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May 26, 2003 Monday Rabi-ul-Awwal 23,1424 KARACHI: CM disappoints SMC students KARACHI, May 25: The SMC students who called off their hunger strike outside Karachi Press Club on Saturday had to suffer disappointment on Sunday as a meeting of their representatives with... KARACHI: MQM-H activist shot dead KARACHI, May 25: An activist of the Mohajir Qaumi Movement was killed by unknown persons in Liaquatabad early Sunday morning.... KARACHI: Landhi tense as passions run high: By election in NA-255 KARACHI, May 25: The date for withdrawal by the candidates in the by-election of the National Assembly constituency 255 is one week away, and emotions are running high among the supporters... KARACHI: Teenager dies in accident KARACHI, May 25: An eight-year-old boy, Waheed, died after being hit by a speeding car (AEE-707) while he was crossing Shaheed-i-Millat Expressway in Korangi Industrial Area on Sunday.... KARACHI: Three brothers killed KARACHI, May 25: Three brothers were axed to death in Kharadar early Sunday allegedly by their uncle and three cousins. Two of the suspects were later arrested from Kashmor while trying... KARACHI: 101 vehicles taken away in a week KARACHI, May 25: Bandits either hijacked or stole 101 vehicles — 35 cars and 66 motorcycles — during the past one week at different localities in the city.... KARACHI: PTV launches channel KARACHI, May 25: Channel-4 of the Pakistan Television Corporation was launched here on Sunday.... KARACHI: Clifton monuments decaying fast KARACHI, May 25: The historic architectural monuments at Clifton, gifted by the Parsi philanthropists to the Karachiites in the early part of the last century, are gradually fading.... KARACHI: Contaminated water supply to city areas KARACHI, May 25: About 200,000 consumers of piped water in the Old City area are exposed to serious health risk due to contaminated water supply for the last one week.... KARACHI: Steps taken to ensure security at JPMC KARACHI, May 25: The administration of the Jinnah Post-graduate Medical Centre (JPMC), in view of the scheduled two-day strike from Monday by 264 doctors, has made elaborate security arrangements to to... KARACHI: TV networks earn thru unlicensed operators KARACHI, May 25: The Dubai-based Pay-TV card providers extract major chunk of the revenue through licensed and unlicensed cable operators in the country.... KARACHI: Admissions to medical colleges under scrutiny KARACHI, May 25: The Chief Minister’s Inspection, Enquiries and Implementation Team (CMIE&IT) has started an enquiry into the admissions to Sindh medical institutions effected in the last five years.... KARACHI: Cloudy weather KARACHI, May 25: Met office has forecast partly cloudy weather in the city on Monday. The temperature will remain between 33 and 35 degree centigrade.—APP... KARACHI: MBBS admissions KARACHI, May 25: Admissions to the four medical colleges and the only public sector medical university in the province will start in August.... KARACHI: Body set up to support farmers in Okara KARACHI, May 25: The Coordination Committee for Solidarity with Okara Muzzareen, condemning the torture and harassment of, and firing on Okara farmers have demanded that the culprits, no matter who they... KARACHI: Investors back out from buying KESC KARACHI, May 25: The army has been running the Karachi Electric Supply Corporation in such an inefficient manner for the past four years that the two foreign investors who had shown... KARACHI: Rival group attempts PML House takeover KARACHI, May 25: An armed attempt by a group opposed to Pakistan Muslim League-Q leader Cap (retd) Haleem Siddqui to take over PML House in KDA Scheme-1 was foiled by police... KARACHI: Afaq accuses Home dept of partiality KARACHI, May 25: Chairman of the Mohajir Qaumi Movement (Haqiqi) Afaq Ahmad has accused government functionaries, police and office of the TPO in Landhi of running the election campaign of a... KARACHI: Noorani asks Musharraf to keep one office KARACHI, May 25: Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal chief Allama Shah Ahmad Noorani has said that President Gen Musharraf must opt for either of the two offices — that of the president or the... KARACHI: PML-N holds march KARACHI, May 25: The Pakistan Muslim League (N) on Sunday paraded through Sharae Quaideen, from Khudadad Roundabout to Quaid’s mausoleum, with torches held high.... KARACHI: Awareness on laws, rights stressed KARACHI, May 25: The provincial Minister for Law and Parliamentary Affairs, Chaudhary Iftikhar Ahmad, has said that government is endeavouring to ensure restoration and protection to the rights of common man... KARACHI: Seaview residents proposal KARACHI, May 25: A meeting of the members of the Seaview Residents Society (SRS) has suggested to the Defence Housing Authority (DHA) to initiate a dialogue with the SRS regarding any... KARACHI: Sherpao calls on Pagara KARACHI, May 25: Federal Minister for Water and Power and Inter-provincial Coordination Aftab Ahmad Khan Sherpao called on Pakistan Muslim League (F) chief Pir Pagara at his residence, Kingri House, on... HYDERABAD: Education reforms plan launched HYDERABAD, May 25: Sindh Education Minister Irfanullah Khan Marwat has said the government has launched a 12-year programme to bring about reforms in the education sector and allocated Rs611.024 million for... HYDERABAD: Dialogue on water dispute, NFC award proposed HYDERABAD, May 25: Sindh minister for population welfare Imtiaz Ahmed Sheikh has urged federal government to resolve contentious issues like water distribution among provinces, the NFC Award and Thal canal project... SANGHAR: Growers deplore canals closure SANGHAR, May 25: The farming community of the district has deplored closure of Jamrao, Mithrao and Khipro canals under water rotation programme.... HYDERABAD: Shirazi group harassing PPP activists: Khuhro HYDERABAD, May 25: Sindh People’s Party Parliamentarians president Nisar Ahmad Khuhro has condemned the alleged atrocities being committed against PPP activists by the “Shirazi group” and the Thatta district government officials.... HYDERABAD: Centre, Sindh govt flayed over Thal canal issue HYDERABAD, May 25: Speakers at ‘Stop construction of Thal canal conference’ have criticized the federal government for not honouring the unanimous resolution of the Sindh Assembly, which calls for stopping the... MIRPURKHAS: Sewerage system collapses MIRPURKHAS, May 25: Sewerage system of the city has collapsed as power supply to sewerage pumping station has been suspended due to busting of electricity transformer of sewerage disposal system.... HYDERABAD: Civil hospital lacks emergency facilities for heart patients HYDERABAD, May 25: The Coronary Care Unit (CCU) of the Hyderabad Civil Hospital does not have adequate facilities to provide emergency treatment to cardiac patients, information collected by this correspondent revealed.... PESHAWAR: NWFP rejects plan to cut job quota PESHAWAR, May 25: The NWFP government has turned down a proposal floated by the federal government, which proposes to scale down the provincial quotas in federal services to meet a constitutional... PESHAWAR: Better medical facilities promised PESHAWAR, May 25: The institutional-based practice has been discontinued because of the intense public pressure and after proper consultation in this regard, replacing it with a better bill that will soon... PESHAWAR: Early setting up of women’s varsity urged PESHAWAR, May 25: The Islami Jamiat Tulaba has welcomed the government’s announcement about establishment of a university and medical college for women, but said it must translate its words into action.... PESHAWAR: Students, teachers to hold demo on 28th PESHAWAR, May 25: The joint action committee of doctors, teachers and students threatened to hold a protest demonstration in front of the NWFP Assembly on May 28 for the acceptance of... PESHAWAR: Protection demanded PESHAWAR, May 25: A Pakistani student, who had undergone a 14-year imprisonment in Uzbekistan on charges of spying, has urged the government to rid him of the people hurling threats at... PESHAWAR: Minor disputes claim six lives PESHAWAR, May 25: Six people were killed over minor disputes in two separate incidents in the outskirts of the city, police said on Sunday.... PESHAWAR: Pemra signs MoU with varsity dept PESHAWAR, May 25: The Pakistan Electronic and Media Regulatory Authority signed a memorandum of understanding with the journalism department of Peshawar University for the latter to conduct research and promote projects... PESHAWAR: DG health transferred PESHAWAR, May 25: The provincial government has removed the director-general health services, NWFP, Brigadier Dr Habibur Rehman, and asked him to assume acting charge as chief executive of the Lady Reading...

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