Low Graphics Site

June 23, 2003 Monday Rabi-us-Sani 22,1424 KARACHI: Leaders ask PM to seek consensus: Seminar on Thal canal KARACHI, June 22: Participants of a seminar here on Sunday vehemently rejected the greater Thal canal project, termed it ‘illegal’ and demanded an immediate halt to the construction work. They called... KARACHI: Power breakdowns plague life in city KARACHI, June 22: Power breakdowns continued to plague the lives of the consumers of the Karachi Electricity Supply Corporation on Sunday, despite the fact that it was a holiday.... KARACHI: Stage set for polling in NA-255 KARACHI, June 22: Stage is set for holding peaceful polling on Monday in National Assembly constituency NA-255 Landhi-Korangi where polling will be held between 8 am and 5 pm without any... KARACHI: Man kills wife, commits suicide KARACHI, June 22: A young man committed suicide after killing his wife in Site on Sunday.... KARACHI: Motorists being harrased by parking fee collectors KARACHI, June 22: Harassment of motorists at the hands of parking fee collectors continues unabated and unchecked at different parking sites of the city government.... KARACHI: Strategy to tackle rain emergency evolved KARACHI, June 22: The public service departments of the City District Government have jointly evolved a strategy, in advance, to deal with any emergency during the upcoming monsoon rains.... KARACHI: Water department told to plug leakages: Shortage persists KARACHI, June 22: Sindh Chief Secretary Dr Mutawakil Qazi on Sunday directed the city government’s water and sanitation department’s executive district officer to take immediate measures for plugging leakages in water... KARACHI: Drug addiction in youth calls for action: ANF KARACHI, June 22: A large majority of the four million heroin addicts in Pakistan falls in the age groups of 15 to 19 years and 25 to 35 years, enhancing urgency... KARACHI: Sports complex project to be restarted KARACHI, June 22: The abandoned project of National Indoor Sports Complex, it appears, is set for its second time ground breaking ceremony, in the first week of August, which is most... KARACHI: Postings on merit ordered KARACHI, June 22: Sindh Chief Minister Sardar Ali Mohammad Mahar has ordered posting of officers on all vacant posts purely on merit.... KARACHI: Fire dept deprived of wireless system KARACHI, June 22: At a time when even private security agencies have been using wireless system, the fire department working under the city government is limping behind without wireless communication system,... KARACHI: Contract system for porters slammed KARACHI, June 22: The Railway Workers Federation (RWF), criticising the contract for coolies (porters or loaders) given by the Pakistan Railways for over Rs6 million, has demanded that the old system... KARACHI: Non-technical staff being promoted in PTCL KARACHI, June 22: The employees of Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd having a Bachelor’s degree in engineering or an MS engineering or a PhD constitute only two per cent of the entire... KARACHI: Rs200m property tax released to city govt KARACHI, June 22: Sindh government has released Rs200 million to the City district government under the head of property tax.... KARACHI: Hunger strike over Nara issue ends KARACHI, June 22: The hunger strike being observed by Bengali-speaking people against the excesses of National Aliens Registration Authority (Nara) ended after the third consecutive day on Sunday evening.... KARACHI: Pesh Imam hurt in shooting KARACHI, June 22: A Pesh Imam was shot at and injured in Buffer Zone on Sunday over the control of a mosque.... THATTA: Water below Kotri creates hope for delta rescue THATTA, June 22: The initial release of water into the River Indus downstream Kotri after a lapse of five years has created a sense of jubilation among growers and fishermen of... HYDERABAD: Second phase of anti-Thal movement begins HYDERABAD, June 22: A motorcade, carrying leaders and workers of the Anti-Thal Canal Action Committee (ATCAC), left here on Sunday for Umerkot to mark the beginning of the second phase of... HYDERABAD: Meagre allocation for farm sector deplored: Sindh budget HYDERABAD, June 22: The Sindh Abadgar Board on Sunday criticized both the federal and provincial budgets, saying that both the budget documents overlooked interests of growers, specially cultivators in Sindh.... SUKKUR: DPO removed for staging raid SUKKUR, June 22: Ghotki district police officer (investigation) Aftab Halepoto, assumed the charge of the DPO (operation) on Saturday after the former DPO (operation) Tashkeel Haider was transferred to police headquarters... NAUSHAHRO FEROZE: Two die in accident NAUSHAHRO FEROZE, June 22: Two persons were killed and three others injured in a collision between two oil tankers near Kandiaro on Sunday.... KHAIRPUR: Policeman run over by bus KHAIRPUR, June 22: A head constable of the Babarloi police, Shamsuddin Larik, was run over and killed by a coach on the National Highway on Saturday night.... LARKANA: Hesco asked to pay phone bills LARKANA, June 22: Local PTCL authorities have asked Hesco, Larkana circle, to clear its telephone bills, threatening action in case of non-payment of the bills.... HYDERABAD: Uproar in dist council likely HYDERABAD, June 22: The issue of lapsing development funds is likely to spark a heated debate between Nazims of City, Qasimabad and Latifabad talukas during the district council’s budget session....

Contributions Privacy Policy © DAWN Group of Newspapers, 2005