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June 12, 2003 Thursday Rabi-us-Sani 11, 1424 KARACHI: City Council wants Thatta to take over Keenjhar KARACHI, June 11: The City Council, while deploring the tragic incident at Keenjhar Lake where 27 persons drowned recently, has demanded of the provincial government to hand over the administrative control... KARACHI: Power cuts, failures compound miseries KARACHI, June 11: Karachi Electric Supply Corporation consumers braved not only a large number of power breakdowns but also one-hour-long loadshedding on Wednesday.... KARACHI: Ranger, three others die in road accidents KARACHI, June 11: Four persons died in separate road accidents on Wednesday.... KARACHI: Raziq Khan’s murder widely condemned KARACHI, June 11: Leaders of different political parties have condemned the murder of former deputy speaker of Sindh Assembly, Abdul Raziq Khan.... KARACHI: Faith-healer killed KARACHI, June 11: A faith-healer, Allah Noor, was allegedly murdered by one of his disciples late on Tuesday night in North Karachi.... KARACHI: Protesters block road for water KARACHI, June 11: Protesters blocked Keamari Road on Wednesday to express their resentment over water shortage in their area. The public protest disrupted traffic, particularly movement of heavy vehicles from and... KARACHI: Clarification on CM’s powers KARACHI, June 11: Adviser to the Chief Minister on Information Salahuddin Haider has clarified reports giving an erroneous impression that powers have been transferred from Sindh governor to Sindh chief minister... KARACHI: Ban on fine nets to boost economy KARACHI, June 11: A draft law aimed at banning the use of such disasterous nets is ready for legislation and after its approval, all sorts of fine nets, detrimental to juvenile... KARACHI: SriLanka airline KARACHI, June 11: SriLankan Airline has resumed its operation between Karachi and Colombo effective June 1 with the landing of its inaugural flight at Quaid-i-Azam International Airport.... KARACHI: Poetry collection launched KARACHI: ‘Guldasta-i-Sukhan’ — a poetry collection by Raashid Farooqui was launched by Saiban Welfare Organisation at Arts Council.... KARACHI: Applications invited for HSC certificates KARACHI, June 11: The Board of Intermediate Education, Karachi, will start receiving applications from private candidates for issuance of certificates pertaining to the HSC exams held in the year 2000.... KARACHI: Mufti Munib calls for Ummah unity KARACHI, June 11: Mufti Munibur Rehman, Chairman of Ruet Hilal Committee, stressed the need for unity of Ummah and called upon Muslims to shun the divisive trends and mould their lives... KARACHI: Sindhi version of book on women health launched KARACHI, June 11: The Sindhi translation of the book, “Where Women Have No Doctor” — a work that was compiled after inputs from 30 countries, was launched on Wednesday evening at... KARACHI: KU courses in evening KARACHI, June 11: The University of Karachi has launched MSc Evening Programme with specialization in Applied Microbiology and Bio-technology, Basic and Molecular Biology, Clinical and Diagnostic Microbiology.... KARACHI: Weather KARACHI, June 11: The meteorological department has forecast warm and humid weather for Thursday with maximum temperature at 36°C.—APP... KARACHI: Accused in lawyer’s murder case identified KARACHI, June 11: A prosecution witness identified on Wednesday the two alleged killers of a lawyer who was shot dead in a courtroom of the Sindh High Court in April.... KARACHI: Altaf urges ban on politics of religion KARACHI, June 11: London-based chief of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement, Altaf Hussain, has urged the government to ban political activities of religious groups in the country and make them work within... KARACHI: SAB to get Rs3m in two days for payment of salaries KARACHI, June 11: Provincial Education Minister, Irfanullah Khan Marwat has said that Sindhi Adabi Board will get Rs3 million within two days for the payment of salaries of the last five... KARACHI: SBC vows to continue anti-LFO struggle KARACHI, June 11: Another meeting of lawyers’ representatives would be held in Islamabad on June 28 to discuss measures to counter ‘government moves’ to foil their struggle against the Legal Framework... KARACHI: KU notification KARACHI, June 11: The University of Karachi has notified that the first year BS in Physiotherapy (New course) supplementary exams 2002 and BSc Physiotherapy Add Certificate Part-II annual exams 2002 will... HYDERABAD: Nazims flay non-release of ADP funds HYDERABAD, June 11: Over 100 Nazims, Naib Nazims and councillors of various union councils of the district held a protest demonstration and observed a hunger strike outside the press club here... HYDERABAD: PPP for NFC award on revenue-basis HYDERABAD, June 11: The People’s Party Parliamentarians has demanded that the National Finance Commission award should be distributed among the provinces on the basis of revenue generation.... HYDERABAD: Anti-Thal canal body formed: m Protest movement planned HYDERABAD, June 11: The Anti-Greater Thal Canal Action Committee, formed here on Wednesday, gave a call for province- wide token hunger strikes and demonstrations from June 17 to 22 to protest... HYDERABAD: Committee to report on cotton disease HYDERABAD, June 11: A committee of agriculture experts has been constituted to prepare a report on the recurrence of the “reddening disease” in cotton crop in its initial stages.... HYDERABAD: Training HYDERABAD, June 11: A training programme for pesticide dealers of the district in safe storage and transportation of pesticides started at a hotel here on Tuesday.... HYDERABAD: Salaries not paid HYDERABAD, June 11: Activists of the Sindhi Adabi Sangat observed a token hunger strike outside the press club here on Wednesday against non-payment of salaries to employees of the Sindhi Adabi... PESHAWAR: President’s remarks flayed in NWFP PA PESHAWAR, June 11: Members of the NWFP Assembly belonging to the Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal on Wednesday took a strong notice of the remarks made by President Pervez Musharraf on Tuesday against the... PESHAWAR: ANF seizes 2.2 tons of hashish PESHAWAR, June 11: In a major drug haul, the Anti-Narcotics Force (ANF) on Wednesday seized 2,283kg of hashish from a Karachi-bound oil tanker, officials said.... PESHAWAR: Nazims oppose abolition of new town councils PESHAWAR, June 11: The town and Tehsil Nazims have opposed the proposed abolition of newly-created town councils in the NWFP, and called upon the National Reconstruction Bureau and the provincial government... PESHAWAR: Drive against drug addicts falters PESHAWAR, June 11: The NWFP government’s campaign against drug addicts may prove a futile exercise as the police have failed to halt the availability of narcotics on city streets....

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