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July 30, 2003 Wednesday Jumadi-ul-Awwal 29, 1424 KARACHI: City suffers from rains’ aftermath KARACHI, July 29: Most of the people stayed indoors and the city roads gave a deserted look on Tuesday in the wake of Monday’s torrential rain.... KARACHI: Trains running behind schedule KARACHI, July 29: The train network, connecting Karachi with the rest of the country, collapsed after torrential rains in the city and the interior of Sindh, however, the flight operations at... KARACHI: Prisoner commits suicide KARACHI, July 29: A prisoner committed suicide in the Central Jail on Tuesday.... KARACHI: Vegetable and fruit supplies affected KARACHI, July 29: The ongoing Monsoon rains have not only affected the supplies of fruits and vegetables from upcountry and rural areas of Sindh but have also resulted in reduction of... KARACHI: People brave prolonged power breakdowns KARACHI, July 29: Amid continuing rain on Tuesday many areas of the metropolis were without electricity for more than 30 hours as the KESC had not rectified all the faults, which... KARACHI: City govt moves to carry out road repairs: School holidays extended KARACHI, July 29: The city government has started survey of potholes and craters which have emerged on the roads in almost all parts of the city due to rain.... KARACHI: A locality worst hit by rains KARACHI, July 29: Bhitai Colony, a locality administered by the Cantonment Board of Korangi Creek, has been flooded with rainwater.... KARACHI: Contingency plan against oil spills needed KARACHI, July 29: Despite a flow of about 80 per cent of the world’s oil from the Gulf through Pakistan’s Exclusive Economic Zone, there is no contingency plan in the country... KARACHI: SESSI declares emergency KARACHI, July 29: The Sindh Employees Social Security Institution (SESSI) has declared emergency in its hospitals, dispensaries and medical centres, in view of the situation caused by the heavy downpour lashing... KARACHI: Better education stressed KARACHI, July 29: The education department of the City District Government Karachi has directed principals of intermediate colleges and heads of higher secondary schools to conduct evaluation tests from the next... KARACHI: Construction of Mauripur Road to begin soon KARACHI, July 29: The city district government on Tuesday published a tender worth Rs9.7 million for construction of the Mauripur Road from Gulbai Roundabout to the PAF crossing, expected to start... KARACHI: Admission schedule KARACHI, July 29: Sindh director technical education, on Tuesday advised the students, who have passed Matriculation/ Intermediate (Pre-Engineering) exams, to submit their applications up to August 10, along with testimonials, for... KARACHI: Laparoscopy Discussed KARACHI, July 29: A lecture was arranged on Tuesday on laproscopic surgery at the Sindh Institute of Urology.... KARACHI: Murder probe KARACHI, July 29: The provincial Home Department has appointed Abrar Hussain F Memon, additional district... KARACHI: Governor visits city localities KARACHI, July 29: Sindh Governor Dr Ishratul Ibad on Tuesday visited various areas of the city during the rain and personally observed the situation.... KARACHI: Appointment of teachers delayed KARACHI, July 29: Results for the recruitment of 600 teachers for the 179 recently-established middle schools have been cancelled on account of procedural irregularities, officials said here on Tuesday.... KARACHI: Dilapidated buildings vacation KARACHI, July 29: The technical committee for dilapidated buildings of the Karachi Building Control Authority has again issued notices to the owners and residents of dangerous buildings to immediately vacate the... KARACHI: Bail pleas in fraud case dismissed KARACHI, July 29: A division bench of the Sindh High Court dismissed on Tuesday bail applications moved by two bank fraud case accused facing trial before the special court for offences... KARACHI: Relief package for Sindh urged KARACHI, July 29: The Sindh Democratic Alliance on Tuesday urged the federal government to immediately announce a relief package for the province, saying that its economy had been devastated in the... KARACHI: Joint efforts stressed KARACHI, July 29: District Co-ordination Officer, Mir Hussain Ali, has directed the officers of the city government to co-ordinate with each other while shifting the residents of low-lying areas to safer... KARACHI: Sabzi Mandi stinks with filth and dirty water KARACHI, July 29: The New Sabzi Mandi — the brainchild of the Asian Development Bank — looks gross with dumps of filth, rotten fruits and vegetables lying everywhere and its roads... KARACHI: PTCL sets up crisis centres KARACHI, July 29: The PTCL has established crisis centres at its headquarters and regional offices in Karachi, Hyderabad, Lahore and Quetta, a handout stated.... KARACHI: Navy helps the flood hit KARACHI, July 29: Braving through thunderstorm with heavy rainfall and gusty winds, Pakistan Navy personnel carried out flood relief operations in the southern and eastern parts of Sindh which have been... KARACHI: Recovery of hotel dues KARACHI, July 29: The Chief Secretary, Sindh, Dr Mutawakkal Kazi, has asked DCOs in Sindh to recover outstanding dues from the hotels and restaurants for remittance to the federal ministry of... PESHAWAR: Crimes regulations review proposed PESHAWAR, July 29: A report released by the Participatory Poverty  Assessment (PPA) has recommended immediate review of the Frontier Crimes Regulation (FCR) in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (Fata) to eliminate... PESHAWAR: Task force set up to counter hepatitis PESHAWAR, July 29: The NWFP government has constituted a task force to counter hepatitis with a view to saving the people from falling prey to the deadly disease.... PESHAWAR: Police attitude flayed PESHAWAR, July 29: A doctor has claimed that police were reluctant to arrest another doctor against whom, he said he had lodged an FIR. Talking to reporters, on Tuesday, Dr Saeed... PESHAWAR: Murder accused released after paying compensation PESHAWAR, July 29: The Peshawar High Court on Tuesday released a person charged in a honour-related double murder case after he paid a compensation amounting to Rs190,000 to the legal heirs... PESHAWAR: Three women acquitted PESHAWAR, July 29: The Peshawar district and sessions judge Hayat Ali Shah on Tuesday acquitted three women in a drug pushing case.... PESHAWAR: Delay in work impedes traffic flow PESHAWAR, July 29: The delay in the completion of repair work on the Saddar and other busy roads in the Cantonment area is impeding the traffic flow.... PESHAWAR: Conviction set aside PESHAWAR, July 29: An accountability appellate bench of the Peshawar High Court on Tuesday acquitted former provincial minister Habibur Rehman Tanoli, setting aside his conviction by an accountability court.... PESHAWAR: NAB petition dismissed PESHAWAR, July 29: A two-member bench of the Peshawar High Court on Tuesday dismissed a writ petition filed by the National Accountability Bureau against former MNA, Haji Naseemur Rehman....

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