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August 3, 2003 Sunday Jumadi-us-Sani 4, 1424 KARACHI: Secretaries’ committee to execute relief work: Rains and floods KARACHI, Aug 2: Chief Secretary Dr Mutawakkil Qazi presided over a meeting here on Saturday to review the situation arising out of floods and rains in the province. The meeting also... KARACHI: Owners of private schools warned KARACHI, Aug 2: Sindh Minister for Education Irfanullah Marwat, on Saturday, said if any private school would open on or before Aug 17, in violation of the government decision, its registration... KARACHI: 2 awarded death for killing policeman KARACHI, Aug 2: An ant-terrorism court sentenced on Saturday two accused to death for killing a police constable.... KARACHI: 29 indicted in Alliance Motors scam KARACHI, Aug 2: As many as 29 accused in the T.J. Ibrahim and Alliance Motors scam reference, mostly directors of the company, were indicted on Saturday in the Accountability Court-II, Karachi.... KARACHI: PA Speaker takes oath as acting governor KARACHI, Aug 2: Speaker of the Sindh Assembly Syed Muzaffar Hussain Shah took oath as the acting governor at a ceremony held at Governor House on Saturday. Chief Justice Syed Saeed... KARACHI: Power riots erupt in Baghdadi KARACHI, Aug 2: Power riots erupted in Baghdadi, when some irate residents took to the streets in protest against an over 24-hour-long power breakdown on Saturday.... KARACHI: Three bodies found in different areas: Four die in accidents KARACHI, Aug 2: Three bodies were found from different areas of the metropolis on Saturday.... KARACHI: Ban on Indian channels re-enforced KARACHI, Aug 2: The federal government, on Saturday, asked cable operators to strictly observe the ban on broadcast-ing Indian television chan-... KARACHI:Oldest theatre to perform in city on 13th KARACHI, Aug 2: The oldest living theatre in the world, having a history of over 600 years, will be performing shortly in Karachi.... KARACHI: Postgraduate classes KARACHI, Aug 2: Sindh government will introduce postgraduate classes in 12 existing degree colleges of the province, six of which are located in Karachi.... KARACHI: Survey of losses ordered KARACHI, Aug 2: The Sindh relief commissioner has asked district coordination officers in the province to immediately constitute committees in consultation with legislators, army authorities, district Nazims and other elected representatives... KARACHI: DAE admissions KARACHI, Aug 2: The director of Sindh Technical Education, has extended the dates for admission in Diploma of Associate Engineer to Govt College of Technology, Karachi; Govt College of Technology,... KARACHI: Sindh govt opposes sale of land: Liquidation case KARACHI, Aug 2: The provincial government requested the Sindh High Court on Friday to reject a reference filed by its official assignee for the sale of 15 acres of its prime... KARACHI: Indian fishermen meet minister KARACHI, Aug 2: The visiting Indian fishermen, on Saturday met Sindh Minister for Fisheries and Livestock Manzoor Ali Panhwar.... KARACHI: Rebuilding of Baitul Hamza blocked KARACHI, Aug 2: An attempt to reconstruct Baitul Hamza, the headquarters of the Mohajir Qaumi Movement, was foiled by the police in Landhi on Saturday.... KARACHI: SDA demands deferment of loan recovery KARACHI, Aug 2: Sindh Democratic Alliance (SDA) on Saturday demanded of the federal government that in the wake of devastation caused by recent rains and floods, it should defer the recovery... KARACHI: Govt, MMA to discuss constitutional package KARACHI, Aug 2: The Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal (MMA) President Maulana Shah Ahmed Noorani has said the constitutional package to be prepared by the government will be presented in the next meeting between... KARACHI: Contingency plan to prevent epidemics implemented KARACHI, Aug 2: To prevent an outbreak of any epidemic in the wake of widespread rains, the health department of city government has implemented a contingency plan under which coordination centres... KARACHI: Over Rs1,877m funds released to districts KARACHI, July 2: Sindh has become the first province of the country to release Rs1,877.466 million in July for development schemes to be executed in current fiscal.... KARACHI: Precautionary steps against floods urged KARACHI, Aug 2: The Karachi Coordination Committee of the Pakistan Peoples Party, which met at Bilawal House on Saturday, expressed concern over what it called serious threat of floods, which was... KARACHI: CM asks districts to expedite relief work KARACHI, Aug 2: Chief Minister Ali Mohammad Mahar on Saturday has asked the provincial and district government authorities, particularly DCOs and EDOs (health), to make vigorous efforts to cope with the... KARACHI: City Council session ends KARACHI Aug 2: The session of City Council, on Saturday, was called off due to the lack of quorum.... KARACHI: Admissions KARACHI, Aug 2: To guide the students in admission process, the Centralized Admission Policy Committee (CAP) has established a guidance centre at Govt Degree Science and Commerce College. The centre will... PESHAWAR: Court suspends Azam Hoti’s sentence: Bail granted PESHAWAR, Aug 2: The Rawalpindi bench of the Lahore High Court on Thursday suspended conviction of former federal minister for communication and leader of ANP, Azam Khan Hoti, by an accountability... PESHAWAR: Agent issued notice in detention appeal PESHAWAR, Aug 2: The commissioner Frontier Crimes Regulations (FCR), Masoodur Rehman, on Saturday issued notice to the Mohmand Agency’s political agent in an appeal filed by a person against his detention... PESHAWAR: Kidnapper arrested PESHAWAR, Aug 2: An alleged kidnapper and car-snatcher was arrested by the political authorities of the Khyber Agency.... PESHAWAR: SHO summoned in habeas corpus plea PESHAWAR, Aug 2: District and sessions judge Hayat Ali Shah on Saturday summoned an SHO in a habeas corpus petition against the detention of a boy in connection with a triple... PESHAWAR: Relief for victims of HR violations PESHAWAR, Aug 2: The federal government has distributed cheques worth Rs252,000 as compensation among 29 victims of human rights violations here on Saturday.... PESHAWAR: FIA waits for go-ahead to set up monitoring system PESHAWAR, Aug 2: The Federal Investigation Agency is awaiting the interior ministry’s permission to install the Personal Identification, Secure Comparison and Evaluation System (PISCES) at the Torkham checkpoint along the border... PESHAWAR: NAB applications against ex-SDA chief accepted PESHAWAR, Aug 2: An accountability court on Saturday accepted two applications filed by the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) against former chairman of the Sarhad Development Authority (SDA) Ahmad Nawaz Shinwari.... PESHAWAR: Anti-hepatitis vaccines on discounted rates PESHAWAR, Aug 2: Anti-hepatitis vaccines will be provided to the people on discounted rates at Lady Reading Hospital during a week-long awareness campaign against the disease commencing from Aug 4, a press release said here on Saturday.... PESHAWAR: Ordinance yet to be implemented: Breast-feeding week PESHAWAR, Aug 2: With the government set to observe the World Breast-feeding Week from Aug 5, it has failed to implement the Protection of Breast-feeding and Child Nutrition Ordinance 2002.... RAWALPINDI: Rules absence cripples hospitals BoM working RAWALPINDI, Aug 2: Absence of rules of business for the autonomous hospitals has paralysed the working of the newly constituted Board of Management (BoM).... ISLAMABAD: E-govt project for senate secretariat ISLAMABAD, Aug 2: The Senate secretariat has said it plans to embark on a comprehensive e-government project aimed at facilitating the parliamentarians and ensuring greater participation of citizens with a view... ISLAMABAD: Revival of Sindhi newspaper urged ISLAMABAD, Aug 2: The chief editor and employees of a Sindhi language newspaper on Friday observed a token hunger strike in protest against the closure of their paper.... ISLAMABAD: Development of I-14 sector to be reassessed ISLAMABAD, Aug 2: Army engineers will conduct a survey of the I-14 sector where development work had been stopped for the last over 10 years due to alleged irregularities and hurdles... ISLAMABAD: Use of alternative source of energy to be encouraged: Conservation of forests ISLAMABAD, Aug 2: The government is considering proposals of providing alternative source of energy like LPG, coal and natural gas to refrain people from cutting down trees for fuel purposes.... ISLAMABAD: Rich tributes paid to Hameed Kashmiri ISLAMABAD, Aug 2: Blessed are those writers who leave an impact on the reading public and are remembered as an icon in the place of their birth.... RAWALPINDI: Release of JI leader’s son demanded RAWALPINDI, Aug 2: The family members of Ehsan Aziz, who had allegedly been arrested by the FBI and Pakistani intelligence agencies two months ago from Mirpur, have demanded of the government... LAHORE: Noorani defends MMA talks strategy LAHORE, Aug 2: The Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal chairman Maulana Shah Ahmed Noorani on Saturday defended the “give-and-take” policy adopted by the religious parties in their talks with the government to steer the... LAHORE: Shahbaz asks court to summon him thru embassy LAHORE, Aug 2: PML-N president Shahbaz Sharif has agreed to stand trial in an anti-terrorism court on murder charges provided he is summoned “without any further loss of time” through the... LAHORE: GCU bound to enhance 10pc seats: minister LAHORE, Aug 2: Punjab Education Minister Mian Imran Masood said on Saturday the Government College University would have to implement the education department’s decision to increase 10 per cent seats.... LAHORE: Draft for amends to Co-op Act ready LAHORE, Aug 2: The Co-operatives Task Force draft recommendations for amendments to the Cooperative Societies Act and Rules are ready for presentation in the Punjab Assembly for legislation after the approval... LAHORE: Indus in medium flood at Guddu LAHORE, Aug 2: River Indus was in medium flood at Guddu and in low flood at all other sites while Chenab was in low flood at Khanki and Qadirabad on Saturday.... LAHORE: Three of a family murdered LAHORE, Aug 2: Three members of a family were murdered over a family feud on Kutcha Shahzad Road, Kahna, on Saturday... LAHORE: Workers for PR leader’s release LAHORE, Aug 2: The Pakistan Workers Confederation protested against the arrest of Railway Workers Union secretary-general Fazle Wahid outside the Lahore Press Club here on Saturday....

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