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March 11, 2003 Tuesday Muharram 7, 1424 KARACHI: Reckless driving claims two lives: 40 huts destroyed by fire KARACHI, March 10: Reckless driving claimed two lives in the city on Monday. A man died in a road accident in Korangi Industrial Area... KARACHI: Nazim seeks resources for uplift schemes: Mobilization move KARACHI, March 10: As part of his intensive campaign to generate funds for development and find out solution to the complex problems facing Karachiites, the City Nazim has mobilized philanthropists, financial... KARACHI: Water shortage in several areas KARACHI, March 10: Many city areas faced water shortage for the third consecutive day on Monday.... KARACHI: Injured cop identifies shooting suspect KARACHI, March 10: The injured policeman, whose rifle was snatched and later used in the attack on the picket next to the US Consulate, on Monday identified the suspect involved in... KARACHI: ASH doctors observe strike KARACHI, March 10: The outpatient department of the Abbasi Shaheed Hospital remained closed for at least two hours on Monday morning as doctors went on strike.... KARACHI: Govt takes notice of milk price increase KARACHI, March 10: Sindh Chief Secretary K B Rind, taking notice of the news regarding an increase in milk prices, has directed the officials concerned to take effective measures to check... KARACHI: Notification withdrawn KARACHI, March 10: Notification relating to transfer and posting of Anzar Hussein Zaidi, Secretary, Planning and Development, as secretary, local government, Karachi, Kutchi Abadis and Special Development Department vice Muhammad Arif... KARACHI: Holiday KARACHI, March 10: The Sindh government has declared Muharram 9 and 10 — March 13 and 14 — as public holidays throughout the province for all offices, autonomous and semi-autonomous corporations... KARACHI: Men’s support for women’s rights stressed KARACHI, March 10: Speakers at a seminar here on Monday said support of men to the family was an important factor due to which they had attained the status that they... KARACHI: New law to regulate private schools soon KARACHI, March 10: Sindh Minister for Education Irfanullah Khan Marwat said on Monday that the government will soon introduce a bill in the assembly to effectively regulate the working of private... KARACHI: More counters for vehicle registration KARACHI, March 10: Excise minister Rauf Siddiqui has directed the officials to increase counters at the motor registration wing at the Civic Centre so as to facilitate people to submit taxes... KARACHI: Lyari town to reclaim Lea Market KARACHI, March 10: The administration of Lyari Town will soon take up the issue of the inclusion of Lea Market in the town’s jurisdiction.... KARACHI: Hawkesbay scheme-2 reviewed KARACHI, March 10: The Additional Chief Secretary, Planning and Development, Ghulam Sarwar Khehro, on Monday visited the Hawkesbay scheme-2, where the first phase of resettlement of the affectees of the Lyari... KARACHI: Ombudsman’s order being ignored KARACHI, March 10: The orders of the Sindh ombudsman for removal of encroachments from an amenity plot in Malir are not being implemented.... KARACHI: Inter (com) results announced KARACHI, March 10: The Board of Intermediate Education on Monday announced the results of higher secondary certificate (part II) supplementary examinations 2002 of commerce group.... KARACHI: New diagnostic block being built at CHK KARACHI, March 10: Prominent politician and businessman Abdul Sami Khan and his wife Zakira Begum have donated Rs2,000,000 to set up a diagnostic block and modern dispensary in the OPD compound... KARACHI: SSC failures KARACHI, Mar 10: The Board of Secondary Education, Karachi, said on Monday that candidates who could not appear in the failed papers of Class-IX during the examinations held between March 1... KARACHI: Notification on jail trial still awaited : Frenchmen’s killing case KARACHI, March 10: The proceedings of the Frenchmen’s killing case have come to a halt as the home department has not yet issued a notification for the jail trial of the... KARACHI: Mobile phone directory a challenge to PTA KARACHI, March 10: The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority has done nothing to compile a mobile phone directory containing numbers of all cellular phones operating in the city.... KARACHI: Action against 40 policemen KARACHI, March 10: Taking serious notice of public complaints, the Sindh police department has initiated action against 40 policemen and officers.... KARACHI: Hearing of poll pleas put off KARACHI, March 10: An election tribunal, headed by Justice Ghulam Rabbani of the Sindh High Court, put off on Monday to March 24 the hearing of a petition of a candidate... KARACHI: High Court sets aside share purchase KARACHI, March 10: It is not necessary to make out a case for a company’s winding up in order to invoke the high court’s jurisdiction to order remedial measures to protect... KARACHI: Fishermen complain of harassment KARACHI, March 10: Karachi-based fishermen have alleged that they are being harassed and victimized by the fisheries officials of Balochistan while poaching in the Mekran coast.... KARACHI: CM pledges to solve Hyderabad’s problems KARACHI, March 10: Chief Minister Sardar Ali Mohammed Mahar has said that Hyderabad is a historical and ancient city of Sindh and the present government will take all possible steps for... KARACHI: Auction of Farooquis’ assets KARACHI, March 10: The National Accountability Bureau, Sindh, on Monday arranged the auction for disposal of jewellery and watches surrendered by Usman Farooqui, ex-chairman, Pakistan Steel, and his family, who opted... KARACHI: Notice to Haj director KARACHI, March 10: Senior Civil Judge, West-III on Monday issued notices to Director Hajj Karachi and Islamabad for March 22 while admitting a suit filed by 55 intending pilgrims for Hajj.... KARACHI: Wazir Mansion’s repair work reviewed KARACHI, March 10: Sindh Ombudsman Justice (retired) Haziqul Khairi on Monday presided over a meeting to review the progress of renovation and repair work at Wazir Mansion, the birth place of... KARACHI: MBBS students hold demo KARACHI, March 10: The final year MBBS students at Sindh and Dow medical colleges staged a demonstration outside the Karachi Press Club on Monday to press the authorities for an extension... KARACHI: LFO a blow to judiciary: PPP KARACHI, March 10: The Pakistan People’s Party on Monday said that declaring the Legal Framework Order... KARACHI: BEd exam from 25th KARACHI, March 10: The Bachelor of Education (BEd) supplementary examination 2002 will begin on March 25, said a notification of the University of Karachi.... THATTA: Preparation for bandits hunt begins in Thatta THATTA, March 10: The Thatta police, following the arrest of a notorious bandit, Kamal Faqir Shaikh, have intensified patrolling along the coastline and plugged exit points leading to Karachi.... SUKKUR: Army to be deployed in sensitive areas: Law, order during Ashura SUKKUR, March 10: Army and paramilitary rangers personnel will be deployed in sensitive areas in Sindh to assist the civil authorities to maintain peace during Muharram processions.... BADIN: Water crisis hits towns of Badin BADIN, March 10: Water supply to several towns of the district has been suspended for the last couple of weeks as water is not being provided from the irrigation canals which... SANGHAR: Recovery of farm taxes continues: Calamity-hit areas SANGHAR, March 10: Revenue officials are collecting Abyana and land, cess and other taxes from growers in areas which have been declared calamity-affected by the relief department.... HYDERABAD: Delay in promotion orders resented HYDERABAD, March 10: The Sindh Professors and Lecturers Association has urged the education department to notify promotion of 762 lecturers by March 31.... HYDERABAD: IRO 2002: APTUO to launch campaign HYDERABAD, March 10: Rejecting the Industrial Relations Ordinance 2002, the All-Pakistan Trade Unions Organisation has decided to launch a campaign against the IRO 2002 and demanded of the government to restore... HYDERABAD: Police officers served notices HYDERABAD, March 10: The Sindh High Court, Hyderabad circuit bench, on Monday issued notices to two SHOs, DPO, operations, and the DPO, investigation, of the Badin district for March 28.... HYDERABAD: Appointments at SAU criticized HYDERABAD, March 10: A member of the syndicate of the Sindh Agriculture University (SAU), Dr Rajab Ali Memon, has appealed to the Sindh governor to issue directives to the vice-chancellor to...

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