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June 14, 2003 Saturday Rabi-us-Sani 13, 1424 KARACHI: Protesters turn violent as LEAs take action: Water crisis in city KARACHI, June 13: Protesters, demanding restoration of water supply to certain areas of Lyari, turned violent when law enforcement agencies lobbed teargas shells and resorted to baton-charge to disperse them. The... KARACHI: Report on eight uplift schemes sought KARACHI, June 13: Sindh’s Chief Secretary, Dr Mutawakkal Qazi, has called for a report from the city district government on the progress of the ongoing special development projects in the metropolis,... KARACHI: Accused in killing case identified KARACHI, June 13: An eye-witness in the Mehmoodabad killing case against the chief of the banned Lashkar-i-Jhangvi and three others identified on Friday the four defendants in an anti-terrorism court.... KARACHI: Power breakdowns affect life in Karachi KARACHI, June 13: The transmission and distribution system of the Karachi Electric Supply Corporation showed no signs of improvement on Friday as many localities faced power breakdowns.... KARACHI: Teenager commits suicide KARACHI, June 13: A 13-year-old girl committed suicide by consuming some poisonous substance in her house in Clifton on Friday.... KARACHI: Court orders Asif’s production on 27th KARACHI, June 13: A judicial magistrate ordered the jail authorities, on Friday, to produce Asif Ali Zardari for the hearing of two cases of attempt to commit suicide against him.... KARACHI: Minister’s car kills one; driver released on bail KARACHI, June 13: Father of three children died in a road accident, when the official car of Sindh Minister for Planning and Development, Syed Sohaib Ahmed Bukhari, knocked him down on... KARACHI: Judgment reserved KARACHI, June 13: An election tribunal, headed by Justice Zawar Hussain Jaffery of the Sindh High Court, on Friday reserved judgement on an election plea by the Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal against Muttahida... KARACHI: Education dept to hold contests from 20th KARACHI, June 13: Under a revised schedule, the inter-district annual competitions, in the fields of science, culture and sports, for the students of schools and colleges, would begin on June 20,... KARACHI: 5 dormant projects revived KARACHI, June 13: The Sindh government has made at least five dormant schemes functional by providing funds for them through the ADP.... KARACHI: Situation in Baldia volatile: Water crisis KARACHI, June 13: Baldia Town, an area of about one million people, has been facing a serious situation due to water shortage for quite some time. Long queues of men, women... KARACHI: Aid, reward for artistes KARACHI, June 13: Sindh minister for culture and tourism, Shabbir Ahmed Qaimkhani, handed over a cheque of Rs200,000 to famous singer Mujeeb Alam and gave Rs30,000 to Sindhi folk artist Misri... KARACHI: Work at Banaras Chowk continues KARACHI, June 13: City Nazim Naimatullah Khan on Friday directed the officials to complete development work at Banaras Chowk before July 15.... KARACHI: SSUET results KARACHI, June 13: The Sir Syed University of Engineering and Technology (SSUET) has announced, on Friday, the results of MBA MIS - First Semester, Fall Examination, 2002 Batch, MBA MIS -... KARACHI: Met exhibition KARACHI, June 13: The Meteorological Department will hold a three-day exhibition, starting from June 15, at its Institute of Meteorological and Geophysics (IMG), Met Complex, University Road. It will be open... KARACHI: SHC dismisses bail pleas of 2 traders: Tax fraud case KARACHI, June 13: The Sindh High Court dismissed on Friday bail applications of two industrialists accused of tax fraud amounting to Rs 57 million.... KARACHI: Convicts’ plea in drug case admitted KARACHI, June 13: A division bench of Sindh High Court, comprising Justice Anwar Zaheer Jamali and Justice Mujeebullah Siddiqui, on Friday admitted appeals of two convicts for regular hearing against life... KARACHI: PPP criticizes govt KARACHI, June 13: The Pakistan People’s Party has deplored General Musharraf and the leaders of the ruling Muslim League for accusing the opposition of taking instructions from abroad.... KARACHI: MQM, SNF oppose Thal canal project KARACHI, June 13: The co-ordination committee of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement has asked the president and the prime minister to stop work on the greater Thal canal project until reservations of... KARACHI: MQM MPAs slam Nazims KARACHI, June 13: Farida Baluch and Tayyab Hussain Hashmi MPAs of Muttahida Qaumi Movement have criticized Nazims of towns and union councils for hindering the efforts aimed at improving water supply... KARACHI: Inquiry into Raziq’s murder ordered KARACHI, June 13: Sindh’s Chief Minister, Ali Muhammad Mahar, has ordered a judicial inquiry on the murder of Abdul Raziq Khan, former speaker of the Sindh Assembly, ex-deputy mayor and a... KARACHI: A. R. Slote passes away KARACHI, June 13: Abdul Razzak Slote, popularly known in journalist community as A. R. Slote, died of cancer in Houston, US, on Friday.... KARACHI: Workshop for Nazims KARACHI, June 13: Sindh Local Government Department, in collaboration with the National Reconstruction Bureau (NRB), is organizing a three-day workshop for Nazims and Naib Zila Nazims at the NIPA, from June... HYDERABAD: RBOD will not pollute river, says official HYDERABAD, June 13: Project director of the Right Bank Outfall Drain Bashir Dahar has claimed that saline water of the drain will not get mixed with the River Indus water because... HYDERABAD: Dist council assured of funds release HYDERABAD, June 13: Members of the Hyderabad District Council and the Nazims, Naib Nazims and councillors of different union councils continued their token hunger strike outside the local press club on... HYDERABAD: SHC asks TPO to appear in court HYDERABAD, June 13: The Sindh High Court, Hyderabad circuit bench, here on Friday directed the TPO of Shahdadpur to appear before thee court on June 17 in connection with a constitutional... HYDERABAD: ‘Killing of villagers rejoinder to police’ HYDERABAD, June 13: The cold-blooded murder of six villagers by dacoits in the Nathu Mallah village on Thursday is said to be a rejoinder to the Hyderabad district police who had... HYDERABAD: Man appeals for justice HYDERABAD, June 13: A driver of the mechanical division of Public Works Department, resident of RBB Colony, Jamshoro, Abdur Razzaq, son of Noor Mohammad, has declared that if the nominated accused... DADU: Compensation demanded by affected growers DADU, June 13: Affected growers of Kutcha area of Kotri taluka on Thursday complained to journalists during their visit of the Right Bank Outfall Drain site in Deh Bhacha that 13... PESHAWAR: Frontier PA adopts civil courts bill PESHAWAR, June 13: The NWFP government on Friday agreed to withdraw a bill introduced on June 10 for the remission of stamp and registration duties on two welfare projects in Haripur... PESHAWAR: Agencies clear prisoners PESHAWAR, June 13: Investigation agencies have cleared all the 65 people, who were recently released from a prison in Afghanistan and deported to Pakistan, sources said on Friday.... ABBOTTABAD: End to children’s exploitation urged ABBOTTABAD, June 13: The Society for the Protection of the Rights of the Child (Sparc) organized a consultation on the worst forms of child labour in connection with the universal child... PESHAWAR: Senior doctor unconscious for 2 months PESHAWAR, June 13: A senior doctor has been lying unconscious in a hospital here for more than two months due to what his family believes was negligence during a cataract operation.... PESHAWAR: FSC releases doctor on bail PESHAWAR, June 13: The Federal Shariat Court has suspended the sentence of 80 lashes awarded to a doctor of Peshawar by a trial court under the Qazf law and released him...

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