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July 4, 2003 Friday Jumadi-ul-Awwal 3,1424 KARACHI: City Nazim blames AG office for funds lapse: CM’s help sought KARACHI, July 3: City Nazim Naimatullah Khan has approached Chief Minister Ali Mohammed Mahar for the release of funds allocated under the Annual Development Programme (ADP) for the financial year 2002-2003.... KARACHI: Many areas facing water shortage KARACHI, July 3: Various parts of the city remained under the grip of acute water shortage on Thursday, making life in the affected localities miserable in the sizzling and humid weather.... KARACHI: Indian students’ delegation in city KARACHI, July 3: An Indian delegation consisting of 15 students is currently visiting Karachi.... KARACHI: People urged to adopt preventive measures: Water-borne diseases KARACHI, July 3: The Karachiites are at constant risk of contracting water-borne diseases, and even if the authorities take immediate steps to improve the water supply system, it will take several... KARACHI: Man stabbed to death KARACHI, July 3: A man was killed allegedly by his brothers- in-law in Jacob Lines on Wednesday night.... KARACHI: Lease renewal being simplified KARACHI, July 3: The city government has taken measures to simplify the procedure for the renewal of proprietary rights of a property.... KARACHI: Two sectarian activists held KARACHI, July 3: Police conducted a raid in Malir on Wednesaday morning and arrested two activists of a banned sectarian organisation.... KARACHI: Power breakdowns persist KARACHI, July 3: Power breakdowns continued to occur on Thursday in many localities of the city while the Karachi Electric Supply Corporation took a long time to rectify the faults that... KARACHI: Artists being paid meagre honoraria KARACHI, July 3: The Sindh culture department is paying just around Rs1.7 million as honorarium to over 500 renowned aging artists of the province annually, it is learnt.... KARACHI: Rain emergency plan KARACHI, July 3: City government has chalked out a plan to prevent possible loss during the monsoon season, besides ensuring safety of picnickers visiting beaches in high-tide season.... KARACHI: Literary pieces discussed KARACHI: At a literary meeting of the Adbi committee of the Arts Council, poetry and prose pieces were presented by senior and young writers on Wednesday.... KARACHI: Anti-malaria drive in city launched KARACHI, July 3: Health department of the city government has launched an anti-malaria spray drive in the city on Thursday, ahead of monsoon season, to check the growth of mosquitoes.... KARACHI: BIE practical exam KARACHI, July 3: Practical examinations of the HSC, Humanities (Parts I and II), Annual Examinations, 2003, in Psychology and Library Science, will start from July 5 and July 8, respectively.... KARACHI: Opposition accused of fomenting trouble KARACHI, July 3: Federal minister for information and media development, Shaikh Rashid Ahmed, has warned the opposition parties against stretching the matters to point of no return.... KARACHI: PQA told to revive water supply scheme KARACHI, July 3: The minister for communications, Senator Ahmed Ali, on Thursday directed the Port Qasim Authority to revive its water supply scheme with the assistance of the private sector on... KARACHI: Notices in extradition case issued KARACHI, July 3: The Sindh High Court issued notices to the authorities concerned in an application moved by a fugitive Pakistani American for his blood and DNA tests in another advanced... KARACHI: Two PWs examined in gangrape, murder case KARACHI, July 3: An anti-terrorism court recorded on Thursday the statements of two prosecution witnesses in a murder and gangrape case.... KARACHI: JI annoyed at decision to send troops to Iraq KARACHI, July 3: Jamat-i-Islami (JI) on Thursday contended that sending Pakistani troops to Iraq in order to assist the US and the British forces would be tantamount to strengthening foreign occupation... KARACHI: Rs737m SESSI budget presented KARACHI, July 3: Sindh minister for labour and chairman, governing body of Sindh Employees Social Security Institution Mohammad Adil Siddiqui on Thursday approved the SESSI’s record surplus budget of Rs737.777 million... KARACHI: PPP warns govt on water crisis KARACHI, July 3: The Pakistan People’s Party has warned that if proper water supply to 18 towns of the city was not restored and action against those responsible for the deaths... KARACHI: Saddar Town wants due share in property tax KARACHI, July 3: The Saddar Town administration has demanded its total due share of property tax so that it can accelerate the pace of development works.... KARACHI: FST stops hirings in CBR, IT dept KARACHI, July 3: The Federal Service Tribunal restrained the Central Board of Revenue and the Income Tax Department on Thursday from filling in vacant posts of income tax inspectors pending hearing... KARACHI: Privatization of Hayatt Regency opposed KARACHI, July 3: The Board of Revenue, Sindh, has moved a summary to Chief Minister Ali Mohammed Mahar seeking stoppage of the process of privatization of Hyatt Regency Hotel.... HYDERABAD: Wasa urges Hesco to provide another power supply source HYDERABAD, July 3: In view of the fact that the people of the three Talukas of the city, Hyderabad, Latifabad and Qasimabad, are staging daily protest demonstrations against the acute shortage... HYDERABAD: District Council approves Hyderabad budget HYDERABAD, July 3: The Hyderabad District Council on Thursday approved the 2003-2004 budget of the district after readjusting allocations for 27 different heads of non-development expenditure.... HYDERABAD: Managements blamed for poor condition: Educational institutions HYDERABAD, July 3: Poor administration and apathy of managements has deteriorated condition of institutions meant for promotion of education, literature and culture.... HYDERABAD: ADP funds of last fiscal lapsed: Nazim HYDERABAD, July 3: District Nazim Dr Makhdoom Rafiquzzaman on Thursday said Annual Development Programme funds of Rs151 million for 2002-2003 had lapsed after June 30 as the same could not be... HYDERABAD: Water flow in Indus increases HYDERABAD, July 3: The water flow in the mighty Indus river continues to increase steadily with the passage of each day.... HYDERABAD: MMA to hold demo today HYDERABAD, July 3: The Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal has announced to hold a protest demonstration against disqualification of its MNA, Mufti Ibrar Sultan, here on July 4.... HYDERABAD: Anti-encroachment drive resisted HYDERABAD, July 3: Shopkeepers at Fakir ka Pir Bazaar closed their shops to resist the anti-encroachment drive scheduled for Thursday by the Union Council-7 Nazim, Abdul Rauf Jafri.... HYDERABAD: Open kutchehry today HYDERABAD, July 3: An open kutchehry of the anti-corruption establishment department will be held on July 5 at 11am at the Shahbaz Building.... HYDERABAD: Haroon Rind laid to rest HYDERABAD, July 3: A senior producer of PTV, Haroon Rind, was laid to rest by side of his fimlstar uncle, Saqi, on Thursday at his native graveyard at Abdullah D. Baloch... PESHAWAR: 200 contract workers’ services regularized PESHAWAR, July 3: The Peshawar High Court on Thursday regularized the services of about 200 contract employees and declared appointment on contract basis against posts advertized as regular by the NWFP government... PESHAWAR: ANP delays decision to join ARD PESHAWAR, July 3: Delaying the decision to rejoin the Alliance for Restoration of Democracy (ARD), the Awami National Party has set up an eight-member committee comprising senior leaders to decide its... PESHAWAR: Owners of flour mills observe hunger strike PESHAWAR, July 3: Owners of flour mills observed token hunger strike here on Thursday to protest against a ban imposed by the government of Punjab on the transportation of wheat from Punjab to... PESHAWAR: Guidelines prepared to preserve lakes PESHAWAR, July 3: The NWFP wildlife department has prepared guidelines for effective enforcements of preservation laws at Saiful Malook and Lolusar lakes.... PESHAWAR: Malakand gets relief on ADBP loans PESHAWAR, July 3: A two-member bench of the Peshawar High Court on Thursday ruled that the people of the Malakand Agency were entitled to a waiver of mark-up on the Agriculture... PESHAWAR: Work on burns centre begins PESHAWAR, July 3: NWFP Chief Minister Akram Khan Durrani has said his government has allocated sufficient funds to provide health-care facilities to people....

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