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April 21, 2003 Monday Safar 18, 1424 KARACHI: Family says young man was shot dead by cop KARACHI, April 20: The family of a young man, Shoaib, who was killed in the early hours of April 13 claims that he was shot dead by a policeman outside his... KARACHI: Sindh govt may review ban on jobs KARACHI, April 20: The provincial government is under tremendous pressure not only to lift ban on recruitments but also to bypass the Sindh Public Service Commission (SPSC) while making appointments in... KARACHI: Worker dies as godown roof collapses KARACHI, April 20: A labourer died and seven others were injured when the roof of an under-construction godown collapsed in Hawkesbay Road on Sunday evening, the police and the Edhi Foundation... KARACHI: KESC losses rise in army’s presence KARACHI, April 20: Army officials running the Karachi Electric Supply Corporation do not bat an eyelid while admitting that the transmission and distribution losses of the power utility have risen to... KARACHI: Students clashes: FIRs registered KARACHI, April 20: Police have registered cases at different police stations against unknown persons for creating law and order problem in many educational institutions on Saturday.... KARACHI: Bazaars where saving is prime motivation KARACHI, April 20: A good variety of black shoes sit shining around him on a white sheet of cloth. A short stick, with a piece of cloth tied to its head,... KARACHI: Many colleges show laxity to students’ attendance KARACHI, April 20: A survey of a few colleges, including those of females, conducted by Dawn, revealed that the colleges were not very strict regarding the students who failed to ensure... KARACHI: IT city in Sindh being planned KARACHI, April 20: The government is considering setting up an IT City in Sindh with high-tech industrial units and educational institutions of high standard which can cater to the future needs... KARACHI: Navymen to leave fish harbour KARACHI, April 20: Over 50 navymen inducted in the Karachi Fish Harbour in 1999 to streamline its working would be discharged from their duties in a day or two, it is... KARACHI: Minister visits Lines Area KARACHI, April 20: Sindh Minister of Excise & Taxation Rauf Siddiqi has said the government will take stern action against unfair practices and irregularities.... KARACHI: Urdu varsity classes KARACHI, April 20: The Federal Urdu University of Arts, Science and Technology on Saturday announced that classes, in both shifts at its Abdul Haq Campus would remain suspended till April 22.... KARACHI: Unar for water share as per 1991 accord KARACHI, April 20: Sindh Minister for Revenue, Altaf Hussain Unar, said here on Sunday that the province was facing shortage of water during Kharif the crop season, so Sindh should be... KARACHI: Trauma life support programme KARACHI, April 20: A committee of the American College of Surgeons has agreed to a proposal from the College of Physicians and Surgeons Pakistan for the launching of a programme on... KARACHI: Historical novel launched KARACHI: “Toofan Ki Aahet”, a novel by noted fiction writer Mustafa Karim, was launched on Saturday with senior writer and poet Khaleeque Ibrahim Khaleeque in the chair.... KARACHI: Govt vehicles KARACHI, April 20: The department of works and services of the city government has repaired dumpers, trucks, wheel-loaders and cranes on the directives of city Nazim Naimatuallah Khan.—PPI... KARACHI: KU enrolments Karachi, April 20: The Examinations Department, University of Karachi Saturday announced to extend B.A, B.Sc, B.Com and B.Sc (Home Economics) Enrolment forms submission date upto April 23, 2003.—PPI... KARACHI: US slammed for inciting killings KARACHI, April 20: The International Law Study Group (ILSG) on Saturday strongly condemned the announcement by the occupying power in Iraq, the US Central Command, of a list of fifty five... KARACHI: Reckless driving claims four lives: 106 vehicles hijacked in a week KARACHI, April 20: Four persons fell victim to reckless driving in the city on Sunday.... KARACHI: Court notice to lawyer KARACHI, April 20: Judge Feroz Mahmood Bhatti of the anti-terrorism court No 5 issued notice on Saturday to the defence counsel for an accused in a bomb blast case for not... KARACHI: MQM wants bangle industry problems solved KARACHI, April 20: The Coordination Committee of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement has appealed to the federal government to accept the genuine demands put forward by the manufacturers of bangles to save... KARACHI: PPP Sindh to mobilize public against LFO KARACHI, April 20: Pakistan People’s Party, Sindh, has decided to launch a peaceful protest campaign against the Legal Framework Order (LFO) throughout the province from Friday.... KARACHI: Clashes in educational institutions lamented KARACHI, April 20: Politicians and leaders of teachers’ and students’ organizations have expressed their grave concern over hostilities at educational institutions in the city between rival student groups which have led... KARACHI: SHC resents ‘thoughtless’ notifications KARACHI, April 20: The Sindh High Court has decried “the practice of government departments to issue notifications without any consideration whatsoever not only to their implications but also to their very... SUKKUR: CM asks tribes to hand over troublemakers SUKKUR April 20: Violators of the Jirga decisions should be handed over to the police by tribal chiefs, who had settled their disputes earlier.... HYDERABAD: Global moots on Bhitai proposed HYDERABAD, April 20: There is a need to hold international conferences at home and abroad on the immortal poet of peace, Shah Abdul Latif Bhitai.... HYDERABAD: Wapda workers to seek referendum HYDERABAD, April 20: The Sindh chapter of the Pakistan Wapda Employees Pegham Union on Sunday condemned the treatment being meted out to the Wapda employees and called upon the Hyderabad Electric... SHIKARPUR: Death toll in tribal clash rises to four SHIKARPUR, April 20: The death toll in a clash between two groups of the Atrani Jatoi tribe rose to four as the body of another victim, Ali Mardan Atrani, was recovered... HYDERABAD: Mahar’s stand on Thal canal criticized HYDERABAD, April 20: The Sindh Chamber of Agriculture has criticized the provincial chief minister’s statement that construction of the greater Thal canal cannot be stopped and the Sindh government has decided... SANGHAR: One killed, 8 injured in accident SANGHAR, April 20: One person was killed and eight others were injured in a head-on collision between two cars on Sanghar-Khipro Road near Gunang Bungalow on Sunday.... KHAIRPUR: Sipah-i-Sahaba chief launches new party KHAIRPUR, April 20: The chief of the defunct Sipah-i-Sahaba, one of the banned religio-political groups, Ali Sher Hyderi, on Saturday announced the formation of a new party named Millat-i- Islamia.... NAUSHAHRO FEROZE: ‘Encounter’ claims two lives NAUSHAHRO FEROZE, April 20: Two persons, who were fleeing after opening fire on three men and injuring them, were killed in a police encounter in Sadiq Lakho village near Bhirya on... HYDERABAD: Mumtaz Mirza remembered HYDERABAD, April 20: Sohrab Faqir and his group of sufi singers visited the grave of the noted writer and former director-general of the Sindh culture department late Mumtaz Mirza here on... PESHAWAR: Police chief blames Afghan DPs for deteriorating law & order PESHAWAR, April 20: The presence of over half-a-million Afghan refugees in the provincial capital is one of the major factors in increasing crime incidents in the city, a senior police official... PESHAWAR: Oxygen plant PESHAWAR, April 20: The oxygen plant will solve the problem of the needy patients at the hospital, chief executive of the Khyber Teaching Hospital, Dr Mohammad Zahir Shah said here on... PESHAWAR: City bus terminals lack facilities PESHAWAR, April 20: NWFP Chief Minister, Akram Khan Durrani’s plans to provide basic facilities at bus terminals throughout the province have proved to be an eyewash as bus stands in the Peshawar are in an... PESHAWAR: Govt schools defy order, continue to charge fee PESHAWAR, April 20: Despite waiving of admission and monthly fees many public sector schools have yet to comply with the provincial government order and the schools’ managements are charging fees from... PESHAWAR: UC Nazim shot dead PESHAWAR, April 20: The Nazim of Union Council Landi Arbab was killed and two of his companions were injured in a firing incident here on Saturday night.... PESHAWAR: 865 killed in Peshawar in two years PESHAWAR, April 20: More than 865 people have been killed and 1,580 others injured in city since Jan 2001, sources in the police department told Dawn on Sunday.... PESHAWAR: Teachers, students & doctors’ rally today PESHAWAR, April 20: The Joint Action Committee (JAC) of teachers, students and doctors has announced to hold a rally here on Monday in front of the provincial assembly building.... PESHAWAR: Govt to make realistic uplift plans: minister PESHAWAR, April 20: Senior NWFP Minister Siraj-ul-Haq has said the MMA government will evolve on realistic grounds its developmental and financial plans, strategies wherein larger national interests and welfare of people...

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