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April 22, 2003 Tuesday Safar 19,1424 KARACHI: Fresh clashes force closure of several colleges, KU KARACHI, April 21: Academic activities at several universities and colleges were suspended, at least for two days, following renewed hostilities between the activists of All Pakistan Mohajir Students Organization (APMSO) and... KARACHI: Water shortage problem leads to violence KARACHI, April 21: Persisting water shortage in different parts of Lyari took a violent turn on Monday when enraged residents of certain affected areas attacked an official of the water and... KARACHI: Reckless driving claims two lives KARACHI, April 21: Reckless driving claimed two lives in the city on Monday.... KARACHI: KESC makes people suffer KARACHI, April 21: The transmission and distribution network of the Karachi Electric Supply Corporation broke down in many places in the city as mercury rose to 38.5 degrees Centigrade on Monday.... KARACHI: Three persons killed KARACHI, April 21: A man was shot dead in Paradise Palace Apartment on Sarwar Shaheed Road early Monday morning.... KARACHI: New fee for site plan verification likely KARACHI, April 21: The city government’s master plan group of offices (MPGO) has decided to levy a new fee for verification of site plans, well-informed sources told Dawn.... KARACHI: Suicide KARACHI, April 21: A teenage boy committed suicide in his house in Baldia Town on Monday. The police said Auragzeb, aged 16, hanged himself from a ceiling fan in his house... KARACHI: Arrangements for Intermediate exams finalized KARACHI, April 21: The Board of Intermediate Education (BIE) was all set to hold the Higher School Certificate annual examinations in a peaceful environment from April 24, its chairman said on... KARACHI: Rs5bn to be spent on irrigation system: CS KARACHI, April 21: The provincial government has provided Rs5 billion for the revamping and remodelling of irrigation system in Sindh, according to the Chief Secretary, Mr K. B. Rind.... KARACHI: Park being used as garbage dump KARACHI, April 21: A mini-park for children, designed by the former KMC/DMC East, now falling in Malir town, has been converted into a garbage dump.... KARACHI: Telecom subject for colleges planned KARACHI, April 21: Sindh planning and development minister Syed Shoaib Ahmad Bokhari on Monday said telecommunication technology would be introduced in B-tech classes of the Government Saifee Institute of Technology.... KARACHI: KU extends BL, LLM enrolment date KARACHI, April 21: The Examination Department, University of Karachi, on Monday extended the date for submission of enrolment forms for BL and LLM, session 2003, up to April 30.... KARACHI: 40,000 women councillors being trained in politics KARACHI, April 21: The provincial Minister for Population Welfare and Women Development, Dr Saeeda Malik, has said that under a phased programme, some 40,000 women councillors would be imparted training in... KARACHI: Precautions to avoid heatstroke KARACHI, April 21: City people experiencing the current spell of heat owing to rising temperatures have been advised to adopt certain precautions to avoid heatstroke.... KARACHI: Quashment petition in Murtaza case rejected KARACHI, April 21: The Sindh High Court dismissed on Monday a quashment petition moved by one of the police officers involved in Murtaza Bhutto murder case and put off the hearing... KARACHI: Due rights, privileges for elderly demanded KARACHI, April 21: Speakers at a seminar on “care for the elderly in Pakistan” on Monday urged the government that senior citizens be provided their due rights and facilities which are... KARACHI: Stickers for vehicles in Chehlum procession KARACHI, April 21: The DIG (Traffic), Muhammad Yamin Khan, said on Monday that stickers would be issued for those vehicles which would be part of the Chehlum procession, to be taken... KARACHI: MQM accuses IJT of resorting to violence KARACHI, April 21: The Muttahida Qaumi Movement has said it will not allow any educational institution to become a “no-go area.”... KARACHI: Sunken trawler salvaged KARACHI, April 21: A fishing trawler that sank in the sea 18 months go has been salvaged by the joint efforts of the navy and the Karachi Port Trust.... KARACH: Meeting reviews colleges’ situation: 20 detained, released KARACHI, April 21: Police picked up as many as 20 students after clashes between two student groups on Monday.... KARACHI: Naval chief lauds NGOs’ services KARACHI, April 21: Chief of the Naval Staff, Admiral Shahid Karimullah, lauded the humanitarian services rendered by the non-government organizations in the country, which, he said, were generously utilizing their resources... KARACHI: Work on water projects ordered KARACHI, April 21: Sindh governor Dr. Ishratul Ibad has directed that work on projects of water supply be carried on an emergency basis.... KARACHI: SNF body meeting KARACHI, April 21: Sindh National Front has scheduled an urgent meeting of its Sindh Solidarity Council for May 3 at the residence of the Front’s chief, Sardar Mumtaz Ali Bhutto, to... KARACHI: JI blames govt KARACHI, April 21: Senator Prof Ghafoor Ahmed of Jamaat-i- Islami, accused on Monday the government of encouraging “terrorists” to harass students in educational institutions.... KARACHI: Lashkar men record statements in murder case KARACHI, April 21: The chief of the banned Lashkar-i-Jhangvi and his two alleged associates who are being tried in a sectarian double-murder case denied on Monday their involvement in the incident.... THATTA: Pearl case suspect sent to prison THATTA, April 21: Fazal Karim, son of Allah Bakhsh, was remanded in the judicial custody and was sent to the central prison, Hyderabad, after the Jhoke Sharif police presented his final... HYDERABAD: Case to be registered against six policemen HYDERABAD, April 21: Justice S. Ahmed Sarwana of the Sindh High Court, Hyderabad circuit bench, on Monday ordered registration of an FIR against six police officials of the Matli police for... SUKKUR: Education being given priority, says Mahar SUKKUR, April 21: Sindh Chief Minister Ali Mohammad Khan Mahar has said the government is utilizing its resources to provide maximum facilities to people.... HYDERABAD: Plea to restore sacked workers HYDERABAD, April 21: The National Labour Federation has condemned the sacking of 426 workers of the Faran Sugar Mills, Shaikh Bhirkio, saying that the action was in violation of labour laws.... HYDERABAD: Court orders medical examination of woman HYDERABAD, April 21: The sixth extra joint civil judge, Hyderabad, on Monday called for the medical examination of a woman, who was recovered by the Site police in Badin following registration... KHAIRPUR: 13 booked for kidnapping two brothers KHAIRPUR, April 21: The police here on Monday registered a case against 13 persons for kidnapping two brothers.... DADU: 2 cops, 12 gamblers held DADU, April 21: At least 14 people including two policemen were arrested in a raid at a gambling den on Monday.... HYDERABAD: Workshop on child development held HYDERABAD, April 21: A district-level child consultation workshop was held here on Monday at the auditorium of Sindhi Language Authority to formulate a national plan of action for the child welfare... PESHAWAR: Opposition disrupts PA proceedings: Protest against reshuffle PESHAWAR, April 21: More than 20 opposition MPAs, belonging to the Pakistan People’s Party (Sherpao) and Pakistan Muslim League-Q, disrupted the proceedings of the NWFP Assembly on Monday. The speaker tried... PESHAWAR: 2 carjackers, 3 robbers arrested PESHAWAR, April 21: Three Afghan robbers and two carjackers were arrested in separate raids in the city, a senior police official said on Monday.... PESHAWAR: CM, minister in row over posting PESHAWAR, April 21: NWFP Chief Minister Mohammad Akram Khan Durrani and provincial Health Minister Inayatullah Khan have developed differences over the appointment of doctors on high administrative posts, sources in the... PESHAWAR: Boys’ detention challenged PESHAWAR, April 21: Two minor boys are allegedly kept in illegal detention by officials of two police stations here.... PESHAWAR: Apnec demands inquiry into kidnapping PESHAWAR, April 21: The All Pakistan Newspapers Employees Confederation (Apnec), NWFP chapter, has demanded a judicial inquiry into the kidnapping of a newsman in Kohat....

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