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April 7, 2003 Monday Safar 4, 1424 KARACHI: Man commits suicide Woman, three others killed KARACHI, April 6: A young man committed suicide in his house at Abyssinia Lines late Saturday night.... KARACHI: People suffer as city govt, KESC refuse to cooperate KARACHI, April 6: Common citizens suffer as the city government and the Karachi Electric Supply Corporation refuse to play ball with each other over the proper running and maintenance of streetlights.... KARACHI: Power failures continue as temperature goes up KARACHI, April 6: The transmission and distribution system of the Karachi Electric Supply Corporation has been playing up since the advent of the heatwave which took the city by surprise a... KARACHI: Social bodies carrying out Rs16.5bn uplift plans KARACHI, April 6: More than 45,000 social development organizations (SDOs), with the help of their more than 475,000 employees and volunteers, are carrying out development projects involving nearly Rs16.5 billion in... KARACHI: Accident claims one life KARACHI, April 6: An elderly woman died in a road accident at Saeedabad on Sunday.... KARACHI: Role of army, Politicians & judiciary debated KARACHI, April 6: All the successive civilian and military governments as well as Legislature and Judiciary failed to provide the country with a solidly workable system in order to run all... KARACHI: Big rallies held against war KARACHI, April 6: Activists and supporters of various political, social and religious parties on Sunday staged big rallies outside Karachi Press Club to denounce the US-led invasion of Iraq and urged... KARACHI: Imamia students protest at US-led war KARACHI, April 6: The Imamia Students Organisation on Sunday took out a procession from Numaish to Tibet Centre on M. A. Jinnah Road to express solidarity with the people of Iraq... KARACHI: Baloch leaders discuss unity proposal KARACHI, April 6: Leader of the Opposition in the Balochistan Assembly, Kachkol Ali advocate, said here on Sunday that efforts were being made for the unification of nationalist factions.... KARACHI: Transporters ready to move business KARACHI, April 6: Transporters operating between Karachi and Balochistan have expressed their readiness to move their business from existing sites if provided alternative sites in Hawkesbay area.... KARACHI: Govt working to promote investment, says Ibad KARACHI, April 6: Sindh governor Dr Ishratul Ibad has said that the government is laying special emphasis on the continuation of policies to ensure effective promotion of investment which will consequently... KARACHI: Withdrawal of IRO demanded KARACHI, April 6: The Habib Bank Workers Front has termed the new labour policy and the Industrial Relations Ordinance 2002 anti-worker and has demanded their withdrawal.... KARACHI: Ex-staffer of PHL dies KARACHI, April 6: Mohammed Husain Sorathia, 55, a former staff of the PHL, died of a heart attack in South Africa on Sunday.... SHIKARPUR: PPP wants debate on LFO in Parliament SHIKARPUR, April 6: The People’s Party Parliamentarians is opposed to the Legal Framework Order and other undemocratic and unconstitutional steps, PPP leader Aftab Shahban Mirani said on Sunday.... LARKANA: Dispute may delay building of bridge LARKANA, April 6: The project of constructing a bridge over the Hamal Lake may not be completed within the stipulated time of 18 months due to a row between roads and... BADIN: Students to get scholarships BADIN, April 6: The federal ministry of religious affairs has sanctioned Rs5.5 million for primary and Rs8.5 million for university students of the Badin district.... HYDERABAD: Witness to UTP’s death dies in jail HYDERABAD, April 6: Jumo Khan, an important witness to the custodial death of under-trial prisoner Mehmood Khoso, died in the Hyderabad central jail hospital on Sunday.... HYDERABAD: Cutting of trees in Kachho slammed HYDERABAD, April 6: Activists of the Sindh Green Development Organization (SGDO) held a token hunger strike outside the press club on Sunday to protest against the cutting of trees in the... HYDERABAD: Govt urged to solve protesters problems HYDERABAD, April 6: The Sindh National Party activists held a demonstration outside the press club here on Sunday in support of people who have been observing token hunger strikes for some... HYDERABAD: US war on Iraq condemned HYDERABAD, April 6: The activists of the Labour Party Pakistan held a demonstration outside the press club to condemn the US-UK attack on Iraq.... HYDERABAD: Man commits suicide HYDERABAD, April 6: The watchman of the office of a local newspaper, Daily Safeer, committed suicide here on Sunday.... PESHAWAR: Drug trafficking thru women on the rise PESHAWAR, April 6: A number of women are falling prey to different gangs of drug traffickers due to economic and other factors.... PESHAWAR: Restructuring of Khasadar, levies force suggested PESHAWAR, April 6: The Frontier Reserve Police (FRP) submitted a summary with Governor Iftikhar Hussain Shah for the restructuring of levies and Khasadar forces in the Federally- Administrated Tribal Areas (Fata).... PESHAWAR: Rs18.6m allocated for children hospital: Nazim PESHAWAR, April 6: District Nazim Mohammad Azam Khan Afridi has said that there is a dire need of educating people regarding the human psychology in order to make them useful citizens... PESHAWAR: Plan to set up wildlife park under study PESHAWAR, April 6: The provincial government was considering a proposal about converting of Kund Park into a Wildlife safari park to serve as a centre for conservation, education and nucleus for... PESHAWAR: Transfers criticized PESHAWAR, April 6: MNA Maulana Abdul Akbar of Chitral has alleged that the provincial bureaucracy is bent on failing the Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal government in the province.... PESHAWAR: Pesco staff suspended PESHAWAR, April 6: Pesco has suspended its SDO and a line superintendent for negligence in a case involving the death of two persons, a press release said.... PESHAWAR: NWFP to get Rs2bn for judicial, police reforms PESHAWAR, April 6: The NWFP government would receive over Rs2 billion under Access to Justice Programme funded by the Asian Development Bank under which judicial and police reforms would be carried...

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