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July 22, 2003 Tuesday Jumadi-ul-Awwal 21, 1424 KARACHI: Watercourses may not withstand extra load KARACHI, July 21: Despite water level in the Hub Dam’s reservoir shooting up to the point of 314 RL(Reservoir Level), neither Karachi nor Lasbela will be able to receive more than... KARACHI: Major power failure hits city KARACHI, July 21: At least one-third of the Karachi Electric Supply Corporation consumers lost their electricity when a technical fault occurred in the early hours of Monday.... KARACHI: Two-day rain break forecast KARACHI, July 21: City will have no rain during the next two days, as the system working over the last few days has some to an end.... KARACHI: Cell set up to monitor rain relief operations KARACHI, July 21: Sindh governor Dr Ishrat-ul-Ibad has ordered for the establishment of a special cell at the Governor House to monitor various civic agencies providing relief to people during monsoon.... KARACHI: A Man dies while saving boys KARACHI, July 21: A young man drowned in the Lyari river while saving two young boys who had fell into the swollen river in Pak Colony.... KARACHI: SHC moved for removal of railway minister KARACHI, July 21: The Sindh High Court was moved on Monday for the removal of Ghous Bakhsh Khan Mehar as railways minister and Sindh PML(Q) president for violating the Political Parties... KARACHI: Young man shot dead KARACHI, July 21: A young man was shot dead by unidentified persons in Arambagh on Monday.... KARACHI: Parents urged to get children vaccinated: Anti-polio drive begins KARACHI, July 21: Advisor to chief minister on health, Nauman Saigol, formally launched anti-polio campaign at the National Institute of Child Health (NICH), here on Monday.... KARACHI: New action plan on reproductive health soon KARACHI, July 21: A new reproductive health action plan indicating areas of work and responsibilities of different stake-holders working in the field of population planning will be formulated soon.... KARACHI: DHA will build sports complex KARACHI, July 21: The Defence Housing Authority has planned to construct a sports complex in phase VIII adjacent to the Defence Authority O & A Level Model School in order to... KARACHI: Red tape hampers education scheme KARACHI, July 21: Despite preparation of courses and allocation of about Rs500 million by the federal education ministry, for introduction of technical and vocational education, besides science and arts subjects, at... KARACHI: Design demanded KARACHI, July 21: Leaders and legislators representing different political parties at a meeting here urged the government to halt the construction of Lyari Expressway project.... KARACHI: Action against smoke-emitting vehicles ordered KARACHI, July 21: Adviser to chief minister on environment, Faisal Malik, has called for initiating stern action against the owners of the smoke-emitting vehicles.... KARACHI: Virtual varsity opens BS admissions KARACHI, July 21: The Virtual University of Pakistan has invited new admissions (fall-2003) to its four-year Bachelor of Sciences programme. The course offers facility of studying at home or at private... KARACHI: Cultural show KARACHI, July 21: Sindh ministry of culture and tourism will hold a cultural exhibition in collaboration with a non-governmental organisation, Sarmaya, from August 12 to 14 at the Polo Ground.—PPI... KARACHI: Electronics depts project in doldrums KARACHI, July 21: Despite the recommendations of the National Curriculum Revision Committee (NCRC), on Electronics, for immediate establishment of electronics departments at all general and engineering varsities in the public sector,... KARACHI: Selection board KARACHI, July 21: Sindh government has appointed the following officers as member of the Provincial Selection Board No II. Ghulam Sarwar Khero, Additional Chief Secretary (Development), Ashique Hussain Memon, Secretary, Health,... KARACHI: 180 buildings declared dangerous KARACHI, July 21: The Karachi Building Control Authority (KBCA) has declared 180 buildings in various parts of the city as dangerous for living.... KARACHI: Port property rent issue resolved KARACHI, July 21: A 16-year-old dispute on port property rent which had been a bone of contention between two important organizations at Karachi Fish Harbour has been resolved.... KARACHI: City’s entry points to have nurseries KARACHI, July 21: The city government has approved an integrated programme for the beautification of Karachi’s entry/exit points.... KARACHI: Violence against women flayed KARACHI July 21: Speakers at an orientation workshop held here on Monday stressed upon the need of shelters for destitute children and women.... KARACHI: Ombudsmen likely at district level KARACHI, July 21: Sindh Chief Secretary Dr. Muttawakil Kazi at a high-level meeting on Monday directed the home department to acquire guidance from the law department for the induction of district... KARACHI: Unauthorized vehicles KARACHI, July 21: A spokesman of Sindh Health Department, in the light of Sindh governor’s directive, on Monday ordered all health department officers to keep single official vehicle in their possession,... KARACHI: Doctor fired KARACHI, July 21: Sindh health secretary on Monday ordered the dismissal of Dr Waseem Ansari, son of Qamaruddin Ansari, medical officer (BPS-17), following his conviction by the Vth additional session judge,... KARACHI: Bigger role for women recommended KARACHI, July 21: The provincial Minister for Women Development, Dr Saeeda Malik, who is also chairperson of provincial steering committee of Gender Reforms Programme (GRP), has said that her department has... KARACHI: Disbandment of unions in SBP challenged KARACHI, July 21: The Sindh High Court issued the State Bank a notice for July 24 in a writ petition challenging disbandment of its employees’ unions.... KARACHI: PPA should be extended to Fata, says Asfandyar KARACHI, July 21: Awami National Party is opposed to the Legal Framework Order, stood for rule of law and supremacy of parliament and wanted extension of the Political Parties Act to... KARACHI: NGOs’ role in poverty alleviation stressed KARACHI, July 21: Sindh Planning and Development Minister Syed Shoaib Bukhari has backed the public-private participatory approach for alleviating poverty.... KARACHI: HIV detection among drug users alarming KARACHI, July 21: The Sindh AIDS Control Programme termed the detection of 17 cases of HIV positive in inmates of Larkana and Sukkur jails due to Intra-Venous drug use a new... HYDERABAD: City government for Hyderabad proposed HYDERABAD, July 21: The Sindh minister for local bodies and Katchi Abadies, Mohammad Hussain, has said that he has recommended to the National Reconstruction Bureau (NRB) to form city district government,... HYDERABAD: HSC admission schedule HYDERABAD, July 21: The Sindh University Model School, Hyderabad, on Saturday announced the schedule for admission to class XI, pre-engineering and pre-medical groups, academic session of 2003-2004.... HYDERABAD: Dr Baloch gifts books to SU HYDERABAD, July 21: Renowned scholar and professor emeritus of the University of Sindh, Dr N. A. Baloch, has gifted 802 books to the university for its central library.... HYDERABAD: Nazim visits Bhanote Bund HYDERABAD, July 21: District Nazim Dr Makhdoom Rafiquzzaman inspected the S.M. Bund near Bhanote on Sunday and expressed satisfaction that all out efforts have been made to strengthen the embankments of... MIRPURKHAS: Anti-mosquito spray demanded MIRPURKHAS, July 21: The residents of the city have demanded anti-mosquito and fly spray as stagnant rain water has proved to be a breeding ground for the insects.... HYDERABAD: Rain damages cotton, boosts other crops: official HYDERABAD, July 21: The director general, Sindh agriculture research and extension department, has said the recent rain has generally benefited crops, except chilies.... HYDERABAD: Policeman among four held for selling artificial gold HYDERABAD, July 21: The Husri police have arrested four persons, including a policeman, for selling fake gold pieces.... MITHI: EDOs absence from district council session flayed MITHI, July 21: Fifteen members of the Tharparkar District Council boycotted its session for some time here on Monday to protest over the absence of the EDOs from the session.... PESHAWAR: Power breakdown hits central NWFP PESHAWAR, July 21: A major power breakdown left several parts of the NWFP and Punjab without electricity on Monday.... PESHAWAR: Dist public safety bodies set up PESHAWAR, July 21: The government has established the District Public Safety Commission for the districts of Buner and Charsadda, said an official handout on Monday.... PESHAWAR: Anti-polio campaign from today PESHAWAR, July 21: A three-day anti-polio campaign would get under way in the high-risk districts of the province on Tuesday.... PESHAWAR: Pay-phone tariff cut PESHAWAR, July 21: The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has reduced the pay-phone tariff to make it rational and more affordable to the public, said a press release here on Monday.... PESHAWAR: EU to give 39 million euros for education PESHAWAR, July 21: European Union has pledged to provide 39 million euros for education sector in Sindh province in the next National Indicator Programme (NIP), a senior representative of the commission... PESHAWAR: Project to regulate land use launched PESHAWAR, July 21: The NWFP government has launched a Rs40m project to plan land use across the province to conserve natural resources, particularly the agricultural land and control unplanned urban sprawl,... PESHAWAR: Court orders retrial PESHAWAR, July 21: The Peshawar High Court on Monday set aside the acquittal of four accused in a robbery case and ordered their arrest and their re-trial....

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