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March 13, 2003 Thursday Muharram 9, 1424 KARACHI: Golimar getting filthy water for 10 days KARACHI, March 12: Filthy water is continuously being supplied to various parts of Old Golimar for many days causing various problems like vomiting, nausea and diarrhoea to the consumers in the... KARACHI: Electricity breakdowns hit many city areas KARACHI, March 12: The transmission and distribution system of the Karachi Electric Supply Corporation failed in many areas of the city as mercury rose to 34 degrees Centigrade on Wednesday.... KARACHI: Army put on standby to help LEAs KARACHI, March 12: Army has been called out in the metropolis and asked to remain standby to provide a backup support if law and order situation goes out of the control... KARACHI: Edhi centres plan special measures KARACHI, March 12: All the 300 Edhi welfare centres throughout the country, particularly, those in Karachi, will take special measures on 9th and 10th of Muharram-ul-Haram.... KARACHI: Work on central park to begin soon KARACHI, March 12: Work on the proposed Central Park will begin shortly as its layout plan has already been prepared and made public.... KARACHI: SHC directs early meeting of IBS body KARACHI, March 12: Justice Zahid Kurban Alavi of the Sindh High Court has asked the SHC Bar Association president to convene, as early as possible, a meeting of the broad-based committee... KARACHI: SHC stops govt from recovering water dues KARACHI, March 12: A single bench of Sindh High Court, comprising Justice Zahid Kurban Alvi, granted on Wednesday stay order against the water and sanitation department restraining it from executing the... KARACHI: Devolution leading to centralization: City govt health dept KARACHI, March 12: The health department is poised to become the most troubled unit of the City District Government Karachi because of the centralization of financial and administrative powers, which have... KARACHI: Pre-engineering suppl results announced KARACHI, March 12: The Board of Intermediate Education, Karachi, on Wednesday declared the results of Higher Secondary Certificate, Science (Pre Engineering), supplementary examinations-2002, with an overall pass percentage of 33.43.... KARACHI: IBS course from 18th KARACHI, March 12: The Institute of Behavioural Sciences will start the second training course for community mental health promoters on Tuesday, says a press release.... KARACHI: No plan for widening of Sharea Faisal KARACHI, March 12: While the volume of traffic in this cosmopolitan city is increasing day-by-day, the city government has not yet chalked out a plan for extension/widening of Sharea Faisal connecting... KARACHI: Telephone connections KARACHI, March 12: The Pakistan Telecommunication Company set up special camps on March 10 and 11 in Clifton Customer Centre on the directives of its chairman, Akhter Hameed Bajwa, to provide... KARACHI: KU exam results KARACHI, March 12: The University of Karachi on Wednesday announced the results of BS Physiotherapy, annual examinations-2002, with a pass percentage of 87.9.... KARACHI: Convocation KARACHI, March 12: Sindh Governor Dr Ishratul Ebad will preside over the 6th convocation of the Sir Syed University of Engineering, to be held on March 29.—PPI... KARACHI: Lashkar man identified in sectarian killings KARACHI, March 12: The Afghanistan-born activist of the Lashkar-i-Jhangvi, allegedly involved in several sectarian killings, was identified on Tuesday by two sets of witnesses in different cases.... KARACHI: Sanam Bhutto’s property suit’s hearing put off KARACHI, March 12: The Sindh High Court adjourned on Wednesday the hearing of a suit moved by Sanam Bhutto, daughter of the late prime minister Zulfikar Ali Bhutto, to a date... KARACHI: Accused given in police custody KARACHI, March 12: Justice Shabbir Ahmed of the Sindh High Court, who is also the administrative judge of the anti-terrorism courts for Karachi Division, remanded on Wednesday a suspect, Abdul Wahab,... KARACHI: Tarar calls for national consensus on all issues KARACHI, March 12: The present day challenges demand national consensus at every level and call for the presentation of all the issues before the parliament in order to find out their... KARACHI: Woman kills her baby KARACHI, March 12: A woman killed her infant son in Jamshed Quarters late Tuesday night.... KARACHI: Schools asked to regularize buildings KARACHI, March 12: Private school owners have been urged not to miss the concessions being offered to them by the KBCA and to apply in time for regularization of the buildings... KARACHI: 2,175 institutions non-functional KARACHI, March 12: The planning and development department of Sindh has approached Chief Minister Sardar Ali Muhammad Khan Mahar, seeking funds for making functional 2175 educational institutions lying inoperative for years... KARACHI: Ulema’s role in maintaining peace urged KARACHI, March 12: Sindh Governor Dr Ishratul Ibad has said that we can benefit from the blessings of Islam by ensuring unity among ourselves.... KARACHI: MUO termed World Bank’s agenda KARACHI, March 12: The Karachi University Teachers’ Society held a rally against the implementation of the Model University Ordinance on the campus on Wednesday.... KARACHI: Ibad wants water supply plan for 22 years KARACHI, March 12: Governor Ishratul Ibad on Wednesday directed the officials of Planning and Development to formulate a comprehensive plan applicable upto 2025 keeping in view various essential sectors, including water... KARACHI: More water for Sindh demanded KARACHI, March 12: The Sindh chapter of National Alliance has expressed concern over scarcity of water and called for the release of more water than the province’s quota.... KARACHI: PR gets Chinese coaches KARACHI, March 12: China on Wednesday handed over further 26 modern passenger coaches to the Pakistan Railways.... KARACHI: JI calls for withdrawal of fare-hike KARACHI, March 12: Expressing concern over increasing incidents of altercation involving commuters and public transport operators, Jamaat-i-Islami on Wednesday criticized the decision of fare-hike and demanded of the government to reverse... SUKKUR: MPA’s detention condemned SUKKUR, March 12: The local chapter of the Sindh High Court Bar Association, in its emergency meeting held on Wednesday, condemned the alleged detention of Rana Sanaullah, leader of the opposition... HYDERABAD: Call to stop work on RBOD project HYDERABAD, March 12: The Anti-RBOD (Right Bank Outfall Drain) Action Committee has warned if work on the project is not stopped forthwith, area people will launch a protest movement by holding... HYDERABAD: Security beefed up for Ashura HYDERABAD, March 12: The rangers personnel were deployed in sensitive areas here on Wednesday to ensure security during Ashura processions.... HYDERABAD: Govt urged to remove anti-worker clauses HYDERABAD, March 12: The government should remove all anti- worker and anti-trade union clauses from the Industrial Relation Ordinance (IRO) 2002 and substitute them with proposals as had been agreed upon... MIRPURKHAS: 11 wheat procurement centres set up MIRPURKHAS, March 12: The harvesting of wheat crop has started in the district and the food department has set up 11 wheat procurement centres....

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