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April 3, 2003 Thursday Muharram 30, 1424 KARACHI: Retired govt employees get property tax exemption KARACHI, April 2: The Sindh government on Wednesday decided to regularize the services of 706 ad hoc doctors serving on contract basis for the last 10 to 12 years.... KARACHI: SBP to arrange housing loans for settlers KARACHI, April 2: Governor State Bank of Pakistan, Dr Ishrat Hussain, has agreed to the idea of providing small housing loans for the rehabilitation of the families affected by the Lyari... KARACHI: Youth killed, two commit suicide KARACHI, April 2: A youth was stabbed to death by a relative of his in Ratantalao in the Preedy police limits on Wednesday morning.... KARACHI: PPP hints at MMA’s vital link with Establishment KARACHI, April 2: The top leadership of the Pakistan People’s Party, which met party’s chairperson Ms Benazir Bhutto in Dubai recently, could not decide on the fate of the turncoats, though... KARACHI: Edhi sends medicines for Iraqi people KARACHI, April 2: The Edhi Foundation is sending life-saving drugs and surgical equipment worth Rs 30 lakh for the war-torn people of Iraq.... KARACHI: NHA, PS officials issued notices KARACHI, April 2: A division bench of the Sindh High Court on Wednesday issued show-cause notices to three officials of the National Highway Authority and the Pakistan Steel for allegedly encroaching... KARACHI: Landhi tense after custodial death KARACHI, April 2: Landhi remained tense, and commercial activities remained suspended on Wednesday in the area in the wake of the custodial death of an activist of the Mohajir Qaumi Movement.... KARACHI: 7 firms submit papers for rail-based transport KARACHI, April 2: Seven foreign and local companies have submitted “expressions of interest” invited by the Karachi Mass Transit Programme for a rail-based mass transit system on built-operate-transfer (BOT) basis.... KARACHI: Corruption charges be proved: Nazim KARACHI, April 2: City Nazim Naimatullah Khan on Wednesday said that the city government had fulfilled another one of its promises by providing the facility of Sui gas to the inhabitants... KARACHI: Body to review traffic problems in Lyari KARACHI, April 2: A committee, comprising Nazim and Naib Nazim of Lyari Town, DIG Traffic, EDO (Revenue) and director general of Mass Transit Programme, has been constituted to review traffic situation... KARACHI: Holding of book fairs praised KARACHI, April 2: A large number of people visited the book fair organized by the Islami Jamiat Talaba under its study aid project at the Urdu University on Wednesday.... KARACHI: Urdu varsity senate meets on 9th KARACHI, April 2: The first meeting of the Federal Urdu University of Arts, Science and Technology senate will be held at its Gulshan-i-Iqbal complex on April 9, with Chairman of the... KARACHI: 400 teachers to be promoted KARACHI, April 2: Sindh Minister for Education Irfanullah Khan Marwat has said that a divisional promotion committee will soon be constituted to grant promotion to 400 subject specialist teachers.... KARACHI: Rs146.556m earmarked for abandoned schemes KARACHI, April 2: The Sindh government has earmarked an amount of Rs146.556 million for the Annual Development Programme 2002-2003 to execute 491 abandoned schemes in the province, according to a briefing... KARACHI: Renewal of school registration KARACHI, April 2: The Board of Secondary Education, Karachi, has notified all heads of schools that applications for renewal of recognition for the academic year 2003-2004 can be submitted in the... KARACHI: Population growth rate be brought down KARACHI, April 2: Sindh minister for population welfare, Dr Saeeda Malik has vowed to bring down the current population growth rate of 2.2% to 1.9% in the province by the year... KARACHI: Inquiry against policemen ordered KARACHI, April 2: Justice M. Ashraf Laghari of the Sindh High Court has ordered the DIG Police to conduct an inquiry into raids by two SIs in violation of the law... KARACHI: Leaders condemn US sanctions on Kahuta KARACHI, April 2: The US sanctions on Kahuta Research Laboratories have been deplored by the leaders of public opinion who demanded withdrawal of facilities accorded to the US military as Washington... KARACHI: Govt flayed over killings in Kashmor KARACHI, April 2: The provincial president of the Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal, MNA Asadullah Bhutto, has criticized the government for its failure in arresting those involved in the killing of 15 people in... KARACHI: Ibad wants Ministerial body to sort out problems KARACHI, April 2: Governor Ishratul Ibad has proposed setting up of a ministerial committee to sort out issues leading differences between the provincial and City governments. Such a committee, he said,... KARACHI: Water supply to Keamari area within 3 days KARACHI, April 2: Sindh Education Minister Irfanullah Khan Marwat has said the government is working on different plans for provision of basic facilities to the people of the province, including various... KARACHI: CAA conducts training exercise at airport KARACHI, April 2: The Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) on Wednesday carried out an exercise at the Jinnah International Airport to train its men in meeting an emergency situation during a crash... KARACHI: PWs testify in murder case KARACHI, April 2: Two more prosecution witnesses testified on Wednesday before Haq Nawaz Baloch, judge of the anti-terrorism court (ATC-V), in a double-murder case.... KARACHI: Lawyers condemn US attack on Iraq KARACHI, April 2: The Lawyers Study Group of Pakistan (LSGP) on Wednesday condemned the US-led attack on Iraq.... KARACHI: CS orders review of fares KARACHI, April 2: Chief Secretary Mr K. B. Rind has asked transport secretary to review the public demand of reduction in fares in view of recent cut in petroleum prices.... KARACHI: KESC opens one-window centre for customers KARACHI, April 2: The Karachi Electric Supply Corporation will restructure the 16 zones in the city within a year in such a way that all facilities — such as lodging of... HYDERABAD: 24 health centres lying closed HYDERABAD, April 2: At least 24 health facilities in the district have remained non-functional or semi-functional for the last many years for want of the ‘Summary for New Establishments,’ including the... HYDERABAD: Shifting of DPSC office hampers work HYDERABAD, April 2: The District Public Safety Commission could not start working after 19 days after the main office of the commission was shifted to some other place.... HYDERABAD: Muttahida unit in charge shot dead HYDERABAD, April 2: A Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) unit in charge, Hussain Abbas Rizvi, was gunned down on Wednesday evening, allegedly by his brothers in the Barelvi Colony, Latifabad, unit-11, here... HYDERABAD: Woman fears to be killed as Kari HYDERABAD, April 2: A division bench of the Sindh High Court, Hyderabad, on Wednesday directed the SHO and the in charge of the investigation wing, Town police station, Mirpurkhas, to produce... HYDERABAD: Arrangements for Shah Latif Urs being made HYDERABAD, April 2: The 259th annual Urs of Shah Abdul Latif Bhittai will be observed in a befitting manner in Bhitshah on April 17.... SHIKARPUR: Pumping stations’ power supply cut SHIKARPUR, April 2: Following a row between the Hesco and the Shikarpur Taluka municipal administration over payment of dues, Hesco disconnected power supply to drainage and water supply pumping stations.... PESHAWAR: NWFP wants Local Govt Ordinance amended PESHAWAR, April 2: Provincial Minister for Local Bodies Sardar Muhammad Idrees has termed the Local Government Ordinance 2001 against the spirit of the devolution plan and provincial autonomy and said the... PESHAWAR: ANP blasts government for ‘abandoning’ Iraqis PESHAWAR, April 2: The Awami National Party on Tuesday condemned the US attack on Iraq and asked the world powers to stop the American aggression as after the Middle East it... PESHAWAR: Court summons jail official, doctor PESHAWAR, April 2: A local court on Wednesday summoned the deputy-superintendent of central prison and a doctor in connection with death of a prisoner.... PESHAWAR: Police accused of filing bogus case PESHAWAR, April 2: A widow of Haryana village, Daudzai, has accused the local police of registering a bogus murder case against her only son.... MANSEHRA: Inflated power bills irk people MANSEHRA, April 2: The persistent undeclared loadshedding and distribution of inflated electricity bills by the Peshawar Electric Supply Company (Pesco) has become a constant problem for the residents of the town.... PESHAWAR: Municipal workers to observe strike PESHAWAR, April 2: The United Municipal Workers Union will observe strike against non-payment of salaries.... PESHAWAR: Dy Speaker concerned at law, order PESHAWAR, April 2: Deputy Speaker of the NWFP Assembly Ikramullah Shahid has expressed concern over the deteriorating law and order situation in the Mardan district and highhandedness of the local police.... PESHAWAR: Hailstorm, rain damage orchards PESHAWAR, April 2: The city received rain and in some parts of the province hailstorm on Wednesday morning....

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