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May 2, 2003 Friday Safar 29, 1424 KARACHI: Probe into missing KDA files shelved KARACHI, May 1: An inquiry ordered by the city Nazim to determine the fate of thousands of missing KDA files relating to houses and plots has reportedly been shelved.... KARACHI: Police occupying girls school since ’95 KARACHI, May 1: Girl students from areas near Khajji ground, Mohammadabad and Waheedabad go all the way to Old Golimar to attend their school because police have illegally occupied a primary... KARACHI: Fund for artists, writers set up KARACHI, May 1: Sindh Governor Ishratul Ibad has directed the Sindh secretary for health to constitute a special fund for providing health facilities to noted artists, writers and prominent personalities.... KARACHI: Tests show seized betel nut unfit for consumption KARACHI, May 1: Laboratory tests have shown that the 7,000-ton consignment of betel nut seized recently by the Customs officials is unfit for human consumption, it was learnt on Wednesday.... KARACHI: Industries opting for self power generation KARACHI, May 1: Dissatisfied with the poor performance of the Karachi Electric Supply Corporation, industrial consumers are opting for self-generation of power in increasing numbers.... KARACHI: Five die in road accidents KARACHI, May 1: Five persons died in separate road accidents in various areas of the city on Thursday.... KARACHI: Complexes for working women planned KARACHI, May 1: The provincial Minister for Women Development, Dr Saeeda Malik, said here on Thursday that her department had planned setting up of three multipurpose complexes in Karachi, Hyderabad and... KARACHI: Media’s role in democracy discussed KARACHI, May 1: The media in Pakistani has played an important role in promoting and strengthening democracy in the country, former information minister, Senator Nisar A. Memon said.... KARACHI: Resentment among CSS candidates KARACHI, May 1: There is a resentment among successful candidates of the Central Superior Services (CSS) examination batch 2001-2002 over reports that four of their seats from Urban quota are being... KARACHI: Govt trying to raise literacy rate KARACHI, May 1: Sindh minister for local government, Katachi Abadis and special development, Mohammad Hussain Khan has said the government is striving for promotion of education and increase in literacy rate.... KARACHI: Eye camp opened KARACHI, May 1: The provincial Minister for Excise and Taxation, Rauf Siddiqui, has said that providing medical help is the best service to humanity and this becomes the source for forbearance... KARACHI: New phone connections KARACHI, May 1: The Bin Qasim Division of PTCL has invited applications for new telephone connections available at various exchanges of the Division.... KARACHI: Rallies seek protection to workers rights: May Day observed KARACHI, May 1: Public rallies, seminars and other programmes were held on Thursday to mark the May Day. Most of the rallies were largely attended by workers of government and private... KARACHI: Fixation of minimum wages demanded KARACHI, May 1: Restoration of workers’ due rights and trade unions throughout the country, as well as fixation of a reasonable minimum wage, was demanded at a big rally organized by... KARACHI: Forgers used jobseekers to defraud banks KARACHI, May 1: A gang of crooks, allegedly involved in defrauding the banks of millions of rupees, used unsuspecting jobseekers for withdrawal of money through forged cheques.... KARACHI: US designs toward us exposed, says Qazi KARACHI, May 1: Central parliamentary leader of the Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal, Qazi Hussain Ahmad, has said the nation needs to be prepared to foil the evil designs of USA, which have been... KARACHI: 3 contempt pleas filed against excise dept KARACHI, May 1: Three concerns, whose writ petitions against the levy of vending and permit fee on methanol by the Sindh government were allowed by the Sindh High Court recently, have... KARACHI: Encashment of bank guarantee stopped KARACHI, May 1: The Sindh High Court has restrained the GHQ works directorate, Rawalpindi, and the Pakistan Aeronautical Complex, Kamra, from encashing a bank guarantee furnished by a multinational grid station... KARACHI: Altaf cautions against threats to Pakistan KARACHI, May 1: The chief of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement, Altaf Hussain, has emphasized the need for acquiring modern knowledge to meet future challenges faced by the Muslim world.... KARACHI: Forced child labour to be checked: CS KARACHI, May 1: Chief Secretary K. B. Rind has said that ‘forced child labour’ is unlawful and that measures are being taken to check the practice.... KARACHI: CPNE body meeting KARACHI, May 1: The standing committee of the CPNE will meet in the Avari Towers here on May 9, at 10.30am to discuss the holding of the annual function of the... KARACHI: Private schools KARACHI, May 1: Sindh government would announce its policy regarding the private educational institutions on June 1, provincial education minister Irafanullah Marwat said.... KARACHI: Seminar calls for trust-building measures KARACHI, May 1: The move to open channels of communication between Pakistan and India augur well for reducing tensions in the region but progress can be made only if the beginning... HYDERABAD: Revival of sick, closed units demanded HYDERABAD, May 1: The district council on Wednesday demanded of the Sindh government to ensure the revival of closed and sick industrial units in order to bring to an end joblessness... HYDERABAD: Help sought against police harassment HYDERABAD, May 1: Parents of an eight-year-old girl, Momil, who was kidnapped by two persons on Feb 6 from Allahdad Chand Goth and later abandoned in a nearby lane, have sought... HYDERABAD: Sacking of mill workers flayed HYDERABAD, May 1: Hundreds of Pakistan People’s Party activists on Thursday took out a procession from Shaikh Bhirkiyo to the gate of the Faran Sugar Mills to protest against the dismissal... HYDERABAD: Need stressed for law against Karo-kari HYDERABAD, May 1: Sindh Minister Imtiaz Ahmed Sheikh has supported the legislation against Karo-kari but defended the Jirga system for solving civil cases and not criminal cases.... HYDERABAD: Govt ‘failure’ to protect Sindh’s interests slated HYDERABAD, May 1: The central committee, Jeay Sindh Mahaz (Zain Shah group), at a meeting held at Sann on Tuesday, expressed grave concern over the acute shortage of water in Sindh.... PESHAWAR: Workers ask govt to withdraw ILO 2002 PESHAWAR, May 1: Various workers’ organizations paid rich tributes on Thursday to the May Day martyrs for sacrificing their lives to get salaries and working conditions improved over 100 year ago... PESHAWAR: MMA lauds talks on LFO PESHAWAR, May 1: The Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal, welcoming the talks between the opposition and the government over the LFO issue, has said that all the political forces should get united to... PESHAWAR: Resolution filed in PA to make veil mandatory PESHAWAR, May 1: A Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal (MMA) MPA from Shangla has submitted a resolution in the Provincial Assembly, which if unanimously passed by the house, will make wearing of veil compulsory... PESHAWAR: SMC students continue hunger strike PESHAWAR, May 1: Students of the Saidu Medical College, Swat, continued their hunger strike for the third consecutive day on Thursday.... PESHAWAR: Ajmal Khattak rejoins ANP tomorrow PESHAWAR, May 1: The stage is apparently set for the reunion of senior politician Ajmal Khattak with Awami National Party (ANP) on Saturday.... PESHAWAR: Swara victim suffers twice PESHAWAR, May 1: A woman victim of the inhuman custom of Swara is undergoing life term at Haripur central prison after being sentenced for killing her husband....

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