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July 31, 2003 Thursday Jumadi-ul-Awwal 30, 1424 KARACHI: Asif acquitted in another suicide attempt case KARACHI, July 30: Asif Ali Zardari, the interned husband of former Premier Benazir Bhutto, was acquitted on Wednesday in last of the two cases of attempt to commit suicide as the... KARACHI: Electricity protesters clash with police KARACHI, July 30: Hundreds of people staged a sit-in, lit bonfire and blocked the Gulshan-i-Iqbal bridge on Sir Shah Suleman Road in protest against a long spell of power failure.... KARACHI: Schools, colleges to reopen on 18th KARACHI, July 30: All the government and private schools and colleges in the province will now re-open from August 18 after summer vacations.... KARACHI: Three more bodies found KARACHI, July 30: Three bodies were retrieved from different storm water drains in the metropolis on Wednesday, bringing the death-toll in rain-related incidents in the current wet spell to 53.... KARACHI: Wapda plans repair of Hub dam’s aqueducts KARACHI, July 30: In a belated move, the Water and Power Development Authority has decided to repair the rusting pillars of the aqueducts of the 5.2-mile-long Hub canal for releasing more... KARACHI: Petition for inquiry tribunal dismissed: Fatima Jinnah controversy KARACHI, July 30: A petition for the constitution of an inquiry tribunal to look into a reported allegation by senior adviser Syed Sharifuddin Pirzada, that Madar-i-Millat Fatima Jinnah was murdered, was... KARACHI: Judgment reserved in cop murder case KARACHI, June 30: An anti-terrorism court reserved on Wednesday judgment in a case pertaining to the killing of a constable at the Saudabad police station.... KARACHI: City budget made surplus through amendment KARACHI, July 30: The city council on Wednesday adopted the final amendment to the city government’s budget through a resolution which stated that the increase in development budget for women councillors... KARACHI: New plea allowed to be filed in trader’s case KARACHI, July 30: A new petition was on Wednesday allowed to be filed against the alleged arrest and detention of a businessman, Saifullah Paracha, as the old one was dismissed as... KARACHI: Turbid water supply to continue KARACHI, July 30: Various parts of the city are being supplied murky water for the last couple of days.... KARACHI: Case against HR activist put off KARACHI, July 30: The Sindh High Court on Wednesday adjourned the hearing of human rights activist Krishan Sharma’s case to August 4 for considering whether a civilian accused of spying under... KARACHI: Lawyers protest over Sialkot tragedy KARACHI, July 30: The Sindh High Court Bar Association demanded on Wednesday that representatives of the Sialkot Bar Association should be associated with any inquiry held into the tragic jail incident... KARACHI: Quetta carnage culprits identified, says Faisal KARACHI, July 30: Federal Interior Minister Faisal Saleh Hayat has revealed that the main culprits involved in the carnage in an Imambargah in Quetta about a month back have been identified... KARACHI: Relief centres KARACHI, July 30: The Sindh government is providing relief to the people affected by the rains on an emergency basis.... KARACHI: Emergency cell KARACHI, July 30: The emergency and relief cell established on the directives of chief minister at CM House is working round-the-clock.—APP... KARACHI: Parts of city get rain KARACHI, July 30: A couple of localities in the city received rain on Wednesday while the Met Office forecast a drizzle for Thursday.... KARACHI: Exchange of fire claims two lives KARACHI, July 30: Three persons died in separate road traffic accidents in different parts of the city on Wednesday.... KARACHI: Majority of hospitals without incinerators KARACHI, July 30: Except for two or three private sector hospitals in the city, most of the hospitals are without incinerators.... KARACHI: 40 prisoners died in 7 months KARACHI, July 30: At least 40, prisoners including 32 under-trial prisoners (UTP) and 8 convicts, have died in Sindh jails during the last seven months. The number of such deaths last... KARACHI: Tribute paid to Fatima Jinnah KARACHI, July 30: Speakers at a seminar, on Wednesday, paid rich tributes to Madar-i-Millat Mohtarma Fatima Jinnah and recalled her role in creation of Pakistan and its building and progress.... KARACHI: Naib Nazim visits Korangi KARACHI, July 30: Owing to the heavy rains, the Korangi Road is completely inundated, but the dwellers of the adjoining localities face no danger.... KARACHI: Civic agencies fail to drain out rainwater in Lyari KARACHI, July 30: All civic agencies have totally failed to drain out stagnant rainwater from the affected areas of Lyari.... KARACHI: SESSI disburses Rs2.25m cash benefits KARACHI, July 30: The Sindh Employees’ Social Security Institution (SESSI) disbursed a total amount of Rs2.254 million as cash benefits to secured workers and their dependents during the month of June... KARACHI: SSUET results KARACHI, July 30: The Sir Syed University of Engineering and Technology (SSUET) has declared the results of first and third semester BCS exams of batches 2003 and 2002 of Aligarh Institute... HYDERABAD: ‘Embankments of River Indus weakened’ HYDERABAD, July 30: People’s Party Parliamentarians MNA Nawab Abdul Ghani Talpur has said the intense water flow at the Indus River has rendered its embankments in Kotri, Sann and Manjhand weak.... MITHI: Rain-hit Tharis awaiting relief measures MITHI, July 30: Thousands of residents of the arid zone of Tharparkar district, located along the Indian border, desperately need relief, including food and medicines, and their predicament has become all... MITHI: Rs7 million released for rain victims MITHI, July 30: Sindh Local Government Minister Moha-mmad Hussain has said the governor has released Rs2 million from his relief fund in addition to Rs5 million announced by the chief minister... HYDERABAD: Lack of relief work deplored HYDERABAD, July 30: Sindh Population Welfare Minister Imtiaz Shaikh had directed authorities concerned to immediately launch relief operation in the district to aid rain victims, he told a press conference at... HYDERABAD: Part of Pucca Qila wall caves in HYDERABAD, July 30: A portion of a wall of the historic Pucca Qila caved in on Wednesday. However, no casualty was reported.... HYDERABAD: Student hold demo HYDERABAD, July 30: A large number of students of the Liaquat University of Medical and Health Sciences held a protest demonstration and staged a token hunger strike outside the local press... HYDERABAD: Labour minister flayed HYDERABAD, July 30: Sindh National Labour Federation chief Rana Mehmood Ali Khan has criticized the Sindh labour minister for announcing budget of the Sindh Employees Social Security Institution without approval of... HYDERABAD: Farmers to be guided in crop protection HYDERABAD, July 30: The Sindh agriculture research and extension department has directed its field staff to guide farmers in their areas to protect their crops exposed to rain and cloudy season.... PESHAWAR: Probe into lawyer’s killing demanded PESHAWAR, July 30: The NWFP Bar Council has demanded that the government should hold judicial probe into the killing of a Peshawar High Court lawyer by the Nowshera police on Tuesday.... PESHAWAR: Centre wants DG to complete tenure PESHAWAR, July 30: The federal government has asked the NWFP government to let Brig Dr Habibur Rehman complete his tenure as director-general health services, official sources told Dawn .... PESHAWAR: Govt urged to withdraw cases against Asif PESHAWAR, July 30: The Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) has urged the government to allow the children of Ms Benazir Bhutto to stay in Pakistan as their forcible return to Dubai is... PESHAWAR: UNHCR resumes work PESHAWAR, July 30: The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees resumed its work on Wednesday after assurances from the authorities about protection of its staff, an official said.... KOHAT: Cadet college students to get scholarship KOHAT, July 30: The General Officer Commanding (GOC) IX division, Major Gen Mohammad Tahir, has urged the students to equip themselves with the latest information technology to play their due role... PESHAWAR: 2 teachers in jail without trial PESHAWAR, July 30: Two primary schoolteachers have been languishing in prison for about 20 months without any trial....

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