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July 1, 2003 Tuesday Rabi-us-Sani 30, 1424 KARACHI: Pay-parking contractor can clamp vehicles KARACHI, June 30: The city government’s new charged parking system is being introduced from Tuesday under which the contractor would have coercive powers, including clamping vehicles.... KARACHI: Negligence seen as cause of epidemic: Landhi tragedy KARACHI, June 30: Of the 29 samples of water, taken from different areas of Landhi in the wake of the gastro-enteritis outbreak in the locality last week, 24 have been declared... KARACHI: Amir Khan remanded to police custody KARACHI, June 30: Secretary General of the Mohajir Qaumi Movement Amir Khan, who was arrested on Sunday morning, was remanded to the police for interrogation in a robbery case.... KARACHI: Contamination caused outbreak: report KARACHI, June 30: A scientific report released on Monday said that domestic and industrial waste got mixed with water which was consumed for a considerable length of time by the residents... KARACHI: Bail can’t be cancelled without notice: SHC ruling KARACHI, June 30: A bail order once passed cannot be recalled or cancelled without notice to the accused, a division bench of the Sindh High Court held on Monday.... KARACHI: Ibad for laws against karo-kari KARACHI, June 30: Sindh governor, Dr Ishratul Ibad, has said that the effective laws are needed to get rid of the menace of karo-kari.... KARACHI: Police put on red alert as ATC passes judgment KARACHI, June 30: Police were put on a red alert in the metropolis since Monday morning in view of the judgment by an anti-terrorism court in the Sheraton blast case.... KARACHI: Proper care for epidemic victims ordered: City Nazim visits Landhi KARACHI, June 30: City Nazim Naimatullah Khan on Monday visited the Muslimabad area of Landhi to review the relief work of city government for the people of the epidemic-hit area, where... KARACHI: Dialysis unit opens at Lyari hospital KARACHI, June 30: Adviser to Sindh Chief Minister on health Nauman Saigal on Monday inaugurated the renal dialysis unit at Lyari General Hospital.... KARACHI: Social security cover to be extended: minister KARACHI, June 30: Sindh Minister for labour, transport and industries, Mohammad Adil Siddiqui, has stressed the need for redoubling the efforts to extend social security benefits to workers of less-developed areas... KARACHI: National youth policy stressed KARACHI, June 30: Pakistan Crescent Youth Organization (PCYO) has urged the government to formulate a national youth policy aimed at resolving all the issues being faced by this vital segment of... KARACHI: Plans to cope with rains, floods reviewed KARACHI, June 30: Sindh Chief Secretary Dr. Muttawakal Kazi on Monday directed to the officials of irrigation and power department to chalk out an effective strategy to cope with the eventualities... KARACHI: Villagers face diseases, drought KARACHI, June 30: People of suburban areas near Hawkesbay and Kemari Town, are said to be suffering from eye diseases, skin allergy and fever, due to persisting dehydration, dust and water... KARACHI: IBA advice to applicants KARACHI, June 30: The Institute of Business Administration has advised all those applicants, who want to take admission test in the afternoon session on July 6, to obtain necessary permission in... KARACHI: SBTE results KARACHI, June 30: The Sindh Board of Technical Education on Monday released the results of Diploma of Associate Engineer (Fourth Year) Evening Annual Examinations-2002, with a pass percentage of 74.44.... KARACHI: KU mourns deaths KARACHI, June 30: Karachi University on Monday organized a condolence meeting to mourn the death of five of its teachers who passed away in a span of almost one month. The... KARACHI: Collection of humorous writings launched KARACHI: Hawas-i-Khasta, a collection of humorous essays in Urdu, written by known columnist Dr S M Moin Qureshi was launched at a local hotel the other day.... KARACHI: Four more towns present budgets KARACHI, June 30: The town administrations of Lyari, Landhi, Keamari and Gulberg on Monday announced their budgets for the fiscal 2003-04.... KARACHI: Statements recorded against Lashkar men KARACHI, June 30: Judge Haq Nawaz of the ATC-5 put off on Monday the hearing of a case pertaining to the killing of a constable after four prosecution witnesses recorded their... KARACHI: Young man commits suicide in Gulshan KARACHI, June 30: A young man committed suicide in Gulshan-i- Iqbal late Sunday night.... KARACHI: Order on MMA man’s Petition reserved KARACHI, June 30: An election tribunal reserved its order on Monday on a petition moved by the Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal candidate Mohammad Aslam, against the election of Muttahida Qaumi Movement’s Mohammad Idrees... KARACHI: Action against polluting factories urged KARACHI, June 30: The Pakistan Peoples Party has demanded stern action against the factories involved in contaminating potable water.... KARACHI: Passing-out parade KARACHI, June 30: A recruits passing-out parade was held at the Ordnance Corps Centre here on Monday.... KARACHI: Judicial powers demanded KARACHI, June 30: Participants at day-long national consultative workshop on ‘Development of Code of Conduct for Reporting on Issues of Children’, here on Saturday, called for judicial powers for the National... HYDERABAD: Proposals for discretionary funds of DCO withdrawn HYDERABAD, June 30: The proposals of granting discretionary grants and secret funds of the district Nazim and the DCO, presented in the 2003-2004 budget of the Hyderabad district government, were withdrawn... HYDERABAD: Consumer protection law demanded HYDERABAD, June 30: A workshop on Sunday demanded that the government legislate the Consumer Protection Law to ensure that consumers are protected all over the country.... SUKKUR: Taxes proposed in Taluka budget SUKKUR, June 30: A Rs171.629 million budget with Rs3.1 million surplus for 2003-4 was presented at the Sukkur Taluka Council here the other day.... HYDERABAD: Breakthrough in Sindhi computing achieved HYDERABAD, June 30: An expert in computing, Ayaz Shah, has succeeded in sorting out the Sindhi alphabets in the Unicode system.... HYDERABAD: Wasa asks people to pay dues in installments HYDERABAD, June 30: The Water and Sanitation Agency has announced here on Monday that it had decided to receive payments of arrears in installments.... HYDERABAD: Protest against assault on girl HYDERABAD, June 30: Residents of Abdur Rahim Katiyar goth, Bulri Shah Karim, Tando Mohammad Khan, held a protest demonstration outside the press club here on Monday against a criminal assault... HYDERABAD: SHC orders officials to stop illegal water supply HYDERABAD, June 30: Justice Arif Hussain Khilji of the Sindh High Court, Hyderabad circuit bench, on Saturday suspended operation of an order, passed by the Area Water Board left bank circle... HYDERABAD: Water level at Kotri Barrage increases HYDERABAD, June 30: It is for the first time during the current summer season that water level upstream Kotri Barrage has exceeded 80,000 cusecs as a result over 40,000 cusecs of... HYDERABAD: Growers flay water rotation programme HYDERABAD, June 30: Growers of Massu irrigation sub-division, Hyderabad taluka, held a protest demonstration and observed a hunger strike outside the press club here on Monday against non-availability of water in... HYDERABAD: Prisoner found HIV positive HYDERABAD, June 30: A foreign national prisoner was diagnosed as HIV positive in the central jail, a source at the civil hospital told this correspondent on Sunday.... NAWABSHAH: Canal breach floods crops, houses NAWABSHAH, June 30: A 60-foot-wide breach occurred in RD-234 of the Sadhawah Minor, Nusrat Canal, near 60 Mile on Monday morning.... SUKKUR: Three arrested SUKKUR, June 30: Three alleged bandits reportedly involved in several cases were arrested by the Ghotki police on Sunday.... PESHAWAR: PTV to air ten new programmes PESHAWAR, June 30: Ten new programmes will be aired from the PTV, Peshawar Centre, during the next quarter, starting from July, programme manager Shaukat Ali said.... PESHAWAR: SC suspends PHC order: Action against Nazim PESHAWAR, June 30: A single bench of the Supreme Court here on Monday suspended the Peshawar High Court’s order of restraining the provincial assembly’s special committee from conducting proceedings against the...

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