Low Graphics Site

July 25, 2003 Friday Jumadi-ul-Awwal 24, 1424 KARACHI: FIA told to approach Thai authorities: Whereabouts of missing trader KARACHI, July 24: The Sindh High Court asked the FIA on Thursday to request the Thai Consulate to help ascertain the whereabouts of the missing businessman, Saifullah Paracha.... KARACHI: Kidnapped employees of Shell released KARACHI, July 24: The two employees of the Shell Pakistan, who were kidnapped on April 11, 2003, on their way to Karachi from Hyderabad were released by their captors on Thursday... KARACHI: Hospitals get medicines for conjunctivitis KARACHI, July 24: Taking notice of the spread of conjunctivitis in the metropolis, the city government has set up special counters at its 18 hospitals where patients with conjunctivitis would be... KARACHI: Afghan among 3 killed KARACHI, July 24: An Afghan national was stabbed to death over a dispute in Gulzar-i-Hijri on Thursday.... KARACHI: Ghee prices shoot up amid strike by mills KARACHI, July 24: Wholesale price of 16-kg ghee tins flared up by Rs50 per tin in the markets as a result of the countrywide strike enforced by the Pakistan Vanaspati Manufacturers... KARACHI: CNICs fee to be increased KARACHI, July 24: The interior ministry has enhanced the issuance fees of Computerized National Identity Card (CNICs) with effect from Oct 1.... KARACHI: Work stopped on Liaquat flyover’s at-grade roads KARACHI, July 24: At least four non-designated bus stops, set up illegally at Liaquatabad No-10 and Karimabad’s busy traffic intersections, together with the pathetic condition of Liaquat Flyover’s at-grade roads, might... KARACHI: Missions respond to request for zoo animals KARACHI, July 24: The Consul of the Royal Thailand Consulate General, Vithit Powattanasuk, visited Zoological Gardens here on Thursday to discuss the city government’s request for two Asian female baby elephants... KARACHI: DA college students bag positions in BSc exam KARACHI, July 24: Two female students of Defence Authority Degree College for Women have bagged the top positions in the BSc (Pass) annual examination 2001-2003.... KARACHI: Surveillance cameras installed KARACHI, July 24: A total of 15 surveillance cameras have been installed by traffic police at important roundabouts and crossings in Karachi to monitor smooth flow of traffic and security situation... KARACHI: Bus termini to be shifted KARACHI, July 24: Law-enforcement agencies will be engaged to shift the inter-city bus terminuses from Taj Complex and other congested areas to the outskirts of the city.... KARACHI: Police fail to regulate traffic in Lea Market KARACHI, July 24: Police have failed to regulate traffic flow at Lea Market roundabout which is the entry point of Lyari Town and connects the town with Saddar Town.... KARACHI: Health dept asked not to politicize issues KARACHI, July 24: Sindh chief secretary Dr Mutawakkil Kazi has emphasised upon the health department not to politicize the issues and bring up facts and figures in preparing strategies to facilitate... KARACHI: Steps urged to protect new mangrove variety KARACHI, July 24: Vice-Chancellor of Karachi University Prof. Dr. Zafar Saeed Saifi has urged the Sindh government to take appropriate measures for protecting the Avicennia marina at the Keenjhar.... KARACHI: SSC certificates KARACHI, July 24: The certificates of SSC annual and supplementary examinations-2001 are ready for collection by the schools.... KARACHI: Asif won’t be shifted till 28th, says SPP: Murtaza murder case KARACHI, July 24: District and Session Judge East Sain Ali Dino Matilo on Thursday adjourned the hearing of Mir Murtuza Bhutto murder case against ex-Senator Asif Ali Zardari and others after... KARACHI: Investors to get 20pc of stuck-up amounts: Alliance Motors scam KARACHI, July 24: The investors of defunct Alliance Motors and T.J. Ibrahim companies will shortly be paid 20 per cent of their stuck-up deposits, according to a plan approved by the... KARACHI: PPP ready to attend talks with government KARACHI, July 24: The People’s Party Parliamentarians has expressed its willingness to attend the government-opposition talks on the Legal Framework Order with “an open mind”, despite contradicting signals from the government... KARACHI: Many areas go without water KARACHI, July 24: Various parts of the city remained without water for the third consecutive day on Thursday, forcing the residents of the affected localities to either buy private tankers at... KARACHI: Probe sought into stocks scandal KARACHI, July 24: Jamiat Ulema-i-Pakistan Senior Vice-president Shah Faridul Haque, Pakistan Muslim League-N Vice-president Mian Ejaz Shafi and lawyer Nasir Rizwan have demanded the finance ministry and the State Bank governor... KARACHI: SDA chief asks for PM’s help KARACHI, July 24: Chief of the Sindh Democratic Alliance and aprovincial minister Imtiaz Ahmad Sheikh has drawn the attention of Prime Minister Zafarullah Khan Jamali to the injustices meted out to... KARACHI: Two die in accidents KARACHI, July 24: A speeding vehicle knocked down a motorcyclist, Mohammad Imran, 24, to death in FB Area. He was taken to the Abbasi Shaheed Hospital for autopsy.... KARACHI: Accreditation council for IT planned KARACHI, July 24: The information technology department of the Sindh government, in collaboration with the Computer Society of Pakistan and the Pakistan Software Houses Association, plans to set up an accreditation... KARACHI: Political impasse due to egotism: Asfandyar KARACHI, July 24: Asfandyar Wali Khan, chief of the Awami National Party (ANP), has said that it is the clash of egos that is preventing settlement of disputes and causing political... KARACHI: KU demands 500 acres in education project KARACHI, July 24: For the establishment of an experimental centre, the University of Karachi has demanded of the city government to allocate at least 500 acres land in the “Education City”... THATTA: Permission sought to blacklist four companies THATTA, July 24: The public health engineering department in Thatta has sought permission from the DCO, Thatta, Usman Panhwar, who is also the project director of the Thatta Beautification Plan, to... HYDERABAD: SHC issues notices to Nazim, SHO HYDERABAD, July 24: The Sindh High Court, Hyderabad circuit bench, on Thursday issued notices to the DCO, DPO, Mullan Union Council Nazim, an the SHO and two others on a constitutional... HYDERABAD: Musharraf’s stand on Thal criticized HYDERABAD, July 24: The Sindh National Council has expressed surprise over the assertion of President Gen Pervez Musharraf that opposition to the construction of the greater Thal canal was unreasonable saying... THATTA: Blood bank to be set up THATTA, July 24: At least 200 juvenile patients suffering from thalassaemia and haemophilia in Thatta district will benefit from blood transfusion services as soon as the “Ali Wali Blood Bank” starts... PESHAWAR: MMA govt fails to meet provisions: Shariat Bill PESHAWAR, July 24: After describing the passage of Shariat Act as a historic step that would bring a revolution in the lives of the NWFP people, the Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal government has... PESHAWAR: PHC acquits boy in narcotics case PESHAWAR, July 24: The Peshawar High Court on Wednesday acquitted a boy and set aside his conviction by a trial court in a narcotics case.... PESHAWAR: CM seeks report on reforms PESHAWAR, July 24: Chief Minister Akram Khan Durrani has sought an explanation from various government departments for the lack of coordination in the ongoing reform process, official sources said.... PESHAWAR: UNHCR restricts staff’s movement PESHAWAR, July 24: The United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) restricted movement of all its field units and mobile teams in the NWFP and adjacent tribal areas on Thursday after... PESHAWAR: Man convicted for molesting, killing girl PESHAWAR, July 24: A juvenile court has convicted a man for molesting and killing a young girl and sentenced him to five years in prison....

Contributions Privacy Policy © DAWN Group of Newspapers, 2005