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July 7, 2003 Monday Jumadi-ul-Awwal 6,1424 KARACHI: Protesters attack buildings, LEAs : Quetta carnage KARACHI, July 6: Several people were injured when participants of a procession, taken out to protest against the carnage in Quetta, resorted to violence near Sohrab Goth on Sunday.... KARACHI: People suffer electricity failures in wake of rain KARACHI, July 6: The transmission and distribution system of the Karachi Electric Supply Corporation broke down in many localities when the city received a little amount of rain on Sunday.... KARACHI: City receives 5.8mm rain KARACHI, July 6: The city perked up when it received an average of 5.8 millimetres of rain on Sunday.... KARACHI: Arrest of terrorists demanded KARACHI, July 6: Speakers at the Islami Tehreek-i-Pakistan rally, condemning the incident of terrorism in Quetta, have demanded that the government must arrest those involved in the tragedy which claimed over... KARACHI: 85 vehicles taken away KARACHI, July 6: As many as 85 vehicles, including 38 cars and 47 motorcycles, were taken away from different parts of the metropolis during the last one week.... KARACHI: KBCA asks rangers to stop illegal construction: Jinnah Courts KARACHI, July 6: The Karachi Building Control Authority (KBCA) has asked the rangers authorities to stop the ongoing ‘illegal construction’ on the Jinnah Courts premises — their headquarters, it is learnt.... KARACHI: 30pc children suffer from malnutrition KARACHI, July 6: Infectious diseases, coupled with malnutrition, make the early years of young Pakistanis belonging to the middle-class and the poor families difficult.... KARACHI: Rain ruins roads in Lyari Town KARACHI, June 6: Sunday’s rains ruined the entire road network in Lyari Town which were already in poor condition and needed repair works.... KARACHI: Awareness against narcotics stressed KARACHI, July 6: Sindh Minister for Excise and Taxation, Rauf Siddiqui, has said that individuals and communities must play their role in combating the menace of narcotics.... KARACHI: Febrile fits among kids rising KARACHI, July 6: Surge in cases of febrile fits among kids under one year of age is noticed in hospitals across the city causing panic among parents.... KARACHI: Vocalist enthralls Audience at PACC KARACHI, July 6: Giving a multimedia presentation on Indo-Pakistan classical music on Saturday night, musicologist S M Shahid, not only introduced the audience at the Pak-American Cultural Centre auditorium to the... KARACHI: Efforts on to phase out rickshaws from city KARACHI, July 6: The Sindh government intends to phase out auto-rickshaws and old buses from the metropolis as a step towards restoration of a pollution-free environment.... KARACHI: Killer bus torched by angry mob: Six die in city KARACHI, July 6: A passenger bus was set on fire, after it knocked to death a young man on Sunday at Nawab Siddiq Ali Khan road in Gulbahar.... KARACHI: Muttahida appeals for harmony KARACHI, July 6: The coordination committee of Muttahida Qaumi Movement has appealed for sectarian harmony and cautioned people against conspiracies aimed at sparking off sectarian riots.... KARACHI: CM orders drainage of rainwater KARACHI, July 6: Sindh Chief Minister Ali Mohammad Mahar has directed the departments concerned to ensure the drainage of rainwater from the rain affected areas of the province.... KARACHI: AG office denies city govt charges KARACHI, July 6: A spokesman for office of accountant general, Sindh, has refuted the charges of the Karachi City District Government, regarding non-clearance of its bills.... KARACHI: Nazim opens park in Gulshan KARACHI, July 6: City Nazim Naimatullah Khan has said that communities and associations have been playing their role towards the development of city areas especially the improvement of environment.... KARACHI: Traffic police seek city govt’s help KARACHI, July 6: Poor traffic engineering, careless and hasty driving and lack of awareness about traffic laws are some of the main causes of road accidents in the city.... KARACHI: An evening with Tabish Dehlavi KARACHI: Ninety-two year old Tabish Dehlavi was warmly received and given a standing ovation as he firmly stood at the rostrum to recite his poetry before an eager audience at Sadeqain... HYDERABAD: Rain worsens power, water crises HYDERABAD, July 6: Civic life came to a halt in Hyderabad on Sunday morning as rain lashed the city and its adjoining towns.... HYDERABAD: Rs159m uplift funds lapse HYDERABAD, July 6: An amount of Rs159.07 million allocated for schemes of the Khushhal Pakistan Programme, phase-4, and sugar cess of 2002-2003, has lapsed as it was not be utilized in... HYDERABAD: Protest against Thal project to continue: PPP HYDERABAD, July 6: Opposition leader in Sindh Assembly Nisar Ahmad Khuhro has said the people of Sindh will continue their struggle against the greater Thal canal project till the controversial project... HYDERABAD: Movement to be taken to NWFP, says PMAP HYDERABAD, July 6: Protest demonstrations against the disputed Thal canal project will be held in the NWFP and Balochistan with joint efforts of the component parties of the Pakistan Oppressed Nations’... SUKKUR: Canal breached SUKKUR, July 6: A 25-feet breach occurred in Shahi Wah near Manjhipur 18km off Thul, Jacobabad district, as a result a vast area of farmland and a graveyard were inundated and... HYDERABAD: Educational city in Petaro planned HYDERABAD, July 6: An educational city will be set up at the Cadet College Petaro in few years, announced college principal commodore Mohammad Abid Saleem d at the inauguration ceremony of... BADIN: Quetta killings deplored BADIN, July 6: Shops and markets remained closed in Tando Ghulam Ali of Matli taluka on Sunday to protest against the wanton killings of innocent people in Quetta in a terrorist... LARKANA: Four injured in clash LARKANA, July 6: Four people were injured here on Saturday in a clash between two factions of the Watandost Mazdoor Federation over the proprietary rights of a labour hall and its... PESHAWAR: ARD asked to remove ANP’s reservations PESHAWAR, July 6: NWFP Awami National Party President Nasim Wali Khan said on Monday that if the Alliance for the Restoration of Democracy wanted the ANP to rejoin it, it should allay... PESHAWAR: Juvenile on death row for 4 years PESHAWAR, July 6: A juvenile offender on death row for the last four years awaits the fate of his appeal before the Federal Shariat Court.... PESHAWAR: Patients decry lack of facilities in hospitals PESHAWAR, July 6: Attendants of patients — local as well as those brought from remote areas — on Sunday complained about lack of facilities in major hospitals.... PESHAWAR: Durrani urges more efforts for Afghan reconstruction PESHAWAR, July 6: NWFP Chief Minister Akram Khan Durrani has urged the international community to participate in the reconstruction of Afghanistan.... PESHAWAR: Free medical camps PESHAWAR, July 6: The directorate of health, Fata, would organise four-day-long free medical camps beginning from July 7, in remote villages of the Mohmand Agency bordering Afghanistan, said a press release... GHAZI: Cadet college to be set up GHAZI, July 6: The Water and Power Development Authority would build a cadet college for the children of its employees at TDRO Colony in Tarbela, an official said here.... PESHAWAR: ‘Munda dam to generate 600MW’ PESHAWAR, July 6: Water and Power Minister Aftab Ahmed Khan Sherpao has said that the Munda dam project, involving a huge investment, would boost  the economy and prosperity of the NWFP....

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