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June 13, 2003 Friday Rabi-us-Sani 12, 1424 KARACHI: Prosecution closes side in conspiracy case KARACHI, June 12: The prosecution closed on Thursday its side in a case pertaining to a plot to kill President Pervez Musharraf as the defence counsel concluded the cross examination of... KARACHI: Rs1.5 billion allocation for health dept set to lapse KARACHI, June 12: More than Rs1.5 billion, included in the budgetary allocations for health for the year 2002-03, was in jeopardy, the adviser to the chief minister on health claimed on... KARACHI: Appeal of convicted woman, son admitted KARACHI, June 12: A division bench of the Sindh High Court admitted to regular hearing an appeal by a man and his mother against their conviction for kidnapping and murder of... KARACHI: Power breakdowns, humidity trouble citizens KARACHI, June 12: An unrelenting heat wave, marked by high humidity, added to the misery of the people of the city, who bore with prolonged and intermittent power breakdowns on Thursday.... KARACHI: City gets Rs3,830m in PSDP for 82 schemes KARACHI, June 12: The share of Karachi in the Rs160 billion Public Sector Development Programme is only Rs3,830.84 million and the amount has been allocated for 82 development schemes.... KARACHI: Police kill suspect in ‘encounter’ KARACHI, June 12: Police shot dead an alleged bandit on Thursday, in what they described as an encounter, in Liaquatabad.... KARACHI: Sketch of Raziq’s killer prepared KARACHI, June 12: Police on Thursday failed to make any arrest in connection with the killing of Abdul Raziq Khan and his driver on Wednesday.... KARACHI: Immediate treatment for dogbites stressed KARACHI, June 12: Whenever a dog or cat bites a person, immediate steps should be taken to prevent the onset of rabies, two doctors in the know told Dawn on Tuesday.... KARACHI: EU envoy visits AKES centres KARACHI, June 12: The European Union’s ambassador to Pakistan, Ilkka Uustialo, has laid emphasis on quality education at the Aga Khan centres for education all over the country .... KARACHI: NED varsity to hold entry tests on July 26 KARACHI, June 12: The pre-admission tests for first year engineering classes at the NED University of Engineering and Technology, would be held on July 26, while sale of admission forms is... KARACHI: KESC assembles six mobile transformers KARACHI, June 12: The Karachi Electric Supply Corporation (KESC) on Thursday made six mobile transformers units of 250-500 KVA capacity for quick restoration of power supply in the areas where a... KARACHI: Course at PCSIR inaugurated KARACHI, June 12: Pakistan was capable of catering to the needs of world trade, Shazaed Hasan Pervez, Secretary, ministry of science and technology, said on Wednesday.... KARACHI: Suggestions on wages KARACHI, June 12: Sindh Minimum Wages Board secretary has said the Board has finalized the draft recommendations of minimum wages of the workers, employed in rice husking industry, which has been... KARACHI: German diplomat KARACHI, June 12: The Consul-General of Germany, Greaf N Von Rodem, on Thursday called on deputy speaker, Sindh Assembly, Raheela Tiwana. She exchanged views on matters of common interests with... KARACHI: Implementation of wage award demanded KARACHI, June 12: A joint meeting of the parliamentary party leaders of the Sindh assembly and of elected representatives of the working journalists was held on Thursday at the Karachi Press... KARACHI: Govt-NGO efforts for population control urged KARACHI, June 12: Speakers at a workshop, held here on Sunday, said that if the government organizations and NGOs worked together, they could succeed in containing the population growth by nearly... KARACHI: Kashmir got due importance at Rome moot: Naimat KARACHI, June 12: City Nazim Naimatullah Khan has said that the Kashmir issue got adequate importance at the annual globalization conference held in Rome from May 22 to 27.... KARACHI: Bandit awarded death for killing couple KARACHI, June 12: A bandit, who with his accomplices had slaughtered an elderly couple and injured their granddaughter over six years ago, was sentenced on Thursday to death twice by an... KARACHI: Police asked to act against errant buses KARACHI, June 12: The Sindh High Court asked the traffic police on Thursday not to permit any unauthorized vehicle to pick or drop passengers at bus stops.... KARACHI: City needs new big buses, says Ibad KARACHI, June 12: Governor Ishratul Ibad has stressed the need for new and big buses so as to provide comfortable transport facilities to the citizens of Karachi. He was presiding over... KARACHI: PML-Q seeks purge in police force KARACHI, June 12: Provincial leadership of the PML-Q has deplored killing of its frontline leader Abdul Raziq Khan and has expressed no-confidence in the performance of the law enforcement agencies in... KARACHI: SSC exam for deaf results KARACHI, June 12: The Board of Secondary Education, on Thursday announced the results of SSC Parts I and II, Examination-2003, for deaf candidates.... KARACHI: Hearing against CM’s election put off KARACHI, June 12: An election tribunal put off on Thursday the hearing of a petition challenging Chief Minister Ali Mohammad Maher’s election as a member of the Sindh assembly from a... KARACHI: Statements recorded KARACHI, June 12: The committee formed by the Sindh government, to investigate into the Keenjhar Lake tragedy, on Thursday, recorded statements of 12 persons.... KARACHI: Azhar Malik’s Qul today KARACHI, June 12: The Qul of Mr Azhar Ali Malik, chief executive, ICI Pakistan Limited, and chairman of Pakistan PTA Limited, who died on Wednesday, will be held at Bungalow No... HYDERABAD: Wheat sowing area decreases in Sindh HYDERABAD, June 12: The overall wheat sowing area in Sindh decreased from 875,224 hectares to 863684 hectares this year due to a number of reasons including non-availability of water.... MIRPURKHAS: Bandits kill two MIRPURKHAS, June 12: A man and his servant were gunned downed by four armed bandits in Nafees Nagar town late Wednesday night.... HYDERABAD: Goods train derailed HYDERABAD, June 12: Seven bogies of a goods train filled with oil derailed near the Kotri railway station at 4:30am on Thursday. Two of the bogies overturned.... HYDERABAD: Councillors, Nazims observe strike HYDERABAD, June 12: The members of the District Council and Taluka councils, Nazims, Naib Nazims and councillors of different union councils of the district observed a token hunger strike outside the... SUKKUR: Sindh will be polio-free by year end, says adviser SUKKUR, June 12: Sindh province will become polio-free by the end of this year, said the adviser to the Sindh chief minister on health, Mohammad Noman Saigal.... PESHAWAR: Lawmakers protest against NFC award PESHAWAR, June 12: NWFP lawmakers from both the treasury and opposition benches on Thursday staged a walkout to protest against the presentation of the budget in the National Assembly without the... PESHAWAR: Education key to eradicating child labour: experts PESHAWAR, June 12: Experts have urged the government and the people to respect the rights of the children and make efforts to educate them, enabling them to become useful members of... PESHAWAR: 4 small dams to be constructed PESHAWAR, June 12: Four small dams will be constructed with a total estimated cost of over Rs585 million in the NWFP districts facing water scarcity, according to sources.... PEHAWAR: Court seeks govt’s comments PESHAWAR, June 12: A two-member bench of the PHC asked the NWFP government to give comments on a writ petition filed by 20 police inspectors, challenging the appointment and promotion policy of the...

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