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July 5, 2003 Saturday Jumadi-ul-Awwal 4,1424 KARACHI: 2pc grace marks to failures allowed: SSC, HSC students to benefit KARACHI, July 4: The boards of education in Sindh, in an unprecedented move, have decided to award two per cent grace marks to the failures of certain batches of matriculation and... KARACHI: Protesters set two minibuses on fire KARACHI, July 4: Police resorted to teargas-shelling and baton-charged those who had gathered in Gulzar-i-Hijri to protest the killings in Quetta. The protesters lit bonfires and burnt a Hiace. They gathered... KARACHI: Woman shot dead by relatives KARACHI, July 4: A woman was shot dead by her relatives in Mohammadi Colony TPX on Friday.... KARACHI: SHC orders production of detainee KARACHI, July 4: The Sindh High Court ordered on Friday production of two accused being held in the city’s Central Prison after their acquittal.... KARACHI: Utilities asked to set up 24-hour relief centres KARACHI, July 4: Sindh Governor Dr Ishratul Ibad on Friday directed the concerned authorities to take steps on “a war footing” to ensure uninterrupted and smooth supply of water and electricity... KARACHI: Corruption case hearing put off KARACHI, July 4: An accountability court put off on Friday the hearing of a corruption reference against Syed Ghous Ali Shah, after granting an application of the defence.... KARACHI: Defaulters, kundas also responsible for crisis: PM KARACHI, July 4: Prime Minister Mir Zafarullah Khan Jamali has taken notice of the frequent and prolonged power breakdowns in the city amid sizzling heat.... KARACHI: Consumers complain of prolonged power cuts KARACHI, July 4: The Karachi Electric Supply Corporation remained tight-lipped about the reasons for the prolonged power breakdowns which continued to occur on Thursday night and Friday.... KARACHI: Cholera cases on the rise, say doctors KARACHI, July 4: Cholera cases are on the rise, interviews and inquiries have revealed.... KARACHI: Law on cadaver organ donation urged KARACHI, July 4: The end-stage organ failure, a considerable clinical problem in Pakistan, leads annually an estimated 15,000 patients requiring renal replacement followed by some 800 seeking supplant of the diseased... KARACHI: Parents renew appeal to governor, CM: SMC students KARACHI, July 4: Parents of affected students of the Sindh Medical College (SMC), on Friday appealed to Sindh Governor Dr Ishratul Ebad and Sindh Chief Minister Ali Mohammad Mahar to use... KARACHI: Book on US visa launched KARACHI: American visa Hasil Karin — a book by Maqsood Ahmad Chughtai — was launched on July 3 while the activists at the Pak American Cultural Wing were celebrating US independence... KARACHI: Fire dept ill-equipped to deal with emergencies KARACHI, July 4: Speakers at a seminar on Fire Safety and Fire-fighting stressed the need for improving fire-fighting facilities in the metropolis which, they said, were inadequate keeping in view its... KARACHI: PTCL advice to subscribers KARACHI, July 4: The Director General (Operations) South, PTCL, has requested telephone subscribers to use code-barring facility to avoid misuse of their telephone connections and excessive billing.... KARACHI: Status of CDGK budget still not clear KARACHI, July 4 : The status of the record city government budget of more than Rs27 billion, passed on June 30 by the city council, has fallen in ambiguity after large... KARACHI: Unseating of MNA politically motivated: Noorani says... KARACHI, July 4: The Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal chief, Senator Shah Ahmad Noorani, condemning the decision of unseating of MNA Mufti Abrar Sultan from Kohat, has said that the decision was purely political.... KARACHI: US accused of fanning fundamentalism KARACHI, July 4: Participants at a seminar were of the view that there was no difference between the ruling clique in the US and socalled Islamic fundamentalists.... KARACHI: Constable murder case hearing put off KARACHI, July 4: Judge Haq Nawaz Baloch of the Anti-Terrorism Court No 5 put off the hearing of constable murder case as the court prosecutor resigned.... KARACHI: Road-map rejected KARACHI, July 4: An All-Parties Conference expressed concern over foreign policies of President Musharraf and announced that the decisions pertaining to acceptance of Israel, the US road map on Kashmir, rolling... KARACHI: Anti-Sindh projects be scrapped, says JSM KARACHI, July 4: The Jeay Sindh Mahaz (JSM) has demanded that all ‘anti-Sindh’ projects, like Kalabagh dam and Greater Thal Canal, be scraped and water released downstream Kotri Barrage.... KARACHI: Rifts be settled at CMs level: Punjab governor KARACHI, July 4: Governor Lt-Gen Khalid Maqbool of Punjab on Friday said that national development projects should be seen in national perspective. Karachi is the country’s economic capital and its wellbeing... KARACHI: Demand for Indian visas KARACHI, July 4: The Senior Citizens Council Karachi has welcomed the directive issued by the prime minister to the foreign ministry for making arrangements for issuance of Indian visas from Karachi.... KARACHI: Sattar pledges middle-class revolution KARACHI, July 4: The Muttahida Qaumi Movement’s MNA from NA-255, Dr Farooq Sattar, has vowed to work for ushering in a middle-class revolution by involving the class in decision making and... HYDERABAD: MMA holds demo against MNA’s disqualification HYDERABAD, July 4: The Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal (MMA), Hyderabad, on Friday evening held a protest demonstration at the Aurangzeb Masjid Chowk, Gari Khata, and blocked the road against the disqualification of Mufti... HYDERABAD: Centre’s help sought for resolving power issue HYDERABAD, July 4: Half a dozen activists of the Insan Dost Tehrik observed a token hunger strike outside the Hyderabad Press Club here on Friday in protest against Hesco.... HYDERABAD: Mirza Qaleech Baig remembered HYDERABAD, July 4: Tribute was paid to the renowned writer the late Mirza Qaleech Baig for his services in the cause of Sindhi language and literature at his 74th death anniversary... HYDERABAD: Restoration of water supply demanded HYDERABAD, July 4: The residents of Gau Shala, Usmanabad and Shama Colony blocked Phulelli Bridge on Friday to protest against the non-availability of water to their areas.... HYDERABAD: Plea to shelve Thal canal project HYDERABAD, July 4: The chairman, Sindh Taraqqi Passand Party, Dr Qadir Magsi, has said that now there was no turning back from the struggle against the greater Thal canal and the... SUKKUR: Workshop held on mental health SUKKUR, July 4: Mental and neurological disorders were responsible for 25 to 30 per cent of the world’s disability and mortality rate and make the second largest contribution to the global... HYDERABAD: Security in Hyderabad tightened HYDERABAD, July 4: Security measures in the district were beefed up on Friday following the incident of an attack in a mosque in Quetta.... HYDERABAD: Funds for non-development expenditure increased HYDERABAD, July 4: A number of questions remained unanswered in budget 2003-4 of the district government even after its approval by the District Council on Thursday as the non-development expenditure has... PESHAWAR: Russia sends list of missing soldiers: Pakistan’s help sought PESHAWAR, July 4: Russia and Azerbaijan have sought Pakistan’s assistance to help trace hundreds of their missing soldiers during the Soviet occupation of Afghanistan.... PESHAWAR: Cabinet body approves prosecution ord PESHAWAR, July 4: A cabinet committee has approved the proposed prosecution ordinance, which now awaits approval of the provincial cabinet.... PESHAWAR: Afrasyab rejoins ANP PESHAWAR, July 4: Chairman of the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan Afrasyab Khattak on Friday rejoined the Awami National Party after parting ways with the party over a decade ago.... PESHAWAR: Coverage of HR violations urged PESHAWAR, July 4: A two-day training workshop for a group of journalists from the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (Fata) and the NWFP, entitled ‘Advanced training workshop for journalists on human rights’ commenced here on Friday.... PESHAWAR: Action against official demanded PESHAWAR, July 4: The Youth Welfare Society for the Protection of Forests, Upper Dir, on Friday asked the NWFP government to take action against the local district revenue officer for allegedly... PESHAWAR: Drug trafficker awarded 3-year term PESHAWAR, July 4: Additional district and sessions Judge, Peshawar, Sardar Irshad, on Friday awarded three-year rigorous imprisonment and a fine of Rs3,000 to a drug trafficker.... PESHAWAR: ‘Maternal mortality rate high’ PESHAWAR, July 4: Some 1,800 women out of 100,000 die of delivery or pregnancy-related complications in remote areas of the province because of poor health-care facilities, officials said....

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