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July 8, 2003 Tuesday Jumadi-ul-Awwal 7,1424 KARACHI: Rain causes collapse of civic network KARACHI, July 7: Life in the almost entire metropolis was paralyzed on Monday as torrential rains, the second spell of the monsoon, hit several towns and caused a virtual collapse of... KARACHI: Boy among five persons electrocuted KARACHI, July 7: At least five persons, including an eight- year-old boy, died in separate rain related incidents of electrocutions in different parts of the city on Monday.... KARACHI: Massive traffic jam in city KARACHI, July 7: A total traffic mess prevailed on several city arteries, including the busy Sharea Faisal, M. A. Jinnah Road and I. I. Chundrigar Road, on Monday after 3pm as... KARACHI: Centre for delivery of CNICs opened KARACHI, July 7: Sindh governor Dr Ishratul Ibad on Monday asked the NADRA officials to utilize all available resources to further facilitate citizens seeking Computerized National Identity Cards (CNICs).... KARACHI: 5 more bodies fished out, one still missing KARACHI, July 7: Bodies of five youths, drowned on Sunday off the coast of Cape Montz, were fished out Monday morning.... KARACHI: Parts of city to remain without potable water KARACHI, July 7: Water supply to various parts of the city will be affected badly on Tuesday owing to power failures which occurred at major pumping stations of the water and... KARACHI: 19.5mm rain recorded KARACHI, July 7: The city received an average of 19.45 millimetres of rain on Monday, and the Met Office predicted that cloudy weather and intermittent rains would continue during the next... KARACHI: Shah Latif enriched Sindhi, seminar told KARACHI, July 7: Speakers at a seminar on Monday stated that Shah Abdul Latif Bhitai’s message should be spread... KARACHI: PMA wants rules upheld for degrees’ credibility KARACHI, July 7: Many of the students who allegedly bribed their way into the Sindh Medical College violated not one but several rules, said office-bearers of the Pakistan Medical Association on... KARACHI: DHA plans to develop 14-km-long waterfront KARACHI, July 7: The Defence Housing Authority has unveiled a plan for the development of a 14-kilometre-long waterfront at an estimated cost of $600 million over a period of eight to... KARACHI: Slow pace of work on park resented KARACHI, July 7: The commander of 5 Corps, Lt-Gen Tariq Waseem Ghazi, has said he is unhappy with the pace of work at a park on the site of Old Sabzimandi.... KARACHI: Govt to hire permanent faculty for DCET KARACHI, July 7: Federal education ministry will advertize various posts of professors, assistant professors and lecturers to hire permanent faculty for the Dawood College of Engineering and Technology (DCET) by the... KARACHI: Better health care, education promised KARACHI, July 7: Sindh Chief Minister Sardar Ali Mohammed Khan Mahar has said that the government has been taking effective measures to provide better education and health facilities to the masses.... KARACHI: New HIV cases set off blood screening KARACHI, July 7: The screening of the blood of drug addicts in Karachi would soon be undertaken in an organized fashion, said the chief of the Sindh AIDS Control Programme on... KARACHI: Lamhon ki Zanjeer discussed KARACHI: Mr Ahmad Saghir Siddiqui, a senior writer and poet was the chief guest at the Irteqa Adbi Forum on Sunday. He had come with his poetry collection Lamhon ki Zanjeer,... KARACHI: Ibad for safety steps at beaches KARACHI, July 7: Sindh governor Dr Ishratul Ibad has expressed dissatisfaction over the safety measures at the coastal recreational points and ordered to make them effective.... KARACHI: Rain hits power supply system KARACHI, July 7: Few consumers of the Karachi Electric Supply Corporation were surprised when the transmission and distribution of the power utility failed to withstand the onslaught of rain on Monday.... KARACHI: Roads to Sohrab Goth intersection remain closed KARACHI, July 7: Panic gripped the entire locality of Ancholi in Federal B Area, Abbas Town in Gulzar-i-Hijri, and Journalist Society in Gulshan-i-Iqbal, as the traffic police closed some roads on... KARACHI: Benazir’s daughter may speak at rally KARACHI, July 7: Benazir Bhutto, the former prime minister and chairperson of the Pakistan People’s Party, will herself lead the campaign for the (predicted) general election next year in Pakistan.... KARACHI: Defence examines witness in Mir case KARACHI, July 7: The defence lawyers resumed on Monday the cross-examination of a prosecution witness in the Mir Murtaza Bhutto murder case after a pause of over two years.... KARACHI: Mairaj slams agencies’ negligence KARACHI, July 7: Prominent political leader Mairaj Mohammad Khan has deplored the terrorist attack on an Imambargah in Quetta and termed it a conspiracy to divide the people of Pakistan on... KARACHI: Amir Khan’s remand extended KARACHI, July 7: Judicial Magistrate Central Allah Juduo Paryar on Monday extended the police remand of MQM Haqiqi leader Amir Khan till July 11.... KARACHI: Inquiry into cooperative societies scandal urged KARACHI, July 7: The Pakistan Down Caste Front (PDCF) has urged the government to institute a high-level inquiry in to the cooperative societies scandal through which billions of rupees of public... KARACHI: NGO’s petition against builder dismissed KARACHI, July 7: A division bench of the Sindh High Court dismissed as not maintainable a writ petition moved by a non-governmental organization against violation of construction rules by a builder.... SUKKUR: Rains in Sindh leave five more dead SUKKUR, July 7: Five persons, including three children, were killed and several others were injured in rain-related incidents as heavy downpour continued for the second consecutive day in the interior of... HYDERABAD: ‘PPP won’t bargain on LFO’ HYDERABAD, July 7: People’s Party Parliamentarians MNA Nawab Abdul Ghani Khan Talpur has said his party will not bargain with the government on the Legal Framework Order or other national issues.... SUKKUR: Four Rangers, eight dacoits injured SUKKUR: July 7: Four Rangers personnel and eight dacoits were injured in an exchange of fire between them near RD-109 on the Sindh-Balochistan border on Monday. Rockets and other heavy weapons... HYDERABAD: Boy drowns in Hyderabad HYDERABAD, July 7: A boy, Nehal, 15, drowned in the Wadhu Wah where he had gone to take a dip on Sunday.... JACOBABAD: Six dacoits arrested from village JACOBABAD, July 7: Six dacoits were arrested in the Gharhi Tegho village in the jurisdiction of the Ghauspur police station on Sunday.... HYDERABAD: SHC allows woman to live at will HYDERABAD, July 7: The Sindh High Court, Hyderabad circuit bench, here on Monday permitted a woman to live with a man whom she married at her own will.... NAWABSHAH: ‘Thal canal to destroy Sindh’s economy’ NAWABSHAH, July 7: Nisar Ahmed Khuhro, convener Anti-Thal Canal Action Committee, has said that the people of Sindh would not allow anyone to steal Sindh’s share of water.... HYDERABAD: Law syllabus to be changed: adviser HYDERABAD, July 7: The adviser to Sindh chief minister for home affairs, Aftab Ahmed Shaikh, has said that the study of law would have to be changed in conformity with the... THATTA: Hidden hand seen in Quetta carnage THATTA, July 7: The adviser to the Sindh chief minister on home affairs, Aftab Ahmed Shaikh, has said vested interests will never succeed in their designs to destabalize the government.... NAWABSHAH: Tea shop looted NAWABSHAH, July 7: Three armed men looted Rs300,000 from a tea shop on the hospital road here on Monday.... HYDERABAD: Law, order to be maintained: Nazim HYDERABAD, July 7: District Nazim Dr Makhdoom Rafiquzzaman has said efforts are being made to maintain law and order in the district.... THATTA: Rain to benefit crops THATTA, July 7: Intermittent rain in Thatta city and its suburbs continued here on Monday.... PESHAWAR: Rs4.16bn Peshawar budget presented PESHAWAR, July 7: The Peshawar City District government on Monday presented over Rs4.16 billion budget showing a surplus of Rs 220 million for 2003-04.... PESHAWAR: Rs386m to be spent on development PESHAWAR, July 7: Unveiling the Rs386.8m development budget of the Peshawar city district government for the year 2003-04, city district Nazim Azam Afridi has termed insufficient the projected funds to be... PESHAWAR: ‘Inquiry report tampered with’ PESHAWAR, July 7: A resident of Nisata Hasanabad, a village in the outskirt of peshawar, has blamed the police for tampering with an inquiry report against the... ABBBOTTABAD: Local govt employees demand salaries ABBBOTTABAD, July 7: The Local Government Employees Federation, NWFP, has demanded framing of a service structure and service rules.... TIMERGARA: Bypolls drive gathers pace TIMERGARA, July 7: Electioneering has gained momentum in the Lower Dir as the by-election would be held on July 14 for the seat of the district Nazim that fell vacant due to... PESHAWAR: NGO chief challenges case withdrawal PESHAWAR, July 7: A female social worker has challenged in the Peshawar High Court the withdrawal of a case by the provincial government against 23 activists of the Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal, who...

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