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July 26, 2003 Saturday Jumadi-ul-Awwal 25, 1424 KARACHI: Ibad wants better water supply through tankers KARACHI, July 25: Sindh governor Ishratul Ibad has issued directive for bringing improvement and transparency in the system of water supply through tankers.... KARACHI: All matriculates to be given admissions, says EDO KARACHI, July 25: All the matriculates seeking admission to the first year college classes will be comfortably accommodated under the centralized admission policy.... KARACHI: Parts of city get light rain KARACHI, July 25: Humidity remained high at 82 per cent as the city received a light rain on Friday.... KARACHI: Two killed in road accidents KARACHI, July 25: Two persons died in separate road traffic accidents in different parts of the city on Friday.... KARACHI: Lease rates for kutchi abadis reduced KARACHI, July 25: The city government has decided to reduce the lease rates for kutchi abadis to encourage the dwellers of these abadis to obtain leases for their plots.... KARACHI: Relatives can’t be prevented from meeting a UTP: SHC KARACHI, July 25: Friends and relatives cannot be prevented from meeting an under-trial prisoner in accordance with the law and rules, a Sindh High Court division bench observed on Friday.... KARACHI: Building collapses in Lyari KARACHI, July 25: The double-storey building of a house in the Shah Beg Lane area of Lyari Town collapsed on Friday morning.... KARACHI: Edhi ambulance KARACHI, July 25: Unidentified armed men hijacked an Edhi ambulance on gun point from Korangi and released it after two hours in Al-Falah on Friday. The ambulance (AE-1407) was hijacked with... KARACHI: Sharif Kamal Usmani remembered KARACHI: Senior journalist and poet late Sharif Kamal Usmani was remembered at the Pakistan Arts Council on Thursday.... KARACHI: Rainwater, sewage flood Lyari areas KARACHI, July 25: A major part of the Lyari Town is still flooded with sewage and rainwater, creating stinking conditions in the affected areas, and making the life miserable.... KARACHI: Family planning awareness stressed KARACHI, July 25: Speakers at a seminar on Thursday opined that through creating awareness regarding family planning and improved reproductive health services, the infant and maternal mortality rate in the country,... KARACHI: Programme on Fatima Jinnah planned KARACHI, July 25: To mark the Madar-e-Millat Year, the Sindh Madressahtul Islam (SMI) is organizing a commemorative programme on the life and services of Mohtarma Fatima Jinnah, which will be held... KARACHI: Typhoid outbreak feared KARACHI, July 25: Typhoid Fever is feared to assume alarming proportion in the city, in the backdrop of current monsoon spell, and pathetic handling of accumulated rainwater on roadside along with... KARACHI: Many schools lack basic facilities KARACHI, July 25: Despite preparation of strict regulations and clear directives by the provincial education department, most of the private educational institutions, both in rural and urban areas of Sindh, lack... KARACHI: International Mushaira KARACHI, July 25: In connection with Independence Day celebration, an ‘Aalmi Mushaira’ will be held here on Aug 9 at the National Stadium, said an announcement on Friday.... KARACHI: Hearing of govt appeal for saving land put off KARACHI, July 25: A provincial government appeal aimed at saving 15 acres of prime land in the city was on Friday adjourned to Aug 19 due to official assignee’s inability to... KARACHI: Over 1,300 vehicles impounded in 5 days KARACHI, July 25: Traffic police have impounded more than 1,300 vehicles of public transport during its campaign against the violation of route permits, which was launched on July 20.... KARACHI: PIA decision welcomed KARACHI, July 25: The Society of Former Officers of PIA (Sofpo) has welcomed PIA’s decision to increase pensions by 400 per cent for those who are 75 years and above and... KARACHI: Armed men drag away passenger from bus KARACHI, July 25: Commuters of a green bus, plying on Safoora Goth-Tower route, on Friday were shocked when some armed men in civilian clothes forced it to stop and dragged away... KARACHI: Ministers back CM KARACHI, July 25: A number of provincial ministers have expressed their confidence in the leadership of Sindh Chief Minister Ali Muhammed Mahar.... KARACHI: NGOs seek ownership rights for farmers KARACHI, July 25: A meeting of various non-governmental organizations on Thursday criticized the atrocities being committed by the Rangers against the Okara farmers and demanded that the peasants be given their... KARACHI: Interference in towns’ affairs criticized KARACHI, July 25: Liaquatabad town Nazim has criticised the KBCA chief controller for interfering in the towns’ affairs, alleging that the KBCA’s campaign of cleaning storm water drains “smacks of a... KARACHI: SDA demands discussion on NFC award in cabinet KARACHI, July 25: Sindh Democratic Alliance (SDA) President and provincial minister Imtiaz Ahmed Shaikh has urged Chief Minister Sardar Ali Muhammad Khan Mahar to hold a detailed discussion on NFC award... KARACHI: Hearing of case against Asif adjourned KARACHI, July 25: The district and sessions judge, Central, Zafar Ahmed Khan Sherwani, put off the hearing of Justice Nizam murder case against Asif Ali Zardari, husband of former Premier Benazir... KARACHI: Ban on betel nut urged KARACHI, July 25: The Pakistan Medical Association (PMA) on Friday demanded of the government to ban the import of betel nut, used in betel leaves for chewing, besides restricting advertisement of... HYDERABAD: No encroachment to be allowed on Railway Housing Society HYDERABAD, July 25: The office-bearers of the Hyderabad Railway Employees Cooperative Housing Society have said that the land of the society was its exclusive property, which was meant for the railway... HYDERABAD: Compensation for losses demanded: Canal breaches HYDERABAD, July 25: Sindh Abadgar Board president Abdul Majeed Nizamani has expressed concern over frequent breaches in canals and erosion in the banks of the River Indus and held the provincial... HYDERABAD: Rain plays havoc in Sindh interior HYDERABAD, July 25: Intermittent heavy rains, accompanied by lightning, lashed the entire interior Sindh on Friday. Two boys were killed in rain-related incidents in Hyderabad and Kotri, while many were injured... SUKKUR: Occupation of library condemned SUKKUR, July 25: Hundreds of people staged a demonstration here the other day against the illegal construction of a private computer institute on the premises of Mir Masoom Shah library.... KHAIRPUR: 30 growers booked for water theft KHAIRPUR, July 25: At least 30 growers of Faiz Ganj and Sobhodero Talukas have been booked for water theft, under the Irrigation Act 61/62,... HYDERABAD: ‘Govt-opposition moot may resolve issues’ HYDERABAD, July 25: Tehrik-i-Istaqlal president Rehmat Khan Wardag has said that it is Prime Minister Mir Zafarullah Khan Jamali’s responsibility to ensure the success of the parliamentary system in the country.... PESHAWAR: Frontier govt misinterprets NRB order PESHAWAR, July 25: A recent directive issued by the National Reconstruction Bureau (NRB) has been misinterpreted by the NWFP government, officials sources said.... PESHAWAR: Six killed over minor disputes PESHAWAR, May 25: Six people were killed over minor disputes in two separate incidents in outskirts of the provincial metropolis, police sources said on Sunday.... PESHAWAR: Conviction of rapist upheld PESHAWAR, July 25: A two-member bench of the Peshawar High Court has upheld the conviction of a person by an anti-terrorism court for raping a teenaged girl.... PESHAWAR: MMA fails to fulfil promises: ANP PESHAWAR, July 25: The Awami National Party (ANP) has criticized the Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal’s government for failing to keep promises its candidates made during their election campaign.... PESHAWAR: Liberian in jail despite serving sentence PESHAWAR, July 25: A Liberian has been languishing in the Peshawar central prison for over a year as he has no legal documents to justify his stay in the country.... PESHAWAR: PHC directs AG to assist court on jurisdiction issue PESHAWAR, July 25: A two-member bench of the Peshawar High Court has directed the NWFP advocate-general to assist the court on the question whether the high court could exercise any powers in the jurisdiction of the... PESHAWAR: Seminar on archaeology PESHAWAR, July 25: The directorate of archeology and museums, NWFP, will organize 7th national seminar on Pakistan’s archeology at Baragali Summer Camp, University of Peshawar, to be commenced from Aug 18,...

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