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July 14, 2003 Monday Jumadi-ul-Awwal 13, 1424 KARACHI: Funds for city’s mega projects demanded: Water, sewerage system KARACHI, July 13: Describing water supply and sewerage as major problems of the metropolis, City Nazim Naimatullah Khan demanded of the president and prime minister to provide financial assistance for mega... KARACHI: 2,000 picnickers stung by bluebottles KARACHI, July 13: As many as 2,000 picnickers were stung by bluebottles on Sunday at different city beaches including Hawkesbay, Paradise Point, Sandspit, Clifton and others.... KARACHI: Pipeline repaired KARACHI, July 13: An 84-inch dia pipeline (Syphon-20), which was burst on Saturday following the dislocation of its rubber ring, has been repaired and normal water supply to all the affected... KARACHI: 39 cholera cases in Rehri Goth confirmed KARACHI, July 13: Aga Khan University (AKU) laboratories have identified and confirmed thirty-nine cases of cholera in Rehri Goth in the suburbs of Karachi.... KARACHI: NGOs urged to help control population KARACHI, July 13: Speakers at a meeting on Sunday said that the high population growth rate in the country could only be brought down to the desired level if the government... KARACHI: 91 vehicles taken away in a week KARACHI, July 13: Ninety-one vehicles — 30 cars and 61 motorcycles — were either hijacked or stolen in different localities in the metropolis, during the past one week.... KARACHI: Ibad calls for efforts to root out Karo-kari KARACHI, July 13: Governor Dr Ishratul Ibad has stressed the need for efforts at every level to combat injustices and ensure provision of immediate and inexpensive justice and relief to the... KARACHI: Sewage-hit roads in Baghdadi irk people KARACHI, July 13: Residents of D.D. Chowdhary Road in the Baghdadi Union Council area complained on Sunday that the overflowing sewerage lines in the locality had made their lives miserable.... KARACHI: Emergency complaint centre set up KARACHI, July 13: In order to take prompt action on complaints regarding civic problems, an emergency centre has been set up in Saddar Town office.... KARACHI: Firaq’s greatness lies in his humanism KARACHI: It looked like an attempt to re-discover Firaq Gorakhpuri by many writers on the second day of the seminar held by Irteqa Adbi Forum and W&DA (Women & Development Association)... KARACHI: Green turtle rescued by Nature-lovers KARACHI, July 13: A green turtle which got stray was rescued by a conservation activist with the help of some Nature-lovers and was safely returned to the Arabian Sea.... KARACHI: Mega project by DHA launched KARACHI, July 13: The first phase of the Defence Housing Authority’s Waterfront Development Project was launched on Saturday night by the Defence Secretary, Lt Gen (Retd) Hamid Nawaz. Under the project... KARACHI: Laser dental facility KARACHI, July 13: The dentistry department of the Jinnah Post Graduate Medical Centre (JPMC) is the first public sector hospital in the country to have an updated laser dental facility.... KARACHI: Kids getting prone to diabetes KARACHI, July 13: Some 40 per cent to 50 per cent of children inflicted with the type-one diabetes in the country fail to survive long due to delayed diagnosis and inadequate... KARACHI: PPO issues new stamp KARACHI, July 13: The Pakistan Post Office will issue a special postage stamp of two rupees on “Medicinal Plants of Pakistan” depicting rose on July 14.... KARACHI: Seat-belt rule KARACHI, July 13: The DIG Traffic of capital city police, Mohammed Yamin Khan, has sought the use of seat-belt necessary by four-wheelers to avoid casualties in road accidents.... KARACHI: FCS appointments spark controversy KARACHI, July 13: Recent administrative changes in the representative body of fishermen has sparked a new controversy.... KARACHI: Manpower export may touch 0.2m mark: Lalika KARACHI, July 13: Federal Minister for Labour, Manpower and Overseas Pakistanis Abdul Sattar Lalika has expressed the hope that the figure of the country’s manpower export this year may touch the... KARACHI: Committee for drug quality control to be formed KARACHI, July 13: The health ministry is contemplating to constitute a steering committee comprising representatives of WHO, the Pakistan Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Association and the ministry for random checking of the quality... KARACHI: Israel’s recognition opposed KARACHI, July 13: Naib Amir of Jamaat-i-Islami Pakistan and Senator Prof Ghafoor Ahmad has said that General Musharraf sacrificed interests of Pakistan and the Muslim Ummah during his foreign tours, particularly... KARACHI: Altaf asks partymen to serve people KARACHI, July 13: Chief of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement Altaf Hussain has asked the party leaders and workers to take extra care of the people of Landhi and Korangi who, he... KARACHI: PTCL link restored KARACHI, July 13: Clarifying a news-item titled ‘Karachi’s outgoing phone links cut off’, which appeared in Dawn’s Sunday issue, a spokesman for the Pakistan Telecommunication Company said on Sunday that the... KARACHI: Drive against unfit vehicles KARACHI, July 13: Hardly any euphoria was created among citizens by the news report that traffic police in collaboration with Environmental Protection Agency would launch a campaign against smoke emitting and... KARACHI: Mela marks Population Day KARACHI, July 13: Sindh minister for population welfare Imtiaz A Shaikh, inaugurated on Sunday the Family Fun- Fare Mela, organized to mark the World Population Day.... KARACHI: Trouble feared at KU KARACHI, July 13: The secretary of Karachi University Teachers’ Society (KUTS), Dr Riaz Ahmad, has deplored the humiliation to be faced by teachers and students, while entering into the campus through... HYDERABAD: ‘Govt trying to usurp workers’ rights’ HYDERABAD, July 13: The secretary general, Wapda Hydro Electric Central Labour Union, Khursheed Ahmed, has said that the government was trying to usurp the rights of the workers through ordinances and... HYDERABAD: Implementation of water accord demanded HYDERABAD, July 13: The president, Tehrik-i-Istaqlal, Rehmat Khan Vardag, has demanded strict implementation of the 1991 water accord in order to redress the grievances of smaller provinces, and added that Sindh... MITHI: Doctors asked to serve in Thar MITHI, July 13: The adviser to the Sindh chief minister on home affairs, Aftab Ahmad Shaikh, has urged local doctors of Thar to serve in hospitals and basic health units of... HYDERABAD: Rain-hit people to get relief HYDERABAD, July 13: A meeting held here on Saturday decided that the compensation would be paid to families of those killed in rain-related incidents and other affected people.... HYDERABAD: Peasants protest against Thal canal HYDERABAD, July 13: A large number of people, under the aegis of the Sindh Hari Committee, marched from the Haider Chowk to the press club here on Sunday to protest against... PESHAWAR: Rs50m suit decreed in favour of PICIC PESHAWAR, July 13: A special banking judge of the Peshawar High Court has decreed a suit of more than Rs50 million in favour of Pakistan Industrial Credit and Investment Corporation (PICIC)... PESHAWAR: Under-trial woman needs interpreter PESHAWAR, July 13: A Turkish woman, facing trial for smuggling narcotics, is in an awkward position as she could not understand English and has not been provided any interpreter by the... PESHAWAR: NWFP makes arrangements for transfers and postings PESHAWAR, July 13: The NWFP government has withdrawn amendments in the District Government Rules of Business-2003, which had caused a rift between the Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal government and Nazims of all the... PESHAWAR: Teachers’ demand PESHAWAR, July 13: A teachers’ association has demanded that the government should fill the vacant posts of senior English teachers before the classes start from the next month.... SWABI: Squadron leader buried SWABI, July 13: PAF squadron leader Shahab Nawaz, who died in a plane crash near Shorkot on Saturday, was laid to rest with full military honour here on Sunday. The body... SWABI: Pesco grants Rs6m for Swabi, Mardan divisions SWABI, July 13: The Peshawar Electric Supply Company (Pesco) has granted Rs6 million under the head of renovation of the Mardan and Swabi divisions, Dawn has learnt....

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