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June 27, 2003 Friday Rabi-us-Sani 26,1424 KARACHI: Two women among four killed in accidents KARACHI, June 26: Two motorcyclists were killed while another was injured in separate road accidents on Thursday in parts of the city.... KARACHI: International anti-narcotics day observed KARACHI, June 26: The world anti-narcotics day was observed in the city on Thursday.... KARACHI: NAB investigating inflated gas bills KARACHI, June 26: The National Accountability Bureau is conducting an inquiry into irregularities of over Rs146 million in the Sui Southern Gas Company.... KARACHI: SMC students’ issue Body to submit proposals to CM KARACHI, June 26: A committee of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement looking into the grievances of over 120 students of Sindh Medical College would submit its proposals to the chief minister within... KARACHI: Lifestyles exhibition KARACHI, June 26: Sindh Governor Ishratul Ibad will open the Dawn Group of Newspapers’ All About Lifestyles Exhibition at the Karachi Expo Centre at 3pm on Friday.... KARACHI: CM annoyed at water, electricity crises in city KARACHI, June 26: Chief Minister Ali Mohammed Mahar has expressed his displeasure over the position of electric and water supply in the city and dissatisfaction over the performance of water board... KARACHI: Tribunal dismisses PPP man’s election plea KARACHI, June 26: A Sindh High Court election tribunal on Thursday dismissed as withdrawn a petition moved by PPP’s Shabbir Qureshi against the election of Muttahida Qaumi Movement’s Abdus Sattar Ansari... KARACHI: Rangers notify tanker rates KARACHI, June 26: The rangers authorities have notified the rates of their water tanker service and advised people not to pay more than the fixed rates.... KARACHI: Assembly building expansion under active consideration KARACHI, June 26: The Sindh Assembly Speaker, Syed Muzaffar Hussain Shah, who is custodian of the historic assembly building, has shown his keen interest in acquiring the adjacent buildings for the... KARACHI: Fatima Jinnah’s role lauded KARACHI, June 26: Mohtarma Fatima Jinnah played a very important role in the awakening of Muslim women during the Pakistan movement.... KARACHI: Trauma cases on the rise in S. Asia: Manual launched KARACHI, June 26: A trauma manual was launched during the inaugural session of a training course which was held on Thursday night. The manual has chapters from national as well as... KARACHI: Kenya HC highlights media role in bilateral ties KARACHI, June 26: The high commissioner of Kenya has said the media plays an important role in bridging the gap between nations around the world.... KARACHI: Shipping activities a major cause of marine pollution: Documentary depicts KARACHI, June 26: Shipping activities at the country’s two ports and direct discharge of industrial effluents and municipal waste into the sea are the major causes behind the threatening marine pollution... KARACHI: KESC performance comes under fire: Panel discussion KARACHI, June 26: Participants of a panel discussion criticized the performance of the KESC and demanded that a professional administration be brought in the power utility to make it an efficient... KARACHI: MQM seeks halt to work on Thal canal KARACHI, June 26: The Muttahida Qaumi Movement’s MPAs have asked President Musharraf and Prime Minister Mir Zafarullah Jamali to ensure that construction of the greater Thal canal is stopped forthwith.... KARACHI: LFO not acceptable: Tahmina KARACHI, June 26: PML-N MNA Tahmina Daultana said on Thursday that the Legal Framework Order (LFO) was aimed at concentrating more and more powers in an individual to establish his dictatorship... KARACHI: City Council forms budget committee KARACHI, June 26: The City council on Thursday formed a budget committee to facilitate the members of the house by conducting scrutiny and suggesting measures.... KARACHI: Cultural awards ceremony held KARACHI, June 26: The culture and tourism department of the Sindh government gave away Mehran Cultural Awards 2003 on Wednesday night.... KARACHI: Police abetting land mafia, says EDO KARACHI, June 26: Accusing police of providing shelter to the land mafia, the EDO revenue has requested the city Nazim to take action against the police officials who refused to come... KARACHI: Judge visits jail KARACHI, June 26: Judge Feroze Mehmood Bhatti of the Anti-terrorism Court No. 2 inspected on Thursday construction work being carried out for setting up three courtrooms inside the Central Prison.... KARACHI: Population growth taking serious turn: seminar KARACHI, June 26: The need for breaking the age-old religious and cultural taboos to overcome the population explosion was stressed at a seminar held here on Thursday.... HYDERABAD: Power breakdown disrupts water supply HYDERABAD, June 26: Electricity breakdown in Hirabad sub-division on Wednesday led to acute water shortage in different areas of the city taluka.... HYDERABAD: Nine caught making spurious oil HYDERABAD, June 26: The Hyderabad police on Thursday raided Gari Khata and arrested nine persons engaged in manufacturing spurious oil.... HYDERABAD: Divisible pool for district suggested HYDERABAD, June 26: The district council members have suggested the formation of a district divisible pool to disburse funds to union councils according to their requirements.... HYDERABAD: Unhygienic meat confiscated HYDERABAD, June 26: A team of the Taluka municipal administration, Latifabad, led by the Taluka Nazim, Abdul Jabbar Khan, raided various areas of Unit No2, 4, 5, 7, 8, 10, 11... THATTA: Three killed, 17 injured in accident THATTA, June 26: Three Hindu pilgrims were killed and 17 others were injured when the Datsun pickup they were travelling in turned turtle on the National Highway in Makli on Thursday.... NAWABSHAH: PTCL workers demand salary NAWABSHAH, June 26: Daily-wage employees of the PTCL, Nawabshah division, have claimed they have not been paid salaries for the last 21 months.... THATTA: 400 growers given land THATTA, June 26: As many as 8,000 acres of agricultural land were distributed among 400 growers in the Thatta district on Wednesday.... HYDERABAD: LUMHS students hold demo HYDERABAD, June 26: The students of the Liaquat University of Medical and Health Sciences (LUMHS) held a protest demonstration against the project director, Javed Memon, in front of the office of... KHAIRPUR: Man dies of snakebite KHAIRPUR, June 26: A man was bitten by a snake on Tuesday night when he was sleeping near the Setharja-Loer link road in Sobhodero Taluka.... JACOBABAD: Robbery JACOBABAD, June 26: A convoy was robbed by 12 highwaymen near Karampur on the Indus Highway on Thursday.... HYDERABAD: 12 depts asked to clear Wasa dues HYDERABAD, June 26: The Wasa has issued final notices to about one dozen departments here on Wednesday to clear their outstanding dues immediately failing which their water supply will be disconnected... PESHAWAR: NWFP moves Centre to raise subvention PESHAWAR, June 26: The NWFP government has moved Centre against freezing of subvention at Rs3.898 billion, official sources said.... PESHAWAR: UNHCR men claim to be immune from legal process PESHAWAR, June 26: Three officials of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), including its regional head, have failed to appear in a civil suit before the court of a...

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