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June 6, 2003 Friday Rabi-us-Sani 5, 1424 KARACHI: Water dept fails to explain line bursts KARACHI, June 5: The city government’s water and sanitation department on Thursday failed to give any explanation about the three successive pipeline bursts that occurred in a short span of only... KARACHI: Chronic liver disease on the rise: survey KARACHI, June 5: Sixty-eight persons are being treated in the medical wards of the Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre and the Civil Hospital, Karachi, for chronic liver disease, a survey has revealed.... KARACHI: Warrant for arrest of IO issued KARACHI, June 5: The additional district and sessions judge, West, issued on Thursday a non-bailable warrant for the arrest of a police officer for his failure to appear before the court... KARACHI: Minister hints at property tax relief KARACHI, June 5: Provincial Minister for Excise and Taxation Abdul Rauf Siddiqui said here on Thursday that the provincial government had decided to provide more relief to the citizens. He proposed... KARACHI: Businessman falls to death KARACHI, June 5: A businessman died in mysterious circumstances after falling from the FTC building on Sharea Faisal Thursday.... KARACHI: Election plea KARACHI, June 5: A division bench of the Sindh High Court asked an election tribunal on Thursday to decide a petition in respect of the last poll in the National Assembly... KARACHI: Policeman, suspect injured KARACHI, June 5: A suspect and a policeman were injured in a shootout between police and armed men during a car snatching bid in F.B Area (Block 15) on Thursday.... KARACHI: Experts, activists vow to conserve clean water KARACHI, June 5: Like elsewhere around the globe, World Environment Day was observed in Karachi on Thursday with various organizations and individuals pledging to play an active role in ensuring sustainable... KARACHI: Rs25m spent on roads in Korangi, says Nazim KARACHI, June 5: City Nazim Naimatullah Khan has said that after the city government came into being, millions of rupees have been spent on repair of roads, sewerage disposal and water... KARACHI: Traffic mess at Lea market troubles locals KARACHI, June 5: Flouting of traffic rules by transport mafia at the Lea Market area of the city, along with condoning attitude of traffic police, are causing immense inconvenience to local... KARACHI: More allocation for education demanded KARACHI, June 5: In the coming budget, the allocation for education should be at least five per cent of the GDP, in order to meet the requirements of this vital sector.... KARACHI: Training programme for nurses under way KARACHI, June 5: Federal minister for labour, manpower and overseas Pakistanis, Abdul Sattar Lalika, has said that in order to enhance and upgrade the quality of nursing sector in the country,... KARACHI: Solid-waste Management system under study: Nazim KARACHI, June 5: The city government is studying proposals pertaining to a system for solid waste management on scientific lines.... KARACHI: Delay in road repair resented KARACHI, June 5: Residents of Baghdadi Union Council in Lyari Town have expressed resentment over undue delay in road repair work in the locality.... KARACHI: Teachers to be consulted on MUO, says Atta KARACHI, June 5: Higher Education Commission Chairman Prof Dr Attaur Rehman said the Model University Ordinance would be implemented after comprehensive discussion with the teaching community.... KARACHI: Doubts cast over motive for India’s talks offer KARACHI, June 5: Senator Prof Ghafoor Ahmed, Deputy Chief of Jamaat-i-Islami and a central leader of Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal, has said that if Indian Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee shows courage, the... KARACHI: Incentives sought for CNG users: Seminar on environment KARACHI, June 5: Participants at a seminar on Thursday, called for concessions and incentives for CNG users, including reduction in its price, so that conversion of vehicles to CNG could be... KARACHI: Government accused of sabotaging LFO talks KARACHI, June 5: Sindh chapter of the Alliance for the Restoration of Democracy (ARD), on Thursday, expressed concern over the prevailing political situation and blamed the government for sabotaging the process... KARACHI: Notice issued to AG in harassment case KARACHI, June 5: A division bench of the Sindh High Court on Thursday issued notice to the advocate-general for Friday in a writ petition alleging harassment of a Christian family looking... KARACHI: Nazim plans to move higher courts KARACHI, June 5: Town Nazim Liaquatabad Dr. Pervez Mehmood has decided to move higher courts against the alleged interference of the provincial government in the affairs of the city government and... KARACHI: Kutchi abadis KARACHI, June 5: A meeting of the Katchi Abadis cell of the Karachi Building Control Authority held here on Wednesday discussed the formation of layout plan of all roads and streets... KARACHI: Reproductive health education for girls urged KARACHI, June 5: Experts have stressed the need for a reproductive health education programme for girls in high schools and colleges in order to prevent the high rate of population growth... KARACHI: Construction on playground opposed KARACHI, June 5: The Nazim of Jutland Line Union Council, Mehfooz-un-Nabi Khan, said at a meeting on Thursday that all land lying in the north of Mubarak Shaheed Road, including the... KARACHI: Notice issued in damages suit KARACHI, June 5: Justice Mushir Alam of the Sindh High Court on Thursday issued a notice to a foreign airline in a Rs20 million suit for damages instituted by an aggrieved... KARACHI: Military solution to Kashmir issue ruled out KARACHI, June 5: The only viable option available to both Pakistan and India to resolve the lingering Kashmir issue is to hold meaningful parlays, as on the basis of their present... KARACHI: PR workers detained, released KARACHI, June 5: At least three leaders of the Pakistan Railway Inqilabi Workers Union were arrested and later released by the police when they made attempts to take out a rally... PESHAWAR: Asthma cause of 18pc infant mortality, say doctors PESHAWAR, June 5: Eighteen per cent of deaths in children are caused by asthma, doctors told a symposium here on Thursday, who called for more research to prevent people from falling... PESHAWAR: Victim of ‘Swara’ custom acquitted: Sentence in murder case overturned PESHAWAR, June 5: A two-member bench of the Peshawar High Court on Wednesday acquitted a victim of the inhuman custom of ‘Swara’ who was convicted for killing her husband.... PESHAWAR: Better water management stressed PESHAWAR, June 5: Experts on Thursday called for better water management for providing the people with clean drinking water, saving them from water borne diseases.... PESHAWAR: Hike in price of construction material termed illegal PESHAWAR, June 5: The NWFP Government Contractors Association on Thursday termed the rise in prices of cement, steel, and bricks illegal, asking the federal finance minister to take action in this... PESHAWAR: PHC sets aside ex-MNA’s conviction PESHAWAR, June 5: An accountability appellate bench of the Peshawar High Court on Wednesday set aside the conviction handed over by an accountability court in absentia of former MNA of Awami... PESHAWAR: Printers refuse to form companies PESHAWAR, June 5: The NWFP Textbook Board Publishers and Printers Council on Thursday rejected a proposal of the board asking the local  printers to form public or private limited companies for getting contracts... PESHAWAR: NWFP PA committee summons Nazims PESHAWAR, June 5: The special committee of the NWFP Assembly has asked the Nazims of Bannu and Kohistan districts to appear before it on Saturday, a press release said.... PESHAWAR: 46 arrested PESHAWAR, June 5: Forty-six criminals and 795 outlaws allegedly involved in cases of murder, kidnapping for ransom and robbery were arrested in different localities of the city in May, a press... HYDERABAD: Reduced water supply affecting rich land: Downstream Kotri HYDERABAD, June 5: Noted scholar Dr Mohammad Yar Khuhawar has said the reduced water discharge downstream Kotri has affected agricultural lands in the region.... THATTA: Impartial inquiry into lake tragedy demanded THATTA, June 5: A seminar was held on the occasion of world environmental day, titled, ‘Case of River Indus and Sindh government,’ organized by Wahdat, a joint forum of various NGOs... HYDERABAD: Employees threaten hunger strike till death HYDERABAD, June 5: The Sindhi Adabi Board Press Employees Union has threatened to observe hunger strike till death against non-payment of four months’ salaries to them.... HYDERABAD: Official accused of demanding bribe HYDERABAD, June 5: Thirteen Tapedars of the Sakrand taluka have alleged that the Mukhtiarkar of the taluka is threatening them with submitting report against them if they do not pay him... HYDERABAD: Hesco denies misbehaviour with women HYDERABAD, June 5: Chief executive, Hyderabad Electric Supply Company, Tariq Arshad, has denied Hesco employees misbehaved with women in the Sarfaraz sub-division here on Wednesday.... HYDERABAD: Atrocities against peasants flayed HYDERABAD, June 5: Scheduled caste peasants of Anwar Khan Pathan village, Deh 380, Mirpurkhas, have accused the state manager of a landlord of unleashing atrocities against peasants....

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