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July 10, 2003 Thursday Jumadi-ul-Awwal 9,1424 KARACHI: Filthy water intake leaves two dead, 250 sick KARACHI, July 9: Two persons belonging to the Gadap Town died on Wednesday reportedly after consuming contaminated water. At least 250 others fell sick.... KARACHI: Nazim takes up power issue with KESC KARACHI, July 9: The situation arising out of the power crisis in the metropolis and ways and means to cope with it came under discussion at a meeting held under the... KARACHI: 2,000 passengers stranded in Awaran rescued KARACHI, July 9: As many as 2,000 people, stranded in Awaran (Balochistan) due to a landslide caused by torrential rains while on their way to Karachi in 35 buses and trucks,... KARACHI: Trains running behind schedule KARACHI, July 9: The Pakistan Railways have failed in ensuring the arrival and departure of trains in the scheduled time, as trains have been arriving five to 12 hours late at... KARACHI: Three die in accidents KARACHI, July 9: A cyclist was knocked to death by a vehicle in Shah Latif town on Wednesday.... KARACHI: Asif acquitted in suicide attempt case KARACHI, July 9: Asif Ali Zardari, the interned husband of former Premier Benazir Bhutto, was acquitted on Tuesday in a case pertaining to an attempt to commit suicide as the state... KARACHI: PWA organizes bake sale KARACHI, July 9: Students of the Dow Medical College flocked to the bake sale organized by the Patients’ Welfare Association on Wednesday on the premises of the Civil Hospital Karachi.... KARACHI: BIE declares results of home economics group KARACHI, July 9: The Board of Intermediate Education, Karachi, has declared the results of annual intermediate exams of the home economics group on Wednesday.... KARACHI: Doctors warn against water-borne diseases KARACHI, July 9: Failure of the civic agencies to ensure prompt disposal of garbage dumps and puddles may expose people to serious health hazards during the current monsoon season.... KARACHI: Discovery of HIV cases sets off alarm bells KARACHI, July 9: The recent disclosure that 17 people in Larkana are HIV positive has set off alarm bells in the community of doctors and also that of social workers.... KARACHI: Chairman of Adarts dies KARACHI, July 9: One of the pioneers of Pakistan’s advertising industry, Abdul Ghafur, chairman of Adarts, passed away here on Wednesday.... KARACHI: Teaching methodologies discussed KARACHI, July 9: The teachers must impart up to date knowledge to students using latest technology and teaching methodologies developed through modern research.... KARACHI: ISPA takes PTCL to task KARACHI, July 9: The Internet Service Providers Association of Pakistan is on a collision course with the Pakistan Telecommunication Company over frequent suspension of Internet connectivity.... KARACHI: SHC orders sifting of betel-nut consignment KARACHI, July 9: Justice Maqbool Baqar of the Sindh High Court on Wednesday ordered sifting of a betel-nut consignment detained by the customs in the presence of the court’s official assignee.... KARACHI: Closure of goldsmiths’ workshops ordered KARACHI, July 9: Ombudsman of Sindh Justice Haziqul Khairi has directed chief controller of buildings to dismantle all workshops of goldsmiths in Saddar area within three months.... KARACHI: DJ college granted over 1,000 bogus admissions KARACHI, July 9: More than one thousand students were granted bogus admissions every year to the DJ Sindh Government Science College in the late 1990s.... KARACHI: Traffic jams on Korangi Road for second day KARACHI, July 9: Korangi Road witnessed very severe traffic jams for a second day running on Wednesday.... KARACHI: Jail officials mistreat newsmen KARACHI, July 9: The journalists covering Asif Zardari’s trail, inside the Karachi Central Prison, were on Wednesday maltreated and obstructed in performance of their professional duty by the jail authorities.... KARACHI: FCS to take up rent issue next week KARACHI, July 9: Officials of Fishermen Cooperative Society (FCS) and elected representatives of fishermen community would be meeting next week to sort out various contentious issues pertaining to the Karachi Fish... KARACHI: Former Nazim criticized KARACHI, July 9: Nazims and Naib Nazims of different union councils of Orangi Town on Wednesday deplored, what they called, ‘a vicious campaign’ by the former Nazim of Orangi Town, Shahid... KARACHI: Man kills wife KARACHI, July 9: A young housewife was killed by her husband in Orangi Town early on Wednesday morning.... KARACHI: Shahrah-i-Orangi KARACHI, July 9: The construction work on Shahrah Orangi, abandoned since 1996, will resume in August for which funds have been earmarked in the current budget.... HYDERABAD: Wasa fails to drain out rainwater : Power crisis continues HYDERABAD, July 9: Rainwater remained standing in various parts of the city as civic agencies failed to drain out the water on Wednesday.... HYDERABAD: Investigation into hospital affairs demanded HYDERABAD, July 9: A judicial inquiry has been demanded into the alleged malpractice and mal-administration in the Hyderabad Civil Hospital.... MITHI: Snakebite cases on the rise in Thar MITHI, July 9: The people of Thar have urged the higher authorities of government to take notice of the deaths of a good number of Tharis every year due to snakebite... LARKANA: Blood banks to be registered LARKANA, July 9: The EDO (health) has asked the blood banks in the district to get themselves registered with the Sindh Blood Transfusion Authority and stop the sale of blood without... HYDERABAD: Govt allies urged to clarify stand : Opposition to Thal canal HYDERABAD, July 9: If the Muttahida Qaumi Movement, Sindh Democratic Alliance, Pakistan Muslim League (F) and leaders of the PML (Q), Sindh, are really against the Thal canal project, their parliamentarians... HYDERABAD: Court issues notices to SU VC, others HYDERABAD, July 9: The Sindh High Court, Hyderabad circuit bench, on Wednesday issued notices to the vice chancellor of Sindh University, Mazharul Haq Siddiqui, the dean, Faculty of Social Sciences, Prof... SHIKARPUR: Breaches flood fish farms, farmland SHIKARPUR, July 9: Two breaches developed in the Mir Wah, Garhi Yasin Taluka, on Tuesday night as a result of which many houses situated in the Ishaque Dero village were flooded.... HYDERABAD: Students hold protest HYDERABAD, July 9: Five MBBS (final year) failure students, including a female student, held a protest demonstration outside the Hyderabad Press Club on Wednesday against the vice chancellor and controller of... SUKKUR: Sukkur called polio-free district SUKKUR, July 9: The service delivery system, including availability of life saving and other medicines, had been improved in government hospitals and dispensaries of the Sukkur district, claimed EDO (health) Dr... PESHAWAR: Punjab agrees to lift ban: minister PESHAWAR, July 9: NWFP Minister for Food, Excise and Taxation Fazal-i-Rabbani has said that complying with the directives of Federal Minister for Food and Livestock Yar Mohammed Rind the government of Punjab has agreed to lift the... PESHAWAR: Paramedics await service structure PESHAWAR, July 9: About 10,000 paramedics serving at different public sector health institutions in the province have been waiting to work under a proper service structure.... PESHAWAR: Exam schedule for medics announced PESHAWAR, July 9: The NWFP Medical Faculty has announced examination schedule for various categories of medical technologies.... MOHMAND AGENCY: Kabul attack condemned MOHMAND AGENCY, July 9: Mohmand tribes have flayed the ransacking of Pakistan embassy in Kabul on Tuesday and demanded of the Afghan transitional government to take stern action against the miscreants.... PESHAWAR: Special magistrates powers questioned: Boy’s conviction set aside PESHAWAR, July 9: The district and sessions judge set aside here on Wednesday the conviction of a four-year boy by a railways magistrate and ruled that railways special magistrates have no... PESHAWAR: Wapda stresses safety measures PESHAWAR, July 9: The Water and Power Development Authority has advised the general public to observe safety measures against electricity hazards during the monsoon season.... SWABI: Malaria threat SWABI, July 9: Doctors have asked health officials to initiate preventive measures to stem the spread of malaria in the region....

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