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May 27, 2003 Tuesday Rabi-ul-Awwal 24,1424 KARACHI: Cleanliness must be maintained now: Ibad KARACHI, May 26: “Sanitary condition in some town is satisfactory but in some others, it is still unsatisfactory,” Governor Ishratul Ibad remarked shortly after undertaking a visit of various towns on... KARACHI: CM meets SMC students, promises help KARACHI, May 26: The Sindh government on Monday assured the affected students of the Sindh Medical College that it would consider the matter pertaining to restoration of their admission immediately on... KARACHI: Seven Haqiqi men held KARACHI, May 26: Police rounded up at least seven activists of Mohajir Qaumi Movement from different parts of Landhi on Monday.... KARACHI: KBCA cautions public KARACHI, May 26: The Karachi Building Control Authority (KBCA) on Monday cautioned the public against any deal with the builders of an under-construction project named Sea World Residency” at plot CA-1... KARACHI: 260 people bitten by jelly fish KARACHI, May 26: Hundreds of people, out of thousands visiting beaches of Hawkesbay, Sandspit, Paradise Point, Cape Monze, etc., fall victim to jelly fish bite while enjoying a bath or a... KARACHI: Liaquatabad DSP detained at police station KARACHI, May 26: The Liaquatabad DSP, Irfan Bahadur, had a terrible day on Monday. First he was asked to relinquish charge through a wireless message. Later in the day he was... KARACHI: JPMC strike remains peaceful KARACHI, May 26: Despite a two-day strike by 264 postgraduate students of Jinnah Post Graduate Medical Centre no untoward incident is reported from the centre.... KARACHI: Madadgar 15 failing to deliver KARACHI, May 26: Apart from distress calls about robberies and other crimes, the police helpline known as Madadgar 15 is usually flooded by a large number of irrelevant calls, including dumb... KARACHI: Unicef-govt reforms programme discussed KARACHI, May 26: The Unicef representative in Pakistan, Ibrahim Joabi, along with the organization’s Sindh chief, Zeba Bokhari, called on the provincial education minister, Irfanullah Khan Marwat, here on Monday and... KARACHI: CM pledges better health facilities KARACHI, May 26: Sindh Chief Minister Ali Mohammad Mahar has underscored the need for providing the population planning facilities in the rural and remotest parts of the province to help contain... KARACHI: Sheedi Mela at Manghopir draws big crowds KARACHI, May 26: The crocodile festival, popularly known as ‘Sheedi Mela’ started here at Manghopir on Sunday with traditional fanfare amid beating of drum and blowing of incense smoke in the... KARACHI: International essay competition KARACHI, May 26: Japan’s ministry of education, culture, sports, science and technology has announced the 2003 international essay contest for young people, up to 25 years of age with the theme... KARACHI: Quranic scholar’s books launched KARACHI, May 26: All moral and spiritual problems of humanity can be solved through the teachings of Holy Quran. This was the consensus of speakers at “Qurani Science Conference” held at... KARACHI: City beautification drive launched KARACHI, May 26: Sindh Chief Minister Ali Mohammad Mahar planted a date tree, a gift from Dubai, at Schon Circle in Clifton, on Monday.... KARACHI: Balloting for loan KARACHI, May 26: City Nazim Naimatullah Khan will perform the balloting for the provision of loan to purchase vehicles and houses for the employees of the city government on May 31... KARACHI: No commercialization policy in sight KARACHI, May 26: It seems that the commercialisation of roads policy of the city government presented on April 22 in the city council will meet the same fate as that of... KARACHI: Gulshan residents complain of low voltage KARACHI, May 26: Residents of Waseem Bagh in Block 13D/2 have complained that they are supplied electricity up to 150W from only one phase which further lowers down to 50W after... KARACHI: SMC students’ case referred to CJ KARACHI, May 26: A three-member bench of the Sindh High Court referred the expelled Sindh Medical College students’ petitions to the chief justice for consideration by another full bench.... KARACHI: Influential landgrabbers prevail over officials: Rs1bn forest land KARACHI, May 26: More than 4,500 acres of land, worth over a billion rupees and reserved for forestation, is under the illegal occupation of various influential people in just one district... KARACHI: Sindh PML-Q president’s election demanded KARACHI, May 26: The ordinary PML-Q worker is flabbergasted at the struggle for power among its formerly Nawaz-loyal leaders, which was on Sunday manifested in a bid to take over the... KARACHI: More ex officio members in PBC than officials KARACHI, May 26: The newly-constituted board of directors of the Pakistan Broadcasting Corporation has more ex officio members than the officials of Radio Pakistan.... KARACHI: Yousuf wants Senate to have veto power KARACHI, May 26: Veteran Muslim Leaguer Yousuf Haroon suggested here on Sunday that the Senate should be given veto power over National Assembly decisions.... KARACHI: Afaq blames govt for killings KARACHI, May 26: Chief of the Mohajir Qaumi Movement Afaq Ahmed on Monday alleged that the government and its security agencies had killed many of his activists and said that such... KARACHI: Basic problems will be solved, says Sattar KARACHI, May 26: Dr Farooq Sattar, senior deputy convener and candidate of Muttahida Qaumi Movement in NA-255 by-election, has said that his party did not believe in ‘use of force’ but... KARACHI: FCS clarification KARACHI, May 26: The Fishermen Cooperative Society (FCS) has clarified that the Society’s Board of Directors had been reconstituted by the government on May 20.... KARACHI: Ex-CPNE chief recovering KARACHI, May 26: Former President of the CPNE Syed Fasieh Iqbal underwent successful heart bypass surgery Monday morning at the Rahman Medical Centre in Peshawar City. Syed Fasieh Iqbal’s condition is... KARACHI: NED workshop KARACHI, May 26: The NED Centre for Engineering Software Training is organizing an international workshop on analysis, design, monitoring and strengthening of bridge Structures.... KARACHI: Hearing of Frenchmen killing case put off KARACHI, May 26: An anti-terrorism court put off on Monday the hearing of the Frenchmen killing case against two workers of a banned religious outfit after the statement of a prosecution... KARACHI: PML-N workers stage peace rally KARACHI, May 26: After a long time, pro-Nawaz Sharif slogans echoed outside Karachi Press Club on Monday as mainly women activists of the PML(N) staged a peace rally to observe nuclear... HYDERABAD: Magistrates told to implement environment laws HYDERABAD, May 26: The environmental magistrates of Sindh have been directed to effectively implement the laws to reduce the level of pollution.... HYDERABAD: Workers stage sit-in against sacking HYDERABAD, May 26: Hundreds of workers of the Faran Sugar Mills, Shaikh Brikhio, and activists of the Sindh National Party staged a protest sit-in at the mill gate against retrenchment of... HYDERABAD: Centre urged to resolve issue: Thal canal controversy HYDERABAD, May 26: The Sindh minister for population, Imtiaz Ahmad Shaikh, has said there is no difference of opinion between the Sindh gov-... HYDERABAD: RBOD not to pollute Indus, claims EPA HYDERABAD, May 26: The director general, Environmental Protection Agency, Sindh, Shafiq Ahmed Khoso, has said that the design of the Right Bank Outfall Drain has not been changed and it is... THATTA: Use of prohibited fish-net flayed THATTA, May 26: The use of a prohibited net, Boolo, in mangrove areas and creeks along 350-km-long Sindh coast, has put fisheries at stake.... HYDERABAD: Interned man’s brother calls for justice HYDERABAD, May 26: A brother of an interned cashier of the Allied Bank Limited, Bus Stand branch, Khipro, has appealed to the higher authorities to ensure justice to Zulfiqar Shar, who,... HYDERABAD: Resolution of teachers’ problems demanded HYDERABAD, May 26: The All Sindh Primary Teachers Association (ASPTA) has endorsed the decision of the supreme council of the Pakistan Teachers United Front to hold a demonstration outside the Parliament... KHAIRPUR: Anti-Thal canal demos continue KHAIRPUR, May 26: On the call of the Jeay Sindh Mahaz, a procession was taken out here on Sunday to protest against construction of the greater Thal canal.... LARKANA: Case registered LARKANA, May 26: A man, Mir Malik, on Saturday registered an FIR against 12 persons at the Gaibidero police station for killing his grandfather, Ali Nawaz Khan Chandio.... PESHAWAR: Action against sale of liquor challenged PESHAWAR, May 26: A liquor outlet, the Green’s Hotel, has filed a writ petition in the Peshawar High Court challenging the cancellation  of liquor permits by the NWFP government.... PESHAWAR: Man demands registration of case against sons PESHAWAR, May 26: A retired school principal has accused the police of not registering a case against his sons, who, he said, had beaten up their step-mother and half-brothers and usurped their... PESHAWAR: Murder suspects arrested PESHAWAR, May 26: The Peshawar police have arrested three Afghans on charges of kidnapping and killing a taxi driver of Islamabad, a press release issued here on Monday said.... PESHAWAR: Anti-polio drive from June 3 PESHAWAR, May 26: About 400,000 children would be administered anti-polio drops in the city during a three-day drive that would begin on June 3, Health Executive District Officer Mosam Khan has...

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