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June 7, 2003 Saturday Rabi-us-Sani 6, 1424 KARACHI: Rebuilding of Orangi Town roads begins: UCs given Rs620m KARACHI, June 6: The city government Karachi has started reconstruction of two major roads of Orangi Town at a cost of Rs26.30 million.... KARACHI: Govt must move to ensure safe water: speakers KARACHI, June 6: Speakers at a workshop on Better Environment — Better Life stressed the need for breaking political inertia to get rid of environmental problems, including water pollution.... KARACHI: 25,000 jobs to be provided, says CM KARACHI, June 6: Sindh chief minister Sardar Ali Mohammad Mahar made it clear on Friday that there would be no compromises on the rights of Sindh.... KARACHI: Young man kidnapped for ransom KARACHI, June 6: Son of a cantonment officer was kidnapped for ransom on Thursday night, police and the Citizen-Police Liaison Committee sources said on Friday.... KARACHI: ST men clash with LEAs KARACHI, June 6: The lingering dispute over the possession of Rehmania Mosque in sector 11-G, New Karachi, took a serious turn on Friday when police resorted to teargas shelling and baton-charge... KARACHI: ARD rejects LFO as unconstitutional, immoral KARACHI, June 6: The Sindh chapter of the Alliance for Restoration of Democracy (ARD), has termed the LFO a threat to the federation and rejected it as unconstitutional, undemocratic and immoral.... KARACHI: Commuters’ miseries multiply KARACHI, June 6: Violation of rules in public transport is on the rise and despite the government pledges to make the public transport people friendly, the conditions are showing a downward... KARACHI: Neelgai population increases at Safari Park KARACHI: Neelgai, otherwise known as blue bulls (Boselaphus Tragocamelus), reared by the city government in the spacious Safari Park as exhibits for the visitors and also as precious genepool, have bred... KARACHI: KUTS slams reduction in varsities’ allocations KARACHI, June 6: The Karachi University Teacher’s Society (KUTS) took a serious note of the news reports that the budgetary allocations for education and science and technology have been slashed for... KARACHI: Improvement in water supply system proposed KARACHI, June 6: The Orangi Pilot Project’s research and training institute has recommended to improve the existing water supply system in the city instead of laying more pipelines.... KARACHI: Committee formed KARACHI, June 6: The University of Karachi will organize a national level seminar in connection with the “Fatima Jinnah Year” in September 2003.... KARACHI: Nurses’ training planned KARACHI, June 6: The Sindh government and the Overseas Pakistanis Foundation, here on Friday, decided to cooperate for training of nurses.... KARACHI: Psychological support to special children urged KARACHI, June 6: Sindh Minister for Women Development, Dr Saeeda Malik has underscored need for training programme for parents of invalid children, to help them to provide effective care without unnecessary... KARACHI: Muttahida, MMA in ‘direct’ fight in NA-255 KARACHI, June 6: The byelection campaign in the constituency number 255 of the National Assembly has virtually been reduced to a straight fight between two candidates — in a field of... KARACHI: Lyari Expressway case hearing adjourned KARACHI, June 6: A division bench of the Sindh High Court adjourned hearing of the Lyari Expressway case on Friday.... KARACHI: Witness examined in Frenchmen killing case KARACHI, June 6: An anti-terrorism court put off on Friday the hearing of the Frenchmen killing case as one of the defence counsel continued the cross-examination of the last witness of... KARACHI: 4 men shot dead in different incidents KARACHI, June 6: Unknown persons shot dead a man outside a mosque in North Nazimabad, block-B, early Friday morning.... KARACHI: LFO opposed KARACHI, June 6: All Pakistan Minorities Alliance (APMA) has alleged that the policies of government have completely failed and demanded that former prime ministers Ms Benazir Bhutto and Mr Nawaz Sharif... KARACHI: Changes in KESC board suggested KARACHI, June 6: The management of the Karachi Electric Supply Corporation should be changed to give a totally new dimension to the working of such an important organization.... KARACHI: PS tragedy victims’ kin stage token hunger strike KARACHI, June 6: The relatives of the workers, who died in a tragic incident at Pakistan Steel Mills in June 2001, staged a token hunger strike at the Karachi Press Club... KARACHI: Hearing of Sonara’s plea today KARACHI, June 6: The Sindh High Court on Friday adjourned the hearing of a writ petition against the detention of a PPP-Shaheed Bhutto leader to Saturday at the provincial home department’s... LARKANA: Larkana declared polio virus ‘reservoir’ LARKANA, June 6: The Director General of Health, Sindh, Dr Qadir Bakhsh Memon, has said that there are 19 confirmed polio cases in Sindh.... SUKKUR: Village raided for arrest of Hari’s killers SUKKUR, June 6: The Jacobabad and Balochistan police conducted raids for the third consecutive day in the Dadpur Jagir village on Friday and conducted house-to-house search to arrest three culprits allegedly... HYDERABAD: LFO dangerous for democracy: Qaim HYDERABAD, June 6: The activists of the PPP, People’s Youth and SPSF held a token hunger strike outside the Hyderabad Press Club here on Friday to press the government for the... SHIKARPUR: People hold protest against land occupation SHIKARPUR, June 6: A token hunger strike was observed by some villagers of Saleem Shah deh, Garhi Yasin taluka, outside the Shikarpur Press Club here on Thursday to protest against the... BADIN: Nazim accused of misusing UC funds BADIN, June 6: The councillors of Union Council Bhughra Memon, Badin Taluka, have accused their Nazim, Haji Abdul Rehman Mallah, of misusing funds, allocated for the union council and called for... HYDERABAD: Fair distribution of Zakat funds advocated HYDERABAD, June 6: The provincial minister for Zakat, Ushr, Auqaf, Religious and Minority Affairs, Dr Irfan Gul Magsi, has directed the chairmen and vice-chairmen of all the local Zakat Committees to... LARKANA: Security sought for tribesmen LARKANA, June 6: The medical superintendent of Chandka Medical College Hospital, Larkana, on Thursday sought security for four traumatized Shahani tribesmen at present admitted to the psychiatry ward of the hospital.... PESHAWAR: 3 police officials suspended PESHAWAR, June 6: The NWFP government on Friday suspended three police officials for demolishing signboards showing pictures of women by a political party’s activists in the city two weeks ago.... PESHAWAR: Permission for return of Benazir demanded PESHAWAR, June 6: Provincial chief of the Pakistan People’s Party Khwaja Mohammad Khan Hoti demanded of the government to table the Legal Framework Order for its passage in parliament, release Asif... PESHAWAR: ‘MMA won’t implement Shariat by force’ PESHAWAR, June 6: The Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal (MMA) observed Friday as thanksgiving day across the province in connection with the passage of the Shariat bill, which was unanimously passed by the NWFP... PESHAWAR: Governor Visits primary schools PESHAWAR, June 6: The NWFP Governor Lt Gen Syed Iftikhar Hussain Shah has urged the people to focus on education and proper brought up of their children which he said is... PESHAWAR: Book on Environment launched PESHAWAR, June 6: NWFP Senior Minister Sirajul Haq has said the government has doubled funds allocation for environmental protection this year.... PESHAWAR: Protection of child rights urged PESHAWAR, June 6: The speakers at a training workshop urged upon the law enforcement agencies to implement the Juvenile Justice System Ordinance, 2000 in order to safeguard the rights of children....

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