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July 6, 2003 Sunday Jumadi-ul-Awwal 5,1424 KARACHI: Ulema asked not to stir up sectarian feelings KARACHI, July 5: Religious leaders from different schools of thought, during their meetings with Governor Ishratul Ibad and Chief Minister Ali Mohammad Khan Mahar on Friday night and Saturday, pledged to... KARACHI: Protesters set ablaze six more vehicles: People mourn Quetta massacre KARACHI, July 5: At least six more vehicles were set on fire on Saturday in reaction to the Quetta tragedy. Shops and markets remained closed in some areas of the city... KARACHI: SHC orders release of detainees KARACHI, July 5: The Sindh High Court ordered immediate release of two detainees on Saturday and issued notices to the jail superintendent and the provincial home secretary to show cause why... KARACHI: Power cuts beyond deadline irk consumers KARACHI, July 5: Many areas of the city suffered prolonged power breakdowns on Saturday. In some localities the maintenance shutdown announced by the Karachi Electric Supply Corporation continued longer than scheduled.... KARACHI: Bandits kill one, wound three KARACHI, July 5: A man was shot dead and his two brothers were wounded when they put up resistance to the bandits in New Karachi on Saturday.... KARACHI: #Dozens of vehicles damaged KARACHI, July 5: The driver of a Hyderabad-bound bus suffered injuries, while dozens of vehicles were damaged by a violent mob on M. A. Jinnah Road on Saturday.... KARACHI: Asif produced in Murtaza murder case after two years KARACHI, July 5: Asif Ali Zardari, interned husband of former premier Benazir Bhutto, was produced on Saturday in the district and sessions court (East), trying him in the Mir Murtaza Bhutto... KARACHI: Movement of heavy vehicles KARACHI, July 5: City Nazim Naimatullah Khan has banned the movement of heavy vehicles in the limits of city government from 7.00am to 9.00am and 6.00pm to 8.30pm with immediate effect... KARACHI: SNA wants ban on recruitment lifted KARACHI, July 5: Sindh National Alliance (SNA) has demanded an immediate lifting of the long-imposed ban on recruitment in the province saying that it had been adding to the miseries of... KARACHI: Attempts to weaken Ummah deplored KARACHI, July 5: The terrorist attack in Quetta in which scores of people were killed on Friday was deplored at a seminar during which concern was also expressed at attempts to... KARACHI: Man acquitted in murder case KARACHI, July 5: The district and sessions judge, East, Sain ali Dino Matilo, acquitted a man in a doctor’s murder case.... KARACHI: Ban urged on religious parties KARACHI, July 5: The Jafria Alliance leader, Allama Abbas Komaili, has termed the tragic incident of Quetta an open challenge of extremists to Prime Minister Mir Zafarullah Khan Jamali.... KARACHI: Mushtaq Mirza passes away KARACHI, July 5: A prominent politician and president of the Pakistan Democratic Party, Sindh, Mushtaq Mirza, died here after a protracted illness. He was 70.... KARACHI: Detention plea disposed of KARACHI, July 5: A division bench of the Sindh High Court, comprising Justice S.A Sarwana and Justice Mushir Alam, on Saturday disposed of a detention plea submitted by Asif Sharyar, a... KARACHI: FCS affairs irk fishermen KARACHI, July 5: The Pakistan Fisherfolk Forum has expressed concern over the “current situation” in the Fishermen Cooperative Society.... PESHAWAR: ‘Rs4.8bn to be spent on Pesco projects’ PESHAWAR, July 5: Peshawar Electric Supply Company (Pesco) would complete electricity related development projects costing Rs4.8 billion in the NWFP during the fiscal 2003-04.... PESHAWAR: Blood banks lack facilities: doctors PESHAWAR, July 5: Privately-established blood banks have been the main cause of spread of such deadly diseases as Hepatitis and HIV/AIDS, because they do not have the infrastructure required for operating... PESHAWAR: Sherpao asks MMA to approach apex court PESHAWAR, July 5: Water and Power and Minister Aftab Ahmed Khan Sherpao on Saturday said the MMA’s protest against the Peshawar Election Tribunal verdict was uncalled-for and asked the alliance to... PESHAWAR: Security beefed up in Peshawar PESHAWAR, July 5: The Frontier Constabulary was called in to supplement the police force here on Saturday, securing mosques and imambargahs against occurrence of any untoward incident in the wake of... PESHAWAR: Sectarian killings condemned PESHAWAR, July 5: The NWFP governor, chief minister and politicians have condemned the act of terrorism in Quetta, and expressed their deep sense of sorrow over the loss of precious lives... RAWALPINDI: Pervaiz orders Loi Bhir encroachments removal RAWALPINDI, July 5: Punjab Chief Minister Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi has directed the district coordination officer (DCO) to remove encroachments from the provincial government’s land at Loi Bhir within one month, sources... ISLAMABAD: Politicians condemn Quetta killings ISLAMABAD, July 5: Government officials and political leaders have condemned the Quetta Imambargah attack in which 44 people were killed on Friday.... ISLAMABAD: Judges asked to ensure timely disposal of cases ISLAMABAD, July 5: The Federal Judicial Academy should play its role in enhancing the skills of judges to improve their performance.... ISLAMABAD: Appointment of Indian teachers in overseas schools banned ISLAMABAD, July 5: The Federal Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education (FBISE) has banned the appointment of Indian teachers in Pakistani schools in the Gulf region.... ISLAMABAD: Three ‘outlaws’ arrested ISLAMABAD, July 5: The capital police during general holdup for two-and-a-half-hour on Thursday night arrested a proclaimed offender (PO) and two outlaws.... LAHORE: Data Town Nazim, Naib win vote of confidence LAHORE, July 5: Data Ganj Bakhsh Town Nazim Khawaja Ahmed Hasan and Naib Nazim Mian Muhammad Usman won a unanimous vote of confidence without a no-trust move here on Saturday.... LAHORE: Method to assess wheat production ‘flawed’ LAHORE, July 5: The recently-imposed ban on inter-provincial movement of wheat has not only confirmed farmers’ claims of low production in the Punjab but also exposed flaws in the official procedure... LAHORE: Lawyers to protest against killings LAHORE, July 5: Lawyers on Saturday gave a half-day strike call for July 10 to protest against the Quetta carnage, and demanded resignation of the interior minister for failing to control... LAHORE: Sikh pilgrims return home LAHORE, July 5: As many as 135 Sikh pilgrims, who had come from India on June 26 to attend religious ceremonies in connection with the death anniversary of Maharaja Ranjit Singh,... LAHORE: Flood centre at LGH LAHORE, July 5: Nishtar Town Nazim Maj Rafiq Hasrat (retired) has ordered the establishment of a flood emergency centre at the Lahore General Hospital immediately.... LAHORE: Directive to P&D chairman LAHORE, July 5: Chief Minister Pervaiz Elahi has ordered the P&D chairman to complete the process of reorganization of planning and development programme immediately.... LAHORE: Probe urged into murder LAHORE, July 5: The National Commission for Justice and Peace has urged Punjab Governor Khalid Maqbul and Chief Minister Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi to order an inquiry into the cold-blooded murder of... LAHORE: PTDC buses at Faletti’s LAHORE, July 5: The Pakistan Tourism Development Corporation’s two buses, scheduled to ply on the Lahore-Delhi route, will reach at corporation’s Lahore terminal at Faletti’s on Saturday night.... LAHORE: Recruitment LAHORE, July 5: The railway police authorities have extended the last date for receiving applications against various vacancies in the organization....

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