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June 26, 2003 Thursday Rabi-us-Sani 25,1424 KARACHI: PA approves budget amid opposition’s walkout KARACHI, June 25: The budget session of Sindh Assembly was prorogued on Wednesday after the House approved provincial budget 2003-04 and financial bill 2003.... KARACHI: Rs27.7bn CDGK budget unveiled KARACHI, June 25: City Nazim Naimatullah Khan on Wednesday presented Rs27,704.13 million budget of the city government, incorporating a development outlay of Rs10.136 million, in the City Council on Wednesday.... KARACHI: Rally held against Thal canal project KARACHI, June 25: A huge rally against Thal canal, organized by the Jeay Sindh Qaumi Mahaz and the Muttahida Qaumi Movement, on Wednesday rejected the project and vowed to “resist attempts... KARACHI: Bandit killed, suspect held in two ‘encounters’ KARACHI, June 25: An alleged bandit was shot dead by police in, as they described, an encounter with the armed bandits in Orangi Town on Wednesday.... KARACHI: Leaders visit SMC students KARACHI, June 25: Leaders of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement visited the protesting students of the Sindh Medical College outside the Karachi Press Club on Wednesday and assured them of their support,... KARACHI: Rs30m to be spent on recreational spots KARACHI, June 25: The city government has allocated Rs30 million for the development and improvement of the coastal areas of Karachi for recreational purposes and promotion of local tourism.... KARACHI: Govt rejects Nara’s request for more funds KARACHI, June 25: The federal government has turned down the request made by the National Aliens Registration Authority (Nara) for an increase in its staff, funds, equipment and a force to... KARACHI: Abbasi hospital on verge of closure: Killings, intimidation KARACHI, June 25: Over the last 10 years or so, six doctors and two other employees have been shot dead at the Abbasi Shaheed Hospital. As a result, fear reigns supreme... KARACHI: Constructions demolished KARACHI, June 25: Illegal constructions were demolished on Britto Road, Ghulam Hussain Kassem Road and in Market Quarters in Saddar Town on the directive of chief controller of buildings, Brig A.S.... KARACHI: Admission to MSc KARACHI, June 25: The department of Microbiology, Karachi University, has issued the merit list of students for admissions to MSc Previous Class (Evening Program) here on Wednesday.... KARACHI: Number of addicts may cross four million mark: Anti-narcotics day today KARACHI, June 25: The World Anti-narcotics Day is being observed on June 26 throughout the world.... KARACHI: Tree plantation KARACHI, June 25: The University of Karachi has launched the monsoon plantation drive at the campus here on Wednesday.... KARACHI: Cholera hits children KARACHI, June 25: At least 20 children belonging to the families of fishermen in Bin Qasim Town have been declared as suffering from cholera by the Aga Khan University.... KARACHI: Mobilink offers fine payment proposal KARACHI, June 25: Mobilink has submitted a proposal to the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority to sort out the modality of payment of fine to its subscribers.... KARACHI: Uplift schemes reviewed KARACHI, June 25: Sindh chief minister, Sardar Ali Mohammed Mahar, on Wednesday met MNAs belonging to the MQM, the PML-Q, the National Alliance, PML-F and the PPP at the chief minister’s... KARACHI: Abandoned police pickets KARACHI, June 25: Advisor to the chief minister for home affairs and co-ordination, Aftab Shiekh, has said if any of the police pickets set up in the city is found abandoned... KARACHI: Opposition, treasury MPAs trade charges KARACHI, June 25: Wednesday was yet another day of acrimonious verbal duels between the treasury and opposition benches in Sindh Assembly as the Speaker’s conduct came under scrutiny.... KARACHI: NED meeting postponed KARACHI, June 25: The 11th meeting of the senate of NED University of Engineering and Technology has been postponed.... KARACHI: Book for children on environment KARACHI, June 25: Speakers at a book-launching ceremony stressed the need for promoting environmental education among children.... KARACHI: 75 seafarers defrauded by agents; probe ordered KARACHI, June 25: A thorough inquiry has been ordered into the affairs of all 45 registered agents indulged in the recruitment of seafarers following the unearthing of a racket to fleece... KARACHI: Sattar’s victory termed success of people KARACHI, June 25: The chief of Muttahida Qaumi Movement, Altaf Hussain, said on Tuesday that the victory of Dr Farooq Sattar in the by-election was not only the success of the... KARACHI: Rs5bn W&S dept budget presented KARACHI, June 25: A balanced budget for the city government’s water and sanitation department of Rs5,016.80 million for the year 2003-04 was presented at the city council on Wednesday.... KARACHI: Senior journalists remembered KARACHI, June 25: Rich tributes were paid at a joint reference held under the auspices of the Karachi Press Club to its four late council members — Syed Manzar-ul-Hasan, editor of... KARACHI: New principal KARACHI, June 25: The Dean, Faculty of Medicine, Karachi University, Prof Dr Syed Tipu Sultan, assumed the office of principal at Dow Medical College on Tuesday.... KARACHI: Anti-encroachment drive demanded KARACHI, June 25: President of Karachi Transport Ittehad, Syed Irshad Hussain Shah Bukhari, has appealed to city Nazim, DIG Traffic and Capital City Police Officer to remove the encroachments from roads... KARACHI: Judgment in poll plea reserved KARACHI, June 25: An election tribunal, headed by Justice Muhammad Moosa K Leghari of Sindh High Court, reserved the judgment on the election petition filed against MPA Sardar Jam Tamachi of... LARKANA: Rs2.4bn Larkana dist govt budget presented LARKANA, June 25: District Nazim Khursheed Ahmed Junejo here on Tuesday presented a 35.5 million deficit budget for 2003-4 of his district government at the district council session without offering details... NAWABSHAH: FIR against four doctors registered NAWABSHAH, June 25: A man whose son died after being operated upon at the Eye Ward of the People’s Medical College Hospital, Nawabshah, has lodged an FIR against four doctors of... HYDERABAD: Water enters houses as sewerage line bursts HYDERABAD, June 25: Sewage and drainage water entered the houses of several residents and blocked all the main streets in four blocks of Unit No11, Latifabad Taluka, when a 24-inch sewerage... HYDERABAD: Incomplete budget papers stir uproar: Hyderabad dist council HYDERABAD, June 25: An uproar was witnessed in the district council session on Wednesday after its members halted debate on budget 2003-4 on the presentation of incomplete budget documents and separate... HYDERABAD: SSGC accused of defying court order HYDERABAD, June 25: The Employees’ Supreme Council, Sui Southern Gas Company, has appealed to the Supreme Court to implement its orders regarding reinstatement of sacked employees of the company.... THATTA: Town without power for two month THATTA, June 25: The people of the coastal town of Ghora Bari have been suffering due to power breakdown for the last two months.... NAWABSHAH: 240 booked for protesting against Hesco NAWABSHAH, June 25: The Hyderabad Electricity Supply Company has lodged an FIR at the Sakrand police station against 240 power consumers, including two journalists, for holding a protest against the company... HYDERABAD: HRCP flays police for arresting farmers HYDERABAD, June 25: The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan’s Special Task Force for Sindh has accused the Sanghar police of making proxy arrests of four persons in place of peasants who... SUKKUR: Irregularities found in loan awarding SUKKUR, June 25: Irregularities have been witnessed in awarding loans to government employees for purchasing houses.... PESHAWAR: PHC to decide who is chief executive PESHAWAR, June 25: The Peshawar High Court reserved on Wednesday its judgment on a petition seeking court’s verdict on a thorny issue of who is the chief executive of the... PESHAWAR: Funds for Peshawar uplift sought PESHAWAR, June 25: The Naib Amir of Jamaat-i-Islami and MMA MNA, Shabbir Ahmed Khan, has asked the federal and provincial governments to allocate more funds for the development of the provincial... PESHAWAR: Opticians lack proper equipment PESHAWAR, June 25: Most of the optical centres of the city are being run by unqualified staff, causing harm to the patients, doctors told Dawn.... MANSEHRA: JUI man told to withdraw candidature MANSEHRA, June 25: The JUI(F) central command has asked the party’s provincial Deputy General Secretary, Mufti Kifayatullah to withdraw his nomination papers filed to contest for the slot of district Nazim Mansehra, a... PESHAWAR: MMA MPA vows to work against drug addiction PESHAWAR, June 25: Dr Zakir Shah, an MPA of the Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal (MMA), has pledged to wage a war against the menace of heroin in society by providing treatment to and... GILGIT: Audit of NGOs accounts demanded GILGIT, June 25: Speaker Northern Areas Legislative Assembly Haji Sahib Khan has said that the government should initiate auditing of the funds given to non-governmental organizations.... PESHAWAR: Emergency cell set up PESHAWAR, June 25: The provincial government has set up an emergency cell at the directorate general of health department, NWFP, to provide relief to the flood-affected people, said an official....

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