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March 27, 2003 Thursday Muharram 23, 1424 KARACHI: KESC seeks Hubco link to avert loadshedding KARACHI, March 26: If a direct link is not established between the Karachi Electric Supply Corporation and Hubco, the power utility will have to resort to loadshedding this summer in case... KARACHI: New formula to help execute uplift plans KARACHI, March 26: The federal government has agreed, in principle, to provide matching grants to legislators for development schemes in their respective constituencies with the provision that they will have a... KARACHI: Water supply situation in many areas improves KARACHI, March 26: The city’s water supply situation on Wednesday improved to some extent and would completely be normalized by Thursday, claimed a senior official of the city government’s Water and... KARACHI: Three killed, accidents claim four lives KARACHI, March 26: Unknown men shot dead a driver in Ferozabad on Wednesday.... KARACHI: Man injured as roof collapses KARACHI, March 26: One person was injured when a big portion of the roof of a quarter in block 2 of the defunct KMC’s Lyari Quarters collapsed on Tuesday. The victim... KARACHI: Teenager denied bail in murder case KARACHI, March 26: The teenaged boy who is suspected of having killed his teacher in her apartment was denied bail on Wednesday by an additional district and sessions court.... KARACHI: NGOs urged to do more for welfare KARACHI, March 26: Participants at a conference on Wednesday urged social welfare organisations and entrepreneurs, community-based organisations (CBOs) and NGOs to constantly review their strategy and come up with innovative ideas... KARACHI: Environmental aspects of uplift plans emphasized KARACHI, March 26: Speakers at a provincial roundtable meeting on incorporating environment into Pakistan’s Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper on Wednesday stressed the need for reviewing all initiatives and plans keeping in... KARACHI: City govt to revamp its quality control dept KARACHI, March 26: The City Government plans to revamp its quality control department in order to better monitor and control adulteration of foodstuffs.... KARACHI: Proper management can help control 80pc epileptic cases KARACHI, March 26: Epilepsy is observed to be more common among rural people due to bad obstetric care and more infections.... KARACHI: Mustafa Zaidi remembered KARACHI: Poet Mustafa Zaidi died in October 1970. A man of calibre and highly talented poet that Zaidi was to some persons, he still remains unwept and unsung. However, he was... KARACHI: Development of parks in Sindh stressed KARACHI, March 26: Sindh Governor Dr Ishratul Ibad has stressed the need for development and improvement of parks in the province.... KARACHI: People hit by expressway project get cheques KARACHI, March 26: Karachi Nazim Naimatullah Khan has said that work on the rehabilitation of people affected by the Lyari Expressway project and provision of basic facilities to them is being... KARACHI: Exhibition KARACHI, March 26: The Sindh science exhibition will begin here on April 2, secretary of the Board of Intermediate Education Karachi Prof Abdul Zaheer Khan Paras said on Wednesday.... KARACHI: KU admission date extended KARACHI, March 26: The University of Karachi has extended the last date for admission to first year and second year BA (pass), BSc (pass), BCom and BSc (Home Economics) to April... KARACHI: US waged war against humanity, says Fazl KARACHI, March 26: Maulana Fazlur Rehman, Secretary General of Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal, has said that the US-UK invasion of Iraq is not a crusade but a war between the oppressors and oppressed.... KARACHI: Rally calls for war crime trial of Bush, Blair KARACHI, March 26: Amid mounting protest against the US-led invasion of Iraq, various political parties on Wednesday staged rallies in different parts of the city and called for producing rulers of... KARACHI: Verdict in murder case set aside: Judges plea dismissed KARACHI, March 26: The Sindh High Court on Wednesday set aside the judgement of an anti-terrorism court and acquitted all the four accused earlier awarded life term for kidnapping, raping and... KARACHI: Tribunal reinstates principal KARACHI, March 26: The Federal Service Tribunal on Wednesday ordered reinstatement of Mohammad Ali Shaikh as principal of Sindh Madressatul Islam, Karachi, with retrospective effect.... KARACHI: Expansion of road stopped KARACHI, March 26: Commuters on the Landhi-Korangi road are being punished for no sin of theirs. Their suffering is now years-long with no end in sight.... KARACHI: 80 men arrested in Landhi raids KARACHI, March 26: Police on Wednesday showed arrest of 80 suspects and recovery of a large quantity of arms and ammunition from different parts of Landhi Town.... KARACHI: KESC threatens to pass tax on to consumers KARACHI, March 26: If the city government levies octroi on electricity entering 18 towns, the Karachi Electric Supply Corporation will pass on the tax to consumers.... HYDERABAD: Dist body slams lab closure HYDERABAD, March 26: The district council, Hyderabad, has expressed concern over proposed closure of the local civil hospital’s pathology laboratory and its merger with the diagnostic and research laboratory (DRL).... HYDERABAD: Development of low delta crops urged HYDERABAD, March 26: The director general, Agriculture Extension and Research, Sindh, Mohammad Akram Malik, has said there is a need to develop crops which need less water and give high yield.... HYDERABAD: Marchers call on UN to stop war in Iraq HYDERABAD, March 26: Workers of the three taluka councils of Hyderabad took out a procession here on Wednesday to protest against the war on Iraq.... HYDERABAD: Notices to employees resented HYDERABAD, March 26: The Sindh Taraqqi Pasand Party (STPP) and the Sindh Taraqqi Pasand Students Federation (STPSF) have criticized the Mehran University of Engineering and Technology vice-chancellor for issuing show-cause notices... HYDERABAD: Traders seek quota of train seats HYDERABAD, March 26: Senator Ilyas Ahmad Bilour has given an assurance that he will make efforts to fix a quota of train seats for businessmen of Hyderabad.... HYDERABAD: ‘IRO-2002 curtails rights of workers’ HYDERABAD, March 26: Amendments to the original IRO-1969, in the shape of the IRO-2002, curtail the rights of workers and trade union representatives to seek legal remedy in case of unfair... SUKKUR: Derailment suspends railways traffic SUKKUR, March 26: Railway traffic was suspended on Wednesday after derailment of six bogies of the Multan-bound 29-Up Shah Rukne Alam Express near the Mirpur Mathelo station.... SUKKUR: Funds for Ghotki allocated, says CM SUKKUR, March 26: Sindh Governor Ali Mohammad Mahar has said Rs170 million has been allocated for beautification of Ghotki city.... SUKKUR: Three bandits arrested SUKKUR, March 26: Three bandits were arrested by the Sukkur police in Bahishti Paro, near Salehpat, on Monday.... SHIKARPUR: Security tightened SHIKARPUR, March 26: District Nazim Mohammad Arif Khan Mahar presided over a meeting on Thursday to review the law and order situation in the district.... PESHAWAR: Road to Afghanistan to be constructed PESHAWAR, March 26: The NWFP Chief Minister Akram Khan Durrani said that the government was considering construction of a road leading to Afghanistan, passing through the Ghulam Khan Checkpoint.... PESHAWAR: Marchers denounce US attack PESHAWAR, March 26: A demonstration to denounce the US-led war on Iraq was held on Wednesday in front of the press club.... PESHAWAR: MMA’s march on Sunday PESHAWAR, March 26: Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal leadership is optimistic about the participation of over one million people in the peace march on Sunday in the provincial metropolis to denounce the US invasion... PESHAWAR: Teachers’ interests to be upheld: CM PESHAWAR, March 26: NWFP Chief Minister Mohammad Akram Khan Durrani on Wednesday said his government would take care of the interests of the teachers and students.... PESHAWAR: Court admits plea against encounter PESHAWAR, March 26: A two-member bench of the Peshawar High Court here on Wednesday admitted to full hearing a writ petition of a woman, requesting the court to issue directives for... KOHAT: Gas supply to southern NWFP discussed KOHAT, March 26: The NWFP government will supply natural gas to all the southern districts of the province from Gurguri oil and gas fields located 42 kilometres in the northwest of... KOHAT: Toy-bomb kills boy, injures another KOHAT, March 26: A boy was killed and another seriously injured when a toy-bomb exploded in upper Lachi, 22 kilometres south of here on the Indus Highway, a police spokesman said... KOHAT: 15-year-old found dead KOHAT, March 26: A 15-years-old allegedly committed suicide by hanging himself from a ceiling fan in a Madressah near Kings Gate on Tuesday afternoon, police said.... HARIPUR: NGOs, lawyers hold demos against US attack HARIPUR, March 26: Activists of non-governmental organizations held a protest demonstration on Wednesday to condemn the Anglo-American invasion of Iraq.... DERA ISMAIL KHAN: 50 students held DERA ISMAIL KHAN, March 26: Police arrested more than 50 students of law college affiliated with Gomal University as they continued their protest on the second consecutive day here on Wednesday.... DERA ISMAIL KHAN: Dist govt asked to submit record DERA ISMAIL KHAN, March 26: The provincial government has told the district government to submit record of the union council funds and expenditure.... MINGORA: Robbers gang busted MINGORA, March 26: Swat police have arrested criminals from various areas of the province, who are alleged members of a gang involved in burglaries and robberies....

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