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July 24, 2003 Thursday Jumadi-ul-Awwal 23, 1424 KARACHI: Housewife shot dead by relative KARACHI, July 23: A housewife was shot dead allegedly by her relative in her house in Keamari on Wednesday.... KARACHI: Railways gets eight Chinese locomotives KARACHI, July 23: The locomotive fleet of the Pakistan Railways was given a boosting injection with the induction of first consignment of eight out of the 69 new Chinese locomotives, at... KARACHI: Three PTCL exchanges linked with city KARACHI, July 23: In line with the directives of federal minister for information technology and telecommunication, Awais Ahmed Khan Leghari, the Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited (PTCL) has made the exchanges of... KARACHI: Sindh govt, PR agree on KCR revival KARACHI, July 23: A high-level meeting here on Wednesday decided in principle to revive the operations of the Karachi Circular Railway.... KARACHI: New system for SSC results KARACHI, July 23: The Board of Secondary Education, Karachi, has decided to announce the results of failed students along with the results of successful candidates of Secondary School Certificate (Class-IX and... KARACHI: Training for govt school teachers planned KARACHI, July 23: In order to train the teachers of government schools, the city government will soon sign an agreement with the Children Resource International (CRI), a non- governmental organization.... KARACHI: Revised basic development needs plan okayed KARACHI, July 23: A meeting of the Departmental Development Working Party for the Health Sector here on Wednesday approved the revised scheme for Basic Development Needs programme for the province and... KARACHI: Haphazard parking of buses causes traffic jams: Saddar worst hit KARACHI, July 23: Haphazard parking of jumbo-sized upcountry buses near Taj Medical Complex, Empress Market, near Old Sabzimandi and Liaquatabad’s Al-Karam Square, have become a major source of traffic jams at... KARACHI: College admission policy announced: CAP remains intact KARACHI, July 23: The city government has announced the admission policy for 100 government colleges in Karachi,... KARACHI: New equipment inducted into Spencer hospital KARACHI, July 23: City Nazim Naimatullah Khan on Wednesday inaugurated a new unit of machinery and equipment, recently procured by the city government at a cost of Rs5 million, at the... KARACHI: Lump sum CLI charges irk phone subscribers KARACHI, July 23: The Pakistan Telecommunication Company has inconvenienced its subscribers of Southern Telecommunication Region II by issuing phone bills containing outstanding dues of value-added services.... KARACHI: KU notification KARACHI, July 23: The University of Karachi has notified for the information of students of Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre and Ojha Institute of Chest Diseases that the examination forms and fee... KARACHI: Cleaning of drains discussed KARACHI, July 23: Emergency efforts will be made to complete the ongoing work of cleaning storm water drains under the supervision of city government from July 25, after obtaining the relevant... KARACHI: Fishermen warned KARACHI, July 23: The meteorological office on Wednesday forecast widespread thunderstorm/rain with moderate and heavy falls in Sindh and eastern parts of Balochistan during the next few days.... KARACHI: NED admission test on Saturday KARACHI, July 23: The NED University of Engineering and Technology has announced that the admission test for batch 2003- 04 will be held at the campus on July 26.... KARACHI: Story collection launched KARACHI: A collection of short stories — “Ham Ke Khud Tamashai” by Mr Akhlaq Ahmad was launched at Karachi Press Club the other day.... KARACHI: Complaints about filthy water on the rise KARACHI, July 23: Increasing incidents of mixing of sewage with potable water and overflowing gutters in the aftermath of recent rains are assuming alarming proportions and residents of affected localities apprehend... KARACHI: Jamaat reaffirms support to Kashmiris KARACHI, July 23: The Jamaat-i-Islami has contended that Kashmiri freedom fighters were engaged in Jihad and that Pakistani people would never withdraw support to them in their time of distress.... KARACHI: Centralization move by Nadra criticized KARACHI, July 23: The Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal (MMA) has described centralization of computerized NICs centres at Awami Markaz as “a bid to create difficulties for masses.”... KARACHI: PPP slams govt move to write off loans KARACHI, July 23: Pakistan People’s Party has criticized the government’s decision to write off loans to the tune of over Rs18 billion outstanding against some pro-regime bigwigs.... KARACHI: KESC assured of prompt funding KARACHI, July 23: The federal government has assured the Karachi Electric Supply Corporation that it would timely release the funds for rehabilitating the KESC’s power generation, transmission and distribution system.... KARACHI: New option to help stranded Pakistanis KARACHI, July 23: The Pakistanis stranded in Bangladesh should be rehabilitated in Bangladesh if their repatriation to Pakistan is not possible.... KARACHI:Three held KARACHI, July 23: Three people were arrested and a large quantity of adulterated spices were recovered when the police raided a godown in Saddar late on Tuesday night.... KARACHI:Compensation to rain-hit people pledged KARACHI, July 23: Provincial Minister and President Sindh democratic Alliance (SDA), Imtiaz Ahmad Shaikh, has demanded the city district government Karachi to start repairing damaged roads and improving the sewerage system... KARACHI: CPNE body meets on 30th KARACHI, July 23: A meeting of the standing committee of the Council of Pakistan Newspapers Editors will be held here on July 30, according to an announcement by CPNE secretary general... KARACHI: Hearing put off for detailed arguments: HR activist’s detention KARACHI, July 23: The hearing of a petition questioning the detention of a human rights activist was on Wednesday adjourned to Thursday for detailed arguments by both sides.... KARACHI: CAA workshops on courtesy launched KARACHI, July 23: The director general of Civil Aviation Authority (CAA), Air Marshal Salim Arshad has underlined the need for transforming all the airports in the country into passenger-friendly areas in... KARACHI: Minister decries ‘trouble makers’ KARACHI, July 23: Federal Railways Minister Ghous Bux Mahar has castigated those elements who are creating confusion and dissension in the Pakistan Muslim League (Quaid-e-Azam).... KARACHI: Ban on sale of gutka KARACHI, July 23: Sindh Chief Minister Sardar Ali Mohammad Khan Mahar has approved the proposal to ban the sale of gutka, mainpuri and sweet chalia.... KARACHI: US diplomat calls on CM KARACHI, July 23: The American Consul-General in Karachi Douglas C. Rohn called on the Sindh Chief Minister Sardar Ali Mohammad Khan Mahar at the Chief Minister House here and discussed matters... HYDERABAD: Approval for 25 hospitals sought HYDERABAD, July 23: The district Nazim, Hyderabad, Dr Makhdoom Rafiquzzaman, has demanded that the Sindh government immediately approve the Summary for New Establishment (SNE) for 25 hospitals established in the district... HYDERABAD: Wasa’s apathy slammed HYDERABAD, July 23: The family members of three youths who had drowned near the River Indus on Tuesday held a protest against the Water and Sanitation Agency (Wasa) by placing their... HYDERABAD: PPP leader’s house raided HYDERABAD, July 23: Pakistan People’s Party leader Mohammad Usman Kennedy has alleged that the Market police have trespassed into his house and arrested seven party workers.... HYDERABAD: Irregularities in seed corporation flayed HYDERABAD, July 23: Activists of the Pakistan Muslim League-Q labour wing, Sindh, held a protest demonstration outside the press club here on Wednesday against the alleged malpractice in the Sindh Seed... HYDERABAD: Policemen held while taking bribe HYDERABAD, July 23: Two constables of the Hala police station were arrested on Tuesday while taking bribe from two truck drivers.... HYDERABAD: Doctors held responsible for patient’s death HYDERABAD, July 23: A man, Nadeem, died in Civil Hospital, Hyderabad, on Wednesday due to what appeared to be negligence of doctors.... HYDERABAD: Asif’s case hearing adjourned HYDERABAD, July 23: The district and sessions judge, Hussain Bux Khoso, here on Wednesday adjourned the hearing of a double murder case against Asif Ali Zardari till Aug 30.... PESHAWAR: No claim over Afghan territory: Iftikhar PESHAWAR, July 23: NWFP Governor Syed Iftikhar Hussain Shah has said Afghanistan must not have any misunderstanding regarding the Mohmand border area, and asserted: “We have no claim over their territory,... PESHAWAR 'MMA working for people’s uplift’ PESHAWAR, July 23: NWFP Chief Minister Akram Khan Durrani has lashed out at the elements who he said were maligning the  MMA government, saying that such people played havoc with the... PESHAWAR: Aerial firing a menace: PHC PESHAWAR, July 23: A two-member bench of the Peshawar High Court on Wednesday observed that aerial firing is a menace and people should be made aware of its repercussions.... PESHAWAR: District high schools in state of neglect PESHAWAR, July 23: While many high school buildings in the provincial metropolis are in dire need for repair work, the city district government lacks funds for the purpose in the current... PESHAWAR: Printers seek facilities PESHAWAR, July 23: The Frontier  Printers  and  Publishers Association has demanded of the government to give incentives to the people involved in printing businesss to help them earn with hounour and...

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