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July 11, 2003 Friday Jumadi-ul-Awwal 10, 1424 KARACHI: Lawyers boycott court proceedings KARACHI, July 10: The city lawyers boycotted on Thursday the court proceedings on the call of the Pakistan Bar Council (PBC) and the Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA).... KARACHI: Two more succumb to water-borne disease KARACHI, July 10: Two more persons, belonging to the parts of Gadap Town which were hit by a water-borne disease on Wednesday, died on Thursday. More than 150 others sought medical... KARACHI: Revelations about Quetta carnage likely, says Faisal KARACHI, July 10: Interior Minister Faisal Saleh Hayat has said the investigation into the Quetta carnage is still in progress and more will be known about the background to the incident... KARACHI: Burst line floods area near Civic Centre KARACHI, July 10: The 12-inch diameter pipeline passing through the locality behind the Civic Centre burst on Thursday causing flooding in the nearby lane and disruption in water supply to several... KARACHI: Episode shows well water not fit for use KARACHI, July 10: The most likely reason for the outbreak of gastro-enteritis which hit parts of Gadap Town on Wednesday was the consumption of well water of dubious quality, visit to... KARACHI: 22 more polio cases detected KARACHI, July 10: Polio has afflicted 22 children the against nine reported till April this year from across Sindh.... KARACHI: More powers for UCs demanded KARACHI, July 10: A team of representatives from federal government, World Bank, Asian Development Bank and NGOs held a meeting here on Thursday with the Nazims of union councils of Karachi... KARACHI: Thalassaemia clinic at CHK planned KARACHI, July 10: The Patients’ Welfare Association has decided to establish a Thalassaemia clinic on the premises of the Civil Hospital.... KARACHI: Pakistani, Indian youth making film for peace KARACHI, July 10: A group of about 25 youths  12 from India and 13 from Pakistan  are attending a 12-day South Asian Peace Camp.... KARACHI: Students be given moral education, says Nazim KARACHI, July 10: City Nazim Nematullah Khan has urged the teachers to impart religious and moral education to the students and also inform them about background of Pakistan movement and its... KARACHI: PTCL’s new service KARACHI, July 10: The Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited has introduced Integrated Services Digital Network (ISDN), taking a further step towards providing state-of-the-art telecom technologies to its customers, says a PTCL press... KARACHI: Probe into Quetta carnage urged KARACHI, July 10: A meeting of various non-governmental organizations, condemning the massacre in a Quetta imambargah in which over 50 people were killed and over 80 others were wounded, has demanded... KARACHI: APNS condoles Ghafur’s death KARACHI, July 10: Muhammad Aslam Kazi, secretary-general, APNS, has expressed the APNS’s profound grief and sorrow over the death of Choudhry Abdul Ghafur, chairman, Adarts Karachi (Pvt) Ltd.... KARACHI: Poll petitions dismissed KARACHI, July 10: A Sindh High Court election tribunal dismissed with costs two petitions challenging the return of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement’s candidates from two National and Sindh assembly seats in... KARACHI: Date extended KARACHI, July 10: Sindh director education (technical), Karachi, has announced that the last date for submission of admission forms for diploma of Associate Engineer Course, Session 2003-2004 (Morning, Double Shift and... KARACHI: Hearing of Murtaza murder case adjourned KARACHI, July 10: The district and sessions judge, East, Ali Sain Dino Matilo, put off on Thursday hearing of the Mir Murtaza Bhutto murder case, on the request of the defence... KARACHI: Village faces damage amid rains KARACHI, July 10: Pakistan Fisherfolk Forum has expressed concern over the inordinate delay in the construction of a small water reservoir costing Rs2.7 million in Mubarak village.... KARACHI: Policeman dies in ‘accidental’ firing KARACHI, July 10: A policeman died in the Joharabad police station on Thursday, in what the police described as an incident of accidental firing.... KARACHI: S. Jauhar Hussain passes away KARACHI, July 10: Syed Jauhar Hussain, a debater and former student leader, died here after a brief illness at a local hospital on Thursday. He was 65.... KARACHI: Plan to help aliens leave country under way KARACHI,July 10: Interior Minister Faisal Saleh Hayat has said the government will soon evolve a framework to help aliens living here illegally to go back to their countries of origin.... KARACHI: Demo held against Israel KARACHI, July 10: Students belonging to the Islami Jamiat Talaba (IJT), on Thursday, staged a demonstration in front of the Karachi Press Club (KPC), against the occupation of Palestinian areas and... KARACHI: Sharif Kamal Usmani dies KARACHI, July 10: Senior journalist Sharif Kamal Usmani died at the age of 66 here on Thursday after a protracted illness. His funeral prayer was offered at Al-Falah Jamia Mosque, Block... KARACHI: Anti-karo kari steps discussed KARACHI, July 10: A meeting, held here at the Governor’s House on Thursday discussed measures to eliminate the brutal custom of karo kari (honour killing) from Sindh province.... KARACHI: Swiss airlines’ first A340 for Karachi KARACHI, July 10: The Swiss International Airlines operated its first new Airbus A340-300 aircraft on Zurich-Karachi via Dubai on Thursday.... KARACHI: Altaf Hussain on wage award KARACHI, July 10: Muttahida Qaumi Movement chief Altaf Hussain has expressed concern over the non-implementation of the seventh wage award for newspaper employees for the past three years.... HYDERABAD: Stagnant water poses health hazard to residents HYDERABAD, July 10: Residents of low-lying areas of the district on Thursday continued to face problems in the wake of rains as stagnant rainwater has mixed with drainage water, posing health... HYDERABAD: Women protest unfair distribution of Zakat HYDERABAD, July 10: A group of women of Tando Yousuf took to the streets here on Thursday against the alleged malpractice in the distribution of Zakat funds.... HYDERABAD: Sindhi language classes to be held in Karachi from 14th HYDERABAD, July 10: The Sindhi Language Authority, Hyderabad, announced on Thursday that the inaugural ceremony of Sindhi language teaching classes in Karachi and Hyderabad would be held at the Hindu Gymkhana,... HYDERABAD: Police accused of detaining four peasants illegally HYDERABAD, July 10: The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan’s Special Task Force for Sindh, Hyderabad chapter, has accused the Berani police, Sanghar, of keeping four peasants in illegal detention.... HYDERABAD: Trainee doctors demand payment of stipend HYDERABAD, July 10: The Postgraduate Doctors Forum has appealed to the president and the prime minister to ensure payment of stipend to postgraduate trainee doctors of Sindh on the pattern of... HYDERABAD: MUET meeting held HYDERABAD, July 10: The 22nd meeting of the senate of the Mehran University of Engineering and Technology, Jamshoro, was held on Thursday.... HYDERABAD: Release of social worker demanded HYDERABAD, July 10: Human rights activists, writers, labour leaders and relatives of Kirshan Sharma, who was picked up by the personnel of law enforcement agencies some months back in the Tharparkar... PESHAWAR: Councillors criticize budget allocations PESHAWAR, July 10: The majority of union council members have criticized the city district government for unequal allocation of funds among town councils and demanded to revise budget estimates for 2003-04.... PESHAWAR: Security around Afghan consulate beefed up PESHAWAR, July 10: Security around the Afghan consulate in Peshawar was tightened on Thursday following an attack on the Pakistan embassy in Kabul by violent Afghan demonstrators.... PESHAWAR: Journalist convicted of blasphemy moves PHC PESHAWAR, July 10: A journalist convicted under the blasphemy law, Munawar Mohsin, filed an appeal in the Peshawar High Court on Thursday.... PESHAWAR: Lawyers protest against sealing of offices PESHAWAR, July 10: Lawyers on the call of Pakistan Bar Council observed a day-long strike on Thursday in the district and sessions courts and set a deadline of five days for... PESHAWAR: Storm hits Peshawar PESHAWAR, July 10: Strong winds followed by rains lashed the provincial metropolis on Wednesday night leading to pro longed power failures.... PESHAWAR: Pesco reduces line losses PESHAWAR, July 10: The Peshawar Electricity Supply Company (Pesco) has made strenuous efforts during the last year to improve its performance, succeeding in reducing line losses from 1.5 per cent to...

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