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May 14, 2003 Wednesday Rabi-ul-Awwal 11, 1424 KARACHI: City govt’s development work comes to a halt: Paucity of funds KARACHI, May 13: All development activities by the city government and all the 18 town municipal administrations (TMAs) have almost come to a halt owing to short payment made by the... KARACHI: Work on abandoned sports complex to resume KARACHI, May 13: The Sindh government has decided to complete the long-forgotten ‘Indoor National Sports Complex’, which had been abandoned in 1977.... KARACHI: KESC finds scapegoats as power failures persist KARACHI, May 13: As Karachiites endured the long heatwave amid frequent power breakdowns, the KESC has refused to accept responsibility and shifted the onus on Wapda and Sui Gas for their... KARACHI: Customs told to release controversial betel nut consignment KARACHI, May 13: Justice Zahid Kurban Alavi of the Sindh High Court has directed the customs authorities to release the betel-nut consignments seized by them for use other than human consumption.... KARACHI: Water dept office attacked KARACHI, May 13: Angry residents of Godhra Colony on Tuesday attacked the city government’s water and sanitation department’s New Karachi office and put the office furniture on fire.... KARACHI: Three shot dead Housewife, faith-healer stabbed to death KARACHI, May 13: Four men and a woman were killed in separate incidents in the metropolis on Tuesday.... KARACHI: Increase in Alzheimer’s prevalence feared KARACHI, May 13: With increase in both life expectancy and number of nuclear families, the prevalence of Alzheimer’s Disease in Pakistan is likely to rise in the coming years. At the... KARACHI: Learning process destroyed: Nisar KARACHI, May 13: Senator Nisar Memon has said that our new generation has to face challenges of the new century by learning more about science and technology.... KARACHI: Cleanliness campaign begins in towns KARACHI, May 13: Various towns in the city have launched the cleanliness drive, where sanitary workers and supervisors have been deputed to remove the garbage and debris.... KARACHI: Enrolments KARACHI, May 13: Students of BA, BSc/BCom and BSc (Home Eco) who could not submit their enrolment forms by the due date can now do so up to May 25 with... KARACHI: New strategy urged to solve Tharis’ problems KARACHI, May 13: Speakers at a discussion on “Thar — water scarcity and solutions” — said on Tuesday that a need-assessment survey be conducted to specify issues confronting the people of... KARACHI: Inter-district students contests from May 19 KARACHI, May 13: The provincial education department has planned various inter-district annual competitions in the fields of science, culture and sports for the students of schools and colleges.... KARACHI: Transporters warn of strike on June 1 KARACHI, May 13: The Supreme Council of the All Pakistan Transporters (SCAPT) on Tuesday threatened to observe a wheel-jam strike and suspend the upcountry transportation of goods on June 1, if... KARACHI: Restoration of full diplomatic ties with India urged KARACHI, May 13: Peace activists advocating confidence building measures between Pakistan and India on Tuesday called for full restoration of diplomatic relations and opening of all the routes for facilitating cultural,... KARACHI: Renaming of Flagstaff House criticized KARACHI, May 13: Liaquat Merchant — grandnephew of Muhammad Ali Jinnah and Mohtarma Fatima Jinnah and the administrator of Quaid-i-Azam’s Estate — has expressed ‘serious’ reservations over the decision taken by... KARACHI: Remand of Al Qaeda suspects extended KARACHI, May 13: Two Al Qaeda suspects, who were arrested with 626 kilograms of explosive material, were again given into police custody on Tuesday till April 16 by two judicial magistrates.... KARACHI: Dalia, others indicted in Rs236m fraud case KARACHI, May 13: Judge Mrs Qaiser Iqbal of the Accountability Court No. 1 indicted on Tuesday a former chief of Habib Bank and two other co-accused in a corruption reference.... KARACHI: Efforts urged to seek role in rebuilding Afghanistan KARACHI, May 13: Speakers here on Tuesday called for efforts by the public and private sectors to take their share of business in rebuilding Afghanistan.... KARACHI: SNF decides to withdraw poll petitions KARACHI, May 13: The Sindh National Front (SNF) has decided to withdraw all the election petitions filed by its candidates.... KARACHI: New portfolios KARACHI, May 13: The Sindh chief minister has reallocated the portfolios to Senior Minister Syed Sardar Ahmed and Finance Adviser Aftab Ahmed Shaikh.... THATTA: Manuscripts, relics stolen from Thatta library THATTA, May 13: Five hundred books, some rare manuscripts, relics, paintings and furniture of the Pir Hussamuddin Rashidi Library in Makli were found missing on Monday.... HYDERABAD: Need stressed to bridge urban, rural gap HYDERABAD, May 13: Former federal minister for information Javed Jabbar has stressed the need for bridging the gap between rural and urban areas.... HYDERABAD: SHC orders closure of illegal waterways HYDERABAD, May 13: The Sindh High Court, Hyderabad circuit bench, here on Tuesday ordered the provincial irrigation department officials to remove unauthorised and illegal watercourses except those which involved litigation.... MITHI: ‘Coal discovery to uplift Thar’ MITHI, May 13: Sindh Chief Minister Ali Mohammad Mahar has expressed hope that discovery of coal deposits in Thar will usher in an era of development in the backward area.... HYDERABAD: Clerks body threatens protest movement HYDERABAD, May 13: The All Pakistan Clerks Association, Hyderabad chapter, staged a rally outside the press club here on Tuesday, pressing for acceptance of their demands.... SHIKARPUR: Policemen held for showing cowardice SHIKARPUR, May 13: Following the killing of the SHO, Karn Sharif police station, Mir Mohammad Chachar, during an encounter with dacoits, four policemen, including an ASI, have been arrested for cowardice... HYDERABAD: SAU officials criticized HYDERABAD, May 13: The Sindh Agriculture University Teachers Association, at a meeting on Tuesday, took exception to the statement of Col (retd) Khalid Murad, director, campus, and Commander (retd)... PESHAWAR: Administrative cadre to be introduced in health sector PESHAWAR, May 13: The NWFP health department has decided to introduce an administrative cadre in the health sector in order to run the affairs of the districts and branches effectively, sources... PESHAWAR: Uplift funds unutilized PESHAWAR, May 13: An amount of Rs 294 million is lying unused in the head of the Annual Development Programme. Officials’ apathy led to utilization of only Rs 87.64m during the... SWABI: Kabul varsity seeks GIK Institute’s help SWABI, May 13: The United Nations Joint Logistic Centre (UNJLC) has appealed to Ghulam Ishaq Khan Institute of Engineering Sciences and Technology to provide assistance to the Kabul University which has... SWABI: Threshers causing chest diseases SWABI, May 13: Wheat threshers have caused pollution in the air, causing various skin, chest and lung diseases among the people of the district, especially the children.... PESHAWAR: Alcohol licences of all hotels cancelled PESHAWAR, May 13: NWFP Chief Minister Akram Khan Durrani has cancelled licences of alcohols to all categories of hotels in the province, leaving no place for non-Muslims to enjoy drinking.... PESHAWAR: Ex-Nazim’s plea against removal dismissed PESHAWAR, May 13: A two-member bench of the Peshawar High Court on Tuesday dismissed a writ petition filed by a former union council Nazim of Swabi district, and declared his removal... LANDIKOTAL: Lightning kills one, injures 4 LANDI KOTAL, May 13: A man was killed and four others were injured by lightning in Landi Kotal on Monday evening....

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