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May 22, 2003 Thursday Rabi-ul-Awwal 19,1424 KARACHI: Cleanliness campaign yet to change city’s face KARACHI, May 21: The two-week cleanliness campaign that entered 10th day on Wednesday has, so far, failed to show any improvement in the sanitary condition as most of the city’s... KARACHI: Landhi tense as police, rangers raid more houses KARACHI, May 21: Amid already tense situation, the law- enforcement agencies raided 61 houses in Landhi on Wednesday and picked up dozens of people for questioning.... KARACHI: Damba, Gadap phone codes to be changed KARACHI, May 21: PTCL has changed the NWD codes and prefixes of Damba and Gadap telephone exchanges in order to facilitate the people and make the two exchanges part of Karachi... KARACHI: Rs 1.5bn road schemes approved KARACHI, May 21: Prime Minister Mir Zafarullah Khan Jamali has approved two road-construction schemes for Sindh, costing Rs1.5 billion.... KARACHI: Breakdowns persist but KESC keeps silent KARACHI, May 21: Impervious to criticism, the Karachi Electric Supply Corporation sat indolently on Wednesday as the citizens of the city silently suffered prolonged and intermittent power breakdowns.... KARACHI: City council KARACHI, May 21: The City Council session, where the provincial minister for local bodies was to announce honorarium for the members, was marred by pandemonium, walkout and fiery speeches on Wednesday.—PPI... KARACHI: SMC students seek govt’s sympathy KARACHI, May 21: The medical students, who were debarred from appearing in the MBBS examinations-2003, as the Sindh Medical College authorities had challenged the legitimacy of their year-long affiliation with the... KARACHI: Checks on maternity homes demanded KARACHI, May 21: Anyone, anywhere having a little bit of extra money can open a maternity home regardless of whether he or she is competent to open one or if the... KARACHI: CS calls for water closure schedule KARACHI, May 21: Taking notice of water shortage in various city areas, provincial Chief Secretary K. B. Rind on Wednesday directed the officers of Karachi Water and Sewerage Board and the... KARACHI: Coach route amended KARACHI, May 21: The secretary district regional transport authority Karachi has amended the Jamal Coach route.... KARACHI: Water crisis in many areas KARACHI, May 21: Different parts of the city are deprived of water for the last one week.... KARACHI: SEPA to hold orientation workshops for magistrates KARACHI, May 21: The Sindh Environmental Protection Agency, in coordination with other environment conservation organizations, is holding a series of workshops for the orientation of environmental magistrates in the province, during... KARACHI: Number of child workers rises KARACHI, May 21: Despite assurances by successive governments regarding elimination of, or reduction in, child labour, and pledges of provision of both formal and non-formal education to these children, earning livelihood... KARACHI: Humid weather KARACHI, May 21: The Met office has forecast humid weather for Karachi with maximum temperature between 34 and 36 degree centigrade on Thursday.—PPI... KARACHI: ATC puts off hearing in Frenchmen killing case KARACHI, May 21: An anti-terrorism court adjourned on Wednesday the hearing of the Frenchmen killing case against two workers of a banned religious outfit after recording statements of a prosecution witness.... KARACHI: SHC issues warrants against city govt official KARACHI, May 21: Justice Amir Muslim Hani of the Sindh High Court issued bailable warrants on Wednesday to ensure the appearance of the executive district officer (revenue) of the city district... KARACHI: Old woman found dead KARACHI, May 21: The dead body of an elderly man was found in Korangi on Tuesday night.... KARACHI: Basic facilities demanded KARACHI, May 21: Availability of basic facilities is still a most urgent problem in Lyari’s Shah Beg Lane Union Council area which has been a victim of neglect for years and... KARACHI: Eight SSP workers acquitted in murder case KARACHI, May 21: The additional district and sessions judge, Kausar Sultan, acquitted on Wednesday eight workers of the banned Sipah-i-Sahaba Pakistan in two cases, pertaining to the killing of three people... KARACHI: Lawyers seek reopening of Khokhrapar route KARACHI, May 21: Lawyers have urged the governments of Pakistan and India to take up the issue of reopening of the Khokhrapar border in the proposed talks with India.... KARACHI: Farooq slams Haqiqi men KARACHI, May 21: Dr Farooq Sattar, Muttahida Qaumi Movement’s candidate in the byelection for NA-255, on Wednesday claimed that if the contest was kept fair, he would win the election.... KARACHI: Cop injured KARACHI, May 21: A policeman was injured when unknown persons shot him from a close range in Al-Falah on Wednesday.... KARACHI: Khidmat group exposes Sindh coalition’s weakness KARACHI, May 21: Formation of the ‘Khidmat Group of Sindh’ in the provincial assembly by a an offended group from within the coalition indicates that all is not well in the... HYDERABAD: Joint struggle for rights urged HYDERABAD, May 21: Leaders of various political parties and peasants’ organizations have called upon nationalist forces and Sindhi people to unite on one platform to struggle for the rights of the... HYDERABAD: SAU employees continue protest against VC HYDERABAD, May 21: Hundreds of Sindh Agriculture University employees boycotted work and continued their protest for the 10th consecutive day here on Wednesday against the vice chancellor and the retired officers.... HYDERABAD: Growers’ body demands dues HYDERABAD, May 21: The Sindh Small Growers Association (SSGA) has demanded the payment of arrears to sugarcane growers as ordered by the Sindh High Court.... HYDERABAD: Police obtain 5-day remand of four accused HYDERABAD, May 21: The Phulelli police have obtained a five-day remand of four accused in police custody in the murder case of an eight-year-old boy, Shaban Hussain, s/o Anwar Hussain, here... PESHAWAR: Interference in Zakat distribution criticized PESHAWAR, May 21: The City District Council on Wednesday adopted a unanimous resolution to condemned the political interference in the formation of the district-level Zakat committees in the province and urged... PESHAWAR: Lawyers to boycott PHCBA ceremony PESHAWAR, May 21: A group of lawyers announced on Wednesday that they would boycott the oath-taking ceremony of the cabinet of the Peshawar High Court Bar Association in protest against invitation to the... HARIPUR: Minister’s stress on self-reliance HARIPUR, May 21: Senior Minister Sirajul Haq said on Wednesday that without economic development and self-reliance the country could not progress and emerge as a respectable state....

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