ MIRPURKHAS, March 6: The Sindh minister for local government, Mohammad Hussain, has said various proposals and suggestions are under consideration to improve the district government system.... LARKANA: LDA employees’ fate hangs in balance LARKANA, March 6: The fate of the regular employees of the defunct Larkana Development Authority remained undecided as no department is ready to accommodate them.... HYDERABAD: Release of funds to dist govt urged HYDERABAD, March 6: District Nazim Dr Makhdoom Rafiquzzaman has expressed the fear that development work in the district will come to a standstill if the Sindh government did not provide the...

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