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July 3, 2003 Thursday Jumadi-ul-Awwal 2,1424 KARACHI: Power riots erupt in many city localities KARACHI, July 2: Power riots broke out in the city as the transmission and distribution system of the Karachi Electric Supply Corporation collapsed on Wednesday.... KARACHI: People brave prolonged breakdowns KARACHI, July 2: Karachi Electric Supply Corporation consumers faced prolonged power breakdowns on Wednesday when the transmission and distribution system of the power utility developed a fault.... KARACHI: KESC version KARACHI, July 2: The Karachi Electric Supply Corporation claimed on Wednesday that it was facing a great difficulty in maintaining normal power supply to parts of SITE area, Nazimabad, Old Golimar... KARACHI: Electricity Failures affect water supply KARACHI, July 2: Water supply to various parts of the city was affected badly on Wednesday because of frequent power failures which occurred at different pumping stations.... KARACHI: Six poll Petitions dismissed KARACHI, July 2: Two Sindh High Court election tribunals dismissed on Wednesday six election petitions, including one against the MQM (H) MPA from PS-122 (Landhi, Karachi), Yunus Khan.... KARACHI: Private sector: fresh engineers’ careers at stake KARACHI, July 2: Despite the fact that their engineering programmes are not accredited with Pakistan Engineering Council, some old and new educational institutions are once again out to prey on the... KARACHI: L’abad town presents Rs263m budget KARACHI, July 2: Liaquatabad Town on Wednesday announced a Rs 263.457 million budget for the fiscal 2003-04, incorporating a development outlay of Rs 116.051m which comes to 44.05 per cent of... KARACHI: Sindh seeks funds for DCET KARACHI, July 2: The provincial education department has decided to approach federal government for financial assistance to hire qualified and permanent faculty, improvement of labs and provision of necessary scientific equipment... KARACHI: Gulistan roads in a shambles KARACHI, July 2: Due to poor condition of roads in the civilian areas of Cantonment Board Shah Faisal, four-wheelers, pillion riders and public transporters are compelled to drive their vehicles on... KARACHI: NICH to strengthen emergency services KARACHI, July 2: The National Institute of Child Health has embarked upon an ambitious plan to strengthen its emergency services through extensive training of paramedics and procurement of state-of-the-art ambulances.... KARACHI: Prof Adib Rizvi gets award KARACHI, July 2: The Felix T. Rapaport Memorial Award has been conferred upon Prof Adib-ul-Hasan Rizvi for his pioneering contribution and outstanding achievements in the field of organ transplantation, during the... KARACHI: Ban on trawlers demanded KARACHI, July 2: Provincial Minister for Fisheries and Livestock Manzoor Ali Panhwar has called for a ban on deep-sea fishing trawlers in order to promote fisheries sector in the country.... KARACHI: A collection of Na’ats launched KARACHI: Hazoori Chahti Hoon — a collection of Na’at by poet Parveen Javed was launched in a ceremony held at the Arts Council here on Tuesday.... KARACHI: Girl among three persons shot dead: Three die in accidents KARACHI, July 2: Three persons, including a girl, were shot dead in separate incidents in different localities of the metropolis on Wednesday.... KARACHI: Ibad pledges to locate missing persons KARACHI, July 2: Sindh governor Dr. Ishratul Ibad Khan on Wednesday announced financial assistance of Rs0.2 million each for the families of 28 persons reportedly missing since years after the launching... KARACHI: Strategy to tackle floods finalized KARACHI, July 2: Sindh Chief Secretary Dr Muttawakal Kazi has directed the irrigation and power department to improve coordination with all stakeholders and relevant authorities to cope with possible rains and... KARACHI: Plan to educate street children in doldrums KARACHI, July 2: The provincial government’s plan to educate children involved in paper picking and garbage collection under Bait-ul-Maal’s non-formal education scheme could not be initiated, despite initial preparations by the... KARACHI: Notices issued in detention case KARACHI, July 2: The Sindh High Court issued notices to the respondent provincial and federal government authorities on Wednesday in a writ petition alleging unlawful confinement of a human rights activist... KARACHI: Hearing put off in murder, gang-rape case KARACHI, July 2: An anti-terrorism court on Wednesday put off hearing of a murder and gang-rape case after recording statements of two prosecution witnesses.... KARACHI: MNAs asked to check theft of canal water KARACHI, July 2: Prime Minister Mir Zafarullah Khan Jamali on Wednesday instructed the Sindh government to streamline the distribution of canal irrigation water by ensuring stricter vigilance and better management.... KARACHI: Haroon Rind passes away KARACHI, July 2: A senior producer of the Pakistan Television Corporation (PTV), Haroon Rind, passed away on Wednesday after protracted illness. He was 57.... KARACHI: Judgment reserved KARACHI, July 2: An accountability appellate bench of Sindh High Court, comprising Justice Anwar Zaheer Jamali and Justice Muhammed Mujeebullah Siddiqui, on Wednesday reserved judgment in an appeal filed by a... KARACHI: Obituary KARACHI, July 2: Razia Khatoon, wife of a senior journalist Rafiq Jabir, died after a protracted illness on Wednesday in North Nazimabad. She was 70.... KARACHI: Fishermen for more elected directors on FCS board KARACHI, July 2: A large number of fishermen from different coastal areas of Karachi have called upon the government to increase the number of elected directors on the board of the... HYDERABAD: Budget flayed for being replete with mistakes: Hyderabad dist council HYDERABAD, July 2: Members of the Hyderabad District Council, at a meeting held on Wednesday, said the 2003-2004 budget of the district was replete with calculation and other mistakes.... HYDERABAD: Disqualification of MNA will lead to chaos: MMA HYDERABAD, July 2: The provincial president, Jamiat-i-Ulema-i-Pakistan, and Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal leader, Dr Sahibzada Abdul Khair Mohammad Zubair, MNA, has expressed grave concern over the disqualification of an MMA member of the... HYDERABAD: Withdrawal of IRO demanded HYDERABAD, July 2: The National Labour Federation (NLF) has demanded that the prime minister should withdraw what it called anti-workers clauses of the Industrial Relations Ordinance, 2002.... NAUSHERO FEROZE: Membership of four councillors suspended NAUSHERO FEROZE, July 2: District Naib Nazim Syed Hassan Ali Shah suspended the membership of four Awam Dost Panel (ADP) councillors and called police to get the members out of the... SUKKUR: Experts fear flood in Indus during monsoon SUKKUR, July 2: Irrigation experts fear that the River Indus would be flooded during the coming monsoon, which might bring widespread devastation in the province, if precautionary measures were not taken... HYDERABAD: Murder convict awarded life term HYDERABAD, July 2: The sixth additional district judge on Tuesday awarded the life imprisonment and a fine of Rs50,000 to Kashif for killing Asif Qazi in Noorani Basti on Aug 13,... DADU: Work on Thal canal flayed DADU, July 2: The Dadu District Council, at its budget session held here on Monday, unanimously adopted a resolution against construction of the Thal canal.... HYDERABAD: People advised to drink boiled water HYDERABAD, July 2: The directorate-general, health services, Sindh, has advised the people to drink boiled water to avoid gastroenteritis.... PESHAWAR: NWFP Assembly flays Punjab govt: Ban on wheat transportation PESHAWAR, July 2: NWFP lawmakers on Wednesday flayed the ban on transportation of wheat from Punjab to the NWFP and termed it another blow to the already sick flour industry of... PESHAWAR: Centre may be asked to intervene PESHAWAR, July 2: The NWFP has contacted the Punjab government against the imposition of a ban on the transportation of wheat from Punjab to the NWFP, and the Centre would also... PESHAWAR: Revenue official’s conviction upheld PESHAWAR, July 2: An accountability appellate bench of the Peshawar High Court on Wednesday dismissed an appeal of a former naib tehsildar of revenue department and upheld his conviction by an... PESHAWAR: Kidnapping bid foiled, claim police PESHAWAR, July 2: A gang was arrested when it was planning to kidnap a businessman in the guise of policemen on Tuesday.... PESHAWAR: Implementation of Shariat demanded PESHAWAR, July 2: A Shariat conference on Wednesday hailed the passage of the Shariat Bill by the NWFP Assembly and hoped that it would help eradicate discrimination and injustice from society.... PESHAWAR: UC Nazim’s removal declared illegal PESHAWAR, July 2: A two-member bench of the Peshawar High Court on Wednesday accepted a writ petition of a union council Nazim, Iftikhar Ali, and declared his removal illegal.... PESHAWAR: Refugee Day observed PESHAWAR, July 2: Basic Education for Afghan Refugees (BEFARe) and GTZ, a German donor agency, which are imparting formal and non-formal education to Afghan refugees, jointly organised events in connection with... PESHAWAR: Improvement in health-care sought PESHAWAR, July 2: Doctors have expressed their concern over the lack of proper emergency medical services at health-care facilities and have urged the government to come up with concrete plans to improve emergency health-care situation in the country....

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