DAWN - Local; June 18, 2003

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June 18, 2003	Wednesday	Rabi-us-Sani 17, 1424

KARACHI: 20 per cent of water dept budget will go to KESC KARACHI, June 17: The city government’s water and sanitation department has prepared a Rs5 billion balanced budget for the fiscal 2003-04, well-placed sources told Dawn....		KARACHI: Father, son among 3 killed in ambush KARACHI, June 17: Three persons were shot dead in Lyari on Tuesday....

KARACHI: Assault victims suffer as JPMC adopts new procedure KARACHI, June 17: Owing to the decision of transferring reports of assault cases from Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre (JPMC) to Civil Hospital Karachi, a large number of victims are suffering untold...		KARACHI: Pressure points of controlled democracy KARACHI, June 17: When Gen Pervez Musharraf had unfolded his devolution plan, many people had questioned its wisdom and intent....

KARACHI: Two die in accidents KARACHI, June 17: A man died when a container fell on his vehicle in Sharshah Tuesday. Police said that Mohammad Hasan, 31, died when a container fell on his Suzuki-pickup at Gul Bai Chowk.		KARACHI: Condition of two hunger strikers deteriorates KARACHI, June 17: The health condition of two of the Sindh Medical College students observing a hunger strike outside the Karachi Press Club deteriorated considerably on Tuesday....

KARACHI: Work begins on water scheme in Lyari KARACHI, June 17: City Nazim Naimatullah Khan on Tuesday held a meeting in connection with complaints regarding supply of water to the four union councils of Lyari Town....		KARACHI: Petition against Muttahida MPA dismissed KARACHI, June 17: An election tribunal, on Tuesday, dismissed a petition filed by Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal’s Intikhab Alam Soori, against the election of Ms Rehana Nasreen of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement, from...

KARACHI: Local govt system to stay, says NRB official KARACHI, June 17: Setting aside all apprehensions about the new local government system being wrapped up, a senior official of the National Reconstruction Bureau (NRB) has urged the district Nazims not...		KARACHI: MQM vows struggle against terrorism KARACHI, June 17: Muttahida Qaumi Movement chief Altaf Hussain has assured the people of Landhi that “terrorists” would not be allowed to make them hostage at gun-point....

KARACHI: Hearing of extradition petition adjourned KARACHI, June 17: A division bench of the Sindh High Court adjourned on Tuesday the hearing of a federal government petition against the exoneration of an American citizen of Pakistani origin...		KARACHI: Malaysian varsities, HEJ to collaborate KARACHI, June 17: The HEJ Research Institute of Chemistry, University of Karachi, will conduct research works in various fields of chemistry in collaboration with Malaysian scientists....

KARACHI: MMA sees victory in NA-255 byelection KARACHI, June 17: Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal Sindh President MNA Asadullah Bhutto has expressed his optimism that on June 23 the people of Landhi would reject the politics of terrorism and extortionism by...		KARACHI: Weather KARACHI, June 17: The Met office has forecast hot and dry weather for Karachi on Wednesday, with maximum temperature between 36 and 38 degrees centigrade.—PPI...

KARACHI: Report on demolition sought KARACHI, June 17: Justice Shabbir Ahmed of the Sindh High Court directed the court Nazir to inspect an under-construction mall at the Daudpota Road and submit a report within a week....		HYDERABAD: PPP defends rumpus in Sindh PA HYDERABAD, June 17: Leader of opposition in Sindh Assembly Nisar Ahmed Khuhro has defended the combined opposition’s protest in the assembly during the budget speech of provincial Finance Minister Syed Sardar...

HYDERABAD: Hazardous chemicals seized in raid HYDERABAD, June 17: A team of the Crime Investigation Cell of the Hyderabad police in a raid on Monday seized at least 800 kgs of chemicals that could be used for...		HYDERABAD: Bus owners body criticizes SHO HYDERABAD, June 17: The Sindh Public Transport Coach/Bus Owners Association, Hyderabad, held a protest demonstration outside the press club on Tuesday accusing the SHO, Baldia police station, of sabotaging the decision...

MIRPURKHAS: Controversy over SDO’s posting arises MIRPURKHAS, June 17: Serious differences have developed between the director of Nara Canal, Area Water Board, Agha Aijaz, and the office-bearers of the Farmers’ Organization over the posting of the...		HYDERABAD: Plea to spend GST on people’s welfare HYDERABAD, June 17: The vice-chancellor, University of Sindh, Mazharul Haq Siddiqui, has said that tax collected on general sales should be spent on the welfare of the people....

SUKKUR: JUI protests Thal canal construction SUKKUR, June 17: More than 200 Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam activists here on Sunday took out a protest procession against construction of the Thal canal....		PESHAWAR: PA body restrained from tabling report: Move against Nazim PESHAWAR, June 17: The Peshawar High Court on Monday restrained a special committee of the NWFP assembly from putting forward any recommendation or report before the provincial assembly regarding the move...

PESHAWAR: Woman, daughter killed in accident PESHAWAR, June 17: A woman and her daughter were killed and two others injured as the car they were riding fell in Hasan Ghari Canal here on Tuesday....		PESHAWAR: Smuggling of cattle raises meat price PESHAWAR, June 17: Butchers are not following the price list as beef is being sold at various prices in the city, ranging from Rs60 to Rs85 per kilogram....

PESHAWAR: ‘Industrial workers ignored in budget’ PESHAWAR, June 17: The National Labour Federation of Pakistan, NWFP chapter, on Tuesday accused the Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal government of ignoring the industrial workers in the provincial budget....		PESHAWAR: US flayed for war on terror PESHAWAR, June 17: Jamaat-i-Islami General Secretary Syed Munawwar Hassan has held the United States responsible for all the atrocities launched against Muslims across the world....

PESHAWAR: Nine held at airport PESHAWAR, June 17: The immigration cell of Federal Intelligence Agency on Tuesday arrested nine persons at Peshawar airport on the charges of travelling abroad on fake passports and visas....		PESHAWAR: Constitution of Pushto literary body passed PESHAWAR, June 17: The constitution and manifesto of the World Pushto Congress were passed in a meeting here on Sunday....