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July 16, 2003 Wednesday Jumadi-ul-Awwal 15, 1424 KARACHI: Water shortage in many areas KARACHI, July 15: Various parts of the city on Tuesday remained in the grip of water crisis in the current hot and sultry weather.... KARACHI: CDGK seeks powers for transfers, postings KARACHI, July 15: The Nazim Karachi, Naimatulllah Khan, has said that Karachi is the country’s biggest city and its economic backbone, but in the past its law and order was disrupted... KARACHI: Water level in Hub dam goes up KARACHI, July 15: Water level in Hub dam’s reservoir on Tuesday increased to 291.80 RL (Reservoir level) as against its dead-storage level of 276 RL which means that supply to Karachi... KARACHI: Political will needed to eradicate polio, seminar told KARACHI, July 15: Due to a false sense of security and fatigue among the health care providers, Pakistan has so far not been able to eradicate polio. Lack of commitment among... KARACHI: MQM-H leader held soon after release KARACHI, July 15: The central joint secretary of the Mohajir Qaumi Movement, Iqbal Qureshi, was picked up the police shortly after his release from the Landhi Jail on Tuesday.... KARACHI: Stage artist found dead KARACHI, July 15: The body of a stage artist was recovered from his house in Gulshan-i-Iqbal late on Monday night by the police.... KARACHI: Muttahida demands halt to work on Thal canal KARACHI, July 15: The coordination committee of Muttahida Qaumi Movement has once again demanded that work on the greater Thal canal project should be stopped forthwith and a round table conference... KARACHI: Five girls, three boys share top three slots: SSC science results announced KARACHI, July 15: In an unusual occurrence, five girls and three boys, shared the three top positions in this year’s matriculation (science) examinations.... KARACHI: Rs1.3m plan to install signals KARACHI, July 15: The city government plans to install traffic signals at different intersections, T junctions and roundabouts of the city to reduce traffic congestion and ensure smooth flow of traffic.... KARACHI: Experts discuss management of childhood diseases KARACHI, July 15: Paediatricians addressing the opening session of a workshop on the ‘Integrated Management of Childhood Illnesses’ here on Tuesday termed the strategy a way forward in countering all the... KARACHI: Women’s role highlighted KARACHI, July 15: Nazim Karachi Naimatullah Khan has asked the women to play their role for bringing an Islamic revolution.... KARACHI: Modern critical theories discussed KARACHI: Critical theories like modernism and post-modernism are quite often discussed in literary sittings these days, just the way the Marxian theory was a fad with the writers some six decades... KARACHI: City govt to purchase 72 refuse vans KARACHI, July 15: Stressing improvement of the municipal service delivery system in all the towns of Karachi, Governor Sindh Dr Ishratul Ibad Khan has arranged Rs100 million for increasing the number... KARACHI: Islamia college KARACHI, July 15: Principal, Government Islamia Science College, Prof Mohammad Rafi, on Tuesday announced that admissions to Second Year Science shall commence on Monday.—PPI... KARACHI: BEd exam from 23rd KARACHI, July 15: Karachi University notified on Tuesday that BEd (Morning/Evening) Annual Examination-2003, would start from July 23.... KARACHI: Meeting called to review FIA’s performance: Human trafficking racket KARACHI, July 15: The arrest of a suspected human smuggler, in late June, has alerted the federal authorities as the interior minister has summoned a meeting with the top officials of... KARACHI: German couple seek suspension of sentence KARACHI, July 15: The Sindh High Court admitted on Tuesday an appeal moved by a German couple serving life terms for charas smuggling and issued a notice for July 22 to... KARACHI: Adopted schools get US gifts KARACHI, July 15: The US consulate general in Karachi on Tuesday donated, to seven adopted schools in Karachi, gifts titled “The American Discovery Centre (ADC)” which is a beautiful wooden cabinet... KARACHI: EOBI asked to explore more profitable avenues KARACHI, July 15: Federal Minister for Labour, Manpower and Overseas Pakistanis, Abdus Sattar Lalika, on Tuesday asked the Employees Old Age Benefit Institution (EOBI) to go for direct investment and explore... KARACHI: Cleanliness drive in Landhi, Korangi begins today KARACHI, July 15: The Muttahida Qaumi Movement has decided to observe a week of cleanliness and revamping of civic facilities from June 16 in Landhi and Korangi.... KARACHI: DAE results announced KARACHI, July 15: The Sindh Board of Technical Education declared on Tuesday the results of third year Diploma in Association Engineering (DAE) annual examinations of evening programme.... KARACHI: Maher discusses situation with allies KARACHI, July 15: The ministers and prominent leaders from the ruling coalition met with the Sindh Chief Minister Sardar Ali Mohammad Maher, on Tuesday, an official statement said.... KARACHI: Five injured in accident at PS KARACHI, July 15: At least five people were injured when a splash occurred at a convertor in the Steel Mills on Monday evening, it is learnt.... KARACHI: SBP’s action against union criticized KARACHI, July 15: The Democratic Workers’ Union of the State Bank of Pakistan has condemned the bank’s action to stop the deduction of union dues from the salaries of staff and... KARACHI: Recounting plea dismissed KARACHI, July 15: A constitutional petition filed by Qari Gul Rehman, member of the National Assembly from NA-239 challenging the recounting of votes, was dismissed here on Tuesday by a bench... KARACHI: Two killed in road accidents KARACHI, July 15: Two persons were killed in separate road traffic accidents in different parts of the city on Tuesday.... KARACHI: Dawn staffer grieved KARACHI, July 15: Sharif Ahmed Khan, father of Naeem Ahmed Khan, Edition-in-Charge of Dawn’s Business section, died here on Tuesday morning after protracted illness. He was 79.... KARACHI: Saudi team KARACHI, July 15: A six-member high-level delegation of businessmen from Saudi Arabia, led by Prince Faisal Abdullah Alfaisal Alsaud, who is on a five-day official visit to Pakistan from 13th to... HYDERABAD: Protest against Thal canal to continue: committee HYDERABAD, July 15: Leaders of the Anti-Greater Thal Canal Action Committee have reaffirmed their pledge that the struggle against the project will continue till it is shelved.... KARACHI: Boys outshine girls in SSC commerce examinations HYDERABAD, July 15: The Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education, Hyderabad, here on Tuesday announced the results of Higher Secondary Certificate-I and II annual examinations of the commerce group.... HYDERABAD: Judge stops case proceeding HYDERABAD, July 15: The district and sessions judge, Hussain Bux Khoso, here on Tuesday stopped proceedings against an activist of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement in two separate cases for continued absence... LARKANA: SHC moved to seek end to sewerage problem LARKANA, July 15: Advocate Qadir Bakhsh Bhatti filed a constitutional petition in Sindh High Court, Larkana circuit bench, here on Tuesday, praying that the district and Taluka Nazim be directed to... DADU: Rain drain’s spurs washed away DADU, July 15: Four spurs of Nain Gaj and 15 houses in the Talpur village were washed away in the Johi taluka on Tuesday as water level again rose to nine... HYDERABAD: Gulistan-i-Sajjad residents demand amenities HYDERABAD, July 15: Gulistan-e-Sajjad plot owners’ cooperative housing societies has warned that if the entire Gulistan-e-Sajjad was not handed over to a competent authority, if a 5km road in the area... HYDERABAD: Peasant kidnapped from court HYDERABAD, July 15: Servants of some land owners of Sanghar kidnapped two peasants from the premises of the sessions court here on Tuesday.... MIRPURKHAS: Investigation ordered MIRPURKHAS, July 15: The district Nazim, Mirpurkhas, Pir Shafqat Hussain Shah Jilani, on Monday ordered an inquiry into the complaint of the Park Bachao Committee, Gulshan-e-Rehmania Colony, against Prof Sadiq Hussain... KHAIRPUR: 11 growers booked KHAIRPUR, July 15: The Tando Masti police have booked 11 growers on Tuesday under section 60 and 61 of the Irrigation Act.... NAWABSHAH: Two women killed NAWABSHAH, July 15: Two women, Hakeema Magsi, 28, and Latifa Magsi, 25, were killed while they were trying to cross the railway tracks in front of a moving train at Jara... PESHAWAR: Border being demarcated, says ISPR PESHAWAR, July 15: A team of Survey of Pakistan has begun delineating Pakistan’s border with Afghanistan in the Yaqubi and Anargi Kandao areas, a spokesman for the Inter Services Public Relations... PESHAWAR: CM unhappy with ambitious plans PESHAWAR, July 15: NWFP Chief Minister Akram Khan Durrani has expressed dissatisfaction over the province’s development planners’ performance, criticizing the over ambitious annual development programme for 2003-04, sources said on Tuesday.... PESHAWAR: PHC summons interior ministry PESHAWAR, July 15: The Peshawar High Court on Tuesday put the federal government on notice in a writ petition filed by NWFP Assembly Deputy Speaker Ikramullah Shahid, challenging a ban on... PESHAWAR: Development package for Kala Dhaka under study PESHAWAR, July 15: The NWFP government is working on a Rs199 million development package for the people of Kala Dhaka in Mansehra district.... PESHAWAR: Durrani orders speedy work on Peshawar Master Plan PESHAWAR, July 15: NWFP Chief Minister Akram Khan Durrani has directed to speed up the pace of work on Rs2.29 billion Peshawar Master Plan.... PESHAWAR: Phone exchange in Khyber Agency soon PESHAWAR, July 15: A new telephone exchange will be installed in the Khyber Agency while another project envisages expanding the capacity of the Landi Kotal exchange by 500 lines....

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